The Catholic University of Korea (President Choi Joon-Kyu) has been recognized for its world-class research excellence, with 61 of its researchers listed among the “World’s Top 2% Scientists 2025,” published by global academic publisher Elsevier and Stanford University in the United States.

Elsevier and Stanford University annually evaluate the research impact of scientists across 22 major scientific fields and 174 subfields worldwide who have published at least five papers. Based on citation metrics from the SCOPUS database, they identify the top 2% of researchers globally in terms of citation impact.

This year, a total of 61 researchers from The Catholic University of Korea were selected, including those recognized in both categories — career-long impact and single-year impact (2024) — according to the 2024 faculty list.

Under the career-long impact category, 22 researchers were listed, including:
 Bae Chi-woon (Department of Psychiatry), Na Geon (Biomedical Chemical Engineering), Wi Jeong-ho (Energy & Environmental Engineering), Yoon Seung-gyu (Department of Internal Medicine), Park Chul-hwi (Department of Internal Medicine), Park Jun-beom (Department of Dentistry), Lee Seok-hyung (Department of Pathology), Park Won-sang (Department of Pathology), Lee Eun-sung (Biomedical Chemical Engineering), Yang Chul-woo (Department of Internal Medicine), Jeong Chan-kwon (Department of Hospital Pathology), Jang Jung-won (Department of Internal Medicine), Kwak Mi-kyung (College of Pharmacy), Lee Joo-young (College of Pharmacy), Cho Yong-yeon (College of Pharmacy), Lee Kyung-il (Department of Pediatrics), Cho Kwang-jae (Department of Otorhinolaryngology), Kim Phil (Biotechnology), Koo Hee-beom (Department of Biomedical Science), Kang Han-chang (College of Pharmacy), Kang Jin-han (Vaccine Bio Research Institute), and Lee Sang-min (Chemistry).

Under the single-year impact (2024) category, 56 researchers were selected, including:
 Bae Chi-woon (Psychiatry), Wi Jeong-ho (Energy & Environmental Engineering), Jeong Chan-kwon (Hospital Pathology), Kim Hee-seung (Nursing), Kim Heon-sung (Medical Informatics), Lee Jin-guk (Internal Medicine), Lee Seung-hwan (Internal Medicine), Lee Joo-young (Pharmacy), Yoon Gun-ho (Internal Medicine), Park Chul-hwi (Internal Medicine), Cho Mi-ra (Pathology), Kim Mi-kyung (Internal Medicine), Koo Hee-beom (Biomedical Science), Jang Jung-won (Internal Medicine), Yoon Seung-gyu (Internal Medicine), Joo Ji-hyun (Internal Medicine), Lee Eun-sung (Biomedical Chemical Engineering), Song Myung-jun (Internal Medicine), Kim In-ho (Internal Medicine), Lee Jong-uk (Internal Medicine), Kwak Mi-kyung (Pharmacy), Na Geon (Biomedical Chemical Engineering), Kim Jin-sung (Neurosurgery), Lee Hye-ok (Microbiology), Park Jun-beom (Dentistry), Kim Do-hyun (Otorhinolaryngology), Kang Han-chang (Pharmacy), Yoo Seok-hyun (Preventive Medicine), Kim Hee-joo (Clinical Nursing), Park Hye-young (Ophthalmology), Lee Kyung-il (Pediatrics), Cho Yong-yeon (Pharmacy), Sung Pil-soo (Internal Medicine), Jeong So-ryeong (Radiology), Hwang Se-hwan (Otorhinolaryngology), Ha Ki-yong (Orthopedic Surgery), Kim Mi-ri (Dermatology), Kang Mo-yeol (Occupational and Environmental Medicine), Lee Ji-hyun (Dermatology), Woo Yoo-ri (Dermatology), Na Kyung-seon (Ophthalmology), Kim Jung-hee (Clinical Nursing), Choi Moon-hyung (Radiology), Jeong Byung-ha (Internal Medicine), Song Kyo-young (Surgery), Guk Yoon-ah (Dentistry), Cho Kwang-jae (Otorhinolaryngology), Choi Won-seok (Biomedical Health Science), Kim Sung-won (Otorhinolaryngology), Lee Dong-hee (Otorhinolaryngology), Kim Myung-shin (Laboratory Medicine), Kang Jin-han (Vaccine Bio Research Institute), Kim Yong-gu (Laboratory Medicine), Kausik Bishayee (Anatomy), Je-gal Dong-uk (Internal Medicine), and Oh Eun-ji (Laboratory Medicine).

Among them, 17 researchers were selected in both the career-long and single-year categories, demonstrating exceptional and sustained research excellence at the global level.
 These include: Bae Chi-woon (Psychiatry), Wi Jeong-ho (Energy & Environmental Engineering), Jeong Chan-kwon (Hospital Pathology), Lee Joo-young (Pharmacy), Park Chul-hwi (Internal Medicine), Koo Hee-beom (Biomedical Science), Jang Jung-won (Internal Medicine), Yoon Seung-gyu (Internal Medicine), Lee Eun-sung (Biomedical Chemical Engineering), Kwak Mi-kyung (Pharmacy), Na Geon (Biomedical Chemical Engineering), Park Jun-beom (Dentistry), Kang Han-chang (Pharmacy), Lee Kyung-il (Pediatrics), Cho Yong-yeon (Pharmacy), Cho Kwang-jae (Otorhinolaryngology), and Kang Jin-han (Vaccine Bio Research Institute).