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Research in Seoul

Science Explorer records 647 research institutions in Seoul, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Sungkyunkwan University.

Research institutions
647
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
806k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
15.6M
19.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Seoul

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 Seoul?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Seoul National UniversityUniversity 137,033 #112
2Yonsei UniversityUniversity 97,898 #187
3Sungkyunkwan UniversityUniversity 66,361 #218
4Korea UniversityUniversity 57,694 #280
5Hanyang UniversityUniversity 49,722 #336
6Kyung Hee UniversityUniversity 39,959 #609
7Catholic University of KoreaUniversity 34,399 #2,018
8Samsung (South Korea)Company 28,549 #554
9Chung-Ang UniversityUniversity 25,485 #523
10Konkuk UniversityUniversity 22,329 #1,684
11Ewha Womans UniversityUniversity 21,983 #594
12Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyResearch facility 16,118 #673
13Dongguk UniversityUniversity 15,805 #1,093
14Sejong UniversityUniversity 13,374 #990
15Soonchunhyang UniversityUniversity 12,507 #2,544
16Asan Medical CenterHospital / health system 11,692 #1,815
17Sogang UniversityUniversity 10,466 #984
18Seoul National University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 9,449 #1,821
19Soongsil UniversityUniversity 8,693 #1,553
20Kwangwoon UniversityUniversity 7,794 #1,571
21Kookmin UniversityUniversity 7,642 #1,708
22University of SeoulUniversity 7,084 #1,491
23Hongik UniversityUniversity 7,014 #4,220
24Bio-Medical Science (South Korea)Company 6,788 #1,266
25Myongji UniversityUniversity 5,217 #6,399
26Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesUniversity 4,976 #6,397
27Yong In UniversityUniversity 4,366 #7,597
28Sookmyung Women's UniversityUniversity 4,115 #3,070
29Korean Constitutional Law AssociationInstitution 3,766 #5,896 all time
30LG (South Korea)Company 3,726 #6,898
31E Ink (South Korea)Company 3,148 #6,762
32Korea Institute for Advanced StudyResearch facility 2,946 #2,610
33SK Group (South Korea)Company 2,362 #4,377
34Sahmyook UniversityUniversity 2,141 #6,184
35Ministry of Health and WelfareGovernment institution 2,052 #8,217
36Seoul National University of EducationUniversity 1,880 #2,734
37Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical SciencesResearch facility 1,814 #18,098
38Sungshin Women's UniversityUniversity 1,809 #6,807
39Seoul Women's UniversityUniversity 1,693 #6,616
40CM HospitalHospital / health system 1,663 #14,401
41Government of the Republic of KoreaGovernment institution 1,596 #16,557
42Duksung Women's UniversityUniversity 1,470 #8,196
43Luther UniversityUniversity 1,409 #9,372
44Korea Environment InstituteUniversity 1,405 #7,397
45Veterans Health Service Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,284 #14,588
46Hansung UniversityUniversity 1,280 #7,176
47National Health Insurance ServiceInstitution 1,243 #7,745
48Korea Development InstituteResearch facility 1,217 #10,705
49Seoul Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,197 #13,361
50Daejin UniversityUniversity 1,169 #9,924
51Dongduk Women's UniversityUniversity 1,127 #7,061
52Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentGovernment institution 1,016 #6,383
53National Rehabilitation CenterResearch facility 985 #12,547
54Inje University Seoul Paik HospitalHospital / health system 861 #18,736 all time
55The Seoul InstituteGovernment institution 845 #11,394
56National AssemblyGovernment institution 829 #8,749
57Seokyeong UniversityUniversity 793 #12,803
58Kangdong Sacred Heart HospitalHospital / health system 781 #15,913
59Korea Institute of Brain ScienceResearch facility 759 #5,141
60Institute for Advanced EngineeringResearch facility 688 #17,860

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.

Seoul National University: 17.4%Yonsei University: 12.5%Sungkyunkwan University: 8.4%Korea University: 7.3%56 others listed: 54.3%17%largest
Seoul National University137k · 17.4%Yonsei University98k · 12.5%Sungkyunkwan University66k · 8.4%Korea University58k · 7.3%56 others listed426k · 54.3%

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

Which fields of science does Seoul work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Seoul is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (20%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 80k fractional works · 44.4% of its workEngineering: 36k fractional works · 19.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14k fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6,022 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3,083 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2,503 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,820 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,693 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1,456 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1,078 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 952 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 871 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 822 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 655 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 511 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 384 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16k fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5,358 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3,942 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2,203 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1,814 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 848 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 676 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 614 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 537 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 501 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 9,769 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5,389 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1,504 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1,397 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 976 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 502 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6,290 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,190 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 929 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 917 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 684 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 676 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 650 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 427 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 386 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 430 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3,589 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,236 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 509 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 502 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 469 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 365 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 507 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2,327 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1,130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 414 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 783 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2,098 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,885 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 213 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1,796 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 401 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 391 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,005 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,546 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 606 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 941 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 923 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 426 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 497 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 54k fractional works · 30.0% of its workMedicine: 48k fractional works · 26.7% of its workSurgery: 7,082 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4,247 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3,405 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 3,234 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2,683 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2,500 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,480 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2,088 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1,557 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1,512 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,507 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,201 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1,127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1,087 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 951 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 907 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 899 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 815 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 773 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 677 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 676 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 640 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 589 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 570 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 567 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 533 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 472 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 419 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 378 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,782 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3,320 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,520 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,801 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 1,202 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 526 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 676 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1,169 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 885 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 284 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 184 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23k fractional works · 12.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 9,638 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3,617 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 1,002 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 965 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 766 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 601 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 496 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 392 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 385 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,413 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 4,706 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,408 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,372 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1,105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 433 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 388 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3,292 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 874 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 739 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 559 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 480 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 640 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,621 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,768 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 564 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 289 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,656 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,381 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 665 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 408 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 308 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 23k fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12k fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7,020 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1,498 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1,207 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 761 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 430 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,187 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4,143 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,719 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 943 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 687 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 794 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,950 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 1,582 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 990 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,378 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2,003 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1,593 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 409 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 769 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 391 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 378 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSeoul181kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences13%

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. Engineering36k19.7%
    2. Computer Science16k9.1%
    3. Materials Science9,7695.4%
    4. Environmental Science6,2903.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3,5892.0%
    6. Chemistry2,3271.3%
    7. Energy2,0981.2%
    8. Mathematics1,7961.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,5460.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering9230.5%
    1. Medicine48k26.7%
    2. Health Professions3,3201.8%
    3. Dentistry1,2020.7%
    4. Nursing1,1690.6%
    5. Veterinary1840.1%
    1. Social Sciences9,6385.3%
    2. Psychology4,7062.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3,2921.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,6211.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities1,6560.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1,3810.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12k6.7%
    2. Neuroscience4,1432.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,9502.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2,0031.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7690.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Seoul strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Seoul is most concentrated in Leadership and Management, Transplantation and Hardware and Architecture (6.8× the world share in Leadership and Management).

  1. Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 167.5 works6.8×
  2. TransplantationSubfield · 191.7 works2.7×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 453.6 works2.5×
  4. HepatologySubfield · 729.8 works2.4×
  5. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 12,324.5 works2.2×
  6. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 259.4 works2.1×
  7. DermatologySubfield · 848.2 works2.0×
  8. BioengineeringSubfield · 211.8 works2.0×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 3,489 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 11k worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 1,777 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 3,620 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 672 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 803 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 2,066 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 14k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1,322 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 1,832 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 32k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 5,406 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 8,717 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1,570 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 3,120 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.38× its world share, 1,067 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 2,946 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 43k worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 1,063 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 153 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1,361 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 2,943 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1,196 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 2,342 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 4,014 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 8,353 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science1.57×8,717 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.44×803 works
  3. Neuroscience1.40×3,620 works
  4. Medicine1.40×43k works
  5. Dentistry1.38×1,067 works
  6. Nursing1.36×1,063 works
  7. Engineering1.33×32k works
  8. Energy1.25×1,832 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×11k works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.20×672 works
  11. Computer Science1.16×14k works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×1,777 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.88×3,120 works
  14. Mathematics0.84×1,570 works
  15. Chemistry0.83×2,066 works
  16. Psychology0.83×4,014 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.78×1,196 works
  18. Veterinary0.71×153 works
  19. Health Professions0.70×2,946 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×2,342 works
  21. Environmental Science0.68×5,406 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×2,943 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×1,322 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×3,489 works
  25. Social Sciences0.41×8,353 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.30×1,361 works

Which keywords describe research in Seoul?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Energy Storage, Nanomaterials and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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 Learning8,905▲ 1.43×85 topics
  2. Epidemiology8,382▲ 1.16×140 topics
  3. Inflammation5,841▲ 1.52×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning5,774◆ 0.96×97 topics
  5. Neural Networks4,536▲ 1.62×42 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress3,793▲ 1.27×63 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications3,369▲ 1.57×36 topics
  8. Quality of Life3,364▲ 1.29×60 topics
  9. Cancer3,295▲ 1.35×59 topics
  10. Nanomaterials3,244▲ 1.71×21 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease3,164▲ 1.53×39 topics
  12. Nanoparticles2,812▲ 1.23×44 topics
  13. Treatment2,808▲ 1.28×52 topics
  14. Energy Storage2,708▲ 2.3×13 topics
  15. Nanocomposites2,388▲ 1.67×22 topics
  16. Chemotherapy2,339▲ 1.82×25 topics
  17. Risk Factors2,177◆ 1.09×37 topics
  18. Cathode Materials2,162▲ 3.1×3 topics
  19. Graphene2,134▲ 1.75×12 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome2,128▲ 1.45×24 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency2,117▲ 1.27×46 topics
  22. Diagnosis2,049▲ 1.21×41 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks2,045▲ 1.55×14 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering2,024▲ 1.84×13 topics
  25. Obesity1,920▲ 1.38×29 topics
  26. Immunotherapy1,916▲ 1.47×19 topics
  27. Biomarkers1,900▲ 1.51×18 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines1,889▲ 1.90×14 topics
  29. Clinical Trials1,865▲ 1.54×19 topics
  30. Lithium-ion Batteries1,695▲ 2.3×4 topics
  31. Metal-Organic Frameworks1,570▲ 2.1×6 topics
  32. Rechargeable Batteries1,453▲ 3.0×2 topics
  33. Flexible Electronics1,404▲ 4.5×3 topics
  34. Semiconductors1,325▲ 2.5×6 topics
  35. Neuromorphic Computing1,242▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Solar Cells1,212▲ 3.3×7 topics
  37. Nanocrystals1,204▲ 2.6×5 topics
  38. Health Monitoring1,095▲ 3.0×5 topics
  39. Energy Harvesting1,084▲ 3.3×3 topics
  40. Field-Effect Transistors1,068▲ 3.8×4 topics

What research is done in Seoul?

Advancements in Battery …826Advancements in Battery Materials: 826 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…798Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 798 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 719 fractional worksConducting polymers and …704Conducting polymers and applications: 704 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …659Semiconductor materials and devices: 659 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 631 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 557 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…540Perovskite Materials and Applications: 540 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 528 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 504 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 826 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 798 works
  3. 3 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 719 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 704 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 659 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 631 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 557 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 540 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 528 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 504 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Seoul19.2% 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 21.7% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Seoul for research?

Science Explorer records 647 research institutions in Seoul, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Sungkyunkwan University.

Which research institutions are in Seoul?
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