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Korea Food Research Institute

In research, Korea Food Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,487 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#4,426 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,240 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics — Animal Science and Zoology is 20.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,165
of 28,054 · #9,417 all time
Rank in South Korea
#98
of 417
Research works
2.3k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Korea Food Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,487 of 7,800 26.1%298 #4577
MedicineField #4,426 of 10,443 25.3%113 #6547
Health SciencesDomain #5,240 of 11,982 24.4%149 #8305
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,694 of 3,579 22.7%117 #3090
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,625 of 3,409 29.5%143 #2691
Physical SciencesDomain #9,044 of 12,888 22.3%78 #11511
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,638 of 2,175 22.6%72 #2758

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Food 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 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. Life Sciences#4,577 #2,487
  2. Medicine#6,547 #4,426
  3. Health Sciences#8,305 #5,240
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,090 #1,694
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,691 #1,625
  6. Physical Sciences#11,511 #9,044
  7. Molecular Biology#2,758 #1,638
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 Food Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 20.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 23.4 works20×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 59.8 works15×
  3. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 31.8 works14×
  4. NursingField · 31.8 works12×
← 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: 5.65× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.12× its world share, 117 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.04× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.22× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.95× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 113 worksMedicineNursing: 12.18× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Food Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Ung-Kyu Choi, Seok‐In Hong and 김성란 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Food Research Institute.

  1. 1 Ung-Kyu Choi South Korea · #62,779 worldwide 276 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Seok‐In Hong South Korea · #76,265 worldwide 347 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 김성란 South Korea · #106,725 worldwide 68 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Yong‐Kon Park South Korea · #300,670 worldwide 60 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 구경형 South Korea · #339,368 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Tae‐Kyung Kim South Korea · #349,494 worldwide 45 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Jong-Dae Park South Korea · #396,454 worldwide 85 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Sang Keun Ha South Korea · #399,426 worldwide 92 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Tae Youl Ha South Korea · #410,247 worldwide 128 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Young-Boong Kim South Korea · #436,749 worldwide 43 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Food Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Korea Food Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant Activity, Inflammation, Antioxidants, Health Benefits, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Metabolism and Consumer Perception.

▲ 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. Antioxidant Activity58▲ 17×24 topics
  2. Inflammation50▲ 4.5×58 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress43▲ 4.9×42 topics
  4. Antioxidants37▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Health Benefits36▲ 20×11 topics
  6. Antioxidant34▲ 9.4×41 topics
  7. Metabolism34▲ 12×28 topics
  8. Cancer28▲ 3.9×41 topics
  9. Consumer Perception28▲ 24×6 topics
  10. Fermentation27▲ 37×5 topics
  11. Lipid Oxidation26▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Modified Atmosphere Packaging26▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants25▲ 12×11 topics
  14. Cancer Prevention24▲ 17×10 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota24▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Obesity23▲ 5.7×17 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 5.2×15 topics
  18. Nutritional Significance21▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Meat Quality21▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Protein Oxidation20▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Spoilage Microbiota20▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Polyphenols19▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Aging18▲ 6.2×11 topics
  24. Flavonoids18▲ 13×12 topics
  25. Bioactive Compounds17▲ 12×9 topics
  26. Aroma Compounds17▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Phenolic Compounds16▲ 16×8 topics
  28. Metabolic Health15▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance15▲ 6.2×8 topics
  30. Quality Characteristics15▲ 104×2 topics
  31. Nutrition15▲ 6.2×10 topics
  32. Anti-inflammatory15▲ 9.9×24 topics
  33. Health Functionality15▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Korean Traditional Food15▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Consumer Acceptance14▲ 44×3 topics
  36. Waste Management14▲ 6.4×4 topics
  37. Functional Food13▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Nutritional Composition13▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Enzymatic Hydrolysis13▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Animal Feed12▲ 72×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Meat and Animal Product Quality, Food Quality and Safety Studies, Insect Utilization and Effects and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides.

Meat and Animal Product Quality: 20 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety Studies: 15 fractional worksInsect Utilization and E…12Insect Utilization and Effects: 12 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…12Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 9 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 8 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Fo…8Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 8 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…8Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 8 fractional worksSeaweed-derived Bioactiv…7Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds: 7 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemome…7Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 7 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyFood ScienceInsect ScienceMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 20 works
  2. 2 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 15 works
  3. 3 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 12 works
  4. 4 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 12 works
  5. 5 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquatic Science 7 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 7 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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