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Sungkyunkwan University

In research, Sungkyunkwan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#175 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#107 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#106 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics — Hardware and Architecture is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#190
of 28,054 · #464 all time
Rank in South Korea
#4
of 417
Research works
51k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Sungkyunkwan 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 #175 of 12,888 20.3%6,228 #394
EngineeringField #107 of 6,636 19.7%2,902 #236
Computer ScienceField #106 of 4,667 22.2%1,254 #352
MedicineField #241 of 10,443 18.5%2,415 #530
Health SciencesDomain #287 of 11,982 18.7%2,578 #573
Life SciencesDomain #250 of 7,800 21.5%1,198 #687
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #75 of 2,318 18.2%1,351 #125
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #59 of 1,568 21.9%499 #148
Materials ScienceField #97 of 2,468 20.8%932 #164
Social SciencesDomain #440 of 10,521 32.6%1,244 #781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sungkyunkwan 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#394 #175
  2. Engineering#236 #107
  3. Computer Science#352 #106
  4. Medicine#530 #241
  5. Health Sciences#573 #287
  6. Life Sciences#687 #250
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#125 #75
  8. Biomedical Engineering#148 #59
  9. Materials Science#164 #97
  10. Social Sciences#781 #440
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 Sungkyunkwan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 61.0 works4.8×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 1,350.9 works3.4×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 136.9 works3.0×
  4. CatalysisSubfield · 47.8 works2.9×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 142.2 works2.8×
  6. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 564.9 works2.6×
  7. HepatologySubfield · 53.9 works2.5×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 92 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 715 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 126 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 222 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.05× its world share, 81 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 195 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 1,254 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 188 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.72× its world share, 2,902 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 253 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.37× its world share, 932 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 128 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 235 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 114 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 2,415 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 199 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 193 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 261 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 423 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sungkyunkwan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Seung Won Lee, Myung‐Shik Lee and U. Grundler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sungkyunkwan University.

  1. 1 Seung Won Lee · #7,656 worldwide 880 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Myung‐Shik Lee · #13,849 worldwide 504 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 U. Grundler · #14,808 worldwide 1.2k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 G. Singh · #15,629 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Jaeyun Kim · #20,636 worldwide 697 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 D. Pellett · #21,123 worldwide 853 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Y. Kuessel · #21,288 worldwide 969 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Jin‐Wook Lee · #21,530 worldwide 806 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Abhishek Roy · #24,872 worldwide 887 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 D. H. Moon · #26,760 worldwide 808 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Sungkyunkwan University

Which keywords describe research at Sungkyunkwan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Solar Cells, Flexible Electronics, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Neural Networks, Biomedical Applications and Efficiency.

▲ 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 Learning704▲ 1.83×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning440▲ 1.19×88 topics
  3. Epidemiology366▼ 0.82×127 topics
  4. Neural Networks349▲ 2.0×36 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications303▲ 2.3×35 topics
  6. Nanomaterials277▲ 2.3×18 topics
  7. Energy Storage259▲ 3.5×12 topics
  8. Inflammation258◆ 1.10×81 topics
  9. Nanoparticles238▲ 1.68×43 topics
  10. Nanocomposites234▲ 2.6×21 topics
  11. Cathode Materials220▲ 5.0×3 topics
  12. Graphene218▲ 2.8×11 topics
  13. Efficiency186▲ 5.5×5 topics
  14. Solar Cells185▲ 8.1×7 topics
  15. Flexible Electronics183▲ 9.5×3 topics
  16. Nanocrystals179▲ 5.8×5 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering175▲ 2.5×13 topics
  18. Chemotherapy175▲ 2.2×24 topics
  19. Semiconductors174▲ 5.1×5 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries160▲ 3.4×4 topics
  21. Biosensors159▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Two-Dimensional Materials152▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Rechargeable Batteries143▲ 4.7×2 topics
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks139▲ 3.0×6 topics
  25. Photovoltaics134▲ 7.3×4 topics
  26. Semiconductor131▲ 3.4×7 topics
  27. Electrocatalysis128▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Crystal Growth125▲ 4.0×12 topics
  29. Stability125▲ 4.8×8 topics
  30. Energy Harvesting118▲ 5.8×3 topics
  31. Health Monitoring117▲ 5.0×5 topics
  32. Light-Emitting Diodes113▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Field-Effect Transistors110▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Nanofibers109▲ 4.5×3 topics
  35. Neuromorphic Computing108▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. Nanogenerators106▲ 7.0×1 topic
  37. Wearable106▲ 7.0×1 topic
  38. Organometal Halide Perovskites104▲ 8.2×1 topic
  39. Perovskite Solar Cells104▲ 8.2×1 topic
  40. Organic Electronics102▲ 6.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Sungkyunkwan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Conducting polymers and applications.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…106Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 106 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…104Perovskite Materials and Applications: 104 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 92 fractional worksConducting polymers and …90Conducting polymers and applications: 90 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…78Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 78 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 72 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 69 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…632D Materials and Applications: 63 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 62 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Technologies: 59 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 106 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 104 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 92 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 90 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 78 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor materials and devicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 72 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrical and Electronic Engineering 69 works
  8. 8 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 63 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 62 works
  10. 10 Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 59 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sungkyunkwan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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