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National Forensic Institute

In research, National Forensic Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#10,895 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#16,375 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,889 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,577
of 28,054 · #24,685 all time
Rank in South Korea
#359
of 417
Research works
473
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is National Forensic 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
Life SciencesDomain #10,895 of 14,347 11.2%142
MedicineField #16,375 of 17,978 10.3%151
Health SciencesDomain #18,889 of 20,462 10.7%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Forensic 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: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.22× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13.73× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.40× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.11× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 33 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Forensic Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Han Young Lee, Young Shik Choi and Sohyung Park lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Forensic Institute.

  1. 1 Han Young Lee South Korea · #1,187,173 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Young Shik Choi South Korea · #1,194,440 worldwide 4 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Sohyung Park South Korea · #1,401,621 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Joo‐Young Na South Korea · #1,479,122 worldwide 15 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Byung Ha Choi South Korea · #1,479,950 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Hongil Ha South Korea · #1,573,368 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Forensic Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Forensic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Ancient DNA, Human Evolution, Mass Spectrometry, Method Validation, Genomic Analysis and Population History.

▲ 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. Deep Learning10▲ 2.4×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 1.63×31 topics
  3. Data Analysis6▲ 18×3 topics
  4. Ancient DNA6▲ 84×2 topics
  5. Human Evolution6▲ 208×2 topics
  6. Mass Spectrometry5▲ 26×6 topics
  7. Method Validation5▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Genomic Analysis5▲ 15×1 topic
  9. Population History5▲ 267×1 topic
  10. Drug Analysis4▲ 186×1 topic
  11. Forensic Toxicology4▲ 127×1 topic
  12. Gene Expression4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 4.5×11 topics
  14. Biomarkers4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  15. Risk Factors4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  16. Digital Forensics4▲ 56×2 topics
  17. Neuroprotection3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  18. Age Estimation3▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Security3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  20. Sex Determination3▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Quantitative3▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Normalization3▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Real-Time PCR3▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Forensic Practice3▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Skeletal Development3▲ 93×1 topic
  26. Conducted Electrical Weapons3▲ 194×1 topic
  27. Excited Delirium Syndrome3▲ 194×1 topic
  28. Genomics3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  29. Human Metabolome Database3▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Metabolomics3▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  32. Computed Tomography2▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Diagnostic Errors2▲ 77×2 topics
  34. Mobile Devices2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Post-mortem Imaging2▲ 143×1 topic
  36. Virtual Autopsy2▲ 143×1 topic
  37. Injury Prevention2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Injury Severity2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Neurotoxicity2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does National Forensic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic and Genetic Research, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies.

Forensic and Genetic Research: 5 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 4 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techni…3Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksForensic Anthropology an…3Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 3 fractional worksRestraint-Related Deaths: 3 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 3 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and O…2Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional worksDigital Media Forensic Detection: 2 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 2 fractional works
GeneticsToxicologyMolecular BiologyArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 5 works
  2. 2 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 4 works
  3. 3 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 3 works
  5. 5 Restraint-Related Deaths Emergency Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Media Forensic Detection Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  10. 10 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Forensic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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