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Environmental Engineering research in South Korea

Seoul National University ranks first in South Korea for Environmental Engineering research in 2022-now (#89 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University and Korea University.

South Korea's world rank
#12
of 63 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.1k
Top-10% rate
9.6%
Ranked institutions
4

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

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Seoul National UniversitySeoul #8922.811.2%136
2Yonsei UniversitySeoul #17910.811.0%76
3Korea UniversitySeoul #18210.511.2%77
4Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #2683.99.5%64

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

Who are the top Environmental Engineering researchers in South Korea?

Kyung Hwa Cho, Ilhan Chang and Jungho Im rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Environmental Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Kyung Hwa Cho#53,364 worldwide overall13.2 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ilhan Chang#145,533 worldwide overall10.5 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jungho Im#173,687 worldwide overall11.7 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Byung Hong Kim#82,358 worldwide overall9.5 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kyu‐Jung Chae#70,888 worldwide overall9.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Geun Young Yun#104,404 worldwide overall9.0 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jong‐Jin Baik#738,356 worldwide overall10.5 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jiyong Eom#76,339 worldwide overall6.5 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Youngryel Ryu#25,008 worldwide overall7.0 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Saro Lee#53,281 worldwide overall9.8 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11In Seop Chang#776,987 worldwide overall12.3 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Sokhee Philemon Jung#713,868 worldwide overall9.5 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 12Gye-Chun Cho#892,410 worldwide overall7.3 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Taehoon Hong#99,203 worldwide overall7.9 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Mahdi Panahi#47,150 worldwide overall6.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Korea on their work in Environmental Engineering 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 Environmental Engineering