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* Last 5 Years Citation 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
563
Top 30
1,177
Top 50
1,378
Top 70
1,493
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
193
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
291
Top 30
806
Top 50
1,441
Top 70
2,418
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
198
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Yonsei University
연세대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
342
Top 30
916
Top 50
1,451
Top 70
2,014
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
230
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
232
Top 30
594
Top 50
1,145
Top 70
1,647
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
296
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
227
Top 30
641
Top 50
1,065
Top 70
1,588
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
421
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
146
Top 30
455
Top 50
826
Top 70
1,157
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
448
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
176
Top 30
488
Top 50
766
Top 70
1,142
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
462
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
134
Top 30
338
Top 50
525
Top 70
739
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
519
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
126
Top 30
371
Top 50
562
Top 70
769
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
576
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Yeungnam University
영남대학교
Gyeongsan ,
South Korea
- Private 1947
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
79
Top 30
176
Top 50
231
Top 70
251
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
580
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Daegu ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
164
Top 30
504
Top 50
761
Top 70
988
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
603
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
University of Ulsan
울산대학교
Ulsan ,
South Korea
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
112
Top 30
215
Top 50
269
Top 70
347
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
666
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Busan ,
South Korea
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
98
Top 30
275
Top 50
389
Top 70
471
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
787
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Sejong University
세종대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1940
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
70
Top 30
154
Top 50
199
Top 70
225
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
808
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
132
Top 30
408
Top 50
530
Top 70
607
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
907
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Chung Ang University
중앙대학교
Multan ,
South Korea
- Private 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
75
Top 30
248
Top 50
378
Top 70
528
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
909
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
73
Top 30
230
Top 50
320
Top 70
435
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
959
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
143
Top 50
197
Top 70
234
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
993
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Inha University
인하대학교
Incheon ,
South Korea
- Private 1954
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
60
Top 30
159
Top 50
214
Top 70
254
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
996
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Konkuk University
건국대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
55
Top 30
153
Top 50
226
Top 70
305
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,027
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
71
Top 30
198
Top 50
300
Top 70
410
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,035
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
59
Top 30
166
Top 50
231
Top 70
315
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,096
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Gwangju ,
South Korea
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
65
Top 30
182
Top 50
255
Top 70
295
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,128
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Cheongju ,
South Korea
- Public 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
30
Top 30
87
Top 50
141
Top 70
184
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,166
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Fukuoka ,
South Korea
- Public 2004
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
49
Top 30
151
Top 50
231
Top 70
344
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