Top institutions in South Korea for Biomedical Research

28 institutions · Biomedical Research · South Korea

Which institutions in South Korea have the most top-cited scientists in Biomedical Research?

220 researchers in South Korea whose main field is Biomedical Research are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 5.5% of all listed authors in South Korea, and 16th of 105 countries in the field. 42 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Seoul National University has the most (10), followed by Gachon University (9) and Seoul National University College of Medicine (9). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
220
5.5% of all in South Korea
In the global top 100,000
42
19.1% of them
Country rank in the field
#16
of 105 countries in Biomedical Research
Highest-ranked
#7,900
Rhee, Sue Goo
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Seoul National University104#379Kim, V. Narry #9,096
2Gachon University93#447Huq, Md Amdadul #38,581
3Seoul National University College of Medicine93#454Lee, Seung-Jae #65,062
4Yeungnam University73#562Lee, Jintae #30,524
5Korea University72#586Baik, Ja-hyun #53,822
6Kyungpook National University (KNU)70#610Choi, Myung-sook #123,876
7Kyung Hee University61#686Kim, Joungmok #59,559
8Ewha Womans University60#719Lee, Inhye #158,636
9Yonsei University College of Medicine52#745Rhee, Sue Goo #7,900
10Pohang University of Science and Technology52#837Lee, Yoontae #77,019
11Sungkyunkwan University52#839Lim, Whasun #81,171
12Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology50#854Park, Jongeun #120,338
13International Vaccine Institute, Seoul50#866Kim, Jerome Han #134,076
14School of Biological Sciences43#200Steinegger, Martin #9,420
15Pukyong National University42#918Khan, Fazlurrahman #20,072
16SKKU School of Medicine41#935Mirdita, Milot #29,474
17Chung-Ang University42#1,002Park, Hyun-ho #74,171
18Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology41#1,003Schärer, Orlando D. #74,475
19University of Seoul40#1,027Hwang, Eun-Seong #104,770
20Pusan National University40#1,044Lee, Whanhee #131,031
21Konkuk University40#1,045Kim, Jin-hoi #131,050
22Incheon National University40#1,060Jeong, Chang-bum #166,223
23Chungnam National University40#1,063Park, Bum Jin #184,021
24Gyeongsang National University31#1,272Lee, Changhee #89,289
25Chungbuk National University30#1,310Choi, Youngki #111,974
26Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology30#1,352Shin, Na-ri #132,458
27Department of Food and Animal Biotechnology30#1,377Kang, Donghyun #152,348
28Ajou University30#1,380Choi, Sangdun #154,250

The top 100 in Biomedical Research in South Korea, in order

  1. 1
    Rhee, Sue Goo
    Yonsei University College of Medicine
  2. 2
    Kim, V. Narry
    Seoul National University
  3. 3
    Steinegger, Martin
    School of Biological Sciences
  4. 4
    Jo, Eun-kyeong
    Chungnam National University, College of Medicine
  5. 5
    Park, Sunmin
    Hoseo University
  6. 6
    Khan, Fazlurrahman
    Pukyong National University
  7. 7
    Holzapfel, Wilhelm Heinrich
    Handong Global University
  8. 8
    Kim, Jinsoo
    Seoul National University
  9. 9
    Baek, Minkyung
    Seoul National University
  10. 10
    Chun, Jongsik
    Cj Bioscience Inc.
  11. 11
    Mirdita, Milot
    SKKU School of Medicine
  12. 12
    Lee, Jintae
    Yeungnam University
  13. 13
    Huq, Md Amdadul
    Gachon University
  14. 14
    Jung, Un-ju
    Pukyong National University
  15. 15
    Yoon, Mee-sup
    Gachon University
  16. 16
    Baik, Ja-hyun
    Korea University
  17. 17
    Lee, Jin-hyung
    Yeungnam University
  18. 18
    Jin, Wook
    Gachon University
  19. 19
    Kim, Joungmok
    Kyung Hee University
  20. 20
    Kim, Jae Bum
    School of Biological Sciences
  21. 21
    Lee, Seung-Jae
    Seoul National University College of Medicine
  22. 22
    Lee, Ji-hoon
    Chonnam National University
  23. 23
    Rabbani, Gulam
    Yeungnam University
  24. 24
    Park, Hyun-ho
    Chung-Ang University
  25. 25
    Schärer, Orlando D.
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  26. 26
    Nam, Ki Hyun
    Kookmin University
  27. 27
    Koo, Seung-hoi
    Korea University
  28. 28
    Lee, Yoontae
    Pohang University of Science and Technology
  29. 29
    Kang, Chanhee
    School of Biological Sciences
  30. 30
    Kim, Young Kook
    Chonnam National University Medical School
  31. 31
    Koo, Bon Kyoung
    Pohang University of Science and Technology
  32. 32
    Lim, Whasun
    Sungkyunkwan University
  33. 33
    Bae, Sangsu
    Seoul National University College of Medicine
  34. 34
    Sung, Gi-ho
    Catholic Kwandong University
  35. 35
    Bahn, Yong-sun
    Yonsei University
  36. 36
    Lee, Changhee
    Gyeongsang National University
  37. 37
    Kwon, Yong-tae
    Seoul National University College of Medicine
  38. 38
    Kim, Cheorl Ho
    Sungkyunkwan University
  39. 39
    Jeon, Che-ok
    Chung-Ang University
  40. 40
    Lee, Seunggeun Shawn
    Seoul National University
  41. 41
    Choi, Jun Yong
    Yonsei University College of Medicine
  42. 42
  43. 43
    Kim, Byungjik
    Gachon University
  44. 44
    Hwang, Eun-Seong
    University of Seoul
  45. 45
    Lee, Joo-young
    The Catholic University of Korea
  46. 46
    Koh, Ara
    Pohang University of Science and Technology
  47. 47
    Kim, Hyung-sik
    Sungkyunkwan University
  48. 48
    Rim, Kyung-taek
    Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
  49. 49
    Kim, Sunchang
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Biological Sciences
  50. 50
    Choi, Youngki
    Chungbuk National University
  51. 51
    Sung-Han, Kim
    University of Ulsan College of Medicine
  52. 52
    Lee, Jae-seong Seong
    Sungkyunkwan University
  53. 53
    Lee, Sungryul
    Inje University, College of Medicine
  54. 54
    Song, Chorong
    Kongju National University
  55. 55
    Cho, Kyung-hyun
    Raydel Research Institute
  56. 56
    Lee, Won-jae
    Seoul National University
  57. 57
    Choi, Sang-woon
    College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University
  58. 58
    Lee, Jongsoon
    Soonchunhyang University
  59. 59
    Baek, Sung-hee
    School of Biological Sciences
  60. 60
    Chai, Jong Yil
    Seoul National University College of Medicine
  61. 61
    Park, Jongeun
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  62. 62
    Ko, GwangPyo
    weBiom Inc.
  63. 63
    Kim, Youngyo
    Gyeongsang National University
  64. 64
    Lee, Insuk
    DECODE BIOME Co.,Ltd.
  65. 65
    Jung, Changhwa
    University of Science and Technology (UST)
  66. 66
    Kim, Daesik
    SKKU School of Medicine
  67. 67
    Choi, Myung-sook
    Kyungpook National University (KNU)
  68. 68
    Kim, Chong-su
    Seowon University
  69. 69
    Nah, Jihoon
    Chungbuk National University
  70. 70
    Lee, Whanhee
    Pusan National University
  71. 71
    Kim, Jin-hoi
    Konkuk University
  72. 72
    Shin, Na-ri
    Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
  73. 73
    Son, Youngok
    Jeju National University
  74. 74
    Ko, Jaewon
    Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
  75. 75
    Kim, Hyongbum (Henry)
    Yonsei University College of Medicine
  76. 76
    Kim, Jerome Han
    International Vaccine Institute, Seoul
  77. 77
    Lee, He-jin
    Konkuk University Graduate School of Medicine
  78. 78
    Lee, Dong-gun
    Kyungpook National University (KNU)
  79. 79
    Park, Woojun
    Korea University
  80. 80
    Hwang, Daehee
    Seoul National University
  81. 81
    Sharma, Anshul
    Gachon University
  82. 82
    Song, Gwonhwa
    Korea University
  83. 83
    Lee, Jae-seon
    Inha University
  84. 84
    Ko, Kwan Soo
    SKKU School of Medicine
  85. 85
    Palukaitis, Peter
    Jeonbuk National University
  86. 86
    Lee, Choongho
    Dongguk University, Seoul
  87. 87
    Yang, Deok-chun
    Kyung Hee University
  88. 88
    Yoon, Seok-hwan
    ChunLab, Inc.
  89. 89
    Yong, Dongeun
    Yonsei University College of Medicine
  90. 90
    Kang, Donghyun
    Department of Food and Animal Biotechnology
  91. 91
    Lee, Dong-hun
    Konkuk University
  92. 92
    Bae, Jinwoo
    Kyung Hee University
  93. 93
    Choi, Sangdun
    Ajou University
  94. 94
  95. 95
    Kim, Mincheol
    Korea Polar Research Institute
  96. 96
    Lee, Hae-jeung
    Gachon University
  97. 97
    Basith, Shaherin
    Ajou University School of Medicine
  98. 98
    Lee, Inhye
    Ewha Womans University
  99. 99
    Oh, Yoon Sin
    Eulji University
  100. 100
    Lee, Icksoo
    Dankook University, College of Medicine

220 listed scientists in Biomedical Research in South Korea

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