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Korea Polar Research Institute

In research, Korea Polar Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,365 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#594 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,878 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 46.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,869
of 28,054 · #7,658 all time
Rank in South Korea
#109
of 417
Research works
1.3k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Korea Polar Research 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 #3,365 of 12,888 12.7%256 #4488
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #594 of 1,209 11.4%124 #865
Environmental ScienceField #2,878 of 3,551 11.2%92 #3127
Life SciencesDomain #6,887 of 7,800 14.7%62 #10731
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #290 of 301 12.3%69 #673

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Polar Research 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).

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#4,488 #3,365
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#865 #594
  3. Environmental Science#3,127 #2,878
  4. Life Sciences#10,731 #6,887
  5. Atmospheric Science#673 #290
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 Polar Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 46.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 69.3 works47×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 32.1 works34×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 123.6 works23×
  4. EcologySubfield · 35.4 works13×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 22.2 works8.7×
← 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: 1.47× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23.42× its world share, 124 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.53× its world share, 92 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 23.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Polar Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jong Ik Lee, Young-Hwan Kim and Sungmin Hong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Polar Research Institute.

  1. 1 Jong Ik Lee South Korea · #333,699 worldwide 145 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Young-Hwan Kim South Korea · #730,075 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Sungmin Hong South Korea · #754,838 worldwide 114 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Kitae Kim South Korea · #756,460 worldwide 49 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Eui‐Seok Chung South Korea · #817,617 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Hyoungseok Lee South Korea · #831,105 worldwide 69 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Seung‐Il Nam South Korea · #848,162 worldwide 132 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Eun Jin Yang South Korea · #885,616 worldwide 123 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Joohan Lee South Korea · #888,777 worldwide 55 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Ki‐Tae Park South Korea · #889,340 worldwide 81 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Polar Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Korea Polar Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Arctic, Ocean Circulation, Hydrology, Biogeography, Permafrost and Global Warming.

▲ 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 Change105▲ 12×50 topics
  2. Remote Sensing43▲ 10×18 topics
  3. Arctic32▲ 83×4 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation30▲ 70×3 topics
  5. Hydrology27▲ 63×4 topics
  6. Biogeography22▲ 25×11 topics
  7. Permafrost20▲ 139×2 topics
  8. Global Warming20▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Decline19▲ 212×1 topic
  10. Sea Ice19▲ 212×1 topic
  11. Sea Level Rise17▲ 40×3 topics
  12. Glacier16▲ 106×1 topic
  13. Water Availability16▲ 106×1 topic
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis15▲ 15×12 topics
  15. Microbial Communities14▲ 9.4×6 topics
  16. Biodiversity13▲ 5.0×14 topics
  17. Ecology12▲ 24×5 topics
  18. Harmful Algal Blooms12▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Eutrophication12▲ 35×3 topics
  20. Holocene12▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Nutrient Limitation12▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Sea Level12▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Dissolved Organic Matter12▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Oceanic Carbon Cycle12▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Anaerobic11▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Methane Oxidation11▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Methane Emissions11▲ 62×2 topics
  28. Microbial Ecology11▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Paleoclimatology11▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Glacial Cycles10▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Monsoon Dynamics10▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Carbon Feedback10▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Thawing10▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Bacterial Diversity10▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Antarctic10▲ 326×1 topic
  36. Microorganisms10▲ 242×1 topic
  37. Satellite Observations10▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Marine Microbes10▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Microbial Biogeography10▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Korea Polar Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Cryospheric studies and observations, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Arctic and Antarctic ice…19Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 19 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …16Cryospheric studies and observations: 16 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…12Marine and coastal ecosystems: 12 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…11Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 11 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 10 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 10 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology10Polar Research and Ecology: 10 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…10Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 10 fractional worksClimate variability and …7Climate variability and models: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…7Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 7 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceOceanographyEnvironmental ChemistryEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 19 works
  2. 2 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 16 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 12 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 11 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  6. 6 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 10 works
  7. 7 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 10 works
  8. 8 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 10 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 7 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Polar Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.