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Korea Institute for Advanced Study

In research, Korea Institute for Advanced Study stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,327 of 12,888 worldwide), Mathematics (#311 of 1,053 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,000 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Geometry and Topology is 65.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,858
of 28,054 · #2,614 all time
Rank in South Korea
#78
of 417
Research works
2.9k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute for Advanced Study 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 #2,327 of 12,888 24.4%447 #1780
MathematicsField #311 of 1,053 16.3%166 #560
Physics and AstronomyField #1,000 of 1,646 37.9%167 #924
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #189 of 263 56.8%60 #253

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute for Advanced Study 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#1,780 #2,327
  2. Mathematics#560 #311
  3. Physics and Astronomy#924 #1,000
  4. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#253 #189
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 Institute for Advanced Study specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 65.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 54.9 works65×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 44.4 works54×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 60.4 works37×
  4. MathematicsField · 166.4 works27×
  5. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 35.8 works24×
  6. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 28.8 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: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 27.26× its world share, 166 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.44× its world share, 167 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 27.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute for Advanced Study?

Ranked on the composite score, Kimyeong Lee, Changbom Park and Piljin Yi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute for Advanced Study.

  1. 1 Kimyeong Lee South Korea · #159,151 worldwide 509 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Changbom Park South Korea · #289,939 worldwide 431 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Piljin Yi South Korea · #367,208 worldwide 161 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Young‐Woo Son South Korea · #371,645 worldwide 289 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Jeong Han Kim South Korea · #557,800 worldwide 98 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Henry H. Kim South Korea · #646,368 worldwide 79 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Yun‐Young Choi South Korea · #648,374 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Juhan Kim South Korea · #649,953 worldwide 121 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Eung Jin Chun South Korea · #668,607 worldwide 257 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Jun-Muk Hwang South Korea · #726,978 worldwide 57 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute for Advanced Study

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute for Advanced Study?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Modular Forms, Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Symplectic Geometry, Cohomology and L-Functions.

▲ 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. Dark Matter32▲ 54×4 topics
  2. Particle Physics25▲ 65×2 topics
  3. Modular Forms24▲ 121×3 topics
  4. Quantum Gravity24▲ 56×4 topics
  5. Black Holes22▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Symplectic Geometry22▲ 118×2 topics
  7. Cohomology22▲ 98×2 topics
  8. L-Functions21▲ 145×2 topics
  9. General Relativity21▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Representation Theory20▲ 120×2 topics
  11. Supernovae19▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Tropical Geometry19▲ 114×2 topics
  13. Dark Energy19▲ 56×2 topics
  14. String Theory19▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Cosmic Microwave Background18▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Cosmological Parameters18▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Cosmology18▲ 51×3 topics
  18. Harmonic Analysis17▲ 144×2 topics
  19. Quantum Entanglement17▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Automorphic Forms17▲ 187×1 topic
  21. Langlands Conjectures17▲ 187×1 topic
  22. Field Theories17▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Holographic17▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Gromov-Witten Theory16▲ 158×1 topic
  25. Moduli Theory16▲ 158×1 topic
  26. Higgs Boson16▲ 58×1 topic
  27. High-Energy Collider16▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Nonlinear Equations15▲ 23×5 topics
  29. Entanglement15▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Quantum Groups13▲ 73×2 topics
  31. Lattice QCD13▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Stability12▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Cluster Algebras11▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Triangulated Categories11▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Renormalization Group11▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Quantum Information11▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Cosmic Rays11▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Neutrinos11▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Optimal Transport11▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Ricci Curvature11▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Korea Institute for Advanced Study publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Advanced Algebra and Geometry, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…18Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Geo…17Advanced Algebra and Geometry: 17 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…17Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 17 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and N…16Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 16 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 16 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 11 fractional worksGeometric Analysis and C…11Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows: 11 fractional worksGeometry and complex manifolds: 10 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 10 fractional worksGeometric and Algebraic …9Geometric and Algebraic Topology: 9 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsMathematical PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsGeometry and Topology1 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced Algebra and Geometry Mathematical Physics 17 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  4. 4 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 16 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 16 works
  6. 6 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 11 works
  7. 7 Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Applied Mathematics 11 works
  8. 8 Geometry and complex manifolds Geometry and Topology 10 works
  9. 9 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  10. 10 Geometric and Algebraic Topology Geometry and Topology 9 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Institute for Advanced Study's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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