Samsung (South Korea)
In research, Samsung (South Korea) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#356 of 10,670 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#75 of 2,176 worldwide) and Engineering (#229 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (Hardware and Architecture is 19.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #554 of 22,385 · #756 all time
- Rank in South Korea
- #11 of 343
- Research works
- 29k ▲ 15% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 532k 18.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.03× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 19% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is Samsung (South Korea) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #356 of 10,670 | 10.3% | 3,795 | #553 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #75 of 2,176 | 11.9% | 1,334 | #137 | |
| EngineeringField | #229 of 5,901 | 11.0% | 2,162 | #311 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #197 of 4,417 | 9.2% | 1,144 | #319 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #700 of 9,902 | 13.0% | 444 | #1049 | |
| MedicineField | #652 of 8,541 | 13.3% | 406 | #945 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #859 of 6,403 | 12.2% | 187 | #1193 | |
| Biomedical EngineeringSubfield | #241 of 1,539 | 11.0% | 220 | #370 | |
| Artificial IntelligenceSubfield | #310 of 1,862 | 8.7% | 286 | #436 | |
| Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield | #183 of 963 | 8.6% | 319 | #233 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Samsung (South Korea) 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#553 #356
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#137 #75
- Engineering#311 #229
- Computer Science#319 #197
- Health Sciences#1,049 #700
- Medicine#945 #652
- Life Sciences#1,193 #859
- Biomedical Engineering#370 #241
- Artificial Intelligence#436 #310
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#233 #183
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Samsung (South Korea) work in?
In 2022-now, 82% of research at Samsung (South Korea) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (46%), Computer Science (25%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences4,18782.4%
- Engineering2,34146.1%
- Computer Science1,28925.4%
- Materials Science3176.2%
- Physics and Astronomy1212.4%
- Environmental Science410.8%
- Chemistry240.5%
- Energy150.3%
- Chemical Engineering140.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences120.2%
- Mathematics120.2%
- Health Sciences4869.6%
- Medicine4448.7%
- Health Professions330.7%
- Nursing50.1%
- Dentistry30.1%
- Veterinary10.0%
- Life Sciences2054.0%
- Social Sciences2024.0%
- Social Sciences581.1%
- Psychology581.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting300.6%
- Decision Sciences260.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance150.3%
- Arts and Humanities140.3%
What does Samsung (South Korea) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 19.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 108.7 works19×
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 1,456.2 works8.0×
- Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 38.3 works7.7×
- Signal ProcessingSubfield · 88.0 works5.7×
- Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 352.0 works5.5×
- Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 233.4 works5.2×
- Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 103.4 works4.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Computer Science3.26×1,289 works
- Engineering3.07×2,341 works
- Materials Science1.79×317 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.07×121 works
- Neuroscience0.80×66 works
- Chemical Engineering0.77×14 works
- Decision Sciences0.52×26 works
- Medicine0.45×444 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.40×20 works
- Psychology0.37×58 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×98 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×6 works
- Energy0.33×15 works
- Chemistry0.31×24 works
- Health Professions0.25×33 works
- Mathematics0.21×12 works
- Nursing0.19×5 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.18×30 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×12 works
- Environmental Science0.16×40 works
- Veterinary0.15×1 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×15 works
- Dentistry0.12×3 works
- Arts and Humanities0.10×14 works
- Social Sciences0.09×58 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×15 works
- Computer Science 3.3×
- Engineering 3.1×
- Materials Science 1.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.1×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Psychology 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Samsung (South Korea)?
Ranked on the quality score, Min‐Sang Song, Woo Sung Jeon and Changjung Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Samsung (South Korea).
- 1
Min‐Sang Song
South Korea · #101,339 worldwide 4.1k citations · 54 works
- 2
Woo Sung Jeon
South Korea · #149,906 worldwide 4.9k citations · 70 works
- 3
Changjung Kim
South Korea · #153,211 worldwide 5.5k citations · 46 works
- 4
Shinae Jun
South Korea · #161,040 worldwide 8.9k citations · 48 works
- 5
Hyeon‐Jin Shin
South Korea · #183,503 worldwide 14k citations · 148 works
- 6
Myoung‐Jae Lee
South Korea · #191,029 worldwide 12k citations · 188 works
- 7
Jongseob Kim
South Korea · #207,006 worldwide 5.3k citations · 89 works
- 8
Seung‐Eon Ahn
South Korea · #226,186 worldwide 5k citations · 86 works
- 9
Eunjoo Jang
South Korea · #247,706 worldwide 7.3k citations · 92 works
- 10
Jong Won Chung
South Korea · #257,839 worldwide 9.7k citations · 79 works
Which keywords describe research at Samsung (South Korea)?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Nanoelectronics, Semiconductor Devices, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Integrated Circuits and Thermal Management.
- Low-Power
- Photon Emission Microscopy
- Doping
- Nanowires
- Unsupervised Learning
- Beamforming
- Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors
- Through-Silicon Via
- System Integration
- Failure Analysis
- CMOS
- CMOS Technology
- Parallel Computing
- Thin Films
- Process Variation
- Thermal Management
- Integrated Circuits
- Atomic Layer Deposition
- Nanoelectronics
- Neural Networks
- Deep Learning
- Energy Efficiency
- Semiconductor Devices
- High-k Dielectrics
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Solar Cells
- Neuromorphic Computing
- Machine Vision
- Flexible Electronics
- Frequency Synthesizer
- Wireless Networks
- Field-Effect Transistors
- Interconnect
- Nanowire Transistors
- Fault Localization
- Massive MIMO
- Convolutional Networks
- Delta-Sigma Modulator
- Laser Voltage Probing
- Electromigration
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
- Deep Learning611▲ 3.5×78 topics
- Neural Networks332▲ 4.2×34 topics
- Energy Efficiency176▲ 3.7×20 topics
- Nanoelectronics155▲ 37×2 topics
- Semiconductor Devices148▲ 44×2 topics
- Atomic Layer Deposition147▲ 45×1 topic
- High-k Dielectrics147▲ 45×1 topic
- Integrated Circuits143▲ 20×3 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks141▲ 3.8×14 topics
- Thermal Management129▲ 7.8×7 topics
- Solar Cells112▲ 11×7 topics
- Process Variation108▲ 36×2 topics
- Neuromorphic Computing104▲ 18×2 topics
- Thin Films103▲ 11×10 topics
- Machine Vision102▲ 9.6×5 topics
- Parallel Computing93▲ 16×5 topics
- Flexible Electronics93▲ 11×3 topics
- CMOS Technology90▲ 22×5 topics
- Frequency Synthesizer88▲ 44×2 topics
- CMOS85▲ 34×2 topics
- Wireless Networks82▲ 11×9 topics
- Failure Analysis82▲ 17×4 topics
- Field-Effect Transistors80▲ 10×4 topics
- System Integration78▲ 81×2 topics
- Interconnect77▲ 91×1 topic
- Through-Silicon Via77▲ 91×1 topic
- Nanowire Transistors76▲ 39×1 topic
- Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors76▲ 39×1 topic
- Fault Localization74▲ 21×2 topics
- Beamforming74▲ 14×4 topics
- Massive MIMO73▲ 18×3 topics
- Unsupervised Learning72▲ 9.3×3 topics
- Convolutional Networks69▲ 10×3 topics
- Nanowires68▲ 9.5×5 topics
- Delta-Sigma Modulator67▲ 40×2 topics
- Doping66▲ 14×2 topics
- Laser Voltage Probing66▲ 49×1 topic
- Photon Emission Microscopy66▲ 49×1 topic
- Electromigration64▲ 45×2 topics
- Low-Power63▲ 30×2 topics
Which research topics does Samsung (South Korea) publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Semiconductor materials and devices, 3D IC and TSV technologies, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 147 works
- 2 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 77 works
- 3 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 76 works
- 4 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 66 works
- 5 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 58 works
- 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 56 works
- 7 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 53 works
- 8 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 51 works
- 9 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 50 works
- 10 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 49 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Samsung (South Korea)'s research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Samsung (South Korea) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.022% in 2024.
Fractional works of Samsung (South Korea) 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2008.
Other research institutions in Seoul
- Seoul National University
- Yonsei University
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Korea University
- Hanyang University
- Kyung Hee University
- Catholic University of Korea
- Chung-Ang University
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In research, Samsung (South Korea) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#356 of 10,670 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#75 of 2,176 worldwide) and Engineering (#229 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (Hardware and Architecture is 19.0× its share of world research).
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