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Ajou University

In research, Ajou University stands highest in Health Sciences (#538 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#642 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#740 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology — Dermatology is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,087
of 28,054 · #1,122 all time
Rank in South Korea
#22
of 417
Research works
23k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
371k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Ajou University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #538 of 11,982 16.6%1,171 #758
MedicineField #642 of 10,443 15.8%1,071 #1014
Life SciencesDomain #740 of 7,800 18.0%459 #970
Physical SciencesDomain #1,410 of 12,888 18.1%1,697 #1152
EngineeringField #799 of 6,636 19.3%862 #619
Social SciencesDomain #1,526 of 10,521 25.9%300 #1968
Social SciencesField #1,526 of 6,365 30.3%106 #2166
Computer ScienceField #1,139 of 4,667 19.7%330 #1167
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #595 of 2,318 13.6%343 #510
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,011 of 3,579 16.2%268 #1032

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ajou University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#758 #538
  2. Medicine#1,014 #642
  3. Life Sciences#970 #740
  4. Physical Sciences#1,152 #1,410
  5. Engineering#619 #799
  6. Social Sciences#1,968 #1,526
  7. Social Sciences#2,166 #1,526
  8. Computer Science#1,167 #1,139
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#510 #595
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,032 #1,011
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ajou University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 31.3 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 268 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 74 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.52× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 330 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 862 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 94 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.56× its world share, 197 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.17× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 1,071 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ajou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kwan Woo Lee, Yunhwan Lee and Seung Jin Han lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ajou University.

  1. 1 Kwan Woo Lee South Korea · #29,126 worldwide 390 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Yunhwan Lee South Korea · #35,804 worldwide 554 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Seung Jin Han South Korea · #64,873 worldwide 331 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Ikmo Park South Korea · #70,731 worldwide 274 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Dongkyoung Chwa South Korea · #92,871 worldwide 245 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Jechan Lee South Korea · #98,271 worldwide 617 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Dong Gun Kam South Korea · #109,971 worldwide 154 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Hae‐Sim Park South Korea · #120,499 worldwide 638 citations · 198 works
  9. 9 Sang‐Uk Han South Korea · #135,119 worldwide 146 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Bongsob Song South Korea · #138,182 worldwide 214 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Ajou University

Which keywords describe research at Ajou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Power Electronics, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy Integration, Cancer and Oxidative Stress.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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 Learning197▲ 1.58×74 topics
  2. Epidemiology180▲ 1.26×113 topics
  3. Inflammation156▲ 2.1×78 topics
  4. Machine Learning135◆ 1.13×68 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress88▲ 1.48×52 topics
  6. Cancer87▲ 1.80×50 topics
  7. Neural Networks85▲ 1.52×31 topics
  8. Quality of Life70▲ 1.33×45 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications68▲ 1.58×33 topics
  10. Treatment66▲ 1.51×42 topics
  11. Nanomaterials66▲ 1.72×17 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency62▲ 1.83×27 topics
  13. Nanoparticles62▲ 1.36×38 topics
  14. Power Electronics59▲ 4.9×7 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration57▲ 4.7×5 topics
  16. Diagnosis57▲ 1.69×33 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease53▲ 1.32×36 topics
  18. Chemotherapy52▲ 2.1×22 topics
  19. Mortality49▲ 2.4×12 topics
  20. Management49▲ 1.71×30 topics
  21. Biomarkers45▲ 1.80×18 topics
  22. Graphene45▲ 1.79×11 topics
  23. Catalysis44▲ 1.84×22 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines44▲ 2.2×14 topics
  25. Nanostructures39▲ 2.7×14 topics
  26. Complications39▲ 2.1×16 topics
  27. Nanocrystals37▲ 3.7×5 topics
  28. Semiconductors37▲ 3.3×4 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control34▲ 3.6×5 topics
  30. Semiconductor34▲ 2.7×7 topics
  31. Fault Tolerance32▲ 5.5×6 topics
  32. Two-Dimensional Materials31▲ 3.7×4 topics
  33. Autoantibodies29▲ 3.5×8 topics
  34. Wireless Communications28▲ 4.4×5 topics
  35. Neuromorphic Computing27▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. Field-Effect Transistors27▲ 4.6×4 topics
  37. Photovoltaic Systems26▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Multilevel Converters26▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Voltage Source Inverters26▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Metal Oxides24▲ 5.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Ajou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multilevel Inverters and Converters, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Semiconductor materials and devices and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Multilevel Inverters and…26Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…17Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 17 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 15 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 14 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters14Advanced DC-DC Converters: 14 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 14 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 13 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAerospace Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  7. 7 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  8. 8 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 13 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ajou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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