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Research in Gunsan

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Gunsan, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kunsan National University.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.3k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
60k
13.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Gunsan

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 Gunsan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kunsan National UniversityUniversity 3,958 #2,788
2Howon UniversityUniversity 315 #25,096 all time
3The English Linguistics Society of KoreaInstitution 76 not ranked
4Honam Archaeological SocietyInstitution 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.

Kunsan National University: 91.0%Howon University: 7.2%The English Linguistics Society of Korea: 1.7%91%largest
Kunsan National University3,958 · 91.0%Howon University315 · 7.2%The English Linguistics Society of Korea76 · 1.7%

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

Which fields of science does Gunsan work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research in Gunsan is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Computer Science (10%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 701 fractional works · 69.4% of its workEngineering: 363 fractional works · 35.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 108 fractional works · 10.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 55 fractional works · 5.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 39 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 102 fractional works · 10.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 77 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 64 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOceanography: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 128 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 60 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPlant Science: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 95 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLeadership and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 86 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGunsan1,010fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences9%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. Engineering36335.9%
    2. Computer Science10210.1%
    3. Environmental Science777.6%
    4. Materials Science646.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences343.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy202.0%
    7. Chemistry131.3%
    8. Energy121.2%
    9. Mathematics90.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences605.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology504.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology111.1%
    4. Neuroscience70.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    1. Medicine585.8%
    2. Health Professions212.1%
    3. Nursing151.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences313.1%
    2. Psychology202.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting161.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities70.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.7%
    6. Decision Sciences50.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Gunsan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gunsan is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering (4.7× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 48.4 works4.7×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 36.2 works3.8×
← 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: 1.25× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.22× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 92 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.43× its world share, 322 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 67 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.84× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 3.05× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.05×13 works
  2. Engineering2.43×322 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.22×7 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.13×29 works
  5. Materials Science1.84×57 works
  6. Environmental Science1.52×67 works
  7. Computer Science1.35×92 works
  8. Energy1.29×10 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.25×53 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.99×9 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.95×19 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×41 works
  13. Chemistry0.79×11 works
  14. Health Professions0.79×18 works
  15. Mathematics0.78×8 works
  16. Psychology0.65×18 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.52×4 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×13 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.38×5 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×7 works
  22. Medicine0.27×46 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.25×6 works
  24. Social Sciences0.22×25 works
  25. Veterinary0.19×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.10×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Gunsan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, Deep Learning, Phylogenetic Analysis, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Fungal Pathogens and Decentralized Control.

▲ 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 Learning62▲ 1.78×68 topics
  2. Renewable Energy53▲ 3.6×26 topics
  3. Power Electronics33▲ 10×8 topics
  4. Climate Change30◆ 1.11×49 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis28▲ 9.0×8 topics
  6. Neural Networks28▲ 1.76×26 topics
  7. Environmental Impact26▲ 1.54×32 topics
  8. Energy Storage25▲ 3.8×10 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications23▲ 1.89×21 topics
  10. Cathode Materials20▲ 5.1×3 topics
  11. Nanocomposites20▲ 2.5×15 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks20▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration18▲ 5.5×5 topics
  14. Aquaculture17▲ 6.6×7 topics
  15. Invasive Species17▲ 3.9×13 topics
  16. Self-Efficacy17▲ 6.4×7 topics
  17. Decentralized Control16▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Fungal Pathogens16▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Grid Integration16▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Wind Power15▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Finite Element Analysis14▲ 6.3×8 topics
  22. CFD Simulation14▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Nonlinear Dynamics14▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. Doubly Fed Induction Generator13▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Frequency Control13▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Biogeography13▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Sensor Networks12▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Control Strategies12▲ 8.7×5 topics
  29. Energy Storage Systems12▲ 8.6×2 topics
  30. Host Specificity12▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Aerodynamics12▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Event-Triggered Control12▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Stability Analysis12▲ 7.4×6 topics
  34. Smart Grid Applications12▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Offshore Wind Farms11▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Plant Pathogens11▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Weibull Distribution11▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Wind Turbine Wakes11▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Distributed Power Generation10▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. Microgrid Control10▲ 9.9×1 topic

What research is done in Gunsan?

Wind Turbine Control Sys…12Wind Turbine Control Systems: 12 fractional worksWind Energy Research and…10Wind Energy Research and Development: 10 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 10 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 7 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 7 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …7Advancements in Battery Materials: 7 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 6 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

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

  1. 1 Wind Turbine Control Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 6 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%30%Gunsan21.1% 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 23.8% in 2024.

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