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Institute for Advanced Engineering

In research, Institute for Advanced Engineering stands highest in Engineering (#4,202 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,238 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 11.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,860
of 22,385 · #19,207 all time
Rank in South Korea
#281
of 343
Research works
688
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Institute for Advanced Engineering

What is Institute for Advanced Engineering known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,202 of 5,901 7.3%96 #3933
Physical SciencesDomain #8,238 of 10,670 6.7%147 #8726

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Advanced Engineering 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institute for Advanced Engineering work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Institute for Advanced Engineering is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (60%), Materials Science (11%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 160 fractional works · 92.2% of its workEngineering: 104 fractional works · 59.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 20.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 10.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 8.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forAdvanced…174fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10459.6%
    2. Materials Science1910.7%
    3. Environmental Science148.1%
    4. Energy74.1%
    5. Chemical Engineering63.3%
    6. Computer Science53.0%
    7. Chemistry31.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine42.6%
    2. Health Professions10.4%
    1. Social Sciences10.6%
    2. Decision Sciences10.4%
    3. Psychology00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institute for Advanced Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 36.0 works11×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.58× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.51× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.97× its world share, 104 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.07× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering9.58×6 works
  2. Energy4.51×7 works
  3. Engineering3.97×104 works
  4. Materials Science3.07×19 works
  5. Environmental Science1.62×14 works
  6. Chemistry1.20×3 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.44×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.40×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.39×5 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.28×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.15×1 works
  17. Medicine0.13×4 works
  18. Psychology0.09×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Advanced Engineering?

Ranked on the quality score, Basudev Swain, Byoungyong Im and Joon-Young Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Advanced Engineering.

  1. 1 Basudev Swain South Korea · #1,023,509 worldwide 4.5k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Byoungyong Im South Korea · #2,339,853 worldwide 475 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Joon-Young Kim South Korea · #2,849,676 worldwide 299 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Seyong Park South Korea · #3,158,513 worldwide 359 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Sungho Park South Korea · #3,497,483 worldwide 406 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Minhye Seo South Korea · #3,598,582 worldwide 653 citations · 106 works
  7. 7 Jung Hee Jang South Korea · #3,640,802 worldwide 223 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Gi Bbum Lee South Korea · #3,758,144 worldwide 363 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Eun-seop Yu South Korea · #3,874,909 worldwide 88 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jae Layng Park South Korea · #3,944,939 worldwide 113 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Advanced Engineering

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Advanced Engineering?

The most cited paper from Institute for Advanced Engineering is "Efficient Reduction of Graphite Oxide by Sodium Borohydride and Its Effect on Electrical Conductance" (Hyeon‐Jin Shin, Ki Kang Kim, Anass Benayad et al., 2009), with 2,279 citations. Next come "Recovery and recycling of lithium: A review" (1,712) and "Biased PNG law for impact with angular constraint" (500).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Efficient Reduction of Graphite Oxide by Sodium Borohydride and Its Effect on Electrical Conductance Hyeon‐Jin Shin, Ki Kang Kim, Anass Benayad et al. · Advanced Functional Materials 20 Apr 2009 2,279
2 Recovery and recycling of lithium: A review Basudev Swain · Separation and Purification Technology 9 Sep 2016 1,712
3 Biased PNG law for impact with angular constraint Byung‐Soo Kim, Jang Gyu Lee, Hyung Seok Han · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems 1998 500
4 Mechanically Powered Transparent Flexible Charge‐Generating Nanodevices with Piezoelectric ZnO Nanorods Min‐Yeol Choi, Dukhyun Choi, Mi‐Jin Jin et al. · Advanced Materials 19 Mar 2009 437
5 The IMO initial strategy for reducing Greenhouse Gas(GHG) emissions, and its follow-up actions towards 2050 Tae-Hwan Joung, Seong-Gil Kang, Jong-Kap Lee et al. · Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping Open access 2 Jan 2020 370
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Advanced Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Metal Recovery, Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy Storage, Mechanical Properties, Renewable Energy, Recycling and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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-now 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. Environmental Impact14▲ 4.8×18 topics
  2. Renewable Energy11▲ 4.5×15 topics
  3. Metal Recovery11▲ 32×3 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties11▲ 6.2×14 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Energy Storage10▲ 8.5×7 topics
  7. Sustainability9▲ 2.2×16 topics
  8. Nanomaterials9▲ 5.0×13 topics
  9. Nanoparticles9▲ 4.2×10 topics
  10. Recycling9▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Catalysis7▲ 6.4×8 topics
  12. Rare Earth Elements7▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Biochar7▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Renewable Fuels7▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Circular Economy6▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Sustainable Technology6▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Battery Recycling6▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Hydrometallurgical Processes6▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  21. Cathode Materials5▲ 7.9×3 topics
  22. Numerical Simulation5▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Biomass5▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Pyrolysis5▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Lignocellulosic Biomass5▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Gasification5▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Microstructure5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Heat Transfer5▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Bio-oil4▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Hydrothermal Carbonization4▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Waste Management4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  32. Hydrogen Production4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  33. Ceria4▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Oxidation4▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Catalytic4▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Rechargeable Batteries4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Environmental Impacts4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Adsorption4▲ 10×5 topics
  39. E-Waste4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Hazardous Substances4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Advanced Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Extraction and Separation Processes, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Extraction and Separatio…6Extraction and Separation Processes: 6 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass C…4Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…4Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…4Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksIndustrial Gas Emission …2Industrial Gas Emission Control: 2 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …2Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…2Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniq…2Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Industrial Gas Emission Control Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Advanced Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute for Advanced Engineering as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Institute for Advanced Engineering0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Advanced Engineering over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Institute for Advanced Engineering11.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.1% in 2016.

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