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Catholic Kwandong University

In research, Catholic Kwandong University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,077 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,001 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,370 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,592
of 28,054 · #10,022 all time
Rank in South Korea
#179
of 417
Research works
2.2k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Catholic Kwandong 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 #3,077 of 11,982 17.7%176 #3701
MedicineField #5,001 of 10,443 17.4%147 #5423
Physical SciencesDomain #11,370 of 12,888 12.8%89 #10575

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic Kwandong 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#3,701 #3,077
  2. Medicine#5,423 #5,001
  3. Physical Sciences#10,575 #11,370
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.

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: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.64× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 147 worksMedicineNursing: 5.28× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catholic Kwandong University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeong‐Ah Kim, Seung‐Mok Lee and 강인수 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic Kwandong University.

  1. 1 Jeong‐Ah Kim South Korea · #160,960 worldwide 116 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Seung‐Mok Lee South Korea · #275,910 worldwide 95 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 강인수 South Korea · #312,075 worldwide 1 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Hae Won Kim South Korea · #530,000 worldwide 85 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Sung Ran Hong South Korea · #558,157 worldwide 43 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Sang‐Wook Yi South Korea · #563,967 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Sun‐Hyun Kim South Korea · #570,477 worldwide 56 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 박순우 South Korea · #595,807 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Jae Seok Song South Korea · #644,571 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Ho Sang Yoo South Korea · #733,721 worldwide 6 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic Kwandong University

Which keywords describe research at Catholic Kwandong University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Text Mining, Social Support, Virtual Reality 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. Epidemiology26▲ 1.81×84 topics
  2. Inflammation22▲ 2.9×62 topics
  3. Quality of Life18▲ 3.4×42 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy16▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.3×38 topics
  6. Cancer10▲ 2.1×29 topics
  7. Social Support10▲ 5.0×12 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.5×28 topics
  9. Virtual Reality10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  10. Text Mining9▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Biomarkers9▲ 3.5×14 topics
  12. Depression8▲ 2.5×18 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 2.5×20 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction7▲ 4.5×7 topics
  15. Lifestyle7▲ 57×3 topics
  16. Adsorption6▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Low Back Pain6▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Macular Degeneration6▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Biochar6▲ 9.4×2 topics
  20. Health Locus of Control5▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Health-Promoting Behaviors5▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Diabetic Retinopathy5▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Lifelong Learning5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  24. Data Analysis5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  25. Regeneration5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Stress Management5▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Organizational Commitment5▲ 6.8×2 topics
  28. Biogenesis5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Fashion5▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Heavy Metals5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  33. Clinical Competence5▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Glaucoma5▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. Nursing Professionalism5▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Surgical Treatment4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Online Education4▲ 6.3×1 topic
  38. Smart Learning4▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Spinal Fusion4▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Ethical Consumption4▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Catholic Kwandong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Wellbeing Research, Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Education and Learning Interventions and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Health and Wellbeing Res…5Health and Wellbeing Research: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Education and…5Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 5 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 4 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 4 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 4 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 4 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksTechnology and Data Anal…3Technology and Data Analysis: 3 fractional worksMesenchymal stem cell research: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsLeadership and ManagementInformation SystemsWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 5 works
  3. 3 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 4 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 4 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  8. 8 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Mesenchymal stem cell research Genetics 3 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catholic Kwandong University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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