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Korea University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Republic of Korea, Seoul
Publications
95 008
Citations
2 350 748
h-index
390

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1921

Total publications
95008
Total citations
2350748
Citations per publication
24.74
Average publications per year
896.3
Average authors per publication
24.91
h-index
390
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 9674, 10.18%
General Medicine
9674 publications, 10.18%
General Materials Science, 6969, 7.34%
General Materials Science
6969 publications, 7.34%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6711, 7.06%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
6711 publications, 7.06%
General Chemistry, 6067, 6.39%
General Chemistry
6067 publications, 6.39%
Condensed Matter Physics, 5565, 5.86%
Condensed Matter Physics
5565 publications, 5.86%
Biochemistry, 4174, 4.39%
Biochemistry
4174 publications, 4.39%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3991, 4.2%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
3991 publications, 4.2%
Materials Chemistry, 3937, 4.14%
Materials Chemistry
3937 publications, 4.14%
Mechanical Engineering, 3699, 3.89%
Mechanical Engineering
3699 publications, 3.89%
Molecular Biology, 3201, 3.37%
Molecular Biology
3201 publications, 3.37%
Mechanics of Materials, 3001, 3.16%
Mechanics of Materials
3001 publications, 3.16%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2754, 2.9%
General Physics and Astronomy
2754 publications, 2.9%
Computer Science Applications, 2609, 2.75%
Computer Science Applications
2609 publications, 2.75%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 2577, 2.71%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
2577 publications, 2.71%
General Chemical Engineering, 2547, 2.68%
General Chemical Engineering
2547 publications, 2.68%
Organic Chemistry, 2392, 2.52%
Organic Chemistry
2392 publications, 2.52%
Biotechnology, 2313, 2.43%
Biotechnology
2313 publications, 2.43%
Bioengineering, 2264, 2.38%
Bioengineering
2264 publications, 2.38%
Multidisciplinary, 2219, 2.34%
Multidisciplinary
2219 publications, 2.34%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2170, 2.28%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
2170 publications, 2.28%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2156, 2.27%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
2156 publications, 2.27%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 2152, 2.27%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
2152 publications, 2.27%
Surgery, 2132, 2.24%
Surgery
2132 publications, 2.24%
General Engineering, 2127, 2.24%
General Engineering
2127 publications, 2.24%
Oncology, 2092, 2.2%
Oncology
2092 publications, 2.2%
Cell Biology, 1880, 1.98%
Cell Biology
1880 publications, 1.98%
Environmental Chemistry, 1701, 1.79%
Environmental Chemistry
1701 publications, 1.79%
Software, 1690, 1.78%
Software
1690 publications, 1.78%
Neurology (clinical), 1607, 1.69%
Neurology (clinical)
1607 publications, 1.69%
Metals and Alloys, 1605, 1.69%
Metals and Alloys
1605 publications, 1.69%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
1508 publications, 1.59%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
1394 publications, 1.47%
PLoS ONE
729 publications, 0.77%
Journal of Korean Medical Science
679 publications, 0.71%
IEEE Access
634 publications, 0.67%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
603 publications, 0.63%
Journal of High Energy Physics
562 publications, 0.59%
SSRN Electronic Journal
507 publications, 0.53%
Applied Physics Letters
483 publications, 0.51%
Advanced Functional Materials
441 publications, 0.46%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
428 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
417 publications, 0.44%
Nature Communications
405 publications, 0.43%
Sustainability
399 publications, 0.42%
Advanced Materials
392 publications, 0.41%
Chemical Engineering Journal
381 publications, 0.4%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
369 publications, 0.39%
Small
358 publications, 0.38%
Sensors
331 publications, 0.35%
Cancer Research
319 publications, 0.34%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
310 publications, 0.33%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
296 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
292 publications, 0.31%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
288 publications, 0.3%
Physical Review B
284 publications, 0.3%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
284 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Applied Physics
281 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
274 publications, 0.29%
American Journal of Cardiology
272 publications, 0.29%
Applied Surface Science
272 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
24392 publications, 25.67%
Springer Nature
15105 publications, 15.9%
Wiley
9288 publications, 9.78%
MDPI
4537 publications, 4.78%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4278 publications, 4.5%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
3498 publications, 3.68%
Taylor & Francis
2659 publications, 2.8%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2086 publications, 2.2%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1598 publications, 1.68%
SAGE
1519 publications, 1.6%
Oxford University Press
1365 publications, 1.44%
AIP Publishing
1146 publications, 1.21%
XMLink
1010 publications, 1.06%
Frontiers Media S.A.
878 publications, 0.92%
American Physical Society (APS)
801 publications, 0.84%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
789 publications, 0.83%
IOP Publishing
778 publications, 0.82%
The Electrochemical Society
570 publications, 0.6%
Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
543 publications, 0.57%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
500 publications, 0.53%
Hindawi Limited
469 publications, 0.49%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
408 publications, 0.43%
Trans Tech Publications
392 publications, 0.41%
Mary Ann Liebert
354 publications, 0.37%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
332 publications, 0.35%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
328 publications, 0.35%
Optica Publishing Group
327 publications, 0.34%
American Scientific Publishers
306 publications, 0.32%
S. Karger AG
304 publications, 0.32%
Cambridge University Press
290 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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Seoul National University
7677 publications, 8.08%
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
6466 publications, 6.81%
Sungkyunkwan University
5804 publications, 6.11%
Yonsei University
5778 publications, 6.08%
Hanyang University
3084 publications, 3.25%
Kyung Hee University
3005 publications, 3.16%
University of Ulsan
2842 publications, 2.99%
Catholic University of Korea
2751 publications, 2.9%
Asan Medical Center
2609 publications, 2.75%
Samsung Medical Center
2586 publications, 2.72%
Kyungpook National University
2427 publications, 2.55%
Samsung
2269 publications, 2.39%
Chonnam National University
2231 publications, 2.35%
Ewha Womans University
2143 publications, 2.26%
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
1985 publications, 2.09%
Seoul National University Hospital
1965 publications, 2.07%
Korea University of Science and Technology
1855 publications, 1.95%
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
1830 publications, 1.93%
Chung-Ang University
1677 publications, 1.77%
Konkuk University
1578 publications, 1.66%
Hallym University
1549 publications, 1.63%
Ajou University
1448 publications, 1.52%
Chungbuk National University
1224 publications, 1.29%
Chungnam National University
1222 publications, 1.29%
Inje University
1211 publications, 1.27%
Kangwon National University
1197 publications, 1.26%
Institute for Basic Science
1162 publications, 1.22%
Sejong University
1152 publications, 1.21%
Keimyung University
1151 publications, 1.21%
Inha University
1142 publications, 1.2%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Florida
1098 publications, 1.16%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1055 publications, 1.11%
Johns Hopkins University
1054 publications, 1.11%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1023 publications, 1.08%
Peking University
984 publications, 1.04%
University of Illinois at Chicago
976 publications, 1.03%
Cornell University
972 publications, 1.02%
Imperial College London
963 publications, 1.01%
University of Notre Dame
946 publications, 1%
Texas A&M University
928 publications, 0.98%
University of Belgrade
926 publications, 0.97%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
921 publications, 0.97%
University of California, Los Angeles
913 publications, 0.96%
Ohio State University
912 publications, 0.96%
Boston University
900 publications, 0.95%
University of Minnesota
894 publications, 0.94%
National Taiwan University
888 publications, 0.93%
Purdue University
885 publications, 0.93%
University of Maryland, College Park
879 publications, 0.93%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
878 publications, 0.92%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
863 publications, 0.91%
Harvard University
863 publications, 0.91%
University of California, San Diego
858 publications, 0.9%
Ghent University
856 publications, 0.9%
Vanderbilt University
848 publications, 0.89%
University of Bologna
838 publications, 0.88%
ETH Zurich
835 publications, 0.88%
University of Naples Federico II
834 publications, 0.88%
Brown University
833 publications, 0.88%
University of Virginia
832 publications, 0.88%
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With other countries

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USA, 13005, 13.69%
USA
13005 publications, 13.69%
China, 5655, 5.95%
China
5655 publications, 5.95%
Germany, 2450, 2.58%
Germany
2450 publications, 2.58%
United Kingdom, 2125, 2.24%
United Kingdom
2125 publications, 2.24%
India, 2008, 2.11%
India
2008 publications, 2.11%
Japan, 1998, 2.1%
Japan
1998 publications, 2.1%
Italy, 1469, 1.55%
Italy
1469 publications, 1.55%
France, 1438, 1.51%
France
1438 publications, 1.51%
Australia, 1392, 1.47%
Australia
1392 publications, 1.47%
Russia, 1249, 1.31%
Russia
1249 publications, 1.31%
Switzerland, 1188, 1.25%
Switzerland
1188 publications, 1.25%
Canada, 1172, 1.23%
Canada
1172 publications, 1.23%
Spain, 1125, 1.18%
Spain
1125 publications, 1.18%
Pakistan, 1078, 1.13%
Pakistan
1078 publications, 1.13%
Belgium, 1036, 1.09%
Belgium
1036 publications, 1.09%
Turkey, 1001, 1.05%
Turkey
1001 publications, 1.05%
Poland, 991, 1.04%
Poland
991 publications, 1.04%
Iran, 978, 1.03%
Iran
978 publications, 1.03%
Brazil, 956, 1.01%
Brazil
956 publications, 1.01%
Malaysia, 930, 0.98%
Malaysia
930 publications, 0.98%
Austria, 911, 0.96%
Austria
911 publications, 0.96%
Thailand, 911, 0.96%
Thailand
911 publications, 0.96%
Egypt, 896, 0.94%
Egypt
896 publications, 0.94%
Mexico, 891, 0.94%
Mexico
891 publications, 0.94%
Czech Republic, 889, 0.94%
Czech Republic
889 publications, 0.94%
New Zealand, 859, 0.9%
New Zealand
859 publications, 0.9%
Finland, 845, 0.89%
Finland
845 publications, 0.89%
Greece, 820, 0.86%
Greece
820 publications, 0.86%
Hungary, 819, 0.86%
Hungary
819 publications, 0.86%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1921 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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