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Kyungwoon University

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World rank, all time
#25,655
of 34,923
Rank in South Korea
#374
of 512
Research works
245
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Kyungwoon University

Which fields of science does Kyungwoon University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Kyungwoon University is in Health Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Engineering (11%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 51.4% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 21.9% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKyungwoonUniversity49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences51%Social Sciences19%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1838.0%
    2. Health Professions47.6%
    3. Nursing12.8%
    4. Dentistry12.4%
    5. Veterinary00.7%
    1. Engineering510.7%
    2. Computer Science37.1%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.9%
    5. Materials Science00.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences510.0%
    2. Psychology25.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting23.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.1%
    2. Neuroscience11.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.86× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.89× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 5.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× 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, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.75×1 works
  2. Veterinary5.04×0 works
  3. Dentistry4.86×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.89×4 works
  5. Medicine1.98×18 works
  6. Psychology1.68×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.16×1 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.05×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.92×4 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.79×5 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×2 works
  14. Engineering0.71×5 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.67×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.21×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.21×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.18×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kyungwoon University?

Ranked on the quality score, Min-Bong Kang, Myung-Chun Ryoo and Ho-Weon Kwak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyungwoon University.

  1. 1 Min-Bong Kang South Korea · #3,941,443 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Myung-Chun Ryoo South Korea · #4,945,460 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Ho-Weon Kwak South Korea · #4,953,582 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Hee Joon Shin South Korea · #5,128,734 worldwide 59 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Cheolkyu Cho South Korea · #5,305,111 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Hyung-Soo Shin South Korea · #5,593,103 worldwide 76 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Byoung-Do Seo South Korea · #5,640,383 worldwide 300 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Seon-Jeong Moon South Korea · #5,676,465 worldwide 71 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Kyunghwan Ka South Korea · #6,304,782 worldwide 36 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Jongdae Yoon South Korea · #6,316,947 worldwide 115 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Kyungwoon University

What are the most cited papers from Kyungwoon University?

The most cited paper from Kyungwoon University is "Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Multiresolution Color and Texture Features" (Young Deok Chun, Nam Chul Kim, Ick Hoon Jang, 2008), with 257 citations. Next come "Changes in S-allyl cysteine contents and physicochemical properties of black garlic during heat treatment" (178) and "Nano-graphene oxide incorporated into PMMA resin to prevent microbial adhesion" (167).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Multiresolution Color and Texture Features Young Deok Chun, Nam Chul Kim, Ick Hoon Jang · IEEE Transactions on Multimedia Oct 2008 257
2 Changes in S-allyl cysteine contents and physicochemical properties of black garlic during heat treatment Sang-Eun Bae, Seung Yong Cho, Yong Duk Won et al. · LWT 24 Jul 2013 178
3 Nano-graphene oxide incorporated into PMMA resin to prevent microbial adhesion Jung‐Hwan Lee, Jeong-Ki Jo, Dong-Ae Kim et al. · Dental Materials 2 Feb 2018 167
4 The Effects of Virtual Reality-based Balance Training on Balance of the Elderly Gyeong Hee Cho, Gak Hwangbo, Hyung Soo Shin · Journal of Physical Therapy Science Open access 2014 133
5 Treadmill exercise ameliorates dopaminergic neuronal loss through suppressing microglial activation in Parkinson's disease mice Yun-Hee Sung, Shin-Chul Kim, Hoon-Pyo Hong et al. · Life Sciences 12 Oct 2012 129
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Which keywords describe research at Kyungwoon University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Psychological Factors and Risk Factors.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.7×15 topics
  2. Global Burden3▲ 10.0×4 topics
  3. Self-Efficacy3▲ 21×4 topics
  4. Risk Factors2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  5. Job Satisfaction2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  6. Machine Learning2▲ 1.30×5 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  8. Low Back Pain2▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Chronic Pain2▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  11. Inflammation2▲ 1.78×13 topics
  12. Psychological Factors2▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Depression2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  14. Prevention2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  15. Social Media2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  16. Stress Management2▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Disability2▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Measurement Properties2▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Social Support2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. Text Mining2▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Mental Health2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  22. Anxiety1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  23. Nursing Students1▲ 65×2 topics
  24. Clinical Competence1▲ 168×1 topic
  25. Gait Analysis1▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Injury Prevention1▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Management Guidelines1▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Nursing Professionalism1▲ 168×1 topic
  29. Adherence1▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Burnout1▲ 25×4 topics
  31. Mobile Health1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Big Data1▲ 2.1×1 topic
  33. Data Analysis1▲ 7.9×1 topic
  34. Differentiated Thyroid Cancer1▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Integrative Medicine1▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Thyroid Nodules1▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Traditional Chinese Medicine1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Kyungwoon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Technology and Data Analysis and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Musculoskeletal pain and…2Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Education and…1Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksTechnology and Data Anal…1Technology and Data Analysis: 1 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis…1Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…1Health and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spec…1Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…1Dental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…1Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyLeadership and ManagementInformation SystemsEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism6 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 1 works
  3. 3 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 1 works
  10. 10 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available68.2%not open31.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kyungwoon University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kyungwoon University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Kyungwoon University0.00032% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Kyungwoon University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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