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East Asia Institute

In research, East Asia Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,338 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,076
of 28,054 · #29,712 all time
Rank in South Korea
#301
of 417
Research works
648
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is East Asia Institute 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,338 of 10,521 14.5%70 #9222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where East Asia Institute 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).

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: 1.43× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.70× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.35× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.86× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at East Asia Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Iain Sinclair, Sung‐Soo Kim and Melinda B. Chu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is East Asia Institute.

  1. 1 Iain Sinclair South Korea · #984,093 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Sung‐Soo Kim South Korea · #1,582,052 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Melinda B. Chu South Korea · #1,603,982 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Melinda Chu South Korea · #1,633,701 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at East Asia Institute

Which keywords describe research at East Asia Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Economic Development, Globalization, Gender Equality, Indonesia, Democratization, Civil Society and Corruption.

▲ 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. Climate Change11▲ 3.4×24 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 3.6×28 topics
  3. Economic Development8▲ 7.5×11 topics
  4. Gender Equality5▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Indonesia5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  6. Biodiversity4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  7. Sustainability4▲ 1.52×18 topics
  8. E-Learning4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  9. Democratization4▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Civil Society4▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Digital Transformation4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  12. Corruption4▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Invasive Species4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  14. Decentralization4▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  16. Cultural Identity4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  17. Educational Technology4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  18. Political Islam4▲ 49×1 topic
  19. ethnic tensions4▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Innovation3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  21. Ethnicity3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  23. Technology Integration3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  24. E-commerce2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  25. Higher Education2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  26. International Law2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  27. Global Change2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  29. Job Satisfaction2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  30. Organizational Culture2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  31. Energy Transition2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Pollinator Decline2▲ 22×1 topic
  34. International Trade2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. DNA Barcoding2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Global Governance2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Organizational Performance2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Financial Markets2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. business impact2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Race2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does East Asia Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asian Studies and History, Plant and animal studies, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Global Energy and Sustainability Research.

Asian Studies and History4Asian Studies and History: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksEcology and Conservation…1Ecology and Conservation Studies: 1 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksCyberloafing and Workplace Behavior: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEconomics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment6 others

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

  1. 1 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  5. 5 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior Demography 1 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has East Asia Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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