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