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Kosin University

In research, Kosin University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,087 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,071 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,161
of 22,385 · #24,125 all time
Rank in South Korea
#182
of 343
Research works
2.3k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Kosin University

What is Kosin University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,087 of 9,902 5.7%215 #13312
MedicineField #5,071 of 8,541 5.5%187 #11961

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

Which fields of science does Kosin University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Kosin University is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 236 fractional works · 67.6% of its workMedicine: 207 fractional works · 59.1% of its workSurgery: 43 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOncology: 16 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGastroenterology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLeadership and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 58 fractional works · 16.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKosin University350fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences10%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine20759.1%
    2. Health Professions164.6%
    3. Nursing72.1%
    4. Dentistry51.4%
    5. Veterinary10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology329.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences102.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology82.2%
    4. Neuroscience61.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Social Sciences164.7%
    2. Psychology113.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    1. Engineering82.3%
    2. Computer Science51.4%
    3. Environmental Science30.7%
    4. Materials Science10.4%
    5. Mathematics10.2%
    6. Chemistry10.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.14× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.83× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.07× its world share, 207 worksMedicineNursing: 4.30× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.30×7 works
  2. Medicine3.07×207 works
  3. Dentistry2.83×5 works
  4. Veterinary2.81×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.14×8 works
  6. Health Professions1.75×16 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.72×32 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.39×2 works
  9. Neuroscience1.14×6 works
  10. Psychology1.02×11 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×10 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.48×5 works
  13. Social Sciences0.37×16 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.29×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.21×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.18×5 works
  18. Engineering0.15×8 works
  19. Environmental Science0.15×3 works
  20. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  24. Energy0.05×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kosin University?

Ranked on the quality score, Eun‐Kee Park, Jeonghoon Heo and Hyun-Chae Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kosin University.

  1. 1 Eun‐Kee Park South Korea · #86,205 worldwide 151k citations · 226 works
  2. 2 Jeonghoon Heo South Korea · #947,424 worldwide 4.3k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Hyun-Chae Lee South Korea · #1,358,637 worldwide 708 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Kang Dae Lee South Korea · #1,873,023 worldwide 4.4k citations · 174 works
  5. 5 Ji Wook Kim South Korea · #2,433,604 worldwide 352 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Tae‐Joon Cha South Korea · #3,048,437 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Eunhee Kong South Korea · #3,053,365 worldwide 572 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 So‐Young Huh South Korea · #3,505,953 worldwide 2.6k citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Sung Yeon Hong South Korea · #3,759,642 worldwide 925 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Gyoo-Sik Jung South Korea · #3,842,963 worldwide 1.7k citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Kosin University

What are the most cited papers from Kosin University?

The most cited paper from Kosin University is "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al., 2016), with 7,829 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558) and "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015" (6,333).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · The Lancet Open access654 authors Oct 2016 7,829
2 Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors 7 Jun 2015 6,558
3 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access185 authors 5 Dec 2016 6,333
4 The Global Burden of Cancer 2013 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access132 authors 28 May 2015 2,767
5 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kosin University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy, Chemotherapy, Complications, Social Support and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology37▲ 2.6×76 topics
  2. Inflammation29▲ 3.9×58 topics
  3. Quality of Life21▲ 4.1×32 topics
  4. Chemotherapy14▲ 5.5×18 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy13▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Cancer12▲ 2.6×40 topics
  7. Social Support12▲ 6.5×11 topics
  8. Complications12▲ 7.0×16 topics
  9. Diagnosis12▲ 3.7×24 topics
  10. Treatment12▲ 2.8×26 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 5.6×12 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.80×34 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.5×25 topics
  14. Obesity9▲ 3.4×17 topics
  15. Prevention9▲ 5.9×8 topics
  16. Gastric Cancer9▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors8▲ 5.4×11 topics
  18. Management8▲ 2.9×20 topics
  19. Surgical Management8▲ 5.5×15 topics
  20. Diabetes8▲ 4.4×15 topics
  21. Guidelines8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  22. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.2×11 topics
  23. Job Satisfaction8▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Mortality8▲ 3.8×10 topics
  25. Survival Analysis8▲ 7.8×6 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance7▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance7▲ 4.8×8 topics
  28. Endoscopic Resection6▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Postoperative Complications6▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  32. Elderly Population6▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Hepatocellular Carcinoma6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Health Locus of Control5▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Health-Promoting Behaviors5▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Molecular Characterization5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  37. Parathyroid Hormone5▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Robotic Surgery5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  39. Proton Pump Inhibitors5▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Stress Management5▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Kosin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health and Wellbeing Research, Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies.

Health and Wellbeing Res…5Health and Wellbeing Research: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Education and…5Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 5 fractional worksThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: 4 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-rela…4Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 4 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…4Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 4 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis…3Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsLeadership and ManagementSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 5 works
  3. 3 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 4 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  9. 9 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kosin University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kosin University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Kosin University0.00097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kosin University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Kosin University10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.2% in 2025.

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