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Korea National Defense University

In research, Korea National Defense University stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,429 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,782 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,255
of 28,054 · #34,564 all time
Rank in South Korea
#381
of 417
Research works
318
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Korea National Defense University 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
Social SciencesDomain #15,429 of 16,945 14.9%124
Physical SciencesDomain #19,782 of 21,541 16.8%179

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

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.56× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.71× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.21× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.75× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Korea National Defense University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jungmok Ma, Seung Yeon Son and Soojin Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea National Defense University.

  1. 1 Jungmok Ma South Korea · #723,959 worldwide 23 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Seung Yeon Son South Korea · #1,223,534 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Soojin Lee South Korea · #1,407,088 worldwide 24 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Seongam Moon South Korea · #1,464,483 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Korea National Defense University

Which keywords describe research at Korea National Defense University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, International Relations, Healthcare, Refugees, Gender and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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. Deep Learning13▲ 4.2×23 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 4.2×19 topics
  3. Neural Networks9▲ 6.0×14 topics
  4. International Relations5▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Healthcare5▲ 4.6×3 topics
  6. Human Rights4▲ 4.5×2 topics
  7. Risk Assessment4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  8. Gender4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  9. Refugees4▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Global Governance4▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Cybersecurity4▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Famine4▲ 525×1 topic
  13. North Korea4▲ 525×1 topic
  14. Big Data3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection3▲ 12×2 topics
  16. International Law3▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Risk Management3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  18. Security3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  19. Adversarial Examples3▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Data Analysis3▲ 10.0×3 topics
  21. Robustness3▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Heuristic Algorithms2▲ 64×2 topics
  23. International Institutions2▲ 129×1 topic
  24. Power2▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Fatigue Crack Closure2▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Fracture Toughness Testing2▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Game Theory2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. System Maturity2▲ 121×1 topic
  29. Technology Readiness Levels2▲ 121×1 topic
  30. Quality Management2▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Smart Factory2▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Time Series2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Collision Avoidance2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Weapon-Target Assignment2▲ 315×1 topic
  35. Information Security2▲ 23×1 topic
  36. IoT Security2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Path Planning2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Policy Compliance2▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Stochastic Differential Equations2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea National Defense University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Fatigue and fracture mechanics.

Korean Peninsula Histori…4Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 4 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness i…3Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…2Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 2 fractional worksTechnology Assessment an…2Technology Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksTechnology and Data Analysis: 2 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems Analysis: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…2Information and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligencePolitical Science and International RelationsMechanics of Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  3. 3 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  6. 6 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea National Defense University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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