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Government of the Republic of Korea

In research, Government of the Republic of Korea stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,252 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#2,396 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,176 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,994
of 28,054 · #5,289 all time
Rank in South Korea
#389
of 417
Research works
1.6k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
39.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Government of the Republic of Korea known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #3,252 of 21,541 29.7%1,227
EngineeringField #2,396 of 11,412 36.1%488
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,176 of 4,248 39.6%295
Materials ScienceField #1,751 of 4,504 27.8%401
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,365 of 3,068 25.3%236
ChemistryField #1,698 of 3,369 21.7%143
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #2,002 of 2,931 30.8%128
Life SciencesDomain #9,809 of 14,347 17.2%149
MedicineField #16,670 of 17,978 12.0%143
Health SciencesDomain #19,195 of 20,462 12.5%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of the Republic of Korea 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: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Government of the Republic of Korea?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pandemic, ACE2 Receptor, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, DNA Barcoding, Epidemiology, Taxonomy and Self-Efficacy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.61×28 topics
  2. Pandemic5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  3. COVID-194▲ 3.2×7 topics
  4. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 13×3 topics
  5. SARS-CoV-22▲ 9.7×3 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding2▲ 17×8 topics
  7. Taxonomy2▲ 21×8 topics
  8. Vaccine2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  9. Self-Efficacy2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  10. Biodiversity2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  11. Phylogeny2▲ 17×8 topics
  12. Immunity2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  13. Invasive Species2▲ 5.3×11 topics
  14. Evolution2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  15. Biogeography2▲ 7.5×9 topics
  16. Immune Response2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  18. Coronavirus2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  19. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  20. Lifelong Learning1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  21. Prognosis1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  22. antibody1▲ 16×1 topic
  23. spike protein1▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Psychological Impact1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  25. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  26. Thrombosis1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  27. Financial Markets1▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Social Isolation1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  29. business impact1▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Acute Kidney Injury1▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Clinical Characteristics1▲ 9.9×1 topic
  32. Critical Care1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  33. Cytokine Storm1▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Fibrinogen1▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Lepidoptera1▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Microcirculation1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Molecular Phylogenetics1▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Renal Failure1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Sepsis1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. Transglutaminases1▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Government of the Republic of Korea publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Blood properties and coagulation and Acute Kidney Injury Research.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksBlood properties and coagulation: 1 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Research: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 1 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEconomics and EconometricsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNephrology5 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of the Republic of Korea's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.