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Neuroscience research in South Korea

Institute for Basic Science ranks first in South Korea for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#95 worldwide), followed by Seoul National University and Sungkyunkwan University.

South Korea's world rank
#11
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.6k
Top-10% rate
10.7%
Ranked institutions
37

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Institute for Basic ScienceDaejeon #9534.921.8%91
2Seoul National UniversitySeoul #10633.310.8%617
3Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #11432.313.2%304
4Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #11731.913.4%261
5Yonsei UniversitySeoul #14029.413.4%446
6Korea UniversitySeoul #24421.411.3%399
7Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang #29718.613.6%77
8Hanyang UniversitySeoul #31018.013.1%176
9Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul #34216.615.3%80
10Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyDaegu #35316.111.7%79
11Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan #40914.011.8%83
12Samsung (South Korea)Seoul #41014.010.9%61
13Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju #41913.714.4%85
14Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #46312.311.0%157
15Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #52110.69.9%135
16Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #52710.49.9%104
17Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #54410.09.6%234
18Dongguk UniversitySeoul #5719.315.9%111
19Ajou UniversitySuwon #6068.412.2%78
20Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si #6218.118.1%121
21Pusan National UniversityBusan #6228.17.5%169
22Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #6786.89.1%104
23Inha UniversityIncheon #6986.412.3%61
24University of UlsanUlsan #7006.45.8%73
25Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #7834.86.6%145
26Gyeongsang National UniversityJinju-si #8034.410.4%69
27Catholic University of KoreaSeoul #8194.18.1%191
28Soonchunhyang UniversitySeoul #8244.010.8%92
29Chungbuk National UniversityCheongju-si #8383.85.7%75
30Konkuk UniversitySeoul #8513.68.1%116
31Kangwon National UniversityChuncheon #8643.38.4%66
32Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #8763.27.8%86
33CHA UniversitySeongnam-si #8793.19.6%64
34Hallym UniversityChuncheon #8823.07.1%130
35Dankook UniversityJukjeon-dong #8863.07.1%70
36Inje UniversityGimhae #9072.79.8%109
37Chosun UniversityGwangju #9312.37.7%70

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in South Korea?

C. Justin Lee, Dae‐Hyeong Kim and Eunjoon Kim rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1C. Justin Lee#61,862 worldwide overall40.2 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Dae‐Hyeong Kim#606 worldwide overall25.7 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Eunjoon Kim#100,222 worldwide overall28.3 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Sungjun Kim#174,852 worldwide overall26.1 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ki Jun Yu#12,834 worldwide overall17.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ja Wook Koo#71,215 worldwide overall18.6 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jang‐Ung Park#5,169 worldwide overall16.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Kyoungho Suk#385,796 worldwide overall23.2 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Tae‐il Kim#84,256 worldwide overall15.5 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Seong–Whan Lee#743,981 worldwide overall37.1 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Bong‐Kiun Kaang#391,538 worldwide overall24.9 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Won‐Suk Chung#73,969 worldwide overall14.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sébastien Royer#216,331 worldwide overall14.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bo‐yong Park#107,298 worldwide overall16.7 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sang Min Won#26,718 worldwide overall13.7 of 23 papers here in the top 10%

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