{
  "id": 14910196,
  "title": "18 Kwangwoon University professors included in World's Top 2% Scientists list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/18-kwangwoon-university-professors-included-in-worlds-top-2-14910196",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20261016/18-kwangwoon-university-professors-included-in-worlds-top-2-scientists-list"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eighteen professors from Kwangwoon University have been recognized as part of the World's Top 2% Scientists, showcasing the exceptional research capabilities and significant global academic influence of the university's faculty. This distinction was unveiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, a leading provider of academic information, in the 2026 edition of their prestigious list. The list is determined by analyzing researchers' scientific impact through data extracted from Elsevier's Scopus database. The list is divided into two categories: career-long citation impact and single-year scientific impact, both reflecting citation trends up to the end of 2025.\n\nWithin the career-long category, ten professors from Kwangwoon University earned this recognition. Among them are Kim Young-hun, a distinguished chemical engineer, Kim Tae-kyun, a renowned mathematician, Park Myun-joo, an expert in electronics convergence engineering, Park Jae-yeong, a leader in electronic engineering, Park Chul-hwan, another prominent chemical engineer, Lee Sang-shin, a pioneer in electronic engineering, and Jang Min, a notable researcher in environmental engineering. Additionally, fourteen professors were included in the single-year category, highlighting the university's sustained excellence in academic research.",
  "summary": "Eighteen professors at Kwangwoon University have been named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists, highlighting the research excellence and international academic influence of the university’s faculty. The World’s Top 2% Scientists list for 2026 was recently released by Stanford University and Elsevier, a global provider of academic information. It evaluates researchers’ scientific impact using…",
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        "title": "18 Kwangwoon University professors included in World's Top 2% Scientists list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/18-kwangwoon-university-professors-included-in-worlds-top-2",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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