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Kwangwoon University

In research, Kwangwoon University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#681 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,005 of 6,636 worldwide) and Biomedical Engineering (#398 of 1,568 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Polymers and Plastics is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,157
of 28,054 · #1,371 all time
Rank in South Korea
#25
of 417
Research works
7.8k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
113k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Kwangwoon 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
Physical SciencesDomain #681 of 12,888 20.8%1,155 #922
EngineeringField #1,005 of 6,636 17.3%547 #1058
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #398 of 1,568 26.5%129 #651
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #627 of 2,318 14.4%273 #715
Life SciencesDomain #2,992 of 7,800 27.2%103 #5369
Materials ScienceField #1,066 of 2,468 25.3%156 #1540
Computer ScienceField #2,134 of 4,667 15.3%204 #2317
Health SciencesDomain #5,834 of 11,982 33.1%96 #7231
Social SciencesDomain #6,307 of 10,521 25.7%108 #7074
Materials ChemistrySubfield #967 of 1,556 22.9%73 #1560

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kwangwoon 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. Physical Sciences#922 #681
  2. Engineering#1,058 #1,005
  3. Biomedical Engineering#651 #398
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#715 #627
  5. Life Sciences#5,369 #2,992
  6. Materials Science#1,540 #1,066
  7. Computer Science#2,317 #2,134
  8. Health Sciences#7,231 #5,834
  9. Social Sciences#7,074 #6,307
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,560 #967
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 Kwangwoon University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 36.8 works6.2×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 272.8 works5.2×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 34.5 works5.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.87× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.77× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.79× its world share, 204 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.26× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.49× its world share, 547 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.05× its world share, 156 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.63× its world share, 45 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kwangwoon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Youngchul Chung, Jung-Ho Yu and Byungje Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwangwoon University.

  1. 1 Youngchul Chung · #119,484 worldwide 185 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jung-Ho Yu · #204,531 worldwide 108 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Byungje Lee · #213,690 worldwide 107 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Eun-Soo Kim · #265,955 worldwide 98 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Gyungsoon Park · #281,709 worldwide 241 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Md Salauddin · #283,638 worldwide 317 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Jeong Hoon Lee · #294,275 worldwide 170 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Sang‐Shin Lee · #295,367 worldwide 163 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Cong Wang · #305,331 worldwide 111 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Jae‐Kyu Yang · #310,687 worldwide 248 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Kwangwoon University

Which keywords describe research at Kwangwoon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Flexible Electronics, Graphene, Health Monitoring, Energy Harvesting and Biosensors.

▲ 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 Learning115▲ 2.3×75 topics
  2. Nanomaterials110▲ 7.1×15 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications94▲ 5.4×29 topics
  4. Graphene59▲ 5.9×9 topics
  5. Neural Networks57▲ 2.5×30 topics
  6. Flexible Electronics56▲ 22×3 topics
  7. Nanocomposites52▲ 4.5×17 topics
  8. Energy Storage51▲ 5.3×11 topics
  9. Health Monitoring51▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Biosensors49▲ 6.5×11 topics
  11. Energy Harvesting47▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering43▲ 4.8×9 topics
  13. Nanogenerators42▲ 22×1 topic
  14. Wearable42▲ 22×1 topic
  15. Nanoparticles39▲ 2.1×32 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks38▲ 6.1×6 topics
  17. Semiconductors37▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Nanostructures34▲ 5.7×12 topics
  19. Cancer Therapy33▲ 4.0×12 topics
  20. Nanofibers32▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Organic Electronics32▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Semiconductor32▲ 6.3×7 topics
  23. Water Splitting31▲ 5.8×4 topics
  24. Conducting Polymers31▲ 15×2 topics
  25. PEDOT:PSS31▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Polyaniline31▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Field-Effect Transistors30▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Neuromorphic Computing27▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Electrocatalysis24▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. Solar Cells24▲ 8.2×7 topics
  31. Nanocrystals24▲ 6.0×5 topics
  32. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas22▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Energy Conversion22▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Plasma Medicine22▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Integrated Circuits21▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Synaptic Plasticity21▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Metal Oxides21▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Non-Volatile Memory21▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Memristor20▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Resistive Switching20▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Kwangwoon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting polymers and applications, Plasma Applications and Diagnostics and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…42Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 42 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 31 fractional worksPlasma Applications and …22Plasma Applications and Diagnostics: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…20Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 20 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 17 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 16 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…15Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Identities: 14 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 14 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 14 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 42 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 31 works
  3. 3 Plasma Applications and DiagnosticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 22 works
  4. 4 Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 17 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  8. 8 Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesAlgebra and Number Theory 14 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and SensorsBioengineering 14 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kwangwoon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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