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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
46
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
572
Top 30
1,141
Top 50
1,351
Top 70
1,484
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
155
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology KAIST
한국 고급 과학 기술 연구소 KAIST
Daejeon ,
South Korea
- Public 1971
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
304
Top 30
756
Top 50
1,328
Top 70
2,270
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
351
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Eonyang ,
South Korea
- Public 2007
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
121
Top 30
332
Top 50
524
Top 70
717
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
352
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Daegu ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
181
Top 30
543
Top 50
783
Top 70
1,007
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
410
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
109
Top 30
294
Top 50
387
Top 70
472
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
623
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology
광주 과학 기술 연구소
Noida ,
South Korea
- Public 1993
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
61
Top 30
163
Top 50
237
Top 70
309
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
646
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Gwangju ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
70
Top 30
193
Top 50
257
Top 70
295
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
707
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Daejeon ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
78
Top 30
244
Top 50
343
Top 70
447
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
724
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1924
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
43
Top 30
117
Top 50
160
Top 70
181
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
777
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Jeonbuk National University
전부 국립 대학교
Jeonju ,
South Korea
- Public 1947
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
58
Top 30
214
Top 50
358
Top 70
485
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
789
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Jinju ,
South Korea
- Public 1948
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
41
Top 30
137
Top 50
207
Top 70
284
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
797
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Cheongju ,
South Korea
- Public 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
32
Top 30
97
Top 50
147
Top 70
185
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
926
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Jeju National University
제주 대학교
Jeju ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
31
Top 30
101
Top 50
156
Top 70
208
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
959
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Fukuoka ,
South Korea
- Public 2004
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
51
Top 30
145
Top 50
228
Top 70
331
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
963
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Gangwon-do ,
South Korea
- Public 2021
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
47
Top 30
162
Top 50
231
Top 70
305
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
968
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Incheon National University
인천 국립 대학교
Incheon ,
South Korea
- Public 1979
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
37
Top 30
100
Top 50
143
Top 70
195
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,062
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
University of Seoul
서울시립대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
74
Top 50
117
Top 70
158
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,339
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Chungcheongbuk ,
South Korea
- Public 1962
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
10
Top 30
35
Top 50
53
Top 70
69
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,397
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Taoyuan ,
South Korea
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
108
Top 50
162
Top 70
225
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,536
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Gumi ,
South Korea
- Public 1979
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
8
Top 30
46
Top 50
83
Top 70
129
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,674
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Gong ,
South Korea
- Public 1948
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
51
Top 50
77
Top 70
114
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,795
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Suncheon ,
South Korea
- Public 1935
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
8
Top 30
23
Top 50
30
Top 70
41
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,980
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Changwon ,
South Korea
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
54
Top 50
83
Top 70
105
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
2,099
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Korea Maritime and Ocean University
한국 해양 및 오션 대학교
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1945
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
8
Top 30
32
Top 50
48
Top 70
66
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
2,139
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Muan ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
7
Top 30
26
Top 50
33
Top 70
38
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