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Nursing research in South Korea

Ewha Womans University ranks first in South Korea for Nursing research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University and Kyung Hee University.

South Korea's world rank
#3
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.7k
Top-10% rate
19.4%
Ranked institutions
6

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Nursing in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #1100.024.1%67
2Yonsei UniversitySeoul #379.523.3%88
3Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #2242.326.4%77
4Seoul National UniversitySeoul #2440.717.1%96
5Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #3036.625.8%60
6Korea UniversitySeoul #7320.021.5%81

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in South Korea?

Seok‐Jun Yoon, Sun Ha Jee and Ung-Kyu Choi rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

  1. 1Seok‐Jun Yoon#4,239 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 6 works
  2. 2Sun Ha Jee#25,391 worldwide overall713 citations · 11 works
  3. 3Ung-Kyu Choi#62,779 worldwide overall276 citations · 6 works
  4. 4Han‐Suk Kim#66,177 worldwide overall252 citations · 6 works
  5. 5Myonghwa Park#73,706 worldwide overall139 citations · 7 works
  6. 6Heejung Kim#77,104 worldwide overall487 citations · 9 works
  7. 7Cho‐il Kim#83,351 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 7 works
  8. 8Mi Sook Cho#116,478 worldwide overall63 citations · 9 works
  9. 9Myung‐Sook Choi#124,993 worldwide overall459 citations · 7 works
  10. 10Soyoung Yu#139,799 worldwide overall144 citations · 8 works
  11. 11Dae Jung Kim#148,849 worldwide overall509 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Il-Sun Yang#187,494 worldwide overall40 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Wilhelm H. Holzapfel#192,286 worldwide overall282 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Meera Kweon#210,403 worldwide overall82 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Hae Young Chung#215,939 worldwide overall382 citations · 11 works

How South Korea compares with other countries in Nursing