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Energy research in South Korea

Korea University ranks first in South Korea for Energy research in 2022–2025 (#145 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

South Korea's world rank
#11
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.8k
Top-10% rate
18.9%
Ranked institutions
24

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

What is the best university for Energy in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Korea UniversitySeoul #14523.926.2%190
2Yonsei UniversitySeoul #15822.623.5%150
3Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #16721.823.9%137
4Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan #19919.131.8%116
5Yeungnam UniversityDaegu #20418.719.3%247
6Seoul National UniversitySeoul #21118.220.0%161
7Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #22117.519.1%188
8Hanyang UniversitySeoul #23616.521.4%142
9Pusan National UniversityBusan #26814.519.7%109
10Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #28913.419.6%111
11Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #32011.827.9%124
12Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #33511.123.3%101
13Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang #3729.520.9%119
14Sejong UniversitySeoul #4177.831.9%70
15Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul #4436.918.3%112
16Dongguk UniversitySeoul #4706.017.5%102
17Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #4755.814.7%109
18Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si #4775.719.9%73
19Inha UniversityIncheon #4855.517.8%84
20Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #5024.916.9%82
21Korea Institute of Energy ResearchDaejeon #5154.617.4%87
22Korea University of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #5593.316.4%66
23Pukyong National UniversityBusan #6231.612.1%75
24Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #6271.59.1%102

Institutions in South Korea above the floor of 40 fractional works in Energy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Energy researchers in South Korea?

Taeghwan Hyeon, Joong Hee Lee and Jaephil Cho rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

  1. 1Taeghwan Hyeon#5,712 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Joong Hee Lee#17,315 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 15 works
  3. 3Jaephil Cho#19,775 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 13 works
  4. 4Nam‐Gyu Park#33,888 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 32 works
  5. 5Nam Hoon Kim#35,542 worldwide overall2k citations · 21 works
  6. 6Jinwoo Lee#49,869 worldwide overall1k citations · 18 works
  7. 7Jong‐Beom Baek#52,664 worldwide overall893 citations · 14 works
  8. 8Wonyong Choi#64,395 worldwide overall1k citations · 33 works
  9. 9Min Gyu Kim#109,619 worldwide overall958 citations · 11 works
  10. 10Young Moo Lee#113,306 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 10 works
  11. 11Jae Sung Lee#116,298 worldwide overall895 citations · 30 works
  12. 12Kug‐Seung Lee#132,610 worldwide overall626 citations · 19 works
  13. 13Sung‐Hoon Ahn#136,181 worldwide overall718 citations · 15 works
  14. 14Soo‐Jin Park#167,012 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 22 works
  15. 15Ch. Venkata Reddy#187,078 worldwide overall503 citations · 12 works

How South Korea compares with other countries in Energy