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South Korea University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 307 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
3 14 South Korea 307 33,486 47
Seoul National University
25
Yonsei University
48
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
68
Samsung Electronics, South Korea
290
Siloam Eye Hospital
Table I. Number of scientists in South Korea top 10.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 10.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 South Korea 3 14 10000 307 33486
Table II. General Universities in South Korea top 10.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in South Korea Top 10.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Seoul National University 1 2 61 South Korea Public 1946 950 1554 0.611
2 Yonsei University 2 17 187 South Korea Private 1957 641 1789 0.358
3 Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology KAIST 3 19 203 South Korea Public 1971 510 2360 0.216
4 Korea University 4 29 264 South Korea Private 1905 466 1618 0.288
5 Sungkyunkwan University 5 32 269 South Korea Private 1398 375 1335 0.281
6 Kyungpook National University 6 47 374 South Korea Public 1946 401 1165 0.344
7 Hanyang University 7 48 375 South Korea Private 1939 368 1189 0.310
8 Pohang University of Science & Technology 8 54 430 South Korea Private 1986 257 1031 0.249
9 Kyung Hee University 9 69 495 South Korea Private 1949 274 780 0.351
10 University of Ulsan 10 75 521 South Korea Private 1970 190 355 0.535
Table III. Public Universities in South Korea top 10.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in South Korea Top 10.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Seoul National University 1 2 61 South Korea 1946 950 1554 0.611
2 Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology KAIST 3 19 203 South Korea 1971 510 2360 0.216
3 Kyungpook National University 6 47 374 South Korea 1946 401 1165 0.344
4 Pusan National University 12 89 578 South Korea 1946 237 572 0.414
5 Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST 13 103 643 South Korea 2007 199 707 0.281
6 Chonnam National University 15 131 790 South Korea 1952 129 332 0.389
7 Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology 16 137 823 South Korea 1993 117 390 0.300
8 Chungnam National University 18 139 832 South Korea 1952 167 445 0.375
9 Jeonbuk National University 26 223 1128 South Korea 1947 119 448 0.266
10 Pukyong National University 27 224 1130 South Korea 1924 91 179 0.508
Table IV. Private Universities in South Korea top 10.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in South Korea Top 10.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Yonsei University 2 17 187 South Korea 1957 641 1789 0.358
2 Korea University 4 29 264 South Korea 1905 466 1618 0.288
3 Sungkyunkwan University 5 32 269 South Korea 1398 375 1335 0.281
4 Hanyang University 7 48 375 South Korea 1939 368 1189 0.310
5 Pohang University of Science & Technology 8 54 430 South Korea 1986 257 1031 0.249
6 Kyung Hee University 9 69 495 South Korea 1949 274 780 0.351
7 University of Ulsan 10 75 521 South Korea 1970 190 355 0.535
8 Chung Ang University 14 128 786 South Korea 1918 164 523 0.314
9 Ajou University 17 138 831 South Korea 1973 162 486 0.333
10 Inha University 19 140 833 South Korea 1954 122 274 0.445
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in South Korea Top 10.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in South Korea Top 10.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Kangwon National University 28 241 1193 South Korea Public 2021 109 303 0.360
2 Institute for Basic Science, Korea 36 343 1541 South Korea Institution 2011 46 173 0.266
3 Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency 49 506 2081 South Korea Institution 2011 10 923 0.011
4 Korea Institute of Energy Technology 56 698 2611 South Korea Institution 2017 12 31 0.387
5 Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine 76 935 3159 South Korea Institution 2015 17 42 0.405
6 Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 79 1037 3441 South Korea Institution 2012 19 79 0.241
7 Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources 89 1211 3922 South Korea Institution 2014 23 76 0.303
8 Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology 97 1353 4299 South Korea Institution 2017 18 46 0.391
9 Arontier co. 119 2156 6262 South Korea Company 2018 4 6 0.667
10 IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience Seoul 121 2176 6316 South Korea Institution 2017 1 9 0.111
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in South Korea Top 10.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in South Korea Top 10.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST 13 103 643 South Korea Public 2007 199 707 0.281
2 Kangwon National University 28 241 1193 South Korea Public 2021 109 303 0.360
3 Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology 33 286 1337 South Korea Public 2004 102 352 0.290
4 Institute for Basic Science, Korea 36 343 1541 South Korea Institution 2011 46 173 0.266
5 Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency 49 506 2081 South Korea Institution 2011 10 923 0.011
6 Korea Institute of Energy Technology 56 698 2611 South Korea Institution 2017 12 31 0.387
7 Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine 76 935 3159 South Korea Institution 2015 17 42 0.405
8 Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 79 1037 3441 South Korea Institution 2012 19 79 0.241
9 Korea Polar Research Institute 85 1189 3861 South Korea Institution 2004 28 64 0.438
10 Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources 89 1211 3922 South Korea Institution 2014 23 76 0.303
Table VII A. South Korea Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Korea Table VII A. South Korea Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 1 2 Sehwook Lee Sehwook Lee

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics |
268 144 0.537 2219 1309 0.590 347367 111716 0.322
2 2 2 3 HJ Kim HJ Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astro-particle physics | scintillator |
347 172 0.496 2161 1570 0.727 552732 168091 0.304
1 3 9 20 SB Kim SB Kim

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
physics |
322 178 0.553 1900 1097 0.577 468896 144099 0.307
2 4 14 27 UK Yang UK Yang

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
270 167 0.619 1857 1297 0.698 371661 148030 0.398
3 5 18 35 Donghee Kim Donghee Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
286 152 0.531 1775 1111 0.626 371312 119122 0.321
3 6 20 44 Ji Yeon Kim Ji Yeon Kim

South Korea
Seoul National University
128 66 0.516 1719 695 0.404 118889 35850 0.302
1 7 39 102 Hae-Yeoun Lee Hae-Yeoun Lee

South Korea
Kumoh National Institute of Technology
130 67 0.515 1487 663 0.446 91271 26637 0.292
1 8 41 109 Donghyun Kim Donghyun Kim

South Korea
Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology
Electrochemistry | Corrosion | Heat dissipation | Analysis | Standardization |
121 74 0.612 1471 897 0.610 77867 33873 0.435
1 9 43 116 Byungsik Hong Byungsik Hong

South Korea
Korea University Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
241 154 0.639 1451 1216 0.838 289671 127105 0.439
1 10 50 140 Ki Hyun Kim Ki Hyun Kim

South Korea
Sungkyunkwan University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
128 116 0.906 1392 1037 0.745 84109 66957 0.796
Table VII B. South Korea Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Korea Table VII B. South Korea Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 7 11 HJ Kim HJ Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astro-particle physics | scintillator |
347 172 0.496 2161 1570 0.727 552732 168091 0.304
2 2 23 41 Sehwook Lee Sehwook Lee

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics |
268 144 0.537 2219 1309 0.590 347367 111716 0.322
1 3 25 43 UK Yang UK Yang

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
270 167 0.619 1857 1297 0.698 371661 148030 0.398
1 4 31 62 Byungsik Hong Byungsik Hong

South Korea
Korea University Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
241 154 0.639 1451 1216 0.838 289671 127105 0.439
3 5 39 82 Donghee Kim Donghee Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
286 152 0.531 1775 1111 0.626 371312 119122 0.321
2 6 40 85 SB Kim SB Kim

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
physics |
322 178 0.553 1900 1097 0.577 468896 144099 0.307
1 7 48 112 Ki Hyun Kim Ki Hyun Kim

South Korea
Sungkyunkwan University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
128 116 0.906 1392 1037 0.745 84109 66957 0.796
4 8 59 155 Chang Seong Moon Chang Seong Moon

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High energy physics |
215 140 0.651 1197 982 0.820 174549 91931 0.527
1 9 76 262 Donghyun Kim Donghyun Kim

South Korea
Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology
Electrochemistry | Corrosion | Heat dissipation | Analysis | Standardization |
121 74 0.612 1471 897 0.610 77867 33873 0.435
5 10 77 277 Guinyun Kim Guinyun Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Nuclear and Particle Physics |
227 138 0.608 1095 887 0.810 233277 101822 0.436
Table VII C. South Korea Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Korea Table VII C. South Korea Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 7 24 SB Kim SB Kim

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
physics |
322 178 0.553 1900 1097 0.577 468896 144099 0.307
1 2 9 29 HJ Kim HJ Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astro-particle physics | scintillator |
347 172 0.496 2161 1570 0.727 552732 168091 0.304
2 3 10 39 UK Yang UK Yang

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
270 167 0.619 1857 1297 0.698 371661 148030 0.398
1 4 18 91 Byungsik Hong Byungsik Hong

South Korea
Korea University Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
241 154 0.639 1451 1216 0.838 289671 127105 0.439
2 5 19 108 Donghee Kim Donghee Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
286 152 0.531 1775 1111 0.626 371312 119122 0.321
2 6 23 191 Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok

South Korea
Korea University biochar|resilience|soil|remediation|biomass|
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-021-00540-6 |
158 146 0.924 762 702 0.921 92380 79057 0.856
3 7 26 215 Sehwook Lee Sehwook Lee

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics |
268 144 0.537 2219 1309 0.590 347367 111716 0.322
4 8 35 291 Chang Seong Moon Chang Seong Moon

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High energy physics |
215 140 0.651 1197 982 0.820 174549 91931 0.527
5 9 38 322 Guinyun Kim Guinyun Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Nuclear and Particle Physics |
227 138 0.608 1095 887 0.810 233277 101822 0.436
6 10 43 371 Dongchul Son|Dong-Chul Son Dongchul Son|Dong-Chul Son

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Neutrino Physics | Astro-particle physics |
219 137 0.626 1084 702 0.648 230673 88229 0.382
Table VII D. South Korea Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Korea Table VII D. South Korea Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 1 8 HJ Kim HJ Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astro-particle physics | scintillator |
347 172 0.496 2161 1570 0.727 552732 168091 0.304
1 2 2 25 SB Kim SB Kim

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
physics |
322 178 0.553 1900 1097 0.577 468896 144099 0.307
2 3 6 71 UK Yang UK Yang

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
270 167 0.619 1857 1297 0.698 371661 148030 0.398
2 4 7 72 Donghee Kim Donghee Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
286 152 0.531 1775 1111 0.626 371312 119122 0.321
3 5 8 85 Sehwook Lee Sehwook Lee

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics |
268 144 0.537 2219 1309 0.590 347367 111716 0.322
1 6 18 177 Byungsik Hong Byungsik Hong

South Korea
Korea University Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
241 154 0.639 1451 1216 0.838 289671 127105 0.439
1 7 23 264 Rodney Ruoff Rodney Ruoff

South Korea
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | materials | carbon materials |
178 121 0.680 546 413 0.756 263320 87663 0.333
4 8 31 418 Guinyun Kim Guinyun Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Nuclear and Particle Physics |
227 138 0.608 1095 887 0.810 233277 101822 0.436
5 9 34 445 Dongchul Son|Dong-Chul Son Dongchul Son|Dong-Chul Son

South Korea
Kyungpook National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Neutrino Physics | Astro-particle physics |
219 137 0.626 1084 702 0.648 230673 88229 0.382
3 10 35 485 Young Ho Khang Young Ho Khang

South Korea
Seoul National University Social Sciences / Social Science
social determinants of health | health inequalities | early childhood intervention | population health trends |
117 101 0.863 229 188 0.821 225876 161581 0.715
Table VII E. South Korea Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Korea Table VII E. South Korea Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 2 20 HJ Kim HJ Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook (Kyungbook) National University Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics|astro-particle physics|scintillator|
325 200 0.615 2090 1599 0.765 482734 202200 0.419
1 2 6 47 UK Yang UK Yang

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics|
245 184 0.751 1826 1384 0.758 313936 169344 0.539
2 3 10 61 SB Kim SB Kim

South Korea
Seoul National University Natural Sciences / Physics
physics|
294 191 0.650 1807 1127 0.624 381160 155800 0.409
1 4 15 139 Byungsik Hong Byungsik Hong

South Korea
Korea University Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics|
212 161 0.759 1371 1217 0.888 231734 130060 0.561
3 5 16 155 Young Ho Khang Young Ho Khang

South Korea
Seoul National University Social Sciences / Social Sciences
social determinants of health|health inequalities|early childhood intervention|population health trends|
107 94 0.879 216 187 0.866 146266 125605 0.859
2 6 17 168 Donghee Kim Donghee Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook (Kyungbook) National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics|
260 165 0.635 1664 1126 0.677 299487 123918 0.414
3 7 18 178 Sehwook Lee Sehwook Lee

South Korea
Kyungpook (Kyungbook) National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics|
249 161 0.647 2144 1386 0.646 297516 121637 0.409
1 8 30 298 Rodney Ruoff Rodney Ruoff

South Korea
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry|materials|carbon materials|
169 128 0.757 514 409 0.796 237833 107648 0.453
4 9 35 372 Dongchul Son Dongchul Son

South Korea
Kyungpook (Kyungbook) National University Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics|Neutrino Physics|Astro-particle physics|
197 148 0.751 1055 716 0.679 196735 101869 0.518
5 10 38 383 Guinyun Kim Guinyun Kim

South Korea
Kyungpook (Kyungbook) National University Natural Sciences / Physics
Nuclear and Particle Physics|
200 151 0.755 999 852 0.853 171400 101093 0.590