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Korea Testing & Research Institute

In research, Korea Testing & Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,770 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,477
of 28,054 · #29,002 all time
Rank in South Korea
#382
of 417
Research works
265
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Korea Testing & Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #15,770 of 21,541 11.0%185

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

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: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.01× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.47× its world share, 9 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Korea Testing & Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Recycling, Waste Management, Human Health, Marine Environment, Pollution, Health Effects and Microplastics.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact7▲ 5.9×16 topics
  2. Recycling6▲ 21×4 topics
  3. Waste Management6▲ 18×3 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  5. Machine Learning3▲ 1.40×9 topics
  6. Health Effects3▲ 7.4×8 topics
  7. Human Health3▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Marine Environment3▲ 31×3 topics
  9. Pollution3▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Microplastics3▲ 43×1 topic
  11. Terrestrial Ecosystems3▲ 43×1 topic
  12. Deep Learning3▲ 1.20×13 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  14. Nanomaterials3▲ 3.3×10 topics
  15. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  17. Environmental Impacts2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Health Consequences2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  19. E-Waste2▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Metal Recovery2▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Toxicity2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  22. Water Quality2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  23. Catalysis2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  25. Antimicrobial2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  26. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  27. Environmental Exposure2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Particulate Matter2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Mechanical Behavior1▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Polymer Composites1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Green Synthesis1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Sensors1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Biosynthesis1▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Cytotoxicity1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Monitoring1▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Wastewater1▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Bisphenol A1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals1▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Nanofibers1▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Korea Testing & Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Microplastics and Plasti…3Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 1 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Research: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…1Air Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional works
PollutionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  2. 2 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 1 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Testing & Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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