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Ocean Engineering research in South Korea

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ranks first in South Korea for Ocean Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#151 worldwide), followed by Korea Maritime and Ocean University and Seoul National University.

South Korea's world rank
#9
of 56 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
Top-10% rate
14.1%
Ranked institutions
4

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

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #15111.321.9%67
2Korea Maritime and Ocean UniversityBusan #1689.415.8%87
3Seoul National UniversitySeoul #1966.715.7%91
4Pukyong National UniversityBusan #2383.211.2%63

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

Who are the top Ocean Engineering researchers in South Korea?

Changsoo Shin, Jeom Kee Paik and Myung-Il Roh rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

  1. 1Changsoo Shin#57,533 worldwide overall467 citations · 13 works
  2. 2Jeom Kee Paik#133,736 worldwide overall531 citations · 22 works
  3. 3Myung-Il Roh#187,424 worldwide overall206 citations · 26 works
  4. 4Hyoung Seop Kim#197,574 worldwide overall2k citations · 7 works
  5. 5Pan-Mook Lee#224,645 worldwide overall193 citations · 26 works
  6. 6Jong‐Se Lim#261,311 worldwide overall80 citations · 10 works
  7. 7Taejung Kim#280,326 worldwide overall129 citations · 8 works
  8. 8Jong‐Sub Lee#280,338 worldwide overall380 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Kwang-Jun Paik#318,445 worldwide overall114 citations · 7 works
  10. 10Kyung‐Tae Kim#376,432 worldwide overall239 citations · 7 works
  11. 11Bong-Huan Jun#376,806 worldwide overall129 citations · 17 works
  12. 12Soonhung Han#377,766 worldwide overall149 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Inchul Kim#383,857 worldwide overall35 citations · 7 works
  14. 14Gyei-Kark Park#395,033 worldwide overall30 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Wan Kyun Chung#399,714 worldwide overall425 citations · 11 works

How South Korea compares with other countries in Ocean Engineering