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National Pension Service

In research, National Pension Service stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,511 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,396
of 28,054 · #30,535 all time
Rank in South Korea
#393
of 417
Research works
313
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is National Pension Service 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
Social SciencesDomain #15,511 of 16,945 10.7%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Pension Service 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: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.72× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.65× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.05× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.36× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.30× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Pension Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Cytokines, Innate Immunity, Immune Response, Gut Microbiota, Corporate Governance, Asset Pricing and Stock Returns.

▲ 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. Aquaculture4▲ 23×5 topics
  2. Cytokines4▲ 18×3 topics
  3. Innate Immunity3▲ 15×4 topics
  4. Climate Change3▲ 1.72×16 topics
  5. Immune Response3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  6. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  7. Gut Microbiota3▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Economic Growth3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  9. Asset Pricing3▲ 43×1 topic
  10. Stock Returns3▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Fish Immunology2▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Probiotics2▲ 15×1 topic
  13. Invasive Species2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  14. Public Health2▲ 2.3×8 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  16. Monetary Policy2▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  18. Investment Decisions2▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Pathogen Recognition2▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Financial Constraints2▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Host Defense2▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Invertebrate Immunity2▲ 166×1 topic
  23. Marine Environment2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Capital Structure2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Investor Protection2▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Ownership Structure2▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Asset Allocation2▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Income Inequality2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Stock Market2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  30. Financial Literacy2▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Retirement Planning2▲ 63×1 topic
  32. DNA Barcoding1▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Food Authentication1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Legal Research1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Child Rights1▲ 112×2 topics
  36. Financial Development1▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Global Economy1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Metagenomics1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Neurobiology1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Panel Data Analysis1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does National Pension Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 2 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Resp…2Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 1 fractional worksEcology and Conservation…1Ecology and Conservation Studies: 1 fractional worksBorder Security and International Relations: 1 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional works
FinanceImmunologyAccountingEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 2 works
  3. 3 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Border Security and International Relations Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Pension Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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