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Sunchon National University

In research, Sunchon National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,378 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,034 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,798 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology and Insect Science — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 41.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,595
of 28,054 · #5,869 all time
Rank in South Korea
#89
of 417
Research works
4.9k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Sunchon National 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,378 of 12,888 9.7%688 #4332
Health SciencesDomain #5,034 of 11,982 18.3%152 #3967
Life SciencesDomain #3,798 of 7,800 7.5%806 #6694
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,715 of 3,409 5.9%628 #2529
EngineeringField #3,379 of 6,636 13.0%177 #3240
Materials ScienceField #1,472 of 2,468 12.3%82 #2452
MedicineField #6,404 of 10,443 18.9%118 #9279
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,601 of 3,579 11.9%141 #4720
Environmental ScienceField #2,600 of 3,551 4.9%229 #3378
Social SciencesDomain #7,772 of 10,521 24.4%77 #10021

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 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. Physical Sciences#4,332 #3,378
  2. Health Sciences#3,967 #5,034
  3. Life Sciences#6,694 #3,798
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,529 #1,715
  5. Engineering#3,240 #3,379
  6. Materials Science#2,452 #1,472
  7. Medicine#9,279 #6,404
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,720 #2,601
  9. Environmental Science#3,378 #2,600
  10. Social Sciences#10,021 #7,772
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 Sunchon National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 41.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 338.4 works42×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 65.7 works32×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 86.0 works18×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 38.7 works12×
  5. EcologySubfield · 139.1 works10×
  6. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 627.8 works7.7×
← 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: 7.67× its world share, 628 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 141 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 74 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 177 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.68× its world share, 229 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 82 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.18× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sunchon National University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jong‐In Park, 최상기 and 김문용 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunchon National University.

  1. 1 Jong‐In Park South Korea · #172,408 worldwide 304 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 최상기 South Korea · #360,723 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 김문용 South Korea · #503,208 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Sung Hoon Park South Korea · #509,769 worldwide 465 citations · 148 works
  5. 5 Young-Ju Lee South Korea · #561,138 worldwide 42 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Jaehyun Jin South Korea · #629,640 worldwide 29 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Mi‐Kyung Lee South Korea · #639,168 worldwide 131 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Jang‐Woo Park South Korea · #664,873 worldwide 59 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Il Ryu South Korea · #721,476 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Kwon‐Il Seo South Korea · #737,351 worldwide 52 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Sunchon National University

Which keywords describe research at Sunchon National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Biodiversity302▲ 24×23 topics
  2. Taxonomy274▲ 123×14 topics
  3. Invasive Species252▲ 34×19 topics
  4. Phylogeny228▲ 88×17 topics
  5. Biogeography225▲ 50×20 topics
  6. Evolution223▲ 52×17 topics
  7. DNA Barcoding194▲ 69×9 topics
  8. Morphology167▲ 56×9 topics
  9. Coleoptera154▲ 456×2 topics
  10. Conservation130▲ 18×16 topics
  11. Speciation129▲ 193×3 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny128▲ 48×10 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis118▲ 23×13 topics
  14. Diversification96▲ 144×2 topics
  15. beetles94▲ 429×1 topic
  16. Climate Change92▲ 1.99×50 topics
  17. Ecology70▲ 26×8 topics
  18. Neotropical Region64▲ 258×2 topics
  19. Host Plants63▲ 328×2 topics
  20. Global Change62▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Biological Control61▲ 24×9 topics
  22. Aquatic Environment60▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Cerambycidae60▲ 506×1 topic
  24. Distribution60▲ 157×1 topic
  25. Disease Risk60▲ 56×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem60▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Community Ecology59▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Host-Parasite Interactions59▲ 118×1 topic
  29. Parasites59▲ 118×1 topic
  30. Adaptation57▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Biodiversity Loss56▲ 64×3 topics
  32. Nematodes55▲ 66×3 topics
  33. Genetic Analysis53▲ 73×3 topics
  34. Groundwater52▲ 37×3 topics
  35. Cavefish52▲ 267×1 topic
  36. Infection52▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Subterranean52▲ 267×1 topic
  38. Parasitism50▲ 322×1 topic
  39. Snails50▲ 322×1 topic
  40. Host Specificity46▲ 24×4 topics

Which research topics does Sunchon National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 94 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 60 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…59Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 59 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversit…52Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 52 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites Studies: 50 fractional worksOrthoptera Research and Taxonomy: 35 fractional worksInvertebrate Taxonomy an…34Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology: 34 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 33 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 33 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 24 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyPaleontologyInsect Science1 others

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

  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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sunchon National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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