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Korea Testing Laboratory

In research, Korea Testing Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,341 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,675 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,723
of 22,385 · #15,621 all time
Rank in South Korea
#255
of 343
Research works
474
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Korea Testing Laboratory

What is Korea Testing Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,341 of 10,670 5.6%99 #6913
EngineeringField #4,675 of 5,901 5.2%60 #4526

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Testing Laboratory 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Korea Testing Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Korea Testing Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (50%), Environmental Science (12%), Materials Science (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 111 fractional works · 83.6% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 49.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 9.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 12.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKorea TestingLaboratory132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6649.6%
    2. Environmental Science1612.1%
    3. Materials Science1511.4%
    4. Computer Science53.4%
    5. Energy32.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.9%
    7. Chemistry11.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine86.0%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences21.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    3. Psychology10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.31× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.43× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.27× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.31×66 works
  2. Materials Science3.27×15 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.95×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.43×16 works
  5. Energy2.40×3 works
  6. Veterinary2.09×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.84×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.69×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×3 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.44×4 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  15. Medicine0.31×8 works
  16. Neuroscience0.27×1 works
  17. Nursing0.26×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.23×1 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×1 works
  23. Psychology0.17×1 works
  24. Social Sciences0.10×2 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Korea Testing Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, Kyung Seuk Song, Ji-Hui Oh and Jun‐Kwang Song lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Testing Laboratory.

  1. 1 Kyung Seuk Song South Korea · #996,796 worldwide 3.1k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Ji-Hui Oh South Korea · #2,992,583 worldwide 100 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Jun‐Kwang Song South Korea · #3,580,165 worldwide 379 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Seo-Hyun Pak South Korea · #3,911,569 worldwide 178 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Hyeon Yeol Ryu South Korea · #3,949,296 worldwide 653 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Young-Keun Cho South Korea · #3,996,072 worldwide 230 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Sejin Oh South Korea · #4,449,504 worldwide 178 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Jin-Sun Cha South Korea · #4,493,691 worldwide 206 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Youngkue Choi South Korea · #4,768,170 worldwide 82 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kyung Hoon Kim South Korea · #4,869,827 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Testing Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from Korea Testing Laboratory?

The most cited paper from Korea Testing Laboratory is "Production and utilization of biochar: A review" (Jin Xiang Sun, Sung Hoon Park, Sang‐Chul Jung et al., 2016), with 1,280 citations. Next come "Reverse osmosis membrane fabrication and modification technologies and future trends: A review" (316) and "Tailored Electronic Structure of Ir in High Entropy Alloy for Highly Active and Durable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting under an Acidic Environment" (312).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Production and utilization of biochar: A review Jin Xiang Sun, Sung Hoon Park, Sang‐Chul Jung et al. · Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 15 Jun 2016 1,280
2 Reverse osmosis membrane fabrication and modification technologies and future trends: A review Ruth Habte Hailemariam, Yun Chul Woo, Mekdimu Mezemir Damtie et al. · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 27 Dec 2019 316
3 Tailored Electronic Structure of Ir in High Entropy Alloy for Highly Active and Durable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting under an Acidic Environment Jiseok Kwon, Seho Sun, Seunggun Choi et al. · Advanced Materials 27 Mar 2023 312
4 Effects of chemical composition of fly ash on compressive strength of fly ash cement mortar Young Keun Cho, Sang Hwa Jung, Young Cheol Choi · Construction and Building Materials 4 Feb 2019 294
5 Biopersistence of silver nanoparticles in tissues from Sprague–Dawley rats Ji Hyun Lee, Yong Soon Kim, Kyung Seuk Song et al. · Particle and Fibre Toxicology Open access Aug 2013 266
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Korea Testing Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Lithium-ion Batteries, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Cathode Materials and Material Properties.

▲ 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-now 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▲ 3.3×18 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties6▲ 4.7×17 topics
  3. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 1.62×16 topics
  5. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.9×21 topics
  6. Nanocomposites4▲ 4.3×13 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  10. Cathode Materials4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.9×12 topics
  12. Health Effects3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  13. Energy Storage3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  14. Material Properties3▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Failure Analysis3▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 9.9×7 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  18. Geopolymer3▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Water Treatment3▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  21. 3D Printing2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  22. Design Optimization2▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Electric Vehicles2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  24. Nanotechnology2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  25. Structural Analysis2▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Materials2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  28. Thermal Management2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  29. Battery Materials2▲ 8.5×1 topic
  30. Durability Performance2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Nanostructured Anodes2▲ 8.5×1 topic
  32. Ceramics2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  33. Flue Gas Desulfurization2▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorption2▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Battery Management Systems2▲ 9.0×1 topic
  36. Construction2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Electrical Properties2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. High-Speed Trains2▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Recycled Materials2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Thermal Runaway2▲ 9.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Korea Testing Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering Applied Research, Advancements in Battery Materials, Industrial Gas Emission Control and Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena.

Engineering Applied Rese…2Engineering Applied Research: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Gas Emission Control: 2 fractional worksLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 2 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 2 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and S…2Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 2 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Industrial Gas Emission Control Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Korea Testing Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Korea Testing Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Korea Testing Laboratory0.00041% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Korea Testing Laboratory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Korea Testing Laboratory9.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2017.

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