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Keimyung University

In research, Keimyung University stands highest in Health Sciences (#662 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,265 of 10,443 worldwide) and Psychology (#313 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,998
of 28,054 · #3,891 all time
Rank in South Korea
#44
of 417
Research works
9k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
122k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Keimyung 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 #662 of 11,982 13.0%839 #1018
MedicineField #1,265 of 10,443 12.1%761 #2017
PsychologyField #313 of 2,181 29.2%102 #1027
Social SciencesDomain #1,551 of 10,521 28.2%282 #3223
Physical SciencesDomain #2,788 of 12,888 15.4%512 #5625
Life SciencesDomain #2,258 of 7,800 14.6%255 #3798
EngineeringField #2,525 of 6,636 12.8%220 #3998
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,678 of 3,579 14.6%139 #3410
Computer ScienceField #2,377 of 4,667 22.1%114 #2316
SurgerySubfield #961 of 1,816 10.2%135 #1282

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Keimyung 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#1,018 #662
  2. Medicine#2,017 #1,265
  3. Psychology#1,027 #313
  4. Social Sciences#3,223 #1,551
  5. Physical Sciences#5,625 #2,788
  6. Life Sciences#3,798 #2,258
  7. Engineering#3,998 #2,525
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,410 #1,678
  9. Computer Science#2,316 #2,377
  10. Surgery#1,282 #961
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.

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: 0.32× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 139 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 55 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 114 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 220 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 761 worksMedicineNursing: 2.72× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 98 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Keimyung University?

Ranked on the composite score, Koo Jeong Kang, Taeg Kyu Kwon and Keun Soo Ahn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Keimyung University.

  1. 1 Koo Jeong Kang South Korea · #12,432 worldwide 1.5k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Taeg Kyu Kwon South Korea · #84,741 worldwide 382 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Keun Soo Ahn South Korea · #95,903 worldwide 189 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Jeong‐Ho Hong South Korea · #102,869 worldwide 166 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Hyuck‐Jun Yoon South Korea · #120,342 worldwide 142 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Sung‐Il Sohn South Korea · #128,673 worldwide 127 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Chang‐Wook Nam South Korea · #159,306 worldwide 352 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Jae Kwon Bae South Korea · #257,320 worldwide 113 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Hyung Lee South Korea · #273,111 worldwide 89 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Moonsik Han South Korea · #282,821 worldwide 7 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Keimyung University

Which keywords describe research at Keimyung University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Self-Efficacy, Well-being, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Social Support and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology115▲ 1.54×116 topics
  2. Inflammation90▲ 2.3×79 topics
  3. Deep Learning59◆ 0.91×55 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress59▲ 1.91×53 topics
  5. Quality of Life54▲ 1.98×42 topics
  6. Mental Health47▲ 1.68×33 topics
  7. Treatment45▲ 1.96×44 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease43▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Cancer40▲ 1.56×49 topics
  10. Social Support37▲ 3.5×16 topics
  11. Well-being36▲ 5.0×11 topics
  12. Diagnosis34▲ 1.97×37 topics
  13. Complications32▲ 3.5×16 topics
  14. Self-Efficacy32▲ 6.4×9 topics
  15. Obesity32▲ 2.2×23 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome31▲ 2.0×23 topics
  17. Risk Factors31▲ 1.49×33 topics
  18. Depression30▲ 1.83×21 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders30▲ 2.8×18 topics
  20. Aging30▲ 2.9×16 topics
  21. Resilience27▲ 3.0×10 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines26▲ 2.6×14 topics
  23. Surgical Management26▲ 3.4×19 topics
  24. Rehabilitation26▲ 3.5×12 topics
  25. Chemotherapy25▲ 1.92×22 topics
  26. Guidelines25▲ 2.9×13 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance22▲ 2.6×10 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy22▲ 2.1×19 topics
  29. Heart Failure22▲ 2.6×13 topics
  30. Virtual Reality21▲ 2.2×12 topics
  31. Subjective Well-Being21▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Life Satisfaction20▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Positive Psychology20▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Positive Emotions18▲ 7.9×2 topics
  35. Gratitude17▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Happiness17▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Shoulder Function14▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Social Relationships13▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Rotator Cuff Tears11▲ 9.2×1 topic
  40. Shoulder Pathology11▲ 9.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Keimyung University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Health and Wellbeing Research and Health disparities and outcomes.

Psychological Well-being…17Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 17 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…11Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 11 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…10Health and Wellbeing Research: 10 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…9Health disparities and outcomes: 9 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 9 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 7 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…7Anesthesia and Pain Management: 7 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 7 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…6Education and Learning Interventions: 6 fractional works
Social PsychologySurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth5 others

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

  1. 1 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 17 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 11 works
  3. 3 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 10 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 9 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 9 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 7 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 6 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Keimyung University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.

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