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Korea National University of Transportation

In research, Korea National University of Transportation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,679 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,096 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,669 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Automotive Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,044
of 28,054 · #6,622 all time
Rank in South Korea
#96
of 417
Research works
3.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Korea National University of Transportation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,679 of 12,888 13.0%604 #4351
EngineeringField #2,096 of 6,636 11.8%338 #2496
Health SciencesDomain #4,669 of 11,982 18.8%111 #8678
Life SciencesDomain #5,085 of 7,800 23.0%70 #9382
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,521 of 2,318 8.8%129 #2051
Materials ScienceField #1,704 of 2,468 11.8%113 #2408
Computer ScienceField #3,385 of 4,667 14.9%62 #4942
MedicineField #8,216 of 10,443 21.4%79 #13390
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,348 of 1,556 11.2%60 #1913

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea National University of Transportation 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. Physical Sciences#4,351 #3,679
  2. Engineering#2,496 #2,096
  3. Health Sciences#8,678 #4,669
  4. Life Sciences#9,382 #5,085
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,051 #1,521
  6. Materials Science#2,408 #1,704
  7. Computer Science#4,942 #3,385
  8. Medicine#13,390 #8,216
  9. Materials Chemistry#1,913 #1,348
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 Korea National University of Transportation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 28.0 works7.3×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 26.1 works5.8×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 129.4 works4.3×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.49× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.93× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.67× its world share, 338 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.84× its world share, 113 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 2.33× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea National University of Transportation?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Murali, Jongwook Jeon and Myounggon Kang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea National University of Transportation.

  1. 1 G. Murali South Korea · #139,776 worldwide 305 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Jongwook Jeon South Korea · #336,442 worldwide 74 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Myounggon Kang South Korea · #339,731 worldwide 124 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Yong-Kyu Lee South Korea · #358,551 worldwide 141 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Yun‐Jung Bae South Korea · #386,193 worldwide 65 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Byeong Joo Jeon South Korea · #395,196 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Il-Song Kim South Korea · #426,751 worldwide 121 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Insik In South Korea · #431,073 worldwide 364 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Seul Gi Kim South Korea · #545,698 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Sung Young Park South Korea · #618,794 worldwide 135 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Korea National University of Transportation

Which keywords describe research at Korea National University of Transportation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Nanocrystals, Graphene, Power Electronics, Energy Harvesting, Renewable Energy Integration, Electric Vehicles and Lithium-ion Batteries.

▲ 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 Learning43▲ 1.50×52 topics
  2. Energy Storage33▲ 6.0×11 topics
  3. Graphene32▲ 5.5×8 topics
  4. Nanomaterials29▲ 3.2×14 topics
  5. Nanocrystals28▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Power Electronics27▲ 9.6×8 topics
  7. Energy Harvesting25▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Nanoparticles25▲ 2.3×28 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications24▲ 2.4×28 topics
  10. Renewable Energy Integration24▲ 8.4×4 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries23▲ 6.4×4 topics
  12. Nanocomposites22▲ 3.2×18 topics
  13. Electric Vehicles21▲ 8.6×4 topics
  14. Thermal Management20▲ 7.2×6 topics
  15. Cathode Materials18▲ 5.5×3 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks18▲ 2.9×12 topics
  17. Materials18▲ 9.0×6 topics
  18. Photovoltaics18▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes17▲ 5.8×6 topics
  20. Semiconductor16▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. MXenes16▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Waste Heat Recovery16▲ 33×2 topics
  23. High-Temperature16▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Performance15▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Thermoelectric15▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Magnetic Nanoparticles15▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Efficiency15▲ 5.9×6 topics
  28. Model Predictive Control14▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. Polymer Composites14▲ 6.5×6 topics
  30. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 4.1×6 topics
  31. Electric Vehicle Charging14▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Battery Management Systems13▲ 10×1 topic
  33. Thermal Runaway13▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Rechargeable Batteries13▲ 5.7×2 topics
  35. Solar Cell Efficiency12▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Flexible Electronics12▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. CZTS12▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Thin-Film Solar Cells12▲ 25×1 topic
  39. DC-DC Converters10▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Fluid Dynamics10▲ 9.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Korea National University of Transportation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films and Advanced DC-DC Converters.

Advanced Thermoelectric …15Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…13Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 13 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…12Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 12 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters10Advanced DC-DC Converters: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 10 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave absorption materials: 9 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…8Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 8 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 8 fractional worksSurface Modification and…7Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 7 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 15 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 7 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea National University of Transportation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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.