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Seoil University

In research, Seoil University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,429 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,139
of 22,385 · #16,915 all time
Rank in South Korea
#245
of 343
Research works
361
▲ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Seoil University

What is Seoil University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #13,429 of 17,446 3.4%206

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Seoil 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 Seoil University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Seoil University is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 45 fractional works · 51.9% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 22.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 10.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 19.8% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSeoil University87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences18%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1922.2%
    2. Computer Science910.4%
    3. Environmental Science910.3%
    4. Materials Science22.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    6. Chemistry11.6%
    7. Energy11.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    9. Mathematics00.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine1415.6%
    2. Health Professions22.2%
    3. Nursing21.8%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences89.1%
    2. Psychology33.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.8%
    3. Neuroscience11.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 3.77× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.77×2 works
  2. Environmental Science2.08×9 works
  3. Energy1.60×1 works
  4. Engineering1.48×19 works
  5. Computer Science1.33×9 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.13×2 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×1 works
  8. Chemistry1.05×1 works
  9. Psychology0.97×3 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.90×4 works
  11. Health Professions0.85×2 works
  12. Medicine0.81×14 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×3 works
  14. Neuroscience0.77×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.72×8 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×0 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.64×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.60×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.58×2 works
  21. Mathematics0.49×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.45×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×1 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.40×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Seoil University?

Ranked on the quality score, Myung Sook Choi, Su‐Jeen Jung and Eun-Sook Cho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seoil University.

  1. 1 Myung Sook Choi South Korea · #2,560,046 worldwide 825 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Su‐Jeen Jung South Korea · #2,868,193 worldwide 270 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Eun-Sook Cho South Korea · #3,791,387 worldwide 1.2k citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Jeong‐Min Han South Korea · #3,834,822 worldwide 500 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Yong-Kyu Baik South Korea · #4,120,349 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Eun-Hee Goo South Korea · #4,204,732 worldwide 88 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Taesub Lim South Korea · #4,421,724 worldwide 186 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Han-Chun Song South Korea · #4,618,331 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Meeyoung Im South Korea · #4,625,964 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Seoyoung Shin South Korea · #4,673,850 worldwide 246 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Seoil University

What are the most cited papers from Seoil University?

The most cited paper from Seoil University is "Service Design as an Approach to Implement the Value Cocreation Perspective in New Service Development" (Eun Jung Yu, Daniela Sangiorgi, 2017), with 250 citations. Next come "An Empirical Study of the Relationships among End-User Information Systems Acceptance, Training, and Effectiveness" (137) and "CML 10, a variant of calmodulin, modulates ascorbic acid synthesis" (93).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Service Design as an Approach to Implement the Value Cocreation Perspective in New Service Development Eun Jung Yu, Daniela Sangiorgi · Journal of Service Research 26 May 2017 250
2 An Empirical Study of the Relationships among End-User Information Systems Acceptance, Training, and Effectiveness Sang M. Lee, Yeong R. Kim, Jaejung Lee · Journal of Management Information Systems Sep 1995 137
3 CML 10, a variant of calmodulin, modulates ascorbic acid synthesis Kwang‐Moon Cho, Ha Thi Kim Nguyen, Soo Youn Kim et al. · New Phytologist Open access 28 Aug 2015 93
4 Antioxidant efficacy and the upregulation of Nrf2-mediated HO-1 expression by (+)-lariciresinol, a lignan isolated from Rubia philippinensis, through the activation of p38 Vivek Kumar Bajpai, Md Badrul Alam, Khong Trong Quan et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 5 Apr 2017 90
5 Effect of Yoga on Pain, Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor, and Serotonin in Premenopausal Women with Chronic Low Back Pain Moseon Lee, Woongjoon Moon, Jaehee Kim · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Open access 2014 85
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Seoil University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort, Machine Learning, Energy Simulation, Climate Change Impact, Artificial Neural Networks, Building Energy Consumption and Dynamic Analysis.

▲ 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. Machine Learning4▲ 1.54×23 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  3. Deep Learning3◆ 1.02×21 topics
  4. Epidemiology3◆ 0.90×16 topics
  5. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.98×13 topics
  6. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.80×12 topics
  7. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  8. Health Effects2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  9. Remote Sensing2▲ 1.96×10 topics
  10. Energy Simulation2▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Thermal Comfort2▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Climate Change Impact2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  13. Building Energy Consumption2▲ 24×1 topic
  14. Dynamic Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control2▲ 7.3×1 topic
  16. Ground Motion2▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Seismic Engineering2▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Tissue Engineering2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  19. Data Integration1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  20. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  21. Semantic Network Analysis1▲ 76×2 topics
  22. Construction1▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Self-Efficacy1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  24. Smart Grid1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  25. Adsorption1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Nursing1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  27. Stem Cells1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  28. Structural Equation Modeling1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  29. Text Mining1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Affective States1▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Air Pollution1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  32. Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Circadian Rhythms1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Concrete Strengthening1▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Energy Consumption1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites1▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Intelligent Tutoring Systems1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Particulate Matter1▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Power System1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Semiotics1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Seoil University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Seismic Performance and Analysis, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Building Energy and Comf…2Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksSeismic Performance and …2Seismic Performance and Analysis: 2 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…1Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 1 fractional worksSemiotics and Representation Studies: 1 fractional worksIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning: 1 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in He…1Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Academic Research Analysis: 1 fractional works
Building and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  2. 2 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Semiotics and Representation Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Academic Research Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available56.9%not open43.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Seoil University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Seoil University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Seoil University0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Seoil 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Seoil University7.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.8% in 2025.

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