Question 1

What is Korea Basic Science Institute known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Korea Basic Science Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,021 of 6,403 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,900 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,699 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry (Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 5.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Korea Basic Science Institute rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Korea Basic Science Institute ranks #2,349 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,839 all time), and #50 of 343 in South Korea.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Korea Basic Science Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Heejin Kim, Kyoung‐Soon Jang and Joonhee Moon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Basic Science Institute.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Korea Basic Science Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Korea Basic Science Institute is "Rapid Detection of COVID-19 Causative Virus (SARS-CoV-2) in Human Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens Using Field-Effect Transistor-Based Biosensor" (Giwan Seo, Geonhee Lee, Mi Jeong Kim et al., 2020), with 1,872 citations. Next come "Magnetism in two-dimensional van der Waals materials" (1,775) and "Exchange-coupled magnetic nanoparticles for efficient heat induction" (1,360).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Korea Basic Science Institute?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Korea Basic Science Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Korea Basic Science Institute is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Materials Science (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Korea Basic Science Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.