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Daegu Catholic University Medical Center

In research, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#8,922 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,435 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,364
of 28,054 · #21,764 all time
Rank in South Korea
#339
of 417
Research works
456
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Daegu Catholic University Medical Center 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
MedicineField #8,922 of 10,443 5.8%90 #10631
Health SciencesDomain #10,435 of 11,982 5.7%95 #7442

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Daegu Catholic University 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).

What does Daegu Catholic University Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 23.7 works9.1×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.77× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.19× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Daegu Catholic University Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Jae Kean Ryu, Seung Pyo Hong and Kee Sik Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Daegu Catholic University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Jae Kean Ryu South Korea · #325,972 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Seung Pyo Hong South Korea · #674,056 worldwide 25 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Kee Sik Kim South Korea · #760,377 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Young Soo Lee South Korea · #965,378 worldwide 48 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Hae Won Jung South Korea · #1,007,068 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Eun Jin Kim South Korea · #1,129,573 worldwide 18 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Ji Yong Choi South Korea · #1,136,737 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Daegu Catholic University Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Daegu Catholic University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Obesity, Inflammation, C-Reactive Protein and Statins.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.9×55 topics
  2. Clinical Trials7▲ 9.6×11 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 3.0×28 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.0×18 topics
  5. Obesity5▲ 6.1×9 topics
  6. Atherosclerosis5▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Risk Factors5▲ 3.7×11 topics
  8. C-Reactive Protein4▲ 50×2 topics
  9. Statins4▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention4▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  12. Treatment4▲ 2.8×18 topics
  13. Cholesterol-lowering4▲ 73×1 topic
  14. Complications4▲ 6.6×11 topics
  15. Genetic Variants4▲ 19×3 topics
  16. LDL Cholesterol4▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Diabetes4▲ 6.5×7 topics
  18. Mortality4▲ 5.6×11 topics
  19. Diagnosis4▲ 3.4×18 topics
  20. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.4×10 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.5×10 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  23. Surgical Treatment3▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Low Back Pain3▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Cholesterol3▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Guidelines3▲ 5.0×9 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Graft Survival2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Liver Transplantation2▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Survival Analysis2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  32. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Global Prevalence2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Hypertension2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  36. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Donor Risk Index2▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 13×6 topics

Which research topics does Daegu Catholic University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Lipoproteins and Cardiov…4Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 4 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Te…2Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…1Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksFungal Infections and Studies: 1 fractional worksVascular anomalies and interventions: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPathology and Forensic MedicineHepatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 2 works
  6. 6 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 1 works
  7. 7 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Vascular anomalies and interventions Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Daegu Catholic University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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