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Joongbu University

In research, Joongbu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,079 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,930 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems — Information Systems is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,791
of 28,054 · #15,451 all time
Rank in South Korea
#200
of 417
Research works
919
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Joongbu 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,079 of 10,521 11.0%88 #10309
Physical SciencesDomain #8,930 of 12,888 10.8%80 #13412

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

What does Joongbu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information SystemsSubfield · 23.8 works5.6×
← 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: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.75× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 4.43× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joongbu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Byoungcheon Lee, Young-Sook Kwon and Do-Young Jung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joongbu University.

  1. 1 Byoungcheon Lee South Korea · #197,424 worldwide 183 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Young-Sook Kwon South Korea · #770,461 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Do-Young Jung South Korea · #1,073,106 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Joo‐Heon Lee South Korea · #1,274,760 worldwide 40 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 In‐Hag Choi South Korea · #1,463,576 worldwide 12 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Jae‐Jun Park South Korea · #1,478,169 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Jae-Jun Park South Korea · #1,617,490 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Joongbu University

Which keywords describe research at Joongbu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Semantic Network Analysis, Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Linguistics, Social Capital, Text Mining, Depression and Psychological Factors.

▲ 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. Semantic Network Analysis18▲ 315×2 topics
  2. Self-Efficacy17▲ 26×4 topics
  3. Social Support16▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Linguistics14▲ 36×4 topics
  5. Social Capital14▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Globalization14▲ 2.9×8 topics
  7. Depression13▲ 6.0×8 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.8×7 topics
  9. Text Mining12▲ 37×4 topics
  10. Psychological Factors11▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Digital Library System11▲ 486×1 topic
  12. Smart Education11▲ 486×1 topic
  13. Quality of Life10▲ 3.0×12 topics
  14. Virtual Reality10▲ 8.5×5 topics
  15. Language Contact10▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Morphology10▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Turkic10▲ 143×1 topic
  18. Qualitative Research9▲ 4.5×3 topics
  19. Adolescent Development9▲ 31×4 topics
  20. Social Media9▲ 2.6×11 topics
  21. Acculturation Stress8▲ 280×1 topic
  22. Multicultural Adolescents8▲ 280×1 topic
  23. Nursing8▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Lifelong Learning8▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Hallyu8▲ 112×1 topic
  26. Korean Wave8▲ 112×1 topic
  27. Educational Technology8▲ 2.6×2 topics
  28. Social Network Analysis8▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Structural Equation Modeling8▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Online Education7▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Smart Learning7▲ 89×1 topic
  32. Analysis7▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Health Care7▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Greenhouse Gas Inventory7▲ 199×1 topic
  35. Research Trends7▲ 199×1 topic
  36. Lifestyle6▲ 75×3 topics
  37. Job Satisfaction6▲ 5.6×5 topics
  38. Elderly Population5▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Health Locus of Control5▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Health-Promoting Behaviors5▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Joongbu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Systems and Policies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth and Asian Culture and Media Studies.

Educational Systems and Policies: 11 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 10 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Imp…8Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 8 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media …8Asian Culture and Media Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 7 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…5Health and Wellbeing Research: 5 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 4 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 4 fractional works
Information SystemsLanguage and LinguisticsSociology and Political ScienceCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Systems and Policies Information Systems 11 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 10 works
  3. 3 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 8 works
  5. 5 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 7 works
  6. 6 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 4 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 4 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joongbu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.