Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 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” (1,121,204 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: 7
Hyung Mok Lee
Stellar Dynamics
gravitational waves
interstellar dust
globular clusters
infrared astronom
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
129
330
136,373
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Min Soo Kim
열공학
냉동
공기조�
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
124
885
75,656
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kisuk Kang
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineerin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
123
322
55,213
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Young Ho Khang
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trend
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
118
241
267,952
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hyo Soo Kim
stem cell
intervention
stent
molecular biolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
111
516
57,293
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jang Wook Choi
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
244
50,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yung-Eun Sung
Electrochemistry
Electrocatalysis
Nanomaterial
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
105
511
42,736
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cheol Seong Hwang
Materials Science
Semiconductor Devices
Thin film
Fabricatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
590
50,264
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kim Mi Young
Metabolism
Gene expressio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
1,137
63,207
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ho Won Jang
Solar water splitting
chemical sensors
memristors
optoelectronics & plasmonics
metal-insulator transitio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
100
506
35,775
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bo Hyun Yoon
maternal-fetal medicin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
100
233
33,741
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kyong Soo Park
diabetes mellitus
genetics
mitochondria
insulin resistance
nuclear recepto
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
434
40,002
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
SB Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
342
1,937
525,259
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
UK Yang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
286
1,833
398,613
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sun Kee Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
178
782
149,842
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Taeghwan Hyeon
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
491
120,865
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sang Kun Lee
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
142
1,236
87,595
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ji Yeon Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
133
1,728
126,011
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hyung Mok Lee
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
129
330
136,373
Stellar Dynamics
gravitational waves
interstellar dust
globular clusters
infrared astronom
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Min Soo Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
885
75,656
열공학
냉동
공기조�
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kisuk Kang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
322
55,213
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineerin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dong Wan Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
560
88,609
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Young Ho Khang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
241
267,952
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trend
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hyo Soo Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
516
57,293
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jang Wook Choi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
244
50,772
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistr
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yung-Eun Sung
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
511
42,736
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cheol Seong Hwang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
103
590
50,264
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kim Mi Young
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
103
1,137
63,207
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Seungki Sul
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
393
36,958
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joon Koo Han
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
570
38,198
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ho Won Jang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
100
506
35,775
Solar water splitting
chemical sensors
memristors
optoelectronics & plasmonics
metal-insulator transitio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bo Hyun Yoon
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
100
233
33,741
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Byung Soo Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
324
33,125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Woo Ho Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
492
41,658
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kyong Soo Park
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
434
40,002
diabetes mellitus
genetics
mitochondria
insulin resistance
nuclear recepto
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sunghoon Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
804
46,582