Korea Maritime & Ocean University names 9 researchers to 2026 World's Top 2% Scientists list

[Financial News] Korea Maritime & Ocean University (KMOU), led by President Ryoo Dong Keun, said on the 11th that nine of its researchers had been named to the 2026 list of the World's Top 2% Scientists, published by Stanford University in the United States and academic publisher Elsevier.
Seven researchers were selected in the Lifetime Achievement category and five in the Single-Year category. Professors Chae Gyu-jeong, Heo Jun-ho and Shim Do-sik were selected in both categories.
The list was released on the 7th of last month by a research team led by Stanford University Professor John Ioannidis, in collaboration with Elsevier.
Researchers' academic influence is calculated using a composite indicator (c-score) that combines six metrics, including paper citation counts, the h-index and citations by author position, based on data from the academic database Scopus as of August 1, 2026.
Researchers who rank in the top 2% in any of 174 subfields or among the top 100,000 worldwide according to the composite indicator are included on the list. The assessment is divided into the 'Lifetime Achievement' category, which considers citations over a researcher's entire career, and the 'Single-Year' category, which counts citations received during 2025.
Selected in the Lifetime Achievement category were: Professor Heo Jun-ho (Data Science major); Professor Chae Gyu-jeong (Department of Environmental Engineering); Professor Jo Seong-hwan (Marine Biotechnology and Fisheries Bioengineering major); Professor Choi Cheol-young (Marine Biotechnology and Fisheries Bioengineering major); Professor Seo Young-wan (Marine Biotechnology and Fisheries Bioengineering major); Professor Jeon Tae-in (Electrical and Electronic Engineering major); and Professor Shim Do-sik (Department of Marine New Materials and Convergence Engineering).
Named in the Single-Year category were Professor Chae Gyu-jeong, Professor Heo Jun-ho, Professor Shim Do-sik, Professor Seo Dong-uk (Radio and Mobility Convergence Engineering major), and Jadhav, Dipak A, Ph.D. (research professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering).
KMOU President Ryoo Dong Keun said, "It is meaningful that the research achievements our researchers have steadily built up over many years have been confirmed through citations in the international academic community." He added, "We will continue to work to create an environment where researchers can focus on their research."
KMOU also had nine researchers selected in last year's announcement.


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