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Research in Changwon

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Changwon, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Changwon National University, Korea Institute of Materials Science and Kyungnam University.

Research institutions
18
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
238k
15.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Changwon

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Changwon?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Changwon National UniversityUniversity 5,315 #4,565
2Korea Institute of Materials ScienceUniversity 2,834 #6,441
3Korea Electrotechnology Research InstituteNonprofit 2,650 #10,815
4Kyungnam UniversityUniversity 2,622 #6,910
5National Quarantine StationInstitution 566 #27,728 all time
6Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (South Korea)Company 374 #23,287 all time
7Korea Innotech (South Korea)Company 348 #20,013
8Changshin UniversityUniversity 205 #18,206
9Korea Naval AcademyUniversity 187 #26,331 all time
10Masan UniversityUniversity 155 #29,885 all time
11Masan National Tuberculosis HospitalHospital / health system 75 not ranked
12International Tuberculosis Research CenterResearch facility 60 not ranked
13Korea Lift CollegeUniversity 45 not ranked
14NDT Engineering & Aerospace (South Korea)Company 19 not ranked
15The Korean Society of Special EducationInstitution 7 not ranked
16Korean Association of Public Safety and Criminal JusticeInstitution 1 not ranked
17Korean Strategic Marketing AssociationInstitution 1 not ranked
18Korean Scholars of Marketing ScienceInstitution 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Changwon National University: 34.4%Korea Institute of Materials Science: 18.3%Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute: 17.1%Kyungnam University: 17.0%14 others listed: 13.2%34%largest
Changwon National University5,315 · 34.4%Korea Institute of Materials Science2,834 · 18.3%Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute2,650 · 17.1%Kyungnam University2,622 · 17.0%14 others listed2,044 · 13.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Changwon work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research in Changwon is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Materials Science (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,344 fractional works · 70.2% of its workEngineering: 1,324 fractional works · 39.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 356 fractional works · 10.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 344 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 140 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 120 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 76 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 58 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 510 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 262 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 93 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 62 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 174 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 111 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 69 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 50 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 489 fractional works · 14.7% of its workMedicine: 400 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSurgery: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLeadership and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 254 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 115 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 100 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 249 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKChangwon3,336fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,32439.7%
    2. Materials Science51015.3%
    3. Computer Science1745.2%
    4. Environmental Science1113.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy692.1%
    6. Energy501.5%
    7. Chemistry361.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences270.8%
    9. Mathematics240.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering180.5%
    1. Medicine40012.0%
    2. Health Professions491.5%
    3. Nursing341.0%
    4. Dentistry50.2%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1153.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1003.0%
    3. Neuroscience240.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology110.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.1%
    1. Social Sciences842.5%
    2. Psychology511.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting461.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance280.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities220.6%
    6. Decision Sciences200.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Changwon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Changwon is most concentrated in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics (6.2× the world share in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials).

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 83.1 works6.2×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 305.8 works5.7×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 54.9 works4.6×
  4. Materials ScienceField · 452.8 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.58× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 152 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.68× its world share, 1,178 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 97 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.43× its world share, 453 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 62 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 351 worksMedicineNursing: 2.18× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science4.43×453 works
  2. Engineering2.68×1,178 works
  3. Nursing2.18×31 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.58×16 works
  5. Energy1.50×40 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.96×62 works
  7. Chemistry0.70×32 works
  8. Computer Science0.67×152 works
  9. Environmental Science0.67×97 works
  10. Medicine0.62×351 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×84 works
  12. Mathematics0.60×20 works
  13. Health Professions0.59×45 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.59×17 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×84 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×23 works
  17. Psychology0.50×45 works
  18. Neuroscience0.45×21 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×40 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×26 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×4 works
  22. Dentistry0.35×5 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×10 works
  24. Veterinary0.32×1 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.23×19 works
  26. Social Sciences0.20×73 works

Which keywords describe research in Changwon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanocomposites, Additive Manufacturing, Grain Refinement, Microstructural Evolution, Graphene and Energy Storage.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties268▲ 8.2×35 topics
  2. Microstructure218▲ 13×19 topics
  3. Nanocomposites117▲ 4.5×21 topics
  4. Nanoparticles99▲ 2.4×40 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications96▲ 2.4×35 topics
  6. Graphene88▲ 3.9×11 topics
  7. Energy Storage86▲ 4.0×12 topics
  8. Additive Manufacturing80▲ 7.8×7 topics
  9. Grain Refinement78▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Cathode Materials73▲ 5.6×3 topics
  11. Microstructural Evolution71▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Heat Transfer68▲ 4.2×17 topics
  13. Nanomaterials68▲ 1.95×19 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries64▲ 4.7×3 topics
  15. Polymer Composites60▲ 6.7×7 topics
  16. Materials59▲ 7.7×6 topics
  17. Numerical Simulation55▲ 5.6×11 topics
  18. Carbon Nanotubes55▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Thermal Management52▲ 4.8×7 topics
  20. Power Electronics47▲ 4.3×8 topics
  21. Rechargeable Batteries46▲ 5.2×2 topics
  22. Applications46▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Material Characterization45▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Phase Stability45▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Sintering45▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Corrosion Behavior44▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Process Parameters43▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Self-Efficacy42▲ 4.9×8 topics
  29. Grain Boundary Engineering41▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Composite Materials40▲ 5.8×10 topics
  31. Processing Techniques40▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Thermal Conductivity38▲ 7.2×8 topics
  33. Oxidation Resistance38▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Metal Powders38▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Microstructure Evolution38▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Spark Plasma Sintering37▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Metallic Components36▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Selective Laser Melting36▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Aerospace Applications36▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Corrosion Resistance36▲ 15×4 topics

What research is done in Changwon?

Additive Manufacturing M…32Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 32 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…29Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 29 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 29 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 24 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 24 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 23 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…23Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 23 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 22 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 32 works
  2. 2 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 29 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  4. 4 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 25 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  6. 6 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  7. 7 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 23 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 23 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 22 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Changwon15.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.0% in 2008.

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