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National Rehabilitation Center

In research, National Rehabilitation Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,363 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,063 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rehabilitation — Rehabilitation is 48.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,956
of 28,054 · #19,353 all time
Rank in South Korea
#271
of 417
Research works
985
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is National Rehabilitation Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,363 of 11,982 9.6%169 #9250
MedicineField #8,063 of 10,443 8.6%143 #10501

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Rehabilitation Center 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 National Rehabilitation Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rehabilitation takes 48.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RehabilitationSubfield · 24.4 works49×
← 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.52× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.79× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.03× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Rehabilitation Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Young-Hyeon Bae, Bum-Suk Lee and Yumiko Fukuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Rehabilitation Center.

  1. 1 Young-Hyeon Bae South Korea · #323,212 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Bum-Suk Lee South Korea · #376,226 worldwide 59 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Yumiko Fukuda South Korea · #425,101 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Won-Kyung Song South Korea · #786,386 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jung Ah Lee South Korea · #845,349 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Tae‐Woo Kim South Korea · #1,045,756 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Joon‐Ho Shin South Korea · #1,232,404 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Sung-Doo Won South Korea · #1,489,240 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Jeongsu Lee South Korea · #1,619,229 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Rehabilitation Center

Which keywords describe research at National Rehabilitation Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Functional Recovery, Epidemiology, Neural Plasticity, Constraint-Induced Therapy, Motor Recovery, Rehabilitation, Clinical Trials and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 4.3×52 topics
  2. Functional Recovery36▲ 98×4 topics
  3. Neural Plasticity26▲ 59×4 topics
  4. Constraint-Induced Therapy24▲ 123×1 topic
  5. Motor Recovery24▲ 123×1 topic
  6. Rehabilitation21▲ 22×11 topics
  7. Quality of Life21▲ 5.9×33 topics
  8. Clinical Trials20▲ 12×11 topics
  9. Inflammation16▲ 3.2×27 topics
  10. Neuroprotection14▲ 17×8 topics
  11. Recovery13▲ 50×2 topics
  12. Physical Activity12▲ 9.9×6 topics
  13. Neuromodulation10▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Spinal Cord Injury10▲ 97×2 topics
  15. Neurological Classification10▲ 178×1 topic
  16. Muscle Strength10▲ 38×4 topics
  17. Interventions9▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Cerebral Palsy9▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Elderly9▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Gross Motor Function9▲ 87×1 topic
  21. ICF Model9▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Parkinson's Disease9▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Social Support8▲ 6.2×10 topics
  24. Depression8▲ 3.7×16 topics
  25. Global Burden8▲ 6.0×9 topics
  26. Biomechanics8▲ 10×7 topics
  27. Physical Performance8▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Disability7▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Fall Risk7▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Gait Speed7▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.9×12 topics
  32. Low Back Pain5▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Pain Management5▲ 9.6×7 topics
  34. Stroke5▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Acupuncture5▲ 35×3 topics
  36. Exoskeletons5▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Gait Analysis5▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Lower Limb5▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Self-Efficacy5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  40. Pain Relief5▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does National Rehabilitation Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…24Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 24 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Resea…10Spinal Cord Injury Research: 10 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…9Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 9 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…7Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 7 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabili…5Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…4Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 4 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 3 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 3 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 3 fractional works
RehabilitationPathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 24 works
  2. 2 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  4. 4 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 7 works
  5. 5 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  7. 7 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 3 works
  9. 9 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 3 works
  10. 10 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 3 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 available62.1%not open37.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Rehabilitation Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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