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Daegu Catholic University

In research, Daegu Catholic University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,912 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,750 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,295 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,219
of 28,054 · #5,199 all time
Rank in South Korea
#83
of 417
Research works
5.8k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
76k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Daegu Catholic 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 #1,912 of 11,982 9.5%488 #1900
MedicineField #2,750 of 10,443 9.3%432 #4114
Physical SciencesDomain #4,295 of 12,888 10.7%180 #4813
Life SciencesDomain #3,763 of 7,800 12.0%143 #4960
Social SciencesDomain #8,650 of 10,521 13.3%77 #9203
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,016 of 3,579 14.5%72 #4567
SurgerySubfield #1,535 of 1,816 6.7%72 #2403

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Daegu Catholic 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#1,900 #1,912
  2. Medicine#4,114 #2,750
  3. Physical Sciences#4,813 #4,295
  4. Life Sciences#4,960 #3,763
  5. Social Sciences#9,203 #8,650
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,567 #3,016
  7. Surgery#2,403 #1,535
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 Daegu Catholic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 20.2 works5.0×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.47× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.11× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.53× its world share, 432 worksMedicineNursing: 3.22× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Daegu Catholic University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonghae Kim, Sang Gyu Kwak and Seong Hee Choi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Daegu Catholic University.

  1. 1 Jonghae Kim South Korea · #77,165 worldwide 433 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Sang Gyu Kwak South Korea · #273,826 worldwide 131 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Seong Hee Choi South Korea · #316,590 worldwide 77 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Jae Hyun Rho South Korea · #350,115 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Chang Hyeong Lee South Korea · #364,136 worldwide 84 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Ho Gak Kim South Korea · #433,233 worldwide 59 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Hyun Joong Yoon South Korea · #437,291 worldwide 140 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sung Hwa Bae South Korea · #440,434 worldwide 42 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Jung‐Yeon Kim South Korea · #463,458 worldwide 48 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Tae Young Choi South Korea · #519,546 worldwide 74 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Daegu Catholic University

Which keywords describe research at Daegu Catholic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy, Treatment, Oxidative Stress, Rehabilitation and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology79▲ 2.2×99 topics
  2. Inflammation56▲ 3.0×71 topics
  3. Quality of Life39▲ 3.1×41 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress31▲ 2.2×45 topics
  5. Treatment29▲ 2.7×36 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 2.3×29 topics
  7. Cancer21▲ 1.79×43 topics
  8. Self-Efficacy21▲ 8.8×7 topics
  9. Risk Factors19▲ 1.98×22 topics
  10. Rehabilitation19▲ 5.5×10 topics
  11. Diagnosis19▲ 2.3×32 topics
  12. Depression18▲ 2.3×21 topics
  13. Social Support17▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 2.2×19 topics
  15. Chemotherapy16▲ 2.5×17 topics
  16. Management16▲ 2.2×24 topics
  17. Surgical Management16▲ 4.2×17 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders13▲ 2.6×15 topics
  19. Antioxidant13▲ 2.2×30 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 2.7×13 topics
  21. Anti-inflammatory13▲ 5.2×22 topics
  22. Obesity13▲ 1.94×22 topics
  23. Complications13▲ 2.9×16 topics
  24. Autoantibodies12▲ 5.7×8 topics
  25. Apoptosis10▲ 3.8×16 topics
  26. Pain Management10▲ 5.0×9 topics
  27. Neural Plasticity10▲ 6.4×5 topics
  28. Stem Cells10▲ 4.4×12 topics
  29. Liver Transplantation9▲ 8.6×4 topics
  30. Rheumatoid Arthritis9▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Immunosuppressive Therapy8▲ 5.0×6 topics
  32. Functional Recovery8▲ 5.9×3 topics
  33. Nursing Students8▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Shoulder Function8▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Health Locus of Control7▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Health-Promoting Behaviors7▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Constraint-Induced Therapy7▲ 9.9×1 topic
  38. Motor Recovery7▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Graft Survival7▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Inflammatory Cytokines6▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Daegu Catholic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Wellbeing Research, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Education and Learning Interventions and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes.

Health and Wellbeing Res…7Health and Wellbeing Research: 7 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…7Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 7 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 6 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 6 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 5 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…4Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 4 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 4 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsRehabilitationInformation SystemsSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 7 works
  3. 3 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 6 works
  4. 4 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 6 works
  6. 6 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 5 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 5 works
  8. 8 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 4 works
  9. 9 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  10. 10 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Daegu Catholic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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