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Korean Red Cross

In research, Korean Red Cross stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,877 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,460 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,474
of 34,923
Rank in South Korea
#481
of 512
Research works
253
▼ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.77×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Korean Red Cross

What is Korean Red Cross 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 #13,877 of 16,688 3.8%193
MedicineField #12,460 of 14,558 3.0%179

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korean Red Cross 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Korean Red Cross work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Korean Red Cross is in Health Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Health Professions (7%), Psychology (4%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 19 fractional works · 86.0% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 76.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 16.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKorean Red Cross22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1776.6%
    2. Health Professions26.7%
    3. Nursing12.6%
    1. Psychology13.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting13.1%
    3. Social Sciences01.1%
    1. Computer Science12.4%
    2. Engineering00.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.98× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 5.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.41×1 works
  2. Medicine3.98×17 works
  3. Health Professions2.54×2 works
  4. Psychology1.20×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.95×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.31×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.17×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  11. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Korean Red Cross?

Ranked on the quality score, Hong Joo Lee, Seok Kim and So‐Yong Kwon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korean Red Cross.

  1. 1 Hong Joo Lee South Korea · #3,556,144 worldwide 409 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Seok Kim South Korea · #4,002,955 worldwide 144 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 So‐Yong Kwon South Korea · #4,230,502 worldwide 593 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Kyoung Young Choi South Korea · #4,644,716 worldwide 85 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hong Youl Kim South Korea · #4,771,419 worldwide 110 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 So Yong Kwon South Korea · #4,893,193 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Kiwhan Sung South Korea · #5,009,221 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Young Chul Oh South Korea · #5,100,274 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Mi Kyung Lee South Korea · #5,115,691 worldwide 87 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 A Hyun Lim South Korea · #5,133,413 worldwide 102 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Korean Red Cross

What are the most cited papers from Korean Red Cross?

The most cited paper from Korean Red Cross is "Efficacy and safety of sparsentan versus irbesartan in patients with IgA nephropathy (PROTECT): 2-year results from a randomised, active-controlled, phase 3 trial" (Brad H. Rovin et al., 2023), with 300 citations. Next come "Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention" (222) and "Quality of Life of Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Literature Review" (140).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Efficacy and safety of sparsentan versus irbesartan in patients with IgA nephropathy (PROTECT): 2-year results from a randomised, active-controlled, phase 3 trial Brad H. Rovin et al. · The Lancet Open access734 authors 3 Nov 2023 300
2 Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention Jung Hoon Song, You Sun Kim · Gut and Liver Open access 7 Nov 2018 222
3 Quality of Life of Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Literature Review Bo-Eun Kwon, Gi Yon Kim, Youn Jung Son et al. · International Neurourology Journal ReviewOpen access 2010 140
4 Bone metastasis and skeletal-related events in patients with solid cancer: A Korean nationwide health insurance database study Soojung Hong, Taemi Youk, Su Jin Lee et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 17 Jul 2020 133
5 Sparsentan versus Irbesartan in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Michelle N. Rheault et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 3 Nov 2023 117
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Korean Red Cross?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Precision Medicine, Anemia, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Blood Transfusion, Rehabilitation, Global Burden and Antiviral Therapy.

▲ 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-now 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 5.9×20 topics
  2. Anemia2▲ 70×4 topics
  3. Precision Medicine2▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Blood Transfusion1▲ 130×2 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Quality of Life1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  7. Rehabilitation1▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  9. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 48×3 topics
  10. Ayurveda1▲ 177×1 topic
  11. Global Burden1▲ 8.5×6 topics
  12. Traditional Chinese Medicine1▲ 38×1 topic
  13. Vaccine Development1▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Korean Red Cross publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, Blood donation and transfusion practices, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Blood transfusion and management.

Traditional Chinese Medi…1Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and trans…1Blood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…1Blood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 0 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 0 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…0Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksErythropoietin and Anemia Treatment: 0 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 0 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glome…0Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 0 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicineManagement of Technology and InnovationSurgeryBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 0 works
  7. 7 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment Hematology 0 works
  9. 9 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 0 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Korean Red Cross's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Korean Red Cross as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000076% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Korean Red Cross0.000062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Korean Red Cross over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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