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Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science

In research, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,316 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,221 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#960 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,755
of 28,054 · #2,131 all time
Rank in South Korea
#76
of 417
Research works
4.9k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
80k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science 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 #2,316 of 12,888 12.8%567 #1438
EngineeringField #2,221 of 6,636 13.3%285 #1678
Physics and AstronomyField #960 of 1,646 10.6%92 #986
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,384 of 2,318 10.2%118 #1385
Materials ScienceField #1,525 of 2,468 12.6%98 #911

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science 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#1,438 #2,316
  2. Engineering#1,678 #2,221
  3. Physics and Astronomy#986 #960
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,385 #1,384
  5. Materials Science#911 #1,525
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 Standards and Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 55.8 works11×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 92.1 works6.1×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.78× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.78× its world share, 285 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.13× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.07× its world share, 92 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Seung Mi Lee, Jeong Hyun Shim and Jeong Won Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science.

  1. 1 Seung Mi Lee South Korea · #172,451 worldwide 437 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Jeong Hyun Shim South Korea · #197,179 worldwide 224 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Jeong Won Kim South Korea · #249,422 worldwide 184 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Jae Yong Song South Korea · #290,337 worldwide 174 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jong-Ahn Kim South Korea · #336,582 worldwide 57 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jae-Yel Yi South Korea · #348,528 worldwide 141 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Se Jin Park South Korea · #458,367 worldwide 177 citations · 110 works
  8. 8 Chu-Shik Kang South Korea · #483,036 worldwide 45 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Jinhee Kim South Korea · #531,134 worldwide 136 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Chang Soo Kim South Korea · #555,175 worldwide 231 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science

Which keywords describe research at Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Biomedical Applications, Nanostructures, Two-Dimensional Materials, Quality Assurance, Electronic Structure, Semiconductors and Spintronics.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications27▲ 3.3×30 topics
  2. Biosensors26▲ 7.3×11 topics
  3. Nanoparticles22▲ 2.5×31 topics
  4. Nanomaterials19▲ 2.6×16 topics
  5. Nanocomposites18▲ 3.4×19 topics
  6. Nanostructures18▲ 6.4×13 topics
  7. Two-Dimensional Materials16▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Graphene16▲ 3.3×11 topics
  9. Semiconductors15▲ 7.1×5 topics
  10. Electronic Structure14▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Quality Assurance14▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Semiconductor14▲ 5.9×7 topics
  13. Spintronics14▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Crystal Growth13▲ 6.8×10 topics
  15. Biosensing13▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Photovoltaics12▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Solar Cells12▲ 9.0×7 topics
  18. Raman Spectroscopy12▲ 8.9×6 topics
  19. Room Temperature12▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Tomography12▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Metamaterial12▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Nanocrystals12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  23. Measurement Uncertainty11▲ 159×1 topic
  24. Redefinition of SI Units11▲ 159×1 topic
  25. Carbon Nanotubes11▲ 4.7×7 topics
  26. Thin Films11▲ 8.3×8 topics
  27. Integrated Circuits11▲ 10.0×3 topics
  28. Flexible Electronics10▲ 8.7×3 topics
  29. Transparent Conductors10▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Optical Modulators10▲ 9.8×3 topics
  31. Nanowires10▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Energy Harvesting9▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Resonators9▲ 29×3 topics
  34. Metamaterials9▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Sensors9▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Photonic Crystals9▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Entanglement9▲ 8.4×4 topics
  38. Nanophotonics9▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Optoelectronic Devices8▲ 14×2 topics
  40. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy8▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation, Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques, Photonic and Optical Devices and 2D Materials and Applications.

Scientific Measurement a…11Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 11 fractional worksMicrowave and Dielectric…8Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques: 8 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 8 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 6 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 6 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…6Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor Technologies Research: 6 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements: 6 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 11 works
  2. 2 Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor Technologies Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower 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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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.