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Korea Basic Science Institute

In research, Korea Basic Science Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,508 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,510 of 7,800 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,246 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,180
of 28,054 · #3,428 all time
Rank in South Korea
#64
of 417
Research works
3.5k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Korea Basic Science 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,508 of 12,888 16.4%395 #2505
Life SciencesDomain #2,510 of 7,800 26.7%127 #3392
EngineeringField #2,246 of 6,636 20.6%145 #2915
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,787 of 3,579 22.4%80 #2254
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,162 of 2,318 22.6%83 #1653
Materials ScienceField #1,714 of 2,468 12.5%103 #1391
MedicineField #7,386 of 10,443 24.0%63 #10979
Health SciencesDomain #9,136 of 11,982 23.7%68 #13721
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,291 of 1,556 12.4%67 #1193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Basic Science 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. Physical Sciences#2,505 #2,508
  2. Life Sciences#3,392 #2,510
  3. Engineering#2,915 #2,246
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,254 #1,787
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,653 #1,162
  6. Materials Science#1,391 #1,714
  7. Medicine#10,979 #7,386
  8. Health Sciences#13,721 #9,136
  9. Materials Chemistry#1,193 #1,291
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 Basic Science Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 26.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.50× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.31× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.46× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.88× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 145 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.92× its world share, 103 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.59× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Basic Science Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kwang‐Sik Lee, Myung‐Su Kim and Ik‐Soon Jang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Basic Science Institute.

  1. 1 Kwang‐Sik Lee South Korea · #168,882 worldwide 427 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Myung‐Su Kim South Korea · #249,996 worldwide 151 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ik‐Soon Jang South Korea · #263,078 worldwide 133 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 SeungRan Yoo South Korea · #313,646 worldwide 93 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Hye Sun Park South Korea · #335,091 worldwide 92 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Hae Jin Kim South Korea · #464,808 worldwide 210 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 N. S. Yoon South Korea · #469,038 worldwide 74 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 K.-I. You South Korea · #586,699 worldwide 82 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Jin Young Kim South Korea · #592,594 worldwide 64 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Young‐Ho Lee South Korea · #593,775 worldwide 88 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Basic Science Institute

Which keywords describe research at Korea Basic Science Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Nanostructures, Graphene, Lithium-ion Batteries, Water Splitting and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials43▲ 6.8×16 topics
  2. Cathode Materials34▲ 15×3 topics
  3. Energy Storage32▲ 8.2×10 topics
  4. Nanostructures29▲ 12×14 topics
  5. Graphene28▲ 6.8×10 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries25▲ 9.8×3 topics
  7. Water Splitting24▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Nanoparticles22▲ 3.0×32 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications22▲ 3.1×27 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress22▲ 2.2×43 topics
  11. Rechargeable Batteries22▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Inflammation20▲ 1.61×60 topics
  13. Catalysis20▲ 5.0×21 topics
  14. Cancer19▲ 2.4×35 topics
  15. Semiconductors19▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Nanocrystals19▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Semiconductor18▲ 9.0×7 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks18▲ 7.0×6 topics
  19. Battery Technology16▲ 9.1×2 topics
  20. Battery Materials15▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Nanostructured Anodes15▲ 15×1 topic
  22. Nanocomposites14▲ 3.0×20 topics
  23. Visible Light14▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries13▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Ionic Conductivity13▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Efficiency13▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Nanostructured Cathodes13▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Solid-State Electrolytes13▲ 17×1 topic
  29. CO2 Reduction12▲ 9.5×2 topics
  30. Hydrogen Production12▲ 7.2×1 topic
  31. Photocatalyst12▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Electronic Structure11▲ 11×8 topics
  33. Solar Cells11▲ 9.3×6 topics
  34. Thermal Management11▲ 5.5×5 topics
  35. Crystal Growth11▲ 6.3×9 topics
  36. Bioimaging10▲ 7.7×6 topics
  37. Two-Dimensional Materials10▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Chemical Sensors10▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Plate Tectonics10▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Photovoltaics9▲ 9.1×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …12Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…8Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 8 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 7 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…6Advanced battery technologies research: 6 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…6Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 6 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…6Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 6 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…6Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 6 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive EngineeringGeophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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