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

• The Korean Audiological Society
  Research organization · Seoul · audiosoc.or.kr
• The Korean Ceramic Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kcers.or.kr
• The Korean Criminal Law Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kcla.net
• The Korean Drama Society
  Research organization · Seoul · dramaresearch.kr
• The Korean Economic Association
  Research organization · Seoul · eng.kea.ne.kr
• The Korean Educational Administration Society
  Research organization · Seoul · keas.or.kr
• The Korean Folklore Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kofos.or.kr
• The Korean Historical Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kha.re.kr
• The Korean History Education Society
  Research organization · Seoul · hisedu.or.kr
• The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
  Research organization · Seoul · kieeme.or.kr
• The Korean Language And Culture Education Society
  Research organization · Busan · klaces.or.kr
• The Korean Literature Association
  Research organization · Busan · korlit-so.org
• The Korean Physical Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kps.or.kr
• The Korean Regional Development Association
  Research organization · Seoul · krda.org
• The Korean Rural Sociological Society
  Research organization · Seoul · krss.or.kr
• The Korean Social and Personality Psychological Association
  Research organization · Seoul · ksppa.jams.or.kr
• The Korean Social Security Association
  Research organization · Seoul · kssa.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology
  Research organization · Seoul · ksap.co.kr
• The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences
  Research organization · Seoul · ksbns.org
• The Korean Society for Culture and Arts Education Studies
  Research organization · Anyang-si · caes.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Early Childhood Education
  Research organization · Seongnam-si · ksece.or.kr
• The Korean Society for German History
  Research organization · Gwangjeok · germanhistory.co.kr
• The Korean Society for Gifted and Talented
  Research organization · Samcheok · kgt.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Industrial Education
  Research organization · Seoul · kstd.jams.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Literature and Religion
  Research organization · Seoul · liteligion.co.kr
• The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
  Research organization · Seoul · kormb.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Phlebology
  Research organization · Seoul · koreavein.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Plant Biotechnology
  Research organization · Daejeon · kspbt.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Practical Theology
  Research organization · Seoul · praxis.or.kr
• The Korean Society for School Science
  Research organization · Seoul · kosss.org
• The Korean Society for Sociology of Education
  Research organization · Daejeon · soe.or.kr
• The Korean Society for the Economics and Finance of Education
  Research organization · Gyeongsan-si · kosefe.org
• The Korean Society for the Philosophy of Science
  Research organization · Seoul · philsci.or.kr
• The Korean Society for the Study of Career Education
  Research organization · Asan · careeredu.net
• The Korean Society for the Study of Elementary Education
  Research organization · Seoul · kssee.net
• The Korean Society for the Study of Teacher Education
  Research organization · Gwangju · ksste.or.kr
• The Korean Society for Transplantation
  Research organization · Seoul · mykst.org
• The Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology
  Research organization · Seoul · ksar.kr
• The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
  Research organization · Seoul · anesthesia.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Art Theories
  Research organization · Pyeongtaek-si · artntheory.org
• The Korean Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  Research organization · Seoul · bmt.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Christian Religious Education
  Research organization · Daejeon · kscre.org
• The Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · europe.ac.kr
• The Korean Society of Design Culture
  Research organization · Seongnam-si · ksdc.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Eastern Art Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · keart.jams.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery
  Research organization · Seoul · ksers.org
• The Korean Society of Environmental Agriculture
  Research organization · Suwon · korseaj.org
• The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
  Research organization · Yangjeongdong · kfn.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Greco-Roman Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · greco-roman.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Hematology
  Research organization · Seoul · hematology.or.kr
• The Korean Society of International Law
  Research organization · Seoul · ksil.or.kr
• The Korean Society Of Literary Education
  Research organization · Seoul · ksle.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Management Information Systems
  Research organization · Seoul · kmis.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
  Research organization · Seoul · ksmer.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Modern Chinese Literature
  Research organization · Yeosu · xiandaiwenxue.com
• The Korean Society of Nephrology
  Research organization · Seoul · ksn.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  Research organization · Seoul · kspho.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
  Research organization · Daejeon · kspe.org
• The Korean Society of Special Education
  Research organization · Changwon · ksse.or.kr
• The Korean Society of Sports Science
  Research organization · Seoul · iksss.or.kr
• The Korean Society Of Western Civilization
  Research organization · Daejeon · clio.or.kr
• The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
  Research organization · Seoul · neurospine.or.kr
• The Korean Urban Geographical Society
  Research organization · Seoul · urbangeo.org
• The Korean Urological Association
  Research organization · Seoul · urology.or.kr
• The Korean Urological Oncology Society
  Research organization · Seoul · kuos.or.kr
• The Korean-German Society for the Educational Studies
  Research organization · Gyeongju · kdge.net
• The Linguistic Science Society
  Research organization · Jinju · lss.re.kr
• The Linguistic Society of Korea
  Research organization · Goyang-si · linguistics.or.kr
• The Modern English Drama Association of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · englit.or.kr
• The Modern English Education Society
  Research organization · Suwon · meeso.or.kr
• The Modern English Society of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · mesk.or.kr
• The Modern Linguistic Society Of Korea
  Research organization · Daejeon · mlsk.or.kr
• The Musicological Society of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · musicology.or.kr
• The Polymer Society of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · polymer.or.kr
• The Shakespeare Association of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · sakorea.or.kr
• The Society Eastern Philosophy
  Research organization · Seoul · eastphil.jams.or.kr
• The Society for Chinese Cultural Studies
  Research organization · Seoul · chineseculturalstudies.or.kr
• The Society for Dance Documentation & History
  Research organization · Chuncheon · sddh.org
• The Society for Teaching English through Media
  Research organization · Seoul · stemedia.co.kr
• The Society for the Studies of Silla History
  Research organization · Seoul · sillasa.kr
• The Society of Korean Language and Culture
  Research organization · Seoul · klnc.net
• The Society of Korean Language and Literature
  Research organization · Seoul · korlanlit.or.kr
• The Society of Korean Language And Literature
  Research organization · Sejong · wooree.or.kr
• The Society of Korean Language Education
  Research organization · Incheon · koredu.org
• The Society of Korean Literary Criticism
  Research organization · Seoul · bipyeong.com
• The Society Of Korean Literary Therapy
  Research organization · Seoul · literarytherapy1999.net
• The Society of Korean Medicine
  Research organization · Seoul · skom.or.kr
• The Society of Korean Performance Art and Culture
  Research organization · Seoul · koreart21.net
• The Society of Korean Practical Arts Education Research
  Research organization · Jeonju · skpaer.or.kr
• The Society of Korean Traditional Costume
  Research organization · Seoul · hanbok97.org
• The Society of Living Environment System
  Research organization · Seoul · ksles.org
• The Society Of Modern Grammar
  Research organization · Daegu · grammars.org
• The Society of Modern Literature Theory
  Research organization · Daejeon · litheory.or.kr
• The Society of Philosophical Studies
  Research organization · Daejeon · philosophers.or.kr
• The Society of Service Science
  Research organization · Seoul · soss.or.kr
• The Society of Study for Korean Music Education
  Research organization · Anseong · sskme.org
• The Sociolinguistic Society of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · socioling.com
• The T.S. Eliot Society of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · soeliot.or.kr
• The Textlinguistic Society of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · textlinguistics.kr
• The Yeats Society of Korea
  Research organization · Gwangju · yeatssociety.or.kr
• Tourism Management Research Organization
  Research organization · Seoul · tmro.or.kr
• Urban Design Institute of Korea
  Research organization · Seoul · udik.or.kr
• Women in Nuclear Korea
  Research organization · Daejeon · winkorea.or.kr
• Yeongnam Archaeological Society
  Research organization · Daegu · yngogo.or.kr
• Yeongnam Chinese Literature Society
  Research organization · Daegu · clsyn.jams.or.kr
• YIJUN Institute of International Law
  Research organization · Seoul · yiil.org
• Youth Society Opening the Future
  Research organization · Seoul · f-youth.or.kr
• Yulchon Foundation
  Research organization · Seoul · youlchon.org
• Korea Display Research Corporation
  Research organization · Seoul
• Korea Semiconductor Research Consortium
  Research organization · Seongnam-si

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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