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Research in Incheon

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Incheon, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Inha University, Incheon National University and Korea Polar Research Institute.

Research institutions
29
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
45k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
756k
17.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Incheon

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 Incheon?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Inha UniversityUniversity 26,906 #1,076
2Incheon National UniversityUniversity 7,183 #1,978
3National Institute of Environmental ResearchGovernment institution 1,467 #8,907
4Korea Polar Research InstituteResearch facility 1,332 #7,953
5National Institute of Biological ResourcesResearch facility 1,022 #17,452
6Incheon Medical CenterHospital / health system 745 #10,504
7Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's HospitalHospital / health system 518 #16,611
8Inha Technical CollegeUniversity 399 #20,763 all time
9Gyeongin National University of EducationUniversity 226 #22,650 all time
10Na Eun HospitalHospital / health system 147 #32,346 all time
11Kyung-in Women's UniversityUniversity 143 #31,623 all time
12Celltrion (South Korea)Company 103 not ranked
13Komipharm International (South Korea)Company 78 not ranked
14Incheon Catholic UniversityUniversity 75 not ranked
15JEI UniversityUniversity 41 not ranked
16Culinary Institute of KoreaUniversity 36 not ranked
17Ibule Photonics (South Korea)Company 22 not ranked
18Wonik IPS (South Korea)Company 17 not ranked
19Sungsan Hyo UniversityUniversity 9 not ranked
20Korea Children's Rights SocietyUniversity 9 not ranked
21Adipogen (South Korea)Company 7 not ranked
22Center of Excellence in Wireless & Information TechnologyInstitution 5 not ranked
23Japanese Language & Culture Association of KoreaInstitution 4 not ranked
24The Society of Korean Language EducationInstitution 3 not ranked
25Global Stem cell & Regenerative medicine Acceleration CenterNonprofit 3 not ranked
26Chungang Industry (South Korea)Company 2 not ranked
27Samil Industry (South Korea)Company 1 not ranked
28International Association of Comparative Korean StudiesInstitution 1 not ranked
29The Korean Association for the Study of English Language and LinguisticsInstitution 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.

Inha University: 66.4%Incheon National University: 17.7%National Institute of Environmental Research: 3.6%Korea Polar Research Institute: 3.3%25 others listed: 8.9%66%largest
Inha University27k · 66.4%Incheon National University7,183 · 17.7%National Institute of Environmental Research1,467 · 3.6%Korea Polar Research Institute1,332 · 3.3%25 others listed3,617 · 8.9%

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

Which fields of science does Incheon work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research in Incheon is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Medicine (20%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,644 fractional works · 56.7% of its workEngineering: 2,400 fractional works · 24.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 737 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 354 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 266 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 177 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 151 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 130 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 840 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEcology: 156 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 127 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 110 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 758 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 226 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 223 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 709 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 369 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 108 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 106 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 344 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 154 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 98 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 158 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 143 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 151 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 139 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,240 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMedicine: 2,027 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSurgery: 309 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 197 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 128 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 124 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 113 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 107 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 137 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,246 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 676 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 393 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 100 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 289 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 101 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 158 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 828 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 313 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 110 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 170 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 141 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKIncheon9,958fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences22%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. Engineering2,40024.1%
    2. Environmental Science8408.4%
    3. Computer Science7587.6%
    4. Materials Science7097.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences3443.5%
    6. Energy1581.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1511.5%
    8. Chemistry1391.4%
    9. Mathematics750.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering710.7%
  2. Health Sciences2,24022.5%
    1. Medicine2,02720.4%
    2. Health Professions1371.4%
    3. Nursing520.5%
    4. Dentistry170.2%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,24612.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6766.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2892.9%
    3. Neuroscience1581.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology951.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics270.3%
    1. Social Sciences3133.1%
    2. Psychology1701.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1411.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance920.9%
    5. Decision Sciences640.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities470.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Incheon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Incheon is most concentrated in Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Polymers and Plastics (3.5× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 87.8 works3.5×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 132.5 works3.4×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 98.8 works2.8×
  4. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 52.9 works2.7×
  5. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 119.9 works2.5×
  6. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 113.5 works2.4×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 251 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 596 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 84 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 144 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.03× its world share, 63 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 127 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 652 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 302 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 139 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 2,143 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 746 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.06× its world share, 635 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 68 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 123 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 1,791 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 47 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 130 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 56 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 86 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 150 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 279 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.18×302 works
  2. Materials Science2.06×635 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.03×63 works
  4. Energy1.71×139 works
  5. Environmental Science1.70×746 works
  6. Engineering1.62×2,143 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.27×596 works
  8. Nursing1.09×47 works
  9. Medicine1.05×1,791 works
  10. Neuroscience1.01×144 works
  11. Computer Science0.95×652 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×84 works
  13. Chemistry0.92×127 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×24 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.66×129 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.66×56 works
  17. Mathematics0.65×68 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×251 works
  19. Psychology0.56×150 works
  20. Veterinary0.54×6 works
  21. Health Professions0.53×123 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×130 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×86 works
  24. Dentistry0.36×15 works
  25. Social Sciences0.25×279 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.17×44 works

Which keywords describe research in Incheon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Climate Change, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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 Learning479▲ 1.40×81 topics
  2. Climate Change381▲ 1.41×94 topics
  3. Epidemiology349◆ 0.88×128 topics
  4. Machine Learning305◆ 0.92×89 topics
  5. Inflammation258▲ 1.22×83 topics
  6. Nanomaterials251▲ 2.4×18 topics
  7. Neural Networks239▲ 1.55×36 topics
  8. Environmental Impact226▲ 1.33×52 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications220▲ 1.87×36 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress215▲ 1.31×58 topics
  11. Energy Storage191▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Nanocomposites185▲ 2.4×21 topics
  13. Nanoparticles180▲ 1.43×43 topics
  14. Remote Sensing173▲ 1.42×37 topics
  15. Graphene162▲ 2.4×11 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease161▲ 1.42×39 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties159▲ 1.63×35 topics
  18. Cathode Materials150▲ 3.9×3 topics
  19. Cancer148◆ 1.11×55 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency129▲ 1.40×35 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries120▲ 2.9×4 topics
  22. Tissue Engineering120▲ 1.98×13 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks119▲ 1.65×14 topics
  24. Nanostructures119▲ 3.0×17 topics
  25. Health Effects118▲ 1.96×23 topics
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks116▲ 2.8×6 topics
  27. Biomarkers110▲ 1.58×18 topics
  28. Mortality102▲ 1.80×12 topics
  29. Drug Delivery101▲ 1.85×16 topics
  30. Semiconductors101▲ 3.5×5 topics
  31. Rechargeable Batteries99▲ 3.8×2 topics
  32. Water Splitting98▲ 2.7×4 topics
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis98▲ 3.1×16 topics
  34. Recycling94▲ 2.5×10 topics
  35. Biogeography84▲ 3.0×20 topics
  36. Nanocrystals79▲ 3.1×5 topics
  37. Air Quality76▲ 4.0×6 topics
  38. Particulate Matter74▲ 5.0×2 topics
  39. Flexible Electronics71▲ 4.1×3 topics
  40. DNA Barcoding68▲ 3.9×9 topics

What research is done in Incheon?

Advancements in Battery …56Advancements in Battery Materials: 56 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…47Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 47 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 46 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 46 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 43 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 43 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 41 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…39Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 39 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 39 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 38 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 56 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 47 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 46 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 43 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 43 works
  7. 7 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 41 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 39 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 39 works
  10. 10 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works

Research output over time

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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%Incheon17.5% 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 19.2% in 2019.

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