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Artificial Intelligence research in South Korea

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ranks first in South Korea for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022-now (#41 worldwide), followed by Seoul National University and Yonsei University.

South Korea's world rank
#12
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
8.8k
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
35

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

What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #4150.713.5%613
2Seoul National UniversitySeoul #10937.711.1%623
3Yonsei UniversitySeoul #15732.813.4%440
4Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #16332.313.0%394
5Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang #25126.614.0%169
6Korea UniversitySeoul #25326.510.3%524
7Samsung (South Korea)Seoul #31023.88.7%286
8Hanyang UniversitySeoul #32423.211.3%310
9Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #46218.510.7%204
10Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #47518.114.9%214
11Sejong UniversitySeoul #55216.120.0%165
12Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan #58415.410.5%69
13Sogang UniversitySeoul #62414.58.8%69
14Naver (South Korea)Seongnam-si #66913.615.4%79
15Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju #70512.911.0%86
16Inha UniversityIncheon #71012.813.5%123
17Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #71912.613.3%102
18Dongguk UniversitySeoul #76711.817.9%107
19Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si #78011.621.0%202
20Kumoh National Institute of TechnologyGumi #78711.416.7%74
21Soongsil UniversitySeoul #78811.414.3%92
22Yeungnam UniversityDaegu #80611.130.1%66
23Pusan National UniversityBusan #80711.19.6%127
24Ajou UniversitySuwon #9189.413.0%88
25Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #9369.111.0%172
26Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #1,0557.610.3%86
27Seoul National University of Science and TechnologySeoul #1,1296.67.8%133
28Kookmin UniversitySeoul #1,1476.412.0%95
29Chungbuk National UniversityCheongju-si #1,1586.312.9%103
30Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteDaejeon #1,3034.76.1%201
31Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #1,3794.012.5%76
32Pukyong National UniversityBusan #1,4103.712.5%62
33Konkuk UniversitySeoul #1,5232.78.2%73
34Catholic University of KoreaSeoul #1,5492.414.2%61
35Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #1,5932.16.6%64

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

Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in South Korea?

Jung Hee Cheon, Khan Muhammad and Sung Wook Baik rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Artificial Intelligence that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jung Hee Cheon#82,880 worldwide overall26.8 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Khan Muhammad#9,886 worldwide overall23.5 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sung Wook Baik#28,307 worldwide overall19.6 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gunhee Kim#94,438 worldwide overall17.1 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hyunseok Jeong#219,940 worldwide overall20.9 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Gyu Sang Choi#346,740 worldwide overall19.3 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yongdae Kim#174,134 worldwide overall13.8 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sungjun Kim#174,852 worldwide overall12.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Farman Ali#25,319 worldwide overall12.2 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Miran Kim#195,629 worldwide overall11.2 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Imran Ashraf#577,111 worldwide overall29.1 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Gwanggil Jeon#230,628 worldwide overall14.2 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jee-weon Jung#231,452 worldwide overall13.6 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Quoc‐Viet Pham#50,682 worldwide overall14.9 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Unil Yun#118,159 worldwide overall16.7 of 52 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Korea on their work in Artificial Intelligence 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 Artificial Intelligence