Professor Lim Chul Hee of the Department of Forestry, Environment, and Systems at Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul) has been honoured to be selected for the second time, following 2023, for the “2025 Top 2% Scientists” list jointly announced by Stanford University and Elsevier.

This globally authoritative list, based on Elsevier's Scopus database, comprehensively evaluates citation metrics and academic influence to select the top 2% of scientists in each field. Professor Lim's selection as a top-tier researcher, unusually among early-career professors, demonstrates his excellence in Korea's climate change and forest science fields and his international research capabilities.

Professor Lim Chul Hee has dedicated his research to addressing climate change in Korea and globally, with a particular focus on utilising artificial intelligence and satellite/spatial information-based advanced modelling techniques for studying global carbon sinks and climate disasters/disasters. Amidst the rapidly increasing importance of global climate change responses, Professor Lim concentrates on research into Nature-based Solutions (NbS), contributing holistically across mitigation, adaptation, science, and policy domains.

Furthermore, Professor Lim is developing forest disaster response technologies utilising advanced techniques with support from the Korea Forestry Promotion Institute. With funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea, he is developing an AI-centric climate change assessment model. Through collaborative research with leading global institutions such as NASA, the University of Oxford, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and the Global Carbon Committee (GCC), he is advancing the cutting edge of carbon sink research.

Professor Lim Chul Hee stated, ‘I am delighted that research on “climate change”, a cradle of interdisciplinary studies, has been recognised,’ adding, ‘In an era where climate change response is becoming mainstream, I aspire to contribute to Kookmin University and the Republic of Korea leading the way in related cutting-edge technologies.’