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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
40
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
586
Top 30
1,130
Top 50
1,372
Top 70
1,494
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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
121
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
389
Top 30
893
Top 50
1,435
Top 70
2,040
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
153
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
599
Top 50
1,164
Top 70
1,663
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
192
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
286
Top 30
729
Top 50
1,374
Top 70
2,440
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
225
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
257
Top 30
647
Top 50
1,083
Top 70
1,595
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
325
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Hanyang University
한양대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1939
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
202
Top 30
490
Top 50
778
Top 70
1,171
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
337
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Daegu ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
217
Top 30
549
Top 50
776
Top 70
1,019
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
363
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Kyung Hee University
경희대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
153
Top 30
384
Top 50
572
Top 70
763
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
365
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Pohang ,
South Korea
- Private 1986
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
131
Top 30
405
Top 50
819
Top 70
1,174
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
370
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
133
Top 30
224
Top 50
274
Top 70
358
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
427
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
122
Top 30
294
Top 50
390
Top 70
480
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
517
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Yeungnam University
영남대학교
Gyeongsan ,
South Korea
- Private 1947
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
89
Top 30
184
Top 50
229
Top 70
247
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
566
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
138
Top 30
407
Top 50
541
Top 70
613
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
599
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
105
Top 30
325
Top 50
530
Top 70
749
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
620
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Sejong University
세종대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1940
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
80
Top 30
160
Top 50
206
Top 70
227
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
643
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Dongguk University
동국대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1906
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
63
Top 30
140
Top 50
200
Top 70
237
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
695
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Gwangju ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
78
Top 30
195
Top 50
254
Top 70
296
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
713
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
96
Top 30
250
Top 50
381
Top 70
528
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
721
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
72
Top 30
181
Top 50
234
Top 70
271
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
794
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Daejeon ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
86
Top 30
243
Top 50
339
Top 70
440
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
839
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
162
Top 50
235
Top 70
315
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
873
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Konkuk University
건국대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
67
Top 30
158
Top 50
235
Top 70
305
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
909
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
69
Top 30
164
Top 50
212
Top 70
259
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
923
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1924
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
51
Top 30
120
Top 50
155
Top 70
182
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
935
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Cheongju ,
South Korea
- Public 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
34
Top 30
96
Top 50
144
Top 70
184
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