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Ansan University

In research, Ansan University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,115 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,695 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 5.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,365
of 22,385 · #10,604 all time
Rank in South Korea
#168
of 343
Research works
1.2k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Ansan University

What is Ansan University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,115 of 9,902 11.0%238 #4310
MedicineField #2,695 of 8,541 10.7%217 #3756

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ansan 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ansan University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Ansan University is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Engineering (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 273 fractional works · 70.2% of its workMedicine: 250 fractional works · 64.1% of its workSurgery: 49 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAnsan University389fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences6%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine25064.1%
    2. Health Professions143.6%
    3. Nursing61.5%
    4. Dentistry30.9%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology215.4%
    2. Neuroscience153.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology71.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Engineering256.5%
    2. Environmental Science82.0%
    3. Materials Science51.4%
    4. Computer Science41.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    6. Chemistry10.1%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology92.4%
    2. Social Sciences92.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ansan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 48.6 works5.3×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.36× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 250 worksMedicineNursing: 3.05× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.34×250 works
  2. Nursing3.05×6 works
  3. Neuroscience2.36×15 works
  4. Dentistry1.83×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.70×7 works
  6. Health Professions1.38×14 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×21 works
  8. Psychology0.80×9 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×1 works
  10. Veterinary0.53×0 works
  11. Engineering0.43×25 works
  12. Environmental Science0.40×8 works
  13. Materials Science0.39×5 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×5 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.21×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.18×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.18×9 works
  18. Computer Science0.14×4 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×1 works
  23. Energy0.07×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ansan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Sejoong Ahn, Sukyo Lee and Jong-Hak Park lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ansan University.

  1. 1 Sejoong Ahn South Korea · #2,004,876 worldwide 433 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Sukyo Lee South Korea · #2,575,974 worldwide 223 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Jong-Hak Park South Korea · #2,907,234 worldwide 2.2k citations · 147 works
  4. 4 Jooyeong Kim South Korea · #2,977,949 worldwide 442 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Jiwon Park South Korea · #3,876,775 worldwide 59 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jui Kim South Korea · #4,696,048 worldwide 122 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Kyeongmin Kwak South Korea · #4,801,768 worldwide 554 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Do-Young Kwon South Korea · #4,971,816 worldwide 229 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Chin‐Eun Chung South Korea · #5,338,887 worldwide 86 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jung Ah Hong South Korea · #5,408,408 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ansan University

What are the most cited papers from Ansan University?

The most cited paper from Ansan University is "Ultrasonography Diagnosis and Imaging-Based Management of Thyroid Nodules: Revised Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology Consensus Statement and Recommendations" (Jung Hee Shin et al., 2016), with 902 citations. Next come "Fluorescent chemical probes for accurate tumor diagnosis and targeting therapy" (823) and "2017 Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Guideline: Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology" (659).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ultrasonography Diagnosis and Imaging-Based Management of Thyroid Nodules: Revised Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology Consensus Statement and Recommendations Jung Hee Shin et al. · Korean Journal of Radiology Open access 2016 902
2 Fluorescent chemical probes for accurate tumor diagnosis and targeting therapy Min Gao, Fabiao Yu, Changjun Lv et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 2017 823
3 2017 Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Guideline: Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology Ji‐hoon Kim et al. · Korean Journal of Radiology Open access 2018 659
4 Metformin reverses established lung fibrosis in a bleomycin model Sunad Rangarajan, Nathaniel B. Bone, Anna A. Zmijewska et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 29 Jun 2018 595
5 Adjuvant Immunotherapy With Autologous Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Joon Hyeok Lee, Jeong‐Hoon Lee, Young‐Suk Lim et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 4 Mar 2015 515
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ansan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Mortality, Global Burden, Risk Factors and Treatment.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology43▲ 2.8×92 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 2.9×64 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 4.6×33 topics
  4. Quality of Life17▲ 3.0×36 topics
  5. Treatment15▲ 3.1×38 topics
  6. Risk Factors14▲ 3.4×24 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.2×38 topics
  8. Mortality12▲ 5.3×12 topics
  9. Diagnosis12▲ 3.2×27 topics
  10. Global Burden12▲ 5.4×11 topics
  11. Complications10▲ 5.1×15 topics
  12. Management10▲ 3.0×23 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 4.4×14 topics
  14. Atherosclerosis9▲ 8.1×9 topics
  15. Hypertension9▲ 7.8×10 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 2.7×17 topics
  17. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention8▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Surgical Management8▲ 5.0×20 topics
  19. Biomarkers7▲ 2.7×13 topics
  20. Self-Efficacy7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  21. Social Support7▲ 3.4×9 topics
  22. Aging7▲ 3.3×13 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Events7▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 6.1×8 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance7▲ 3.9×8 topics
  26. Clinical Outcomes7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  27. Guidelines6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  28. Radiotherapy6▲ 4.1×11 topics
  29. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  30. Heart Failure6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  31. Prognosis6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction6▲ 6.3×6 topics
  33. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 5.6×5 topics
  34. Hepatocellular Carcinoma5▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. Diabetes Mellitus5▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. Elderly Population5▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Coronary Stents4▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Myocardial Revascularization4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Nursing Students4▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Ansan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Health and Wellbeing Research, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Coronary Interventions a…4Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…4Health and Wellbeing Research: 4 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…3Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 3 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …3Nutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksAntiplatelet Therapy and…2Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and G…2Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 2 fractional works
SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 2 works
  9. 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 2 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 available58.2%not open41.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ansan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ansan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Ansan University0.0016% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Ansan University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ansan University10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2014.

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