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Korea National Sport University

In research, Korea National Sport University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,992 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,409 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,146
of 28,054 · #24,603 all time
Rank in South Korea
#273
of 417
Research works
572
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Korea National Sport 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 #4,992 of 11,982 13.9%88 #10923
MedicineField #9,409 of 10,443 13.0%74 #14363

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea National Sport 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.78× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.80× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.33× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea National Sport University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chang-Hwan Choi, Lee Mi Sook and Jae-ryang Yoon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea National Sport University.

  1. 1 Chang-Hwan Choi South Korea · #113,290 worldwide 196 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Lee Mi Sook South Korea · #313,948 worldwide 2 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Jae-ryang Yoon South Korea · #638,079 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jong-Kyu Kim South Korea · #689,369 worldwide 36 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Changgyun Kim South Korea · #809,598 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Joon‐Yong Cho South Korea · #1,052,400 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Hee-Jeong Son South Korea · #1,092,360 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jae‐Keun Oh South Korea · #1,279,350 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Sihyun Ryu South Korea · #1,421,819 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Ji-Seon Ryu South Korea · #1,462,980 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Korea National Sport University

Which keywords describe research at Korea National Sport University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Physical Activity, Resistance Training, High-Intensity Interval Training, Injury Prevention, Self-Efficacy, Prevention and Performance Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.0×25 topics
  2. Physical Activity11▲ 13×11 topics
  3. Resistance Training11▲ 67×2 topics
  4. High-Intensity Interval Training10▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Injury Prevention10▲ 46×4 topics
  6. Risk Factors10▲ 5.0×8 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy9▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Performance Analysis8▲ 22×1 topic
  9. Prevention8▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Training Load8▲ 75×1 topic
  11. Quality of Life8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  12. Qualitative Research8▲ 5.4×2 topics
  13. Social Support8▲ 8.4×5 topics
  14. Exercise8▲ 38×3 topics
  15. Athletic Training8▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Mental Health8▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Muscle Injuries8▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Sports Injury8▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.8×19 topics
  20. Biomechanics7▲ 13×7 topics
  21. Physical Fitness6▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Aging6▲ 6.5×10 topics
  23. Rehabilitation6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. Sport Psychology6▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Muscle Strength6▲ 30×5 topics
  26. Gait Analysis5▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Motor Imagery5▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Elderly Population5▲ 70×2 topics
  29. Nursing Students5▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Athlete Development5▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Expert Performance5▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Health Benefits5▲ 8.3×3 topics
  33. Health Locus of Control5▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Health-Promoting Behaviors5▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Chronic Diseases4▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 10×6 topics
  37. Semantic Network Analysis4▲ 107×2 topics
  38. Intervention Strategies4▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Low Back Pain4▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Sedentary Behavior4▲ 59×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Sport Psychology and Performance and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Sports Performance and Training: 8 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 8 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…5Sport Psychology and Performance: 5 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…5Health and Wellbeing Research: 5 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 4 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in He…3Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 3 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 3 fractional worksDoping in Sports2Doping in Sports: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 4 works
  6. 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  10. 10 Doping in Sports Sociology and Political Science 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 available64.2%not open35.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher than in 2013–2017.

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