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Ministry of Environment

In research, Ministry of Environment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,985 of 21,541 worldwide), Life Sciences (#11,903 of 14,347 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#16,759 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,720
of 28,054 · #25,108 all time
Rank in South Korea
#319
of 417
Research works
485
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Environment 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 #16,985 of 21,541 13.9%178
Life SciencesDomain #11,903 of 14,347 14.3%122
Social SciencesDomain #16,759 of 16,945 3.8%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Environment 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: 4.43× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.00× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.28× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 3.64× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Environment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Conservation, Health Effects and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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 Change16▲ 4.8×47 topics
  2. Environmental Impact9▲ 4.2×27 topics
  3. Biodiversity7▲ 7.5×15 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×21 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Conservation6▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Land Use Change6▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  9. Health Effects4▲ 5.8×13 topics
  10. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Agroforestry3▲ 43×4 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  13. Waste Management3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  14. Gut Microbiota3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  15. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  18. Food Security3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  19. Invasive Species3▲ 5.8×12 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  21. Toxicity3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  22. Microbial Communities3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  23. Water Resources3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  24. Climate Resilience3▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  26. Pollution3▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Recycling3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  28. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. Social Capital3▲ 4.2×2 topics
  30. Health Benefits2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  31. Model Evaluation2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  33. Forest Health2▲ 133×1 topic
  34. Land Suitability2▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Metabolic Health2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Oil Palm Expansion2▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Tropical Agriculture2▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Property Rights2▲ 24×5 topics
  40. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Environment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Ecology and Conservation, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Gut microbiota and health.

Forest Ecology and Conse…2Forest Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksOil Palm Production and …2Oil Palm Production and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrati…1Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
ForestryEcologyBiomedical EngineeringMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Ecology and Conservation Forestry 2 works
  2. 2 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  6. 6 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 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 available75.9%not open24.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.4%domestic only42.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Environment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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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