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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
41
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
594
Top 30
1,127
Top 50
1,359
Top 70
1,495
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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
135
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Yonsei University
연세대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
373
Top 30
843
Top 50
1,366
Top 70
1,972
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
162
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
301
Top 30
677
Top 50
1,222
Top 70
2,267
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
186
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Sungkyunkwan University
성균관대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1398
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
227
Top 30
532
Top 50
1,058
Top 70
1,602
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
215
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Korea University
고려대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
251
Top 30
619
Top 50
1,023
Top 70
1,550
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
338
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Daegu ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
234
Top 30
571
Top 50
776
Top 70
1,011
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
340
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Hanyang University
한양대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1939
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
205
Top 30
468
Top 50
753
Top 70
1,123
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
351
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Pohang ,
South Korea
- Private 1986
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
131
Top 30
372
Top 50
750
Top 70
1,120
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
357
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Kyung Hee University
경희대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
148
Top 30
371
Top 50
551
Top 70
738
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
396
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
University of Ulsan
울산대학교
Ulsan ,
South Korea
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
123
Top 30
219
Top 50
266
Top 70
346
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
593
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
123
Top 30
291
Top 50
382
Top 70
468
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
635
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
한국 과학 기술 연구소
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Institution 1966
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
119
Top 30
366
Top 50
530
Top 70
604
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
660
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Yeungnam University
영남대학교
Gyeongsan ,
South Korea
- Private 1947
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
74
Top 30
179
Top 50
222
Top 70
249
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
693
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Eonyang ,
South Korea
- Public 2007
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
91
Top 30
285
Top 50
485
Top 70
721
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
731
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Gwangju ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
75
Top 30
179
Top 50
250
Top 70
291
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
757
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Sejong University
세종대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1940
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
71
Top 30
160
Top 50
200
Top 70
223
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
758
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
65
Top 30
149
Top 50
225
Top 70
306
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
774
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Chung Ang University
중앙대학교
Multan ,
South Korea
- Private 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
84
Top 30
240
Top 50
363
Top 70
510
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
785
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Catholic University of Korea
가톨릭대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
68
Top 30
172
Top 50
230
Top 70
267
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
840
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Dongguk University
동국대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1906
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
49
Top 30
137
Top 50
194
Top 70
231
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
852
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Ajou University
아주대학교
Berlin ,
South Korea
- Private 1973
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
84
Top 30
201
Top 50
299
Top 70
409
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
853
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Daejeon ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
79
Top 30
228
Top 50
330
Top 70
430
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
859
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Inha University
인하대학교
Incheon ,
South Korea
- Private 1954
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
71
Top 30
166
Top 50
220
Top 70
256
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
903
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Konkuk University
건국대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
61
Top 30
168
Top 50
226
Top 70
306
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
943
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
60
Top 30
207
Top 50
343
Top 70
492
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