Research in Daejeon
Science Explorer records 96 research institutions in Daejeon, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Institute for Basic Science and Chungnam National University.
- Research institutions
- 96 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 215k ▲ 2% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 4.1M 19.2 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 17.8% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Daejeon?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 67,256 | #148 | |
| 2 | Chungnam National UniversityUniversity | 27,712 | #1,213 | |
| 3 | Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteResearch facility | 18,095 | #5,112 | |
| 4 | Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteResearch facility | 11,868 | #5,465 | |
| 5 | Korea University of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 8,068 | #1,285 | |
| 6 | Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and BiotechnologyResearch facility | 5,984 | #3,643 | |
| 7 | Eulji UniversityUniversity | 5,412 | #4,306 | |
| 8 | Institute for Basic ScienceResearch facility | 5,320 | #413 | |
| 9 | Korea Research Institute of Chemical TechnologyResearch facility | 5,179 | #3,644 | |
| 10 | Korea Research Institute of Standards and ScienceResearch facility | 4,936 | #3,529 | |
| 11 | Agency for Defense DevelopmentGovernment institution | 4,357 | #8,757 | |
| 12 | Korea Institute of Energy ResearchResearch facility | 3,938 | #2,931 | |
| 13 | Korea Institute of Machinery & MaterialsResearch facility | 3,938 | #5,165 | |
| 14 | Hanbat National UniversityUniversity | 3,732 | #3,864 | |
| 15 | Korea Basic Science InstituteResearch facility | 3,546 | #2,349 | |
| 16 | Konyang UniversityUniversity | 3,348 | #10,122 | |
| 17 | Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral ResourcesResearch facility | 3,306 | #8,917 | |
| 18 | Hannam UniversityUniversity | 2,901 | #4,138 | |
| 19 | Daejeon UniversityUniversity | 2,698 | #8,734 | |
| 20 | Korea Institute of Oriental MedicineResearch facility | 2,677 | #13,181 | |
| 21 | Korea Aerospace Research InstituteGovernment institution | 2,262 | #8,506 | |
| 22 | Korea Institute of Science & Technology InformationResearch facility | 2,219 | #4,874 | |
| 23 | Korea Forest ServiceGovernment institution | 1,902 | #13,711 | |
| 24 | Woosong UniversityUniversity | 1,617 | #2,743 | |
| 25 | Korea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteResearch facility | 1,605 | #14,970 | |
| 26 | Korea Institute of Fusion EnergyResearch facility | 1,270 | #15,853 | |
| 27 | Pai Chai UniversityUniversity | 1,158 | #10,147 | |
| 28 | Korea Institute of Nuclear SafetyResearch facility | 1,075 | #16,488 | |
| 29 | Mokwon UniversityUniversity | 1,057 | #12,952 | |
| 30 | National Institute for Mathematical SciencesUniversity | 892 | #12,089 | |
| 31 | Korea Institute of ToxicologyResearch facility | 876 | #14,338 | |
| 32 | Dunsan Korean Medicine HospitalHospital / health system | 688 | #13,170 | |
| 33 | Daejeon Sun HospitalHospital / health system | 508 | #23,305 all time | |
| 34 | National Research Institute of Cultural HeritageArchive | 456 | #13,666 | |
| 35 | Republic of Korea ArmyGovernment institution | 340 | #14,446 | |
| 36 | Statistics KoreaGovernment institution | 327 | #16,196 | |
| 37 | Daejeon Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 229 | #26,692 all time | |
| 38 | National Research Foundation of KoreaGovernment institution | 224 | #19,715 all time | |
| 39 | Daejeon Health Institute of TechnologyUniversity | 218 | #27,491 all time | |
| 40 | Cultural Heritage AdministrationGovernment institution | 197 | #28,450 all time | |
| 41 | Korean Intellectual Property OfficeGovernment institution | 188 | #28,127 all time | |
| 42 | KT&G (South Korea)Company | 178 | #32,906 all time | |
| 43 | National Science MuseumArchive | 171 | #30,737 all time | |
| 44 | Korea Institute of Public FinanceResearch facility | 160 | #33,545 all time | |
| 45 | Korea Labor InstituteResearch facility | 156 | #30,489 all time | |
| 46 | Public Procurement ServiceGovernment institution | 115 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Daeduk UniversityUniversity | 113 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Daejeon Oriental HospitalHospital / health system | 102 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Advanced Biomass R&D Center (South Korea)Company | 92 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Center for Integrated Smart SensorsResearch facility | 75 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Military Manpower AdministrationGovernment institution | 52 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Korea Information System (South Korea)Company | 49 | not ranked | |
| 53 | Korea Baptist Theological University and SeminaryUniversity | 46 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Intelligent Image and Information SystemInstitution | 43 | not ranked | |
| 55 | Ministry of Employment and LaborGovernment institution | 36 | not ranked | |
| 56 | IC Design Education CenterUniversity | 34 | not ranked | |
| 57 | Space Solutions (South Korea)Company | 32 | not ranked | |
| 58 | Ministry of Government LegislationGovernment institution | 30 | not ranked | |
| 59 | Korea Carbon Capture & Sequestration R&D CenterResearch facility | 26 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Daejeon TechnoparkInstitution | 26 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Daejeon work in?
In 2022-now, 64% of research in Daejeon is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences27k64.2%
- Engineering12k29.3%
- Computer Science4,60910.9%
- Materials Science3,1477.4%
- Physics and Astronomy2,0374.8%
- Environmental Science1,7764.2%
- Chemistry9042.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences6931.6%
- Energy6861.6%
- Mathematics4861.1%
- Chemical Engineering4341.0%
- Health Sciences6,30814.9%
- Medicine5,52413.1%
- Health Professions4691.1%
- Nursing1970.5%
- Dentistry800.2%
- Veterinary390.1%
- Life Sciences5,81413.8%
- Social Sciences2,9987.1%
- Social Sciences1,0732.5%
- Psychology5831.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting4461.1%
- Decision Sciences3470.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3290.8%
- Arts and Humanities2200.5%
What is Daejeon strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Daejeon is most concentrated in Leadership and Management, Radiation and Catalysis (7.3× the world share in Leadership and Management).
- Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 42.6 works7.3×
- RadiationSubfield · 172.1 works3.3×
- CatalysisSubfield · 179.0 works3.2×
- Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 88.1 works3.0×
- Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 109.5 works3.0×
- Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 1,275.7 works2.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Chemical Engineering2.89×380 works
- Physics and Astronomy2.16×1,807 works
- Materials Science2.15×2,829 works
- Engineering1.98×11k works
- Energy1.73×599 works
- Computer Science1.40×4,092 works
- Chemistry1.37×811 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.34×178 works
- Neuroscience1.33×812 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×2,576 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.99×587 works
- Mathematics0.97×432 works
- Nursing0.97×179 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.91×347 works
- Decision Sciences0.86×313 works
- Environmental Science0.83×1,551 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×1,216 works
- Medicine0.68×4,912 works
- Veterinary0.63×32 works
- Psychology0.44×502 works
- Health Professions0.42×416 works
- Dentistry0.39×72 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×294 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.33×402 works
- Social Sciences0.20×932 works
- Arts and Humanities0.17×188 works
Which keywords describe research in Daejeon?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications and Lithium-ion Batteries.
- Ionic Conductivity
- Nanogenerators
- Neuromorphic Computing
- Nanostructured Anodes
- Energy Harvesting
- Energy Conversion
- Battery Technology
- Flexible Electronics
- Thermal Management
- Nanostructures
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Energy Efficiency
- Catalysis
- Nanocomposites
- Oxidative Stress
- Energy Storage
- Nanomaterials
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Biomedical Applications
- Inflammation
- Nanoparticles
- Cathode Materials
- Cancer
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Graphene
- Biosensors
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Electrocatalysis
- Water Splitting
- Semiconductors
- Catalysts
- Health Monitoring
- Battery Materials
- Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Field-Effect Transistors
- Wearable
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
- Deep Learning2,366▲ 1.62×85 topics
- Machine Learning1,472◆ 1.05×95 topics
- Neural Networks1,216▲ 1.86×40 topics
- Epidemiology965▼ 0.57×132 topics
- Biomedical Applications942▲ 1.88×36 topics
- Nanomaterials918▲ 2.1×20 topics
- Inflammation890◆ 0.99×83 topics
- Energy Storage830▲ 3.0×12 topics
- Nanoparticles794▲ 1.49×44 topics
- Oxidative Stress727◆ 1.04×63 topics
- Cathode Materials700▲ 4.3×3 topics
- Nanocomposites694▲ 2.1×22 topics
- Cancer685▲ 1.21×59 topics
- Catalysis616▲ 2.2×29 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries616▲ 3.5×4 topics
- Energy Efficiency584▲ 1.49×43 topics
- Graphene575▲ 2.0×12 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks528▲ 1.72×14 topics
- Biosensors508▲ 2.4×12 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks467▲ 2.7×6 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries456▲ 4.1×2 topics
- Nanostructures420▲ 2.4×17 topics
- Electrocatalysis409▲ 3.4×5 topics
- Thermal Management399▲ 2.9×8 topics
- Water Splitting394▲ 2.5×4 topics
- Flexible Electronics375▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Semiconductors374▲ 3.0×6 topics
- Battery Technology349▲ 3.0×3 topics
- Catalysts332▲ 3.9×3 topics
- Energy Conversion327▲ 3.7×5 topics
- Health Monitoring324▲ 3.8×4 topics
- Energy Harvesting310▲ 4.1×3 topics
- Battery Materials300▲ 4.3×1 topic
- Nanostructured Anodes300▲ 4.3×1 topic
- Lithium-Sulfur Batteries276▲ 4.6×2 topics
- Neuromorphic Computing276▲ 5.7×2 topics
- Field-Effect Transistors268▲ 4.1×4 topics
- Nanogenerators264▲ 4.7×1 topic
- Wearable264▲ 4.7×1 topic
- Ionic Conductivity255▲ 4.5×2 topics
What research is done in Daejeon?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 268 works
- 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 240 works
- 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 218 works
- 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 202 works
- 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 198 works
- 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 178 works
- 7 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 165 works
- 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 164 works
- 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 145 works
- 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 141 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.6% in 2016.
Questions people ask
What are the best universities in Daejeon for research?
Science Explorer records 96 research institutions in Daejeon, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Institute for Basic Science and Chungnam National University.
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