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National Institute for Mathematical Sciences

In research, National Institute for Mathematical Sciences stands highest in Mathematics (#503 of 1,051 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,689 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Mathematics and Mathematics (Applied Mathematics is 39.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,089
of 22,385 · #11,434 all time
Rank in South Korea
#198
of 343
Research works
892
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
National Institute for Mathematical Sciences

What is National Institute for Mathematical Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MathematicsField #503 of 1,051 13.1%76 #831
Physical SciencesDomain #6,689 of 10,670 10.5%171 #6139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Mathematical Sciences 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 Institute for Mathematical Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at National Institute for Mathematical Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Mathematics (36%), Computer Science (24%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 195 fractional works · 81.5% of its workMathematics: 86 fractional works · 35.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 18 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 16 fractional works · 6.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 58 fractional works · 24.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 7.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 21 fractional works · 8.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 6.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalInstitute for…240fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences4%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Mathematics8635.7%
    2. Computer Science5824.2%
    3. Engineering229.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy218.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.4%
    6. Environmental Science31.2%
    7. Materials Science21.0%
    8. Chemistry10.3%
    1. Medicine176.9%
    2. Dentistry10.4%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.6%
    3. Neuroscience41.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.0%
    2. Psychology31.2%
    3. Social Sciences10.6%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Institute for Mathematical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Mathematics takes 39.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 27.1 works39×
  2. MathematicsField · 85.7 works30×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.11× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 30.38× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.88× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 30.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics30.38×86 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.88×21 works
  3. Computer Science3.11×58 works
  4. Neuroscience0.96×4 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×5 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×3 works
  7. Dentistry0.86×1 works
  8. Engineering0.60×22 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×8 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.45×1 works
  12. Psychology0.38×3 works
  13. Medicine0.36×17 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×4 works
  15. Materials Science0.30×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.24×3 works
  17. Veterinary0.20×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.19×1 works
  19. Nursing0.14×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Mathematical Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, John Jungkeun OH, Whansun Kim and YunKyong Hyon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Mathematical Sciences.

  1. 1 John Jungkeun OH South Korea · #2,347 worldwide 89k citations · 317 works
  2. 2 Whansun Kim South Korea · #979,382 worldwide 1.1k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 YunKyong Hyon South Korea · #1,050,458 worldwide 1.6k citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Kyung‐Ah Shim South Korea · #1,101,112 worldwide 2k citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Hyoung Suk Park South Korea · #1,424,642 worldwide 948 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Taeyoung Ha South Korea · #1,714,739 worldwide 1.6k citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Tae-Wook Ko South Korea · #1,755,443 worldwide 742 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Kiwan Jeon South Korea · #2,041,678 worldwide 1k citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Olive R. Cawiding South Korea · #2,337,500 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Sunhwa Choi South Korea · #2,466,188 worldwide 476 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Mathematical Sciences

What are the most cited papers from National Institute for Mathematical Sciences?

The most cited paper from National Institute for Mathematical Sciences is "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger" (B. P. Abbott et al., 2016), with 14,545 citations. Next come "GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral" (9,794) and "GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs" (3,658).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,011 authors 11 Feb 2016 14,545
2 GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,124 authors 16 Oct 2017 9,794
3 GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review X Open access1,149 authors 4 Sep 2019 3,658
4 Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A B. P. Abbott et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access1,154 authors 16 Oct 2017 3,599
5 GW151226: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a 22-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access977 authors 15 Jun 2016 3,514
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Mathematical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Equations, Network Dynamics, Complex Networks, Synchronization, Fractional Laplacian, Sobolev Spaces, Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation.

▲ 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 Learning14▲ 1.74×40 topics
  2. Nonlinear Equations12▲ 39×4 topics
  3. Network Dynamics10▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Complex Networks10▲ 69×3 topics
  5. Synchronization9▲ 32×4 topics
  6. Fractional Laplacian9▲ 172×1 topic
  7. Sobolev Spaces9▲ 172×1 topic
  8. Nonlinear Dynamics8▲ 15×5 topics
  9. COVID-198▲ 2.5×8 topics
  10. Pattern Formation8▲ 81×2 topics
  11. Chimera States8▲ 119×1 topic
  12. Reaction-Diffusion Model8▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Porous Media7▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Finite Element7▲ 69×2 topics
  15. Heterogeneous7▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Multiscale Methods7▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Approximation Algorithms6▲ 34×5 topics
  18. Inverse Problems6▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Symplectic Geometry6▲ 64×2 topics
  20. Infectious Diseases5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  21. Boundary Value Problems5▲ 43×3 topics
  22. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation5▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Random Matrix Theory5▲ 70×3 topics
  24. Numerical Methods5▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Eigenvalues5▲ 86×2 topics
  26. Tropical Geometry5▲ 60×2 topics
  27. Modeling5▲ 7.9×1 topic
  28. transmission dynamics5▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Solitons4▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Calderón–Zygmund Theory4▲ 183×1 topic
  31. Fourier Multiplier Theorems4▲ 183×1 topic
  32. Global Well-Posedness4▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Modular Forms4▲ 47×3 topics
  34. Scattering4▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Feedback Control4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  36. Mathematical Modeling4▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Algorithmic Applications4▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Collective Behavior4▲ 22×2 topics
  39. L-Functions4▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Global Existence4▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute for Mathematical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation, Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 9 fractional worksNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Mo…7Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…5COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Physics Problems: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Harmonic Analysis Research: 4 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and N…4Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 4 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 3 fractional worksNumerical methods in inverse problems: 3 fractional worksMathematical Biology Tumor Growth: 3 fractional works
Applied MathematicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputational Theory and MathematicsModeling and Simulation3 others

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

  1. 1 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 9 works
  2. 2 Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems Mathematical Physics 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Harmonic Analysis Research Applied Mathematics 4 works
  7. 7 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 4 works
  8. 8 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Numerical methods in inverse problems Mathematical Physics 3 works
  10. 10 Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth Modeling and Simulation 3 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Mathematical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 National Institute for Mathematical Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%National Institute for Mathematical Sciences0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Institute for Mathematical Sciences 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 counting10%20%30%National Institute for Mathematical Sciences11.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.4% in 2010.

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