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Physics and Astronomy research in South Korea

Institute for Basic Science ranks first in South Korea for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#88 worldwide), followed by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Seoul National University.

South Korea's world rank
#16
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.6k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
34

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
1Institute for Basic ScienceDaejeon #8838.311.4%339
2Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #12833.111.1%489
3Seoul National UniversitySeoul #14831.110.4%538
4Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang #17229.112.9%292
5Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical PhysicsPohang #27422.611.0%111
6Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan #29421.711.4%143
7Yonsei UniversitySeoul #31620.710.4%346
8Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #32620.210.6%249
9Korea Institute for Advanced StudySeoul #36118.89.1%167
10Korea UniversitySeoul #39717.59.2%238
11Hanyang UniversitySeoul #44216.09.2%186
12Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju #48314.811.0%129
13Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #49214.68.1%67
14Korea University of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #52313.78.9%126
15Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul #57112.512.5%78
16Samsung (South Korea)Seoul #57312.59.1%110
17Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #60011.810.6%105
18Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #60211.811.2%166
19Sogang UniversitySeoul #62911.24.2%120
20Pusan National UniversityBusan #6999.77.5%174
21Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #7009.77.2%181
22Korea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteDaejeon #7798.26.2%147
23University of SeoulSeoul #8177.65.6%61
24Sejong UniversitySeoul #8586.914.0%115
25Korea Research Institute of Standards and ScienceDaejeon #8846.55.6%92
26Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #9425.68.1%91
27Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #9575.46.3%104
28Chungbuk National UniversityCheongju-si #9825.15.3%103
29Inha UniversityIncheon #1,0134.66.6%82
30Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #1,0144.69.7%93
31Korea Institute of Fusion EnergyDaejeon #1,0723.84.7%85
32Soongsil UniversitySeoul #1,0753.89.6%80
33Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteDaejeon #1,1283.14.0%82
34Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteDaejeon #1,288132.03.4%89

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

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

B. Hong, H. Park and Hyung Mok Lee rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1B. Hong#9,681 worldwide overall649.4 of 1,926 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2H. Park#18,883 worldwide overall235.8 of 676 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hyung Mok Lee#18,434 worldwide overall185.2 of 507 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4B. R. Ko#73,834 worldwide overall222.7 of 898 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5K. S. Sim#24,252 worldwide overall132.8 of 335 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6John Jungkeun OH#2,347 worldwide overall108.3 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7S. H. Oh#6,648 worldwide overall104.2 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8K. Lee#24,723 worldwide overall87.9 of 224 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Korea on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy