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National Institute of Environmental Research

In research, National Institute of Environmental Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,720 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,623 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Atmospheric Science — Environmental Chemistry is 26.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,436
of 28,054 · #11,841 all time
Rank in South Korea
#118
of 417
Research works
1.5k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Environmental Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,720 of 12,888 15.6%329 #6868
Environmental ScienceField #1,623 of 3,551 14.1%226 #2507

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Environmental Research 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).

What does National Institute of Environmental Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Chemistry takes 26.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 21.8 works26×
  2. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 51.6 works26×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 33.5 works20×
  4. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 23.5 works19×
  5. PollutionSubfield · 27.9 works19×
  6. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 30.9 works16×
  7. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 28.5 works14×
← 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: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.98× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.05× its world share, 226 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Environmental Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Dong-Jin Kim, Kyunghee Choi and Hye Jung Shin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Environmental Research.

  1. 1 Dong-Jin Kim South Korea · #143,420 worldwide 283 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Kyunghee Choi South Korea · #376,522 worldwide 48 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Hye Jung Shin South Korea · #532,320 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Hyun-Koo Kim South Korea · #601,441 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jongtae Lee South Korea · #636,397 worldwide 72 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Kyunghyun Kim South Korea · #722,575 worldwide 31 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Taehyo Im South Korea · #872,475 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Hyen-Mi Chung South Korea · #873,481 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Jin‐Seok Han South Korea · #873,499 worldwide 65 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Ki-Heon Kim South Korea · #957,949 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Environmental Research

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Environmental Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Water Quality, Health Effects, Particulate Matter, Climate Change, Air Quality, Oxidative Stress and Atmospheric Aerosols.

▲ 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 Change49▲ 4.8×38 topics
  2. Environmental Impact46▲ 7.2×27 topics
  3. Water Quality43▲ 29×10 topics
  4. Health Effects42▲ 19×15 topics
  5. Particulate Matter40▲ 70×2 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress33▲ 5.4×11 topics
  7. Air Quality32▲ 47×6 topics
  8. Machine Learning30▲ 2.4×14 topics
  9. Atmospheric Aerosols26▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Black Carbon26▲ 122×1 topic
  11. Mortality26▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease25▲ 5.9×8 topics
  13. Global Burden of Disease25▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Air Pollution25▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Exposure Assessment24▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Fine Particulate Air Pollution24▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Eutrophication23▲ 60×4 topics
  18. Recycling21▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Environmental Monitoring20▲ 14×8 topics
  20. Waste Management20▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Forecasting20▲ 27×2 topics
  22. IoT19▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Toxicity18▲ 11×13 topics
  24. Remote Sensing17▲ 3.7×23 topics
  25. Water Resources16▲ 17×6 topics
  26. Air Quality Monitoring15▲ 70×1 topic
  27. Low-Cost Sensors15▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Bioaccumulation15▲ 44×3 topics
  29. Harmful Algal Blooms14▲ 49×3 topics
  30. Multivariate Statistical Techniques14▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Pollution14▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Principal Component Analysis14▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Water Quality Index14▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Hydrological Modeling13▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Sediment Transport11▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Land Use Change11▲ 9.6×5 topics
  37. Satellite Observations11▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Model Evaluation10▲ 22×2 topics
  39. CO2 Emissions10▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Emissions10▲ 13×6 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Environmental Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment.

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 26 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 24 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…15Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 15 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…14Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 14 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 10 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 10 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …9Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 9 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 9 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 8 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 8 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental EngineeringWater Science and Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 26 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 24 works
  3. 3 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 14 works
  5. 5 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 10 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 9 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 8 works
  10. 10 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 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 available55.2%not open44.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Environmental Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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