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Korea Brain Research Institute

In research, Korea Brain Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,368 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience (Neuroscience is 18.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,739
of 22,385 · #4,868 all time
Rank in South Korea
#129
of 343
Research works
420
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Korea Brain Research Institute

What is Korea Brain Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,368 of 6,403 10.4%92 #1343

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Brain 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Korea Brain Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Korea Brain Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Neuroscience (29%), Medicine (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 107 fractional works · 55.1% of its workNeuroscience: 57 fractional works · 29.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 9.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 8.7% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 21.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 13.7% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 54 fractional works · 27.7% of its workMedicine: 52 fractional works · 26.7% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKorea BrainResearch…194fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences55%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience5729.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4221.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Medicine5226.7%
    2. Nursing10.5%
    3. Health Professions10.5%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Engineering73.4%
    2. Computer Science42.1%
    3. Materials Science31.7%
    4. Environmental Science21.2%
    5. Chemistry21.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Psychology105.2%
    2. Social Sciences21.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Korea Brain Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 57.0 works18×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.08× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 18.11× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 18.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience18.11×57 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.08×42 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.96×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.88×4 works
  5. Psychology1.71×10 works
  6. Medicine1.39×52 works
  7. Nursing1.07×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.64×2 works
  9. Materials Science0.47×3 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.33×1 works
  11. Energy0.31×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×3 works
  13. Computer Science0.28×4 works
  14. Environmental Science0.25×2 works
  15. Engineering0.23×7 works
  16. Health Professions0.19×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  19. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.09×2 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Korea Brain Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ja Wook Koo, Ji Young Mun and Do-Geun Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Brain Research Institute.

  1. 1 Ja Wook Koo South Korea · #71,215 worldwide 9.2k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Ji Young Mun South Korea · #234,554 worldwide 5.1k citations · 155 works
  3. 3 Do-Geun Kim South Korea · #341,809 worldwide 1.5k citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Jae‐Yeol Joo South Korea · #523,932 worldwide 1.6k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Minkyo Jung South Korea · #546,240 worldwide 1.6k citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Yun Ha Jeong South Korea · #658,007 worldwide 1.8k citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Sehyun Chae South Korea · #666,339 worldwide 1.8k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Jaekwang Kim South Korea · #677,161 worldwide 8.1k citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Beomsue Kim South Korea · #696,584 worldwide 1.9k citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Hyang‐Sook Hoe South Korea · #713,987 worldwide 4.5k citations · 111 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Brain Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Korea Brain Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Korea Brain Research Institute is "The Liver Tumor Segmentation Benchmark (LiTS)" (Patrick Bilic et al., 2022), with 1,236 citations. Next come "Microglia-Astrocyte Crosstalk: An Intimate Molecular Conversation" (606) and "The role of TDP-43 propagation in neurodegenerative diseases: integrating insights from clinical and experimental studies" (411).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Liver Tumor Segmentation Benchmark (LiTS) Patrick Bilic et al. · Medical Image Analysis Open access109 authors 17 Nov 2022 1,236
2 Microglia-Astrocyte Crosstalk: An Intimate Molecular Conversation Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Myungjin Jo, Jae‐Hong Kim et al. · The Neuroscientist 22 Jun 2018 606
3 The role of TDP-43 propagation in neurodegenerative diseases: integrating insights from clinical and experimental studies Myungjin Jo, Shinrye Lee, Yu‐Mi Jeon et al. · Experimental & Molecular Medicine Open access Oct 2020 411
4 Astrocytes phagocytose adult hippocampal synapses for circuit homeostasis Joon-Hyuk Lee, J. S. Kim, Seulgi Noh et al. · Nature 23 Dec 2020 408
5 Brain lipidomics: From functional landscape to clinical significance Jong Hyuk Yoon, Youngsuk Seo, Yeon Suk Jo et al. · Science Advances Open access 16 Sep 2022 326
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Korea Brain Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Neurological Disorders, Brain Development, Cytokines, Microglia and Neurobiology.

▲ 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-now 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. Oxidative Stress20▲ 6.2×25 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration19▲ 32×8 topics
  3. Neuroinflammation16▲ 29×5 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders12▲ 10×14 topics
  5. Inflammation11▲ 2.7×47 topics
  6. Brain Development9▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Cytokines9▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Microglia8▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Neurobiology8▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Cancer8▲ 3.0×28 topics
  11. Innate Immunity8▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Genetics7▲ 5.4×10 topics
  13. Depression7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  14. Mitochondrial Dysfunction7▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Ischemic Stroke7▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Synaptic Plasticity7▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Parkinson's Disease7▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Amyloid Hypothesis7▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Tau Pathology7▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Astrocytes7▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Prefrontal Cortex7▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Synaptic Pruning7▲ 59×1 topic
  23. Gene Expression6▲ 5.1×11 topics
  24. Aging6▲ 5.8×10 topics
  25. Stress6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Biomarkers6▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Functional Connectivity6▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Neuronal Circuits5▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Neurodegenerative Diseases5▲ 16×6 topics
  30. Neuroimaging5▲ 9.4×8 topics
  31. Apoptosis5▲ 7.9×13 topics
  32. Dendritic Spines5▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Neural Plasticity5▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Genetic Variation5▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  36. GABAergic4▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Neurotransmission4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Dopaminergic Neurons4▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Hippocampus4▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 12×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 7 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…4Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 4 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…4Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 4 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 3 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…3EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 3 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyNeurologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCognitive Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 7 works
  2. 2 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 7 works
  3. 3 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  6. 6 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 3 works
  7. 7 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  8. 8 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  9. 9 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Korea Brain Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Korea Brain Research Institute0.00081% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Korea Brain Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Korea Brain Research Institute11.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2021.

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