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Pukyong National University

In research, Pukyong National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,291 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#665 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#928 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Polymers and Plastics and Oceanography — Aquatic Science is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,301
of 28,054 · #1,697 all time
Rank in South Korea
#33
of 417
Research works
14k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
247k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Pukyong National 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 #1,291 of 12,888 15.2%2,243 #1481
EngineeringField #665 of 6,636 14.7%1,045 #1023
Life SciencesDomain #928 of 7,800 23.8%433 #1706
Social SciencesDomain #2,429 of 10,521 31.3%312 #3780
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #831 of 3,579 24.4%192 #1611
Health SciencesDomain #2,908 of 11,982 20.6%280 #3517
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #396 of 1,568 18.6%159 #765
Computer ScienceField #1,200 of 4,667 19.8%232 #1519
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #643 of 2,318 15.2%313 #1097
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #21 of 67 25.6%61 #4

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pukyong National 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#1,481 #1,291
  2. Engineering#1,023 #665
  3. Life Sciences#1,706 #928
  4. Social Sciences#3,780 #2,429
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,611 #831
  6. Health Sciences#3,517 #2,908
  7. Biomedical Engineering#765 #396
  8. Computer Science#1,519 #1,200
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,097 #643
  10. Aquatic Science#4 #21
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 Pukyong National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 60.7 works10×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 56.0 works4.2×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 34.2 works3.7×
  4. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 62.7 works3.7×
  5. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 28.0 works3.6×
  6. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 45.4 works3.1×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 153 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 192 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 47 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.71× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 232 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 124 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.51× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 1,045 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 295 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.74× its world share, 313 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 222 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pukyong National University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bo‐Suk Yang, Wan‐Young Chung and Min‐Kyu Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pukyong National University.

  1. 1 Bo‐Suk Yang South Korea · #55,753 worldwide 333 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Wan‐Young Chung South Korea · #94,608 worldwide 345 citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Min‐Kyu Lee South Korea · #162,468 worldwide 131 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Hyun Kyoung Yang South Korea · #188,503 worldwide 238 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Bayu Adhi Tama South Korea · #215,526 worldwide 238 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Don Kim South Korea · #221,228 worldwide 128 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Jeong‐Tae Kim South Korea · #246,482 worldwide 184 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Inpil Kang South Korea · #264,740 worldwide 110 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Won‐Moo Hur South Korea · #267,643 worldwide 191 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Sungchul C. Bai South Korea · #308,558 worldwide 252 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Pukyong National University

Which keywords describe research at Pukyong National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Aquaculture, Nanocomposites, Tissue Engineering, Nanomaterials, Remote Sensing, Climate Change and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications131▲ 3.4×34 topics
  2. Climate Change124▲ 1.40×69 topics
  3. Deep Learning122◆ 1.09×76 topics
  4. Machine Learning107◆ 1.00×74 topics
  5. Environmental Impact100▲ 1.80×47 topics
  6. Remote Sensing93▲ 2.3×31 topics
  7. Nanocomposites93▲ 3.5×22 topics
  8. Nanomaterials93▲ 2.7×18 topics
  9. Nanoparticles85▲ 2.1×37 topics
  10. Aquaculture82▲ 9.6×7 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering79▲ 4.0×13 topics
  12. Energy Storage72▲ 3.4×12 topics
  13. Graphene64▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency59▲ 1.93×28 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties59▲ 1.86×35 topics
  16. Cathode Materials55▲ 4.3×3 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity54▲ 2.6×26 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries53▲ 3.9×4 topics
  19. Semiconductors51▲ 5.1×5 topics
  20. Drug Delivery50▲ 2.9×16 topics
  21. Nanofibers46▲ 6.6×3 topics
  22. Health Benefits41▲ 3.9×10 topics
  23. Crystal Growth41▲ 4.5×11 topics
  24. Nanostructures40▲ 3.1×13 topics
  25. Semiconductor40▲ 3.5×7 topics
  26. Field-Effect Transistors39▲ 7.5×4 topics
  27. Thermal Management39▲ 3.6×7 topics
  28. Conducting Polymers39▲ 8.5×2 topics
  29. Organic Electronics39▲ 8.1×2 topics
  30. Efficiency38▲ 3.8×7 topics
  31. Numerical Simulation37▲ 3.8×13 topics
  32. Rechargeable Batteries36▲ 4.1×2 topics
  33. PEDOT:PSS36▲ 9.1×1 topic
  34. Polyaniline36▲ 9.1×1 topic
  35. Stability34▲ 4.6×6 topics
  36. Lifestyle31▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Text Mining30▲ 7.0×5 topics
  38. Polymer Blends27▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Fashion25▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Stress Response25▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Pukyong National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Conducting polymers and …36Conducting polymers and applications: 36 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…26Perovskite Materials and Applications: 26 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 26 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…25Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 25 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …24Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 24 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 23 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…19Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 19 fractional worksSeaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 19 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringImmunologyAquatic Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 36 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 25 works
  5. 5 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 23 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 19 works
  9. 9 Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquatic Science 19 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pukyong National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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