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Busan Medical Center

In research, Busan Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,449 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,415 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,002
of 28,054 · #26,278 all time
Rank in South Korea
#410
of 417
Research works
497
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Busan Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #13,449 of 20,462 4.8%356
MedicineField #14,415 of 17,978 4.3%332

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Busan Medical Center 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).

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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Busan Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Byeongseok Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Busan Medical Center.

  1. 1 Byeongseok Kim South Korea · #1,249,852 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Busan Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Busan Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Parathyroid Hormone, Predictive Modeling, Complications, Precision Medicine, Treatment and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.2×33 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.9×21 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 4.3×17 topics
  4. Surgical Management3▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Machine Learning3▲ 1.37×6 topics
  6. Parathyroid Hormone3▲ 50×2 topics
  7. Complications3▲ 8.7×7 topics
  8. Predictive Modeling3▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Precision Medicine3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  10. Feature Extraction3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  11. Microstructure3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  12. Rehabilitation3▲ 9.5×7 topics
  13. Texture Analysis3▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Medical Imaging3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  15. Quantitative Analysis3▲ 17×1 topic
  16. Radiomics3▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Bone Mineral Density2▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Fractures2▲ 97×1 topic
  19. Biomechanics2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×11 topics
  21. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×9 topics
  22. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  23. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Functional Recovery2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Low Back Pain2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Spinal Fusion2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Heart Failure2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  29. Regeneration1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. Chronic Pain1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Elderly Patients1▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Pathophysiology1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Shoulder Function1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Spinal Surgery1▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Surgical Treatment1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Intervertebral Disc1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Lumbar Disc Degeneration1▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Medical Image Analysis1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Neurological Complications1▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Busan Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 3 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdrenal Hormones and Disorders: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…1Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  2. 2 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Busan Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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