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Korea Aerospace Research Institute

In research, Korea Aerospace Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#2,800 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,519 of 12,888 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#536 of 795 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 25.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,573
of 28,054 · #5,679 all time
Rank in South Korea
#211
of 417
Research works
2.3k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Korea Aerospace Research 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
EngineeringField #2,800 of 6,636 18.6%271 #1178
Physical SciencesDomain #6,519 of 12,888 15.7%392 #3520
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #536 of 795 25.4%124 #391

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Aerospace Research 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).

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. Engineering#1,178 #2,800
  2. Physical Sciences#3,520 #6,519
  3. Aerospace Engineering#391 #536
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 Korea Aerospace Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 25.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 123.8 works25×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.28× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.29× its world share, 271 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.84× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Aerospace Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Chang‐Ho Choi, Hae‐Dong Kim and Dong‐Hyun Cho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Aerospace Research Institute.

  1. 1 Chang‐Ho Choi South Korea · #374,696 worldwide 116 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Hae‐Dong Kim South Korea · #522,865 worldwide 65 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Dong‐Hyun Cho South Korea · #612,385 worldwide 35 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Min‐Ki Kim South Korea · #623,632 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Bong-Jun Cha South Korea · #677,000 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Young-Joo Song South Korea · #683,965 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Younsoo Kim South Korea · #687,682 worldwide 58 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Jong‐Min Yeom South Korea · #688,764 worldwide 40 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Moon Beom Heo South Korea · #705,521 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Dae-Kwan Kim South Korea · #735,421 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Korea Aerospace Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite, Combustion Instabilities, Heat Transfer, Deep Learning and Numerical Simulation.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing38▲ 7.3×26 topics
  2. Deep Learning29▲ 2.0×44 topics
  3. Thermal Analysis17▲ 31×3 topics
  4. CubeSat16▲ 211×1 topic
  5. small satellite16▲ 211×1 topic
  6. Combustion Instabilities16▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Heat Transfer15▲ 7.3×9 topics
  8. Numerical Simulation13▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion11▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Regression Rate Behavior11▲ 122×1 topic
  11. Cryogenic Storage11▲ 90×1 topic
  12. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)11▲ 90×1 topic
  13. Orbit Determination11▲ 61×2 topics
  14. Risk Assessment10▲ 3.5×7 topics
  15. Large-Eddy Simulation10▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Sensor Fusion9▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Space Policy9▲ 147×1 topic
  18. Space Tourism9▲ 147×1 topic
  19. IoT Applications9▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Optimal Control8▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Pose Estimation8▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Thermal Management8▲ 5.9×5 topics
  23. Satellite Imagery8▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Trajectory Optimization8▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Failure Analysis8▲ 20×4 topics
  26. On-Orbit Servicing8▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Product Development8▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Space Debris8▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Chemical Kinetics8▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Emissions8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Physical Layer Security7▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Biomass Estimation7▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Fluid Dynamics7▲ 12×3 topics
  35. LEO Satellite Constellation7▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Satellite Communications7▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Finite Element Method7▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Flight Control7▲ 57×2 topics
  39. Geometric Processing7▲ 258×1 topic
  40. High-Resolution Sensors7▲ 258×1 topic

Which research topics does Korea Aerospace Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Rocket and propulsion systems research, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies and Space exploration and regulation.

Spacecraft Design and Technology: 16 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 11 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic…11Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 11 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…9Space exploration and regulation: 9 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 8 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 7 fractional worksSatellite Image Processi…7Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry: 7 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navi…6Inertial Sensor and Navigation: 6 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and …6Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: 6 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar…6Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 6 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsOcean Engineering

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry Ocean Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 6 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Aerospace Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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