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Korea National Open University

In research, Korea National Open University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,661 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#13,502 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,275 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,378
of 28,054 · #20,879 all time
Rank in South Korea
#358
of 417
Research works
577
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Korea National Open 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,661 of 20,462 13.8%137
Social SciencesDomain #13,502 of 16,945 22.3%162
Physical SciencesDomain #17,275 of 21,541 13.6%197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea National Open 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: 2.10× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.08× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 3.42× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.19× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea National Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tae Rim Lee, Eun‐Young Choi and Yong-Beom Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea National Open University.

  1. 1 Tae Rim Lee South Korea · #759,336 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Eun‐Young Choi South Korea · #922,939 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Yong-Beom Lee South Korea · #987,445 worldwide 23 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Su-Noh Ryu South Korea · #1,082,594 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Yong Kim South Korea · #1,111,141 worldwide 42 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Miai Sung South Korea · #1,127,289 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Keum-Soon Kim South Korea · #1,175,283 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Dong‐Uk Park South Korea · #1,338,889 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Jin Gon Shon South Korea · #1,500,479 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Jaehwa Chung South Korea · #1,579,514 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Korea National Open University

Which keywords describe research at Korea National Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Self-Efficacy, Distance Education, Lifelong Learning, Text Mining, Social Support, Online Education and Virtual Reality.

▲ 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. Machine Learning8▲ 2.0×21 topics
  2. Deep Learning6▲ 1.39×24 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 1.75×20 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy4▲ 12×5 topics
  5. Social Support4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  6. E-Learning4▲ 2.8×5 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.5×14 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.68×16 topics
  9. Distance Education3▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Lifelong Learning3▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Text Mining3▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Virtual Reality3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  13. Educational Technology3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  14. Healthcare3▲ 2.2×5 topics
  15. Social Media3▲ 1.75×7 topics
  16. Depression3▲ 2.6×8 topics
  17. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.1×3 topics
  18. Online Education3▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Gender3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  20. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Learning Satisfaction2▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Smart Learning2▲ 60×1 topic
  23. IoT2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  24. Cancer Prevention2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Structural Equation Modeling2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  27. North Korea2▲ 225×1 topic
  28. Refugees2▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Adolescent Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Psychological Factors2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Emotion Recognition2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Firm Performance2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Lifestyle2▲ 41×3 topics
  34. Learning Analytics2▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Acculturation Stress1▲ 93×1 topic
  36. Earnings Management1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Educational Data Mining1▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Financial Reporting1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Massive Open Online Courses1▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Multicultural Adolescents1▲ 93×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Learning Interventions, Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance.

Education and Learning I…2Education and Learning Interventions: 2 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Histori…2Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 2 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 1 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksSentiment Analysis and O…1Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsSociology and Political ScienceAccountingComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  6. 6 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  8. 8 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems Aquatic Science 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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