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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
72
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
564
Top 30
1,215
Top 50
1,386
Top 70
1,492
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
204
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
301
Top 30
835
Top 50
1,383
Top 70
1,920
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
229
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
289
Top 30
772
Top 50
1,241
Top 70
2,160
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
269
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
219
Top 30
517
Top 50
1,022
Top 70
1,534
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
323
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
231
Top 30
610
Top 50
1,004
Top 70
1,491
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
394
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Pohang ,
South Korea
- Private 1986
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
132
Top 30
383
Top 50
752
Top 70
1,075
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
455
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
181
Top 30
468
Top 50
728
Top 70
1,067
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
556
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Eonyang ,
South Korea
- Public 2007
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
100
Top 30
303
Top 50
481
Top 70
694
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
608
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
University of Ulsan
울산대학교
Ulsan ,
South Korea
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
93
Top 30
220
Top 50
255
Top 70
326
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
622
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Daegu ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
170
Top 30
510
Top 50
762
Top 70
968
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
628
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Kyung Hee University
경희대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
116
Top 30
349
Top 50
510
Top 70
729
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
823
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
99
Top 30
281
Top 50
367
Top 70
458
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
869
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
152
Top 50
217
Top 70
290
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
870
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Yeungnam University
영남대학교
Gyeongsan ,
South Korea
- Private 1947
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
62
Top 30
167
Top 50
224
Top 70
249
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
927
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
367
Top 50
522
Top 70
600
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
937
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
68
Top 30
156
Top 50
193
Top 70
220
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
944
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
311
Top 70
406
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
947
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Inha University
인하대학교
Incheon ,
South Korea
- Private 1954
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
56
Top 30
162
Top 50
214
Top 70
259
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
956
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Ewha Womens University
인하대학교
Incheon ,
South Korea
- Private 1886
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
48
Top 30
153
Top 50
205
Top 70
246
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
985
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Ajou University
아주대학교
Berlin ,
South Korea
- Private 1973
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
66
Top 30
197
Top 50
292
Top 70
406
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
995
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Konkuk University
건국대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
49
Top 30
162
Top 50
217
Top 70
297
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,046
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Catholic University of Korea
가톨릭대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
46
Top 30
166
Top 50
222
Top 70
262
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,075
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Cheongju ,
South Korea
- Public 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
31
Top 30
84
Top 50
129
Top 70
170
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,155
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Institute for Basic Science, Korea
한국기초과학연구원
,
South Korea
- Institution 2011
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
84
Top 50
125
Top 70
153
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,169
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
244
Top 70
285
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