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Wonkwang University

In research, Wonkwang University stands highest in Health Sciences (#602 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,250 of 10,443 worldwide) and Dentistry (#86 of 367 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery, Dentistry and Complementary and alternative medicine — Oral Surgery is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,694
of 28,054 · #4,484 all time
Rank in South Korea
#53
of 417
Research works
8.2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
119k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Wonkwang 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
Health SciencesDomain #602 of 11,982 13.8%691 #1416
MedicineField #2,250 of 10,443 12.3%547 #3363
DentistryField #86 of 367 15.1%66 #274
Life SciencesDomain #2,825 of 7,800 13.9%241 #3094
Social SciencesDomain #4,546 of 10,521 27.6%102 #6404
Physical SciencesDomain #5,801 of 12,888 13.5%274 #6980
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,381 of 3,579 13.7%112 #2415
EngineeringField #4,474 of 6,636 12.3%123 #5188
SurgerySubfield #1,444 of 1,816 7.3%85 #1841
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,972 of 3,409 13.7%66 #4556

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wonkwang 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. Health Sciences#1,416 #602
  2. Medicine#3,363 #2,250
  3. Dentistry#274 #86
  4. Life Sciences#3,094 #2,825
  5. Social Sciences#6,404 #4,546
  6. Physical Sciences#6,980 #5,801
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,415 #2,381
  8. Engineering#5,188 #4,474
  9. Surgery#1,841 #1,444
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,556 #2,972
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 Wonkwang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 30.9 works12×
  2. DentistryField · 65.6 works10×
  3. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 31.6 works8.3×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 112 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.54× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 123 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.33× its world share, 66 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.18× its world share, 547 worksMedicineNursing: 4.03× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wonkwang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dae Gill Kang, Chan Park and Seunghan Oh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wonkwang University.

  1. 1 Dae Gill Kang South Korea · #104,696 worldwide 160 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Chan Park South Korea · #164,837 worldwide 82 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Seunghan Oh South Korea · #168,370 worldwide 129 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Young Seo Kim South Korea · #215,746 worldwide 104 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Eun‐Jung Jin South Korea · #216,464 worldwide 299 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Hun‐Taeg Chung South Korea · #223,225 worldwide 190 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Hyun‐Ju Jung South Korea · #237,804 worldwide 120 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Kyeong Ho Yun South Korea · #241,311 worldwide 102 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Young Hwan Lee South Korea · #283,093 worldwide 147 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Do‐Hyung Kim South Korea · #287,063 worldwide 129 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Wonkwang University

Which keywords describe research at Wonkwang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Clinical Trials, Self-Efficacy, Anti-inflammatory, Depression and Obesity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology95▲ 1.84×106 topics
  2. Inflammation87▲ 3.2×72 topics
  3. Quality of Life56▲ 3.0×43 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress41▲ 1.91×50 topics
  5. Cancer36▲ 2.1×50 topics
  6. Clinical Trials36▲ 4.1×16 topics
  7. Treatment36▲ 2.2×35 topics
  8. Depression33▲ 2.9×23 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease33▲ 2.2×31 topics
  10. Obesity31▲ 3.1×22 topics
  11. Anti-inflammatory25▲ 6.9×25 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity25▲ 3.0×24 topics
  13. Self-Efficacy25▲ 7.1×7 topics
  14. Antioxidant24▲ 2.7×43 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 2.1×21 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering21▲ 2.6×13 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders20▲ 2.7×17 topics
  18. Rehabilitation20▲ 3.8×11 topics
  19. Social Support19▲ 2.7×13 topics
  20. Acupuncture19▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Surgical Management19▲ 3.6×19 topics
  22. Pain Relief19▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Prevention18▲ 3.3×15 topics
  24. Bone Regeneration18▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Osteoarthritis16▲ 9.7×6 topics
  26. Pain Management16▲ 5.5×8 topics
  27. Neuroprotective Effects16▲ 7.7×6 topics
  28. Adverse Events15▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Biomaterials14▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Traditional Chinese Medicine14▲ 9.1×5 topics
  31. Psychological Factors14▲ 5.0×6 topics
  32. Lifestyle13▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Osteoporosis13▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Immunomodulation12▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Nursing Students12▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Dental Implants12▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Peri-implant Diseases12▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Health Locus of Control12▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Health-Promoting Behaviors12▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Dental Caries12▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Wonkwang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Health and Wellbeing Research, Dental Radiography and Imaging and Healthcare and Venom Research.

Dental Implant Technique…12Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…12Health and Wellbeing Research: 12 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 10 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Res…10Healthcare and Venom Research: 10 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Re…10Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 10 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 9 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 8 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in He…8Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 8 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 8 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 7 fractional works
Oral SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsPharmacologyComplementary and alternative medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 12 works
  2. 2 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 12 works
  3. 3 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 10 works
  4. 4 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 10 works
  5. 5 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 10 works
  6. 6 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 9 works
  7. 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 8 works
  8. 8 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  9. 9 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 8 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 7 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wonkwang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.

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