2019 tables: Institutions - life sciences

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share 2017-2018*
1 Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea 41.19 35.68 107 -19.5%
2 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea 20.61 25.99 60 17.2%
3 Yonsei University, South Korea 10.35 18.33 58 64.6%
4 Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea 10.50 14.57 62 29.0%
5 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea 7.61 7.91 26 -3.4%
6 Korea University, South Korea 9.08 7.51 33 -23.1%
7 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea 7.47 5.83 40 -27.5%
8 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea 4.76 5.41 19 5.6%
9 Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), South Korea 3.30 5.24 26 47.5%
10 Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), South Korea 3.36 5.07 18 40.2%
11 Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea 4.23 4.55 20 -0.1%
12 Chonnam National University, South Korea 0.50 4.50 21 740.6%
13 University of Ulsan (UOU), South Korea 3.83 4.23 18 2.7%
14 Ajou University (AJOU), South Korea 6.52 3.95 13 -43.7%
15 Chung-Ang University (CAU), South Korea 1.41 3.06 10 101.6%
16 Hanyang University (HYU), South Korea 2.10 2.97 13 31.7%
17 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea 3.66 2.93 9 -25.4%
18 Kyung Hee University (KHU), South Korea 1.85 2.80 20 40.4%
19 Konkuk University, South Korea 2.38 2.71 7 5.9%
20 Kyungpook National University (KNU), South Korea 2.34 2.69 16 6.9%
21 Chungnam National University (CNU), South Korea 1.84 2.62 14 32.5%
22 University of Science and Technology (UST), South Korea 1.95 2.54 16 21.5%
23 Kangwon National University, South Korea 0.39 2.30 6 448.8%
24 National Cancer Center (NCC), South Korea 1.21 2.11 9 61.6%
25 Pusan National University (PNU), South Korea 0.86 1.82 10 97.3%
26 Samsung Group, South Korea 2.96 1.66 20 -47.8%
27 Inha University, South Korea 0.20 1.44 6 568.8%
28 Gyeongsang National University (GNU), South Korea 1.98 1.43 4 -33.2%
29 Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), South Korea 0.09 1.39 7 1,316.6%
30 Sogang University, South Korea 1.61 1.33 5 -23.4%
31 Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), South Korea 0.48 1.17 10 127.7%
32 Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), South Korea 0.20 1.11 4 416.8%
33 Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), South Korea 0.57 1.09 9 77.4%
34 Soonchunhyang University (SCH), South Korea 0.82 1.06 6 20.2%
35 ToolGen, Inc., South Korea 0.62 1.02 2 52.8%
36 CHA University (CHA), South Korea – 0.98 3 N/A
37 Wonkwang University, South Korea 0.32 0.95 5 171.8%
38 Sejong University, South Korea 0.24 0.82 3 210.5%
39 Hallym University, South Korea 0.20 0.80 4 272.1%
40 Dankook University (DKU), South Korea 0.82 0.74 4 -16.8%
41 Dongguk University, South Korea 0.39 0.65 6 57.0%
42 Kookmin University, South Korea 0.07 0.60 1 680.9%
43 Dong-A University, South Korea 0.13 0.57 3 323.5%
44 Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), South Korea 1.43 0.57 2 -63.1%
45 AmorePacific Corporation, South Korea 0.05 0.55 1 1,015.5%
46 The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea 0.87 0.52 8 -44.5%
47 Ewha Womans University (Ewha), South Korea 3.56 0.51 6 -86.8%
48 Gachon University (GCU), South Korea 1.43 0.50 4 -67.3%
49 Myongji University, South Korea 0.12 0.38 1 196.3%
49 National Medical Center, South Korea – 0.38 1 N/A
50 Keimyung University (KMU), South Korea 0.21 0.33 2 45.2%
51 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), South Korea 0.25 0.31 2 15.2%
52 C&K Genomics Inc., South Korea – 0.28 1 N/A
53 International Vaccine Institute (IVI), South Korea 0.18 0.25 3 29.9%
54 KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea – 0.25 1 N/A
55 Catholic Kwandong University (CKU), South Korea 0.60 0.24 3 -62.9%
56 Soongsil University, South Korea – 0.22 1 N/A
57 Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea 0.75 0.21 2 -74.3%
58 Eutilex Co., Ltd., South Korea 0.01 0.20 1 2,722.0%
59 SillaJen Co. Ltd., South Korea – 0.19 1 N/A
60 Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), South Korea – 0.18 1 N/A
61 Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), South Korea – 0.18 2 N/A
62 Daegu University, South Korea – 0.17 1 N/A
63 LG Corporation, South Korea – 0.15 1 N/A
64 South Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), South Korea 0.03 0.15 4 355.8%
65 Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), South Korea 0.15 0.14 3 -10.7%
66 Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), South Korea 0.70 0.13 2 -82.3%
66 Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology (AMIST), South Korea – 0.13 1 N/A
67 Yeungnam University, South Korea 0.74 0.12 2 -85.5%
68 Inje University, South Korea 0.86 0.11 2 -87.8%
69 Kwangwoon University, South Korea – 0.11 3 N/A
70 Theragen Etex Bio Institute, South Korea – 0.11 1 N/A
71 Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), South Korea – 0.10 2 N/A
72 Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR), South Korea – 0.10 1 N/A
72 Sunchon National University (SCNU), South Korea – 0.10 1 N/A
72 Gyeonggi Business Science Accelerator, South Korea – 0.10 1 N/A
73 Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center (KMPC), South Korea 0.30 0.10 3 -69.0%
74 Kosin University, South Korea 0.10 0.10 2 -10.7%
75 Kunsan National University, South Korea – 0.08 1 N/A
76 Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), South Korea 0.43 0.06 1 -86.4%
76 College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University, South Korea – 0.06 1 N/A
76 Andong National University, South Korea – 0.06 1 N/A
76 Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), South Korea – 0.06 1 N/A
77 JEUK Co., Ltd., South Korea – 0.05 1 N/A
78 Chungbuk National University, South Korea 0.19 0.04 2 -77.5%
79 Woosuk University, South Korea – 0.04 1 N/A
80 Mokpo National University, South Korea 0.14 0.04 1 -74.0%
81 Naver Corporation, South Korea – 0.04 1 N/A
81 AnyGen Co., Ltd., South Korea – 0.04 1 N/A
82 Duksung Women's University, South Korea 0.07 0.03 1 -59.3%
82 Cheil General Hospital (CGH) and Women's Healthcare Center, South Korea – 0.03 1 N/A
83 Silla University, South Korea – 0.03 1 N/A
84 Yonam College, South Korea – 0.02 1 N/A
85 Protech Korea Co., Ltd., South Korea – 0.02 1 N/A
86 JW CreaGene, South Korea – 0.02 1 N/A
87 Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), South Korea – 0.01 1 N/A

Footnote

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  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals, selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2020 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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