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Seowon University

In research, Seowon University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,357 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,227 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology (Dermatology is 40.9× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#7,608
of 22,385 · #8,863 all time
Rank in South Korea
#127
of 343
Research works
692
▲ 141% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.3k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%

What is Seowon 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,357 of 9,902 2.4%108 #7818
MedicineField #4,227 of 8,541 2.3%95 #8671

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Seowon University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Seowon University is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 114 fractional works · 46.6% of its workMedicine: 100 fractional works · 40.8% of its workDermatology: 26 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 19.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 17.5% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 7.1% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSeowon University244fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences16%

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. Medicine10040.8%
    2. Health Professions62.3%
    3. Nursing52.2%
    4. Dentistry21.0%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology218.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences187.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.3%
    5. Neuroscience20.9%
    1. Computer Science166.5%
    2. Engineering135.1%
    3. Environmental Science62.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.0%
    5. Chemistry20.8%
    6. Materials Science20.7%
    7. Mathematics10.5%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences177.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting72.9%
    3. Psychology72.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities52.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Seowon University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 40.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 26.2 works41×
← 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: 1.57× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.63× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 4.54× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.54×5 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.63×3 works
  3. Medicine2.12×100 works
  4. Dentistry2.06×2 works
  5. Veterinary2.01×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.63×21 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.57×18 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.45×4 works
  9. Psychology0.92×7 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.91×7 works
  11. Health Professions0.89×6 works
  12. Computer Science0.84×16 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.69×5 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.61×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.60×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.56×17 works
  17. Neuroscience0.55×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.52×6 works
  19. Chemistry0.49×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.46×1 works
  21. Engineering0.34×13 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×2 works
  23. Energy0.20×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.19×2 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Seowon University?

Ranked on the quality score, Bu Young Choi, Deog-Ro Lee and Chung Ho Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seowon University.

  1. 1 Bu Young Choi South Korea · #1,349,220 worldwide 3.4k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Deog-Ro Lee South Korea · #1,494,878 worldwide 1.2k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Chung Ho Kim South Korea · #1,763,872 worldwide 2k citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Byung-Wook Kang South Korea · #1,829,434 worldwide 896 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Kwan-Sik Na South Korea · #1,905,012 worldwide 522 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Jong Yeong Jeong South Korea · #2,671,045 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Jong Yeong Jeong South Korea · #2,759,333 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Suk-Hyun Choi South Korea · #3,134,072 worldwide 460 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Choi Nakbum South Korea · #3,767,594 worldwide 112 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Hae-Sang Song South Korea · #3,804,844 worldwide 129 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Seowon University

What are the most cited papers from Seowon University?

The most cited paper from Seowon University is "Overexpression of AtMYB44 Enhances Stomatal Closure to Confer Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis" (Choonkyun Jung, Jun Sung Seo, Sang Won Han et al., 2007), with 797 citations. Next come "A Multilevel Model of Team Goal Orientation, Information Exchange, and Creativity" (502) and "Culture-Level Dimensions of Social Axioms and Their Correlates across 41 Cultures" (496).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Overexpression of AtMYB44 Enhances Stomatal Closure to Confer Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis Choonkyun Jung, Jun Sung Seo, Sang Won Han et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access 27 Dec 2007 797
2 A Multilevel Model of Team Goal Orientation, Information Exchange, and Creativity Yaping Gong, Tae‐Yeol Kim, Deog-Ro Lee et al. · Academy of Management Journal Open access 26 Jul 2012 502
3 Culture-Level Dimensions of Social Axioms and Their Correlates across 41 Cultures Michael Harris Bond et al. · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Open access Sep 2004 496
4 Expression of a Bifunctional Fusion of the Escherichia coli Genes for Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase and Trehalose-6-Phosphate Phosphatase in Transgenic Rice Plants Increases Trehalose Accumulation and Abiotic Stress Tolerance without Stunting Growth In‐Cheol Jang, Se‐Jun Oh, Ju‐Seok Seo et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access Feb 2003 443
5 Implications of Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations of CDKN2A (p16 INK4a ) in Cancer Ran Zhao, Bu Young Choi, Mee-Hyun Lee et al. · EBioMedicine Open access 3 May 2016 442
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Seowon University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 4.4×42 topics
  2. Inflammation13▲ 2.5×30 topics
  3. Diagnosis10▲ 4.5×5 topics
  4. Lifestyle9▲ 129×3 topics
  5. Text Mining9▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Virtual Reality9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  7. Quality of Life8▲ 2.3×10 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress8▲ 1.94×21 topics
  9. Pathogenesis8▲ 6.3×8 topics
  10. Fashion7▲ 79×3 topics
  11. Antioxidant7▲ 4.4×23 topics
  12. Risk Assessment7▲ 4.5×3 topics
  13. Antifungal Therapy7▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Contact Allergy6▲ 140×1 topic
  15. Self-Efficacy6▲ 9.9×5 topics
  16. Skin Sensitization6▲ 140×1 topic
  17. Semantic Network Analysis6▲ 115×2 topics
  18. Structural Equation Modeling6▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Dermatophytes5▲ 87×1 topic
  21. Onychomycosis5▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Antioxidants5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Cancer Prevention4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  24. Big Data Analysis4▲ 89×2 topics
  25. Nursing4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  26. Generation Z4▲ 96×1 topic
  27. Histopathological Study4▲ 66×2 topics
  28. Injury Prevention4▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Metaverse4▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Self-Esteem4▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Social Network Analysis4▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Health Care4▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Immune Dysregulation4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Research Trends4▲ 136×1 topic
  35. Autoantibodies4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Filaggrin4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Skin Microbiome4▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Staphylococcus aureus4▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Autoimmune4▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Insecticide Resistance4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Seowon University publish most on?

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

  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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Seowon University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 141% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Seowon University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0023% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Seowon University0.00044% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Seowon 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 2025Seowon University5.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 2019.

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