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Korea Institute of Sport Science

In research, Korea Institute of Sport Science stands highest in Medicine (#17,379 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,859 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,281
of 28,054 · #40,252 all time
Rank in South Korea
#414
of 417
Research works
248
▲ 151% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Sport Science known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #17,379 of 17,978 11.0%128
Health SciencesDomain #19,859 of 20,462 10.5%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute of Sport 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).

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.84× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.83× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.60× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hyungsook Kang, Hong‐Sun Song and Seok‐Ki Min lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Sport Science.

  1. 1 Hyungsook Kang South Korea · #540,648 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Hong‐Sun Song South Korea · #851,335 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Seok‐Ki Min South Korea · #1,042,560 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Tae-Whan Kim South Korea · #1,266,147 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Sport Science

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Sport Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Physical Activity, Epidemiology, Performance Analysis, Training Load, Injury Prevention and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.8×13 topics
  2. High-Intensity Interval Training7▲ 96×2 topics
  3. Resistance Training6▲ 87×2 topics
  4. Physical Activity5▲ 15×11 topics
  5. Performance Analysis5▲ 32×1 topic
  6. Training Load5▲ 106×1 topic
  7. Risk Factors5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  8. Injury Prevention4▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Athletic Training4▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Inflammation4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  11. Muscle Injuries4▲ 81×1 topic
  12. Sports Injury4▲ 81×1 topic
  13. Qualitative Research4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  15. Aging3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  16. Exercise3▲ 39×3 topics
  17. Obesity3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  18. Mental Health3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  19. Muscle Mass3▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Public Health3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  21. Biomechanics3▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Social Support3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  23. Text Mining2▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Cardiorespiratory Fitness2▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Exercise Capacity2▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Health Care2▲ 36×3 topics
  27. Heart Failure2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Muscle Strength2▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Nursing2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Semantic Network Analysis2▲ 138×2 topics
  31. Physical Fitness2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Structural Equation Modeling2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Analysis2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Research Trends2▲ 208×1 topic
  35. Chronic Diseases2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Physical Education2▲ 23×5 topics
  37. Psychological Factors2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Health Benefits2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Sport Psychology2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Intervention Strategies2▲ 61×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies.

Sports Performance and T…5Sports Performance and Training: 5 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…2Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 2 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineComplementary and alternative medicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  8. 8 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 151% 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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