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Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea

In research, Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea stands highest in Life Sciences (#12,755 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,803 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,479
of 28,054 · #32,428 all time
Rank in South Korea
#343
of 417
Research works
343
▲ 115% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Marine Biodiversity Institute of 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
Life SciencesDomain #12,755 of 14,347 11.3%165
Physical SciencesDomain #20,803 of 21,541 6.9%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marine Biodiversity Institute of 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 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: 3.11× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.07× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.65× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.98× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.81× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.46× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 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: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea?

Ranked on the composite score, Dae-Sung Lee, Nam Seon Kang and Kichul Cho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea.

  1. 1 Dae-Sung Lee South Korea · #1,187,392 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Nam Seon Kang South Korea · #1,312,413 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Kichul Cho South Korea · #1,494,795 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Grace Choi South Korea · #1,534,568 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea

Which keywords describe research at Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Climate Change, Antioxidant Activity, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, DNA Barcoding, Ecosystem Functioning and Health Benefits.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 3.9×25 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 26×8 topics
  3. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 11×13 topics
  4. Benthic Communities7▲ 110×2 topics
  5. Marine Biodiversity7▲ 110×2 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding7▲ 38×9 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Health Benefits6▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Biogeography6▲ 22×8 topics
  10. Conservation5▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Quality Assessment5▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Deep-Sea Ecology5▲ 141×1 topic
  13. Estuarine Quality5▲ 141×1 topic
  14. Genome Analysis5▲ 43×3 topics
  15. Population Dynamics5▲ 17×7 topics
  16. RNA-Seq4▲ 38×1 topic
  17. sequence alignment4▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Bioactive Compounds4▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Nutritional Value4▲ 35×3 topics
  20. Biodiesel4▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Functional Food4▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Biodiversity4▲ 4.7×10 topics
  23. Biofuels4▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Microalgae4▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Seaweed4▲ 159×1 topic
  26. Sulfated Polysaccharides4▲ 159×1 topic
  27. Aquaculture4▲ 13×6 topics
  28. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 44×3 topics
  29. Coastal Protection4▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Eutrophication4▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Invasive Species3▲ 7.2×8 topics
  32. Marine Natural Products3▲ 74×2 topics
  33. Global Warming3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Dissolved Organic Matter3▲ 69×1 topic
  35. Oceanic Carbon Cycle3▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Fisheries3▲ 69×2 topics
  37. Food Authentication3▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Genetic Structure3▲ 37×4 topics
  39. Innate Immunity3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 17×6 topics

Which research topics does Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds and Algal biology and biofuel production.

Marine Biology and Ecolo…5Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 5 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…5Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 5 fractional worksSeaweed-derived Bioactiv…4Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds: 4 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofue…4Algal biology and biofuel production: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 3 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…2Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 2 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natural Products: 2 fractional works
OceanographyMolecular BiologyAquatic ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquatic Science 4 works
  4. 4 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 works
  6. 6 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 2 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 available72.2%not open27.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 115% higher 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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