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Korea Maritime Institute

In research, Korea Maritime Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,135 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,136
of 28,054 · #32,930 all time
Rank in South Korea
#366
of 417
Research works
393
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Korea Maritime Institute 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 #11,135 of 12,888 14.9%68 #18008

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 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: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.53× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Korea Maritime Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Climate Change, 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change14▲ 5.1×21 topics
  2. Environmental Impact13▲ 7.2×18 topics
  3. Maritime Transportation11▲ 194×2 topics
  4. Sustainability9▲ 3.5×16 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management8▲ 8.5×8 topics
  6. Shipping8▲ 146×2 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks7▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Operations Research7▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Container Terminals7▲ 249×1 topic
  10. Port Development7▲ 249×1 topic
  11. Industrial Risk Management6▲ 989×1 topic
  12. Marine Safety6▲ 989×1 topic
  13. Air Quality6▲ 31×4 topics
  14. Fuel Consumption6▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Emissions6▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Risk Assessment6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  17. Collision Avoidance6▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Emission Control Areas6▲ 233×1 topic
  19. Path Planning6▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Ship Propulsion6▲ 233×1 topic
  21. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.6×13 topics
  22. Human Factors5▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Unmanned Surface Vehicles5▲ 165×1 topic
  24. Text Mining5▲ 33×3 topics
  25. Consumer Perception4▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. International Relations4▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Ecosystem-Based Management4▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Marine Spatial Planning4▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Marine Environment3▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Lifestyle3▲ 88×3 topics
  32. Recycling3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  33. Ethical Consumption3▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Governance3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  35. Geopolitics3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Fashion2▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Generation Z2▲ 123×1 topic
  38. International Law2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Metaverse2▲ 102×1 topic
  40. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Maritime Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Ports and Logistics, Marine and Coastal Research, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Maritime Navigation and Safety.

Maritime Ports and Logistics: 7 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Research: 6 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 6 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 5 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 4 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contem…2Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 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 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  6. 6 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Maritime Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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