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Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics

In research, Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,036 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#939 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 96.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,261
of 28,054 · #7,398 all time
Rank in South Korea
#101
of 417
Research works
590
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics 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 #3,036 of 12,888 39.5%142 #4482
Physics and AstronomyField #939 of 1,646 43.4%111 #1857

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics 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).

What does Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 96.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 46.1 works97×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 30.0 works38×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 111.4 works33×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.97× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.09× its world share, 111 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 33.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, Eoin Ó Colgáin, Hiroshi Okada and Dhiraj Kumar Hazra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics.

  1. 1 Eoin Ó Colgáin South Korea · #278,630 worldwide 272 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Okada South Korea · #439,655 worldwide 413 citations · 97 works
  3. 3 Dhiraj Kumar Hazra South Korea · #1,118,645 worldwide 81 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Shingo Takeuchi South Korea · #1,273,907 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jinn-Ouk Gong South Korea · #1,392,918 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Chang Sub Shin South Korea · #1,597,766 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Junghyo Jo South Korea · #1,633,308 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics

Which keywords describe research at Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Supernovae, Quantum Entanglement, Field Theories, Holographic and General Relativity.

▲ 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. Quantum Gravity20▲ 164×3 topics
  2. Black Holes19▲ 130×3 topics
  3. Dark Matter17▲ 95×4 topics
  4. Supernovae16▲ 128×2 topics
  5. Quantum Entanglement16▲ 159×2 topics
  6. Field Theories16▲ 226×1 topic
  7. Holographic16▲ 226×1 topic
  8. General Relativity16▲ 150×2 topics
  9. Cosmological Parameters15▲ 180×1 topic
  10. Dark Energy15▲ 155×1 topic
  11. Particle Physics14▲ 125×2 topics
  12. Higgs Boson11▲ 140×1 topic
  13. High-Energy Collider11▲ 140×1 topic
  14. Lattice QCD10▲ 116×2 topics
  15. Renormalization Group9▲ 105×2 topics
  16. QCD6▲ 125×1 topic
  17. charmonium6▲ 125×1 topic
  18. Gravitational Waves6▲ 74×2 topics
  19. Cosmology6▲ 58×3 topics
  20. Equation of State6▲ 70×2 topics
  21. Binary Black Hole5▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Neutron Star5▲ 122×1 topic
  23. Hydrodynamics5▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Cosmic Rays4▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Neutrinos4▲ 59×2 topics
  26. Galactic Center4▲ 60×2 topics
  27. Entanglement4▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Lorentz Violation4▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Noncommutative Field Theory4▲ 176×1 topic
  30. Heavy-Ion Collisions4▲ 103×1 topic
  31. Quark-Gluon Plasma4▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Nonlinear Equations3▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Topological Order3▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Axions3▲ 92×1 topic
  35. WIMPs3▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Electronic Structure3▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Solar Wind3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Superconductivity3▲ 11×8 topics
  39. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  40. Anomalous Diffusion3▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions.

Black Holes and Theoreti…16Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 16 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…15Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 15 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 11 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…6Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 6 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…5Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 5 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quant…4Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 4 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 4 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 3 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics

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

  1. 1 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 16 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  3. 3 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  4. 4 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  5. 5 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 works
  7. 7 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  8. 8 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  9. 9 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 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 available79.0%not open21.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher 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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