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Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

In research, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,901 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,434 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#787 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Polymers and Plastics and Chemical Engineering — Catalysis is 16.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,104
of 28,054 · #2,535 all time
Rank in South Korea
#62
of 417
Research works
5.2k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
174k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology 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 #1,901 of 12,888 18.2%720 #1669
EngineeringField #1,434 of 6,636 20.4%296 #1646
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #787 of 2,318 23.4%143 #850
Materials ScienceField #1,063 of 2,468 16.7%211 #861
Life SciencesDomain #3,797 of 7,800 17.0%109 #5143
Materials ChemistrySubfield #911 of 1,556 15.5%113 #743
ChemistryField #969 of 1,330 11.1%72 #1016
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,240 of 1,568 17.3%69 #992
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,205 of 3,579 15.4%73 #3956

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology 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#1,669 #1,901
  2. Engineering#1,646 #1,434
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#850 #787
  4. Materials Science#861 #1,063
  5. Life Sciences#5,143 #3,797
  6. Materials Chemistry#743 #911
  7. Chemistry#1,016 #969
  8. Biomedical Engineering#992 #1,240
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,956 #3,205
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 Research Institute of Chemical Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 22.2 works17×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 54.2 works15×
  3. Chemical EngineeringField · 34.4 works11×
  4. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 21.3 works9.6×
  5. Materials ScienceField · 211.4 works6.8×
  6. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 113.4 works6.5×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.01× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.10× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.88× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.20× its world share, 296 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.76× its world share, 211 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Sang Il Seok, Seong‐Jun Kim and Young Kyu Hwang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology.

  1. 1 Sang Il Seok South Korea · #30,160 worldwide 945 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Seong‐Jun Kim South Korea · #96,256 worldwide 346 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Young Kyu Hwang South Korea · #119,948 worldwide 399 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Choong‐Sun Lim South Korea · #134,094 worldwide 466 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Jong‐San Chang South Korea · #164,023 worldwide 474 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Hyunju Chang South Korea · #164,605 worldwide 150 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Young Cho South Korea · #174,892 worldwide 210 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Sunho Jeong South Korea · #202,228 worldwide 219 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Ki‐Won Jun South Korea · #238,309 worldwide 506 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Sung Cheol Yoon South Korea · #250,659 worldwide 153 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Which keywords describe research at Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Semiconductors and Efficiency.

▲ 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. Catalysis82▲ 14×27 topics
  2. Nanocomposites71▲ 9.8×19 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications61▲ 5.8×30 topics
  4. Nanomaterials60▲ 6.4×16 topics
  5. Energy Storage51▲ 8.8×9 topics
  6. Nanoparticles47▲ 4.2×32 topics
  7. Cathode Materials46▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Graphene41▲ 6.7×11 topics
  9. Semiconductors40▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Efficiency38▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering36▲ 6.5×10 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks35▲ 9.4×5 topics
  13. Water Splitting31▲ 9.5×4 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries31▲ 8.1×3 topics
  15. Nanofibers30▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Conducting Polymers30▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Stability29▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Crystal Growth29▲ 12×9 topics
  19. Nanocrystals29▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries29▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Semiconductor28▲ 9.3×6 topics
  22. Organic Electronics28▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Light-Emitting Diodes28▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Organometal Halide Perovskites27▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Perovskite Solar Cells27▲ 27×1 topic
  26. PEDOT:PSS27▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Polyaniline27▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Nanostructures25▲ 7.0×16 topics
  29. Electrocatalysis25▲ 9.8×5 topics
  30. CO2 Capture25▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries24▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Ionic Liquids22▲ 8.9×10 topics
  33. Visible Light22▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Hydrogenation22▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Solar Cells22▲ 12×7 topics
  36. Flexible Electronics21▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Biodegradable Polymers21▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Catalysis20▲ 13×5 topics
  39. CO2 Reduction20▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Chemical Sensors20▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Conducting polymers and applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Perovskite Materials and Applications: 27 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 27 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 16 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…15Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 15 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 14 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 12 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…12Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 12 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 27 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 15 works
  8. 8 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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