Top-cited scientists in South Korea
2025 single-year list · 4,001 listed authors · 13th of 170 countries
4,001 researchers whose current affiliation is in South Korea are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 1,095 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). South Korea has 1.6% of everyone on the list, 13th of 170 countries.
Listed authors
4,001
1.6% of the list
In the global top 100,000
1,095
27.4% of its listed authors
Country rank
#13
of 170 countries by listed authors
Top institutions in South Korea
Top fields
4,001 listed scientists in South Korea
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