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Seoul National University

In research, Seoul National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#84 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#121 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#118 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hepatology, Oral Surgery and Transplantation (Hepatology is 3.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#112
of 22,385 · #142 all time
Rank in South Korea
#1
of 343
Research works
137k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3M
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Seoul National University

What is Seoul National University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #84 of 10,670 11.4%8,980 #130
Health SciencesDomain #121 of 9,902 11.2%9,005 #134
MedicineField #118 of 8,541 11.1%8,053 #127
EngineeringField #87 of 5,901 11.9%3,811 #90
Computer ScienceField #81 of 4,417 12.3%1,646 #88
Life SciencesDomain #141 of 6,403 9.7%3,589 #194
Materials ScienceField #73 of 2,276 11.6%980 #95
SurgerySubfield #51 of 1,532 12.4%1,257 #76
Social SciencesDomain #329 of 9,585 11.0%2,080 #370
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #79 of 2,176 11.7%1,168 #81

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Seoul 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 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#130 #84
  2. Health Sciences#134 #121
  3. Medicine#127 #118
  4. Engineering#90 #87
  5. Computer Science#88 #81
  6. Life Sciences#194 #141
  7. Materials Science#95 #73
  8. Surgery#76 #51
  9. Social Sciences#370 #329
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#81 #79
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Seoul National University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Seoul National University is in Health Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Engineering (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 10k fractional works · 38.0% of its workMedicine: 9,035 fractional works · 34.0% of its workSurgery: 1,393 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 863 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 649 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 637 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 534 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 509 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 434 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 354 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 299 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 274 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 249 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 210 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 207 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 198 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 174 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 167 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 147 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 141 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 127 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 123 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 121 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 235 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 486 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 209 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 221 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 364 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 174 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 161 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 135 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10k fractional works · 37.9% of its workEngineering: 4,208 fractional works · 15.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,286 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 780 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 384 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 342 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 225 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 220 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 214 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 176 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 153 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,894 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 725 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 476 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 181 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 134 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,087 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 607 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 147 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 144 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,006 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 201 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 192 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 155 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 608 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 206 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 368 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 144 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 293 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 273 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 204 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 177 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 134 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4,069 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,158 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,211 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 342 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 232 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 739 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 350 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 120 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 715 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 277 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 178 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 115 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 365 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 293 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,359 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 944 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 328 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 193 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 541 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 164 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 149 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 138 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 324 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 224 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 259 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 196 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 135 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKSeoul NationalUniversity27kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences9%

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
    1. Medicine9,03534.0%
    2. Health Professions4861.8%
    3. Dentistry3641.4%
    4. Nursing1610.6%
    5. Veterinary590.2%
    1. Engineering4,20815.8%
    2. Computer Science1,8947.1%
    3. Materials Science1,0874.1%
    4. Environmental Science1,0063.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy6082.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences3681.4%
    7. Chemistry2931.1%
    8. Mathematics2731.0%
    9. Energy2040.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering1340.5%
  3. Life Sciences4,06915.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,1588.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7392.8%
    3. Neuroscience7152.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3651.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics910.3%
    1. Social Sciences9443.5%
    2. Psychology5412.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3241.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2591.0%
    5. Decision Sciences1570.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities1350.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Seoul National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hepatology takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HepatologySubfield · 174.5 works3.4×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 174.1 works3.4×
  3. TransplantationSubfield · 39.7 works3.4×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 98.2 works3.3×
  5. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 86.4 works3.0×
  6. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 31.5 works2.8×
  7. DentistryField · 364.3 works2.8×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 739 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 2,158 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 365 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 715 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 91 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 134 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 294 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 1,894 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 368 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 204 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 4,208 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 1,006 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 1,087 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 273 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 608 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.82× its world share, 364 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 486 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 9,035 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 162 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 59 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 135 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 259 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 156 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 324 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 541 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 944 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.82×364 works
  2. Medicine1.77×9,035 works
  3. Neuroscience1.65×715 works
  4. Veterinary1.62×59 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.52×2,158 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.44×134 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.36×365 works
  8. Nursing1.24×162 works
  9. Materials Science1.17×1,087 works
  10. Engineering1.05×4,208 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.03×608 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.97×91 works
  13. Computer Science0.92×1,894 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×368 works
  15. Mathematics0.87×273 works
  16. Energy0.83×204 works
  17. Environmental Science0.76×1,006 works
  18. Chemistry0.70×294 works
  19. Health Professions0.69×486 works
  20. Psychology0.67×541 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.61×156 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×739 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×324 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×259 works
  25. Social Sciences0.28×944 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.18×135 works

Who are the top researchers at Seoul National University?

Ranked on the quality score, Taeghwan Hyeon, Kisuk Kang and Dae‐Hyeong Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seoul National University.

  1. 1 Taeghwan Hyeon South Korea · #270 worldwide 112k citations · 685 works
  2. 2 Kisuk Kang South Korea · #565 worldwide 55k citations · 492 works
  3. 3 Dae‐Hyeong Kim South Korea · #606 worldwide 55k citations · 311 works
  4. 4 S. H. Oh South Korea · #6,648 worldwide 85k citations · 301 works
  5. 5 V. Narry Kim South Korea · #9,381 worldwide 39k citations · 145 works
  6. 6 Choongwon Jeong South Korea · #17,933 worldwide 7.8k citations · 123 works
  7. 7 Min Hyuk Park South Korea · #18,347 worldwide 15k citations · 194 works
  8. 8 Hyung Mok Lee South Korea · #18,434 worldwide 104k citations · 744 works
  9. 9 Martin Steinegger South Korea · #19,429 worldwide 83k citations · 178 works
  10. 10 Gabin Yoon South Korea · #23,100 worldwide 8.6k citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Seoul National University

What are the most cited papers from Seoul National University?

The most cited paper from Seoul National University is "Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold" (John Jumper et al., 2021), with 47,486 citations. Next come "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger" (14,545) and "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (12,158).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold John Jumper et al. · Nature Open access 15 Jul 2021 47,486
2 Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,011 authors 11 Feb 2016 14,545
3 Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Marie Ng et al. · The Lancet Open access140 authors 28 May 2014 12,158
4 The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans Konrad J. Karczewski et al. · Nature Open access177 authors 27 May 2020 10,422
5 ColabFold: making protein folding accessible to all Milot Mirdita, Konstantin Schütze, Yoshitaka Moriwaki et al. · Nature Methods Open access 30 May 2022 10,120
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Seoul National University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Deep Learning, Chemotherapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Cancer and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,514▲ 1.43×130 topics
  2. Deep Learning1,064▲ 1.16×80 topics
  3. Inflammation1,018▲ 1.80×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning748▼ 0.84×89 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress604▲ 1.38×61 topics
  6. Neural Networks578▲ 1.41×38 topics
  7. Cancer549▲ 1.53×59 topics
  8. Quality of Life548▲ 1.43×52 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease538▲ 1.77×38 topics
  10. Treatment520▲ 1.61×50 topics
  11. Climate Change489▼ 0.68×98 topics
  12. Chemotherapy480▲ 2.5×24 topics
  13. Immunotherapy420▲ 2.2×19 topics
  14. Diagnosis403▲ 1.62×41 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications397▲ 1.26×36 topics
  16. Risk Factors386▲ 1.32×36 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines385▲ 2.6×14 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome366▲ 1.70×22 topics
  19. Management359▲ 1.69×35 topics
  20. Biomarkers350▲ 1.88×18 topics
  21. Obesity328▲ 1.60×26 topics
  22. Clinical Trials320▲ 1.80×19 topics
  23. Mortality307▲ 2.0×13 topics
  24. Gene Expression302▲ 1.81×20 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders292▲ 1.92×20 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment284▲ 2.4×8 topics
  27. Complications266▲ 2.0×17 topics
  28. Tissue Engineering265▲ 1.64×13 topics
  29. Radiotherapy265▲ 2.5×13 topics
  30. Guidelines263▲ 2.1×13 topics
  31. Global Burden259▲ 1.78×12 topics
  32. Prognostic Factors256▲ 2.2×14 topics
  33. Medical Imaging247▲ 1.77×9 topics
  34. Precision Medicine246▲ 1.86×8 topics
  35. Surgical Management246▲ 2.3×20 topics
  36. Insulin Resistance232▲ 1.93×10 topics
  37. Survival Analysis214▲ 2.9×7 topics
  38. Neoadjuvant Therapy213▲ 3.4×5 topics
  39. Neuromorphic Computing190▲ 6.2×2 topics
  40. Hepatocellular Carcinoma184▲ 3.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Seoul National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis.

Advanced Memory and Neur…115Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 115 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…94Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 94 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 91 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 84 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 84 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 81 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 78 fractional worksFerroelectric and Negati…75Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices: 75 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 75 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 74 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical EngineeringHepatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 115 works
  2. 2 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 94 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 91 works
  4. 4 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 84 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 84 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 81 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 78 works
  8. 8 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 75 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 75 works
  10. 10 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 74 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Seoul National University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Seoul National University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.10% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Seoul National University0.099% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Seoul National 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%Seoul National University11.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.2% in 2024.

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Which institutions have research most like Seoul National University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, National Taiwan University has the research profile closest to Seoul National University's, with both strong in Medicine.

  1. 1 National Taiwan UniversityTaiwan · Both strong in Medicine, Neuroscience, Immunology and Microbiology 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 Sichuan UniversityChina · Both strong in Dentistry, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.79 Compare
  3. 3 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Both strong in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience 0.76 Compare
  4. 4 Korea UniversitySouth Korea · Both strong in Neuroscience, Chemical Engineering, Medicine 0.76 Compare
  5. 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Both strong in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Chemical Engineering 0.76 Compare

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What is Seoul National University known for in research?

In research, Seoul National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#84 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#121 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#118 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hepatology, Oral Surgery and Transplantation (Hepatology is 3.4× its share of world research).

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