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Agency for Defense Development

In research, Agency for Defense Development stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,896 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,579 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,577 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Ocean Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,043
of 28,054 · #3,724 all time
Rank in South Korea
#95
of 417
Research works
4.4k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Agency for Defense Development 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 #2,896 of 12,888 17.2%701 #2363
EngineeringField #1,579 of 6,636 18.5%445 #855
Computer ScienceField #1,577 of 4,667 17.3%108 #2024
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #349 of 795 30.7%139 #353
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,869 of 2,318 9.6%89 #1310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agency for Defense Development 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#2,363 #2,896
  2. Engineering#855 #1,579
  3. Computer Science#2,024 #1,577
  4. Aerospace Engineering#353 #349
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,310 #1,869
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 Agency for Defense Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 138.6 works16×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 29.7 works6.8×
  3. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 23.0 works5.9×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.13× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 108 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.95× its world share, 445 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.57× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agency for Defense Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Jaedon Park, Sung-Han Park and Jooyoung Hahn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agency for Defense Development.

  1. 1 Jaedon Park South Korea · #373,325 worldwide 169 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Sung-Han Park South Korea · #446,133 worldwide 80 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Jooyoung Hahn South Korea · #600,597 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sun‐Phil Nah South Korea · #639,042 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jun‐Ho Choi South Korea · #682,472 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Sangjo Kim South Korea · #759,208 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Chang-Min Cho South Korea · #766,048 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jaimin Lee South Korea · #914,808 worldwide 31 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Myeong‐Jong Yu South Korea · #917,214 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Wan-Joo Kim South Korea · #973,320 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Agency for Defense Development

Which keywords describe research at Agency for Defense Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Optimization, Numerical Simulation, Signal Processing, Heat Transfer, Genetic Algorithms, Convolutional Neural Networks and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Deep Learning68▲ 2.6×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning37▲ 1.51×32 topics
  3. Neural Networks25▲ 2.1×22 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties24▲ 3.4×27 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks24▲ 4.3×10 topics
  6. Optimization23▲ 6.5×7 topics
  7. Heat Transfer21▲ 5.7×12 topics
  8. Numerical Simulation19▲ 8.6×8 topics
  9. Signal Processing18▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Genetic Algorithms18▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Wireless Sensor Networks16▲ 4.8×7 topics
  12. Large-Eddy Simulation15▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Wireless Communications14▲ 10×5 topics
  14. Material Properties13▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance13▲ 9.3×4 topics
  16. Detection13▲ 5.8×6 topics
  17. Control12▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Sensor Fusion12▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Particle Swarm Optimization12▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Combustion Instabilities12▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Finite Element Method11▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Microstructural Evolution11▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Fluid Dynamics11▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Differential Evolution11▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Antenna Arrays11▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Sparse Arrays11▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Failure Analysis11▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Autonomous Vehicles11▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Metal Nanoparticles11▲ 8.4×5 topics
  30. Optimal Control10▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Product Development10▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Thermal Decomposition10▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Micro-Doppler Effect10▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Synthetic Aperture Radar10▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Ballistic Impact10▲ 21×2 topics
  36. MIMO Radar10▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Structural Analysis10▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Design Optimization9▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Fatigue Analysis9▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Molecular Dynamics Simulations9▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Agency for Defense Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Optimization, Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques, Engineering Applied Research and Energetic Materials and Combustion.

Antenna Design and Optim…11Antenna Design and Optimization: 11 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Tec…10Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 10 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 9 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and Combustion: 9 fractional worksGuidance and Control Systems: 9 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 8 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 8 fractional worksRocket and propulsion sy…8Rocket and propulsion systems research: 8 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 8 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 7 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 9 works
  5. 5 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 8 works
  7. 7 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 8 works
  8. 8 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 7 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agency for Defense Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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