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Mokpo National Maritime University

In research, Mokpo National Maritime University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,518 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,931 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 27.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,517
of 28,054 · #19,953 all time
Rank in South Korea
#264
of 417
Research works
862
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Mokpo National Maritime 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 #7,518 of 12,888 11.8%176 #10915
EngineeringField #4,931 of 6,636 11.1%119 #5714

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mokpo National Maritime 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).

What does Mokpo National Maritime University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 27.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 27.7 works27×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.07× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.04× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mokpo National Maritime University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nam-Kyun Im, Kwangwoon Lee and 김규환 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mokpo National Maritime University.

  1. 1 Nam-Kyun Im South Korea · #209,835 worldwide 85 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Kwangwoon Lee South Korea · #271,996 worldwide 172 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 김규환 South Korea · #274,089 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Gyei-Kark Park South Korea · #395,033 worldwide 30 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Daekyun Oh South Korea · #590,946 worldwide 31 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Chang-Hyun Jung South Korea · #727,743 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Young Chul Lee South Korea · #871,268 worldwide 78 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Kab-Ki Kim South Korea · #879,294 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Jeong-Bin Yim South Korea · #884,085 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Seong‐Jong Kim South Korea · #1,140,194 worldwide 43 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Mokpo National Maritime University

Which keywords describe research at Mokpo National Maritime University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maritime Transportation, Human Factors, Path Planning, Collision Avoidance, Risk Assessment, Autonomous Ships, Unmanned Surface Vehicles and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Maritime Transportation22▲ 216×2 topics
  2. Human Factors17▲ 112×2 topics
  3. Path Planning16▲ 65×3 topics
  4. Collision Avoidance16▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Risk Assessment14▲ 11×2 topics
  6. Autonomous Ships14▲ 242×1 topic
  7. Unmanned Surface Vehicles14▲ 242×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact14▲ 4.2×15 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties12▲ 6.6×10 topics
  10. Climate Change11▲ 2.0×11 topics
  11. Fuel Consumption10▲ 70×2 topics
  12. Nanocomposites10▲ 6.4×7 topics
  13. Air Quality9▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Emissions9▲ 23×4 topics
  15. Shipping8▲ 85×2 topics
  16. Emission Control Areas8▲ 182×1 topic
  17. Ship Propulsion8▲ 182×1 topic
  18. Wireless Sensor Networks8▲ 9.0×4 topics
  19. Pitting Corrosion7▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation7▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Corrosion6▲ 25×5 topics
  22. Failure Analysis6▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Industrial Risk Management5▲ 473×1 topic
  25. Marine Safety5▲ 473×1 topic
  26. Nanoindentation5▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Thin Films5▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Logistics5▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Wireless Power Transfer5▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Container Terminals5▲ 97×1 topic
  31. Operations Research5▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Product Development5▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Fluid Dynamics5▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Design Optimization4▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Structural Analysis4▲ 25×1 topic
  37. CFD Simulations4▲ 163×1 topic
  38. Ship Maneuvering4▲ 163×1 topic
  39. Pipeline4▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes4▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Mokpo National Maritime University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Marine and Coastal Research and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics.

Maritime Navigation and …14Maritime Navigation and Safety: 14 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 8 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Research: 5 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 5 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 5 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 4 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and M…4Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 4 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 4 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 4 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 4 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  5. 5 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 4 works
  10. 10 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 4 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mokpo National Maritime University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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