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Kyungnam University

In research, Kyungnam University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,346 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,128 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,209 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,092
of 28,054 · #7,744 all time
Rank in South Korea
#170
of 417
Research works
2.6k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Kyungnam 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,346 of 10,521 27.0%63 #7144
Physical SciencesDomain #7,128 of 12,888 12.2%149 #5904
Health SciencesDomain #7,209 of 11,982 11.4%74 #5082
EngineeringField #5,988 of 6,636 7.6%73 #4003

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyungnam 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. Social Sciences#7,144 #5,346
  2. Physical Sciences#5,904 #7,128
  3. Health Sciences#5,082 #7,209
  4. Engineering#4,003 #5,988
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.

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: 0.89× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.27× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 3.16× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyungnam University?

Ranked on the composite score, 김석주, 유동현 and Donggeon Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyungnam University.

  1. 1 김석주 South Korea · #227,184 worldwide 4 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 유동현 South Korea · #250,347 worldwide 3 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Donggeon Lee South Korea · #365,927 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Seon-Hwan Hwang South Korea · #418,985 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Bong‐Hyun Kim South Korea · #502,561 worldwide 47 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Gi Dae Kim South Korea · #524,352 worldwide 70 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 신민정 South Korea · #524,860 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 이선옥 South Korea · #535,643 worldwide 2 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Jongsoo Lee South Korea · #683,360 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Seung‐Cheol Lee South Korea · #765,805 worldwide 73 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Kyungnam University

Which keywords describe research at Kyungnam University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Machine Learning, Low Back Pain and Muscle Strength.

▲ 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 Learning17▲ 1.61×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology17▲ 1.40×23 topics
  3. Machine Learning15▲ 1.42×32 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties11▲ 3.6×20 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy8▲ 9.4×8 topics
  6. Inflammation8▲ 1.20×22 topics
  7. Rehabilitation8▲ 6.0×7 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 1.58×10 topics
  9. Internet of Things7▲ 2.4×13 topics
  10. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 4.3×13 topics
  11. Social Support6▲ 3.4×11 topics
  12. Resilience6▲ 3.8×8 topics
  13. Low Back Pain5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  14. Microstructure5▲ 2.9×11 topics
  15. Muscle Strength5▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Physical Performance5▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Psychological Factors5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  18. Functional Recovery4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  19. Chronic Pain4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  21. Disability4▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Elderly4▲ 5.4×2 topics
  23. Interventions4▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Motor Recovery4▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Neural Plasticity4▲ 7.5×1 topic
  26. Well-being4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  27. Fall Risk4▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Gait Speed4▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Health Status Questionnaires4▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Lifelong Learning4▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Measurement Properties4▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 17×1 topic
  33. ICF Model4▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Online Education4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Number Theory4▲ 51×3 topics
  36. Modular Forms3▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Text Mining3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Plant Disease Detection3▲ 8.6×1 topic
  39. Semantic Network Analysis3▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Smart Farming3▲ 7.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyungnam University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…4Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…4Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…4Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…4Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 4 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 3 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 2 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…2Health and Wellbeing Research: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…2Antenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…2Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Id…2Advanced Mathematical Identities: 2 fractional works
RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPharmacologyPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  2. 2 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  4. 4 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Mathematical Identities Algebra and Number Theory 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyungnam University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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