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Kwangju Women's University

In research, Kwangju Women's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,089 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Marketing — Marketing is 42.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,689
of 28,054 · #16,480 all time
Rank in South Korea
#266
of 417
Research works
384
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Kwangju Women's 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
Social SciencesDomain #10,089 of 10,521 8.7%68 #16058

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

What does Kwangju Women's University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Marketing takes 42.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MarketingSubfield · 26.3 works43×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 13.37× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.91× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.74× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kwangju Women's University?

Ranked on the composite score, 오상은, Seon-Yeong Kim and Sun-Hyoung Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwangju Women's University.

  1. 1 오상은 South Korea · #530,004 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Seon-Yeong Kim South Korea · #657,693 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Sun-Hyoung Kim South Korea · #696,990 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Cheol-Seung Lee South Korea · #890,325 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Inhwa Han South Korea · #1,022,502 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jong-Ryeol Park South Korea · #1,031,896 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Hae-Ryoung Park South Korea · #1,073,980 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Se-Won Yoon South Korea · #1,381,694 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kwangju Women's University

Which keywords describe research at Kwangju Women's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lifestyle, Fashion, Consumer Behavior, Body Image, Cosmetics, Self-Efficacy, Virtual Reality and Text Mining.

▲ 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. Lifestyle36▲ 751×3 topics
  2. Fashion36▲ 592×3 topics
  3. Consumer Behavior26▲ 28×4 topics
  4. Body Image24▲ 217×1 topic
  5. Cosmetics24▲ 1468×1 topic
  6. Self-Efficacy19▲ 49×7 topics
  7. Virtual Reality19▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Text Mining14▲ 73×3 topics
  9. Social Media12▲ 6.0×6 topics
  10. Ethical Consumption12▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Big Data Analysis11▲ 355×2 topics
  12. Consumer Perception11▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Generation Z11▲ 404×1 topic
  14. Metaverse11▲ 335×1 topic
  15. Job Satisfaction9▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Educational Technology8▲ 4.7×6 topics
  17. Social Support8▲ 9.4×7 topics
  18. E-Learning8▲ 5.2×4 topics
  19. Stress Management7▲ 48×4 topics
  20. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 3.6×7 topics
  21. Quality of Life7▲ 3.5×9 topics
  22. Clinical Competence7▲ 309×1 topic
  23. Nursing Professionalism7▲ 309×1 topic
  24. Distance Education7▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Teacher Professional Development6▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Online Education6▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Smart Learning6▲ 121×1 topic
  28. Adolescent Development5▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Digital Transformation5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Well-being5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  31. Nursing Students5▲ 76×2 topics
  32. Antioxidants4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  33. Health Locus of Control4▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Health-Promoting Behaviors4▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Nursing4▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Semantic Network Analysis4▲ 127×2 topics
  37. 3D Printing4▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Fashion4▲ 966×1 topic
  39. Resilience4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  40. Consumer Preferences4▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Kwangju Women's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior, Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research, Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues and Education and Learning Interventions.

Consumer Perception and …24Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior: 24 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 11 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 7 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 6 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…4Health and Wellbeing Research: 4 fractional worksCultural and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 3 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 2 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 2 fractional works
MarketingCultural StudiesLeadership and ManagementInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior Marketing 24 works
  2. 2 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 11 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 7 works
  4. 4 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 6 works
  5. 5 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Cultural and Historical Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  7. 7 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 3 works
  9. 9 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 2 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kwangju Women's University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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