Universities by Research i10-index in South Korea
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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.
1Seoul National University278,706 works
448,616
2Yonsei University182,115 works
268,796
3Sungkyunkwan University131,127 works
215,582
4Korea University131,444 works
180,975
5Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology118,129 works
152,055
6University of Ulsan67,220 works
119,287
7Hanyang University95,750 works
110,957
8Kyungpook National University77,807 works
107,682
9Kyung Hee University80,202 works
104,727
10Pusan National University74,023 works
91,995
11Catholic University of Korea59,171 works
87,176
12Pohang University of Science and Technology55,012 works
86,799
13Chonnam National University60,099 works
85,471
14Jeonbuk National University50,281 works
65,121
15Chungnam National University57,948 works
63,511
16Konkuk University43,965 works
59,905
17Chung-Ang University49,543 works
53,863
18Inha University48,646 works
52,875
19Ewha Womans University46,421 works
51,607
20Gyeongsang National University37,699 works
49,019
21Ajou University43,534 works
46,694
22Yeungnam University43,021 works
46,665
23Chungbuk National University39,337 works
40,454
24Kangwon National University37,338 works
39,131
25Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology23,611 works
37,452
26Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology24,920 works
35,893
27Hallym University25,827 works
31,588
28Sejong University31,475 works
31,511
29Korea University of Science and Technology26,925 works
31,266
30Dongguk University27,445 works
29,774
31Pukyong National University28,668 works
26,463
32Gachon University27,866 works
25,520
33Inje University22,664 works
23,809
34Soonchunhyang University23,072 works
23,022
35Jeju National University20,531 works
22,002
36Dankook University25,652 works
21,945
37University of Seoul15,563 works
20,194
38Chosun University22,927 works
19,908
39CHA University15,206 works
19,745
40Sogang University19,305 works
18,259
41Wonkwang University15,700 works
17,988
42Dong-A University17,702 works
16,624
43Keimyung University18,970 works
15,253
44Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology10,275 works
13,513
45Kwangwoon University14,084 works
13,305
46Kookmin University14,128 works
11,554
47Soongsil University15,959 works
11,077
48Incheon National University14,842 works
10,948
49Seoul National University of Science and Technology14,768 works
10,756
50Korea Institute of Materials Science6,809 works
10,719
Highlights
Within South Korea, Seoul National University ranks first in 2026 with 448,616, followed by Yonsei University (268,796) and Sungkyunkwan University (215,582).
Seoul National University is 1.7 times higher than Yonsei University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 448,616 (Seoul National University) to 10,719 (Korea Institute of Materials Science), with a median of 36,673.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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