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Seowon University

In research, Seowon University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,421 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,936 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology — Dermatology is 42.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,830
of 28,054 · #20,541 all time
Rank in South Korea
#270
of 417
Research works
692
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Seowon 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,421 of 11,982 3.8%108 #11046
MedicineField #9,936 of 10,443 2.9%95 #15431

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Seowon 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).

What does Seowon University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 42.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 26.1 works43×
← 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: 1.64× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.60× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 4.03× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Seowon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kim Youngsik, Jihye Lee and Jaeho Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seowon University.

  1. 1 Kim Youngsik South Korea · #276,126 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Jihye Lee South Korea · #1,010,659 worldwide 16 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Jaeho Lee South Korea · #1,518,377 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Seowon University

Which keywords describe research at Seowon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Text Mining, Lifestyle, Virtual Reality, Diagnosis, Fashion, Pathogenesis and Antifungal Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 4.5×40 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 2.1×27 topics
  3. Diagnosis10▲ 4.7×5 topics
  4. Lifestyle9▲ 120×3 topics
  5. Text Mining9▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Virtual Reality9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  7. Quality of Life8▲ 2.5×10 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.0×21 topics
  9. Pathogenesis8▲ 6.6×8 topics
  10. Fashion7▲ 78×3 topics
  11. Risk Assessment7▲ 4.7×3 topics
  12. Antioxidant7▲ 4.4×22 topics
  13. Antifungal Therapy7▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Contact Allergy6▲ 147×1 topic
  15. Self-Efficacy6▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Skin Sensitization6▲ 147×1 topic
  17. Semantic Network Analysis6▲ 110×2 topics
  18. Structural Equation Modeling6▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 3.6×14 topics
  20. Dermatophytes5▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Onychomycosis5▲ 91×1 topic
  22. Antioxidants5▲ 4.7×6 topics
  23. Big Data Analysis4▲ 89×2 topics
  24. Nursing4▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Generation Z4▲ 100×1 topic
  26. Histopathological Study4▲ 69×2 topics
  27. Metaverse4▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Health Care4▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Immune Dysregulation4▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Research Trends4▲ 129×1 topic
  31. Self-Esteem4▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Herbal Medicine4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  33. Cancer Prevention4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Filaggrin4▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Injury Prevention4▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Skin Microbiome4▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Autoantibodies4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  38. Autoimmune4▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Insecticide Resistance4▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Ketogenic Diet4▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Seowon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Nail Diseases and Treatments, Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research and Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies.

Contact Dermatitis and A…6Contact Dermatitis and Allergies: 6 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatm…5Nail Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contem…4Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 4 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in He…4Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksMedicine and Dermatology Studies History: 3 fractional worksDermatological and Skele…3Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders: 3 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 3 fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions: 3 fractional worksConsumer Perception and …3Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior: 3 fractional works
DermatologyEpidemiologyCultural StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 6 works
  2. 2 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 4 works
  4. 4 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 4 works
  6. 6 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History Dermatology 3 works
  7. 7 Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 3 works
  9. 9 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 3 works
  10. 10 Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior Marketing 3 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Seowon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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