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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research in South Korea

Yonsei University ranks first in South Korea for Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#111 worldwide), followed by Sungkyunkwan University and Seoul National University Hospital.

South Korea's world rank
#12
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.4k
Top-10% rate
13.8%
Ranked institutions
29

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Yonsei UniversitySeoul #11133.113.5%427
2Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #14029.817.2%258
3Seoul National University HospitalSeoul #17226.915.9%246
4Seoul National UniversitySeoul #17326.815.2%272
5Samsung Medical CenterSeoul #18026.314.8%247
6University of UlsanUlsan #21223.917.8%209
7Korea UniversitySeoul #23422.517.0%144
8Asan Medical CenterSeoul #25021.614.5%225
9Ulsan CollegeUlsan #29319.317.4%173
10Catholic University of KoreaSeoul #32417.912.1%204
11Seoul National University Bundang HospitalSeongnam-si #34417.111.3%184
12Hanyang UniversitySeoul #54110.621.8%87
13Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #56610.019.3%79
14The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's HospitalSeoul #6009.212.8%112
15National Cancer CenterGoyang-si #6039.114.8%82
16Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #6118.914.9%79
17Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #6937.113.6%98
18Ajou UniversitySuwon #7376.213.7%90
19Severance HospitalSeoul #7605.811.4%110
20Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #7905.314.0%84
21Soonchunhyang UniversitySeoul #8294.612.4%78
22Korea University Medical CenterSeoul #8733.89.4%95
23Gangnam Severance HospitalSeoul #8753.812.1%79
24Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #8803.712.8%77
25Pusan National UniversityBusan #9153.211.3%81
26Pusan National University Yangsan HospitalYangsan #9682.411.2%65
27Chonnam National University HospitalGwangju #9872.19.9%63
28Kyungpook National University HospitalDaegu #1,0171.78.5%64
29Pusan National University HospitalBusan #1,049123.05.9%80

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

Who are the top Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine researchers in South Korea?

Dong‐Wan Kim, Myung‐Ju Ahn and Ji‐Youn Han rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

  1. 1Dong‐Wan Kim#2,639 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 43 works
  2. 2Myung‐Ju Ahn#3,433 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 79 works
  3. 3Ji‐Youn Han#4,012 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 39 works
  4. 4Jin Mo Goo#4,359 worldwide overall678 citations · 38 works
  5. 5Ki Hyeong Lee#6,022 worldwide overall1k citations · 39 works
  6. 6Keunchil Park#9,841 worldwide overall887 citations · 58 works
  7. 7Dong Soon Kim#11,443 worldwide overall590 citations · 21 works
  8. 8Joohyuk Sohn#18,848 worldwide overall627 citations · 21 works
  9. 9Jin Seok Ahn#22,065 worldwide overall649 citations · 39 works
  10. 10Do‐Youn Oh#22,626 worldwide overall869 citations · 34 works
  11. 11Jae‐Lyun Lee#23,781 worldwide overall519 citations · 21 works
  12. 12Seock‐Ah Im#23,812 worldwide overall786 citations · 27 works
  13. 13Joon Oh Park#25,084 worldwide overall454 citations · 20 works
  14. 14Young‐Chul Kim#29,825 worldwide overall502 citations · 20 works
  15. 15Chang Min Park#30,083 worldwide overall273 citations · 22 works

How South Korea compares with other countries in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine