Question 1

What is Sungkyunkwan University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Sungkyunkwan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#168 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#232 of 9,902 worldwide) and Engineering (#143 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Hepatology and Hardware and Architecture (Transplantation is 4.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Sungkyunkwan University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Sungkyunkwan University ranks #218 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#247 all time), and #4 of 343 in South Korea.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Sungkyunkwan University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Seung Won Lee, Peixun Xiong and Hong‐Joon Yoon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sungkyunkwan University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Sungkyunkwan University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Sungkyunkwan University is "Atomically Thin MoS 2 : A New Direct-Gap Semiconductor" (Kin Fai Mak, Changgu Lee, James Hone et al., 2010), with 15,416 citations. Next come "Large-scale pattern growth of graphene films for stretchable transparent electrodes" (10,482) and "Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans" (10,439).

Question 5

Which research topics does Sungkyunkwan University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Sungkyunkwan University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Flexible Electronics, Machine Learning, Solar Cells and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Sungkyunkwan University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Sungkyunkwan University is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Engineering (20%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Sungkyunkwan University's?

Accepted Answer

Soochow University has the research profile closest to Sungkyunkwan University's (similarity 0.91 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Materials Science, followed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Zhengzhou University.

Question 9

Is Sungkyunkwan University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.