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Kwangshin University

In research, Kwangshin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,445 of 17,446 worldwide), Chemistry (#2,902 of 2,902 worldwide) and Organic Chemistry (#1,832 of 1,832 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,922
of 34,923
Rank in South Korea
#512
of 512
Research works
546
▲ 228% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.50×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Kwangshin University

What is Kwangshin University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #17,445 of 17,446 1.3%385
ChemistryField #2,902 of 2,902 0.1%262
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,832 of 1,832 0.1%234

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kwangshin 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 Kwangshin University work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Kwangshin University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Computer Science (13%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 67.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 39.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 12.4% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 12.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 17.8% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 13.2% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 11.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKKwangshinUniversity59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences67%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2339.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities712.4%
    3. Psychology712.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Computer Science813.2%
    2. Environmental Science23.3%
    3. Engineering00.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine35.7%
    2. Health Professions24.0%
    3. Nursing22.8%
    1. Neuroscience11.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 5.79× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.31× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.02× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.10× 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, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.79×2 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.31×7 works
  3. Psychology4.02×7 works
  4. Social Sciences3.10×23 works
  5. Computer Science1.70×8 works
  6. Health Professions1.51×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.05×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.66×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×0 works
  11. Medicine0.30×3 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  15. Energy0.12×0 works
  16. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kwangshin University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jun-Ki Chung, Sung‐Jae Pyun and Takashi Yamaguchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwangshin University.

  1. 1 Jun-Ki Chung South Korea · #6,478,233 worldwide 263 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Sung‐Jae Pyun South Korea · #7,153,412 worldwide 290 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Takashi Yamaguchi South Korea · #7,468,144 worldwide 558 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 S. W. Yoon South Korea · #7,473,018 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mina Lee South Korea · #7,543,630 worldwide 681 citations · 232 works
  6. 6 Yeon Kim South Korea · #7,555,567 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 S.‐K. KANG South Korea · #7,567,162 worldwide 98 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Won‐Hyuk Jung South Korea · #7,604,575 worldwide 424 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Inseok Seo South Korea · #7,650,676 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 S.‐K. KANG South Korea · #7,696,052 worldwide 138 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at Kwangshin University

What are the most cited papers from Kwangshin University?

The most cited paper from Kwangshin University is "The Concentric Clustering Scheme for Efficient Energy Consumption in the PEGASIS" (Sung-Min Jung, Young-Ju Han, Tai‐Myoung Chung, 2007), with 200 citations. Next come "Oxidative stress to DNA, protein, and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase) in rats treated with benzo(a)pyrene" (189) and "Magnesia-doped HA/β-TCP ceramics and evaluation of their biocompatibility" (175).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Concentric Clustering Scheme for Efficient Energy Consumption in the PEGASIS Sung-Min Jung, Young-Ju Han, Tai‐Myoung Chung · International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology Conference paper Feb 2007 200
2 Oxidative stress to DNA, protein, and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase) in rats treated with benzo(a)pyrene Kyu Bong Kim, Byung Mu Lee · Cancer Letters Feb 1997 189
3 Magnesia-doped HA/β-TCP ceramics and evaluation of their biocompatibility Hyun-Seung Ryu, Kug Sun Hong, Jung-Kun Lee et al. · Biomaterials 12 Sep 2003 175
4 Large nonlinear dielectric properties of artificial BaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices Juho Kim, Youngnam Kim, Young Sung Kim et al. · Applied Physics Letters 13 May 2002 147
5 A review of bloat in feedlot cattle. K.-J. Cheng, Tim Angus McAllister, J. D. Popp et al. · Journal of Animal Science 1998 133
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kwangshin University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Adolescent Development, Depression, Self-Efficacy, Acculturation Stress, Multicultural Adolescents, Virtual Reality and Semantic Network Analysis.

▲ 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. Social Support10▲ 33×5 topics
  2. Adolescent Development8▲ 120×3 topics
  3. Depression7▲ 14×2 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy7▲ 47×5 topics
  5. Acculturation Stress7▲ 1082×1 topic
  6. Multicultural Adolescents7▲ 1082×1 topic
  7. Education4▲ 4.3×14 topics
  8. Educational Technology4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  9. Virtual Reality4▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  11. Semantic Network Analysis4▲ 317×2 topics
  12. E-Learning4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  13. Globalization4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  14. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Distance Education4▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Online Education3▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Smart Learning3▲ 194×1 topic
  18. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  19. Career Development3▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Mental Health3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  21. Social Capital3▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Digital Library System3▲ 544×1 topic
  23. Smart Education3▲ 544×1 topic
  24. Religion3▲ 9.8×7 topics
  25. Gender2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  26. Human Rights2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Trauma2▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Well-being2▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Nationalism2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. Resilience2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  31. Archaeoastronomy2▲ 357×1 topic
  32. Cultural Landscapes2▲ 162×1 topic
  33. Health Locus of Control2▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Health-Promoting Behaviors2▲ 114×1 topic
  35. Spirituality2▲ 33×4 topics
  36. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Text Mining2▲ 23×2 topics
  38. African Christianity2▲ 123×2 topics
  39. Coping Strategies2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. International Relations2▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Kwangshin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth, Education and Learning Interventions, Educational Systems and Policies and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Psychosocial Factors Imp…7Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 7 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…3Education and Learning Interventions: 3 fractional worksEducational Systems and …3Educational Systems and Policies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Architectural Studies: 2 fractional worksKorean Urban and Social …2Korean Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Research: 1 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Educational Systems and Policies Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Korean Urban and Social Studies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 1 works
  9. 9 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available16.9%not open83.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.5%domestic only95.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kwangshin University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 228% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kwangshin University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Kwangshin University0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kwangshin 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2015Kwangshin University0.0% in 201520002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.8% in 1998.

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