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Nursing research in South Korea

Seoul National University ranks first in South Korea for Nursing research in 2022-now (#27 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University and Ewha Womans University.

South Korea's world rank
#6
of 64 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.7k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
7

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
1Seoul National UniversitySeoul #2741.210.5%148
2Yonsei UniversitySeoul #7523.015.4%119
3Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #9618.616.8%70
4Korea UniversitySeoul #10716.712.7%91
5Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #12014.613.4%88
6Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #1609.511.1%62
7Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #1748.011.9%65

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in South Korea?

Young‐Ho Khang, Hyeon Chang Kim and Jae‐Young Koh rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Nursing that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Young‐Ho Khang#17,841 worldwide overall6.8 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Hyeon Chang Kim#405,944 worldwide overall7.5 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 2Jae‐Young Koh#150,636 worldwide overall7.3 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Seung-Taik Lim#308,351 worldwide overall7.0 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Sujin Shin#1,824,098 worldwide overall8.5 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Sung‐Heui Bae#778,982 worldwide overall5.7 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kihye Han#219,260 worldwide overall5.1 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Byung Cheon Lee#1,046,296 worldwide overall4.7 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Tai Hyun Park#1,308,737 worldwide overall6.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jae Il Shin#31,218 worldwide overall4.3 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Wilhelm Heinrich Holzapfel#876,869 worldwide overall7.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Tae Wha Lee#3,495,913 worldwide overall7.5 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13In‐Hwan Oh#32,846 worldwide overall3.3 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hyun Seok Song#281,862 worldwide overall3.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Youngseok Lee#504,846 worldwide overall3.7 of 12 papers here in the top 10%

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