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Sogang University

In research, Sogang University stands highest in Mathematics (#2 of 1,053 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#639 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,479 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Inorganic Chemistry — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,228
of 28,054 · #1,643 all time
Rank in South Korea
#29
of 417
Research works
10k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
177k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Sogang 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
MathematicsField #2 of 1,053 42.7%69 #45
Physical SciencesDomain #639 of 12,888 17.9%1,140 #1179
EngineeringField #1,479 of 6,636 14.0%416 #1443
Social SciencesDomain #3,874 of 10,521 22.3%358 #2435
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #917 of 2,318 14.1%192 #978
Materials ScienceField #1,044 of 2,468 15.0%149 #1479
Computer ScienceField #2,143 of 4,667 16.4%263 #1234
Life SciencesDomain #3,583 of 7,800 20.6%118 #4106
Social SciencesField #3,574 of 6,365 23.0%147 #3438
Materials ChemistrySubfield #935 of 1,556 15.3%77 #1162

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

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. Mathematics#45 #2
  2. Physical Sciences#1,179 #639
  3. Engineering#1,443 #1,479
  4. Social Sciences#2,435 #3,874
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#978 #917
  6. Materials Science#1,479 #1,044
  7. Computer Science#1,234 #2,143
  8. Life Sciences#4,106 #3,583
  9. Social Sciences#3,438 #3,574
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,162 #935
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 Sogang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 28.0 works5.3×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 38.0 works4.9×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 20.3 works4.8×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.63× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.93× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.00× its world share, 263 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 416 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.52× its world share, 149 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.48× its world share, 69 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.19× its world share, 120 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 147 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sogang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sooyong Park, Hongseok Kim and Jong Suk Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sogang University.

  1. 1 Sooyong Park · #29,528 worldwide 560 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Hongseok Kim · #93,641 worldwide 367 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Jong Suk Lee · #95,661 worldwide 310 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Ki-Chan Nam · #124,822 worldwide 241 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Jun Hyuk Moon · #165,406 worldwide 229 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Nung Min Yoon · #168,328 worldwide 227 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Almas Heshmati · #173,675 worldwide 637 citations · 137 works
  8. 8 Jihoon Yang · #178,673 worldwide 155 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Youngjae Kim · #199,965 worldwide 186 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Hyun Seok Yang · #220,887 worldwide 157 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Sogang University

Which keywords describe research at Sogang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Crystal Growth, Biomedical Applications, Neuromorphic Computing, Nonlinear Optical Materials, Second Harmonic Generation and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Deep Learning114▲ 1.98×71 topics
  2. Neural Networks73▲ 2.8×32 topics
  3. Machine Learning49◆ 0.88×63 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications46▲ 2.3×29 topics
  5. Crystal Growth40▲ 8.3×12 topics
  6. Nanomaterials39▲ 2.2×15 topics
  7. Nanocomposites34▲ 2.5×19 topics
  8. Nanoparticles32▲ 1.52×30 topics
  9. Catalysis30▲ 2.7×22 topics
  10. Energy Storage28▲ 2.5×10 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks27▲ 2.1×14 topics
  12. Cathode Materials27▲ 4.0×3 topics
  13. Biosensors24▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Neuromorphic Computing23▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Nonlinear Optical Materials21▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Second Harmonic Generation20▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Black Holes20▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Quantum Gravity20▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Ferroelectricity19▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Field-Effect Transistors19▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Political Economy18▲ 4.2×10 topics
  22. Wireless Networks17▲ 6.7×8 topics
  23. Metal Oxides17▲ 8.1×2 topics
  24. Thin Films17▲ 5.3×9 topics
  25. General Relativity17▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Fuel Cells16▲ 6.3×2 topics
  27. Ionic Conductivity16▲ 7.1×2 topics
  28. Convolutional Networks16▲ 6.8×3 topics
  29. Dark Energy16▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Supernovae16▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Crystallographic Computing16▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Deep-Ultraviolet Materials16▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Cosmic Microwave Background15▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Cosmological Parameters15▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Non-Volatile Memory15▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. String Theory14▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Modular Forms14▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Field Theories14▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Holographic14▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Network Coding14▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Sogang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crystal Structures and Properties, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Crystal Structures and P…16Crystal Structures and Properties: 16 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…15Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 15 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 14 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 12 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Identities: 11 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …11Advancements in Battery Materials: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Combinatorial Mathematics: 10 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsAstronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Crystal Structures and PropertiesElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 16 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  4. 4 Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor materials and devicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 11 works
  7. 7 Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesAlgebra and Number Theory 11 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 10 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sogang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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