2022 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions in Earth & environmental sciences

The 2022 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.

Table criteria

Request a badge Export CSV
# Institution Share 2020 Share 2021 Count 2021 Change in Adjusted Share* 2020–2021
1 Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea 16.93 9.20 38 -43.7% Decrease
2 Yonsei University, South Korea 6.87 8.20 27 23.6% Increase
3 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea 4.74 7.91 13 73.2% Increase
4 Pusan National University (PNU), South Korea 6.16 6.64 23 11.9% Increase
5 Korea University, South Korea 3.90 5.12 16 36.0% Increase
6 Kangwon National University, South Korea 3.00 4.22 10 45.9% Increase
7 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea 6.15 4.13 17 -30.4% Decrease
8 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea 5.95 3.34 8 -41.9% Decrease
9 Hanyang University (HYU), South Korea 2.41 3.14 11 34.8% Increase
10 Sejong University, South Korea 4.59 2.36 7 -46.7% Decrease
11 Ewha Womans University (Ewha), South Korea 1.61 2.24 4 44.1% Increase
12 Jeju National University, South Korea 0.30 1.90 4 555.1% Increase
13 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea 2.41 1.88 5 -18.8% Decrease
14 Kyung Hee University (KHU), South Korea 1.61 1.85 3 19.4% Increase
15 Chonnam National University, South Korea 0.85 1.84 5 124.7% Increase
16 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea 0.72 1.49 4 112.8% Increase
17 Kyungpook National University (KNU), South Korea 1.67 1.43 8 -11.6% Decrease
18 University of Science and Technology (UST), South Korea 1.75 1.40 13 -17.0% Decrease
19 Korea Maritime and Ocean University, South Korea 0.00 1.24 3 0.0% Increase
20 Kongju National University, South Korea 0.50 1.14 3 136.3% Increase
21 Gyeongsang National University (GNU), South Korea 0.99 1.00 1 4.8% Increase
22 Inha University, South Korea 1.08 0.97 4 -7.0% Decrease
23 Chungnam National University (CNU), South Korea 2.75 0.73 5 -72.3% Decrease
24 Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), South Korea 0.25 0.67 4 178.1% Increase
25 Pukyong National University (PKNU), South Korea 0.98 0.60 4 -36.7% Decrease
26 Konkuk University, South Korea 0.75 0.55 3 -24.2% Decrease
27 Changwon National University, South Korea 1.17 0.47 3 -58.0% Decrease
28 Soongsil University, South Korea 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
28 Hallym University, South Korea 0.21 0.33 1 61.3% Increase
29 Chungbuk National University, South Korea 0.92 0.33 2 -63.0% Decrease
30 Sunchon National University (SCNU), South Korea 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
30 CHA University (CHA), South Korea 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
31 Chung-Ang University (CAU), South Korea 0.00 0.23 2 0.0% Increase
32 Ajou University (AJOU), South Korea 0.00 0.22 1 0.0% Increase
33 Dongguk University, South Korea 0.00 0.20 1 0.0% Increase
34 University of Suwon (USW), South Korea 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
34 Mokpo National University, South Korea 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
35 Sogang University, South Korea 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
35 Sangmyung University, South Korea 0.22 0.14 1 -33.4% Decrease
36 Kookmin University, South Korea 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
37 Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), South Korea 0.06 0.11 1 84.3% Increase
38 University of Ulsan (UOU), South Korea 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
39 Incheon National University (INU), South Korea 0.17 0.09 1 -45.7% Decrease
40 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), South Korea 0.17 0.07 1 -53.9% Decrease
41 Daejeon Health Sciences College, South Korea 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
42 Eulji University, South Korea 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
43 Daegu University, South Korea 0.33 0.05 1 -85.9% Decrease

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.
  3. Nature Index recognizes that many other factors must be taken into account when considering research quality and institutional performance; Nature Index metrics alone should not be used to assess institutions or individuals.
  4. Nature Index data and methods are transparent and available under a creative commons licence at nature.com/nature-index/.
  5. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

The Nature Index database undergoes regular updating, corrections, adjustment of institutional hierarchies, and removal of retracted papers and thus the live website can differ from the frozen research leaders.


Numerical information only is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.