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Pusan National University

In research, Pusan National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#572 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#755 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#536 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Polymers and Plastics and Orthodontics — Computational Mechanics is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#637
of 28,054 · #758 all time
Rank in South Korea
#14
of 417
Research works
35k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
623k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Pusan 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 #572 of 12,888 15.7%3,756 #665
Health SciencesDomain #755 of 11,982 16.2%1,194 #988
EngineeringField #536 of 6,636 14.6%1,827 #362
MedicineField #1,135 of 10,443 15.7%989 #1580
Social SciencesDomain #1,183 of 10,521 29.3%567 #1501
Life SciencesDomain #894 of 7,800 19.0%790 #1222
Computer ScienceField #635 of 4,667 21.1%391 #872
Materials ScienceField #412 of 2,468 13.7%540 #529
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #429 of 2,318 12.7%468 #478
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #337 of 1,775 36.4%118 #483

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pusan 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#665 #572
  2. Health Sciences#988 #755
  3. Engineering#362 #536
  4. Medicine#1,580 #1,135
  5. Social Sciences#1,501 #1,183
  6. Life Sciences#1,222 #894
  7. Computer Science#872 #635
  8. Materials Science#529 #412
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#478 #429
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#483 #337
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 Pusan National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 129.6 works3.5×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 85.1 works3.3×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 22.6 works3.2×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 161 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 428 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 114 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.11× its world share, 47 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.31× its world share, 130 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 391 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 144 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.88× its world share, 109 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.93× its world share, 1,827 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 319 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.45× its world share, 540 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 165 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.50× its world share, 77 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 85 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 989 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 41 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 95 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 118 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 178 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pusan National University?

Ranked on the composite score, Quoc‐Viet Pham, Won–Joo Hwang and Kap Hwan Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pusan National University.

  1. 1 Quoc‐Viet Pham · #5,410 worldwide 885 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Won–Joo Hwang · #32,269 worldwide 317 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Kap Hwan Kim · #43,815 worldwide 382 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Byung Kyu Kim · #61,119 worldwide 463 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Ki Wung Chung · #68,441 worldwide 1.4k citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Jang-Mok Kim · #79,133 worldwide 232 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Ah Young Lee · #83,902 worldwide 231 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Chang‐Hwan Lee · #88,463 worldwide 1k citations · 127 works
  9. 9 Chang‐Sik Ha · #88,569 worldwide 985 citations · 152 works
  10. 10 Kyu Hyun · #107,941 worldwide 372 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Pusan National University

Which keywords describe research at Pusan National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Heat Transfer, Energy Storage, Nanocomposites, Graphene, Mechanical Properties and Inflammation.

▲ 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 Learning211◆ 0.98×79 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications195▲ 2.6×35 topics
  3. Inflammation184▲ 1.41×83 topics
  4. Epidemiology184▼ 0.74×118 topics
  5. Nanomaterials184▲ 2.8×20 topics
  6. Machine Learning163▼ 0.79×77 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties148▲ 2.4×37 topics
  8. Nanoparticles147▲ 1.85×43 topics
  9. Nanocomposites145▲ 2.9×22 topics
  10. Climate Change140▼ 0.83×74 topics
  11. Energy Storage135▲ 3.3×12 topics
  12. Graphene134▲ 3.1×12 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress134▲ 1.30×61 topics
  14. Heat Transfer128▲ 4.1×16 topics
  15. Environmental Impact115◆ 1.07×48 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering109▲ 2.8×13 topics
  17. Cancer104▲ 1.23×55 topics
  18. Cathode Materials99▲ 4.0×3 topics
  19. Microstructure94▲ 2.9×18 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks85▲ 3.2×6 topics
  21. Catalysis76▲ 1.82×28 topics
  22. Biosensors75▲ 2.3×12 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation75▲ 4.0×11 topics
  24. Lithium-ion Batteries71▲ 2.7×3 topics
  25. Drug Delivery69▲ 2.0×16 topics
  26. Rechargeable Batteries68▲ 4.0×2 topics
  27. Semiconductors64▲ 3.3×4 topics
  28. Water Splitting63▲ 2.7×4 topics
  29. Additive Manufacturing61▲ 3.1×7 topics
  30. Large-Eddy Simulation60▲ 5.0×5 topics
  31. Carbon Nanotubes58▲ 2.7×9 topics
  32. Thermal Management58▲ 2.8×8 topics
  33. Nanofibers58▲ 4.2×3 topics
  34. Flexible Electronics56▲ 5.2×3 topics
  35. Nanocrystals54▲ 3.2×5 topics
  36. Energy Conversion49▲ 3.8×4 topics
  37. Organic Electronics48▲ 5.1×2 topics
  38. Conducting Polymers45▲ 5.1×2 topics
  39. PEDOT:PSS42▲ 5.5×1 topic
  40. Polyaniline42▲ 5.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Pusan National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Conducting polymers and …42Conducting polymers and applications: 42 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …41Advancements in Battery Materials: 41 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 39 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 34 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 32 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 31 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 31 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…27Advanced battery technologies research: 27 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 25 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 24 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 42 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 41 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 39 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 34 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  6. 6 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 31 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 25 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 24 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pusan National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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