Universities by Recent Research Citedness in South Korea
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1National Institute for Mathematical Sciences1,284 works
12.70
2Daegu Technical University204 works
11.53
3Daeshin University7 works
9.67
4Yeungnam University43,021 works
8.32
5Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology23,611 works
7.79
6Gyeongju University390 works
7.72
7Korea Christian University57 works
7.00
8Sejong University31,475 works
6.86
9Kwangwoon University14,084 works
6.73
10Pohang University of Science and Technology55,012 works
6.69
11Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology10,275 works
6.48
12Gachon University27,866 works
6.24
13Dongguk University27,445 works
6.23
14Sungkyunkwan University131,127 works
6.11
15Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology24,920 works
6.05
16Gyeongbuk IT Convergence Industrial Technology Institute32 works
5.80
17Kyung Hee University80,202 works
5.74
18Korea University of Science and Technology26,925 works
5.72
19University of Ulsan67,220 works
5.61
20Korea Institute of Materials Science6,809 works
5.60
21Korea University131,444 works
5.60
22Gyeongnam Provincial Geochang College52 works
5.40
23Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology118,129 works
5.24
24Inha University48,646 works
5.20
25Ghent University Global Campus978 works
5.18
26Korea University of Technology and Education4,634 works
5.16
27Kumoh National Institute of Technology7,849 works
5.11
28Yonsei University182,115 works
5.01
29Chugye University for the Arts23 works
5.00
30Hanyang University95,750 works
4.96
31University of Suwon3,872 works
4.75
32Pukyong National University28,668 works
4.74
33SUNY Korea876 works
4.60
34Seoul National University278,706 works
4.58
35Jeonbuk National University50,281 works
4.47
36University of Seoul15,563 works
4.47
37Daewon University College295 works
4.43
38Kyonggi University8,883 works
4.41
39Gyeongbuk College of Health86 works
4.40
40Seoul National University of Science and Technology14,768 works
4.32
41Chung-Ang University49,543 works
4.31
42Hongik University12,592 works
4.28
43Gangneung–Wonju National University7,283 works
4.25
44Gwangju National University of Education314 works
4.25
45Dongyang University810 works
4.24
46Seoyeong University188 works
4.23
47Dongyang Mirae University503 works
4.21
48Ajou University43,534 works
4.20
49Korea National University of Transportation5,391 works
4.19
50Ewha Womans University46,421 works
4.19
All