Soongsil University
In research, Soongsil University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,161 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,272 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,188 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications (Signal Processing is 4.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,553 of 22,385 · #2,199 all time
- Rank in South Korea
- #35 of 343
- Research works
- 8.7k ▲ 34% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 108k 12.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.02× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 35% world 40%
- International
- 10% world 18%
What is Soongsil University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,161 of 10,670 | 10.8% | 1,444 | #1625 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,272 of 9,902 | 14.8% | 286 | #2015 | |
| MedicineField | #1,188 of 8,541 | 15.3% | 254 | #1909 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #791 of 4,417 | 12.8% | 386 | #987 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,089 of 5,901 | 10.3% | 696 | #1176 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #674 of 2,176 | 11.1% | 332 | #818 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,662 of 9,585 | 8.7% | 253 | #3908 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #921 of 2,276 | 6.9% | 164 | #1297 | |
| Artificial IntelligenceSubfield | #788 of 1,862 | 14.3% | 92 | #1135 | |
| Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield | #378 of 728 | 13.3% | 82 | #603 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Soongsil 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#1,625 #1,161
- Health Sciences#2,015 #1,272
- Medicine#1,909 #1,188
- Computer Science#987 #791
- Engineering#1,176 #1,089
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#818 #674
- Social Sciences#3,908 #3,662
- Materials Science#1,297 #921
- Artificial Intelligence#1,135 #788
- Computer Networks and Communications#603 #378
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Soongsil University work in?
In 2022-now, 69% of research at Soongsil University is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Computer Science (18%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences1,64468.9%
- Engineering79433.3%
- Computer Science43718.3%
- Materials Science1877.8%
- Physics and Astronomy933.9%
- Environmental Science461.9%
- Energy331.4%
- Chemistry251.1%
- Mathematics130.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences90.4%
- Chemical Engineering60.3%
- Health Sciences31913.4%
- Medicine28411.9%
- Health Professions231.0%
- Nursing100.4%
- Dentistry20.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Social Sciences28011.8%
- Social Sciences1084.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting582.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance401.7%
- Psychology371.6%
- Decision Sciences281.2%
- Arts and Humanities90.4%
- Life Sciences1415.9%
What does Soongsil University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Signal ProcessingSubfield · 33.0 works4.6×
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 380.8 works4.5×
- Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 90.4 works4.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Computer Science2.36×437 works
- Materials Science2.25×187 works
- Engineering2.22×794 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.76×93 works
- Energy1.50×33 works
- Decision Sciences1.21×28 works
- Nursing0.85×10 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×40 works
- Chemical Engineering0.76×6 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.75×58 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×93 works
- Chemistry0.67×25 works
- Medicine0.62×284 works
- Neuroscience0.60×23 works
- Psychology0.51×37 works
- Mathematics0.46×13 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×4 works
- Environmental Science0.39×46 works
- Health Professions0.37×23 works
- Social Sciences0.36×108 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.25×6 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×9 works
- Dentistry0.16×2 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×15 works
- Veterinary0.13×0 works
- Arts and Humanities0.13×9 works
- Computer Science 2.4×
- Materials Science 2.2×
- Engineering 2.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.8×
- Energy 1.5×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Neuroscience 0.6×
- Psychology 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.4×
- Health Professions 0.4×
- Social Sciences 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Veterinary 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Soongsil University?
Ranked on the quality score, Yasser Vasseghian, Jaheon Kim and Kyungdo Han lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Soongsil University.
- 1
Yasser Vasseghian
South Korea · #12,077 worldwide 48k citations · 287 works
- 2
Jaheon Kim
South Korea · #72,317 worldwide 35k citations · 204 works
- 3
Kyungdo Han
South Korea · #307,228 worldwide 4.8k citations · 283 works
- 4
Moon Sung Kang
South Korea · #328,378 worldwide 7.1k citations · 184 works
- 5
Jaheon Kim
South Korea · #348,417 worldwide 11k citations · 99 works
- 6
Won‐Gyu Bae
South Korea · #373,778 worldwide 5.7k citations · 61 works
- 7
Kiwon Eum
South Korea · #394,484 worldwide 1.9k citations · 46 works
- 8
Sang‐Woo Joo
South Korea · #395,036 worldwide 8.6k citations · 315 works
- 9
J. D. Nam
South Korea · #405,215 worldwide 1.1k citations · 34 works
- 10
Kyoungmin Min
South Korea · #468,948 worldwide 3.6k citations · 135 works
Which keywords describe research at Soongsil University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Energy Storage, Wireless Power Transfer, Energy Efficiency, Cathode Materials and IoT Security.
- Efficiency Optimization
- Distributed Systems
- Oscillators
- Wireless Communications
- Millimeter-Wave
- Nanogenerators
- Wireless Energy Harvesting
- Frequency Synthesizer
- Electrocatalysis
- Text Mining
- CMOS
- Sensor Networks
- Flexible Electronics
- Health Monitoring
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- IoT Security
- Wireless Power Transfer
- Cathode Materials
- Energy Efficiency
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Energy Storage
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Nanocomposites
- Data Mining
- Anomaly Detection
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Integrated Circuits
- Energy Management
- RFID Technology
- Power Electronics
- Energy Harvesting
- Information Transfer
- 5G Networks
- Wearable
- Security and Privacy
- Low-Noise Amplifiers
- Electric Vehicle Charging
- Beamforming
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
- Deep Learning243▲ 3.0×75 topics
- Machine Learning153▲ 1.93×68 topics
- Neural Networks102▲ 2.8×31 topics
- Energy Efficiency70▲ 3.1×24 topics
- Energy Storage63▲ 4.1×12 topics
- Cathode Materials51▲ 5.5×3 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks48▲ 2.8×13 topics
- Wireless Power Transfer46▲ 21×2 topics
- Nanocomposites43▲ 2.3×21 topics
- IoT Security43▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Data Mining42▲ 2.4×12 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries39▲ 4.0×3 topics
- Anomaly Detection36▲ 5.3×5 topics
- Health Monitoring36▲ 7.3×3 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries35▲ 5.5×2 topics
- Flexible Electronics33▲ 8.0×3 topics
- Integrated Circuits32▲ 9.4×3 topics
- Sensor Networks32▲ 5.6×5 topics
- Energy Management32▲ 8.2×3 topics
- CMOS31▲ 26×2 topics
- RFID Technology30▲ 7.4×4 topics
- Text Mining30▲ 9.3×5 topics
- Power Electronics29▲ 3.8×8 topics
- Electrocatalysis29▲ 4.2×5 topics
- Energy Harvesting29▲ 6.7×3 topics
- Frequency Synthesizer28▲ 30×2 topics
- Information Transfer28▲ 19×1 topic
- Wireless Energy Harvesting28▲ 19×1 topic
- 5G Networks27▲ 5.6×5 topics
- Nanogenerators26▲ 8.2×1 topic
- Wearable26▲ 8.2×1 topic
- Millimeter-Wave26▲ 29×2 topics
- Security and Privacy25▲ 5.6×3 topics
- Wireless Communications25▲ 6.0×5 topics
- Low-Noise Amplifiers24▲ 37×1 topic
- Oscillators24▲ 37×1 topic
- Electric Vehicle Charging24▲ 12×2 topics
- Distributed Systems24▲ 5.8×6 topics
- Beamforming21▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Efficiency Optimization21▲ 19×2 topics
Which research topics does Soongsil University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design and Advancements in Battery Materials.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
- 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 26 works
- 3 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
- 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
- 5 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
- 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
- 7 Wireless Power Transfer Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
- 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 17 works
- 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 17 works
- 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Soongsil University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Soongsil University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0087% in 2024.
Fractional works of Soongsil 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.1% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Seoul
- Seoul National University
- Yonsei University
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Korea University
- Hanyang University
- Kyung Hee University
- Catholic University of Korea
- Samsung (South Korea)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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