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Myongji Hospital

In research, Myongji Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,407 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,828 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 7.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,288
of 22,385 · #15,115 all time
Rank in South Korea
#218
of 343
Research works
854
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Myongji Hospital

What is Myongji Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,407 of 8,541 10.1%142 #3807
Health SciencesDomain #2,828 of 9,902 9.8%150 #4555

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Myongji Hospital 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Myongji Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Myongji Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Psychology (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 162 fractional works · 80.6% of its workMedicine: 154 fractional works · 76.3% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 18.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMyongji Hospital201fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences5%

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. Medicine15476.3%
    2. Health Professions63.1%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology125.7%
    2. Neuroscience62.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    1. Psychology73.7%
    2. Social Sciences20.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering42.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    3. Computer Science10.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Myongji Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 36.3 works7.7×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.79× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 154 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.97×154 works
  2. Neuroscience1.79×6 works
  3. Nursing1.42×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.39×1 works
  5. Psychology1.22×8 works
  6. Health Professions1.19×6 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×12 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.01×2 works
  9. Veterinary0.74×0 works
  10. Dentistry0.69×1 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.20×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  13. Engineering0.15×4 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.06×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Myongji Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Yun‐Hyeong Cho, Yu Min Kang and Young Hee Jung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Myongji Hospital.

  1. 1 Yun‐Hyeong Cho South Korea · #549,928 worldwide 2.5k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Yu Min Kang South Korea · #1,039,288 worldwide 3.4k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Young Hee Jung South Korea · #1,351,510 worldwide 1.7k citations · 103 works
  4. 4 Seo Young Sohn South Korea · #1,502,527 worldwide 1.2k citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Min-Kyung Lee South Korea · #2,043,731 worldwide 326 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Jong Min Kim South Korea · #2,066,014 worldwide 835 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Eun‐Young Doo South Korea · #2,303,435 worldwide 217 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Jae Hyuk Lee South Korea · #2,308,161 worldwide 860 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Hyun‐Young Shin South Korea · #2,571,481 worldwide 1.7k citations · 88 works
  10. 10 Dong‐Jin Oh South Korea · #2,767,543 worldwide 2.8k citations · 138 works
All ranked researchers at Myongji Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Myongji Hospital?

The most cited paper from Myongji Hospital is "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al., 2021), with 1,130 citations. Next come "Chest Radiographic and CT Findings of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Analysis of Nine Patients Treated in Korea" (666) and "Case of the Index Patient Who Caused Tertiary Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Korea: the Application of Lopinavir/Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19 Pneumonia Monitored by Quantitative RT-PCR" (666).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
2 Chest Radiographic and CT Findings of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Analysis of Nine Patients Treated in Korea Soon Ho Yoon, Kyung Hee Lee, Jin Yong Kim et al. · Korean Journal of Radiology Open access 2020 666
3 Case of the Index Patient Who Caused Tertiary Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Korea: the Application of Lopinavir/Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19 Pneumonia Monitored by Quantitative RT-PCR Jaegyun Lim, Seunghyun Jeon, Hyun‐Young Shin et al. · Journal of Korean Medical Science Open access 2020 666
4 Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Joo‐Yong Hahn et al. · JAMA Open access 25 Jun 2019 632
5 Effect of Ticagrelor Monotherapy vs Ticagrelor With Aspirin on Major Bleeding and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Byeong‐Keuk Kim et al. · JAMA Open access 16 Jun 2020 584
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Myongji Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Complications, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life, Obesity, Rehabilitation and Atherosclerosis.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.0×78 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 3.5×44 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 4.6×30 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 3.5×27 topics
  5. Complications10▲ 9.8×14 topics
  6. Obesity8▲ 5.3×17 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 4.7×15 topics
  8. Cancer7▲ 2.7×22 topics
  9. Treatment7▲ 2.8×29 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.7×13 topics
  11. Rehabilitation6▲ 7.8×10 topics
  12. Atherosclerosis6▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Diagnosis6▲ 3.3×25 topics
  14. Mortality6▲ 5.3×11 topics
  15. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.2×15 topics
  16. Management6▲ 3.6×17 topics
  17. Risk Factors5▲ 2.4×19 topics
  18. Chronic Kidney Disease5▲ 9.9×8 topics
  19. Biomarkers5▲ 3.5×9 topics
  20. Surgical Management5▲ 5.8×12 topics
  21. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.3×13 topics
  22. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Heart Failure4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  24. Guidelines4▲ 4.5×11 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  26. Neuroimaging4▲ 7.6×9 topics
  27. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Shoulder Function4▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  30. Neuroprotection4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  31. Prognosis4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  32. Survival Analysis4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  33. Breast Reconstruction3▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Coronary Stents3▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Molecular Characterization3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Myocardial Revascularization3▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Neurocognitive Function3▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Myongji Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…3Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…3Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Sur…3Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…2Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional works
SurgeryNephrologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  6. 6 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available67.1%not open32.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Myongji Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Myongji Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Myongji Hospital0.00057% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Myongji Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Myongji Hospital12.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.9% in 2025.

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