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Korea University

In research, Korea University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,459 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,130 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,819 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 2.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,920
of 28,054 · #4,195 all time
Rank in Japan
#25
of 1,070
Research works
4k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Korea 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 #1,459 of 11,982 19.8%502 #2597
Physical SciencesDomain #2,130 of 12,888 23.0%469 #3956
MedicineField #1,819 of 10,443 19.3%456 #3417
Life SciencesDomain #1,455 of 7,800 25.7%185 #3256
EngineeringField #1,824 of 6,636 21.6%194 #3530
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,096 of 3,579 27.1%100 #2909
Social SciencesDomain #3,937 of 10,521 34.2%134 #5715
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,212 of 2,318 21.9%73 #2380
SurgerySubfield #1,012 of 1,816 18.0%76 #2003
Environmental ScienceField #2,227 of 3,551 24.0%73 #3446

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

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. Health Sciences#2,597 #1,459
  2. Physical Sciences#3,956 #2,130
  3. Medicine#3,417 #1,819
  4. Life Sciences#3,256 #1,455
  5. Engineering#3,530 #1,824
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,909 #1,096
  7. Social Sciences#5,715 #3,937
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,380 #1,212
  9. Surgery#2,003 #1,012
  10. Environmental Science#3,446 #2,227
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 2.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 76.5 works2.5×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 100 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.15× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 78 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 194 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.27× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 456 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Korea University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Deep Learning, Treatment, Machine Learning and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology84▲ 1.64×105 topics
  2. Inflammation56▲ 2.1×79 topics
  3. Deep Learning45◆ 1.02×69 topics
  4. Machine Learning40◆ 0.94×62 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease35▲ 2.4×35 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress34▲ 1.63×53 topics
  7. Treatment28▲ 1.82×40 topics
  8. Quality of Life27▲ 1.45×42 topics
  9. Cancer26▲ 1.53×47 topics
  10. Neural Networks26▲ 1.30×31 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications25▲ 1.62×32 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 2.1×21 topics
  13. Nanomaterials22▲ 1.62×17 topics
  14. Obesity22▲ 2.2×22 topics
  15. Risk Factors21▲ 1.49×28 topics
  16. Chemotherapy20▲ 2.2×20 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 2.7×14 topics
  18. Nanoparticles19▲ 1.18×34 topics
  19. Diagnosis19▲ 1.55×33 topics
  20. Health Effects18▲ 2.4×19 topics
  21. Depression18▲ 1.57×21 topics
  22. Tissue Engineering18▲ 2.2×13 topics
  23. Biomarkers17▲ 1.97×16 topics
  24. Mortality17▲ 2.3×12 topics
  25. Immunotherapy16▲ 1.78×17 topics
  26. Aging16▲ 2.3×16 topics
  27. Nanocomposites16▲ 1.52×18 topics
  28. Energy Storage15▲ 1.74×9 topics
  29. Cathode Materials14▲ 2.9×3 topics
  30. Guidelines14▲ 2.4×12 topics
  31. Neurological Disorders14▲ 1.96×19 topics
  32. Heart Failure14▲ 2.4×13 topics
  33. Complications13▲ 2.0×15 topics
  34. SARS-CoV-213▲ 3.1×6 topics
  35. Efficiency13▲ 3.2×6 topics
  36. Nanocrystals11▲ 3.0×5 topics
  37. Neuromorphic Computing10▲ 6.4×2 topics
  38. Photovoltaics9▲ 4.2×4 topics
  39. Metal Oxides8▲ 5.3×2 topics
  40. Non-Volatile Memory8▲ 6.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Conducting polymers and applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

Advanced Memory and Neur…7Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 7 fractional worksConducting polymers and …6Conducting polymers and applications: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 6 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 5 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…5Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsPollutionSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 works
  6. 6 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 5 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 5 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors86.3%domestic only13.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher 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.

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