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Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade

In research, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,419 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Political Science and International Relations — Economics and Econometrics is 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,948
of 28,054 · #38,732 all time
Rank in South Korea
#396
of 417
Research works
664
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade 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 #8,419 of 10,521 5.4%159 #13054

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade 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 Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 41.8 works12×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 56.0 works12×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 31.7 works9.4×
← 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.38× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.44× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.57× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Lapinsky, S. Tscherny and Jungho Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade.

  1. 1 Michael Lapinsky South Korea · #846,048 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 S. Tscherny South Korea · #848,837 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Jungho Kim South Korea · #1,151,449 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 G. Pfeiffer South Korea · #1,306,539 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Globalization, Political Economy, Industrial Policy, Neoliberalism, Developmental State, East Asia and Innovation.

▲ 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 Development51▲ 28×13 topics
  2. Globalization46▲ 10×16 topics
  3. Political Economy36▲ 61×5 topics
  4. Industrial Policy29▲ 116×4 topics
  5. Neoliberalism26▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Developmental State25▲ 2102×1 topic
  7. East Asia25▲ 560×1 topic
  8. Innovation24▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Sustainability19▲ 3.5×22 topics
  10. Sustainable Development17▲ 4.8×12 topics
  11. R&D14▲ 77×3 topics
  12. International Trade13▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Big Data13▲ 6.2×12 topics
  14. Risk Assessment12▲ 8.1×4 topics
  15. Technological Change12▲ 130×2 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior11▲ 8.0×8 topics
  17. Digital Transformation11▲ 9.4×8 topics
  18. Economic Growth11▲ 5.9×11 topics
  19. Healthcare10▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management10▲ 4.8×8 topics
  21. Regional Development10▲ 12×7 topics
  22. International Relations10▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Employment9▲ 122×1 topic
  24. Firm Survival9▲ 190×1 topic
  25. Innovation Policy9▲ 40×4 topics
  26. Social Entrepreneurship8▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Migration8▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Big Data Analytics8▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Social Capital8▲ 6.7×6 topics
  30. Circular Economy7▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Global Trade7▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Stock Market7▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Refugees7▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Market Size7▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Technology Development7▲ 89×2 topics
  36. Famine7▲ 436×1 topic
  37. Financial Markets7▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Food Supply Chain7▲ 26×2 topics
  39. North Korea7▲ 436×1 topic
  40. Smart Factory7▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asian Industrial and Economic Development, Firm Innovation and Growth, Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Asian Industrial and Eco…25Asian Industrial and Economic Development: 25 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth: 9 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 7 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 7 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 6 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 6 fractional worksTechnology and Data Analysis: 5 fractional worksEmployee Welfare and Language Studies: 5 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance4 others

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

  1. 1 Asian Industrial and Economic Development Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  2. 2 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  3. 3 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 works
  6. 6 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  7. 7 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 6 works
  8. 8 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Employee Welfare and Language Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 4 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 available85.6%not open14.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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