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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment research in South Korea

Korea University ranks first in South Korea for Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment research in 2022–2025 (#126 worldwide), followed by Yeungnam University and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology.

South Korea's world rank
#10
of 68 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.3k
Top-10% rate
18.2%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Korea UniversitySeoul #12623.625.6%173
2Yeungnam UniversityDaegu #14221.819.2%235
3Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan #14521.432.1%104
4Yonsei UniversitySeoul #18217.822.5%136
5Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #18517.618.1%178
6Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #22814.322.2%122
7Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #23513.827.9%120
8Seoul National UniversitySeoul #23713.718.6%137
9Hanyang UniversitySeoul #24113.420.3%128
10Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #24613.123.3%94
11Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang #29110.420.9%112
12Sejong UniversitySeoul #3159.231.5%67
13Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #3169.118.7%102
14Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul #3398.017.9%102
15Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #3836.114.9%99
16Inha UniversityIncheon #3965.617.9%76
17Pusan National UniversityBusan #4045.216.3%96
18Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si #4065.220.1%69
19Dongguk UniversitySeoul #4174.715.9%92
20Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #4802.515.4%71
21Korea Institute of Energy ResearchDaejeon #4832.415.2%70
22Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #518132.08.3%96
23Pukyong National UniversityBusan #53581.09.1%65

Institutions in South Korea above the floor of 40 fractional works in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment researchers in South Korea?

Taeghwan Hyeon, Joong Hee Lee and Jaephil Cho rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

  1. 1Taeghwan Hyeon#5,712 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Joong Hee Lee#17,315 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 15 works
  3. 3Jaephil Cho#19,775 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 13 works
  4. 4Nam‐Gyu Park#33,888 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 32 works
  5. 5Nam Hoon Kim#35,542 worldwide overall2k citations · 21 works
  6. 6Jinwoo Lee#49,869 worldwide overall1k citations · 18 works
  7. 7Jong‐Beom Baek#52,664 worldwide overall893 citations · 13 works
  8. 8Wonyong Choi#64,395 worldwide overall1k citations · 33 works
  9. 9Min Gyu Kim#109,619 worldwide overall958 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Young Moo Lee#113,306 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 10 works
  11. 11Jae Sung Lee#116,298 worldwide overall895 citations · 30 works
  12. 12Kug‐Seung Lee#132,610 worldwide overall626 citations · 19 works
  13. 13Sung‐Hoon Ahn#136,181 worldwide overall718 citations · 14 works
  14. 14Soo‐Jin Park#167,012 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 21 works
  15. 15Yong Soo Kang#175,720 worldwide overall533 citations · 9 works

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