Best Computer Science Scientists in South Korea

The 9th edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the discipline of Computer Science is based on data consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which takes into account only publications and citation data for an examined discipline.
Show more

The focus of our Computer Science research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible account of leading researchers from the area of Computer Science, based on a meticulous study of 166,880 researchers determined from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of Computer Science, as many as 14402 researchers were examined.

What is D-index inclusion threshold for Computer Science
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be evaluated is established at 30 if the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Computer Science. The approval criteria for scientists to be considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion of the contributions made within the given area plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The D-index threshold for listing best scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars assessed for each area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of best researchers are added into the ranking. We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.

Other verification practices
Because our main goal is to ensure that only genuine scientists are included in our ranking we are aware that raw data are never supposed to be a full means to quantify the work of scholars. This is why we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a element defining a scholar’s position in our ranking, the number of papers published in well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a selected discipline. Position in the ranking is determined by every researcher’s D-index using metrics gathered from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric databases of this kind open to the research community. A comprehensive definition of our research policy can be found on our methodology page.

Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire researchers, entrepreneurs and administrative bodies around the world to explore where leading experts are heading and to give an opportunity for the whole scientific community to get to know who the leading experts in specific fields of research, in various countries, or even within research institutions are.
Show more

Key findings for Computer Science
With 122 scholars South Korea ranks in spot 15 in the world.

As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in South Korea is Seoul National University with 27 researchers affiliated with it being features in our Computer Science ranking. It is followed by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology with 24 scientists. Ranking thirds is Sungkyunkwan University with 12 scientists.

Prominent researchers featured in South Korea are associated with Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Dongguk University, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Gachon University, Inha University, LG Corporation (South Korea), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pukyong National University, Soonchunhyang University.

Professor Seong-Whan Lee from Korea University is featured as the best scholar in South Korea in our ranking with a D-index of 72. Ranking on spot no. 2 in South Korea is In So Kweon from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology with a D-index of 68. The third position in South Korea is occupied by Dong In Kim from Sungkyunkwan University with a D-index of 66.

The average D-index for the top 3% scientists is 67 in comparison to an average of 39 for all 122 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.

The average number of publications in the field of Computer Science for the top 10% of scholars in the ranking is 496 against an average of 286 for all 122 scholars.

The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 16937 against an average of 8826 for all 122 scholars.

Useful resources:

World
National
Scholar
D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
1029 World 1 National D-index 72 Citations 19,234 564
1298 World 2 National D-index 68 Citations 20,918 591
1455 World 3 National D-index 66 Citations 18,807 439
1759 World 4 National D-index 63 Citations 14,495 347
1909 World 5 National D-index 61 Citations 24,665 297
2018 World 6 National D-index 60 Citations 28,956 141
2236 World 7 National D-index 59 Citations 14,902 796
2239 World 8 National D-index 59 Citations 14,689 409
2261 World 9 National D-index 59 Citations 13,213 657
2305 World 10 National D-index 59 Citations 9,909 376
2546 World 11 National D-index 57 Citations 13,738 1,019
2737 World 12 National D-index 56 Citations 9,728 321
2766 World 13 National D-index 55 Citations 29,316 193
2841 World 14 National D-index 55 Citations 12,924 350
2874 World 15 National D-index 55 Citations 11,483 182
3132 World 16 National D-index 53 Citations 15,205 202
3152 World 17 National D-index 53 Citations 13,551 163
3539 World 18 National D-index 51 Citations 9,197 211
3574 World 19 National D-index 51 Citations 8,087 338
3697 World 20 National D-index 50 Citations 9,540 189
3923 World 21 National D-index 48 Citations 21,022 182
4014 World 22 National D-index 48 Citations 9,983 585
4134 World 23 National D-index 47 Citations 14,753 761
4244 World 24 National D-index 47 Citations 8,109 282
4388 World 25 National D-index 46 Citations 9,138 282
4493 World 26 National D-index 45 Citations 15,762 139
4546 World 27 National D-index 45 Citations 10,210 412
4601 World 28 National D-index 45 Citations 8,453 166
4633 World 29 National D-index 45 Citations 7,489 419
4666 World 30 National D-index 45 Citations 5,812 276
4781 World 31 National D-index 44 Citations 8,706 138
4891 World 32 National D-index 43 Citations 18,023 290
4897 World 33 National D-index 43 Citations 15,295 137
4992 World 34 National D-index 43 Citations 8,633 354
5030 World 35 National D-index 43 Citations 7,800 334
5187 World 36 National D-index 42 Citations 9,407 185
5218 World 37 National D-index 42 Citations 8,514 275
5219 World 38 National D-index 42 Citations 8,494 123
5303 World 39 National D-index 42 Citations 6,631 282
5420 World 40 National D-index 41 Citations 9,530 209
5516 World 41 National D-index 41 Citations 7,348 322
5589 World 42 National D-index 41 Citations 5,547 208
5591 World 43 National D-index 41 Citations 5,364 232
5805 World 44 National D-index 40 Citations 6,885 205
5829 World 45 National D-index 40 Citations 6,607 493
6181 World 46 National D-index 39 Citations 5,392 191
6275 World 47 National D-index 38 Citations 10,295 418
6348 World 48 National D-index 38 Citations 8,133 243
6415 World 49 National D-index 38 Citations 6,970 486
6477 World 50 National D-index 38 Citations 6,285 290
6486 World 51 National D-index 38 Citations 6,157 238
6522 World 52 National D-index 38 Citations 5,368 364
6558 World 53 National D-index 37 Citations 21,849 111
6743 World 54 National D-index 37 Citations 6,909 382
6771 World 55 National D-index 37 Citations 6,615 177
6825 World 56 National D-index 37 Citations 5,985 205
6911 World 57 National D-index 37 Citations 4,577 153
6922 World 58 National D-index 36 Citations 36,105 208
6937 World 59 National D-index 36 Citations 17,223 150
7089 World 60 National D-index 36 Citations 7,522 622
7220 World 61 National D-index 36 Citations 5,860 181
7223 World 62 National D-index 36 Citations 5,802 440
7275 World 63 National D-index 36 Citations 5,257 157
7303 World 64 National D-index 36 Citations 4,597 195
7310 World 65 National D-index 36 Citations 4,329 115
7335 World 66 National D-index 35 Citations 18,008 83
7518 World 67 National D-index 35 Citations 6,767 575
7521 World 68 National D-index 35 Citations 6,737 343
7606 World 69 National D-index 35 Citations 5,840 358
7628 World 70 National D-index 35 Citations 5,653 157
7629 World 71 National D-index 35 Citations 5,651 399
7737 World 72 National D-index 35 Citations 4,680 172
7856 World 73 National D-index 34 Citations 9,199 116
7951 World 74 National D-index 34 Citations 6,866 272
7988 World 75 National D-index 34 Citations 6,351 500
8123 World 76 National D-index 34 Citations 5,188 202
8170 World 77 National D-index 34 Citations 4,867 430
8333 World 78 National D-index 33 Citations 9,531 187
8394 World 79 National D-index 33 Citations 7,556 188
8448 World 80 National D-index 33 Citations 6,813 117
8521 World 81 National D-index 33 Citations 6,039 200
8550 World 82 National D-index 33 Citations 5,758 285
8561 World 83 National D-index 33 Citations 5,640 172
8600 World 84 National D-index 33 Citations 5,375 217
8647 World 85 National D-index 33 Citations 5,104 360
8704 World 86 National D-index 33 Citations 4,722 524
8723 World 87 National D-index 33 Citations 4,586 113
8949 World 88 National D-index 32 Citations 7,725 98
8995 World 89 National D-index 32 Citations 6,814 369
9069 World 90 National D-index 32 Citations 5,945 295
9096 World 91 National D-index 32 Citations 5,801 172
9162 World 92 National D-index 32 Citations 5,407 304
9175 World 93 National D-index 32 Citations 5,317 198
9194 World 94 National D-index 32 Citations 5,244 249
9218 World 95 National D-index 32 Citations 5,096 251
9278 World 96 National D-index 32 Citations 4,714 234
9324 World 97 National D-index 32 Citations 4,483 372
9380 World 98 National D-index 32 Citations 4,150 182
9387 World 99 National D-index 32 Citations 4,136 223
9412 World 100 National D-index 32 Citations 3,886 188

Newsletter & Conference Alerts

Research.com uses the information to contact you about our relevant content. For more information, check out our Privacy Policy.