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Korea Development Institute

In research, Korea Development Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,035 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,307
of 28,054 · #23,778 all time
Rank in South Korea
#327
of 417
Research works
1.2k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Korea Development 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,035 of 10,521 9.1%107 #6191

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Development 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 Development Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 30.0 works8.1×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.81× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.41× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.08× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Development Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Joon Kyung Kim, Hojun Lee and Sun-Geun Baek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Development Institute.

  1. 1 Joon Kyung Kim South Korea · #135,216 worldwide 90 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Hojun Lee South Korea · #300,072 worldwide 85 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Sun-Geun Baek South Korea · #650,659 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sungbin Cho South Korea · #696,591 worldwide 39 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Hisam Kim South Korea · #813,401 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Min Jung Kim South Korea · #842,896 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Gyeongjoon Yoo South Korea · #916,530 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Kyung Sook Lee South Korea · #980,741 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Lee South Korea · #1,140,496 worldwide 19 citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Chang-Gyun Park South Korea · #1,257,972 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Development Institute

Which keywords describe research at Korea Development Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Regional Development, Global Economy, Sustainable Development, Knowledge Clusters and Russian Economy.

▲ 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. Economic Development25▲ 18×13 topics
  2. Innovation22▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Sustainable Development16▲ 5.7×8 topics
  4. Climate Change15▲ 3.3×10 topics
  5. Digital Transformation15▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Regional Development15▲ 24×6 topics
  7. Global Economy14▲ 57×3 topics
  8. Knowledge Clusters13▲ 172×1 topic
  9. Russian Economy13▲ 186×1 topic
  10. Economic Growth9▲ 6.3×14 topics
  11. Globalization9▲ 2.6×13 topics
  12. Labor Force Participation8▲ 107×2 topics
  13. Sustainability7▲ 1.67×18 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior7▲ 6.1×8 topics
  15. Health Effects6▲ 5.7×3 topics
  16. Income Inequality6▲ 24×4 topics
  17. Employment Patterns6▲ 67×2 topics
  18. International Trade6▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Aging Workforce6▲ 141×1 topic
  20. Gender Inequality6▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Retirement6▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Monetary Policy5▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Political Economy5▲ 11×9 topics
  24. Technological Change5▲ 70×2 topics
  25. R&D5▲ 33×3 topics
  26. Investment Decisions4▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Life Expectancy4▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Asset Allocation4▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Behavioral Economics4▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Social Policy4▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Financial Literacy4▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Health Outcomes4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. Retirement Planning4▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Smart Grid4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Employment4▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Firm Survival4▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Big Data Analytics3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Labor Market3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  39. Income Tax3▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Supply Chain3▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Development Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic and Technological Developments in Russia, Retirement, Disability, and Employment, Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis and Firm Innovation and Growth.

Economic and Technologic…13Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 13 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …6Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 6 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pens…4Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 4 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth: 4 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 3 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 3 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 3 fractional works
DevelopmentDemographyAccountingEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 13 works
  2. 2 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 6 works
  3. 3 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  6. 6 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 3 works
  7. 7 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 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 available77.3%not open22.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Development Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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