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Yonsei University

In research, Yonsei University stands highest in Health Sciences (#62 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#109 of 10,443 worldwide) and Nursing (#3 of 213 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Hepatology and Orthodontics — Transplantation is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#155
of 28,054 · #346 all time
Rank in South Korea
#2
of 417
Research works
85k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7M
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Yonsei 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 #62 of 11,982 17.5%5,362 #206
MedicineField #109 of 10,443 16.7%4,684 #270
NursingField #3 of 213 23.3%88 #25
Physical SciencesDomain #182 of 12,888 22.3%6,144 #322
EngineeringField #111 of 6,636 22.7%2,675 #173
Social SciencesDomain #180 of 10,521 27.1%2,001 #459
Life SciencesDomain #242 of 7,800 18.9%1,679 #472
Computer ScienceField #149 of 4,667 24.7%1,272 #343
Health ProfessionsField #68 of 1,928 23.6%387 #245
SurgerySubfield #79 of 1,816 16.2%625 #175

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yonsei 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#206 #62
  2. Medicine#270 #109
  3. Nursing#25 #3
  4. Physical Sciences#322 #182
  5. Engineering#173 #111
  6. Social Sciences#459 #180
  7. Life Sciences#472 #242
  8. Computer Science#343 #149
  9. Health Professions#245 #68
  10. Surgery#175 #79
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 Yonsei University specialise in?

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

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 31.4 works4.6×
  2. HepatologySubfield · 100.1 works3.4×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 58.3 works3.4×
  4. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 51.0 works3.0×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 82.4 works2.8×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 115 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 977 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 186 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 350 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 50 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 72 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 194 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 1,272 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 138 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 150 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 2,675 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 424 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 774 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 114 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 331 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.68× its world share, 197 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 388 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.60× its world share, 4,684 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 88 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 130 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 281 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 108 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 223 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 479 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 780 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yonsei University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jae Il Shin, Kwang‐Hyub Han and Chan‐Byoung Chae lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yonsei University.

  1. 1 Jae Il Shin South Korea · #6,284 worldwide 1.1k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Kwang‐Hyub Han South Korea · #7,851 worldwide 864 citations · 129 works
  3. 3 Chan‐Byoung Chae South Korea · #18,267 worldwide 1.1k citations · 117 works
  4. 4 Joohyuk Sohn South Korea · #18,848 worldwide 627 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Jong‐Hyun Ahn South Korea · #19,166 worldwide 786 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Joo-Hang Kim South Korea · #19,529 worldwide 888 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Eun‐Cheol Park South Korea · #22,510 worldwide 837 citations · 171 works
  8. 8 Dong Min Shin South Korea · #22,600 worldwide 919 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Jinwoo Cheon South Korea · #24,750 worldwide 673 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Sun Ha Jee South Korea · #25,391 worldwide 713 citations · 145 works
All ranked researchers at Yonsei University

Which keywords describe research at Yonsei University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Neural Networks, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology826▲ 1.38×127 topics
  2. Deep Learning743▲ 1.43×80 topics
  3. Inflammation559▲ 1.77×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning440◆ 0.88×87 topics
  5. Quality of Life406▲ 1.85×54 topics
  6. Neural Networks387▲ 1.65×39 topics
  7. Cancer310▲ 1.52×57 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease309▲ 1.83×39 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress302▲ 1.22×61 topics
  10. Treatment300▲ 1.63×50 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications261▲ 1.45×36 topics
  12. Chemotherapy240▲ 2.3×24 topics
  13. Nanomaterials238▲ 1.48×20 topics
  14. Risk Factors229▲ 1.37×36 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines217▲ 2.6×14 topics
  16. Social Support213▲ 2.5×17 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome213▲ 1.72×22 topics
  18. Nanoparticles209◆ 1.10×44 topics
  19. Clinical Trials205▲ 2.0×19 topics
  20. Nanocomposites201▲ 1.64×21 topics
  21. Diagnosis200▲ 1.42×39 topics
  22. Immunotherapy191▲ 1.77×19 topics
  23. Biomarkers191▲ 1.84×18 topics
  24. Depression188▲ 1.41×24 topics
  25. Convolutional Neural Networks180▲ 1.62×14 topics
  26. Energy Storage180▲ 1.81×12 topics
  27. Aging177▲ 2.2×18 topics
  28. Tissue Engineering171▲ 1.84×13 topics
  29. Obesity169▲ 1.47×27 topics
  30. Global Burden162▲ 1.99×12 topics
  31. Graphene160▲ 1.54×11 topics
  32. Tumor Microenvironment158▲ 2.4×8 topics
  33. Medical Imaging150▲ 1.93×9 topics
  34. Cathode Materials141▲ 2.4×3 topics
  35. Hepatocellular Carcinoma115▲ 3.6×3 topics
  36. Survival Analysis115▲ 2.8×7 topics
  37. Flexible Electronics114▲ 4.4×3 topics
  38. Self-Efficacy111▲ 2.8×10 topics
  39. Energy Harvesting103▲ 3.8×3 topics
  40. Health Monitoring102▲ 3.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Yonsei University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advancements in Battery Materials, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…84Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 84 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …60Advancements in Battery Materials: 60 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 58 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 55 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 52 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 51 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 51 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …50Nutrition and Health in Aging: 50 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 49 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 46 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEpidemiologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 84 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 60 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 58 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 55 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 52 works
  6. 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 51 works
  7. 7 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 51 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 50 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 49 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 46 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yonsei University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.

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