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Myongji University

In research, Myongji University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,658 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,650 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,480 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Polymers and Plastics is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,518
of 28,054 · #4,805 all time
Rank in South Korea
#103
of 417
Research works
5.2k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
90k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Myongji 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 #3,658 of 12,888 12.6%580 #3620
EngineeringField #2,650 of 6,636 10.6%301 #2285
Social SciencesDomain #6,480 of 10,521 23.9%116 #5494
Materials ScienceField #1,755 of 2,468 13.9%91 #2503
Health SciencesDomain #8,890 of 11,982 26.9%63 #12438
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,736 of 2,318 7.1%119 #1593
Computer ScienceField #3,806 of 4,667 17.9%75 #3855

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Myongji 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#3,620 #3,658
  2. Engineering#2,285 #2,650
  3. Social Sciences#5,494 #6,480
  4. Materials Science#2,503 #1,755
  5. Health Sciences#12,438 #8,890
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,593 #1,736
  7. Computer Science#3,855 #3,806
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 Myongji University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 21.9 works6.7×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 119.2 works4.1×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.16× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.11× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 301 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.20× its world share, 91 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Myongji University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dong-Chul Park, Wook‐Jin Chung and Dug Hun Hong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Myongji University.

  1. 1 Dong-Chul Park South Korea · #69,628 worldwide 369 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Wook‐Jin Chung South Korea · #104,721 worldwide 472 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Dug Hun Hong South Korea · #106,666 worldwide 455 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Kyehan Rhee South Korea · #157,215 worldwide 152 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Soon-Ryul Nam South Korea · #174,256 worldwide 212 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Hern Kim South Korea · #288,403 worldwide 430 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Grace M. Nisola South Korea · #296,059 worldwide 258 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Jun‐Young Lee South Korea · #322,992 worldwide 123 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Kisay Lee South Korea · #399,500 worldwide 146 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Yong‐Hwa Kim South Korea · #406,475 worldwide 109 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Myongji University

Which keywords describe research at Myongji University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Deep Learning, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Nanoparticles and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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 Learning46▲ 1.66×62 topics
  2. Nanomaterials37▲ 4.3×14 topics
  3. Machine Learning34▲ 1.30×56 topics
  4. Nanocomposites31▲ 4.8×16 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications30▲ 3.1×25 topics
  6. Nanoparticles26▲ 2.6×26 topics
  7. Graphene26▲ 4.6×10 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency22▲ 2.8×18 topics
  9. Energy Storage21▲ 4.0×9 topics
  10. Neural Networks21▲ 1.65×27 topics
  11. Metal-Organic Frameworks15▲ 4.5×5 topics
  12. Catalysis15▲ 2.8×14 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering15▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Power Electronics14▲ 5.3×8 topics
  15. Thermal Management14▲ 5.0×7 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries14▲ 3.9×3 topics
  17. Cathode Materials12▲ 3.8×3 topics
  18. Water Splitting12▲ 4.0×4 topics
  19. Nanocrystals12▲ 5.3×5 topics
  20. Nanofibers11▲ 6.3×3 topics
  21. Catalysts11▲ 6.8×3 topics
  22. Flexible Electronics11▲ 7.6×3 topics
  23. Sensor Networks10▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Fault Detection10▲ 8.7×3 topics
  25. Thin Films10▲ 6.5×7 topics
  26. Organic Electronics10▲ 8.5×2 topics
  27. Conducting Polymers10▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. PEDOT:PSS10▲ 9.8×1 topic
  29. Polyaniline10▲ 9.8×1 topic
  30. Energy Harvesting10▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. Lab-on-a-Chip9▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Nanoelectronics8▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Atomic Layer Deposition8▲ 15×1 topic
  34. High-k Dielectrics8▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Vanadium Oxide8▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Electric Propulsion8▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Optoelectronic8▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Metal-Insulator Transition8▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Plasma Etching8▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Semiconductor Industry8▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Myongji University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Semiconductor materials and devices, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Conducting polymers and …10Conducting polymers and applications: 10 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …8Semiconductor materials and devices: 8 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…8Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 8 fractional worksTransition Metal Oxide N…7Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 7 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 7 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…7Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 5 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Myongji University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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