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Physics and Astronomy research in South Korea

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ranks first in South Korea for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022–2025 (#76 worldwide), followed by Seoul National University and Pohang University of Science and Technology.

South Korea's world rank
#14
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.6k
Top-10% rate
19.2%
Ranked institutions
33

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #7641.520.1%483
2Seoul National UniversitySeoul #13034.321.8%501
3Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang #16331.224.1%276
4Institute for Basic ScienceDaejeon #21427.534.0%339
5Yonsei UniversitySeoul #29823.120.6%331
6Korea UniversitySeoul #33021.719.7%234
7Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #34521.118.9%235
8Hanyang UniversitySeoul #37619.917.4%185
9Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan #46517.121.6%143
10Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju #51215.826.2%129
11Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #53315.219.8%164
12Samsung (South Korea)Seoul #59013.912.5%93
13Pusan National UniversityBusan #63312.916.5%165
14Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul #70911.415.1%73
15Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #71711.222.6%179
16Korea University of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #8798.520.6%126
17Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #8878.417.0%77
18Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical PhysicsPohang #9397.643.4%111
19Korea Research Institute of Standards and ScienceDaejeon #9607.310.6%92
20Korea Institute for Advanced StudySeoul #1,0006.737.9%167
21Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #1,0276.425.8%103
22Sejong UniversitySeoul #1,0396.225.3%115
23Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #1,0476.117.2%92
24Sogang UniversitySeoul #1,1634.723.5%120
25Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteDaejeon #1,1814.513.1%82
26Soongsil UniversitySeoul #1,1974.318.6%80
27Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteDaejeon #1,2114.15.3%89
28Chungbuk National UniversityCheongju-si #1,2264.012.5%100
29University of SeoulSeoul #1,2583.617.1%61
30Inha UniversityIncheon #1,2693.521.0%80
31Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #1,3003.214.3%101
32Korea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteDaejeon #1,4092.118.3%147
33Korea Institute of Fusion EnergyDaejeon #1,510116.029.4%85

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in South Korea?

H. Park, Hyung Mok Lee and M. Merola rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

  1. 1H. Park#18,802 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 180 works
  2. 2Hyung Mok Lee#50,398 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 170 works
  3. 3M. Merola#53,473 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 280 works
  4. 4P. Goldenzweig#81,848 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 187 works
  5. 5Y.-J. Kwon#91,019 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 199 works
  6. 6C. Rott#202,673 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 240 works
  7. 7H. J. Kim#325,228 worldwide overall943 citations · 176 works
  8. 8Dongsu Ryu#632,923 worldwide overall465 citations · 173 works
  9. 9Myungshin Im#788,372 worldwide overall295 citations · 170 works

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