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Korea Institute of Industrial Technology

In research, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,310 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,241 of 6,636 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#318 of 1,351 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Automotive Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,848
of 28,054 · #3,904 all time
Rank in South Korea
#77
of 417
Research works
5.6k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Industrial Technology 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 #2,310 of 12,888 14.3%1,306 #2501
EngineeringField #1,241 of 6,636 14.3%849 #1320
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #318 of 1,351 13.4%284 #420
Materials ScienceField #906 of 2,468 12.1%249 #1109
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,105 of 2,318 12.5%177 #1717
Materials ChemistrySubfield #902 of 1,556 13.7%122 #1074
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,069 of 1,568 13.1%112 #1328

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute of Industrial Technology 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#2,501 #2,310
  2. Engineering#1,320 #1,241
  3. Mechanical Engineering#420 #318
  4. Materials Science#1,109 #906
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,717 #1,105
  6. Materials Chemistry#1,074 #902
  7. Biomedical Engineering#1,328 #1,069
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 Industrial Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 284.3 works11×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 38.7 works6.8×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 46.0 works6.1×
← 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, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.72× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.13× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.03× its world share, 848 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.08× its world share, 249 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute of Industrial Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Sangyong Kim, Namsu Park and Moon-Hong Baeg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Industrial Technology.

  1. 1 Sangyong Kim South Korea · #133,150 worldwide 583 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Namsu Park South Korea · #253,136 worldwide 122 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Moon-Hong Baeg South Korea · #375,653 worldwide 81 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Seunghan Shin South Korea · #401,329 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Jae‐Han Park South Korea · #409,297 worldwide 98 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Ji‐Hun Bae South Korea · #414,442 worldwide 86 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Daehee Won South Korea · #490,857 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sangjik Lee South Korea · #503,694 worldwide 49 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Jeong‐Jun Yoon South Korea · #519,678 worldwide 192 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Man Sig Lee South Korea · #578,082 worldwide 105 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Industrial Technology

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Industrial Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Additive Manufacturing, Graphene, Biomedical Applications and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties189▲ 14×33 topics
  2. Microstructure135▲ 19×16 topics
  3. Nanoparticles92▲ 5.2×36 topics
  4. Nanocomposites80▲ 7.1×21 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications78▲ 4.7×32 topics
  6. Graphene69▲ 7.2×11 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing68▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Nanomaterials62▲ 4.2×18 topics
  9. Energy Storage54▲ 5.8×12 topics
  10. Flexible Electronics46▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Grain Refinement45▲ 28×4 topics
  12. Numerical Simulation43▲ 10×10 topics
  13. Heat Transfer42▲ 6.0×17 topics
  14. Microstructural Evolution42▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Process Parameters42▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Cathode Materials41▲ 7.4×3 topics
  17. Polymer Composites39▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries38▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. Material Characterization38▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Metal Powders38▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering36▲ 4.2×11 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes36▲ 7.6×8 topics
  23. Materials36▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks32▲ 5.5×5 topics
  25. Metallic Components32▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Selective Laser Melting32▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Energy Harvesting32▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Health Monitoring32▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Nanogenerators31▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Wearable31▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Applications31▲ 7.9×7 topics
  32. Recycling31▲ 5.7×9 topics
  33. 3D Printing29▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Process Optimization28▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Corrosion Behavior28▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Processing Techniques28▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Rechargeable Batteries28▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Residual Stress28▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Aerospace Applications27▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Ceramics26▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Korea Institute of Industrial Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Additive Manufacturing M…32Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…31Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 31 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…26Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 26 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…25Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 25 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 24 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 22 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …19Advancements in Battery Materials: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 16 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 15 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 15 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 32 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 31 works
  3. 3 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 26 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 25 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  6. 6 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 22 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  8. 8 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  10. 10 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 15 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Institute of Industrial Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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