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University of Seoul

In research, University of Seoul stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,677 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,624 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,532 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Polymers and Plastics and Automotive Engineering — Transportation is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,406
of 28,054 · #2,536 all time
Rank in South Korea
#46
of 417
Research works
7.1k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
124k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is University of Seoul 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 #1,677 of 12,888 14.4%1,151 #1758
EngineeringField #1,624 of 6,636 13.1%515 #1631
Social SciencesDomain #3,532 of 10,521 24.2%250 #5009
Materials ScienceField #1,015 of 2,468 11.4%161 #1073
Life SciencesDomain #3,337 of 7,800 18.4%134 #5479
Social SciencesField #2,856 of 6,365 27.1%121 #4458
Computer ScienceField #2,384 of 4,667 19.2%136 #2015
Environmental ScienceField #1,821 of 3,551 16.8%154 #1871
Health SciencesDomain #6,575 of 11,982 15.6%145 #8065
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,304 of 2,318 8.1%164 #1384

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Seoul 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#1,758 #1,677
  2. Engineering#1,631 #1,624
  3. Social Sciences#5,009 #3,532
  4. Materials Science#1,073 #1,015
  5. Life Sciences#5,479 #3,337
  6. Social Sciences#4,458 #2,856
  7. Computer Science#2,015 #2,384
  8. Environmental Science#1,871 #1,821
  9. Health Sciences#8,065 #6,575
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,384 #1,304
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 University of Seoul specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 40.0 works7.1×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 31.0 works4.6×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 28.9 works3.2×
← 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: 0.64× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.87× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 515 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 154 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.75× its world share, 161 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 121 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Seoul?

Ranked on the composite score, Ju Han Lee, Junsu Lee and Joonhoi Koo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Seoul.

  1. 1 Ju Han Lee South Korea · #81,461 worldwide 357 citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Junsu Lee South Korea · #158,144 worldwide 205 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Joonhoi Koo South Korea · #183,593 worldwide 198 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Jiyeong Lee South Korea · #216,495 worldwide 178 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 최종철 South Korea · #234,056 worldwide 0 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Jung-Ho Huh South Korea · #304,841 worldwide 51 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Andreas Gustavsson South Korea · #305,163 worldwide 274 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Eek‐hoon Jho South Korea · #328,019 worldwide 104 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Hyunook Kim South Korea · #331,363 worldwide 242 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Jee-weon Jung South Korea · #343,255 worldwide 167 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at University of Seoul

Which keywords describe research at University of Seoul?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Nanocrystals, Semiconductor, Graphene, Neural Networks, Energy Harvesting and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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 Learning84▲ 1.46×67 topics
  2. Climate Change64▲ 1.41×53 topics
  3. Machine Learning63◆ 1.15×63 topics
  4. Nanomaterials53▲ 3.0×17 topics
  5. Neural Networks52▲ 2.0×28 topics
  6. Sustainability47◆ 1.15×51 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications46▲ 2.3×31 topics
  8. Environmental Impact44▲ 1.53×39 topics
  9. Remote Sensing43▲ 2.1×26 topics
  10. Nanocomposites41▲ 3.0×19 topics
  11. Graphene40▲ 3.4×11 topics
  12. Nanoparticles38▲ 1.82×34 topics
  13. Nanocrystals34▲ 7.4×5 topics
  14. Semiconductor33▲ 5.7×6 topics
  15. Efficiency29▲ 5.7×7 topics
  16. Physical Activity27▲ 3.3×10 topics
  17. Two-Dimensional Materials27▲ 6.8×4 topics
  18. Energy Harvesting26▲ 8.7×2 topics
  19. Water Splitting24▲ 3.8×4 topics
  20. Nanostructures24▲ 3.5×13 topics
  21. Thermal Management22▲ 4.0×7 topics
  22. Materials22▲ 5.7×6 topics
  23. Travel Behavior22▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Photovoltaics21▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. High-Temperature21▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Electronic Structure20▲ 6.7×8 topics
  27. Conducting Polymers19▲ 8.2×2 topics
  28. Nanofibers19▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Organic Electronics18▲ 7.5×2 topics
  30. Transportation18▲ 5.9×5 topics
  31. Waste Heat Recovery18▲ 19×2 topics
  32. PEDOT:PSS17▲ 8.6×1 topic
  33. Performance17▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Polyaniline17▲ 8.6×1 topic
  35. Thermoelectric17▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Solar Cell Efficiency17▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Field-Effect Transistors17▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Nonlinear Optics16▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Traffic Flow16▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Accessibility15▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Seoul publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Conducting polymers and applications, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films.

Advanced Thermoelectric …17Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 17 fractional worksConducting polymers and …17Conducting polymers and applications: 17 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 15 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…15Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …13Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 13 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 13 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 13 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass C…10Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 10 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 9 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 9 fractional works
Materials ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsTransportationElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 17 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 17 works
  3. 3 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 15 works
  4. 4 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  6. 6 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 13 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 13 works
  8. 8 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 9 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Seoul's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

Other research institutions in Seoul

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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.