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Research in Pyongyang

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Pyongyang, North Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kim Il-sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology and Institute of Natural Science.

Research institutions
6
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.8k
▲ 166% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
8.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Pyongyang

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Pyongyang?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institute of Natural ScienceUniversity 739 #16,941
2Kim Il-sung UniversityUniversity 418 #11,632
3Kim Chaek University of TechnologyUniversity 353 #14,206
4Pyongyang University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 193 #17,815
5Pyongyang Medical UniversityUniversity 76 not ranked
6Pyongyang University of Music and DanceUniversity 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Institute of Natural Science: 41.5%Kim Il-sung University: 23.5%Kim Chaek University of Technology: 19.8%Pyongyang University of Science and Technology: 10.8%1 other listed: 4.3%42%largest
Institute of Natural Science739 · 41.5%Kim Il-sung University418 · 23.5%Kim Chaek University of Technology353 · 19.8%Pyongyang University of Science and Technology193 · 10.8%1 other listed76 · 4.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Pyongyang work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research in Pyongyang is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Medicine (11%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 750 fractional works · 70.5% of its workEngineering: 322 fractional works · 30.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 65 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 54 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 3.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 31 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 97 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 36 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 86 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 53 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 65 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 28 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 60 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 29 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 127 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 126 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMedicine: 113 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKPyongyang1,064fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering32230.3%
    2. Computer Science979.1%
    3. Materials Science868.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy656.1%
    5. Environmental Science605.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences363.3%
    7. Mathematics343.2%
    8. Chemistry292.7%
    9. Energy121.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering101.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology585.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences434.1%
    3. Neuroscience141.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
    1. Medicine11310.6%
    2. Health Professions80.8%
    3. Dentistry30.3%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences222.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance111.0%
    3. Decision Sciences100.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting90.8%
    5. Psychology70.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities40.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pyongyang strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pyongyang is most concentrated in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.6× the world share in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics).

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 21.6 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.58× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 258 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.27× its world share, 66 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.67× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.72× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 84 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.72×50 works
  2. Mathematics2.67×26 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.58×8 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.31×30 works
  5. Materials Science2.27×66 works
  6. Engineering2.07×258 works
  7. Chemistry1.73×23 works
  8. Energy1.21×9 works
  9. Environmental Science1.14×47 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×49 works
  11. Computer Science1.09×70 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×3 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×39 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.92×7 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×6 works
  16. Neuroscience0.72×10 works
  17. Medicine0.52×84 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×9 works
  19. Dentistry0.39×2 works
  20. Health Professions0.24×5 works
  21. Nursing0.24×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×6 works
  23. Psychology0.17×4 works
  24. Social Sciences0.16×17 works
  25. Veterinary0.15×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.09×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Pyongyang?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Mechanical Properties, Vibration Analysis, Nonlinear Systems, Biomedical Applications and Buckling Behavior.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Machine Learning45▲ 1.26×70 topics
  2. Deep Learning42▲ 1.16×65 topics
  3. Climate Change30◆ 1.04×66 topics
  4. Neural Networks30▲ 1.79×33 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties24▲ 2.3×28 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications23▲ 1.83×30 topics
  7. Nanoparticles23▲ 1.72×37 topics
  8. Environmental Impact20◆ 1.09×37 topics
  9. Nanomaterials20▲ 1.77×17 topics
  10. Nanocomposites20▲ 2.3×21 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress18◆ 1.04×46 topics
  12. Renewable Energy18◆ 1.15×31 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency17▲ 1.75×22 topics
  14. Remote Sensing16▲ 1.26×31 topics
  15. Graphene16▲ 2.3×11 topics
  16. Vibration Analysis15▲ 5.4×9 topics
  17. Catalysis15▲ 2.1×22 topics
  18. Nonlinear Systems14▲ 5.9×8 topics
  19. Microstructure13▲ 2.3×19 topics
  20. Biosensors12▲ 2.4×11 topics
  21. Metal Recovery12▲ 5.5×3 topics
  22. Heat Transfer11▲ 2.1×18 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks11▲ 2.3×9 topics
  24. Buckling Behavior11▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation11▲ 3.5×12 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics10▲ 4.4×6 topics
  27. Finite Element Method10▲ 10.0×6 topics
  28. Stability Analysis9▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Molecular Dynamics9▲ 4.9×7 topics
  30. Crystal Growth9▲ 3.1×10 topics
  31. Materials8▲ 3.5×6 topics
  32. Fluid-Structure Interaction8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  33. Superconductivity8▲ 4.4×9 topics
  34. Entanglement8▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Rare Earth Elements8▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Metamaterials8▲ 4.9×5 topics
  37. Microstructural Evolution8▲ 4.9×4 topics
  38. Optical Modulators7▲ 4.9×3 topics
  39. Composite Plates7▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Functionally Graded Materials7▲ 21×1 topic

What research is done in Pyongyang?

Composite Structure Anal…6Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization: 6 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…5Extraction and Separation Processes: 5 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 5 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 4 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 4 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Pl…3Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 3 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 3 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 3 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringGeometry and TopologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  2. 2 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 5 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  8. 8 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pyongyang8.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2014.

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