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National Forensic Institute

In research, National Forensic Institute stands highest in Medicine (#10,321 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#12,312 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,773 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,758
of 22,385 · #19,522 all time
Rank in South Korea
#239
of 343
Research works
473
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
National Forensic Institute

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
MedicineField #10,321 of 14,558 4.8%151
Health SciencesDomain #12,312 of 16,688 5.2%163
Life SciencesDomain #8,773 of 11,023 2.6%142

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Forensic Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research at National Forensic Institute is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 30.1% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 10.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 26.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 27.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workToxicology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNational ForensicInstitute141fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences13%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1510.4%
    2. Computer Science1510.4%
    3. Environmental Science53.2%
    4. Chemistry42.7%
    5. Materials Science21.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Medicine3726.5%
    2. Dentistry21.4%
    3. Health Professions10.6%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2316.5%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics74.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.0%
    4. Neuroscience32.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Psychology75.1%
    2. Social Sciences64.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities43.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.10× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13.56× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.56×7 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.10×23 works
  3. Dentistry2.96×2 works
  4. Chemistry1.73×4 works
  5. Psychology1.66×7 works
  6. Medicine1.38×38 works
  7. Neuroscience1.36×3 works
  8. Veterinary1.36×0 works
  9. Computer Science1.34×15 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.05×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×6 works
  12. Engineering0.69×15 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.67×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.64×4 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×1 works
  16. Nursing0.48×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.43×2 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.32×6 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.31×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.22×1 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  25. Energy0.06×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Forensic Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Minsung Choi, Sujin Jeong and Min Jee Park lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Forensic Institute.

  1. 1 Minsung Choi South Korea · #3,339,471 worldwide 954 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Sujin Jeong South Korea · #3,417,938 worldwide 257 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Min Jee Park South Korea · #3,459,309 worldwide 641 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Kyu‐Sun Shim South Korea · #3,690,736 worldwide 135 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jeong-hwa Kwon South Korea · #4,027,127 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Nak‐Eun Chung South Korea · #4,039,687 worldwide 190 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Juhyun Sim South Korea · #4,046,026 worldwide 212 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Sookyoung Lee South Korea · #4,239,156 worldwide 599 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Joong Seok Seo South Korea · #4,278,153 worldwide 427 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Byung-Yoon Roh South Korea · #4,339,661 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Forensic Institute

What are the most cited papers from National Forensic Institute?

The most cited paper from National Forensic Institute is "Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options" (Chang-Ro Lee, Jung Hun Lee, Moonhee Park et al., 2017), with 1,049 citations. Next come "Induction of metastasis, cancer stem cell phenotype, and oncogenic metabolism in cancer cells by ionizing radiation" (607) and "Cultivation of microalgae species in tertiary municipal wastewater supplemented with CO2 for nutrient removal and biomass production" (238).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options Chang-Ro Lee, Jung Hun Lee, Moonhee Park et al. · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Open access 12 Mar 2017 1,049
2 Induction of metastasis, cancer stem cell phenotype, and oncogenic metabolism in cancer cells by ionizing radiation Su Yeon Lee, Eui Kyong Jeong, Min Kyung Ju et al. · Molecular Cancer Open access 13 Jan 2017 607
3 Cultivation of microalgae species in tertiary municipal wastewater supplemented with CO2 for nutrient removal and biomass production Min-Kyu Ji, Reda A.I. Abou-Shanab, Seong-Heon Kim et al. · Ecological Engineering 15 Jul 2013 238
4 Regulation of Tumor Progression by Programmed Necrosis Su Yeon Lee, Min Kyung Ju, Hyun Min Jeon et al. · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Open access 2018 215
5 Toward Male Individualization with Rapidly Mutating Y-Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeats Kaye N. Ballantyne et al. · Human Mutation Open access123 authors 10 Jun 2014 199
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Forensic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Deep Learning12▲ 2.4×25 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 1.64×33 topics
  3. Data Analysis6▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Ancient DNA6▲ 81×2 topics
  5. Human Evolution6▲ 192×2 topics
  6. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 26×6 topics
  7. Method Validation5▲ 67×3 topics
  8. Genomic Analysis5▲ 14×1 topic
  9. Population History5▲ 251×1 topic
  10. Drug Analysis5▲ 176×1 topic
  11. Forensic Toxicology5▲ 126×1 topic
  12. Gene Expression5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  13. Biomarkers4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 4.1×11 topics
  15. Risk Factors4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  16. Neuroprotection4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  17. Digital Forensics4▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Age Estimation4▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Sex Determination4▲ 63×2 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  21. Computed Tomography3▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Forensic Practice3▲ 96×1 topic
  23. Normalization3▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Quantitative3▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Real-Time PCR3▲ 90×1 topic
  26. Security3▲ 3.5×4 topics
  27. Skeletal Development3▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Diagnostic Errors3▲ 93×2 topics
  29. Post-mortem Imaging3▲ 182×1 topic
  30. Virtual Autopsy3▲ 182×1 topic
  31. Conducted Electrical Weapons3▲ 178×1 topic
  32. Excited Delirium Syndrome3▲ 178×1 topic
  33. Genomics3▲ 6.6×2 topics
  34. Human Metabolome Database3▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Metabolomics3▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Traumatic Brain Injury2▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Mobile Devices2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Copy-Move Forgery2▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Image Forgery Detection2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does National Forensic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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: 5 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techni…3Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksForensic Anthropology an…3Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 3 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 3 fractional worksRestraint-Related Deaths3Restraint-Related Deaths: 3 fractional worksDigital Media Forensic Detection: 2 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 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 5 works
  3. 3 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 3 works
  5. 5 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Restraint-Related Deaths Emergency Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Digital Media Forensic Detection Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Forensic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Forensic Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Forensic Institute0.00044% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of National Forensic Institute 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 2025National Forensic Institute7.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2018.

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