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Korea Institute of Science and Technology

In research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#807 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#639 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,123 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics — Catalysis is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,106
of 28,054 · #962 all time
Rank in South Korea
#23
of 417
Research works
15k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
407k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Science and 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 #807 of 12,888 19.5%1,624 #716
EngineeringField #639 of 6,636 21.3%685 #545
Life SciencesDomain #1,123 of 7,800 24.2%295 #1767
Materials ScienceField #411 of 2,468 17.9%408 #366
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #408 of 2,318 22.1%329 #359
Materials ChemistrySubfield #325 of 1,556 16.6%256 #318
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #379 of 1,568 20.2%166 #305
MedicineField #3,189 of 10,443 26.2%155 #4450
Health SciencesDomain #3,790 of 11,982 26.1%167 #5434
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,206 of 3,579 23.6%150 #1653

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute of Science and 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#716 #807
  2. Engineering#545 #639
  3. Life Sciences#1,767 #1,123
  4. Materials Science#366 #411
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#359 #408
  6. Materials Chemistry#318 #325
  7. Biomedical Engineering#305 #379
  8. Medicine#4,450 #3,189
  9. Health Sciences#5,434 #3,790
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,653 #1,206
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 Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 29.8 works9.5×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 48.1 works6.5×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 54.2 works6.3×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 102.1 works6.2×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 256.5 works6.2×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 150 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 73 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.47× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.01× its world share, 67 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.73× its world share, 112 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.15× its world share, 685 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 92 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.50× its world share, 408 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 73 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 155 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jung Il Lee, Hyun Cheol Koo and Ick Chan Kwon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Jung Il Lee South Korea · #23,372 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Hyun Cheol Koo South Korea · #30,246 worldwide 597 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Ick Chan Kwon South Korea · #30,344 worldwide 618 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Kwangmeyung Kim South Korea · #53,245 worldwide 407 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Kyung Yoon Chung South Korea · #93,960 worldwide 553 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Hwan Geun Choi South Korea · #97,022 worldwide 298 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Jin‐Kook Yoon South Korea · #101,086 worldwide 148 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Jin‐Yoo Suh South Korea · #104,024 worldwide 742 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Byounghyun Yoo South Korea · #107,758 worldwide 197 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Min Park South Korea · #124,931 worldwide 192 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Graphene, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Nanocomposites, Electrocatalysis and Water Splitting.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials158▲ 7.0×17 topics
  2. Energy Storage141▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Cathode Materials116▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Graphene105▲ 7.2×11 topics
  5. Nanoparticles102▲ 3.8×39 topics
  6. Nanocomposites100▲ 5.9×21 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications98▲ 3.9×35 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks88▲ 9.9×6 topics
  9. Electrocatalysis86▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Water Splitting82▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Catalysis78▲ 5.5×27 topics
  12. Rechargeable Batteries76▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Catalysts68▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Two-Dimensional Materials68▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Lithium-ion Batteries68▲ 7.5×3 topics
  16. Energy Conversion63▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Nanocrystals62▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Biosensors57▲ 5.2×12 topics
  19. Nanostructures57▲ 6.7×17 topics
  20. Semiconductor55▲ 7.7×7 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering52▲ 4.0×13 topics
  22. Fuel Cells51▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Sustainable Energy49▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Hydrogen Evolution48▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Oxygen Reduction48▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Semiconductors47▲ 7.2×5 topics
  27. Battery Technology45▲ 7.5×3 topics
  28. Battery Materials44▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Nanostructured Anodes44▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries43▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Ionic Conductivity41▲ 14×2 topics
  32. CO2 Reduction40▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Materials40▲ 8.0×6 topics
  34. Nanostructured Cathodes40▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Solid-State Electrolytes40▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Flexible Electronics39▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Neuromorphic Computing38▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Energy Harvesting38▲ 10.0×2 topics
  39. Electronic Structure36▲ 9.3×8 topics
  40. Solar Cells34▲ 8.0×7 topics

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

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

Electrocatalysts for Ene…48Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 48 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …44Advancements in Battery Materials: 44 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 40 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 30 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…26Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 26 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 26 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 25 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and Plastics1 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 48 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 40 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 28 works
  8. 8 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 26 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 25 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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