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Research in Suwon

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in Suwon, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ajou University, Kyonggi University and National Institute of Ecology.

Research institutions
30
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
38k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
605k
15.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Suwon

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 Suwon?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ajou UniversityUniversity 24,077 #1,036
2Kyonggi UniversityUniversity 4,949 #2,393
3National Institute of Agricultural Science and TechnologyInstitution 1,485 #12,517
4National Institute of EcologyUniversity 805 #11,792
5Suwon Research InstituteInstitution 737 #12,079
6Yong-in Songdam CollegeUniversity 568 #21,756 all time
7Gyeonggi Research InstituteResearch facility 320 #18,104
8Korea Advanced Nano Fab CenterInstitution 236 #27,940 all time
9Dongnam Health UniversityUniversity 197 #25,057 all time
10Suwon Women’s UniversityUniversity 122 #30,518 all time
11Gyeonggi College of Science and TechnologyUniversity 119 not ranked
12Yongin Mental HospitalHospital / health system 114 not ranked
13Insilicogen (South Korea)Company 112 not ranked
14Nongwoo Bio (South Korea)Company 103 not ranked
15Leon Wiltse Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 100 not ranked
16Genome Research FoundationNonprofit 87 not ranked
17Bioleaders (South Korea)Company 38 not ranked
18PanGen Biotech (South Korea)Company 20 not ranked
19Taewoong Medical (South Korea)Company 19 not ranked
20Genoss (South Korea)Company 17 not ranked
21Dentium (South Korea)Company 10 not ranked
22Enjet (South Korea)Company 9 not ranked
23Glaceum (South Korea)Company 6 not ranked
24Gukje Cyber UniversityUniversity 4 not ranked
25Korean Society of Child WelfareInstitution 2 not ranked
26Erum Biotechnologies (South Korea)Company 2 not ranked
27International Area Studies SocietyInstitution 2 not ranked
28The Korean Association for DialectologyInstitution 2 not ranked
29Mirtec (South Korea)Company 1 not ranked
30Korean Society for Industrial and Organizational PsychologyInstitution 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.

Ajou University: 70.3%Kyonggi University: 14.4%National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology: 4.3%National Institute of Ecology: 2.3%25 others listed: 8.6%70%largest
Ajou University24k · 70.3%Kyonggi University4,949 · 14.4%National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology1,485 · 4.3%National Institute of Ecology805 · 2.3%25 others listed2,947 · 8.6%

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

Which fields of science does Suwon work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Suwon is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,449 fractional works · 43.1% of its workEngineering: 1,576 fractional works · 19.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 569 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 259 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 154 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 131 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 96 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 589 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 157 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 126 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 95 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 414 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 240 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 411 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 116 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 69 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 96 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,366 fractional works · 29.6% of its workMedicine: 2,146 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSurgery: 341 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 179 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 133 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 131 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 123 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 102 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 85 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 121 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,382 fractional works · 17.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 615 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 340 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 85 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 442 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 186 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 158 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 119 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 100 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 807 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 297 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 121 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 164 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 158 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 101 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 69 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSuwon8,003fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering1,57619.7%
    2. Computer Science5897.4%
    3. Materials Science4145.2%
    4. Environmental Science4115.1%
    5. Chemistry1161.4%
    6. Energy961.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy911.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences570.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering560.7%
    10. Mathematics420.5%
  2. Health Sciences2,36629.6%
    1. Medicine2,14626.8%
    2. Health Professions1211.5%
    3. Nursing540.7%
    4. Dentistry380.5%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,38217.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6157.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4425.5%
    3. Neuroscience1582.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1191.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics480.6%
    1. Social Sciences2973.7%
    2. Psychology1642.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1582.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1011.3%
    5. Decision Sciences590.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities280.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Suwon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Suwon is most concentrated in Biotechnology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Dermatology (2.6× the world share in Biotechnology).

  1. BiotechnologySubfield · 29.0 works2.6×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 86.3 works2.6×
  3. DermatologySubfield · 45.9 works2.5×
← 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: 1.20× its world share, 405 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 549 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 103 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 138 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.72× its world share, 43 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.96× its world share, 49 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 105 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 529 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 85 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 1,404 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 365 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 367 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 80 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 109 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 1,891 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 137 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 91 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 141 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 256 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering1.96×49 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.72×43 works
  3. Materials Science1.48×367 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.45×549 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.45×103 works
  6. Nursing1.41×49 works
  7. Medicine1.39×1,891 works
  8. Engineering1.32×1,404 works
  9. Energy1.31×85 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.20×405 works
  11. Neuroscience1.20×138 works
  12. Environmental Science1.04×365 works
  13. Dentistry0.98×34 works
  14. Computer Science0.96×529 works
  15. Chemistry0.94×105 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.76×52 works
  17. Psychology0.65×141 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×137 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×91 works
  20. Health Professions0.58×109 works
  21. Veterinary0.57×6 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.51×80 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×49 works
  24. Mathematics0.42×35 works
  25. Social Sciences0.29×256 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.10×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Suwon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Invasive Species and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology368◆ 1.15×126 topics
  2. Deep Learning349▲ 1.26×79 topics
  3. Inflammation306▲ 1.80×82 topics
  4. Machine Learning251◆ 0.94×79 topics
  5. Climate Change207◆ 0.95×89 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress178▲ 1.35×59 topics
  7. Cancer165▲ 1.53×56 topics
  8. Neural Networks146▲ 1.18×36 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications143▲ 1.51×35 topics
  10. Quality of Life141▲ 1.22×51 topics
  11. Nanomaterials138▲ 1.65×18 topics
  12. Nanoparticles126▲ 1.25×44 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease125▲ 1.37×39 topics
  14. Treatment114▲ 1.18×51 topics
  15. Chemotherapy104▲ 1.83×23 topics
  16. Diagnosis101▲ 1.36×40 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency101▲ 1.36×33 topics
  18. Invasive Species101▲ 3.0×21 topics
  19. Nanocomposites92▲ 1.46×21 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines89▲ 2.0×14 topics
  21. Graphene87▲ 1.62×11 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis85▲ 1.81×18 topics
  23. Biomarkers85▲ 1.52×18 topics
  24. Mortality84▲ 1.85×12 topics
  25. Tissue Engineering83▲ 1.72×13 topics
  26. Catalysis83▲ 1.56×26 topics
  27. Energy Storage82▲ 1.58×12 topics
  28. Nanostructures76▲ 2.4×17 topics
  29. Conservation71▲ 2.1×19 topics
  30. Power Electronics68▲ 2.7×8 topics
  31. Semiconductors68▲ 2.9×5 topics
  32. Semiconductor67▲ 2.5×7 topics
  33. Structural Equation Modeling66▲ 4.2×5 topics
  34. Nanocrystals65▲ 3.1×5 topics
  35. Renewable Energy Integration65▲ 2.5×6 topics
  36. Field-Effect Transistors51▲ 4.1×4 topics
  37. Neuromorphic Computing47▲ 5.1×2 topics
  38. Flora37▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Vascular Plants37▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Crop Yield36▲ 9.8×3 topics

What research is done in Suwon?

Ecology and Conservation…35Ecology and Conservation Studies: 35 fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant…33Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 27 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 26 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 26 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …24Advancements in Battery Materials: 24 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 23 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 22 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 35 works
  2. 2 Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 33 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 29 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 27 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  6. 6 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 22 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%Suwon18.2% 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 21.0% in 2016.

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