All countries
PRK

Korea (North)'s Top 2% Scientists 2021

Korea (North) has 1 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list. That places Korea (North) 137th in the world by number of listed scientists. Kim Il Sung University has the most listed scientists (1).

Single Year
1
First year listed
Career Data
-
World rank by count
#137
First year listed
Institutes
1
First year listed

Scientists in Korea (North) on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2022+0.0%
2023+100.0%
2024+0.0%
2025+0.0%
Show the numbers
YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20211-
20221+0.0%-
20232+100.0%-
20242+0.0%-
20252+0.0%1

Institutes in Korea (North)

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2021
Show the list
  1. 1Kim Il Sung University1

All 1 scientists

Single-year list2021

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Korea (North) World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 211,358 Kim Il Sung University Materials Rank 4,533
Showing 1 to 1 of 1

Countries with a similar count

Single-year list2021

Explore other countries

Single-year list2021

Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Korea (North) are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

1 scientists affiliated with Korea (North) are on the 2021 single-year list.

Which institute in Korea (North) has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2021 single-year list, Kim Il Sung University has the most listed scientists from Korea (North), with 1.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.