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Daejeon University

In research, Daejeon University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,872 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#6,992 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,547 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine and Pharmacology — Complementary and alternative medicine is 17.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,478
of 28,054 · #7,798 all time
Rank in South Korea
#176
of 417
Research works
2.7k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Daejeon 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 #3,872 of 11,982 9.4%238 #3446
MedicineField #6,992 of 10,443 9.0%201 #8112
Life SciencesDomain #5,547 of 7,800 14.1%81 #7324
EngineeringField #5,954 of 6,636 9.6%63 #4487
Physical SciencesDomain #11,833 of 12,888 6.4%135 #6848

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Daejeon 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#3,446 #3,872
  2. Medicine#8,112 #6,992
  3. Life Sciences#7,324 #5,547
  4. Engineering#4,487 #5,954
  5. Physical Sciences#6,848 #11,833
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 Daejeon University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 17.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 24.9 works17×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 27.5 works13×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.69× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 201 worksMedicineNursing: 4.03× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Daejeon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chang‐Gue Son, Young Il Kim and Weechang Kang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Daejeon University.

  1. 1 Chang‐Gue Son South Korea · #193,678 worldwide 117 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Young Il Kim South Korea · #221,480 worldwide 92 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Weechang Kang South Korea · #350,508 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jae Eun Shim South Korea · #399,931 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Yun-Kyoung Yim South Korea · #466,029 worldwide 10 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Jung Min Kim South Korea · #474,923 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Chang‐Gue Son South Korea · #487,930 worldwide 32 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Chan Ho Jeong South Korea · #515,618 worldwide 97 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ju Hyun Jeon South Korea · #571,008 worldwide 42 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Seung‐Hyung Kim South Korea · #584,064 worldwide 60 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Daejeon University

Which keywords describe research at Daejeon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Acupuncture, Pain Relief, Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Anti-inflammatory, Low Back Pain, Neuroprotective Effects 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. Epidemiology40▲ 2.0×51 topics
  2. Inflammation27▲ 2.6×52 topics
  3. Acupuncture22▲ 76×3 topics
  4. Clinical Trials22▲ 6.5×11 topics
  5. Pain Relief20▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Anti-inflammatory19▲ 14×19 topics
  7. Quality of Life19▲ 2.6×29 topics
  8. Depression18▲ 4.0×17 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress18▲ 2.2×37 topics
  10. Low Back Pain17▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Neuroprotective Effects16▲ 20×7 topics
  12. Antioxidant15▲ 4.5×29 topics
  13. Cancer15▲ 2.3×31 topics
  14. Psychological Factors14▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Rehabilitation14▲ 7.3×10 topics
  16. Global Burden14▲ 5.0×7 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 2.4×24 topics
  18. Rheumatoid Arthritis13▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Immunomodulation13▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Apoptosis Induction12▲ 68×4 topics
  21. Chronic Pain12▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Bee Venom12▲ 132×1 topic
  23. Melittin12▲ 132×1 topic
  24. Self-Efficacy12▲ 8.7×7 topics
  25. Osteoarthritis12▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Herbal Medicine11▲ 7.7×10 topics
  27. Disability11▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Health Status Questionnaires10▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Measurement Properties10▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Traditional Chinese Medicine10▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Adverse Events9▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Neurological Effects9▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Brain Imaging8▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Fibroblast Response8▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Pain Management8▲ 7.2×8 topics
  36. Pharmacology8▲ 6.4×12 topics
  37. Functional Recovery8▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Spinal Fusion7▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Elderly Population7▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Integrative Medicine7▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Daejeon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare and Venom Research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies and Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies.

Healthcare and Venom Research: 12 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Re…8Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 8 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medi…7Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 7 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 6 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…6Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 6 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery5Foot and Ankle Surgery: 5 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 4 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 4 fractional works
PharmacologyComplementary and alternative medicineGeneral Health ProfessionsRehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 12 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 10 works
  3. 3 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 7 works
  5. 5 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 6 works
  6. 6 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 4 works
  10. 10 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available59.2%not open40.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Daejeon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.