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Handong Global University

In research, Handong Global University stands highest in Engineering (#3,622 of 5,901 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,242 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,213 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,172
of 22,385 · #8,147 all time
Rank in South Korea
#122
of 343
Research works
984
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Handong Global University

What is Handong Global University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #3,622 of 5,901 7.6%77 #4388
Physical SciencesDomain #7,242 of 10,670 7.0%153 #11738
Social SciencesDomain #8,213 of 9,585 8.9%79 #12311

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Handong Global 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#4,388 #3,622
  2. Physical Sciences#11,738 #7,242
  3. Social Sciences#12,311 #8,213
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Handong Global University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Handong Global University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 174 fractional works · 50.5% of its workEngineering: 87 fractional works · 25.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 55 fractional works · 16.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoftware: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 47 fractional works · 13.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 39 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHandong GlobalUniversity344fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8725.4%
    2. Computer Science5516.0%
    3. Environmental Science123.4%
    4. Materials Science103.0%
    5. Mathematics20.7%
    6. Energy20.7%
    7. Chemistry20.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    1. Social Sciences3610.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting164.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance144.1%
    4. Psychology102.9%
    5. Decision Sciences72.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology216.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences123.4%
    3. Neuroscience92.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology51.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine329.4%
    2. Nursing30.9%
    3. Health Professions30.8%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.06× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.69× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.19×7 works
  2. Computer Science2.06×55 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.91×14 works
  4. Nursing1.84×3 works
  5. Engineering1.69×87 works
  6. Neuroscience1.61×9 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.41×16 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.31×4 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×21 works
  10. Psychology0.95×10 works
  11. Materials Science0.86×10 works
  12. Social Sciences0.83×36 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.77×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×12 works
  15. Energy0.72×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.68×12 works
  17. Mathematics0.60×2 works
  18. Veterinary0.58×0 works
  19. Medicine0.49×32 works
  20. Dentistry0.44×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.32×2 works
  23. Health Professions0.31×3 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.19×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×1 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.10×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Handong Global University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jaechang Nam, Hongsup Yoon and Olugbenga Akande lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Handong Global University.

  1. 1 Jaechang Nam South Korea · #509,873 worldwide 3k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Hongsup Yoon South Korea · #808,304 worldwide 1.5k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Olugbenga Akande South Korea · #825,637 worldwide 457 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Wilhelm Heinrich Holzapfel South Korea · #876,869 worldwide 27k citations · 358 works
  5. 5 Jung Min Lee South Korea · #1,003,114 worldwide 1.8k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Jea-Hyun Baek South Korea · #1,090,762 worldwide 1k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Seong Kyu Song South Korea · #1,123,701 worldwide 2.8k citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Chang‐Kee Hyun South Korea · #1,132,385 worldwide 2.3k citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Keungoui Kim South Korea · #1,135,649 worldwide 745 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Minkyu Ahn South Korea · #1,238,999 worldwide 2.2k citations · 134 works
All ranked researchers at Handong Global University

What are the most cited papers from Handong Global University?

The most cited paper from Handong Global University is "The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) in Autoimmune Disease and Current TNF-α Inhibitors in Therapeutics" (Dan-in Jang, A-Hyeon Lee, Hye-Yoon Shin et al., 2021), with 1,697 citations. Next come "The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods" (903) and "Review: Diversity of Microorganisms in Global Fermented Foods and Beverages" (814).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) in Autoimmune Disease and Current TNF-α Inhibitors in Therapeutics Dan-in Jang, A-Hyeon Lee, Hye-Yoon Shin et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 8 Mar 2021 1,697
2 The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods Maria L. Marco, Mary Ellen Sanders, Michael G. Gänzle et al. · Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology ReviewOpen access 4 Jan 2021 903
3 Review: Diversity of Microorganisms in Global Fermented Foods and Beverages Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Koichi Watanabe, Wilhelm Heinrich Holzapfel · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 24 Mar 2016 814
4 Ranging in a dense multipath environment using an UWB radio link Joon-Yong Lee, R.A. Scholtz · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Dec 2002 810
5 Enterococci as probiotics and their implications in food safety Charles M. A. P. Franz, Melanie Huch, Hikmate Abriouel et al. · International Journal of Food Microbiology 10 Sep 2011 802
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Handong Global University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Prebiotics, Convolutional Neural Networks, Probiotics, Immune Modulation and Microbiota.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning35▲ 2.9×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning28▲ 2.4×43 topics
  3. Neural Networks16▲ 3.0×17 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 3.4×11 topics
  5. Big Data8▲ 2.5×14 topics
  6. Social Media7▲ 1.57×14 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 1.46×11 topics
  8. Cancer7▲ 1.45×14 topics
  9. Prebiotics6▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Clinical Trials6▲ 2.7×6 topics
  11. Heat Transfer6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  12. Microbial Communities6▲ 3.9×6 topics
  13. Probiotics6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  14. Virtual Reality6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota6▲ 4.9×5 topics
  16. Immune Modulation6▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Microbiota6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  18. Data Mining6▲ 2.2×8 topics
  19. Gut Health5▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Lactic Acid Bacteria5▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Metabolic Health4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  22. Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  23. Surveillance4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  24. Text Mining4▲ 9.4×5 topics
  25. Metagenomic Analysis4▲ 10×1 topic
  26. Short-Chain Fatty Acids4▲ 10×1 topic
  27. Time Series4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  28. Machine Vision4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Anomaly Detection4▲ 4.0×3 topics
  30. Collision Avoidance4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Unsupervised Learning3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Convolutional Networks3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  33. Human-Computer Interaction3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Forecasting Models3▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Sentiment Analysis3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  36. Brain-Computer Interfaces3▲ 8.7×1 topic
  37. EEG Analysis3▲ 8.7×1 topic
  38. Predictive Analytics3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Housing Supply3▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Mortgage Credit Expansion3▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Handong Global University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Gut microbiota and health, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Housing Market and Economics.

Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 5 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksSoftware Testing and Deb…2Software Testing and Debugging Techniques: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…2Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional works
Food ScienceMolecular BiologyCognitive NeuroscienceEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 5 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 2 works
  8. 8 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Handong Global University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Handong Global University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Handong Global University0.0012% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Handong Global University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Handong Global University7.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.3% in 2021.

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