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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology vs Seoul National University

On research quality in 2022-now, Seoul National University ranks #202 in the world and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology #248, of 28,054 institutions. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of the 17 fields both publish in, Seoul National University in 11.

Research profiles alike: 0.38somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

South Korea · Daejeon

World rank, 2022-now
#248
#370 all time
Works, 2022-now
9.6k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
21%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Human-Computer Interaction, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Hardware and Architecture.

Seoul National University

South Korea · Seoul

World rank, 2022-now
#202
#285 all time
Works, 2022-now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
20.0%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Leadership and Management.

Who leads in each field?

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of 17 fields, Seoul National University in 11. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 611 Seoul National University
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#390
  2. #306Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#242
  3. #93Chemistry-
  4. #105Computer Science#142
  5. #41Decision Sciences-
  6. -Dentistry#69
  7. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#333
  8. #97Energy#110
  9. #80Engineering#115
  10. #279Environmental Science#427
  11. -Health Professions#220
  12. #162Materials Science#138
  13. -Mathematics#91
  14. #1,229Medicine#381
  15. #255Neuroscience#158
  16. #218Physics and Astronomy#176
  17. -Social Sciences#799

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Computer Science2.6× 1.2×
  2. Engineering2.5× 1.4×
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.4×
  4. Chemistry1.4× 0.9×
  5. Energy1.6× 1.1×
  6. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.8×
  7. Chemical Engineering2.7× 1.9×
  8. Materials Science2.2× 1.6×
  9. Neuroscience1.7× 1.4×
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.4×
  11. Mathematics1.1× 1.2×
  12. Psychology0.5× 0.7×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.8×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.9× 1.5×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.9×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 1.2×
  17. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
  18. Social Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  19. Environmental Science0.4× 1.0×
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 1.2×
  21. Health Professions0.2× 0.6×
  22. Medicine0.2× 1.0×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.8×
  24. Nursing0.2× 1.2×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 2.0×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 2.0×
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul National University

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology leans further are at the top, Seoul National University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kSeoul National University4,006 in 2025Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology2,450 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology or Seoul National University?

Seoul National University publishes 1.7× as much research as Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2022-now (16k against 9.6k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology or Seoul National University?

23.6% of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.0% for Seoul National University.

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Which is stronger in research, KAIST or Seoul National University?

On research quality in 2022-now, Seoul National University ranks #202 in the world and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology #248, of 28,054 institutions. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of the 17 fields both publish in, Seoul National University in 11.

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