Top 100 Scientists

Top 100 Scientists in South Korea 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,187 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
HJ Kim
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillato
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
363
2,210
598,660
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guinyun Kim
Nuclear and Particle Physic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
237
1,121
252,327
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dongchul Son|Dong-Chul Son
High Energy Physics
Neutrino Physics
Astro-particle physic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
230
1,060
254,992
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dong Ho Moon
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Quark-Gluon-Plasm
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
210
936
193,035
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yong Sik Ok
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-021-00540-
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
177
807
118,512
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
In-Kwon Yoo
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collision Experiments
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Particle Detector
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
175
698
109,268
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sun Yang Kook
Lithium ion batteries
All Solid State Battery
Na ion and Potassium ion batteries
Cathode for batteries
Li sulfur and Li oxy
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
167
726
109,140
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sang Yup Lee
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineerin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
154
692
85,873
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zero J. Kim
Nuclear&Particle Physics
Medical Physics
Big-data / A
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
150
279
98,369
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ki Hyun Kim
Materials Application
Air Quality
Environmental analysis
Odor VOC
Metal-Organic Framework
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
145
1,096
103,088
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seon-Hee Seo|Sunny Seo
Particle/Astro-particle physics experimen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
145
424
101,673
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
HJ Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
363
2,210
598,660
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillato
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
SB Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
342
1,937
525,259
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Donghee Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
302
1,867
411,604
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
UK Yang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
286
1,833
398,613
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sehwook Lee
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
286
2,273
380,779
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Byungsik Hong
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
259
1,523
338,433
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guinyun Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
237
1,121
252,327
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dongchul Son|Dong-Chul Son
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
230
1,060
254,992
High Energy Physics
Neutrino Physics
Astro-particle physic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chang Seong Moon
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
228
1,277
199,844
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dong Ho Moon
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
210
936
193,035
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Quark-Gluon-Plasm
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rodney Ruoff
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
182
559
277,458
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Byeongrok Ko
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
181
702
154,578
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sun Kee Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
178
782
149,842
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yong Sik Ok
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
177
807
118,512
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-021-00540-
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
In-Kwon Yoo
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
175
698
109,268
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collision Experiments
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Particle Detector
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Taeghwan Hyeon
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
491
120,865
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sun Yang Kook
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
167
726
109,140
Lithium ion batteries
All Solid State Battery
Na ion and Potassium ion batteries
Cathode for batteries
Li sulfur and Li oxy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sang Yup Lee
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
154
692
85,873
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineerin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zero J. Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
150
279
98,369
Nuclear&Particle Physics
Medical Physics
Big-data / A
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jaephil Cho
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
423
77,496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eunil Won
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
736
102,665
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ki Hyun Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
145
1,096
103,088
Materials Application
Air Quality
Environmental analysis
Odor VOC
Metal-Organic Framework
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seon-Hee Seo|Sunny Seo
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
145
424
101,673
Particle/Astro-particle physics experimen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ki Hyun Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
143
1,545
109,242
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sang Kun Lee
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
142
1,236
87,595