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Energy research in South Korea

Seoul National University ranks first in South Korea for Energy research in 2022-now (#62 worldwide), followed by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Sungkyunkwan University.

South Korea's world rank
#3
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.8k
Top-10% rate
9.4%
Ranked institutions
24

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

What is the best university for Energy in South Korea?

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

Who are the top Energy researchers in South Korea?

Wonyong Choi, Min Gyu Kim and Jae Sung Lee rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Energy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Wonyong Choi#16,844 worldwide overall59.0 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Min Gyu Kim#41,663 worldwide overall34.6 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jae Sung Lee#56,371 worldwide overall33.8 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jaephil Cho#242 worldwide overall27.7 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Quyet V. Le#7,941 worldwide overall27.6 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Taeghwan Hyeon#270 worldwide overall25.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jong‐Beom Baek#39,679 worldwide overall25.1 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Nam Hoon Kim#18,185 worldwide overall23.8 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Chang Hyuck Choi#31,405 worldwide overall21.4 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Joong Hee Lee#24,712 worldwide overall24.1 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Seoin Back#31,708 worldwide overall19.0 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Do Hwan Kim#94,950 worldwide overall17.3 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ji‐Wook Jang#45,740 worldwide overall16.8 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sang Hoon Joo#31,516 worldwide overall19.5 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Haeseong Jang#51,619 worldwide overall17.2 of 44 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Korea on their work in Energy 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 Energy