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Kyungbok University

In research, Kyungbok University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,827 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,910
of 28,054 · #18,205 all time
Rank in South Korea
#186
of 417
Research works
272
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Kyungbok 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,827 of 20,462 13.6%137

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

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: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.67× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.91× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.81× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 15.73× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 15.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyungbok University?

Ranked on the composite score, Soonhyeon Nam and Eunsuk Ahn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyungbok University.

  1. 1 Soonhyeon Nam South Korea · #419,032 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Eunsuk Ahn South Korea · #1,196,835 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kyungbok University

Which keywords describe research at Kyungbok University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life, Social Support, Job Satisfaction, Epidemiology, Stress Management, Clinical Competence and Nursing Professionalism.

▲ 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. Self-Efficacy8▲ 51×4 topics
  2. Quality of Life7▲ 7.9×15 topics
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 2.8×32 topics
  4. Social Support5▲ 15×7 topics
  5. Job Satisfaction4▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Stress Management4▲ 61×2 topics
  7. Clinical Competence4▲ 400×1 topic
  8. Nursing Professionalism4▲ 400×1 topic
  9. Health Locus of Control3▲ 171×1 topic
  10. Health-Promoting Behaviors3▲ 171×1 topic
  11. Mental Health3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  12. Depression3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  13. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  14. Patient Safety2▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Psychological Factors2▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Cancer2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  17. Medical Education2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Nursing2▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Simulation2▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Prevention2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Clinical Judgment2▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Debriefing2▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Educational Technology2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  24. Healthcare Workers2▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.1×2 topics
  26. Virtual Reality2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  27. Anxiety2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Elderly2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  29. Global Burden2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  30. Low Back Pain1▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Text Mining1▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Anti-inflammatory1▲ 7.7×7 topics
  33. Chronic Pain1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  34. Neurobiology1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Semantic Network Analysis1▲ 85×2 topics
  36. Structural Equation Modeling1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Teacher Professional Development1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Health Care1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Neural Plasticity1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Research Trends1▲ 129×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyungbok University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Health and Wellbeing Research, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies.

Healthcare Education and…4Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 4 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…3Health and Wellbeing Research: 3 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksPediatric health and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 1 fractional works
Leadership and ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 4 works
  2. 2 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyungbok University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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