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Research in Gangneung

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Gangneung, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Gangneung–Wonju National University, Catholic Kwandong University and Gangneung Asan Hospital.

Research institutions
7
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
89k
14.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Gangneung

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 Gangneung?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gangneung–Wonju National UniversityUniversity 3,335 #4,426
2Catholic Kwandong UniversityUniversity 2,233 #6,007
3Gangneung Asan HospitalHospital / health system 633 #17,686
4Gangwon Provincial UniversityUniversity 70 not ranked
5Gangwon State UniversityUniversity 69 not ranked
6Wellbeing LS (South Korea)Company 5 not ranked
7Korea Open Association Early Childhood EducationInstitution 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.

Gangneung–Wonju National University: 52.6%Catholic Kwandong University: 35.2%Gangneung Asan Hospital: 10.0%Gangwon Provincial University: 1.1%3 others listed: 1.2%53%largest
Gangneung–Wonju National University3,335 · 52.6%Catholic Kwandong University2,233 · 35.2%Gangneung Asan Hospital633 · 10.0%Gangwon Provincial University70 · 1.1%3 others listed75 · 1.2%

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

Which fields of science does Gangneung work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Gangneung is in Health Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Engineering (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 593 fractional works · 39.1% of its workMedicine: 421 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSurgery: 65 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDentistry: 74 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOral Surgery: 25 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthodontics: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPeriodontics: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 63 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 34 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 508 fractional works · 33.5% of its workEngineering: 201 fractional works · 13.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 98 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 61 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 49 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 282 fractional works · 18.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 130 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 75 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 85 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 41 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 39 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 135 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 43 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGangneung1,517fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences9%

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. Medicine42127.8%
    2. Dentistry744.9%
    3. Health Professions634.1%
    4. Nursing342.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Engineering20113.2%
    2. Environmental Science986.5%
    3. Computer Science614.0%
    4. Materials Science493.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences322.1%
    6. Chemistry231.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy171.1%
    8. Energy140.9%
    9. Mathematics70.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1308.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences855.6%
    3. Neuroscience392.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology191.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.6%
    1. Social Sciences583.8%
    2. Psychology432.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting130.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance80.5%
    5. Decision Sciences70.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities50.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Gangneung strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gangneung is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery (14.3× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 22.1 works14×
  2. DentistryField · 68.5 works10×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 23.0 works8.7×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 185 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.27× its world share, 68 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 384 worksMedicineNursing: 4.77× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry10.27×68 works
  2. Nursing4.77×32 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.69×8 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.61×118 works
  5. Health Professions1.60×58 works
  6. Neuroscience1.55×35 works
  7. Medicine1.45×384 works
  8. Environmental Science1.27×87 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×26 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.19×6 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.15×75 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×16 works
  13. Energy1.01×13 works
  14. Chemistry0.99×21 works
  15. Materials Science0.91×44 works
  16. Psychology0.91×38 works
  17. Engineering0.90×185 works
  18. Computer Science0.51×55 works
  19. Veterinary0.51×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.51×7 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.49×15 works
  22. Mathematics0.40×6 works
  23. Social Sciences0.31×54 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×12 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×7 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.11×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Gangneung?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Climate Change, Text Mining and Dental Caries.

▲ 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. Epidemiology86▲ 1.43×109 topics
  2. Inflammation64▲ 2.0×79 topics
  3. Quality of Life57▲ 2.6×45 topics
  4. Climate Change54▲ 1.32×52 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress48▲ 1.92×54 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease33▲ 1.90×34 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy32▲ 8.1×7 topics
  8. Cancer32▲ 1.57×50 topics
  9. Risk Factors30▲ 1.79×28 topics
  10. Nanoparticles28▲ 1.44×34 topics
  11. Remote Sensing27▲ 1.46×20 topics
  12. Nanomaterials25▲ 1.58×17 topics
  13. Social Support24▲ 2.9×13 topics
  14. Depression23▲ 1.76×21 topics
  15. Obesity23▲ 1.99×21 topics
  16. Clinical Trials23▲ 2.2×15 topics
  17. Virtual Reality22▲ 3.0×11 topics
  18. Prevention21▲ 3.3×14 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity21▲ 2.2×19 topics
  20. Antioxidant20▲ 1.95×40 topics
  21. Text Mining20▲ 9.9×5 topics
  22. Dental Caries19▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Nutrition18▲ 2.6×10 topics
  24. Job Satisfaction18▲ 2.6×8 topics
  25. Aquaculture17▲ 4.3×7 topics
  26. Microbial Ecology15▲ 5.5×3 topics
  27. Lifestyle14▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Bacterial Diversity14▲ 8.1×2 topics
  29. Dental Materials13▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Restorative Dentistry13▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Bone Regeneration13▲ 7.5×2 topics
  32. Stress Management12▲ 7.9×4 topics
  33. Nursing Students12▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Health Locus of Control12▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Health-Promoting Behaviors12▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Fermentation12▲ 5.7×6 topics
  37. Clinical Competence11▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Nursing Professionalism11▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Semantic Network Analysis11▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Oral Health10▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Gangneung?

Health and Wellbeing Res…12Health and Wellbeing Research: 12 fractional worksDental materials and res…12Dental materials and restorations: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 11 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 9 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 9 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…7Education and Learning Interventions: 7 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 7 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 7 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOrthodonticsLeadership and ManagementPeriodontics4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 12 works
  2. 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 12 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 11 works
  4. 4 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 9 works
  5. 5 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 9 works
  6. 6 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 8 works
  7. 7 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  8. 8 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 7 works
  9. 9 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 7 works
  10. 10 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Gangneung17.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2025.

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