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Tech University of Korea

In research, Tech University of Korea stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,684 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,635 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,125
of 28,054 · #13,856 all time
Rank in South Korea
#337
of 417
Research works
1.5k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Tech University of Korea 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 #10,684 of 12,888 8.5%153 #8099
EngineeringField #5,635 of 6,636 7.5%92 #4459

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tech University of Korea 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 Tech University of Korea specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 31.6 works4.6×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.91× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.22× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.34× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tech University of Korea?

Ranked on the composite score, Jin‐Hyung Shim, Su Min Kim and Jeongmin Park lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tech University of Korea.

  1. 1 Jin‐Hyung Shim South Korea · #409,934 worldwide 102 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Su Min Kim South Korea · #660,623 worldwide 73 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Jeongmin Park South Korea · #697,621 worldwide 84 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Kyeongdal Choi South Korea · #902,813 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Woo‐Seok Kim South Korea · #1,062,315 worldwide 21 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jeong-Joon Kim South Korea · #1,064,161 worldwide 3 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Sung‐Nam Lee South Korea · #1,070,664 worldwide 48 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Pyung Soo Kim South Korea · #1,079,556 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Kyoung‐Bo Kim South Korea · #1,170,738 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 장재혁 South Korea · #1,333,943 worldwide 1 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Tech University of Korea

Which keywords describe research at Tech University of Korea?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Nanowires, Semiconductors, Nanoelectronics, Semiconductor Devices, Power Electronics and Atomic Layer Deposition.

▲ 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 Learning19▲ 3.0×50 topics
  2. Neural Networks10▲ 3.4×23 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 1.51×32 topics
  4. Nanowires6▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Semiconductors6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 3.9×9 topics
  7. Nanocomposites5▲ 3.2×11 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties5▲ 2.5×15 topics
  9. Power Electronics5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  10. Nanoelectronics4▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Semiconductor Devices4▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Atomic Layer Deposition4▲ 33×1 topic
  13. High-k Dielectrics4▲ 33×1 topic
  14. Nanomaterials4▲ 2.1×8 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  16. Energy Storage4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  17. Thin Films4▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Health Monitoring4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  19. Band Parameters4▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Flexible Electronics4▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  22. Microstructure3▲ 3.4×9 topics
  23. Light-Emitting Diodes3▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Solid-State Lighting3▲ 22×2 topics
  25. GaN3▲ 46×1 topic
  26. III-Nitrides3▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Nanowire Transistors3▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  30. Neuromorphic Computing3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Doping3▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Model Predictive Control3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. Nanogenerators3▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Wearable3▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Hydrogels2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Real-time Tracking2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Actuators2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  38. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  39. Object Tracking2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Visual Tracking2▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Tech University of Korea publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Semiconductor materials and devices: 4 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…3Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…3Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…2Microgrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 1 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsBiomedical EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition5 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  6. 6 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  9. 9 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tech University of Korea's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.