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Songwon University

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World rank, all time
#27,579
of 34,923
Rank in South Korea
#410
of 512
Research works
152
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Songwon University

Which fields of science does Songwon University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Songwon University is in Health Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Engineering (17%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 43.4% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 28.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLeadership and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 33.9% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 16.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSongwonUniversity53fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences15%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1528.7%
    2. Health Professions47.0%
    3. Nursing35.5%
    4. Dentistry12.1%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Engineering916.9%
    2. Environmental Science59.2%
    3. Computer Science35.1%
    4. Chemical Engineering01.0%
    5. Chemistry00.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Social Sciences36.6%
    2. Psychology24.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.2%
    4. Decision Sciences11.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.72× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 4.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 11.22× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing11.22×3 works
  2. Dentistry4.25×1 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.72×0 works
  4. Health Professions2.64×4 works
  5. Environmental Science1.85×5 works
  6. Medicine1.49×15 works
  7. Psychology1.49×2 works
  8. Veterinary1.17×0 works
  9. Engineering1.13×9 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.04×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×2 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.66×3 works
  15. Chemistry0.54×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.53×4 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.39×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Songwon University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jang-Soon Park, Sangguk Jeong and Myungkwan Lim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Songwon University.

  1. 1 Jang-Soon Park South Korea · #4,894,476 worldwide 239 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Sangguk Jeong South Korea · #5,062,740 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Myungkwan Lim South Korea · #5,249,382 worldwide 294 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Jang-Youl You South Korea · #5,462,863 worldwide 58 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Jong-An Jung South Korea · #5,581,221 worldwide 136 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Sun-A Lim South Korea · #5,658,449 worldwide 72 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Kwang-Kyun Lim South Korea · #5,817,000 worldwide 91 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Songwon University

What are the most cited papers from Songwon University?

The most cited paper from Songwon University is "Gut microbiota lipopolysaccharide accelerates inflamm-aging in mice" (Kyung‐Ah Kim, Jin-Ju Jeong, Sul‐Young Yoo et al., 2016), with 196 citations. Next come "Strength, shrinkage and creep and durability aspects of concrete including CO2 treated recycled fine aggregate" (177) and "Effects of Foot Reflexology on Fatigue, Sleep and Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" (126).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gut microbiota lipopolysaccharide accelerates inflamm-aging in mice Kyung‐Ah Kim, Jin-Ju Jeong, Sul‐Young Yoo et al. · BMC Microbiology Open access 15 Jan 2016 196
2 Strength, shrinkage and creep and durability aspects of concrete including CO2 treated recycled fine aggregate Gombosuren Chinzorigt, Myung Kwan Lim, Myoung-Youl Yu et al. · Cement and Concrete Research Open access 29 Jul 2020 177
3 Effects of Foot Reflexology on Fatigue, Sleep and Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Jeong-Soon Lee, Mi-Sook Han, Younghae Chung et al. · Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Review 2011 126
4 Korean early childhood educators' multi-dimensional teacher self-efficacy and ECE center climate and depression severity in teachers as contributing factors Yeon Ha Kim, Yang Eun Kim, Yang Eun Kim et al. · Teaching and Teacher Education 8 Jul 2009 70
5 Measuring Underlying Meanings of Gambling from the Perspective of Enduring Involvement Hochan Jang, Bongkoo Lee, Minkyung Park et al. · Journal of Travel Research Feb 2000 59
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Songwon University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Text Mining, Semantic Network Analysis, Health Effects, Structural Equation Modeling, Social Support, Particulate Matter and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Self-Efficacy5▲ 33×3 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.72×18 topics
  3. Text Mining3▲ 41×4 topics
  4. Semantic Network Analysis3▲ 237×2 topics
  5. Health Effects2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  9. Social Support2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  10. Structural Equation Modeling2▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  12. Particulate Matter2▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Mortality2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  14. Nursing2▲ 19×1 topic
  15. Research Trends2▲ 287×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  17. Virtual Reality2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  18. Clinical Competence2▲ 245×1 topic
  19. Lifestyle2▲ 116×3 topics
  20. Nursing Professionalism2▲ 245×1 topic
  21. Air Pollution2▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Risk Management2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  25. Global Burden2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  26. Health Locus of Control1▲ 89×1 topic
  27. Health-Promoting Behaviors1▲ 89×1 topic
  28. Online Education1▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Smart Learning1▲ 84×1 topic
  30. Construction1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Pedestrian Safety1▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Prevention1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Traffic Accidents1▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Fashion1▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Trauma1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. BIM1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Child-Centered1▲ 134×1 topic
  38. Industrial Risk Management1▲ 335×1 topic
  39. Marine Safety1▲ 335×1 topic
  40. Play Therapy1▲ 134×1 topic

Which research topics does Songwon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies, Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Diverse Approaches in He…2Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Education and…2Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…1Health and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 1 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…1BIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Resea…1Marine and Coastal Research: 1 fractional worksDental materials and res…1Dental materials and restorations: 1 fractional worksEducational Systems and …1Educational Systems and Policies: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthLeadership and ManagementHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Systems and Policies Information Systems 1 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Songwon University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Songwon University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Songwon University0.00020% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Songwon University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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