Universities by Research h-index in South Korea

Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Seoul National University278,706 works

1,049

Sungkyunkwan University131,127 works

786

Yonsei University182,115 works

777

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology118,129 works

707

Korea University131,444 works

683

Pohang University of Science and Technology55,012 works

593

University of Ulsan67,220 works

578

Hanyang University95,750 works

547

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology23,611 works

546

Kyungpook National University77,807 works

518

Ewha Womans University46,421 works

491

Kyung Hee University80,202 works

468

Pusan National University74,023 works

453

Chonnam National University60,099 works

438

Sejong University31,475 works

386

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology24,920 works

383

Jeonbuk National University50,281 works

383

Konkuk University43,965 works

383

Catholic University of Korea59,171 works

375

Inha University48,646 works

367

Chungnam National University57,948 works

349

Yeungnam University43,021 works

346

Gyeongsang National University37,699 works

339

Korea University of Science and Technology26,925 works

334

Ajou University43,534 works

333

Hallym University25,827 works

329

Chung-Ang University49,543 works

326

Kangwon National University37,338 works

325

Chungbuk National University39,337 works

323

University of Seoul15,563 works

320

Dongguk University27,445 works

312

Inje University22,664 works

304

Dankook University25,652 works

279

Gangneung–Wonju National University7,283 works

278

Pukyong National University28,668 works

277

Soonchunhyang University23,072 works

265

Jeju National University20,531 works

263

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology10,275 works

262

Gachon University27,866 works

253

Myongji University9,856 works

252

Sogang University19,305 works

252

Dong-A University17,702 works

248

National Institute for Mathematical Sciences1,284 works

228

CHA University15,206 works

226

Wonkwang University15,700 works

222

Soongsil University15,959 works

219

Kwangwoon University14,084 works

216

Korea Institute of Materials Science6,809 works

210

Chosun University22,927 works

207

Keimyung University18,970 works

207

Highlights

Within South Korea, Seoul National University ranks first in 2026 with 1,049, followed by Sungkyunkwan University (786) and Yonsei University (777).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,049 (Seoul National University) to 207 (Keimyung University), with a median of 331.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within South Korea, Seoul National University ranks first in 2026 with 1,049, followed by Sungkyunkwan University (786) and Yonsei University (777).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,049 (Seoul National University) to 207 (Keimyung University), with a median of 331.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.