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Korea Institute of Brain Science

In research, Korea Institute of Brain Science stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,039 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,731
of 28,054 · #8,352 all time
Rank in South Korea
#108
of 417
Research works
759
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Brain Science 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 #3,039 of 7,800 21.8%67 #4089

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 31.8 works13×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.57× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 12.56× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.99× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute of Brain Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Hanik K. Yoo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Brain Science.

  1. 1 Hanik K. Yoo South Korea · #1,202,348 worldwide 46 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Brain Science

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Brain Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Working Memory, Brain Development, Synaptic Plasticity and Neuronal Oscillations.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.2×31 topics
  2. Deep Learning8▲ 1.43×25 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders7▲ 8.0×11 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 1.84×39 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.2×19 topics
  6. Neuroinflammation6▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  8. Neurodegeneration6▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Working Memory5▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Brain Development5▲ 18×5 topics
  11. Synaptic Plasticity5▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering5▲ 4.9×8 topics
  13. Cancer5▲ 2.2×27 topics
  14. Neuronal Oscillations4▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Cortical Networks4▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Gamma Rhythms4▲ 43×1 topic
  17. Synchronization4▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Biosensors4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  19. Electrical Stimulation4▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Innate Immunity4▲ 7.3×8 topics
  21. Electrode Arrays4▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Neural Stimulation4▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Dendritic Spines4▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Microfluidic Devices3▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Neuronal Circuits3▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Regenerative Medicine3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Cell Culture3▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Hydrogels3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  29. Astrocyte Function3▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Cytokines3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Functional Connectivity3▲ 13×3 topics
  32. GABAergic3▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Neurotransmission3▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Neuroimaging2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  35. Bioinks2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Bioprinting2▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Gene Therapy2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Microglia2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Optogenetics2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Therapeutic Strategies2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Institute of Brain Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Neural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…3Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 3 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…23D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optoge…2Photoreceptor and optogenetics research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksNeurogenesis and neuropl…2Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceBiomedical EngineeringPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  3. 3 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Developmental Neuroscience 2 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 available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Institute of Brain Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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