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SK Group (South Korea)

In research, SK Group (South Korea) stands highest in Engineering (#1,797 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,650 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,351 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,696
of 28,054 · #9,284 all time
Rank in South Korea
#106
of 417
Research works
1.6k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is SK Group (South Korea) 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
EngineeringField #1,797 of 6,636 16.5%202 #2755
Physical SciencesDomain #3,650 of 12,888 17.4%330 #6124
Computer ScienceField #1,351 of 4,667 20.9%66 #2907
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #899 of 2,318 16.8%134 #1466

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SK Group (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#2,755 #1,797
  2. Physical Sciences#6,124 #3,650
  3. Computer Science#2,907 #1,351
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,466 #899
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does SK Group (South Korea) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 134.5 works10.0×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 22.8 works6.8×
  3. EngineeringField · 202.5 works3.6×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.14× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.24× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.56× its world share, 202 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.32× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SK Group (South Korea)?

Ranked on the composite score, Kyucheol Cho, Donggyu Yim and Myoung‐Soo Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SK Group (South Korea).

  1. 1 Kyucheol Cho South Korea · #909,795 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Donggyu Yim South Korea · #1,025,659 worldwide 19 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Myoung‐Soo Kim South Korea · #1,167,697 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Sung‐Ki Park South Korea · #1,180,526 worldwide 36 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Dongsik Lee South Korea · #1,310,923 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Hyunjo Yang South Korea · #1,332,538 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jang Won Moon South Korea · #1,365,672 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Youngki Hong South Korea · #1,366,488 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Kyunghoon Kim South Korea · #1,466,345 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Chang-Moon Lim South Korea · #1,551,432 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at SK Group (South Korea)

Which keywords describe research at SK Group (South Korea)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoelectronics, Neuromorphic Computing, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Parallel Computing, Neural Networks, Thin Films and Non-Volatile Memory.

▲ 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. Neural Networks23▲ 3.9×21 topics
  2. Deep Learning23▲ 1.76×45 topics
  3. Nanoelectronics23▲ 69×2 topics
  4. Neuromorphic Computing23▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Atomic Layer Deposition22▲ 85×1 topic
  6. High-k Dielectrics22▲ 85×1 topic
  7. Parallel Computing17▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Thin Films15▲ 21×7 topics
  9. Non-Volatile Memory14▲ 39×2 topics
  10. Integrated Circuits13▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Metal Oxides12▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Thermal Management12▲ 9.8×5 topics
  13. Nanoparticles12▲ 2.6×18 topics
  14. Doping12▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Memristor12▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Resistive Switching12▲ 37×1 topic
  17. Synaptic Plasticity12▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Field-Effect Transistors12▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Distributed Storage11▲ 107×1 topic
  20. Network Coding11▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Ferroelectricity11▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Hafnium Oxide11▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Negative Capacitance11▲ 92×1 topic
  24. CMOS Technology10▲ 35×5 topics
  25. Energy Efficiency10▲ 2.9×18 topics
  26. Process Variation10▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Interconnect9▲ 143×1 topic
  28. Through-Silicon Via9▲ 143×1 topic
  29. Cathode Materials9▲ 5.8×3 topics
  30. Failure Analysis8▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Electromigration8▲ 74×2 topics
  32. Frequency Synthesizer8▲ 49×2 topics
  33. Solar Cells7▲ 9.4×7 topics
  34. High-Performance Computing7▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Fault Localization7▲ 26×2 topics
  36. High-Temperature Electronics7▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Nanowire Transistors7▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors7▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Laser Voltage Probing6▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Photon Emission Microscopy6▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does SK Group (South Korea) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Advanced Data Storage Technologies and Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices.

Semiconductor materials …22Semiconductor materials and devices: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Te…11Advanced Data Storage Technologies: 11 fractional worksFerroelectric and Negati…11Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices: 11 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 7 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …6Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 6 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 6 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvancements in PLL and VCO Technologies: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and Architecture

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 11 works
  4. 4 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 6 works
  9. 9 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SK Group (South Korea)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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