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Ewha Womans University

In research, Ewha Womans University stands highest in Nursing (#1 of 213 worldwide), Health Sciences (#160 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#727 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nursing — Nursing is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#678
of 28,054 · #942 all time
Rank in South Korea
#15
of 417
Research works
20k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
404k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Ewha Womans 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
NursingField #1 of 213 24.1%67 #28
Health SciencesDomain #160 of 11,982 18.3%1,342 #494
MedicineField #727 of 10,443 16.6%1,123 #1329
Physical SciencesDomain #1,021 of 12,888 19.2%1,342 #932
Social SciencesDomain #1,018 of 10,521 25.3%777 #1353
Life SciencesDomain #812 of 7,800 20.2%615 #977
EngineeringField #1,077 of 6,636 19.0%391 #1539
Social SciencesField #1,170 of 6,365 27.5%334 #1404
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #716 of 3,579 20.1%342 #742
PsychologyField #475 of 2,181 20.3%239 #906

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ewha Womans 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. Nursing#28 #1
  2. Health Sciences#494 #160
  3. Medicine#1,329 #727
  4. Physical Sciences#932 #1,021
  5. Social Sciences#1,353 #1,018
  6. Life Sciences#977 #812
  7. Engineering#1,539 #1,077
  8. Social Sciences#1,404 #1,170
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#742 #716
  10. Psychology#906 #475
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 Ewha Womans University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nursing takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NursingField · 66.8 works3.4×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 71 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 342 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 128 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 77 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 280 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 391 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 206 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 148 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 75 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 57 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.45× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 121 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 1,123 worksMedicineNursing: 3.35× its world share, 67 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 240 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 334 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ewha Womans University?

Ranked on the composite score, Juyoung Yoon, Duk‐Hee Kang and Hyung‐Lae Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ewha Womans University.

  1. 1 Juyoung Yoon South Korea · #11,313 worldwide 1.9k citations · 126 works
  2. 2 Duk‐Hee Kang South Korea · #29,199 worldwide 569 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Hyung‐Lae Kim South Korea · #106,558 worldwide 270 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Mi Sook Cho South Korea · #116,478 worldwide 63 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Eun Mee Kim South Korea · #124,180 worldwide 101 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Il‐Hyun Jo South Korea · #127,576 worldwide 82 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Sungjoo Hwang South Korea · #128,873 worldwide 121 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Sung‐Chul Jung South Korea · #129,005 worldwide 298 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Wonwoo Nam South Korea · #138,840 worldwide 640 citations · 94 works
  10. 10 Yeung‐Chul Mun South Korea · #145,380 worldwide 95 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Ewha Womans University

Which keywords describe research at Ewha Womans University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology224▲ 1.39×121 topics
  2. Inflammation175▲ 2.1×82 topics
  3. Deep Learning127◆ 0.91×69 topics
  4. Quality of Life123▲ 2.1×52 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress121▲ 1.82×55 topics
  6. Machine Learning114▼ 0.85×73 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease104▲ 2.3×36 topics
  8. Cancer96▲ 1.76×52 topics
  9. Depression85▲ 2.4×22 topics
  10. Social Support80▲ 3.5×16 topics
  11. Mental Health80▲ 1.34×35 topics
  12. Obesity76▲ 2.5×23 topics
  13. Neural Networks75▲ 1.19×32 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome74▲ 2.2×23 topics
  15. Public Health72▲ 1.21×42 topics
  16. Nanoparticles66▲ 1.29×36 topics
  17. Treatment63▲ 1.28×47 topics
  18. Self-Efficacy63▲ 5.8×10 topics
  19. Health Effects60▲ 2.5×21 topics
  20. Mortality58▲ 2.5×13 topics
  21. Biomarkers57▲ 2.1×18 topics
  22. Aging54▲ 2.5×18 topics
  23. Immunotherapy51▲ 1.74×18 topics
  24. Anxiety50▲ 2.6×11 topics
  25. Reactive Oxygen Species48▲ 2.9×13 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders46▲ 1.99×20 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines43▲ 1.96×14 topics
  28. Insulin Resistance42▲ 2.3×10 topics
  29. Job Satisfaction41▲ 2.3×10 topics
  30. Language Development33▲ 6.7×6 topics
  31. Photodynamic Therapy32▲ 3.6×5 topics
  32. Adolescent Development29▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. Lifestyle29▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Bilingualism28▲ 5.1×3 topics
  35. Family Relationships25▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Nursing Students23▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Consumer Preferences23▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Elderly Population22▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Health Locus of Control22▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Health-Promoting Behaviors22▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Ewha Womans University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Wellbeing Research, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics and Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior.

Health and Wellbeing Res…22Health and Wellbeing Research: 22 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…20Air Quality and Health Impacts: 20 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 18 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 17 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 16 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 16 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 16 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health14COVID-19 and Mental Health: 14 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 14 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 14 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisBiomedical EngineeringNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 22 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 20 works
  3. 3 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 17 works
  5. 5 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  6. 6 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 16 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 16 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 14 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ewha Womans University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher 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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