Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.937 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,259
150,315
0.286
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,613
135,448
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,952
176,145
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,842
54,639
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stellar Dynamics
gravitational waves
interstellar dust
globular clusters
infrared astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,373
84,988
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,982
35,348
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
nanotechnology
nanoscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,865
48,517
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,926
49,806
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,064
47,948
0.532
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Epileps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,320
30,875
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
marketing
customer satisfaction
servic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,584
31,352
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
열공학
냉동
공기조�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,656
27,164
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Metabolism
Gene expressio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,207
28,046
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
missing data
machine learning
bandit
deep learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,485
10,771
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
materials science
condensed matter physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,959
19,756
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
stem cell
intervention
stent
molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,835
22,307
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinformatics
Computational Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,930
55,571
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,213
29,412
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,731
20,875
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Translational Soft Electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,699
30,323
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Materials Science
Semiconductor Devices
Thin film
Fabricatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,998
23,412
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,534
27,176
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbial genomics
microbiome
taxonomy
evolution
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,088
24,187
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,582
16,161
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,336
32,189
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
SB Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,259
150,315
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
UK Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,613
135,448
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Young Ho Khang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,952
176,145
0.657
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trend
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,529
14
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sun Kee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,842
54,639
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,854
17
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hyung Mok Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,373
84,988
0.623
Stellar Dynamics
gravitational waves
interstellar dust
globular clusters
infrared astronom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,113
18
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ji Yeon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,982
35,348
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,332
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Taeghwan Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,865
48,517
0.401
nanotechnology
nanoscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,096
40
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dong Wan Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,926
49,806
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,087
39
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeong-Yeon Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,064
47,948
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,221
43
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sang Kun Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,320
30,875
0.350
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,443
48
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Youjae Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,584
31,352
0.366
marketing
customer satisfaction
servic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,509
58
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Min Soo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,656
27,164
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,365
67
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kim Mi Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,207
28,046
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,716
71
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Myunghee Cho Paik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,485
10,771
0.175
missing data
machine learning
bandit
deep learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,036
73
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Byung Hee Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,959
19,756
0.329
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
materials science
condensed matter physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,507
76
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hyo Soo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,835
22,307
0.386
stem cell
intervention
stent
molecular biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,997
78
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Steinegger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,930
55,571
0.994
Bioinformatics
Computational Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,158
80
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kisuk Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,213
29,412
0.533
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,299
81
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hyeong Joon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,731
20,875
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,890
87
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dae Hyeong Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,699
30,323
0.575
Translational Soft Electronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,374
92
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cheol Seong Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,998
23,412
0.459
Materials Science
Semiconductor Devices
Thin film
Fabricatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,223
88
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jang Wook Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,534
27,176
0.527
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,682
94
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jongsik Chun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,088
24,187
0.483
Microbial genomics
microbiome
taxonomy
evolution
bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,958
97
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sunghoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,582
16,161
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,057
99
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kyoung Mu Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,336
32,189
0.695
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc