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Surgery research in South Korea

Seoul National University ranks first in South Korea for Surgery research in 2022-now (#51 worldwide), followed by Yonsei University and Sungkyunkwan University.

South Korea's world rank
#14
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
13k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
41

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

What is the best university for Surgery in South Korea?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Seoul National UniversitySeoul #5146.412.4%1,257
2Yonsei UniversitySeoul #8439.612.9%1,048
3Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul #12134.611.1%761
4University of UlsanUlsan #22426.213.6%372
5Korea UniversitySeoul #23725.512.6%459
6Ulsan CollegeUlsan #27223.614.5%275
7Asan Medical CenterSeoul #30522.011.9%352
8Hanyang UniversitySeoul #32521.113.6%198
9Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul #39318.514.5%178
10Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul #40318.212.2%193
11Catholic University of KoreaSeoul #40618.111.0%838
12Pusan National UniversityBusan #45616.56.1%422
13Ajou UniversitySuwon #53314.413.0%189
14Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul #56013.78.6%279
15Chonnam National UniversityGwangju #58513.19.9%282
16Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu #59712.910.0%286
17Hallym UniversityChuncheon #65611.615.4%215
18Yeungnam UniversityDaegu #73010.113.1%126
19Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon #7409.910.3%187
20Eulji UniversityDaejeon #7689.410.3%117
21Wooridul HospitalSeoul #7849.14.9%65
22Soonchunhyang UniversitySeoul #7859.18.9%211
23National Cancer CenterGoyang-si #7869.111.1%72
24CHA UniversitySeongnam-si #7958.911.5%162
25Inje UniversityGimhae #8448.16.5%278
26Gyeongsang National UniversityJinju-si #8637.89.3%97
27Konkuk UniversitySeoul #8717.711.6%133
28Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si #8907.413.8%153
29Inha UniversityIncheon #9137.18.9%97
30Dongguk UniversitySeoul #9177.08.2%105
31Chungbuk National UniversityCheongju-si #9336.810.5%113
32Keimyung UniversityDaegu #9496.58.0%163
33Dankook UniversityJukjeon-dong #1,0085.78.5%109
34Kangwon National UniversityChuncheon #1,0095.77.2%88
35Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju #1,0694.95.1%152
36Dong-A UniversityBusan #1,1134.47.2%70
37Konyang UniversityDaejeon #1,1154.37.8%65
38Daegu Catholic UniversityGyeongsan-si #1,1454.04.4%95
39Chosun UniversityGwangju #1,1983.37.7%109
40Wonkwang UniversityIksan #1,2003.36.0%90
41Jeju National UniversityJeju City #1,2722.54.9%77

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in South Korea?

Jung Hwan Baek, Seung‐Jung Park and Bon‐Kwon Koo rank highest among researchers based in South Korea, on their papers in Surgery that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jung Hwan Baek#41,072 worldwide overall61.4 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Seung‐Jung Park#130,389 worldwide overall55.1 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Bon‐Kwon Koo#135,251 worldwide overall56.4 of 259 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Duk‐Woo Park#132,091 worldwide overall49.7 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joo‐Yong Hahn#144,869 worldwide overall37.6 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Joo Myung Lee#121,163 worldwide overall37.0 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Eun‐Seok Shin#119,653 worldwide overall35.7 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ho‐Seong Han#256,715 worldwide overall40.3 of 177 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Woo Jin Hyung#133,294 worldwide overall35.9 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chang‐Wook Nam#209,917 worldwide overall37.2 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jeong Hyun Lee#317,767 worldwide overall36.6 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Joon‐Hyung Doh#102,133 worldwide overall32.3 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Young‐Hak Kim#225,487 worldwide overall41.9 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Seung‐Whan Lee#236,211 worldwide overall41.8 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Se Hoon Park#167,758 worldwide overall28.5 of 82 papers here in the top 10%

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