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Institute for Basic Science

In research, Institute for Basic Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#385 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#512 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#214 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geometry and Topology and Condensed Matter Physics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 21.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#477
of 28,054 · #729 all time
Rank in South Korea
#10
of 417
Research works
5.3k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
181k
33.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Institute for Basic Science 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 #385 of 12,888 26.8%1,183 #597
Life SciencesDomain #512 of 7,800 32.1%284 #1009
Physics and AstronomyField #214 of 1,646 34.0%339 #553
NeuroscienceField #157 of 1,168 35.6%91 #649
EngineeringField #1,030 of 6,636 29.5%239 #1027
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #704 of 3,579 28.8%146 #1038
ChemistryField #281 of 1,330 31.8%108 #348
Materials ScienceField #551 of 2,468 19.2%192 #489
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #608 of 2,318 28.6%114 #568
Materials ChemistrySubfield #429 of 1,556 18.6%135 #372

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Basic Science 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#597 #385
  2. Life Sciences#1,009 #512
  3. Physics and Astronomy#553 #214
  4. Neuroscience#649 #157
  5. Engineering#1,027 #1,030
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,038 #704
  7. Chemistry#348 #281
  8. Materials Science#489 #551
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#568 #608
  10. Materials Chemistry#372 #429
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 Institute for Basic Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 21.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 107.5 works21×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 45.7 works17×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 27.8 works11×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 112.4 works9.7×
  5. RadiationSubfield · 21.0 works9.4×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.47× its world share, 91 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.11× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.25× its world share, 108 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.12× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 239 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.39× its world share, 192 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.69× its world share, 108 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.43× its world share, 339 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Basic Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Dae‐Hyeong Kim, Takahiro Terada and Ja Hoon Koo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Basic Science.

  1. 1 Dae‐Hyeong Kim · #27,112 worldwide 833 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Takahiro Terada · #256,673 worldwide 215 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Ja Hoon Koo · #286,811 worldwide 240 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Moon Kee Choi · #387,013 worldwide 203 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Seong Ku Lee · #562,516 worldwide 99 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Kyungjae Myung · #662,573 worldwide 107 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Tsvi Tlusty · #710,074 worldwide 88 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Y.D. Kim · #712,804 worldwide 127 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Karandeep Singh · #757,474 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 A. Alexandrov · #776,511 worldwide 60 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Basic Science

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Basic Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Two-Dimensional Materials, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Electronic Structure, Electrocatalysis, Biomedical Applications, Graphene and Superconductivity.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications55▲ 2.9×32 topics
  2. Two-Dimensional Materials51▲ 14×4 topics
  3. Dark Matter48▲ 26×4 topics
  4. Nanomaterials46▲ 2.7×16 topics
  5. Particle Physics43▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Graphene42▲ 3.8×10 topics
  7. Nanocomposites42▲ 3.2×17 topics
  8. Electronic Structure41▲ 14×8 topics
  9. Catalysis39▲ 3.6×26 topics
  10. Electrocatalysis39▲ 8.5×5 topics
  11. Energy Storage34▲ 3.3×8 topics
  12. Nanocrystals30▲ 6.9×5 topics
  13. Superconductivity30▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Raman Spectroscopy28▲ 8.7×5 topics
  15. Cathode Materials27▲ 4.2×3 topics
  16. Molecular Dynamics26▲ 9.7×6 topics
  17. Cosmic Rays26▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Neutrinos26▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes26▲ 4.7×8 topics
  20. Stability25▲ 6.8×6 topics
  21. Cosmology25▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Transparent Conductors24▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Optoelectronic Devices23▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Higgs Boson22▲ 26×1 topic
  25. High-Energy Collider22▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Galactic Center22▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Photoluminescence22▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Spintronics21▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides21▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Van der Waals Heterostructures21▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Transition Metal Catalysis21▲ 16×4 topics
  32. General Relativity21▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Supernovae21▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Electronic Properties21▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Graph Theory21▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Axions20▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Transition Metal Complexes20▲ 14×4 topics
  38. WIMPs20▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Organic Synthesis20▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Dark Energy20▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Basic Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, 2D Materials and Applications, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Particle physics theoret…22Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 22 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…212D Materials and Applications: 21 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 20 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…20Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 20 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…20Graphene research and applications: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 15 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 15 fractional worksTopological Materials an…14Topological Materials and Phenomena: 14 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 14 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 14 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 22 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 21 works
  3. 3 Dark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaNuclear and High Energy Physics 20 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
  5. 5 Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 20 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 15 works
  7. 7 Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsOrganic Chemistry 15 works
  8. 8 Topological Materials and PhenomenaAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 14 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  10. 10 Particle accelerators and beam dynamicsAerospace Engineering 14 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Basic Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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