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Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

In research, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#919 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,017 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#746 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Signal Processing — Human-Computer Interaction is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,164
of 28,054 · #1,198 all time
Rank in South Korea
#26
of 417
Research works
13k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
320k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #919 of 12,888 17.5%1,519 #911
EngineeringField #1,017 of 6,636 15.6%623 #572
Computer ScienceField #746 of 4,667 22.8%294 #990
Life SciencesDomain #1,336 of 7,800 22.1%282 #2068
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #624 of 2,318 13.8%275 #305
Physics and AstronomyField #512 of 1,646 26.2%129 #730
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,174 of 3,579 19.1%151 #1770
Health SciencesDomain #4,757 of 11,982 24.9%154 #5862
MedicineField #4,232 of 10,443 25.0%138 #4870
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #412 of 941 23.1%98 #499

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology 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. Physical Sciences#911 #919
  2. Engineering#572 #1,017
  3. Computer Science#990 #746
  4. Life Sciences#2,068 #1,336
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#305 #624
  6. Physics and Astronomy#730 #512
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,770 #1,174
  8. Health Sciences#5,862 #4,757
  9. Medicine#4,870 #4,232
  10. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#499 #412
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 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 25.4 works6.1×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 66.3 works4.6×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 26.3 works4.3×
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 98.3 works3.9×
  5. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 275.4 works3.8×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 151 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.59× its world share, 85 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.59× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.92× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 294 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.89× its world share, 54 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 623 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.69× its world share, 190 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.87× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 138 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jaeweon Cho, Bongjin Simon Mun and Chang‐Lyoul Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Jaeweon Cho South Korea · #20,545 worldwide 875 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Bongjin Simon Mun South Korea · #47,664 worldwide 846 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Chang‐Lyoul Lee South Korea · #112,553 worldwide 529 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Manjit Kaur South Korea · #112,651 worldwide 239 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Jihwan Park South Korea · #115,699 worldwide 215 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Dong‐Yu Kim South Korea · #128,956 worldwide 449 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Kurt E. Geckeler South Korea · #135,053 worldwide 412 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Hyunsang Hwang South Korea · #155,349 worldwide 206 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Yun-Su Kim South Korea · #159,081 worldwide 110 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Seong-Ju Park South Korea · #160,528 worldwide 400 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks, Biosensors, Cathode Materials, Graphene and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Deep Learning169▲ 2.5×72 topics
  2. Machine Learning88▲ 1.33×63 topics
  3. Neural Networks86▲ 2.8×33 topics
  4. Nanomaterials84▲ 3.9×14 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications81▲ 3.4×35 topics
  6. Graphene56▲ 4.0×11 topics
  7. Biosensors55▲ 5.3×11 topics
  8. Energy Storage52▲ 3.9×12 topics
  9. Nanocomposites50▲ 3.0×19 topics
  10. Nanoparticles49▲ 1.91×33 topics
  11. Cathode Materials48▲ 6.1×3 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks44▲ 3.0×14 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering42▲ 3.4×13 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks42▲ 4.9×6 topics
  15. Water Splitting39▲ 5.3×4 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries34▲ 4.0×3 topics
  17. Catalysis33▲ 2.5×24 topics
  18. Electrocatalysis33▲ 5.8×5 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries32▲ 5.8×2 topics
  20. Nanostructures31▲ 3.8×14 topics
  21. Energy Conversion31▲ 7.3×4 topics
  22. Catalysts30▲ 7.6×3 topics
  23. Semiconductor29▲ 4.2×7 topics
  24. Semiconductors29▲ 4.7×4 topics
  25. Crystal Growth28▲ 4.9×9 topics
  26. Nanofibers26▲ 5.9×3 topics
  27. Organic Electronics25▲ 8.6×2 topics
  28. Fuel Cells25▲ 7.8×2 topics
  29. Sustainable Energy24▲ 6.5×2 topics
  30. Hydrogen Evolution24▲ 9.0×1 topic
  31. Oxygen Reduction24▲ 9.0×1 topic
  32. Field-Effect Transistors23▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Optical Modulators22▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Conducting Polymers22▲ 7.8×1 topic
  35. Polyaniline22▲ 9.1×1 topic
  36. Metamaterials21▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Entanglement20▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. Convolutional Networks19▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Photonic Crystals18▲ 7.4×5 topics
  40. Haptic Interfaces18▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Conducting polymers and applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…24Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 24 fractional worksConducting polymers and …22Conducting polymers and applications: 22 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 17 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 16 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 16 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…13Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 13 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPolymers and PlasticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 22 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 13 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 13 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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