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Sunchon National University

In research, Sunchon National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,655 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,164 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#574 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology and Insect Science (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 38.9× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,145
of 22,385 · #3,459 all time
Rank in South Korea
#48
of 343
Research works
4.9k
▲ 148% vs 2018-21
Citations
67k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Sunchon National University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,655 of 10,670 5.1%688 #2342
Life SciencesDomain #1,164 of 6,403 3.2%806 #2748
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #574 of 3,157 2.7%628 #958
Environmental ScienceField #710 of 3,334 1.4%229 #1157
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #70 of 269 0.8%338 #415
Health SciencesDomain #3,450 of 9,902 9.3%152 #5259
EngineeringField #2,193 of 5,901 6.8%177 #2630
MedicineField #3,761 of 8,541 9.1%118 #6019
Plant ScienceSubfield #596 of 1,317 5.8%109 #1011
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,478 of 2,964 4.8%141 #2804

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sunchon National 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,342 #1,655
  2. Life Sciences#2,748 #1,164
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#958 #574
  4. Environmental Science#1,157 #710
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#415 #70
  6. Health Sciences#5,259 #3,450
  7. Engineering#2,630 #2,193
  8. Medicine#6,019 #3,761
  9. Plant Science#1,011 #596
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,804 #1,478
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Sunchon National University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Sunchon National University is in Life Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (35%), Environmental Science (13%), Engineering (11%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 853 fractional works · 45.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 657 fractional works · 35.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 340 fractional works · 18.2% of its workPlant Science: 124 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInsect Science: 86 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAquatic Science: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 154 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 74 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 752 fractional works · 40.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 235 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEcology: 141 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 202 fractional works · 10.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 54 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 92 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 75 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPaleontology: 66 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 71 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 170 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMedicine: 131 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 88 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSunchon NationalUniversity1,863fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences46%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences5%

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
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences65735.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1548.3%
    3. Neuroscience160.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology130.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.7%
    1. Environmental Science23512.6%
    2. Engineering20210.9%
    3. Materials Science925.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences754.0%
    5. Computer Science713.8%
    6. Chemistry251.4%
    7. Energy221.2%
    8. Mathematics120.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering90.5%
    10. Physics and Astronomy80.4%
    1. Medicine1317.0%
    2. Nursing201.1%
    3. Veterinary110.6%
    4. Health Professions60.3%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Social Sciences372.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities191.0%
    3. Psychology140.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting110.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.2%
    6. Decision Sciences40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sunchon National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 38.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 339.8 works39×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 65.7 works29×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 86.4 works16×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 40.2 works12×
  5. EcologySubfield · 140.6 works9.6×
  6. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 657.1 works7.4×
← 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: 7.42× its world share, 657 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 154 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.89× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 75 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 202 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 235 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 92 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 131 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.32× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.42×657 works
  2. Veterinary4.32×11 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.57×75 works
  4. Environmental Science2.54×235 works
  5. Nursing2.22×20 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.89×12 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.55×154 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.42×9 works
  9. Materials Science1.42×92 works
  10. Energy1.26×22 works
  11. Chemistry0.87×26 works
  12. Engineering0.72×202 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.71×13 works
  14. Mathematics0.55×12 works
  15. Neuroscience0.53×16 works
  16. Computer Science0.49×71 works
  17. Medicine0.37×131 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.36×19 works
  19. Psychology0.24×14 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.20×8 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.20×4 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×11 works
  23. Social Sciences0.16×37 works
  24. Health Professions0.12×6 works
  25. Dentistry0.11×1 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×4 works

Who are the top researchers at Sunchon National University?

Ranked on the quality score, Eddiemar Baguio Lagua, Kee‐Sun Sohn and Chang‐Eui Hong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunchon National University.

  1. 1 Eddiemar Baguio Lagua South Korea · #391,284 worldwide 268 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Kee‐Sun Sohn South Korea · #698,740 worldwide 8k citations · 268 works
  3. 3 Chang‐Eui Hong South Korea · #883,953 worldwide 1k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Yong Hwa Cheong South Korea · #907,747 worldwide 7.3k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Hyung‐Ho Ha South Korea · #981,167 worldwide 2.9k citations · 88 works
  6. 6 Silambarasan Perumal South Korea · #1,186,881 worldwide 457 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Minhun Jung South Korea · #1,466,478 worldwide 900 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 S. J. Richard Prabakar South Korea · #1,547,762 worldwide 1.7k citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Myoungho Pyo South Korea · #1,577,550 worldwide 4.2k citations · 146 works
  10. 10 Eun‐Cheon Lim South Korea · #1,692,192 worldwide 434 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Sunchon National University

What are the most cited papers from Sunchon National University?

The most cited paper from Sunchon National University is "Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range" (Gemma Henderson et al., 2015), with 1,785 citations. Next come "Production and utilization of biochar: A review" (1,280) and "Electrochemical Properties of High-Power Supercapacitors Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes" (877).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range Gemma Henderson et al. · Scientific Reports Open access147 authors 9 Oct 2015 1,785
2 Production and utilization of biochar: A review Jin Xiang Sun, Sung Hoon Park, Sang‐Chul Jung et al. · Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 15 Jun 2016 1,280
3 Electrochemical Properties of High-Power Supercapacitors Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes Kay-Hyeok An, W. S. Kim, Y. S. Park et al. · Advanced Functional Materials Oct 2001 877
4 Chlorogenic acid exhibits anti-obesity property and improves lipid metabolism in high-fat diet-induced-obese mice Ae-Sim Cho, Seon-Min Jeon, Myung‐Joo Kim et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology 12 Jan 2010 793
5 Competitive adsorption of heavy metals onto sesame straw biochar in aqueous solutions Jong‐Hwan Park, Yong Sik Ok, Seong-Heon Kim et al. · Chemosphere 14 Jun 2015 699
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sunchon National University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Biogeography, Evolution, DNA Barcoding and Morphology.

▲ 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. Biodiversity303▲ 21×24 topics
  2. Taxonomy274▲ 101×14 topics
  3. Invasive Species253▲ 32×19 topics
  4. Phylogeny228▲ 73×17 topics
  5. Biogeography225▲ 43×20 topics
  6. Evolution224▲ 45×17 topics
  7. DNA Barcoding194▲ 60×9 topics
  8. Morphology167▲ 50×9 topics
  9. Coleoptera155▲ 319×2 topics
  10. Conservation130▲ 16×17 topics
  11. Speciation129▲ 155×3 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny128▲ 42×10 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis119▲ 20×14 topics
  14. Climate Change98▲ 1.93×51 topics
  15. Diversification96▲ 116×2 topics
  16. beetles94▲ 304×1 topic
  17. Ecology71▲ 22×9 topics
  18. Neotropical Region64▲ 192×2 topics
  19. Global Change64▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Host Plants63▲ 239×2 topics
  21. Biological Control61▲ 22×9 topics
  22. Aquatic Environment60▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Cerambycidae60▲ 346×1 topic
  24. Distribution60▲ 126×1 topic
  25. Disease Risk60▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem60▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Community Ecology59▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Host-Parasite Interactions59▲ 107×1 topic
  29. Parasites59▲ 107×1 topic
  30. Adaptation58▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Biodiversity Loss56▲ 53×3 topics
  32. Nematodes55▲ 61×3 topics
  33. Genetic Analysis53▲ 56×3 topics
  34. Groundwater52▲ 30×3 topics
  35. Infection52▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Cavefish52▲ 142×1 topic
  37. Subterranean52▲ 142×1 topic
  38. Parasitism50▲ 255×1 topic
  39. Snails50▲ 255×1 topic
  40. Host Specificity47▲ 23×4 topics

Which research topics does Sunchon National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

  1. 1 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 94 works
  2. 2 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 60 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 59 works
  4. 4 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 52 works
  5. 5 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 50 works
  6. 6 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 35 works
  7. 7 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 34 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 33 works
  9. 9 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 33 works
  10. 10 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 24 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sunchon National University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 148% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Sunchon National University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0040% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Sunchon National University0.018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sunchon National 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sunchon National University2.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2006.

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