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Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems

In research, Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,106 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,502
of 42,892
Rank in South Korea
#270
of 596
Research works
262
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,106 of 21,541 22.2%248

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems 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).

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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.88× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.15× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.43× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Hyo‐Jong Song, In‐Hyuk Kwon and Jeon‐Ho Kang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems.

  1. 1 Hyo‐Jong Song South Korea · #1,259,876 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 In‐Hyuk Kwon South Korea · #1,470,344 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jeon‐Ho Kang South Korea · #1,611,402 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Data Assimilation, Hydrological Cycle, Boundary Layer, Probabilistic Forecasting, Convective Parameterization, Ensemble Kalman Filter and Global Warming.

▲ 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 7.9×14 topics
  2. Data Assimilation8▲ 127×3 topics
  3. Hydrological Cycle7▲ 177×2 topics
  4. Boundary Layer7▲ 136×2 topics
  5. Probabilistic Forecasting7▲ 85×2 topics
  6. Convective Parameterization6▲ 299×1 topic
  7. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 161×1 topic
  8. Global Warming6▲ 35×5 topics
  9. Ocean Circulation5▲ 105×3 topics
  10. Remote Sensing5▲ 11×10 topics
  11. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Climate Modeling5▲ 166×1 topic
  13. Extreme Events5▲ 135×1 topic
  14. Satellite Observations4▲ 112×3 topics
  15. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 41×5 topics
  16. Air Quality3▲ 44×3 topics
  17. Validation3▲ 89×2 topics
  18. Estimation2▲ 143×2 topics
  19. Spatial Interpolation2▲ 153×2 topics
  20. Climate2▲ 63×2 topics
  21. Precipitation2▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Satellite2▲ 294×1 topic
  23. Machine Learning2▲ 1.66×13 topics
  24. Aerosols2▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Atmospheric Dust2▲ 209×1 topic
  26. Emissions1▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Hydrology1▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Methane1▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Deep Learning1◆ 0.98×10 topics
  30. Sea Level Rise1▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Meteorological Phenomena…6Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and …5Climate variability and models: 5 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…1Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringOceanography

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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