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Sun Moon University

In research, Sun Moon University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,905 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,857 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,008 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,644
of 28,054 · #6,757 all time
Rank in South Korea
#105
of 417
Research works
2.7k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Sun Moon 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,905 of 11,982 10.7%132 #4215
Physical SciencesDomain #5,857 of 12,888 16.0%219 #5151
Life SciencesDomain #4,008 of 7,800 15.6%85 #7633
EngineeringField #4,086 of 6,636 15.4%95 #4187
MedicineField #9,349 of 10,443 8.3%103 #6169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sun Moon 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. Health Sciences#4,215 #4,905
  2. Physical Sciences#5,151 #5,857
  3. Life Sciences#7,633 #4,008
  4. Engineering#4,187 #4,086
  5. Medicine#6,169 #9,349
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.

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: 0.99× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.58× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 95 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.31× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sun Moon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Auezhan Amanov, Ho-Yong Lee and Young Sik Pyun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sun Moon University.

  1. 1 Auezhan Amanov South Korea · #236,567 worldwide 242 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Ho-Yong Lee South Korea · #420,321 worldwide 77 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Young Sik Pyun South Korea · #481,801 worldwide 126 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Gobinda Gyawali South Korea · #647,642 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Kyoo-Sung Noh South Korea · #652,549 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Soo Wohn Lee South Korea · #659,230 worldwide 132 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Shung-Ichi Ando South Korea · #665,680 worldwide 136 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Ki Won Kim South Korea · #696,993 worldwide 97 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Dong-Soon Kim South Korea · #739,683 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Chunmi Kim South Korea · #831,085 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sun Moon University

Which keywords describe research at Sun Moon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Oxidative Stress, Self-Efficacy and Cancer.

▲ 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 Learning30▲ 1.83×49 topics
  2. Epidemiology25▲ 1.31×36 topics
  3. Machine Learning22▲ 1.36×40 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.96×29 topics
  5. Inflammation15▲ 1.46×30 topics
  6. Antioxidant14▲ 4.4×27 topics
  7. Cancer14▲ 2.2×28 topics
  8. Neural Networks12▲ 1.64×21 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 1.79×16 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties11▲ 2.4×25 topics
  11. Anti-inflammatory11▲ 8.3×14 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity10▲ 3.2×16 topics
  13. Rehabilitation9▲ 4.6×6 topics
  14. Virtual Reality8▲ 3.5×7 topics
  15. Self-Efficacy8▲ 6.3×4 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 2.2×11 topics
  17. Antioxidants8▲ 3.6×8 topics
  18. Microstructure8▲ 3.1×13 topics
  19. Medical Imaging8▲ 3.0×8 topics
  20. Prevention7▲ 3.7×7 topics
  21. Gut Microbiota7▲ 4.2×5 topics
  22. Pharmacology7▲ 5.8×9 topics
  23. Flavonoids7▲ 5.5×6 topics
  24. Aquaculture7▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Cancer Prevention7▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Functional Recovery7▲ 9.1×2 topics
  27. Medicinal Plants6▲ 3.3×9 topics
  28. Motor Recovery6▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Neural Plasticity6▲ 7.5×1 topic
  30. Injury Prevention6▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Probiotics6▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Psychological Factors6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Pharmacokinetics6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  34. Athletic Training6▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Biological Activities5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. Muscle Injuries5▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Sports Injury5▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Natural Products5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Text Mining5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  40. Arthroplasty4▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Sun Moon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Sports injuries and prevention, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…6Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…5Sports injuries and prevention: 5 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 4 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 4 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…3Health and Wellbeing Research: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 3 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 3 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …3Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 3 fractional works
RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicineImmunologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 4 works
  4. 4 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 3 works
  9. 9 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sun Moon 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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