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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
52
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
562
Top 30
1,212
Top 50
1,383
Top 70
1,488
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
175
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
287
Top 30
771
Top 50
1,255
Top 70
2,169
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
407
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
100
Top 30
301
Top 50
479
Top 70
698
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
446
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
169
Top 30
509
Top 50
759
Top 70
969
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
579
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
99
Top 30
280
Top 50
368
Top 70
461
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
607
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
64
Top 30
153
Top 50
218
Top 70
291
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
672
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Daejeon ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
61
Top 30
218
Top 50
312
Top 70
410
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
748
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Cheongju ,
South Korea
- Public 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
31
Top 30
83
Top 50
131
Top 70
169
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
760
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Gwangju ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
64
Top 30
166
Top 50
245
Top 70
285
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
810
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Fukuoka ,
South Korea
- Public 2004
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
50
Top 30
137
Top 50
215
Top 70
316
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
877
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
28
Top 30
123
Top 50
196
Top 70
264
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
976
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1924
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
39
Top 30
112
Top 50
154
Top 70
190
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,115
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
University of Seoul
서울시립대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
22
Top 30
72
Top 50
106
Top 70
160
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,142
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Jeju National University
제주 대학교
Jeju ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
77
Top 50
132
Top 70
192
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,381
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
37
Top 30
169
Top 50
319
Top 70
480
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,382
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Gangwon-do ,
South Korea
- Public 2021
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
36
Top 30
138
Top 50
221
Top 70
279
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,395
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
25
Top 30
93
Top 50
141
Top 70
177
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,424
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Taoyuan ,
South Korea
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
18
Top 30
99
Top 50
158
Top 70
202
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,477
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Gumi ,
South Korea
- Public 1979
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
13
Top 30
38
Top 50
77
Top 70
121
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,526
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Gong ,
South Korea
- Public 1948
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
10
Top 30
52
Top 50
69
Top 70
110
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,884
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Gunsan ,
South Korea
- Public 1979
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
8
Top 30
38
Top 50
71
Top 70
95
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,904
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Rural Development Administration
농촌 개발 관리
Tianjin ,
South Korea
- Public 1962
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
7
Top 30
93
Top 50
192
Top 70
264
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,965
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
6
Top 30
27
Top 50
39
Top 70
43
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
2,013
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Muan ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
5
Top 30
26
Top 50
32
Top 70
38
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
2,075
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Andong ,
South Korea
- Public 1947
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
4
Top 30
20
Top 50
26
Top 70
29
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