Research in Pyongyang

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

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×

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.

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning, Buckling Behavior, Vibration Analysis, Neural Networks, Nanocomposites and Nonlinear Systems.

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