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Finance research in South Korea

Seoul National University ranks first in South Korea for Finance research in 2022-now (#101 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University.

South Korea's world rank
#16
of 52 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
822
Top-10% rate
9.4%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Finance in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Seoul National UniversitySeoul #1018.110.0%61
2Yonsei UniversitySeoul #1204.77.0%61

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

Who are the top Finance researchers in South Korea?

Doojin Ryu, Sang Hoon Kang and Heejin Yang rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Finance that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Doojin Ryu#92,760 worldwide overall24.9 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Sang Hoon Kang#6,757 worldwide overall20.4 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Heejin Yang#337,976 worldwide overall6.0 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Inmoo Lee#194,553 worldwide overall5.2 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Seong‐Min Yoon#1,226,018 worldwide overall10.4 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hoon Cho#878,454 worldwide overall4.5 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kuan‐Hui Lee#719,716 worldwide overall4.0 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Soonman Kwon#541,513 worldwide overall4.3 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Xiaofei Zhao#88,315 worldwide overall3.5 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Sang Hoon Kang#306,631 worldwide overall4.3 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Donggyu Kim#866,471 worldwide overall3.6 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Young‐Ho Khang#17,841 worldwide overall2.8 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Doowon Ryu#716,616 worldwide overall2.8 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jongsub Lee#404,449 worldwide overall2.4 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Karam Kim#717,244 worldwide overall2.3 of 5 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Korea on their work in Finance 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 Finance