How does South Korea rank in Aerospace Engineering research?

South Korea ranks #5 of 67 countries on research quality in Aerospace Engineering (2022–2025), with 5.8k works.

Subfield · Aerospace Engineering · South Korea

Aerospace Engineering research in South Korea

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ranks first in South Korea for Aerospace Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#54 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University and Seoul National University.

South Korea's world rank: #5
Works, 2022–2025: 5.8k
Top-10% rate: 32.0%
Ranked institutions: 26

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

What is the best university for Aerospace Engineering in South Korea?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon	#54	40.3	41.5%	424
2	Yonsei UniversitySeoul	#121	28.2	36.1%	178
3	Seoul National UniversitySeoul	#140	26.0	33.4%	299
4	Sejong UniversitySeoul	#152	24.8	41.7%	130
5	Korea UniversitySeoul	#166	23.5	39.4%	129
6	Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul	#176	22.6	38.3%	97
7	Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang	#231	18.5	29.2%	144
8	Hanyang UniversitySeoul	#233	18.4	32.9%	149
9	Chosun UniversityGwangju	#241	17.9	37.1%	64
10	Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu	#278	15.7	34.9%	109
11	Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul	#281	15.6	32.6%	130
12	Ajou UniversitySuwon	#334	13.0	40.6%	90
13	Pusan National UniversityBusan	#338	12.8	34.1%	134
14	Agency for Defense DevelopmentDaejeon	#349	12.3	30.7%	139
15	Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul	#381	11.0	29.8%	102
16	Inha UniversityIncheon	#410	9.9	32.3%	100
17	Korea Aerospace UniversityGoyang-si	#428	9.3	43.5%	83
18	Seoul National University of Science and TechnologySeoul	#438	8.9	37.3%	76
19	Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteDaejeon	#499	7.0	22.0%	132
20	Korea Aerospace Research InstituteDaejeon	#536	5.9	25.4%	124
21	Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon	#537	5.9	32.4%	88
22	Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan	#540	5.8	28.9%	96
23	Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteDaejeon	#562	5.2	29.7%	109
24	Gyeongsang National UniversityJinju-si	#583	4.6	35.0%	62
25	Samsung (South Korea)Seoul	#661	2.8	26.5%	63
26	Bio-Medical Science (South Korea)Seoul	#683	2.3	5.0%	266

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

Who are the top Aerospace Engineering researchers in South Korea?

Joon-Sung Park, Chang-Kyung Ryoo and Min-Jea Tahk rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

1Joon-Sung Park#46,065 worldwide overall485 citations · 37 works
2Chang-Kyung Ryoo#78,631 worldwide overall247 citations · 37 works
3Min-Jea Tahk#124,720 worldwide overall391 citations · 51 works
4Hyun Cheol Chung#126,520 worldwide overall653 citations · 48 works
5Sungjoon Lim#236,075 worldwide overall316 citations · 47 works
6Youdan Kim#238,093 worldwide overall361 citations · 50 works
7Wonbin Hong#243,273 worldwide overall267 citations · 38 works
8Jaehoon Choi#274,591 worldwide overall230 citations · 37 works
9Jong Seok Lee#373,095 worldwide overall443 citations · 100 works
10Kyung‐Tae Kim#376,432 worldwide overall239 citations · 42 works
11Young Joo Park#421,213 worldwide overall382 citations · 42 works
12유승훈#452,811 worldwide overall8 citations · 43 works
13Hyochoong Bang#453,449 worldwide overall258 citations · 56 works
14Sangwook Nam#473,374 worldwide overall250 citations · 37 works
15Seong‐Ook Park#477,918 worldwide overall208 citations · 56 works

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