Physical Sciences research in South Korea

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon	#59	56.0	13.5%	7,633
2	Seoul National UniversitySeoul	#84	52.2	11.4%	8,980
3	Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang	#131	47.4	13.1%	3,753
4	Yonsei UniversitySeoul	#167	44.8	12.8%	6,399
5	Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul	#168	44.8	12.2%	6,376
6	Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan	#241	40.9	13.6%	2,483
7	Korea UniversitySeoul	#249	40.5	13.2%	6,089
8	Hanyang UniversitySeoul	#279	39.3	11.5%	5,728
9	Institute for Basic ScienceDaejeon	#304	38.4	13.8%	1,183
10	Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul	#352	36.8	9.6%	2,963
11	Samsung (South Korea)Seoul	#356	36.7	10.3%	3,795
12	Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul	#463	33.8	10.9%	1,734
13	Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul	#495	33.1	13.0%	3,574
14	Pusan National UniversityBusan	#507	32.8	8.9%	3,880
15	Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul	#598	31.1	10.5%	1,447
16	Sogang UniversitySeoul	#621	30.7	10.7%	1,140
17	Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju	#629	30.5	10.2%	1,519
18	Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyDaegu	#650	30.2	10.5%	1,143
19	Sejong UniversitySeoul	#666	29.9	17.3%	2,689
20	Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu	#734	28.9	9.9%	3,890
21	Yeungnam UniversityDaegu	#755	28.5	16.0%	3,017
22	Anyang UniversityAnyang-si	#768	28.4	14.0%	900
23	Pohang Iron and Steel (South Korea)Pohang	#795	28.0	18.3%	274
24	Ajou UniversitySuwon	#895	26.7	10.0%	1,704
25	Inha UniversityIncheon	#908	26.6	9.9%	2,718
26	Dongguk UniversitySeoul	#925	26.4	12.9%	2,026
27	Kwangwoon UniversitySeoul	#981	25.7	12.7%	1,155
28	University of SeoulSeoul	#984	25.7	8.4%	1,151
29	Korea University of Science and TechnologyDaejeon	#987	25.7	9.2%	1,663
30	University of UlsanUlsan	#996	25.6	11.1%	1,376
31	Korea Institute of Energy ResearchDaejeon	#1,021	25.3	10.8%	754
32	Chonnam National UniversityGwangju	#1,047	25.0	9.1%	2,559
33	Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon	#1,048	25.0	7.6%	2,652
34	Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si	#1,114	24.4	16.0%	2,284
35	Chungbuk National UniversityCheongju-si	#1,124	24.3	8.8%	1,811
36	Konkuk UniversitySeoul	#1,125	24.2	9.1%	1,684
37	Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju	#1,126	24.2	9.7%	2,390
38	Soongsil UniversitySeoul	#1,161	23.9	10.8%	1,444
39	Kookmin UniversitySeoul	#1,183	23.7	10.6%	1,158
40	Seoul National University of Science and TechnologySeoul	#1,215	23.4	9.7%	2,233
41	Kunsan National UniversityGunsan	#1,253	23.1	13.6%	596
42	Kumoh National Institute of TechnologyGumi	#1,268	23.0	12.3%	1,097
43	Gyeongsang National UniversityJinju-si	#1,314	22.6	9.2%	1,793
44	Korea Institute for Advanced StudySeoul	#1,321	22.5	10.7%	447
45	Incheon National UniversityIncheon	#1,482	21.3	9.8%	1,327
46	Kangwon National UniversityChuncheon	#1,500	21.1	8.8%	1,685
47	Pukyong National UniversityBusan	#1,544	20.8	8.4%	2,243
48	Korea Institute of Industrial TechnologyCheonan	#1,546	20.8	8.7%	1,306
49	SK Group (South Korea)Seoul	#1,571	20.6	13.0%	413
50	Korea Institute of Machinery & MaterialsDaejeon	#1,579	20.6	10.7%	527
51	Sunchon National UniversitySuncheon	#1,655	20.1	5.1%	688
52	Korea Research Institute of Chemical TechnologyDaejeon	#1,695	19.8	9.4%	720
53	Kongju National UniversityGongju	#1,699	19.8	8.2%	1,026
54	Dong-A UniversityBusan	#1,754	19.5	10.7%	751
55	Kyonggi UniversitySuwon	#1,801	19.2	9.1%	603
56	Korea Electronics Technology InstituteSeongnam-si	#1,835	19.0	5.7%	680
57	Korea Research Institute of Standards and ScienceDaejeon	#1,884	18.7	8.2%	567
58	Korea Basic Science InstituteDaejeon	#1,900	18.6	8.0%	395
59	Hanwha Solutions (South Korea)Seoul	#1,959	18.3	6.8%	226
60	Hyundai Motors (South Korea)Seongnam-si	#2,005	18.0	8.8%	414

Institutions in South Korea above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

B. Hong, Yong Sik Ok and Yang‐Kook Sun rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1. 1B. Hong#9,681 worldwide overall673.5 of 2,063 papers here in the top 10%
2. 2Yong Sik Ok#829 worldwide overall422.2 of 849 papers here in the top 10%
3. 3Yang‐Kook Sun#542 worldwide overall392.7 of 813 papers here in the top 10%
4. 4Taeghwan Hyeon#270 worldwide overall294.6 of 554 papers here in the top 10%
5. 5Jaephil Cho#242 worldwide overall279.6 of 493 papers here in the top 10%
6. 6Ki‐Hyun Kim#97,313 worldwide overall338.1 of 1,523 papers here in the top 10%
7. 7Juyoung Yoon#871 worldwide overall229.2 of 477 papers here in the top 10%
8. 8Kisuk Kang#565 worldwide overall215.1 of 393 papers here in the top 10%
9. 9H. Park#18,883 worldwide overall240.1 of 724 papers here in the top 10%
10. 10Junsuk Rho#8,462 worldwide overall220.0 of 555 papers here in the top 10%
11. 11Hyoung Seop Kim#162,791 worldwide overall344.1 of 1,507 papers here in the top 10%
12. 12Nam Hoon Kim#18,185 worldwide overall217.2 of 596 papers here in the top 10%
13. 13Jang Wook Choi#1,070 worldwide overall193.0 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
14. 14Hyung Mok Lee#18,434 worldwide overall217.7 of 637 papers here in the top 10%
15. 15Ho Won Jang#26,807 worldwide overall220.1 of 730 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Korea on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.