[News] The Stanford/Elsevier's top 2% scientist (Lee, Sung-Keun)
Our lab has been selected as among the Stanford/Elsevier's top 2% scientist for the last 8 consecutive times since its first publication in 2019. While this index does not mean much in a real (hard-core) academia (as we are leading the field anyway, regardless of this index) perhaps, the consecutive inclusion in the list may indicate that we have positively contributed to the advances of geochemistry of earth and planetary materials.
*note that the name in the Elsevier Scopus database is 'Lee, Sung-Keun'. So, for those who have explored the database with 'Lee, Sung Keun', there could be a confusion regarding inclusion.
Percentile in Geochemistry & Petrology
| Version | Release Year | Data Snapshot | Career‑long Percentile | Single‑year Percentile | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V1 | 2019 | Citations up to 2018 | ~1.8% | n/a | First inclusion, early recognition |
| V2 | 2020 | Citations up to 2019 | ~1.5% | ~1.2% | Rising visibility |
| V3 | 2021 | Citations up to 2020 | ~1.3% | ~1.0% | Stronger single‑year impact |
| V4 | 2022 | Citations up to 2021 | ~1.1% | ~0.9% | Approaching top 1% |
| V5 | 2023 | Citations up to 2022 | ~0.9% | ~0.7% | Breakthrough recognition |
| V6 | 2023 (Oct) | Refined 2022 data | ~0.8% | ~0.6% | Stable improvement |
| V7 | 2024 (Aug) | Citations up to 2023 | ~0.7% | ~0.5% | In the top half-percent. |
| V8 | 2025 (Sept) | Citations up to 2024 | ~0.6% | ~0.4% | Now firmly in the top half‑percent |
