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Korea Maritime Institute

In research, Korea Maritime Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,520 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,145
of 22,385 · #13,045 all time
Rank in South Korea
#199
of 343
Research works
393
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Korea Maritime Institute

What is Korea Maritime Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,520 of 10,670 8.5%68 #6033

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Maritime Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Korea Maritime Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Korea Maritime Institute is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Environmental Science (23%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 64.6% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 28.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 14.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 27.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKorea MaritimeInstitute121fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3528.7%
    2. Environmental Science2823.0%
    3. Computer Science64.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences54.5%
    5. Energy21.8%
    6. Materials Science11.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences1411.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance97.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting54.2%
    4. Decision Sciences32.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.7%
    6. Psychology00.4%
    1. Medicine32.5%
    2. Nursing11.0%
    3. Health Professions10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.91× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.63× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.31× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.63×28 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.31×9 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.86×5 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.46×3 works
  5. Nursing2.10×1 works
  6. Energy1.91×2 works
  7. Engineering1.91×35 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.32×5 works
  9. Social Sciences0.93×14 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×4 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.62×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.59×6 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.59×2 works
  14. Materials Science0.35×2 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  16. Health Professions0.18×1 works
  17. Psychology0.14×0 works
  18. Medicine0.13×3 works
  19. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Korea Maritime Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Jungho Nam, Sung-Woo Lee and Won Keun Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Maritime Institute.

  1. 1 Jungho Nam South Korea · #1,713,608 worldwide 945 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Sung-Woo Lee South Korea · #1,738,488 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Won Keun Chang South Korea · #1,986,361 worldwide 488 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Jeong-In Chang South Korea · #2,769,809 worldwide 341 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Byeongho Lim South Korea · #2,846,313 worldwide 152 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Sangchoul Yi South Korea · #3,196,906 worldwide 191 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Sang-Hei Choi South Korea · #3,378,277 worldwide 91 citations · 17 works
  8. 7 Jung-Sam Lee South Korea · #3,378,277 worldwide 186 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Janghan Kwon South Korea · #3,643,642 worldwide 80 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Kyung-Youl Kim South Korea · #4,341,637 worldwide 228 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Maritime Institute

What are the most cited papers from Korea Maritime Institute?

The most cited paper from Korea Maritime Institute is "Point-to-point navigation of underactuated ships" (Jihong Li, Pan-Mook Lee, Bong-Huan Jun et al., 2008), with 324 citations. Next come "The dynamic design of a reverse logistics network from the perspective of third-party logistics service providers" (268) and "A tale of Asia’s world ports: The spatial evolution in global hub port cities" (249).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Point-to-point navigation of underactuated ships Jihong Li, Pan-Mook Lee, Bong-Huan Jun et al. · Automatica 29 Nov 2008 324
2 The dynamic design of a reverse logistics network from the perspective of third-party logistics service providers Hokey Min, Hyun-Jeung Ko · International Journal of Production Economics 25 Jul 2007 268
3 A tale of Asia’s world ports: The spatial evolution in global hub port cities Sung-Woo Lee, Dong‐Wook Song, César Ducruet · Geoforum 3 Dec 2007 249
4 Centrality and vulnerability in liner shipping networks: revisiting the Northeast Asian port hierarchy César Ducruet, Sung-Woo Lee, Adolf K.Y. Ng · Maritime Policy & Management 2010 214
5 Frontline soldiers of globalisation: Port–city evolution and regional competition César Ducruet, Sung-Woo Lee · GeoJournal 18 Dec 2006 185
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Korea Maritime Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Maritime Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Shipping, Wireless Sensor Networks, Operations Research and Container Terminals.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change17▲ 5.2×23 topics
  2. Environmental Impact14▲ 7.0×19 topics
  3. Maritime Transportation13▲ 199×2 topics
  4. Sustainability9▲ 3.1×16 topics
  5. Shipping9▲ 150×2 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management9▲ 8.3×8 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks8▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Operations Research8▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Container Terminals7▲ 236×1 topic
  10. Port Development7▲ 236×1 topic
  11. Risk Assessment7▲ 9.0×3 topics
  12. Air Quality7▲ 30×4 topics
  13. Collision Avoidance7▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Emissions7▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Fuel Consumption7▲ 79×2 topics
  16. Path Planning7▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Human Factors7▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Unmanned Surface Vehicles7▲ 176×1 topic
  19. Emission Control Areas6▲ 230×1 topic
  20. Industrial Risk Management6▲ 947×1 topic
  21. Marine Safety6▲ 947×1 topic
  22. Ship Propulsion6▲ 230×1 topic
  23. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.1×13 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services5▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Text Mining5▲ 30×3 topics
  26. Ecosystem-Based Management5▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Marine Spatial Planning5▲ 117×1 topic
  28. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Consumer Perception4▲ 13×3 topics
  30. International Relations4▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Marine Environment3▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Lifestyle3▲ 89×3 topics
  33. Governance3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Recycling3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  35. Ethical Consumption3▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Geopolitics3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Arctic3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Fashion2▲ 54×2 topics
  40. Oil and Gas2▲ 58×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Maritime Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maritime Ports and Logistics, Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Marine and Coastal Research.

Maritime Ports and Logistics: 7 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 7 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emiss…7Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 7 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Resea…6Marine and Coastal Research: 6 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…5Coastal and Marine Management: 5 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…2Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contem…2Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 2 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringOcean EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  9. 9 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 2 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Korea Maritime Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Korea Maritime Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Korea Maritime Institute0.00052% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Korea Maritime Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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