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Sociology and Political Science research in South Korea

Kyung Hee University ranks first in South Korea for Sociology and Political Science research in 2022–2025 (#160 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University and Sungkyunkwan University.

South Korea's world rank
#15
of 122 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.4k
Top-10% rate
27.4%
Ranked institutions
17

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

What is the best university for Sociology and Political Science in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #16035.448.7%171
2Yonsei UniversitySeoul #27228.627.8%312
3Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #31526.835.8%182
4Seoul National UniversitySeoul #34825.527.1%266
5Hanyang UniversitySeoul #39723.840.2%145
6Korea UniversitySeoul #41123.437.4%163
7Sejong UniversitySeoul #47821.553.5%82
8Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #65217.526.8%143
9Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si #78815.141.5%74
10Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #84414.235.6%92
11Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon #90413.337.3%82
12Pusan National UniversityBusan #1,12410.633.2%68
13Dongguk UniversitySeoul #1,1819.927.7%83
14Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesSeoul #1,3118.626.8%82
15Bio-Medical Science (South Korea)Seoul #1,5556.45.4%313
16Sogang UniversitySeoul #1,8424.321.5%64
17Dong-A UniversityBusan #1,8724.114.6%66

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

Who are the top Sociology and Political Science researchers in South Korea?

Heesup Han, Joon-Sung Park and Chulmo Koo rank highest among researchers based in South Korea.

  1. 1Heesup Han#13,175 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 54 works
  2. 2Joon-Sung Park#46,065 worldwide overall485 citations · 39 works
  3. 3Chulmo Koo#103,244 worldwide overall433 citations · 36 works
  4. 4Hyun Cheol Chung#126,520 worldwide overall653 citations · 48 works
  5. 5Jong Seok Lee#373,095 worldwide overall443 citations · 102 works
  6. 6Young Joo Park#421,213 worldwide overall382 citations · 55 works
  7. 7유승훈#452,811 worldwide overall8 citations · 43 works
  8. 8Nam Kyu Kim#509,963 worldwide overall230 citations · 49 works
  9. 9Jae‐Hyun Lee#563,975 worldwide overall333 citations · 91 works
  10. 10耕一郎 田中#592,281 worldwide overall0 citations · 44 works
  11. 11김수일#630,347 worldwide overall5 citations · 38 works
  12. 12Seung Wook Lee#645,372 worldwide overall161 citations · 38 works
  13. 13Won Ho Kim#664,610 worldwide overall244 citations · 76 works
  14. 14Eun‐Kyung Kim#682,603 worldwide overall535 citations · 179 works
  15. 15Do‐Heyoung Kim#699,607 worldwide overall311 citations · 126 works

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