Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
34
researchers on the list
37
rank in South Korea
1,715
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geckeler, Kurt Ernst | Polymers | 454 / 133,253 | — |
| Grünberg, Peter A. | Applied Physics | 1,388 / 323,282 | — |
| Ahn, Hyosung | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 470 / 131,085 | 720 / 131,085 |
| Kaur, Manjit | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,169 / 517,648 | 2,955 / 517,648 |
| Lee, Yunho | Environmental Sciences | 1,975 / 140,934 | 1,452 / 140,934 |
| Ryu, Dongryeol | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 969 / 216,826 |
| Kim, Minkyung | Optics | — | 332 / 83,504 |
| Rim, Chun T. | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 342 / 133,072 | 372 / 133,072 |
| Lee, Jaeyoung | Energy | 3,123 / 371,959 | 4,404 / 371,959 |
| Ham, Byoung-seung | Optics | 658 / 83,504 | — |
| Cho, Beongki | Applied Physics | 4,387 / 323,282 | — |
| Kim, In Soo | Chemical Engineering | 907 / 97,821 | 1,513 / 97,821 |
| Park, Seong-ju | Applied Physics | 4,491 / 323,282 | — |
| Ahn, Chang-wook | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,979 / 517,648 | 10,008 / 517,648 |
| Park, Jihwan | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,158 / 96,288 |
| Lee, Kwanghee | Applied Physics | 5,300 / 323,282 | 5,263 / 323,282 |
| Paek, Un-chul | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 771 / 140,272 | — |
| Kim, Yongchul | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 836 / 120,621 | — |
| Moon, Seung Hyeon | Chemical Engineering | 1,150 / 97,821 | — |
| Kim, Kyoung-woong | Environmental Sciences | 2,037 / 140,934 | — |
| Chang, In Seop | Biotechnology | 763 / 69,700 | 1,018 / 69,700 |
| Lee, Heungno | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,689 / 228,312 | 2,854 / 228,312 |
| Choi, Heechul Chul | Environmental Engineering | 1,432 / 68,664 | — |
| Shah, Syed Ahson Ali | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 3,264 / 228,312 |
| Kim, Sang-don Dosn | Environmental Sciences | 2,866 / 140,934 | — |
| Tae, Giyoong | Biomedical Engineering | 1,343 / 74,543 | — |
| Lee, Boreom R. | Biomedical Engineering | — | 1,484 / 74,543 |
| Mun, Bongjin-simon | Applied Physics | — | 6,363 / 323,282 |
| Lee, Byeong Ha | Optics | 1,472 / 83,504 | — |
| Jeon, Moongu | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,706 / 517,648 | — |
| Kim, Sangjin | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 1,986 / 133,072 |
| Yu, Nam Yul | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,459 / 228,312 | — |
| Nam, Chang Hee | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 1,898 / 140,272 |
| Seok, Tae-joon | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 2,695 / 140,272 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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