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Bucheon University

In research, Bucheon University stands highest in Medicine (#2,497 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,984 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,153
of 22,385 · #13,052 all time
Rank in South Korea
#153
of 343
Research works
1.5k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Bucheon University

What is Bucheon 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
MedicineField #2,497 of 8,541 8.5%264 #4248
Health SciencesDomain #2,984 of 9,902 8.6%286 #5167

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bucheon 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 Bucheon University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Bucheon University is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Engineering (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 323 fractional works · 70.1% of its workMedicine: 297 fractional works · 64.5% of its workSurgery: 46 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 33 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHepatology: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 55 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBucheonUniversity461fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences9%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine29764.5%
    2. Health Professions153.3%
    3. Dentistry61.3%
    4. Nursing40.9%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology306.4%
    2. Neuroscience112.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology81.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences132.9%
    2. Psychology132.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting91.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities40.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Engineering194.1%
    2. Computer Science91.9%
    3. Environmental Science41.0%
    4. Materials Science40.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.75× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.66× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 297 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.35×297 works
  2. Dentistry2.66×6 works
  3. Nursing1.93×4 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.75×8 works
  5. Neuroscience1.45×11 works
  6. Health Professions1.25×15 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×30 works
  8. Psychology0.94×13 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×8 works
  11. Veterinary0.44×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.37×2 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.32×4 works
  14. Engineering0.27×19 works
  15. Computer Science0.25×9 works
  16. Materials Science0.25×4 works
  17. Social Sciences0.23×13 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×5 works
  19. Environmental Science0.19×4 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.19×2 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×2 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.11×1 works
  24. Energy0.08×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bucheon University?

Ranked on the quality score, Nae-Hee Lee, Jon Suh and Yoon Haeng Cho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bucheon University.

  1. 1 Nae-Hee Lee South Korea · #1,022,486 worldwide 1.9k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Jon Suh South Korea · #1,198,952 worldwide 2.2k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Yoon Haeng Cho South Korea · #1,696,672 worldwide 2k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Nae‐Hee Lee South Korea · #1,840,497 worldwide 1.2k citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Mosharraf Hossain South Korea · #2,512,073 worldwide 520 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Jung Mi Park South Korea · #2,717,036 worldwide 1.1k citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Min Gyu Kong South Korea · #2,789,413 worldwide 364 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Shin Gyeom Kim South Korea · #3,521,079 worldwide 2.6k citations · 174 works
  9. 9 Eun-A Park South Korea · #3,601,816 worldwide 273 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Shinhee Park South Korea · #3,609,368 worldwide 436 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Bucheon University

What are the most cited papers from Bucheon University?

The most cited paper from Bucheon University is "Characteristics of cement mortar with nano-SiO2 particles" (Byung-Wan Jo, Chang‐Hyun Kim, Ghi-Ho Tae et al., 2006), with 1,050 citations. Next come "2018 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guideline for the Management of Obesity in Korea" (700) and "Decreased Morbidity of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy Compared With Open Distal Gastrectomy for Stage I Gastric Cancer" (638).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Characteristics of cement mortar with nano-SiO2 particles Byung-Wan Jo, Chang‐Hyun Kim, Ghi-Ho Tae et al. · Construction and Building Materials 29 Aug 2006 1,050
2 2018 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guideline for the Management of Obesity in Korea Mi Hae Seo et al. · Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome Open access 30 Mar 2019 700
3 Decreased Morbidity of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy Compared With Open Distal Gastrectomy for Stage I Gastric Cancer Wook Kim, Hyung‐Ho Kim, Sang‐Uk Han et al. · Annals of Surgery Open access 10 Sep 2015 638
4 Clinical Course and Molecular Viral Shedding Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Community Treatment Center in the Republic of Korea Seungjae Lee, Tark Kim, Eun Jung Lee et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine Open access 6 Aug 2020 550
5 Epidemiology and Effects of Bacterial Infections in Patients With Cirrhosis Worldwide Salvatore Silvio Piano et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 13 Dec 2018 521
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bucheon University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment, Management, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Mortality and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology56▲ 3.1×98 topics
  2. Inflammation35▲ 3.5×59 topics
  3. Treatment21▲ 3.7×35 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 4.0×30 topics
  5. Quality of Life18▲ 2.7×39 topics
  6. Management17▲ 4.7×27 topics
  7. Diagnosis15▲ 3.6×32 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress14▲ 1.84×39 topics
  9. Mortality13▲ 5.0×13 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 5.0×14 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 3.3×18 topics
  12. Chemotherapy12▲ 3.7×22 topics
  13. Complications12▲ 5.0×16 topics
  14. Risk Factors12▲ 2.3×30 topics
  15. Hepatocellular Carcinoma11▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Surgical Management11▲ 5.9×18 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance10▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Rehabilitation10▲ 5.5×13 topics
  19. Global Burden10▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors10▲ 4.9×14 topics
  21. Clinical Trials10▲ 3.1×16 topics
  22. Obesity10▲ 2.7×18 topics
  23. Genetics9▲ 2.7×15 topics
  24. Immune Response9▲ 3.3×17 topics
  25. Chronic Kidney Disease8▲ 7.2×8 topics
  26. Biomechanics8▲ 5.8×8 topics
  27. Aging8▲ 3.1×13 topics
  28. Fibrosis8▲ 8.6×7 topics
  29. Diabetes8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  30. Prevention7▲ 3.7×15 topics
  31. Self-Efficacy7▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. TGF-ß7▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Wound Healing7▲ 5.4×9 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 6.5×4 topics
  35. Liver Disease5▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Cholangiocarcinoma5▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Hepatic Steatosis5▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Survival5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Organizational Change5▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Bucheon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …4Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…4Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 4 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 3 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 3 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…3Asthma and respiratory diseases: 3 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 3 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 4 works
  3. 3 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 3 works
  7. 7 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 3 works
  8. 8 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 3 works
  9. 9 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  10. 10 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 3 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bucheon University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Bucheon University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Bucheon University0.0019% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Bucheon 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 2025Bucheon University9.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2009.

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