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Chosun University

In research, Chosun University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,274 of 11,982 worldwide), Engineering (#793 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,894 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Oral Surgery is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,832
of 28,054 · #2,598 all time
Rank in South Korea
#40
of 417
Research works
12k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
172k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Chosun 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 #1,274 of 11,982 11.5%559 #1866
EngineeringField #793 of 6,636 15.3%592 #1080
Physical SciencesDomain #1,894 of 12,888 16.0%1,095 #2303
MedicineField #2,099 of 10,443 11.3%456 #2978
Life SciencesDomain #1,810 of 7,800 16.8%292 #3103
Computer ScienceField #1,227 of 4,667 24.1%201 #1097
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #241 of 795 37.0%64 #640
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #970 of 2,318 14.5%144 #1009
Social SciencesDomain #4,724 of 10,521 22.0%160 #4931
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,734 of 3,579 14.7%147 #2468

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chosun 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#1,866 #1,274
  2. Engineering#1,080 #793
  3. Physical Sciences#2,303 #1,894
  4. Medicine#2,978 #2,099
  5. Life Sciences#3,103 #1,810
  6. Computer Science#1,097 #1,227
  7. Aerospace Engineering#640 #241
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,009 #970
  9. Social Sciences#4,931 #4,724
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,468 #1,734
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 Chosun University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 30.9 works7.6×
  2. DentistryField · 57.4 works5.6×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 147 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 64 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 202 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.87× its world share, 592 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.60× its world share, 118 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.62× its world share, 57 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 456 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chosun University?

Ranked on the composite score, Seok Choi, Sung Hwan Ki and Jae Yeoul Jun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chosun University.

  1. 1 Seok Choi · #167,717 worldwide 137 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Sung Hwan Ki · #208,227 worldwide 200 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Jae Yeoul Jun · #211,166 worldwide 137 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Inkyu Moon · #295,823 worldwide 185 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Jae Kwan Lee · #317,234 worldwide 237 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jong Park · #320,805 worldwide 81 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Hyungjun Park · #321,863 worldwide 109 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Hyon Chol Kang · #327,946 worldwide 124 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Mi‐Hwa Choi · #333,344 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Chang Choi · #341,571 worldwide 135 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Chosun University

Which keywords describe research at Chosun University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Bone Regeneration, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Cancer and Feature Extraction.

▲ 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 Learning148▲ 2.1×74 topics
  2. Epidemiology82◆ 0.98×96 topics
  3. Machine Learning73◆ 1.07×64 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties62▲ 3.0×31 topics
  5. Inflammation61▲ 1.40×73 topics
  6. Neural Networks52▲ 1.60×28 topics
  7. Cancer50▲ 1.77×49 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.31×47 topics
  9. Nanoparticles43▲ 1.63×34 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications38▲ 1.53×32 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency38▲ 1.92×24 topics
  12. Nanocomposites37▲ 2.2×20 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks34▲ 2.2×14 topics
  14. Feature Extraction33▲ 3.5×10 topics
  15. Quality of Life33◆ 1.09×37 topics
  16. Heat Transfer31▲ 3.0×14 topics
  17. Nanomaterials30▲ 1.35×15 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering30▲ 2.3×13 topics
  19. Bone Regeneration28▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Classification27▲ 2.8×12 topics
  21. Apoptosis25▲ 4.0×18 topics
  22. Microstructure25▲ 2.3×12 topics
  23. Wireless Communications23▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Surgical Management23▲ 2.6×17 topics
  25. Angiogenesis23▲ 3.3×12 topics
  26. Medical Imaging22▲ 2.0×8 topics
  27. Wireless Sensor Networks22▲ 2.3×15 topics
  28. Biomaterials21▲ 4.3×7 topics
  29. Security and Privacy20▲ 4.9×3 topics
  30. Wavelet Transform16▲ 3.4×7 topics
  31. Mobile Edge Computing15▲ 4.6×2 topics
  32. Dental Implants14▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Peri-implant Diseases14▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Image Segmentation14▲ 5.5×3 topics
  35. Hydroxyapatite14▲ 9.4×1 topic
  36. Scaffolds14▲ 9.4×1 topic
  37. Beamforming13▲ 5.9×4 topics
  38. Microstructure Evolution13▲ 8.4×5 topics
  39. Process Optimization12▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Corrosion Resistance12▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Chosun University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Brain Tumor Detection and Classification.

Dental Implant Technique…14Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 14 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …14Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 14 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 12 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 11 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 10 fractional worksUAV Applications and Optimization: 9 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 9 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…9Dental Radiography and Imaging: 9 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 8 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analysis: 8 fractional works
Oral SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesOral Surgery 14 works
  2. 2 Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesCognitive Neuroscience 12 works
  4. 4 Brain Tumor Detection and ClassificationNeurology 11 works
  5. 5 Welding Techniques and Residual StressesMechanical Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 UAV Applications and OptimizationAerospace Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Risk and Safety AnalysisStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 9 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and ImagingOral Surgery 9 works
  9. 9 Dental materials and restorationsOrthodontics 8 works
  10. 10 ECG Monitoring and AnalysisCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chosun University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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