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Kyungpook National University

In research, Kyungpook National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#492 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#459 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#421 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Hardware and Architecture and Oral Surgery — Orthodontics is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#526
of 28,054 · #731 all time
Rank in South Korea
#12
of 417
Research works
35k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
634k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Kyungpook National 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 #492 of 12,888 18.0%3,850 #650
Health SciencesDomain #459 of 11,982 15.2%1,407 #646
EngineeringField #421 of 6,636 15.8%1,622 #506
MedicineField #798 of 10,443 14.9%1,143 #1355
Life SciencesDomain #605 of 7,800 20.6%1,472 #1013
Plant ScienceSubfield #129 of 1,395 30.5%316 #284
Computer ScienceField #551 of 4,667 19.0%677 #730
NursingField #30 of 213 25.7%60 #84
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #506 of 3,579 17.7%615 #938
Materials ScienceField #372 of 2,468 16.9%503 #585

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyungpook National 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#650 #492
  2. Health Sciences#646 #459
  3. Engineering#506 #421
  4. Medicine#1,355 #798
  5. Life Sciences#1,013 #605
  6. Plant Science#284 #129
  7. Computer Science#730 #551
  8. Nursing#84 #30
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#938 #506
  10. Materials Science#585 #372
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 Kyungpook National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 32.2 works4.0×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 26.5 works3.3×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 42.3 works3.1×
  4. DentistryField · 101.3 works2.9×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 57.0 works2.8×
← 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: 1.75× its world share, 589 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 615 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 93 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 142 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.32× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.33× its world share, 148 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 677 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 110 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 101 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 1,622 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 349 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.03× its world share, 503 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 128 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 179 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.94× its world share, 101 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 1,143 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 60 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.07× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 123 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyungpook National University?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Stadie, H. Park and Rammohan Mallipeddi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyungpook National University.

  1. 1 H. Stadie South Korea · #15,568 worldwide 1.3k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 H. Park South Korea · #18,802 worldwide 1.9k citations · 154 works
  3. 3 Rammohan Mallipeddi South Korea · #28,156 worldwide 764 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Inn‐Kyu Kang South Korea · #45,031 worldwide 346 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 S. Chang South Korea · #46,490 worldwide 572 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 H. J. Hyun South Korea · #50,317 worldwide 536 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 M. Merola South Korea · #53,473 worldwide 2.5k citations · 268 works
  8. 8 Won Young Tak South Korea · #63,883 worldwide 209 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 D. H. Kah South Korea · #72,134 worldwide 503 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Sung Hwa Jhung South Korea · #76,007 worldwide 808 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Kyungpook National University

Which keywords describe research at Kyungpook National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress and Cancer.

▲ 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 Learning394▲ 1.62×74 topics
  2. Epidemiology269◆ 0.96×125 topics
  3. Inflammation207▲ 1.40×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning204◆ 0.88×76 topics
  5. Neural Networks188▲ 1.72×34 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications177▲ 2.1×35 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress176▲ 1.52×61 topics
  8. Climate Change166◆ 0.87×74 topics
  9. Nanomaterials163▲ 2.2×20 topics
  10. Cancer157▲ 1.65×58 topics
  11. Nanoparticles128▲ 1.44×43 topics
  12. Nanocomposites120▲ 2.1×21 topics
  13. Energy Storage108▲ 2.3×12 topics
  14. Graphene107▲ 2.2×11 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency104▲ 1.56×32 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks100▲ 1.93×14 topics
  17. Antioxidant98▲ 2.0×49 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering93▲ 2.1×13 topics
  19. Catalysis92▲ 1.94×25 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity87▲ 1.93×30 topics
  21. Drug Delivery85▲ 2.2×16 topics
  22. Gene Expression85▲ 1.98×20 topics
  23. Cathode Materials77▲ 2.8×3 topics
  24. Metabolism75▲ 2.1×32 topics
  25. Antioxidants74▲ 2.4×16 topics
  26. Pathogenesis74▲ 2.0×24 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries71▲ 2.4×3 topics
  28. Metal-Organic Frameworks70▲ 2.4×5 topics
  29. Power Electronics67▲ 2.8×8 topics
  30. Semiconductor65▲ 2.7×7 topics
  31. Water Splitting65▲ 2.5×4 topics
  32. Gut Microbiota62▲ 2.5×7 topics
  33. Semiconductors58▲ 2.6×5 topics
  34. Neuromorphic Computing55▲ 6.7×2 topics
  35. Synaptic Plasticity50▲ 3.2×6 topics
  36. Energy Harvesting49▲ 3.8×3 topics
  37. Metal Oxides42▲ 4.7×2 topics
  38. Non-Volatile Memory41▲ 5.9×2 topics
  39. Memristor38▲ 6.2×1 topic
  40. Resistive Switching38▲ 6.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyungpook National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Advanced Photocatalysis …38Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 38 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…38Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 38 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 36 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 33 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 27 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 27 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …26Semiconductor materials and devices: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 24 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 22 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and Plastics3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 38 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 33 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 28 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 27 works
  7. 7 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 27 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  10. 10 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 22 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyungpook National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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