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Korea Institute of Toxicology

In research, Korea Institute of Toxicology stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,507 of 7,800 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,065 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,357 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is 15.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,852
of 28,054 · #15,209 all time
Rank in South Korea
#146
of 417
Research works
876
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Korea Institute of Toxicology 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,507 of 7,800 15.9%114 #7455
Physical SciencesDomain #9,065 of 12,888 17.0%93 #14048
MedicineField #7,357 of 10,443 18.0%78 #10999
Health SciencesDomain #9,115 of 11,982 18.0%83 #14078
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,997 of 3,579 15.2%60 #5955

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Institute of Toxicology 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. Life Sciences#7,455 #3,507
  2. Physical Sciences#14,048 #9,065
  3. Medicine#10,999 #7,357
  4. Health Sciences#14,078 #9,115
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,955 #2,997
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 Toxicology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 15.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 24.0 works16×
← 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: 1.29× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.87× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.79× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.63× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12.12× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.90× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.17× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.56× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Institute of Toxicology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jong‐Su Seo, Jong‐Hwa Lee and Eun‐Jung Park lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Institute of Toxicology.

  1. 1 Jong‐Su Seo South Korea · #647,769 worldwide 75 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Jong‐Hwa Lee South Korea · #906,631 worldwide 105 citations · 332 works
  3. 3 Eun‐Jung Park South Korea · #920,595 worldwide 23 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Sung‐Hwan Kim South Korea · #945,402 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Yong‐Bum Kim South Korea · #948,651 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Jeong‐Doo Heo South Korea · #1,115,829 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Yeong-Jin Kim South Korea · #1,257,533 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Ki‐Suk Kim South Korea · #1,274,548 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Han‐Jin Park South Korea · #1,306,833 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Kyuhong Lee South Korea · #1,308,091 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Institute of Toxicology

Which keywords describe research at Korea Institute of Toxicology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Health Effects, Inflammation, Environmental Impact, Toxicity, Antioxidant, Cancer and Environmental Exposure.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress34▲ 7.2×44 topics
  2. Inflammation25▲ 4.1×53 topics
  3. Health Effects20▲ 12×16 topics
  4. Environmental Impact20▲ 4.0×11 topics
  5. Cancer15▲ 4.0×37 topics
  6. Antioxidant13▲ 6.7×31 topics
  7. Toxicity13▲ 10×15 topics
  8. Nanoparticles11▲ 3.1×16 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 3.3×19 topics
  10. Biomarkers11▲ 5.3×12 topics
  11. Environmental Exposure11▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Marine Environment10▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Pharmacokinetics10▲ 13×11 topics
  14. Waste Management10▲ 8.3×4 topics
  15. Pollution9▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Recycling9▲ 8.4×3 topics
  17. Human Health9▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Regenerative Medicine8▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering8▲ 4.7×10 topics
  20. Microplastics8▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Ecosystems8▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Metabolic Disorders8▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Pharmacology7▲ 10×11 topics
  24. Antimicrobial7▲ 8.8×9 topics
  25. Food Safety7▲ 8.5×7 topics
  26. Bisphenol A7▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals7▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Anti-inflammatory7▲ 8.2×18 topics
  29. Air Pollution6▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Particulate Matter6▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Exposure Assessment6▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Fine Particulate Air Pollution6▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Environmental Risk Assessment6▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Bioaccumulation6▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Pesticides6▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Differentiation6▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Neuroprotective6▲ 13×7 topics
  39. Cell Culture6▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Microfluidic Devices6▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Institute of Toxicology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Air Quality and Health Impacts and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 8 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 7 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…6Air Quality and Health Impacts: 6 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…53D Printing in Biomedical Research: 5 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 4 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 4 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxi…3Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 3 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 3 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 3 fractional worksLiver physiology and pathology: 3 fractional works
PollutionHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisBiomedical EngineeringMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 8 works
  2. 2 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  4. 4 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 4 works
  7. 7 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 3 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  10. 10 Liver physiology and pathology Hepatology 3 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Institute of Toxicology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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