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Kyungil University

In research, Kyungil University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,961 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,696
of 22,385 · #23,768 all time
Rank in South Korea
#159
of 343
Research works
1.1k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Kyungil University

What is Kyungil University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,961 of 10,670 9.8%91 #16641

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

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Kyungil University is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Computer Science (18%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 100 fractional works · 51.4% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 24.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 17.6% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 23.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 20.9% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 14.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLeadership and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKyungilUniversity194fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences24%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4724.1%
    2. Computer Science3417.6%
    3. Environmental Science73.6%
    4. Materials Science52.5%
    5. Chemistry21.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences178.9%
    2. Psychology136.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting73.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.3%
    5. Decision Sciences31.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    1. Medicine2714.2%
    2. Health Professions94.7%
    3. Nursing41.9%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    3. Neuroscience21.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.26× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 3.92× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.92×4 works
  2. Computer Science2.26×34 works
  3. Psychology2.14×13 works
  4. Health Professions1.79×9 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.65×3 works
  6. Engineering1.61×47 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.60×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.19×7 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×4 works
  10. Medicine0.74×27 works
  11. Environmental Science0.72×7 works
  12. Materials Science0.70×5 works
  13. Social Sciences0.70×17 works
  14. Chemistry0.67×2 works
  15. Neuroscience0.59×2 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  18. Energy0.46×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×3 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.26×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  22. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.18×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kyungil University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ki‐Hyun Jung, Woo-Jong Kang and Sung-Woon Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyungil University.

  1. 1 Ki‐Hyun Jung South Korea · #3,364,013 worldwide 2.6k citations · 190 works
  2. 2 Woo-Jong Kang South Korea · #3,750,680 worldwide 625 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Sung-Woon Lee South Korea · #4,345,186 worldwide 490 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Sang-Hee Jang South Korea · #4,455,760 worldwide 218 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 So Yeon Yoo South Korea · #4,485,195 worldwide 315 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Yeji An South Korea · #4,580,017 worldwide 181 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Nangyeon Lim South Korea · #4,587,459 worldwide 642 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Moon-Ji Choi South Korea · #4,920,842 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Dong-Hee Yoon South Korea · #5,217,550 worldwide 533 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 HyunChul Joh South Korea · #5,223,544 worldwide 168 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Kyungil University

What are the most cited papers from Kyungil University?

The most cited paper from Kyungil University is "Cultural differences in emotion: differences in emotional arousal level between the East and the West" (Nangyeon Lim, 2016), with 553 citations. Next come "Thermodynamic and rheological variation in polysulfone solution by PVP and its effect in the preparation of phase inversion membrane" (536) and "Secure Signature-Based Authenticated Key Establishment Scheme for Future IoT Applications" (455).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cultural differences in emotion: differences in emotional arousal level between the East and the West Nangyeon Lim · Integrative Medicine Research Open access 21 Mar 2016 553
2 Thermodynamic and rheological variation in polysulfone solution by PVP and its effect in the preparation of phase inversion membrane M Han · Journal of Membrane Science 15 Jun 2002 536
3 Secure Signature-Based Authenticated Key Establishment Scheme for Future IoT Applications Sravani Challa, Mohammad Wazid, Ashok Kumar Das et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2017 455
4 Image steganography in spatial domain: A survey Mehdi Hussain, Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab, Yamani Idna Bin Idris et al. · Signal Processing Image Communication 28 Mar 2018 453
5 Poly(1,6-heptadiyne)-Based Materials by Metathesis Polymerization Sam‐Kwon Choi, Yeong‐Soon Gal, Sung‐Ho Jin et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 24 Mar 2000 368
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kyungil University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Self-Efficacy, Virtual Reality, Wireless Sensor Networks, Social Support, Machine Learning, Internet of Things 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-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. Deep Learning20▲ 3.1×49 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.89×32 topics
  3. Self-Efficacy9▲ 18×5 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 2.8×17 topics
  5. Neural Networks7▲ 2.4×19 topics
  6. Internet of Things7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  7. Virtual Reality7▲ 7.1×8 topics
  8. Social Support7▲ 6.3×7 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 7.5×11 topics
  10. Depression5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  11. Risk Factors5▲ 2.5×10 topics
  12. Qualitative Research5▲ 3.2×3 topics
  13. Text Mining5▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Semantic Network Analysis5▲ 110×2 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  17. Structural Equation Modeling4▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Analysis4▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Distance Education4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  20. Online Education4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  21. Organizational Commitment4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Health Care3▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Nursing3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  24. Health Locus of Control3▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Health-Promoting Behaviors3▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Lifelong Learning3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  27. Psychological Factors3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  28. Research Trends3▲ 131×1 topic
  29. Social Network Analysis3▲ 14×1 topic
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Learning Satisfaction3▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Resistance Training3▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Smart Learning3▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Consumer Preferences3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Physical Education3▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Training Load3▲ 22×1 topic
  37. User Satisfaction3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Acculturation Stress3▲ 122×1 topic
  39. Lifestyle3▲ 46×3 topics
  40. Multicultural Adolescents3▲ 122×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyungil University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health and Wellbeing Research, Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies, Education and Learning Interventions and Sports Performance and Training.

Health and Wellbeing Res…3Health and Wellbeing Research: 3 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in He…3Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and T…3Sports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Imp…3Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksColor perception and design: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…2Sports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInformation SystemsOrthopedics and Sports Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Color perception and design Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kyungil University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Kyungil University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00073% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kyungil University0.00072% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Kyungil 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.

still counting10%20%30%Kyungil University25.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.2% in 2025.

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