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Research in Iksan

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Iksan, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Wonkwang University, WonKwang Health Science University and Jeonbuk Agricultural Research & Extension Services.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.3k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
130k
14.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Iksan

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 Iksan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Wonkwang UniversityUniversity 8,412 #6,505
2Jeonbuk Agricultural Research & Extension ServicesResearch facility 438 #20,257
3WonKwang Health Science UniversityUniversity 323 #20,103
4Wonkwang Digital UniversityUniversity 57 not ranked
5Wonkwang Pharmaceutical (South Korea)Company 19 not ranked
6Korean Industrial Economic AssociationInstitution 17 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.

Wonkwang University: 90.8%Jeonbuk Agricultural Research & Extension Services: 4.7%WonKwang Health Science University: 3.5%Wonkwang Digital University: 0.6%2 others listed: 0.4%91%largest
Wonkwang University8,412 · 90.8%Jeonbuk Agricultural Research & Extension Services438 · 4.7%WonKwang Health Science University323 · 3.5%Wonkwang Digital University57 · 0.6%2 others listed36 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Iksan work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Iksan is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 884 fractional works · 51.2% of its workMedicine: 705 fractional works · 40.8% of its workSurgery: 104 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 47 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 45 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 33 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 77 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOral Surgery: 36 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthodontics: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 62 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 368 fractional works · 21.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 153 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 89 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 132 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPlant Science: 64 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 44 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 339 fractional works · 19.6% of its workEngineering: 151 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 53 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 53 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 136 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKIksan1,726fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences51%Social Sciences8%

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. Medicine70540.8%
    2. Dentistry774.5%
    3. Health Professions623.6%
    4. Nursing352.0%
    5. Veterinary40.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1538.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1327.6%
    3. Neuroscience442.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics221.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology171.0%
    1. Engineering1518.7%
    2. Computer Science533.0%
    3. Materials Science533.0%
    4. Environmental Science402.3%
    5. Chemistry150.8%
    6. Energy80.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy80.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    10. Mathematics40.2%
    1. Social Sciences422.4%
    2. Psychology402.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting201.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance120.7%
    5. Decision Sciences110.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities110.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Iksan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Iksan is most concentrated in Oral Surgery, Dentistry and Complementary and alternative medicine (10.8× the world share in Oral Surgery).

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 32.2 works11×
  2. DentistryField · 70.3 works9.4×
  3. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 35.0 works7.8×
← 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: 1.64× its world share, 120 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.77× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 9.42× its world share, 70 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 625 worksMedicineNursing: 4.24× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry9.42×70 works
  2. Nursing4.24×32 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.77×20 works
  4. Medicine2.11×625 works
  5. Veterinary1.66×4 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.64×120 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.64×134 works
  8. Neuroscience1.48×37 works
  9. Health Professions1.40×57 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×16 works
  11. Materials Science0.91×49 works
  12. Psychology0.76×35 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.72×11 works
  14. Engineering0.59×136 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.58×3 works
  16. Chemistry0.55×13 works
  17. Energy0.52×7 works
  18. Environmental Science0.47×36 works
  19. Computer Science0.37×45 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×17 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×12 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.21×9 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×5 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.20×7 works
  25. Mathematics0.19×3 works
  26. Social Sciences0.17×34 works

Which keywords describe research in Iksan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Anti-inflammatory, Clinical Trials, Oxidative Stress, Self-Efficacy and Acupuncture.

▲ 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. Epidemiology124▲ 1.80×111 topics
  2. Inflammation113▲ 3.1×77 topics
  3. Quality of Life69▲ 2.8×44 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress58▲ 2.0×54 topics
  5. Cancer48▲ 2.0×54 topics
  6. Clinical Trials46▲ 3.9×17 topics
  7. Treatment45▲ 2.2×37 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease45▲ 2.3×33 topics
  9. Depression39▲ 2.6×23 topics
  10. Obesity38▲ 2.9×23 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity36▲ 3.3×27 topics
  12. Anti-inflammatory36▲ 7.3×26 topics
  13. Antioxidant34▲ 2.9×44 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome31▲ 2.2×21 topics
  15. Self-Efficacy30▲ 6.7×7 topics
  16. Rehabilitation28▲ 4.0×11 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders26▲ 2.7×17 topics
  18. Metabolism26▲ 2.9×27 topics
  19. Acupuncture26▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Pain Relief25▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Complications24▲ 2.8×17 topics
  22. Prevention23▲ 3.2×15 topics
  23. Neuroprotective Effects23▲ 8.5×6 topics
  24. Surgical Management22▲ 3.2×19 topics
  25. Bone Regeneration21▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Osteoarthritis21▲ 9.1×6 topics
  27. Traditional Chinese Medicine19▲ 9.4×5 topics
  28. Cancer Prevention19▲ 4.3×8 topics
  29. Pain Management19▲ 4.7×8 topics
  30. Pharmacology19▲ 4.4×16 topics
  31. Adverse Events18▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Immunomodulation18▲ 8.0×5 topics
  33. Structural Equation Modeling18▲ 5.2×3 topics
  34. Lifestyle16▲ 32×3 topics
  35. Rheumatoid Arthritis16▲ 9.4×4 topics
  36. Apoptosis Induction15▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Dental Caries14▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Dental Implants14▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Osteoporosis14▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Peri-implant Diseases14▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Iksan?

Health and Wellbeing Res…14Health and Wellbeing Research: 14 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Res…13Healthcare and Venom Research: 13 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 10 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 10 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 10 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 9 fractional worksDental materials and res…9Dental materials and restorations: 9 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 9 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 8 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPharmacologyOral SurgeryComplementary and alternative medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 14 works
  2. 2 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 13 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 13 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 10 works
  5. 5 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 10 works
  6. 6 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  7. 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 9 works
  8. 8 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 9 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 9 works
  10. 10 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 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%Iksan17.7% 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 17.7% in 2025.

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