Top institutions in South Korea for Chemistry

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

315 researchers in South Korea whose main field is Chemistry are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 7.9% of all listed authors in South Korea, and 12th of 109 countries in the field. 73 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Yeungnam University has the most (27), followed by Seoul National University (21) and Korea University (18). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
315
7.9% of all in South Korea
In the global top 100,000
73
23.2% of them
Country rank in the field
#12
of 109 countries in Chemistry
Highest-ranked
#1,853
Park, Soo-jin
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Yeungnam University279#64Joo, Sangwoo #12,750
2Seoul National University212#113Jang, Jyongsik #45,861
3Korea University183#144Kim, Jong Seung #12,000
4Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology165#182Ryoo, Ryong #24,375
5Gachon University143#244Yadav, Dharmendra Kumar #66,257
6Sungkyunkwan University102#393Wei, Qin #33,465
7Kyung Hee University81#494Park, Soo-jin #1,853
8Pohang University of Science and Technology82#535Kim, Kimoon #43,297
9Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology83#555Kwak, Jahun #61,026
10Chung-Ang University82#565Hormozi Jangi, Saeed Reza #92,637
11Chungnam National University80#567Lee, Youngseak #100,243
12Hanyang University74#581Kim, Se-kwon #1,964
13Ewha Womans University73#587Fukuzumi, Shunichi #4,229
14Pusan National University71#636Ha, Changsik #48,586
15Pukyong National University73#647Chang, Byoungyong #65,765
16Inha University73#652Jin, Hyoung-Joon #75,391
17Dongguk University, Seoul70#673Kim, Hyun Woo #138,220
18Kyungpook National University (KNU)62#698Jhung, Sung Hwa #16,304
19Konkuk University63#699Chung, Ill‑Min #16,312
20Jeonbuk National University53#856Kim, Jong Hoon H. #47,709
21Yonsei University42#1,001You, Youngmin #36,750
22University of Ulsan41#1,022Zarei, Mohammad #53,958
23Kangwon National University41#1,060Anbazhagan, Sathiyaseelan #84,078
24Ajou University40#1,079Park, Eun Duck #107,851
25Incheon National University40#1,096Shim, Min-suk #128,643
26Korea Research Institute Chemical Technology40#1,130Hwang, Young Kyu #173,100
27Dankook University40#1,135Song, Youngseok #192,818
28Sogang University31#1,184Ok, Kang Min #18,410
29Yonsei University Mirae Campus31#1,297Roh, Hyun-seog #84,397
30Korea Institute of Science and Technology30#1,389Han, Sangsoo #160,028
31Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology30#1,399In, Suil #167,818
32Natural Products Research Institute30#1,407Lee, Sangkook #174,251
33Chonnam National University30#1,410Na, Kyungsu #176,236

The top 100 in Chemistry in South Korea, in order

  1. 1
    Park, Soo-jin
    Kyung Hee University
  2. 2
    Kim, Se-kwon
    Hanyang University
  3. 3
    Fukuzumi, Shunichi
    Ewha Womans University
  4. 4
    Yoon, Juyoung
    Ewha Womans University
  5. 5
    Choi, Wonyong Yong
    Korea Institute of Energy Technology
  6. 6
    Grzybowski, Bartosz A.
    Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
  7. 7
    Kim, Jong Seung
    Korea University
  8. 8
    Joo, Sangwoo
    Yeungnam University
  9. 9
    Nam, Wonwoo
    Ewha Womans University
  10. 10
    Lee, Jae Sung
    Chung-Ang University Hospital
  11. 11
    Jhung, Sung Hwa
    Kyungpook National University (KNU)
  12. 12
    Chung, Ill‑Min
    Konkuk University
  13. 13
    Suguna, Perumal
    Sejong University
  14. 14
    Ok, Kang Min
    Sogang University
  15. 15
    Lee, Young Moo
    Hanyang University
  16. 16
    Ringe, Stefan
    Korea University
  17. 17
    Ryoo, Ryong
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  18. 18
    Lee, Yong Rok
    Yeungnam University
  19. 19
    Jung, You Sung
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  20. 20
    Al-Zoubi, Wail
    Yeungnam University
  21. 21
    Kim, Geun Hyung
    SKKU School of Medicine
  22. 22
    Narayanan, Kannan Badri
    Yeungnam University
  23. 23
    Wei, Qin
    Sungkyunkwan University
  24. 24
    Lee, Hyunjoo
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  25. 25
    Ahn, Young Ho
    Yeungnam University
  26. 26
    You, Youngmin
    Yonsei University
  27. 27
    Lee, KuenYong
    Hanyang University
  28. 28
    Choi, Minkee
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  29. 29
    Kim, Kimoon
    Pohang University of Science and Technology
  30. 30
    Choi, Chang Hyuck
    Pohang University of Science and Technology
  31. 31
    Han, Sungsoo
    Yeungnam University
  32. 32
    Park, Hyunwoong
    Kyungpook National University (KNU)
  33. 33
    Jang, Jyongsik
    Seoul National University
  34. 34
    Kim, Jong Hoon H.
    Jeonbuk National University
  35. 35
    Ha, Changsik
    Pusan National University
  36. 36
    Pyun, Jeffrey
    Korea University
  37. 37
    Zarei, Mohammad
    University of Ulsan
  38. 38
    Basavegowda, Nagaraj
    Yeungnam University
  39. 39
    Sung, Jong-hwan
    Hongik University
  40. 40
    Alam, Mahboob
    Dongguk University, Gyeongju
  41. 41
    Kim, Ae-rhan
    Jeonbuk National University
  42. 42
    Kwak, Jahun
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  43. 43
    Radoor, Sabarish
    Myongji University
  44. 44
    Chang, Byoungyong
    Pukyong National University
  45. 45
    Yadav, Dharmendra Kumar
    Gachon University
  46. 46
    Koduru, Janardhan Reddy
    Kwangwoon University
  47. 47
    Tran, Vinh Van
    Gachon University
  48. 48
    Choi, Sung-seen
    Sejong University
  49. 49
    Bielawski, Christopher W.
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  50. 50
    Kim, Hyungjun
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  51. 51
    Jin, Hyoung-Joon
    Inha University
  52. 52
    Kim, Jae-hun
    Inha University
  53. 53
    Kwon, Youngkook
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  54. 54
    Dagdag, O.
    Gachon University
  55. 55
    Ahmad, Rafiq
    Pukyong National University
  56. 56
    Fernando, Ilekkuttige Priyan Shanura
    Cheju National University
  57. 57
    Anbazhagan, Sathiyaseelan
    Kangwon National University
  58. 58
    Roh, Hyun-seog
    Yonsei University Mirae Campus
  59. 59
    Koh, Joonseok
    Konkuk University
  60. 60
    Patel, Dinesh K.
    Yeungnam University
  61. 61
    Kim, Ki Hyun
    Sungkyunkwan University
  62. 62
    Kim, Jeung-gon
    Hanyang University
  63. 63
    Hormozi Jangi, Saeed Reza
    Chung-Ang University
  64. 64
    Yoo, Dong-jin
    Jeonbuk National University
  65. 65
    Park, Tae-jung
    Chung-Ang University
  66. 66
    Bharathi, Devaraj
    Yeungnam University
  67. 67
    Ahn, Whaseung
    Inha University
  68. 68
    Jun, Bong-hyun
    Konkuk University
  69. 69
    Cheon, Jinwoo W.
    Yonsei University
  70. 70
    Lee, Yuri
    Kunsan National University
  71. 71
    Kim, Sunghoon
    The Catholic University of Korea
  72. 72
    Choi, Jaesue
    Pukyong National University
  73. 73
    Kwak, Hyo-won
    Seoul National University
  74. 74
    Lee, Youngseak
    Chungnam National University
  75. 75
    Jeon, Nooli Lee
    Seoul National University
  76. 76
    Chang, Sukbok
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  77. 77
    Wang, Myeonghyeon
    Kangwon National University
  78. 78
    Kummara, Madhusudana Rao
    Yeungnam University
  79. 79
    Kim, Jaheon
    Soongsil University
  80. 80
    Lee, Naeyoon
    Gachon University
  81. 81
    Choo, Jaebum
    Chung-Ang University
  82. 82
    Park, Eun Duck
    Ajou University
  83. 83
    Lee, Seunghwa
    Changwon National University
  84. 84
    Kang, Kisung
    Gachon University
  85. 85
    Choi, Hyoungjin
    Inha University
  86. 86
    Venkatesan, Raja
    Yeungnam University
  87. 87
    Kim, Do Heui
    Seoul National University
  88. 88
    Park, Byung‑Dae
    Kyungpook National University (KNU)
  89. 89
    Lee, Jinyong
    Sungkyunkwan University
  90. 90
    Chul-Ho, Jun
    Korea Basic Science Institute
  91. 91
    Park, Ki Soo
    Konkuk University
  92. 92
    Kim, Moon Il
    Gachon University
  93. 93
    Kim, Seongcheol
    Yeungnam University
  94. 94
    Seo, Jongchul
    Yonsei University Mirae Campus
  95. 95
    Kumar Mandal, Tapas Kumar
    Yeungnam University
  96. 96
    An, Kwangjin
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  97. 97
    Park, Won Ho
    Chungnam National University
  98. 98
    Tawfik, Salah M.
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  99. 99
    Lee, Hyukjin
    Seoul National University
  100. 100
    Row, Kyung Ho
    Inha University

315 listed scientists in Chemistry in South Korea

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