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Masan University

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World rank, all time
#29,885
of 34,923
Rank in South Korea
#437
of 512
Research works
155
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Masan University

Which fields of science does Masan University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Masan University is in Health Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Engineering (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 16 fractional works · 51.4% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 37.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMasan University31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences51%Social Sciences20%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1237.8%
    2. Health Professions26.8%
    3. Nursing25.8%
    4. Dentistry00.7%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Social Sciences38.8%
    2. Psychology26.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    4. Decision Sciences01.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities01.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Engineering39.2%
    2. Computer Science12.7%
    3. Materials Science12.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.1%
    5. Environmental Science01.0%
    6. Energy00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology39.1%
    2. Neuroscience01.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 11.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing11.92×2 works
  2. Health Professions2.58×2 works
  3. Psychology2.02×2 works
  4. Medicine1.97×12 works
  5. Veterinary1.95×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.70×3 works
  7. Dentistry1.46×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.32×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.87×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.69×3 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.61×0 works
  14. Engineering0.61×3 works
  15. Materials Science0.59×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×1 works
  17. Energy0.50×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.48×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.37×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.35×1 works
  21. Environmental Science0.19×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Masan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Eun-Kyung Koh, Sae Hee Cheon and Hae-Gyum Ryu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Masan University.

  1. 1 Eun-Kyung Koh South Korea · #3,270,116 worldwide 483 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Sae Hee Cheon South Korea · #4,143,364 worldwide 102 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Hae-Gyum Ryu South Korea · #4,685,904 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Douk-Hoon Kim South Korea · #4,958,138 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mi‐Jung Kim South Korea · #5,170,924 worldwide 368 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Mi-Gyung Seong South Korea · #5,204,637 worldwide 69 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Jae-Hyun Ha South Korea · #5,216,907 worldwide 86 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Masan University

What are the most cited papers from Masan University?

The most cited paper from Masan University is "Effect of heating conditions of grape seeds on the antioxidant activity of grape seed extracts" (Sang–Hyoun Kim, Su‐Min Jeong, Won Ho Park et al., 2005), with 239 citations. Next come "Clinical Characteristics and Viral RNA Detection in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea" (221) and "A comparison in the muscle activity of the abductor hallucis and the medial longitudinal arch angle during toe curl and short foot exercises" (203).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of heating conditions of grape seeds on the antioxidant activity of grape seed extracts Sang–Hyoun Kim, Su‐Min Jeong, Won Ho Park et al. · Food Chemistry 19 Jul 2005 239
2 Clinical Characteristics and Viral RNA Detection in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea Mi Seon Han et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Open access 31 Aug 2020 221
3 A comparison in the muscle activity of the abductor hallucis and the medial longitudinal arch angle during toe curl and short foot exercises Do-Young Jung, Moon-Hwan Kim, Eun-Kyung Koh et al. · Physical Therapy in Sport 17 Sep 2010 203
4 Antioxidant flavonoids and chlorogenic acid from the leaves ofEriobotrya japonica Hyun Ah Jung, Jong Cheol Park, Hae Young Chung et al. · Archives of Pharmacal Research Apr 1999 164
5 Isolated Fracture of the Ceramic Head After Third-Generation Alumina-on-Alumina Total Hip Arthroplasty Kyung‐Hoi Koo, Yong‐Chan Ha, Woon Hwa Jung et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Feb 2008 153
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Which keywords describe research at Masan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, Global Burden, Clinical Competence, Nursing Professionalism, Clinical Trials and Pain Management.

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

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.9×23 topics
  2. Self-Efficacy2▲ 31×2 topics
  3. Job Satisfaction2▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Global Burden2▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Clinical Competence2▲ 354×1 topic
  6. Nursing Professionalism2▲ 354×1 topic
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  8. Clinical Trials1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  9. Treatment1▲ 3.6×9 topics
  10. Pain Management1▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Mental Health1▲ 2.6×7 topics
  12. Social Media1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  13. Low Back Pain1▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Musculoskeletal Disorders1▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Social Support1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  16. Chronic Pain1▲ 15×1 topic
  17. Disability1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Masan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Health and Wellbeing Research and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment.

Healthcare Education and…2Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…1Health and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosi…1Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 0 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …0Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 0 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 0 fractional works
Leadership and ManagementPharmacologyGeneral Health ProfessionsCell Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 2 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 0 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 available68.4%not open31.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Masan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% 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 Masan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Masan University0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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