Universities by Research Publications in South Korea
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Seoul National University26,517,291 citations
278,706
2Yonsei University14,529,976 citations
182,115
3Korea University10,394,187 citations
131,444
4Sungkyunkwan University12,475,003 citations
131,127
5Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology9,686,271 citations
118,129
6Hanyang University6,112,249 citations
95,750
7Kyung Hee University5,163,873 citations
80,202
8Kyungpook National University5,767,721 citations
77,807
9Pusan National University4,508,314 citations
74,023
10University of Ulsan6,317,807 citations
67,220
11Chonnam National University4,168,485 citations
60,099
12Catholic University of Korea3,801,106 citations
59,171
13Chungnam National University2,839,434 citations
57,948
14Pohang University of Science and Technology5,968,019 citations
55,012
15Jeonbuk National University3,208,124 citations
50,281
16Chung-Ang University2,337,732 citations
49,543
17Inha University2,564,033 citations
48,646
18Ewha Womans University3,162,850 citations
46,421
19Konkuk University2,888,080 citations
43,965
20Ajou University2,257,070 citations
43,534
21Yeungnam University2,256,241 citations
43,021
22Chungbuk National University1,833,476 citations
39,337
23Gyeongsang National University2,363,100 citations
37,699
24Kangwon National University1,876,298 citations
37,338
25Sejong University1,808,396 citations
31,475
26Pukyong National University1,232,887 citations
28,668
27Gachon University1,119,209 citations
27,866
28Dongguk University1,463,075 citations
27,445
29Korea University of Science and Technology1,581,654 citations
26,925
30Hallym University1,492,254 citations
25,827
31Dankook University1,065,817 citations
25,652
32Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology2,073,479 citations
24,920
33Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology2,917,811 citations
23,611
34Soonchunhyang University1,037,080 citations
23,072
35Chosun University866,903 citations
22,927
36Inje University1,231,337 citations
22,664
37Jeju National University1,020,553 citations
20,531
38Sogang University869,653 citations
19,305
39Keimyung University716,855 citations
18,970
40Dong-A University806,406 citations
17,702
41Soongsil University519,131 citations
15,959
42Wonkwang University797,783 citations
15,700
43University of Seoul1,191,800 citations
15,563
44CHA University884,197 citations
15,206
45Incheon National University503,682 citations
14,842
46Seoul National University of Science and Technology454,596 citations
14,768
47Kookmin University533,947 citations
14,128
48Kwangwoon University629,240 citations
14,084
49Kongju National University379,571 citations
13,562
50Hongik University329,973 citations
12,592
Highlights
Within South Korea, Seoul National University ranks first in 2026 with 278,706, followed by Yonsei University (182,115) and Korea University (131,444).
Seoul National University is 1.5 times higher than Yonsei University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 278,706 (Seoul National University) to 12,592 (Hongik University), with a median of 30,072.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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