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Korea Institute of Energy Research

In research, Korea Institute of Energy Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,742 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,250 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#774 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Energy — Catalysis is 26.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,069
of 28,054 · #3,391 all time
Rank in South Korea
#61
of 417
Research works
3.9k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
100k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Energy Research 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 #1,742 of 12,888 17.7%754 #2130
EngineeringField #1,250 of 6,636 19.3%382 #1395
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #774 of 2,318 17.8%182 #1054
Materials ScienceField #1,381 of 2,468 15.1%117 #1664
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #933 of 1,351 17.8%61 #650
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,086 of 1,556 15.3%85 #1270
EnergyField #515 of 694 17.5%87 #619
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #483 of 563 15.2%70 #534

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute of Energy Research 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#2,130 #1,742
  2. Engineering#1,395 #1,250
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,054 #774
  4. Materials Science#1,664 #1,381
  5. Mechanical Engineering#650 #933
  6. Materials Chemistry#1,270 #1,086
  7. Energy#619 #515
  8. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#534 #483
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 of Energy Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 26.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 30.8 works26×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 38.9 works14×
  3. EnergyField · 86.6 works12×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 69.8 works12×
  5. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 182.5 works6.5×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 14.10× its world share, 39 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.37× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 11.95× its world share, 87 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.23× its world share, 382 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.25× its world share, 117 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute of Energy Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Soon Kwan Jeong, Seong-Pil Kang and Min Ho Seo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Energy Research.

  1. 1 Soon Kwan Jeong South Korea · #94,111 worldwide 423 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Seong-Pil Kang South Korea · #179,450 worldwide 149 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Min Ho Seo South Korea · #211,812 worldwide 409 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Shin‐Kun Ryi South Korea · #286,219 worldwide 133 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Dong‐Hyun Peck South Korea · #312,365 worldwide 255 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Jae Ho Yun South Korea · #338,051 worldwide 236 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Sun‐Hwa Yeon South Korea · #349,620 worldwide 245 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Jihye Gwak South Korea · #376,262 worldwide 215 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Hyung Keun Lee South Korea · #386,948 worldwide 92 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Sang Jun Yoon South Korea · #397,439 worldwide 135 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Energy Research

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Energy Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Nanomaterials, Cathode Materials, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Catalysts and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy81▲ 7.1×33 topics
  2. Energy Storage75▲ 15×12 topics
  3. Nanomaterials65▲ 7.7×15 topics
  4. Cathode Materials64▲ 21×3 topics
  5. Catalysis55▲ 10×15 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks48▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Catalysts44▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Rechargeable Batteries43▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Water Splitting43▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries42▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Electrocatalysis42▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Energy Conversion37▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Environmental Impact36▲ 2.7×25 topics
  14. Sustainable Energy34▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Fuel Cells34▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Nanoparticles34▲ 3.4×17 topics
  17. Hydrogen Evolution33▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Oxygen Reduction33▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes32▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Proton Exchange Membranes32▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Energy Efficiency29▲ 4.0×17 topics
  22. Battery Technology27▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Renewable Fuels26▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Materials24▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Thermal Management24▲ 9.2×5 topics
  26. Solar Energy23▲ 9.0×5 topics
  27. Battery Materials22▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes22▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries22▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Zinc Anode22▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Oxidation21▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Ionic Conductivity21▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Selective Oxidation21▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Ceria21▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Gold21▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries21▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Nanocrystals20▲ 9.5×5 topics
  38. Nanostructured Cathodes20▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Solid-State Electrolytes20▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Carbon Dioxide20▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Korea Institute of Energy Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced battery technologies research.

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 33 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 32 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …22Advancements in Battery Materials: 22 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…22Advanced battery technologies research: 22 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…16Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 16 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 15 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 14 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 11 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 33 works
  2. 2 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 21 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 15 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 14 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 11 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Institute of Energy Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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