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Inha University

In research, Inha University stands highest in Health Sciences (#600 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#905 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#560 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Automotive Engineering — Polymers and Plastics is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#997
of 28,054 · #808 all time
Rank in South Korea
#20
of 417
Research works
25k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
481k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Inha 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 #600 of 11,982 20.1%493 #1488
Physical SciencesDomain #905 of 12,888 17.6%2,689 #606
EngineeringField #560 of 6,636 17.3%1,272 #328
Materials ScienceField #350 of 2,468 16.4%397 #443
Life SciencesDomain #1,245 of 7,800 20.8%306 #2234
Social SciencesDomain #1,689 of 10,521 31.4%388 #2109
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #421 of 2,318 16.5%393 #534
MedicineField #1,970 of 10,443 18.4%421 #2324
Computer ScienceField #881 of 4,667 22.5%430 #957
Materials ChemistrySubfield #355 of 1,556 16.8%195 #385

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inha 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#1,488 #600
  2. Physical Sciences#606 #905
  3. Engineering#328 #560
  4. Materials Science#443 #350
  5. Life Sciences#2,234 #1,245
  6. Social Sciences#2,109 #1,689
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#534 #421
  8. Medicine#2,324 #1,970
  9. Computer Science#957 #881
  10. Materials Chemistry#385 #355
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 Inha University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 72.3 works4.6×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 55.3 works3.3×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 69.2 works3.3×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 186 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.01× its world share, 41 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 430 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 79 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.35× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.19× its world share, 1,272 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.94× its world share, 397 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 80 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 421 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 82 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Inha University?

Ranked on the composite score, S. M. Riazul Islam, Chang-Kyung Ryoo and Deok‐Hwan Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inha University.

  1. 1 S. M. Riazul Islam South Korea · #15,898 worldwide 928 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Chang-Kyung Ryoo South Korea · #78,631 worldwide 247 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Deok‐Hwan Kim South Korea · #103,697 worldwide 246 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Wha‐Seung Ahn South Korea · #111,347 worldwide 670 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Sungjin Park South Korea · #114,129 worldwide 659 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Hyun Chan Kim South Korea · #132,377 worldwide 670 citations · 85 works
  7. 7 Young-Tae Chang South Korea · #133,451 worldwide 200 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Soo‐Jin Park South Korea · #167,012 worldwide 3.2k citations · 441 works
  9. 9 Sang Sub Kim South Korea · #196,180 worldwide 603 citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Ali Mirzaei South Korea · #211,181 worldwide 409 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Inha University

Which keywords describe research at Inha University?

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

▲ 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 Learning254▲ 1.91×74 topics
  2. Nanomaterials152▲ 3.7×18 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications135▲ 2.9×34 topics
  4. Nanocomposites126▲ 4.0×21 topics
  5. Machine Learning122◆ 0.96×77 topics
  6. Neural Networks119▲ 1.99×35 topics
  7. Energy Storage118▲ 4.7×12 topics
  8. Graphene104▲ 3.9×11 topics
  9. Nanoparticles90▲ 1.84×41 topics
  10. Environmental Impact89▲ 1.35×42 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties87▲ 2.3×33 topics
  12. Cathode Materials81▲ 5.3×3 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering71▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks71▲ 4.4×6 topics
  15. Nanostructures67▲ 4.3×16 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks64▲ 2.3×14 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency64▲ 1.77×31 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries64▲ 3.9×4 topics
  19. Water Splitting61▲ 4.3×4 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries56▲ 5.3×2 topics
  21. Semiconductors53▲ 4.5×4 topics
  22. Electrocatalysis48▲ 4.3×5 topics
  23. Nanofibers47▲ 5.6×3 topics
  24. Flexible Electronics43▲ 6.5×3 topics
  25. Electric Vehicles42▲ 3.6×5 topics
  26. Two-Dimensional Materials42▲ 4.7×4 topics
  27. Battery Technology41▲ 3.7×3 topics
  28. Energy Conversion40▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Energy Harvesting40▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Health Monitoring39▲ 4.9×5 topics
  31. Catalysts38▲ 4.9×3 topics
  32. Field-Effect Transistors36▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Fuel Cells34▲ 5.7×2 topics
  34. Nanogenerators34▲ 6.6×1 topic
  35. Wearable34▲ 6.6×1 topic
  36. Organic Electronics34▲ 5.9×2 topics
  37. Conducting Polymers33▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Neuromorphic Computing32▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Hydrogen Evolution32▲ 6.3×1 topic
  40. Oxygen Reduction32▲ 6.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Inha University publish most on?

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

Advanced Sensor and Ener…34Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 34 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …32Advancements in Battery Materials: 32 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 32 fractional worksConducting polymers and …31Conducting polymers and applications: 31 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…28Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 28 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …25Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 25 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 24 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 32 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 31 works
  5. 5 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 28 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 25 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inha University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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