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Korea Institute of Fusion Energy

In research, Korea Institute of Fusion Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,260 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,342 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,510 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Aerospace Engineering — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 58.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,344
of 28,054 · #9,682 all time
Rank in South Korea
#174
of 417
Research works
1.3k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Fusion Energy 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 #5,260 of 12,888 19.4%242 #5651
EngineeringField #4,342 of 6,636 14.5%96 #4926
Physics and AstronomyField #1,510 of 1,646 29.4%85 #2844

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute of Fusion Energy 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#5,651 #5,260
  2. Engineering#4,926 #4,342
  3. Physics and Astronomy#2,844 #1,510
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 Fusion Energy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 58.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 48.0 works59×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 84.6 works15×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 28.6 works9.4×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 40.2 works7.9×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.45× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.86× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.61× its world share, 85 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, H.L. Yang, Y.K. Oh and Yong Chu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Fusion Energy.

  1. 1 H.L. Yang South Korea · #230,117 worldwide 92 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Y.K. Oh South Korea · #322,880 worldwide 107 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Yong Chu South Korea · #380,429 worldwide 45 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Min Ho Chang South Korea · #468,758 worldwide 68 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Seungyon Cho South Korea · #540,633 worldwide 117 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 S. G. Lee South Korea · #613,611 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Keeman Kim South Korea · #627,801 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Hyoung Chan Kim South Korea · #730,154 worldwide 81 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 W.H. Ko South Korea · #736,936 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Hogun Jhang South Korea · #795,052 worldwide 80 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Fusion Energy

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Fusion Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tokamak, Turbulence, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, fusion materials, radiation damage, Critical Current Density, Nb3Sn Conductor and Superconducting Magnets.

▲ 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. Tokamak40▲ 726×1 topic
  2. Turbulence40▲ 178×1 topic
  3. Molecular Dynamics Simulations24▲ 213×2 topics
  4. fusion materials23▲ 490×1 topic
  5. radiation damage23▲ 490×1 topic
  6. Critical Current Density19▲ 287×2 topics
  7. Nb3Sn Conductor19▲ 384×1 topic
  8. Superconducting Magnets19▲ 384×1 topic
  9. Solar Wind14▲ 59×2 topics
  10. Negative Ion Sources14▲ 291×1 topic
  11. Superconducting Cavities14▲ 291×1 topic
  12. Electron Acceleration12▲ 70×2 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications12▲ 3.9×10 topics
  14. Ionosphere12▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Magnetosphere12▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Plasma Etching11▲ 197×1 topic
  17. Semiconductor Industry11▲ 197×1 topic
  18. Molten Salt11▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Nuclear Reactor11▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Density Functional Theory9▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy9▲ 5.8×5 topics
  22. Hydrogen Embrittlement8▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Oxidation Resistance8▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas8▲ 154×1 topic
  25. Plasma Medicine8▲ 154×1 topic
  26. Electron Beams8▲ 168×1 topic
  27. Laser-Plasma Accelerators8▲ 168×1 topic
  28. Data Analysis8▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Accident Tolerant Fuels7▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Fuel Cladding7▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Tomography7▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Neutron Imaging6▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Small-Angle Scattering6▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Mechanical Properties6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  35. Nanocomposites5▲ 2.6×6 topics
  36. Thin Films4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Electronic Structure Calculations3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. DNA Strand Breaks3▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Low-Energy Electrons3▲ 85×1 topic
  40. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy3▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Fusion materials and technologies, Superconducting Materials and Applications and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics.

Magnetic confinement fus…40Magnetic confinement fusion research: 40 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 23 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 19 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 14 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 12 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…11Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 11 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 11 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 7 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 40 works
  2. 2 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 23 works
  3. 3 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  6. 6 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  9. 9 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 7 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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