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Yeungnam University

In research, Yeungnam University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#380 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#106 of 2,468 worldwide) and Engineering (#319 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrochemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Electrochemistry is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#423
of 28,054 · #1,085 all time
Rank in South Korea
#8
of 417
Research works
18k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
383k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Yeungnam 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 #380 of 12,888 25.9%3,002 #965
Materials ScienceField #106 of 2,468 27.4%789 #542
EngineeringField #319 of 6,636 24.4%1,224 #628
Life SciencesDomain #470 of 7,800 35.1%538 #1178
Materials ChemistrySubfield #103 of 1,556 24.5%404 #449
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #111 of 1,568 24.6%243 #468
Health SciencesDomain #852 of 11,982 22.5%662 #1590
MedicineField #979 of 10,443 21.6%600 #1947
Plant ScienceSubfield #131 of 1,395 46.9%106 #379
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #253 of 2,318 21.8%523 #602

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yeungnam 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#965 #380
  2. Materials Science#542 #106
  3. Engineering#628 #319
  4. Life Sciences#1,178 #470
  5. Materials Chemistry#449 #103
  6. Biomedical Engineering#468 #111
  7. Health Sciences#1,590 #852
  8. Medicine#1,947 #979
  9. Plant Science#379 #131
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#602 #253
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 Yeungnam University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrochemistry takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 29.7 works9.2×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 158.0 works7.9×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 235.0 works7.0×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 118.6 works6.7×
  5. EnergyField · 246.9 works6.1×
  6. Materials ScienceField · 789.3 works5.1×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 176 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 264 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.00× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.74× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.73× its world share, 188 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 263 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.11× its world share, 247 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 1,224 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 169 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.14× its world share, 789 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 47 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 600 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yeungnam University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jin‐Hyung Lee, Gyu Sang Choi and Ju H. Park lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yeungnam University.

  1. 1 Jin‐Hyung Lee South Korea · #69,084 worldwide 202 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Gyu Sang Choi South Korea · #69,995 worldwide 328 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Ju H. Park South Korea · #72,766 worldwide 2.2k citations · 308 works
  4. 4 Dong‐Choon Lee South Korea · #78,750 worldwide 566 citations · 108 works
  5. 5 Arif Mehmood South Korea · #95,355 worldwide 292 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Han Woo Park South Korea · #95,649 worldwide 310 citations · 86 works
  7. 7 Jintae Lee South Korea · #102,778 worldwide 449 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Furqan Rustam South Korea · #124,556 worldwide 256 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Sun Ok Song South Korea · #125,775 worldwide 162 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Arghya Narayan Banerjee South Korea · #131,945 worldwide 363 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Yeungnam University

Which keywords describe research at Yeungnam University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Graphene, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Biomedical Applications, Water Splitting, Nanocomposites and Cathode Materials.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials522▲ 11×19 topics
  2. Energy Storage334▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Graphene330▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications267▲ 5.1×34 topics
  5. Metal-Organic Frameworks246▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Water Splitting216▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Nanocomposites202▲ 5.7×22 topics
  8. Cathode Materials173▲ 10.0×3 topics
  9. Nanoparticles172▲ 3.1×42 topics
  10. Nanostructures166▲ 9.4×15 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering163▲ 6.0×12 topics
  12. Rechargeable Batteries148▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Semiconductor147▲ 9.8×7 topics
  14. Nanocrystals144▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Visible Light141▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Solar Energy124▲ 8.8×5 topics
  17. Hydrogen Production122▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Drug Delivery120▲ 5.0×16 topics
  19. Carbon-Based Materials119▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Electrochemical Capacitors119▲ 26×1 topic
  21. CO2 Reduction116▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Photocatalyst114▲ 15×1 topic
  23. Plasmonic114▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Electrocatalysis108▲ 8.7×5 topics
  25. Semiconductors105▲ 7.8×4 topics
  26. Lithium-ion Batteries104▲ 5.6×3 topics
  27. Synthesis94▲ 5.8×33 topics
  28. Nanofibers88▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. Battery Technology83▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Chemical Sensors82▲ 7.9×3 topics
  31. Energy Conversion81▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Battery Materials77▲ 10×1 topic
  33. Nanostructured Anodes77▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Catalysts77▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. Green Synthesis76▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Fuel Cells74▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Energy71▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Hydrogen Evolution71▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Oxygen Reduction71▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries70▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Yeungnam University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 119 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 114 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …77Advancements in Battery Materials: 77 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…71Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 71 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 70 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 63 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…61Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 61 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 44 fractional worksCopper-based nanomaterials and applications: 42 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 38 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 119 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 114 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 77 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 71 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 70 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 63 works
  7. 7 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 61 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 44 works
  9. 9 Copper-based nanomaterials and applications Materials Chemistry 42 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yeungnam University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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