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Institute of Natural Science

In research, Institute of Natural Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,771 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,228
of 28,054 · #8,509 all time
Rank in North Korea
#1
of 4
Research works
739
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Institute of Natural 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 #2,771 of 12,888 17.7%180 #5701

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

What does Institute of Natural Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 29.1 works4.6×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.30× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.07× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.21× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.57× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Natural Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Francis Strobbe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Natural Science.

  1. 1 Francis Strobbe North Korea · #1,245,787 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Natural Science

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Natural Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Molecular Dynamics, Climate Change, Neural Networks, Phylogeny, Biomedical Applications and Taxonomy.

▲ 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. Deep Learning16▲ 1.63×51 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 1.49×45 topics
  3. Climate Change11▲ 1.39×43 topics
  4. Neural Networks8▲ 1.81×27 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications7▲ 1.98×24 topics
  6. Sustainability7◆ 0.96×27 topics
  7. Nanoparticles5▲ 1.50×23 topics
  8. Renewable Energy5▲ 1.20×17 topics
  9. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Biodiversity5▲ 2.2×15 topics
  11. Nanocomposites4▲ 1.92×17 topics
  12. Catalysis4▲ 2.0×18 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 1.76×10 topics
  14. Phylogeny4▲ 8.6×10 topics
  15. Invasive Species3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  16. Taxonomy3▲ 8.1×9 topics
  17. DNA Barcoding3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Thin Films3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  20. Superconductivity3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  21. Electronic Structure2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. Nonlinear Systems2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  23. Adaptive Mesh Refinement2▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Biological Control2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  25. High-Order Schemes2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Inverse Problems2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  27. Density Functional Theory2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. Entanglement2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  29. Hydrogen Bonding2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  30. Optical Lattices2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Surface Modification2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. Host Specificity2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Quantum Mechanics2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  34. Electronic Structure Calculations2▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Global Existence2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Cosmic Rays2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Neutrinos2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Phase Transitions2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Partial Differential Equations2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Vibrational Spectroscopy2▲ 7.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Natural Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Model Reduction and Neural Networks, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics and Navier-Stokes equation solutions.

Spectroscopy and Quantum…2Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 2 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neur…2Model Reduction and Neural Networks: 2 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksNavier-Stokes equation solutions: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…1Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsComputational MechanicsApplied Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  2. 2 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  4. 4 Navier-Stokes equation solutions Applied Mathematics 1 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 works
  7. 7 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors87.7%domestic only12.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Natural Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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