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Nambu University

In research, Nambu University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,798 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,016
of 22,385 · #20,731 all time
Rank in South Korea
#259
of 343
Research works
531
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Nambu University

What is Nambu University 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,798 of 9,902 8.7%62 #13027

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

Which fields of science does Nambu University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Nambu University is in Health Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Health Professions (14%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 64 fractional works · 56.8% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 38.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 14.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLeadership and Management: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.3% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 7.5% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNambu University112fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences57%Social Sciences14%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4238.0%
    2. Health Professions1614.2%
    3. Nursing54.6%
    1. Computer Science87.5%
    2. Engineering65.4%
    3. Environmental Science11.1%
    4. Materials Science11.0%
    5. Chemistry10.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences76.4%
    2. Psychology65.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    4. Decision Sciences10.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences76.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.1%
    3. Neuroscience22.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.40× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 9.39× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing9.39×5 works
  2. Health Professions5.40×16 works
  3. Medicine1.97×42 works
  4. Psychology1.88×6 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×7 works
  6. Neuroscience1.22×2 works
  7. Computer Science0.96×8 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.88×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×5 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.54×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.51×7 works
  12. Chemistry0.42×1 works
  13. Engineering0.36×6 works
  14. Materials Science0.28×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.22×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×1 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nambu University?

Ranked on the quality score, Se-Ju Park, Byeong-Geun Kim and Mi Ok Song lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nambu University.

  1. 1 Se-Ju Park South Korea · #3,551,476 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Byeong-Geun Kim South Korea · #3,562,914 worldwide 246 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Mi Ok Song South Korea · #3,932,846 worldwide 150 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 So‐Hyun Kim South Korea · #4,129,687 worldwide 219 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Suhyun Kim South Korea · #4,436,437 worldwide 568 citations · 89 works
  6. 6 Yu‐Ri Lee South Korea · #4,491,338 worldwide 787 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Kyunghee Shin South Korea · #4,579,279 worldwide 70 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Aeri Jang South Korea · #4,588,610 worldwide 160 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Hee-Kyung Jin South Korea · #5,088,410 worldwide 481 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Bong-Sil Choi South Korea · #5,105,612 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Nambu University

What are the most cited papers from Nambu University?

The most cited paper from Nambu University is "Roles of NADPH Oxidases in Cisplatin-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Ototoxicity" (Hyungjin Kim, Jeong‐Han Lee, Sejin Kim et al., 2010), with 285 citations. Next come "TREM2 promotes Aβ phagocytosis by upregulating C/EBPα-dependent CD36 expression in microglia" (164) and "Relationship between Television Viewing and Language Delay in Toddlers: Evidence from a Korea National Cross-Sectional Survey" (138).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Roles of NADPH Oxidases in Cisplatin-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Ototoxicity Hyungjin Kim, Jeong‐Han Lee, Sejin Kim et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 17 Mar 2010 285
2 TREM2 promotes Aβ phagocytosis by upregulating C/EBPα-dependent CD36 expression in microglia Su‐Man Kim, Bo-Ram Mun, Sun-Jun Lee et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 5 Sep 2017 164
3 Relationship between Television Viewing and Language Delay in Toddlers: Evidence from a Korea National Cross-Sectional Survey Haewon Byeon, Saemi Hong · PLoS ONE Open access 18 Mar 2015 138
4 Phonological awareness and morphological awareness: differential associations to regular and irregular word recognition in early Korean Hangul readers Jeung‐Ryeul Cho, Catherine A. McBride-Chang, Soon-Gil Park · Reading and Writing 17 Jul 2007 135
5 Anti-cancer Effect of Cyanidin-3-glucoside from Mulberry via Caspase-3 Cleavage and DNA Fragmentation in vitro and in vivo Eugene Cho, Yong Eun Chung, Hye‐Yeon Jang et al. · Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 30 Mar 2017 98
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nambu University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Quality of Life, Text Mining, Semantic Network Analysis, Epidemiology, Functional Recovery and Nursing.

▲ 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. Self-Efficacy14▲ 47×5 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 2.2×21 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 5.2×14 topics
  4. Social Support7▲ 12×9 topics
  5. Text Mining6▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Semantic Network Analysis6▲ 232×2 topics
  7. Functional Recovery5▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Nursing5▲ 24×3 topics
  9. Educational Technology5▲ 3.8×3 topics
  10. Elderly Population5▲ 118×2 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction5▲ 10.0×5 topics
  12. Neural Plasticity5▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Qualitative Research5▲ 5.0×3 topics
  14. Rehabilitation5▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Virtual Reality5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  16. Structural Equation Modeling5▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Health Care4▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Analysis4▲ 44×1 topic
  20. E-Learning4▲ 4.1×2 topics
  21. Lifelong Learning4▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Research Trends4▲ 311×1 topic
  23. Constraint-Induced Therapy4▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Health Locus of Control4▲ 130×1 topic
  25. Health-Promoting Behaviors4▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Motor Recovery4▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Online Education4▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Smart Learning4▲ 124×1 topic
  29. Clinical Competence4▲ 258×1 topic
  30. Nursing Professionalism4▲ 258×1 topic
  31. Elderly4▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Muscle Strength3▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Global Burden3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  34. Healthcare Quality3▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Biomechanics3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  36. Arthroplasty3▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Safety Climate3▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Physical Performance3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Fall Risk2▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Gait Speed2▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Nambu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Research and Education and Learning Interventions.

Diverse Approaches in He…4Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…4Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…4Health and Wellbeing Research: 4 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…4Education and Learning Interventions: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery2Foot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRehabilitationGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  3. 3 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 4 works
  6. 6 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 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 available65.1%not open34.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nambu University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Nambu University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Nambu University0.00030% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Nambu University 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.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2024Nambu University8.2% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2019.

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