Research organizations in South Korea

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 590 research organizations in South Korea.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Seoul (387), Daejeon (27) and Busan (20).

South Korea scores 71.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 12 of 117 economies.

See South Korea on the IEPA ↗

590 research organizations

• Korea Foundation
  Research organization · Seoul · kf.or.kr
• Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · kfas.or.kr
• Korea Foundation for International Healthcare
  Research organization · Seoul · kofih.org
• Korea Foundation for Max Planck POSTECH
  Research organization · Pohang · mpk.or.kr
• Korea Foundation Of Nuclear Safety
  Research organization · Seongnam-si · korsafe.or.kr
• Korea Health Promotion Institute
  Research organization · Seoul · eng.khealth.or.kr
• Korea Housing Association
  Research organization · Seoul · housing.or.kr:8080
• Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare
  Research organization · Cheongju-si · engcyber.kohi.or.kr
• Korea Industrial Technology Association
  Research organization · Seoul · eng.koita.or.kr
• Korea Information & Communication Contractors Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kica.or.kr
• Korea Information & Communication Technology Industry Association
  Research organization · Seoul · koreaict.kr
• Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation
  Research organization · Sejong · ekape.or.kr
• Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
  Research organization · Sejong · kiep.go.kr
• Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems
  Research organization · Seoul · kiaps.org
• Korea Institute of Finance
  Research organization · Seoul · kif.re.kr
• Korea Institute of Human Resources Development
  Research organization · Cheongju-si · kird.re.kr
• Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
  Research organization · Cheonan · kitech.re.kr
• Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning
  Research organization · Seoul · kistep.re.kr
• Korea Institute of Theological Information
  Research organization · Seoul · itheology.kr
• Korea Institute of Youth Facility and Environment
  Research organization · Seoul · kyouth.or.kr
• Korea Integrated Logistics Association
  Research organization · Seoul · koila.or.kr
• Korea Intelligent Information Systems Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kiiss.or.kr
• Korea International Accounting Association
  Research organization · Jinju · kiaa.or.kr
• Korea International Trade Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kita.org
• Korea International Understanding Education Society
  Research organization · Chuncheon · koseiu.or.kr
• Korea Internet e-Commerce Association
  Research organization · Busan · koreaec.org
• Korea Invention Promotion Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kipa.org
• Korea IT Developer Cooperative
  Research organization · Seoul · kodec.or.kr
• Korea Leisure and Recreation Association
  Research organization · Seoul · new-ebiz.com
• Korea Management Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kma.or.kr
• Korea Marketing Management Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kmma.re.kr
• Korea Medical Devices Industrial Cooperative Association
  Research organization · Seoul · medinet.or.kr
• Korea Medical Devices Industry Association
  Research organization · Seoul · eng.kmdia.or.kr
• Korea Meteorological Institute
  Research organization · Seoul · kmipa.or.kr
• Korea Moral Education Association
  Research organization · Ulsan · kssme.or.kr
• Korea Multimedia Society
  Research organization · Busan · kmms.or.kr
• Korea Music Educators Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kmes.or.kr
• Korea Nano Technology Research Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kontrs.or.kr
• Korea National Arboretum
  Research organization · Pocheon-si · kna.go.kr
• Korea National Tuberculosis Association
  Research organization · Seoul · knta.or.kr
• Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
  Research organization · Ulsan · english.kosha.or.kr
• Korea Open Association Early Childhood Education
  Research organization · Gangneung · open33.or.kr
• Korea Petroleum Quality & Distribution Authority
  Research organization · Seongnam-si · kpetro.or.kr
• Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kpbma.or.kr
• Korea Public Relations Consultancy Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kprca.or.kr
• Korea Racing Authority
  Research organization · Gwacheon · kra.co.kr
• Korea Radiation Industry Association
  Research organization · Seoul · ksri.kr
• Korea Radioactive Waste Agency
  Research organization · Gyeongju · korad.or.kr
• Korea Reformed Theological Society
  Research organization · Seoul · krts.jams.or.kr
• Korea Regional Economic Reserach institute
  Research organization · Suwon · kreri.co.kr
• Korea Research Institute for Construction Policy
  Research organization · Seoul · ricon.re.kr
• Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
  Research organization · Anyang-si · krihs.re.kr
• Korea Security Association
  Research organization · Seoul · ksan.or.kr
• Korea Service Management Society
  Research organization · Seoul · koreaservice.or.kr
• Korea Social Science Data Archive
  Research organization · Seoul · kossda.or.kr
• Korea Social Science Research Council
  Research organization · Seoul · kossrec.org
• Korea Society Of IT Services
  Research organization · Seoul · kits.jams.or.kr
• Korea Society of Strategic Management
  Research organization · Seoul · krsms.org
• Korea Society of Translators
  Research organization · Seoul · kstinc.or.kr
• Korea Spatial Information Society
  Research organization · Seoul · ksgis.or.kr
• Korea Testing Certification
  Research organization · Seoul · ktc.re.kr
• Korea Thinking and Expression Society
  Research organization · Seoul · ratioetoratio.org
• Korea Toray Science Foundation
  Research organization · Seoul · koreatoraysf.org
• Korea Transportation Safety Authority
  Research organization · Gimcheon · kotsa.or.kr
• Korea Venture Business Association
  Research organization · Seoul · venture.or.kr
• Korea Women's Associations United
  Research organization · Seoul · women21.or.kr
• Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service
  Research organization · Ulsan · comwel.or.kr
• Korea Youth Association
  Research organization · Seoul · koya.or.kr
• Korea-American Association
  Research organization · Seoul · koram.or.kr
• Korea-China Humanities Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kochih.kr
• Korean Academic Society for Public Relations
  Research organization · Seoul · kaspr.net
• Korean Academic Society of Taxation
  Research organization · Seoul · koreataxation.org
• Korean Academy of International Business
  Research organization · Seoul · kaib.or.kr
• Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
  Research organization · Seoul · kams.or.kr
• Korean Academy of Social Welfare
  Research organization · Seoul · kasw.org
• Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  Research organization · Seoul · kasa1986.or.kr
• Korean Accounting Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kaa-edu.or.kr
• Korean Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
  Research organization · Seoul · kahperd.or.kr
• Korean Arabic Arabic Literature Society
  Research organization · Gwangju · kaall.jams.or.kr
• Korean Association for Archaeological Heritage
  Research organization · Daejeon · kaah.kr
• Korean Association for Business Communication
  Research organization · Seoul · e-bcrp.org
• Korean Association for History of Modern Art
  Research organization · Seoul · kahoma.or.kr
• Korean Association For Housing Policy Studies
  Research organization · Daejeon · kahps.org
• Korean Association for Lifelong Education
  Research organization · Seoul · kale.or.kr
• Korean Association For Local Government Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · kalgs.or.kr
• Korean Association for Political Economy
  Research organization · Seoul · ksesa.org
• Korean Association for Public Security Administration
  Research organization · Daegu · kapsa21.or.kr
• Korean Association for Religious Education
  Research organization · Gyeongju · kasre.or.kr
• Korean Association for Religious Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · koars.org
• Korean Association For Studies of Philosophical Thought
  Research organization · Seoul · hanphil.or.kr
• Korean Association for the Society of Religion
  Research organization · Seoul · kasr.kr
• Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
  Research organization · Seoul · gut.or.kr
• Korean Association for the Study of Targeted Therapy
  Research organization · Seoul · kastt.org
• Korean Association of Anatomists
  Research organization · Seoul · anatomy.re.kr
• Korean Association of Architectural History
  Research organization · Seoul · kaah.or.kr
• Korean Association Of Business Education
  Research organization · Gyeongsan-si · kabe.or.kr
• Korean Association of Comparative Criminal Law
  Research organization · Muan · kaccl.org
• Korean Association of Exercise Physiology
  Research organization · Daejeon · ksep.kr
• Korean Association of Family Therapy
  Research organization · Seoul · familytherapy.or.kr
• Korean Association of Feminist Philosophers
  Research organization · Seoul · kafph.org
• Korean Association of French Language and Literature
  Research organization · Seoul · french.or.kr
• Korean Association of Geography and Environmental Education
  Research organization · Jinju · geoedu.or.kr
• Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  Research organization · Seoul · kamprs.org
• Korean Association of Middle Eastern Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · kames1979.or.kr
• Korean Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women
  Research organization · Seoul · phywomen.or.kr
• Korean Association of Public Safety and Criminal Justice
  Research organization · Changwon · ka-pc.jams.or.kr
• Korean Association of Real Estate Law
  Research organization · Pocheon-si · rell.or.kr
• Korean Association Of Rusists
  Research organization · Seoul · russian.or.kr
• Korean Association Of Science and Technology Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · kasts.jams.or.kr
• Korean Association of Shipping and Logistics
  Research organization · Daejeon · shipping.or.kr
• Korean Association Of Social Welfare Policy
  Research organization · Seoul · kpolicy.or.kr
• Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies
  Research organization · Wŏnju · kaseas.org
• Korean Association of Space & Environment Research
  Research organization · Seoul · kaser.or.kr
• Korean Association of Sport Pedagogy
  Research organization · Seoul · kasp.co.kr
• Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons
  Research organization · Seoul · kates.or.kr
• Korean Association of Women's History
  Research organization · Seoul · kawh.jams.or.kr
• Korean Beauty Society
  Research organization · Seoul · beautyassn.or.kr
• Korean Bible Society
  Research organization · Seoul · koreanbible.or.kr
• Korean Brecht Society
  Research organization · Seoul · brecht.kr
• Korean Broadcasters Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kba.or.kr

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Cities

• Research organizations in Seoul 387
• Research organizations in Daejeon 27
• Research organizations in Busan 20
• Research organizations in Cheongju-si 14
• Research organizations in Daegu 14
• Research organizations in Suwon 14
• Research organizations in Seongnam-si 13
• Research organizations in Incheon 8
• Research organizations in Gyeongsan-si 7
• Research organizations in Jinju 7
• Research organizations in Changwon 6
• Research organizations in Sejong 6
• Research organizations in Cheonan 5
• Research organizations in Chuncheon 5
• Research organizations in Jeonju 5
• Research organizations in Jeju City 4
• Research organizations in Gwangju 3
• Research organizations in Gyeongju 3
• Research organizations in Ulsan 3