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Korean Register (South Korea)

In research, Korean Register (South Korea) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,214 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,926 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,868
of 22,385 · #19,588 all time
Rank in South Korea
#282
of 343
Research works
409
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Korean Register (South Korea)

What is Korean Register (South Korea) 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 #8,214 of 17,446 11.5%283
EngineeringField #4,926 of 9,532 13.0%180

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korean Register (South Korea) 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 Korean Register (South Korea) work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Korean Register (South Korea) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (46%), Medicine (13%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 66 fractional works · 68.8% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 45.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 14.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 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 workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKorean Register(South Korea)95fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences10%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4445.9%
    2. Environmental Science99.7%
    3. Computer Science33.3%
    4. Materials Science33.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences33.2%
    6. Energy22.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Medicine1213.1%
    2. Health Professions33.2%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences33.6%
    2. Psychology21.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.8%
    4. Decision Sciences21.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.06× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.06×44 works
  2. Energy2.49×2 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.06×3 works
  4. Environmental Science1.96×9 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.76×2 works
  6. Dentistry1.68×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.45×0 works
  8. Health Professions1.23×3 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.20×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.94×3 works
  11. Medicine0.68×12 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.64×2 works
  13. Psychology0.63×2 works
  14. Nursing0.61×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×2 works
  16. Computer Science0.42×3 works
  17. Social Sciences0.29×3 works
  18. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×1 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Korean Register (South Korea)?

Ranked on the quality score, Sangick Lee, Gilltae Roh and Hyunyong Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korean Register (South Korea).

  1. 1 Sangick Lee South Korea · #1,177,357 worldwide 866 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Gilltae Roh South Korea · #1,318,116 worldwide 767 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Hyunyong Lee South Korea · #1,555,293 worldwide 396 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Byung Chul Choi South Korea · #2,811,088 worldwide 1.3k citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Kangwoo Chun South Korea · #3,146,144 worldwide 522 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Sang-Lae Lee South Korea · #4,024,240 worldwide 209 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Beom-Il Kim South Korea · #4,502,304 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Jacob Watwood South Korea · #4,872,013 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Korean Register (South Korea)

What are the most cited papers from Korean Register (South Korea)?

The most cited paper from Korean Register (South Korea) is "Loads for use in the design of ships and offshore structures" (Spyros E. Hirdaris, W. Bai, Daniele Dessi et al., 2013), with 317 citations. Next come "Measurement of flows around modern commercial ship models" (279) and "A Preliminary Study on an Alternative Ship Propulsion System Fueled by Ammonia: Environmental and Economic Assessments" (199).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Loads for use in the design of ships and offshore structures Spyros E. Hirdaris, W. Bai, Daniele Dessi et al. · Ocean Engineering 14 Nov 2013 317
2 Measurement of flows around modern commercial ship models Wang-Yeun Kim, S.H. Van, D. H. Kim · Experiments in Fluids Nov 2001 279
3 A Preliminary Study on an Alternative Ship Propulsion System Fueled by Ammonia: Environmental and Economic Assessments Kyung-Hwa Kim, Gilltae Roh, Wook Kim et al. · Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Open access 7 Mar 2020 199
4 Possible aerosol transmission of COVID-19 associated with an outbreak in an apartment in Seoul, South Korea, 2020 Seo Eun Hwang, Je Hwan Chang, Bumjo Oh et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 17 Dec 2020 152
5 Comparison of CO 2 liquefaction pressures for ship-based carbon capture and storage (CCS) chain Youngkyun Seo, Cheol Huh, Sangick Lee et al. · International journal of greenhouse gas control 22 Jun 2016 147
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Korean Register (South Korea)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maritime Transportation, Environmental Impact, Air Quality, Fuel Consumption, Emissions, Alternative Fuels, Ship Propulsion and Shipping.

▲ 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 Impact9▲ 5.6×9 topics
  2. Maritime Transportation9▲ 171×2 topics
  3. Air Quality6▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Fuel Consumption6▲ 89×2 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 2.3×8 topics
  6. Renewable Energy6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  7. Emissions6▲ 30×4 topics
  8. Sustainability6▲ 2.4×11 topics
  9. Alternative Fuels5▲ 140×2 topics
  10. Ship Propulsion5▲ 224×1 topic
  11. Shipping5▲ 107×1 topic
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Human Factors4▲ 56×2 topics
  14. Numerical Simulation4▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Risk Assessment4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  16. Collision Avoidance4▲ 22×1 topic
  17. Unmanned Surface Vehicles4▲ 130×1 topic
  18. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Reliability Assessment2▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Industrial Risk Management2▲ 431×1 topic
  22. Marine Safety2▲ 431×1 topic
  23. Design Optimization2▲ 62×2 topics
  24. Material Properties2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Pipeline2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Finite Element Method2▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Steel Structures2▲ 55×2 topics
  28. CFD Simulations2▲ 149×1 topic
  29. Corrosion2▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Hydrogen2▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Risk Analysis2▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Ship Maneuvering2▲ 149×1 topic
  33. Failure Analysis2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Renewable Resources2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Control Strategies2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Electrolysis2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Fatigue Analysis2▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Power-to-Gas2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Structural Analysis2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Power Take-Off2▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Korean Register (South Korea) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Maritime Navigation and Safety, Marine and Coastal Research and Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability.

Maritime Transport Emiss…5Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 5 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 4 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Research: 2 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 2 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 2 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…2Engineering Applied Research: 2 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  10. 10 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Korean Register (South Korea)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Korean Register (South Korea) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Korean Register (South Korea)0.00032% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Korean Register (South Korea) 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.

10%20%Korean Register (South Korea)19.7% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2024.

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