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Korea Automotive Technology Institute

In research, Korea Automotive Technology Institute stands highest in Engineering (#4,493 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,764 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,367
of 28,054 · #23,164 all time
Rank in South Korea
#306
of 417
Research works
738
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Korea Automotive Technology 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 #4,493 of 6,636 7.6%157 #6083
Physical SciencesDomain #8,764 of 12,888 8.8%210 #12650

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

What does Korea Automotive Technology Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 27.3 works23×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 29.0 works7.1×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.80× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.69× its world share, 156 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.05× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Automotive Technology Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Do-Hyun Jung, Kwang Chul Oh and Pyoung‐Chan Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Automotive Technology Institute.

  1. 1 Do-Hyun Jung South Korea · #878,210 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Kwang Chul Oh South Korea · #1,426,307 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Pyoung‐Chan Lee South Korea · #1,571,664 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Jin Uk Ha South Korea · #1,585,742 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Soo-Jin Jeong South Korea · #1,588,539 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Sun Kyoung Jeoung South Korea · #1,612,207 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Automotive Technology Institute

Which keywords describe research at Korea Automotive Technology Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Model Predictive Control, Collision Avoidance, Deep Learning and Intelligent Transportation Systems.

▲ 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 Learning17▲ 2.2×23 topics
  2. Autonomous Vehicles15▲ 32×4 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties14▲ 6.5×21 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles14▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Machine Learning13▲ 1.80×17 topics
  6. Nanoparticles12▲ 4.5×16 topics
  7. Model Predictive Control10▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Collision Avoidance9▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Nanocomposites9▲ 5.2×14 topics
  10. Intelligent Transportation Systems9▲ 27×4 topics
  11. Thermal Management9▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  13. Power Electronics8▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Driver Assistance Systems8▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Trajectory Prediction8▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Control Systems7▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Thermal Analysis7▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Microstructure6▲ 5.6×10 topics
  19. Numerical Simulation6▲ 9.6×8 topics
  20. Polymer Composites6▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Energy Storage6▲ 4.0×7 topics
  22. Electric Motor Drives6▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Permanent Magnet Machines6▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Heat Transfer6▲ 5.1×13 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration6▲ 7.4×4 topics
  26. Traffic Flow5▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Cathode Materials5▲ 5.7×3 topics
  28. Chemical Kinetics5▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Failure Analysis5▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Vibration Analysis5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. CO2 Emissions5▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Induction Motors5▲ 49×2 topics
  33. Battery Management Systems5▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Energy Storage Systems5▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Thermal Runaway5▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Battery Technology4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Finite Element Method4▲ 21×4 topics
  38. Control Strategies4▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Material Properties4▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Adaptive Control4▲ 14×6 topics

Which research topics does Korea Automotive Technology Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies.

Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 8 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 5 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 4 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 4 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 4 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…4Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 4 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 3 fractional worksTraffic control and mana…3Traffic control and management: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer Processes1 others

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

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 works
  10. 10 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 3 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Automotive Technology Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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