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Dong-A University

In research, Dong-A University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,366 of 11,982 worldwide), Computer Science (#842 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,330 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation — Transportation is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,628
of 28,054 · #3,722 all time
Rank in South Korea
#50
of 417
Research works
9.4k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
137k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Dong-A 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 #1,366 of 11,982 12.7%499 #1624
Computer ScienceField #842 of 4,667 19.9%88 #2195
Physical SciencesDomain #2,330 of 12,888 15.0%746 #4001
MedicineField #1,946 of 10,443 11.4%439 #2772
EngineeringField #1,750 of 6,636 14.3%377 #2299
Social SciencesDomain #3,732 of 10,521 18.0%323 #3586
Life SciencesDomain #3,320 of 7,800 16.4%254 #3828
Social SciencesField #3,722 of 6,365 14.1%183 #4729
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,545 of 3,579 15.8%107 #3376
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,872 of 2,578 14.7%66 #2305

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dong-A 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#1,624 #1,366
  2. Computer Science#2,195 #842
  3. Physical Sciences#4,001 #2,330
  4. Medicine#2,772 #1,946
  5. Engineering#2,299 #1,750
  6. Social Sciences#3,586 #3,732
  7. Life Sciences#3,828 #3,320
  8. Social Sciences#4,729 #3,722
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,376 #2,545
  10. Sociology and Political Science#2,305 #1,872
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 Dong-A University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 31.1 works5.1×
← 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: 1.01× its world share, 88 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 107 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 88 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 377 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.39× its world share, 88 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 439 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 183 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dong-A University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wansoo Kim, Hwan Tae Park and Moo‐Yeon Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dong-A University.

  1. 1 Wansoo Kim South Korea · #129,061 worldwide 186 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Hwan Tae Park South Korea · #164,508 worldwide 325 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Moo‐Yeon Lee South Korea · #182,608 worldwide 166 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Seon‐Woo Lee South Korea · #184,280 worldwide 145 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Sangmo Kang South Korea · #223,154 worldwide 91 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Young Hyun Yoo South Korea · #232,011 worldwide 280 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Sunhee Lee South Korea · #243,928 worldwide 171 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Jae‐Hyeong Seo South Korea · #252,599 worldwide 112 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 최형림 South Korea · #255,842 worldwide 8 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 David H. Kirn South Korea · #258,121 worldwide 164 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Dong-A University

Which keywords describe research at Dong-A University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Legal Regulation, Economic Security, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Inflammation, Public Oversight, Transport Policy, Foresight and Air Force.

▲ 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. Epidemiology73◆ 1.02×105 topics
  2. Inflammation61▲ 1.60×74 topics
  3. Deep Learning54▼ 0.86×64 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress49▲ 1.65×54 topics
  5. Machine Learning48▼ 0.80×63 topics
  6. Climate Change42▼ 0.85×71 topics
  7. Sustainability38◆ 0.87×46 topics
  8. Environmental Impact38▲ 1.23×46 topics
  9. Legal Regulation38▲ 9.4×6 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications33▲ 1.53×30 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease32▲ 1.56×33 topics
  12. Cancer31▲ 1.28×49 topics
  13. Economic Security29▲ 7.5×7 topics
  14. Culture29▲ 3.0×9 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome29▲ 1.94×20 topics
  16. History28▲ 2.2×8 topics
  17. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles28▲ 8.2×3 topics
  18. Ethnicity27▲ 4.0×4 topics
  19. Science26▲ 5.8×4 topics
  20. Literature26▲ 2.6×4 topics
  21. Public Oversight26▲ 11×1 topic
  22. Transport Policy26▲ 11×1 topic
  23. Nanomaterials26▲ 1.33×18 topics
  24. Philosophy26▲ 3.2×2 topics
  25. Foresight26▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Modernization26▲ 7.6×2 topics
  27. Air Force25▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Warfare25▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Diagnosis25▲ 1.48×31 topics
  30. Social Influence25▲ 6.4×2 topics
  31. Islam25▲ 6.5×1 topic
  32. Sharia Law25▲ 9.5×1 topic
  33. Energy Storage24▲ 2.0×9 topics
  34. Management23▲ 1.60×32 topics
  35. Parkinson's Disease16▲ 3.8×8 topics
  36. Additive Manufacturing16▲ 2.9×7 topics
  37. Polymer Composites16▲ 3.4×7 topics
  38. Text Mining15▲ 6.2×5 topics
  39. Structural Equation Modeling15▲ 4.0×4 topics
  40. Lifestyle10▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Dong-A University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 26 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 25 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 25 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 7 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 6 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 26 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 7 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 6 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dong-A University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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