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Chemistry research in South Korea

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ranks first in South Korea for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#63 worldwide), followed by Institute for Basic Science and Seoul National University.

South Korea's world rank
#10
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.3k
Top-10% rate
10.3%
Ranked institutions
29

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Chemistry in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #6342.216.6%216
2Institute for Basic ScienceDaejeon #9336.818.4%108
3Seoul National UniversitySeoul #13631.510.9%263
4Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang #16129.113.7%139
5Yonsei UniversitySeoul #26822.010.9%201
6Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #28821.09.9%200
7Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan #30720.114.2%96
8Korea UniversitySeoul #32519.313.9%161
9Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #33918.78.1%116
10Yeungnam UniversityDaegu #42615.614.5%188
11Hanyang UniversitySeoul #46214.49.8%144
12Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #47114.113.2%125
13Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul #48613.79.5%69
14Pusan National UniversityBusan #52212.79.6%133
15Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #53012.513.5%83
16Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju #61010.57.4%61
17Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #6529.66.4%122
18Chungbuk National UniversityCheongju-si #6779.112.3%61
19Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #6938.812.8%150
20Kangwon National UniversityChuncheon #7487.79.5%93
21Korea Research Institute of Chemical TechnologyDaejeon #7537.68.0%72
22Gyeongsang National UniversityJinju-si #7557.610.0%81
23Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #7587.55.4%137
24Dongguk UniversitySeoul #7647.411.3%90
25Inha UniversityIncheon #7727.310.7%70
26Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #7887.09.4%92
27Korea University of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #8036.77.3%80
28Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si #8565.818.1%74
29Seoul National University of Science and TechnologySeoul #9274.76.0%61

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in South Korea?

Sukbok Chang, Juyoung Yoon and Kimoon Kim rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Sukbok Chang#19,428 worldwide overall139.7 of 371 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Juyoung Yoon#871 worldwide overall91.1 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kimoon Kim#44,464 worldwide overall82.0 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jong Seung Kim#17,325 worldwide overall66.0 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Wonwoo Nam#59,985 worldwide overall62.7 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ki‐Hyun Kim#97,313 worldwide overall51.7 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sungwoo Hong#241,599 worldwide overall50.3 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8KWANG SOO KIM#79,344 worldwide overall46.6 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ryong Ryoo#40,009 worldwide overall44.2 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Dongho Kim#263,368 worldwide overall54.3 of 245 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Sung Hwa Jhung#104,805 worldwide overall54.3 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Mu‐Hyun Baik#202,685 worldwide overall47.1 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Seung Hwan Cho#92,393 worldwide overall33.8 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Dongwook Kim#188,891 worldwide overall34.5 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Young Ho Ko#212,294 worldwide overall27.5 of 68 papers here in the top 10%

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

How South Korea compares with other countries in Chemistry