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Research in Daegu

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Daegu, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kyungpook National University, Yeungnam University and Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology.

Research institutions
29
13 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
84k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5M
17.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Daegu

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 Daegu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kyungpook National UniversityUniversity 38,380 #880
2Yeungnam UniversityUniversity 19,697 #955
3Keimyung UniversityUniversity 10,030 #4,396
4Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity 4,597 #981
5Daegu UniversityUniversity 4,044 #6,896
6Daegu Haany UniversityUniversity 1,384 #13,916
7Daegu Fatima HospitalHospital / health system 861 #21,648
8Nune Eye HospitalHospital / health system 534 #20,671
9Korea Gas Corporation (South Korea)Company 504 #19,905
10Taegu Science UniversityUniversity 500 #18,931 all time
11Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation FoundationInstitution 450 #12,761
12Korea Brain Research InstituteResearch facility 420 #7,739
13Daegu Health CollegeUniversity 412 #19,652
14Kyungpook National University Medical CenterHospital / health system 406 #17,627 all time
15Daegu TechnoParkArchive 252 #22,462 all time
16Kolon Industries (South Korea)Company 223 #27,694 all time
17Keimyung College UniversityUniversity 196 #22,084 all time
18Daegu National University of EducationUniversity 179 #20,687
19Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial TechnologyGovernment institution 116 not ranked
20Korea Education and Research Information ServiceGovernment institution 89 not ranked
21Daegu Technical UniversityUniversity 79 not ranked
22Daegu Cyber UniversityUniversity 65 not ranked
23Korean Association for Public Security AdministrationInstitution 51 not ranked
24Daegu Arts UniversityUniversity 34 not ranked
25Korean Financial Management AssociationInstitution 6 not ranked
26Society of Open Innovation Technology Market & ComplexityInstitution 3 not ranked
27The Daegu Historical AssociationArchive 1 not ranked
28Daegu Visually Impaired Culture CenterInstitution 1 not ranked
29The Korea Society of Fashion DesignInstitution 0 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.

Kyungpook National University: 46.0%Yeungnam University: 23.6%Keimyung University: 12.0%Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology: 5.5%24 others listed: 12.9%46%largest
Kyungpook National University38k · 46.0%Yeungnam University20k · 23.6%Keimyung University10k · 12.0%Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology4,597 · 5.5%24 others listed11k · 12.9%

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

Which fields of science does Daegu work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Daegu is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (21%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 10k fractional works · 50.1% of its workEngineering: 4,395 fractional works · 21.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,618 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 865 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 452 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 297 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 233 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 205 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 202 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,787 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 923 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 311 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 263 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 214 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,550 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 432 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 387 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 282 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 759 fractional works · 3.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 482 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 451 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 453 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 217 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 358 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 202 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 150 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 175 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,426 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 4,817 fractional works · 23.5% of its workSurgery: 762 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 378 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 320 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 287 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 268 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 255 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 210 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 194 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 161 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 155 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 135 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 116 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 330 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 267 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 155 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3,504 fractional works · 17.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,648 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 976 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 183 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,000 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 524 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 527 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 178 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 158 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 210 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,299 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 464 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 179 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 226 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 394 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 154 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKDaegu21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences6%

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. Engineering4,39521.4%
    2. Materials Science1,7878.7%
    3. Computer Science1,5507.6%
    4. Environmental Science7593.7%
    5. Energy4822.3%
    6. Chemistry4532.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy3581.7%
    8. Mathematics2021.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1750.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering1210.6%
  2. Health Sciences5,42626.5%
    1. Medicine4,81723.5%
    2. Health Professions2671.3%
    3. Dentistry1550.8%
    4. Nursing1530.7%
    5. Veterinary340.2%
  3. Life Sciences3,50417.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,6488.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,0004.9%
    3. Neuroscience5272.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2101.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1170.6%
    1. Social Sciences4642.3%
    2. Psychology3941.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1540.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1110.5%
    5. Decision Sciences920.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities830.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Daegu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Daegu is most concentrated in Leadership and Management, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Polymers and Plastics (12.1× the world share in Leadership and Management).

  1. Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 33.7 works12×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 277.0 works3.4×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 245.7 works3.4×
  4. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 43.0 works3.2×
  5. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 399.1 works2.9×
  6. BioengineeringSubfield · 31.9 works2.7×
  7. EnergyField · 428.1 works2.6×
  8. Materials ScienceField · 1,609.1 works2.5×
← 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: 1.03× its world share, 884 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 1,433 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 188 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 450 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 102 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 104 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 408 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 1,348 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 140 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.58× its world share, 428 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 3,936 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 654 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.55× its world share, 1,609 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 178 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 317 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 135 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 237 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 4,238 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 138 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 28 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 136 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 79 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 99 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 335 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 403 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.58×428 works
  2. Materials Science2.55×1,609 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.65×104 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.61×102 works
  5. Nursing1.55×138 works
  6. Dentistry1.54×135 works
  7. Neuroscience1.53×450 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.49×1,433 works
  9. Engineering1.45×3,936 works
  10. Chemistry1.44×408 works
  11. Medicine1.22×4,238 works
  12. Veterinary1.12×28 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.03×884 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×188 works
  15. Computer Science0.96×1,348 works
  16. Mathematics0.83×178 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.79×317 works
  18. Environmental Science0.73×654 works
  19. Psychology0.61×335 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×140 works
  21. Health Professions0.50×237 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.45×79 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×99 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×136 works
  25. Social Sciences0.18×403 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.14×73 works

Which keywords describe research in Daegu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Cathode Materials and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning911▲ 1.29×84 topics
  2. Nanomaterials909▲ 4.2×20 topics
  3. Epidemiology831◆ 1.02×132 topics
  4. Inflammation708▲ 1.62×83 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications649▲ 2.7×36 topics
  6. Energy Storage628▲ 4.7×12 topics
  7. Graphene575▲ 4.2×12 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress552▲ 1.63×63 topics
  9. Machine Learning528▼ 0.77×91 topics
  10. Nanoparticles441▲ 1.71×44 topics
  11. Nanocomposites440▲ 2.7×22 topics
  12. Cancer426▲ 1.55×59 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks420▲ 4.9×6 topics
  14. Neural Networks411▲ 1.30×38 topics
  15. Cathode Materials406▲ 5.1×3 topics
  16. Water Splitting375▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering365▲ 2.9×13 topics
  18. Rechargeable Batteries302▲ 5.5×2 topics
  19. Nanostructures301▲ 3.6×17 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries298▲ 3.5×3 topics
  21. Drug Delivery295▲ 2.6×16 topics
  22. Catalysis280▲ 2.0×28 topics
  23. Semiconductor278▲ 4.1×7 topics
  24. Nanocrystals261▲ 4.9×5 topics
  25. Visible Light240▲ 5.0×3 topics
  26. Solar Energy214▲ 3.3×5 topics
  27. Hydrogen Production214▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. Electrocatalysis213▲ 3.6×5 topics
  29. Semiconductors212▲ 3.6×5 topics
  30. Battery Technology207▲ 3.6×3 topics
  31. CO2 Reduction206▲ 4.7×2 topics
  32. Photocatalyst190▲ 5.4×1 topic
  33. Plasmonic190▲ 5.4×1 topic
  34. Battery Materials187▲ 5.5×1 topic
  35. Nanostructured Anodes187▲ 5.5×1 topic
  36. Carbon-Based Materials184▲ 8.8×1 topic
  37. Electrochemical Capacitors184▲ 8.8×1 topic
  38. Nanofibers178▲ 4.3×3 topics
  39. Energy Conversion178▲ 4.2×5 topics
  40. Energy Harvesting165▲ 4.5×3 topics

What research is done in Daegu?

Advanced Photocatalysis …175Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 175 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …169Advancements in Battery Materials: 169 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…167Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 167 fractional worksConducting polymers and …121Conducting polymers and applications: 121 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 120 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 114 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…109Advanced battery technologies research: 109 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 95 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 95 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…84Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 84 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 175 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 169 works
  3. 3 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 167 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 121 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 120 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 114 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 109 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 95 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 95 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 84 works

Research output over time

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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%30%Daegu21.0% 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 21.0% in 2025.

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