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South Korea 1,358 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Rankings - 2026

Track the real-time academic impact of 2.6 million scientists across 221 countries. The H-Index Rankings evaluate both total and last 5 years’ H-index values, offering the most transparent measure of scholarly recognition. Compare global, continental, national, and institutional performance across 13 major fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 1.358 scientist , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,160
World Rank
South Korea
17
Country Rank
Hanyang University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Sun Yang Kook
Hanyang University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Lithium ion batteries | All Solid State Battery | Na ion and Potassium ion batteries | Cathode for batteries | Li sulfur and Li oxy

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    175
  • Last 5 Years
    134
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.766
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,940
World Rank
South Korea
20
Country Rank
Hanyang University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ki Hyun Kim
Hanyang University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Application | Air Quality | Environmental analysis | Odor VOC | Metal-Organic Framework

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    153
  • Last 5 Years
    135
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,354
World Rank
South Korea
34
Country Rank
Pukyong National University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Se-Kwon Kim
Pukyong National University Busan, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Marine Biotechnology | Natural Products | Marine Biomaterial

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    135
  • Last 5 Years
    79
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.585
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,058
World Rank
South Korea
41
Country Rank
Seoul National University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Kisuk Kang
Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Batteries | First principles calculations | Water splitting | Materials Engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    128
  • Last 5 Years
    99
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.773
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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6,646
World Rank
South Korea
60
Country Rank
Seoul National University Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Jang Wook Choi
Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Battery | Energy Storage | Materials Chemistry | Polymer | Supramolecular Chemistr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    113
  • Last 5 Years
    91
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.805
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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7,883
World Rank
South Korea
72
Country Rank
Seoul National University Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Ho Won Jang
Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Solar water splitting | chemical sensors | memristors | optoelectronics & plasmonics | metal-insulator transitio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    108
  • Last 5 Years
    93
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.861
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,511
World Rank
South Korea
77
Country Rank
Seoul National University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Cheol Seong Hwang
Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Semiconductor Devices | Thin film | Fabricatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    106
  • Last 5 Years
    75
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.708
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,902
World Rank
South Korea
81
Country Rank
Seoul National University Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Hyeong Joon Kim
Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    105
  • Last 5 Years
    65
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.619
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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9,791
World Rank
South Korea
88
Country Rank
Pohang University of Science & Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Hyoung Seop Kim
Pohang University of Science & Technology Pohang, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Metallic materials | High Entropy Alloy | Metal 3D Printing | Severe Plastic Deformation | FE

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    102
  • Last 5 Years
    84
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.824
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,364
World Rank
South Korea
96
Country Rank
Seoul National University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Byung Soo Kim
Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
regenerative medicine | biomaterials | nanomedicin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    101
  • Last 5 Years
    59
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.584
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,711
World Rank
South Korea
100
Country Rank
Korea University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Jong Heun Lee
Korea University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
gas sensors | oxide nanostructures | oxide electrolyte

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    100
  • Last 5 Years
    66
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.660
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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15,618
World Rank
South Korea
148
Country Rank
Chonnam National University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Kim, Jin Hyeok
Chonnam National University Gwangju, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Water Splitting | Solar Cells | TCO | Materials Engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    90
  • Last 5 Years
    62
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.689
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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16,130
World Rank
South Korea
153
Country Rank
Kyung Hee University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Kyong Rhee
Kyung Hee University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
composites material

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    89
  • Last 5 Years
    72
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.809
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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17,572
World Rank
South Korea
164
Country Rank
Inha University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Sang Sub Kim
Inha University Incheon, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
nanomaterials | gas sensors | thin films | electronic mateiral

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 5 Years
    63
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.724
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,886
World Rank
South Korea
176
Country Rank
Korea University Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Soo Young Kim
Korea University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
2D Materials | Halide perovskite materials | Light-emitting diodes | Photovoltaic cells | Water splittin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    85
  • Last 5 Years
    75
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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20,732
World Rank
South Korea
193
Country Rank
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology KAIST Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Chan Beum Park
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology KAIST Daejeon, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Artificial Photosynthesis | Bio-hybrid Materials | Photobiocatalysis | Self-assembled Biomaterial

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 5 Years
    59
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.711
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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22,401
World Rank
South Korea
218
Country Rank
Seoul National University Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Ki Tae Nam
Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Photochemistry | Water Oxidation | Peptide Based Material | Bioinspired Chiral Plasmonic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    81
  • Last 5 Years
    67
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.827
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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24,911
World Rank
South Korea
246
Country Rank
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Jong Sung Yu
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology Fukuoka, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Chemistry | Energy materials | Nanoporous materials | Electrochemistry | Nanostructured material

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    79
  • Last 5 Years
    45
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.570
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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26,409
World Rank
South Korea
263
Country Rank
Korea University Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Yong Mook Kang
Korea University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Energy Conversion & Storage Material

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    77
  • Last 5 Years
    60
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.779
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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26,457
World Rank
South Korea
265
Country Rank
Pohang University of Science & Technology Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Byeong Joo Lee
Pohang University of Science & Technology Pohang, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering | Computational Materials Science | Atomistic Simulatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    77
  • Last 5 Years
    58
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.753
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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26,747
World Rank
South Korea
270
Country Rank
Chungnam National University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Won Ho Park
Chungnam National University Daejeon, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Polymer Chemistry | Polymer Hydrogels | Polymer Nanofibers | Eco-friendly Polymers | Biomedical Polymer

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    77
  • Last 5 Years
    50
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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Rankings

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28,788
World Rank
South Korea
297
Country Rank
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Kyung Yoon Chung
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Energy Storage System | Batteries | Electrode Material

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    76
  • Last 5 Years
    57
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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30,224
World Rank
South Korea
320
Country Rank
Pohang University of Science & Technology Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Soojin Park
Pohang University of Science & Technology Pohang, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Lithium-ion batteries | nanopatterning | Si anodes | porous membrane | polymeric binde

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    74
  • Last 5 Years
    53
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.716
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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30,362
World Rank
South Korea
323
Country Rank
Sungkyunkwan University Logo
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Won Sub Yoon
Sungkyunkwan University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
battery | cathode | anode | Synchrotron analyse

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    74
  • Last 5 Years
    50
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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Rankings

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30,433
World Rank
South Korea
325
Country Rank
Sungkyunkwan University Logo
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Jae Young Choi
Sungkyunkwan University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    74
  • Last 5 Years
    48
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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