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Konyang University

In research, Konyang University stands highest in Health Sciences (#563 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,007 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,543 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology — Ophthalmology is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,233
of 28,054 · #5,042 all time
Rank in South Korea
#65
of 417
Research works
2.7k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Konyang 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 #563 of 11,982 13.3%325 #929
MedicineField #3,007 of 10,443 12.5%266 #4910
Life SciencesDomain #4,543 of 7,800 11.2%81 #6567
Physical SciencesDomain #10,226 of 12,888 9.3%77 #10629

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Konyang 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#929 #563
  2. Medicine#4,910 #3,007
  3. Life Sciences#6,567 #4,543
  4. Physical Sciences#10,629 #10,226
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 Konyang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 24.3 works17×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.99× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.94× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.10× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.59× its world share, 266 worksMedicineNursing: 6.21× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Konyang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dong‐Jae Kim, Dae-Sung Park and Su-Jeong Han lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Konyang University.

  1. 1 Dong‐Jae Kim South Korea · #298,978 worldwide 117 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Dae-Sung Park South Korea · #409,222 worldwide 36 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Su-Jeong Han South Korea · #516,641 worldwide 26 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Sung Ki Lee South Korea · #542,503 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Dae Sung Kim South Korea · #556,469 worldwide 50 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 이종웅 South Korea · #572,288 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Kwang-Hwan Kim South Korea · #581,444 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Moo‐Sik Lee South Korea · #614,649 worldwide 21 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Hyoung Seok Kim South Korea · #628,576 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Baeg-Ju Na South Korea · #641,344 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Konyang University

Which keywords describe research at Konyang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life, Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration.

▲ 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. Epidemiology54▲ 2.5×90 topics
  2. Inflammation37▲ 3.3×66 topics
  3. Quality of Life29▲ 3.8×37 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress25▲ 2.9×34 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy24▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Cancer18▲ 2.5×38 topics
  7. COVID-1917▲ 2.4×20 topics
  8. Depression16▲ 3.5×15 topics
  9. Glaucoma16▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Macular Degeneration16▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction16▲ 6.7×7 topics
  12. Neurodegeneration16▲ 9.7×6 topics
  13. Risk Factors16▲ 2.6×24 topics
  14. Social Support15▲ 5.1×10 topics
  15. Diabetic Retinopathy15▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Optic Nerve13▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Diagnosis12▲ 2.5×26 topics
  18. Stress Management11▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Clinical Competence10▲ 120×1 topic
  20. Nursing Professionalism10▲ 120×1 topic
  21. Neuroinflammation10▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Risk10▲ 5.8×8 topics
  23. Intravitreal Injection9▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Workers9▲ 6.8×4 topics
  25. Intraocular Pressure9▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Optical Coherence Tomography8▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Parkinson's Disease8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  28. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor8▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Elderly Population8▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Nursing Students8▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Choroidal Thickness8▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Health Locus of Control8▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Health-Promoting Behaviors8▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Retinal Pigment Epithelium8▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Ophthalmology7▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Retinal Disease7▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Image Analysis7▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Nursing7▲ 7.1×3 topics
  39. Vessel Segmentation7▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Semantic Network Analysis7▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Konyang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Health and Wellbeing Research and Retinal Imaging and Analysis.

Healthcare Education and…10Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 10 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…8Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…8Health and Wellbeing Research: 8 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…7Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 7 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 6 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 3 fractional works
Leadership and ManagementOphthalmologyGeneral Health ProfessionsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 10 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 8 works
  3. 3 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  5. 5 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 6 works
  6. 6 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 5 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  9. 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  10. 10 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 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 available65.9%not open34.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Konyang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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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.