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Kyung Hee University

In research, Kyung Hee University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#297 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#338 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#208 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine, Orthodontics and Pharmacology — Complementary and alternative medicine is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#318
of 28,054 · #693 all time
Rank in South Korea
#6
of 417
Research works
36k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
778k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Kyung Hee 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 #297 of 12,888 22.6%3,522 #773
Health SciencesDomain #338 of 11,982 18.1%1,785 #486
EngineeringField #208 of 6,636 20.7%1,482 #471
Social SciencesDomain #417 of 10,521 38.5%913 #702
Materials ScienceField #134 of 2,468 24.3%643 #331
MedicineField #573 of 10,443 17.7%1,486 #929
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #133 of 2,318 21.2%627 #304
Business, Management and AccountingField #157 of 2,578 47.5%171 #334
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #160 of 2,578 48.7%171 #322
BiomaterialsSubfield #16 of 238 41.7%90 #33

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyung Hee 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#773 #297
  2. Health Sciences#486 #338
  3. Engineering#471 #208
  4. Social Sciences#702 #417
  5. Materials Science#331 #134
  6. Medicine#929 #573
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#304 #133
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#334 #157
  9. Sociology and Political Science#322 #160
  10. Biomaterials#33 #16
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 Kyung Hee University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 123.4 works5.7×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 32.3 works3.9×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 49.3 works3.6×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 107.3 works3.2×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 262 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 565 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 193 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.63× its world share, 68 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 123 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 585 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 111 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 1,482 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 282 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.50× its world share, 643 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 164 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.50× its world share, 89 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 129 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 1,486 worksMedicineNursing: 2.13× its world share, 77 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 171 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 156 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 359 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyung Hee University?

Ranked on the composite score, In‐Hwan Oh, Choong‐Ki Lee and Chang Won Won lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyung Hee University.

  1. 1 In‐Hwan Oh · #3,469 worldwide 4.8k citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Choong‐Ki Lee · #12,911 worldwide 934 citations · 98 works
  3. 3 Chang Won Won · #13,407 worldwide 709 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Min Seo Kim · #26,093 worldwide 575 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Deok‐Chun Yang · #33,289 worldwide 411 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Sang Hyuk Im · #39,946 worldwide 1k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Jin‐Woo Bae · #44,747 worldwide 504 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Ji Ho Park · #44,901 worldwide 371 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Nguyen H. Tran · #52,446 worldwide 835 citations · 96 works
  10. 10 Yu‐Jin Kim · #53,327 worldwide 294 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Kyung Hee University

Which keywords describe research at Kyung Hee University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Inflammation, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Deep Learning and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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 Learning302▲ 1.20×77 topics
  2. Inflammation301▲ 1.96×83 topics
  3. Epidemiology274◆ 0.94×123 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications257▲ 2.9×36 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress220▲ 1.83×60 topics
  6. Nanomaterials202▲ 2.6×19 topics
  7. Energy Storage193▲ 4.0×12 topics
  8. Cancer185▲ 1.86×59 topics
  9. Nanocomposites179▲ 3.0×21 topics
  10. Neural Networks168▲ 1.48×35 topics
  11. Antioxidant160▲ 3.2×50 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering146▲ 3.2×13 topics
  13. Quality of Life146▲ 1.37×46 topics
  14. Cathode Materials145▲ 5.0×3 topics
  15. Graphene131▲ 2.6×11 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks122▲ 4.0×6 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency120▲ 1.73×33 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity106▲ 2.3×30 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries104▲ 5.2×2 topics
  20. Flexible Electronics103▲ 8.2×3 topics
  21. Metabolism101▲ 2.7×32 topics
  22. Anti-inflammatory100▲ 4.9×28 topics
  23. Bioimaging93▲ 5.5×6 topics
  24. Lithium-ion Batteries91▲ 2.9×3 topics
  25. Neuroprotective Effects78▲ 6.7×7 topics
  26. Solar Cells77▲ 5.2×7 topics
  27. Nanofibers75▲ 4.7×3 topics
  28. Cancer Prevention75▲ 3.8×10 topics
  29. Energy Harvesting73▲ 5.5×3 topics
  30. Energy Conversion72▲ 4.7×5 topics
  31. Organic Electronics68▲ 6.2×2 topics
  32. Acupuncture65▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Conducting Polymers63▲ 6.1×2 topics
  34. PEDOT:PSS62▲ 6.9×1 topic
  35. Polyaniline62▲ 6.9×1 topic
  36. Pain Relief61▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Nanogenerators60▲ 6.1×1 topic
  38. Wearable60▲ 6.1×1 topic
  39. Carbon-Based Materials58▲ 7.5×1 topic
  40. Electrochemical Capacitors58▲ 7.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyung Hee University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Conducting polymers and …62Conducting polymers and applications: 62 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …61Advancements in Battery Materials: 61 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 60 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…58Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 58 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting D…46Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 46 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 45 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 43 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…41Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 41 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 38 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Technologies: 37 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 62 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 61 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 60 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 58 works
  5. 5 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social MediaSociology and Political Science 45 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 41 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 38 works
  10. 10 Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 37 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyung Hee University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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