2018 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions in Earth & environmental sciences

The 2018 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

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# Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share* 2016–2017
1 Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea 12.38 11.82 26 -0.1% Decrease
2 Yonsei University, South Korea 4.48 5.16 12 20.5% Increase
3 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea 4.98 5.12 11 7.5% Increase
4 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea 3.41 3.88 8 19.0% Increase
5 Sejong University, South Korea 3.03 2.85 5 -1.7% Decrease
6 Kyungpook National University (KNU), South Korea 0.82 2.82 6 259.7% Increase
7 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea 2.77 2.58 5 -2.8% Decrease
8 Konkuk University, South Korea 0.50 2.51 5 425.0% Increase
9 Pusan National University (PNU), South Korea 4.97 2.49 12 -47.6% Decrease
10 Hanyang University (HYU), South Korea 2.92 2.39 7 -14.4% Decrease
11 Chonnam National University, South Korea 1.00 2.04 4 113.1% Increase
12 Ewha Womans University (Ewha), South Korea 0.75 1.92 7 167.8% Increase
13 Korea University, South Korea 5.19 1.72 4 -65.4% Decrease
14 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea 0.36 1.33 2 286.2% Increase
15 Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), South Korea 2.03 1.18 4 -39.0% Decrease
16 Kangwon National University, South Korea 1.83 1.17 5 -33.0% Decrease
17 University of Science and Technology (UST), South Korea 0.83 1.14 7 43.3% Increase
17 Inha University, South Korea 1.45 1.14 3 -17.4% Decrease
18 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea 1.18 1.13 5 0.1% Increase
19 Gyeongsang National University (GNU), South Korea 0.00 1.01 4 0.0% Increase
20 Korea Maritime and Ocean University, South Korea 0.00 0.96 3 0.0% Increase
21 Chungnam National University (CNU), South Korea 0.68 0.78 3 20.7% Increase
22 Myongji University, South Korea 0.00 0.75 1 0.0% Increase
22 Daegu University, South Korea 0.00 0.75 1 0.0% Increase
23 Kongju National University, South Korea 0.00 0.68 4 0.0% Increase
24 Kyung Hee University (KHU), South Korea 0.19 0.53 1 197.6% Increase
25 Incheon National University (INU), South Korea 0.20 0.50 3 161.5% Increase
26 Pukyong National University (PKNU), South Korea 0.00 0.33 4 0.0% Increase
27 University of Seoul (UOS), South Korea 0.20 0.33 2 70.0% Increase
28 Catholic University of Daegu, South Korea 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
28 Korea Military Academy, South Korea 0.33 0.25 1 -21.5% Decrease
29 Andong National University, South Korea 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
29 Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
30 Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), South Korea 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
31 Korea National Open University (KNOU), South Korea 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
32 Kunsan National University, South Korea 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences and health 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 145 natural-science and health-science journals. The journals were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields. The list is reviewed periodically and journals may be removed or added. Articles from eLife were no longer included in the Nature Index from 2023 after the journal changed its publishing model.
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