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Sungae Hospital

In research, Sungae Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,785 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,367 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,734
of 28,054 · #37,214 all time
Rank in South Korea
#404
of 417
Research works
424
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Sungae Hospital 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
MedicineField #9,785 of 10,443 5.0%76 #13838
Health SciencesDomain #11,367 of 11,982 4.9%82 #16751

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sungae Hospital 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).

What does Sungae Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 31.2 works14×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.12× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sungae Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Jin Soo Kim, Si Young Roh and Kyung Jin Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sungae Hospital.

  1. 1 Jin Soo Kim South Korea · #596,835 worldwide 65 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Si Young Roh South Korea · #1,081,248 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Kyung Jin Lee South Korea · #1,148,982 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Dong Chul Lee South Korea · #1,215,823 worldwide 31 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Sung Hoon Koh South Korea · #1,417,377 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Sungae Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Sungae Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Biomechanics, Surgical Management, Clinical Outcomes and Free Flap.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 3.9×59 topics
  2. Complications8▲ 16×10 topics
  3. Distal Radius Fractures5▲ 102×1 topic
  4. Flexor Tendon Repair5▲ 102×1 topic
  5. Biomechanics5▲ 16×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×27 topics
  8. Surgical Management4▲ 10×13 topics
  9. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×19 topics
  10. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Free Flap3▲ 86×1 topic
  12. Microsurgical Reconstruction3▲ 86×1 topic
  13. Mortality3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  14. Infection Prevention3▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Treatment3▲ 2.6×22 topics
  16. Surgical Treatment3▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Diagnosis3▲ 3.2×19 topics
  18. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Elbow Injuries3▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction3▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Reconstruction2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  23. Pedicle Screw Fixation2▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Vertebroplasty2▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Aging2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  26. Anatomy2▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Craniofacial2▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Microtia2▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Nasal2▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Prognosis2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  32. Revision Surgery2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Spinal Fusion2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  36. Internal Fixation2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Low Back Pain2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Spinal Surgery2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Shoulder Function2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Sungae Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…5Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 3 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…3Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 3 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…2Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…2Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOrgan and Tissue Transplantation Research: 1 fractional works
SurgeryRehabilitationPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 3 works
  4. 4 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research Transplantation 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sungae Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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