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National Institute of Meteorological Sciences

In research, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,753 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 70.5× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#12,783
of 28,054 · #15,462 all time
Rank in South Korea
#229
of 417
Research works
447
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Meteorological Sciences 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 #6,753 of 12,888 7.4%86 #8480

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Meteorological 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does National Institute of Meteorological Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 70.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 30.1 works71×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 24.2 works33×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 36.2 works24×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 39.2 works8.2×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23.88× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.15× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 23.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Meteorological Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Young‐Suk Oh, Kyu Rang Kim and Kyung‐On Boo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Meteorological Sciences.

  1. 1 Young‐Suk Oh South Korea · #987,170 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Kyu Rang Kim South Korea · #1,037,525 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Kyung‐On Boo South Korea · #1,130,617 worldwide 34 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Yeon-Hee Kim South Korea · #1,182,498 worldwide 40 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Jinwon Kim South Korea · #1,348,004 worldwide 52 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Yumi Cha South Korea · #1,368,872 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Chun‐Ho Cho South Korea · #1,380,045 worldwide 19 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Baek‐Jo Kim South Korea · #1,393,839 worldwide 10 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Hyun‐Suk Kang South Korea · #1,400,892 worldwide 17 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Young‐Hwa Byun South Korea · #1,427,803 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Meteorological Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Meteorological Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Hydrological Cycle, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Boundary Layer and Satellite Observations.

▲ 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 Change26▲ 10×29 topics
  2. Remote Sensing19▲ 16×20 topics
  3. Air Quality14▲ 80×4 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle14▲ 154×2 topics
  5. Global Warming14▲ 35×9 topics
  6. Data Assimilation13▲ 85×3 topics
  7. Boundary Layer11▲ 92×2 topics
  8. Satellite Observations11▲ 114×3 topics
  9. Probabilistic Forecasting10▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Convective Parameterization10▲ 194×1 topic
  11. Ensemble Kalman Filter10▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Hydrological Modeling10▲ 44×5 topics
  13. Ocean Circulation9▲ 74×3 topics
  14. Climate Modeling8▲ 110×1 topic
  15. Extreme Events8▲ 90×1 topic
  16. Machine Learning7▲ 2.3×8 topics
  17. Climate7▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Aerosols7▲ 102×1 topic
  19. Atmospheric Dust7▲ 284×1 topic
  20. Particulate Matter7▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Validation7▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Atmospheric Aerosols7▲ 122×1 topic
  23. Black Carbon7▲ 122×1 topic
  24. Forecasting6▲ 34×4 topics
  25. Spatial Interpolation6▲ 151×2 topics
  26. Precipitation6▲ 125×1 topic
  27. Satellite6▲ 302×1 topic
  28. Sea Level Rise5▲ 41×3 topics
  29. Tropical Cyclones5▲ 93×2 topics
  30. Mortality4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  31. IoT4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Air Quality Monitoring4▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Low-Cost Sensors4▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Satellite Imagery4▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Air Pollution3▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Sediment Transport3▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Hurricanes3▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Storm Surge3▲ 95×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Meteorological Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 10 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 7 works
  5. 5 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  8. 8 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 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 available68.0%not open32.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Meteorological Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.