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Kunsan National University

In research, Kunsan National University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,312 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,938 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,619 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,688
of 28,054 · #4,885 all time
Rank in South Korea
#73
of 417
Research works
4k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Kunsan National 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 #2,312 of 11,982 19.2%66 #2767
Physical SciencesDomain #2,938 of 12,888 21.5%596 #3772
EngineeringField #1,619 of 6,636 20.8%309 #1999
Computer ScienceField #1,588 of 4,667 24.7%88 #2462
Social SciencesDomain #5,601 of 10,521 28.1%68 #9465
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,253 of 2,318 17.3%96 #1724
Environmental ScienceField #2,523 of 3,551 21.3%64 #3283
Life SciencesDomain #5,724 of 7,800 11.7%108 #9010

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kunsan National 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#2,767 #2,312
  2. Physical Sciences#3,772 #2,938
  3. Engineering#1,999 #1,619
  4. Computer Science#2,462 #1,588
  5. Social Sciences#9,465 #5,601
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,724 #1,253
  7. Environmental Science#3,283 #2,523
  8. Life Sciences#9,010 #5,724
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 Kunsan National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 48.0 works4.9×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 35.6 works3.9×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.00× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 88 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.30× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 309 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 3.05× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kunsan National University?

Ranked on the composite score, Byung‐Taek Kim, S. Lakshmanan and Joongpyo Shim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kunsan National University.

  1. 1 Byung‐Taek Kim South Korea · #300,173 worldwide 121 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 S. Lakshmanan South Korea · #450,753 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Joongpyo Shim South Korea · #456,843 worldwide 314 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Byung-Won On South Korea · #508,776 worldwide 63 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Wonho Yih South Korea · #607,335 worldwide 126 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Young Hoon Joo South Korea · #627,170 worldwide 613 citations · 267 works
  7. 7 Deok Jin Lee South Korea · #637,699 worldwide 92 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Park Youngrye South Korea · #718,553 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Yeong Du Yoo South Korea · #780,814 worldwide 138 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Jang‐Ho Lee South Korea · #791,513 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kunsan National University

Which keywords describe research at Kunsan National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, Deep Learning, Phylogenetic Analysis, Energy Storage, Decentralized Control, Renewable Energy Integration and Grid Integration.

▲ 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 Learning54▲ 1.87×66 topics
  2. Renewable Energy45▲ 3.7×24 topics
  3. Power Electronics31▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Climate Change26▲ 1.17×46 topics
  5. Neural Networks25▲ 1.92×25 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications22▲ 2.2×18 topics
  7. Energy Storage22▲ 3.9×9 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis22▲ 8.4×8 topics
  9. Nanocomposites18▲ 2.6×12 topics
  10. Renewable Energy Integration17▲ 6.0×5 topics
  11. Cathode Materials17▲ 5.2×3 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks16▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. Invasive Species16▲ 4.4×12 topics
  14. Decentralized Control15▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Aquaculture15▲ 6.8×7 topics
  16. Grid Integration15▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Self-Efficacy14▲ 6.5×7 topics
  18. Wind Power14▲ 17×4 topics
  19. CFD Simulation13▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Finite Element Analysis13▲ 6.7×7 topics
  21. Doubly Fed Induction Generator12▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Frequency Control12▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Nonlinear Dynamics12▲ 6.7×6 topics
  24. Fungal Pathogens12▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation11▲ 4.5×11 topics
  26. Sensor Networks11▲ 5.4×4 topics
  27. Aerodynamics11▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Energy Storage Systems11▲ 9.3×2 topics
  29. Event-Triggered Control11▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Stability Analysis11▲ 7.9×6 topics
  31. Smart Grid Applications11▲ 9.9×2 topics
  32. Offshore Wind Farms10▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Host Specificity10▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Weibull Distribution10▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Wind Turbine Wakes10▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Pipeline10▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Control Strategies10▲ 8.1×5 topics
  38. Distributed Power Generation10▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Microgrid Control10▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Analysis9▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Kunsan National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wind Turbine Control Systems, Wind Energy Research and Development, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods.

Wind Turbine Control Sys…12Wind Turbine Control Systems: 12 fractional worksWind Energy Research and…10Wind Energy Research and Development: 10 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 10 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 7 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 7 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 7 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…6Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 6 fractional worksFrequency Control in Power Systems: 6 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

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

  1. 1 Wind Turbine Control Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 6 works
  10. 10 Frequency Control in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kunsan National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.

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