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Konkuk University Medical Center

In research, Konkuk University Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,881 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,165 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,209 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology — Neurology is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,736
of 28,054 · #6,945 all time
Rank in South Korea
#121
of 417
Research works
4.3k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Konkuk University Medical Center 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 #2,881 of 11,982 11.5%382 #3479
MedicineField #3,165 of 10,443 11.4%357 #4216
Life SciencesDomain #4,209 of 7,800 9.6%107 #5601
Physical SciencesDomain #8,317 of 12,888 12.7%144 #6103
Social SciencesDomain #8,539 of 10,521 14.3%95 #7245
EngineeringField #5,691 of 6,636 9.0%63 #3274

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Konkuk University Medical Center 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#3,479 #2,881
  2. Medicine#4,216 #3,165
  3. Life Sciences#5,601 #4,209
  4. Physical Sciences#6,103 #8,317
  5. Social Sciences#7,245 #8,539
  6. Engineering#3,274 #5,691
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 Konkuk University Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 24.4 works5.8×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.62× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.55× its world share, 357 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.59× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Konkuk University Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Hyewon Chung, Tae‐Eun Kim and Hye Seung Han lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Konkuk University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Hyewon Chung South Korea · #104,090 worldwide 315 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Tae‐Eun Kim South Korea · #137,758 worldwide 163 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Hye Seung Han South Korea · #258,585 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 김우주 South Korea · #297,781 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 이시경 South Korea · #320,652 worldwide 12 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Jin Woo Choi South Korea · #342,470 worldwide 64 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 정다정 South Korea · #407,908 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Byung-Min Lee South Korea · #416,164 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Hyun Keun Chee South Korea · #444,552 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Tae Sook Hwang South Korea · #456,747 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Konkuk University Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Konkuk University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Rehabilitation, Neuroimaging, Diagnosis and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology64▲ 2.2×98 topics
  2. Inflammation37▲ 2.4×64 topics
  3. Treatment29▲ 3.3×38 topics
  4. Quality of Life24▲ 2.2×38 topics
  5. Diagnosis21▲ 3.0×31 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress19▲ 1.62×39 topics
  7. Neurological Disorders18▲ 4.3×13 topics
  8. Biomarkers16▲ 3.2×15 topics
  9. Rehabilitation16▲ 5.5×10 topics
  10. Chemotherapy15▲ 2.9×20 topics
  11. Surgical Management15▲ 4.9×17 topics
  12. Neuroimaging14▲ 7.1×8 topics
  13. Risk Factors14▲ 1.75×24 topics
  14. Complications13▲ 3.6×14 topics
  15. Management13▲ 2.2×22 topics
  16. Global Burden12▲ 3.0×11 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors11▲ 3.5×13 topics
  18. Radiosurgery11▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 2.8×14 topics
  20. Pathophysiology11▲ 5.0×7 topics
  21. Guidelines10▲ 3.1×11 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Risk10▲ 4.4×8 topics
  23. Genomic Analysis9▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Functional Connectivity9▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. Probiotics9▲ 5.0×4 topics
  26. Neuropathic Pain8▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Neuroinflammation8▲ 4.0×6 topics
  28. Heat Stress8▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Amino Acids7▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Cognition7▲ 7.0×5 topics
  31. Anticoagulant Therapy7▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Intestinal Barrier7▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Antibiotic Alternatives7▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Poultry Production7▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Hearing Loss6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Microvascular Decompression6▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Trigeminal Neuralgia6▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Macular Degeneration6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Cerebellum6▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Vestibular6▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Konkuk University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments, Vestibular and auditory disorders and Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…7Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 7 fractional worksTrigeminal Neuralgia and…6Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments: 6 fractional worksVestibular and auditory …6Vestibular and auditory disorders: 6 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis T…5Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 5 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …4Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 4 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyPathology and Forensic MedicineNeurologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  2. 2 Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 6 works
  4. 4 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 5 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Konkuk University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower 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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