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Gwangju Health University

In research, Gwangju Health University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,722 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,954 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,475
of 28,054 · #15,900 all time
Rank in South Korea
#317
of 417
Research works
436
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Gwangju Health University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #3,722 of 20,462 9.7%223
MedicineField #15,954 of 17,978 7.7%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gwangju Health 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).

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: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.69× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 9.04× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.21× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 5.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gwangju Health University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Morris, Kyung-Rae Dong and Kim Sang Hyun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gwangju Health University.

  1. 1 Mark Morris South Korea · #786,215 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Kyung-Rae Dong South Korea · #880,661 worldwide 18 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Kim Sang Hyun South Korea · #942,218 worldwide 5 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Dae-In Jung South Korea · #1,030,693 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Eunsang Lee South Korea · #1,149,007 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Dongjin Lee South Korea · #1,164,390 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Hyunjoong Kim South Korea · #1,461,222 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Gwangju Health University

Which keywords describe research at Gwangju Health University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Self-Efficacy, Rehabilitation, Neural Plasticity, Functional Recovery, Pathogenesis and Chronic Pain.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 5.3×46 topics
  2. Clinical Trials5▲ 8.1×7 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy4▲ 18×5 topics
  5. Rehabilitation4▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Neural Plasticity4▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 2.1×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  9. Functional Recovery4▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.7×9 topics
  11. Chronic Pain3▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Aging3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  13. Constraint-Induced Therapy3▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Motor Recovery3▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Psychological Factors3▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Ankle Injuries3▲ 111×1 topic
  17. Low Back Pain3▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Sprains3▲ 111×1 topic
  19. Global Burden3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. Social Support2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  21. Bone Regeneration2▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Body Composition2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Disability2▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Measurement Properties2▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Virtual Reality2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  27. Cancer Cachexia2▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Lifestyle2▲ 69×3 topics
  29. Sarcopenia2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Vaccine2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  31. Text Mining2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Biomechanics2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Food Safety2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Pathogenicity2▲ 31×3 topics
  36. Fashion2▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Clinical Competence2▲ 119×1 topic
  38. Dental Implants2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Nursing Professionalism2▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Peri-implant Diseases2▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Gwangju Health University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…2Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…2Health and Wellbeing Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePharmacologyPhysiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  2. 2 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 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 available71.5%not open28.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gwangju Health University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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