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Korea Air Force Academy

In research, Korea Air Force Academy stands highest in Engineering (#4,474 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,037 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,982
of 22,385 · #12,519 all time
Rank in South Korea
#229
of 343
Research works
473
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.6k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Korea Air Force Academy

What is Korea Air Force Academy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #4,474 of 9,532 13.4%155
Physical SciencesDomain #9,037 of 17,446 11.1%263

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Air Force Academy 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Korea Air Force Academy work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Korea Air Force Academy is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (24%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 65 fractional works · 50.5% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 27.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 28.5% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 23.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 7.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.5% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKorea Air ForceAcademy128fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3527.3%
    2. Computer Science118.4%
    3. Environmental Science54.2%
    4. Materials Science42.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy42.8%
    6. Mathematics21.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    10. Energy10.5%
    1. Medicine3023.7%
    2. Health Professions53.6%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Psychology97.0%
    2. Social Sciences54.0%
    3. Decision Sciences32.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Neuroscience43.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.09× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.82× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.31× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.60×1 works
  2. Psychology2.31×9 works
  3. Neuroscience2.09×4 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.06×3 works
  5. Dentistry2.01×1 works
  6. Engineering1.82×35 works
  7. Mathematics1.62×2 works
  8. Health Professions1.37×5 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.25×4 works
  10. Medicine1.23×30 works
  11. Computer Science1.08×11 works
  12. Environmental Science0.85×5 works
  13. Materials Science0.82×4 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×4 works
  16. Energy0.52×1 works
  17. Nursing0.46×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.37×1 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.32×5 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Korea Air Force Academy?

Ranked on the quality score, Kwangjin Yang, Hyeonju Seol and Yongsuhk Jung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Air Force Academy.

  1. 1 Kwangjin Yang South Korea · #738,763 worldwide 1.4k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Hyeonju Seol South Korea · #1,727,708 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Yongsuhk Jung South Korea · #1,874,173 worldwide 165 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Eunsuk Chang South Korea · #2,283,527 worldwide 209 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hyoung Seog Chung South Korea · #2,718,146 worldwide 245 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Seunghoon Yoo South Korea · #3,022,922 worldwide 224 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Myong Hwan Sohn South Korea · #3,705,615 worldwide 399 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Chul-Hee Jung South Korea · #4,333,754 worldwide 114 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kybeom Kwon South Korea · #4,371,168 worldwide 154 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Hyeonju Seol South Korea · #4,394,877 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Air Force Academy

What are the most cited papers from Korea Air Force Academy?

The most cited paper from Korea Air Force Academy is "Modeling roles of subjective norms and eTrust in customers' acceptance of airline B2C eCommerce websites" (Hong-bumm Kim, Taegoo Terry Kim, Sungwon Shin, 2008), with 428 citations. Next come "Results of the 2020 fastMRI Challenge for Machine Learning MR Image Reconstruction" (310) and "Reinforcement with carbon nanotubes in aluminum matrix composites" (264).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Modeling roles of subjective norms and eTrust in customers' acceptance of airline B2C eCommerce websites Hong-bumm Kim, Taegoo Terry Kim, Sungwon Shin · Tourism Management 24 Aug 2008 428
2 Results of the 2020 fastMRI Challenge for Machine Learning MR Image Reconstruction Matthew J. Muckley et al. · IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Open access 30 Apr 2021 310
3 Reinforcement with carbon nanotubes in aluminum matrix composites Hyunjoo Choi, Gu-Young Kwon, Gwo‐Bin Lee et al. · Scripta Materialia 13 Apr 2008 264
4 Lee distance and topological properties of k-ary n-cubes B. Bose, Bob Broeg, Younggeun Kwon et al. · IEEE Transactions on Computers 1995 257
5 Customer satisfaction factors of mobile commerce in Korea Jeewon Choi, Hyeonju Seol, Sungjoo Lee et al. · Internet Research 6 Jun 2008 217
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Korea Air Force Academy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Occupational Safety, Cognitive Performance, Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, Metabolic Syndrome, Mechanical Properties, Physical Fitness and Cancer Risk.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology6◆ 1.09×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 1.32×17 topics
  3. Occupational Safety5▲ 39×2 topics
  4. Cognitive Performance4▲ 31×2 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.9×4 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  7. Fatigue4▲ 25×1 topic
  8. Sleep Deprivation4▲ 88×1 topic
  9. Physical Fitness2▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  11. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  12. Physical Activity2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  13. Text Mining2▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Occupational Exposure2▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Polymer Composites2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  16. Adhesive Joints2▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Injuries2▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Optimization2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  20. Biomechanics2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  21. Mechanical Behavior2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Air Quality2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  23. Emergency Responders2▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Firefighters2▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  26. Neuroimaging2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  27. Ballistic Impact2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Bayesian Networks2▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Fault Tree Analysis2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Smart Factory2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Cohesive Zone Models2▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Delamination2▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Fracture Mechanics2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Genetic Algorithms2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Functional Connectivity1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  37. Heuristic Algorithms1▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Text Classification1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  39. Topic Modeling1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  40. Product Development1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Air Force Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue, Occupational Health and Performance, Risk and Safety Analysis and Mechanical Behavior of Composites.

Sleep and Work-Related F…4Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis2Risk and Safety Analysis: 2 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 1 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…1Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksTechnology and Data Analysis: 1 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…1Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyOccupational TherapyStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 2 works
  3. 3 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  8. 8 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  10. 10 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Korea Air Force Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

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grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Korea Air Force Academy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Korea Air Force Academy0.00071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Korea Air Force Academy over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Korea Air Force Academy12.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.1% in 2013.

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