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National Research Foundation of Korea

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World rank, all time
#32,435
of 42,892
Rank in South Korea
#478
of 596
Research works
224
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Research Foundation of Korea?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Gender, International Relations, Political Economy, North Korea, Refugees, Healthcare and Social Support.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 14×2 topics
  3. International Relations4▲ 32×3 topics
  4. Political Economy4▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Healthcare3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  6. Epidemiology3▲ 1.70×24 topics
  7. North Korea3▲ 942×1 topic
  8. Refugees3▲ 52×1 topic
  9. Social Support2▲ 8.3×7 topics
  10. History2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 2.9×10 topics
  12. Religion2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  14. Machine Learning2◆ 1.06×11 topics
  15. Culture2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  16. Globalization2▲ 1.62×7 topics
  17. Philosophy2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  18. International Law1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. Depression1▲ 3.1×7 topics
  20. Innovation1▲ 2.6×3 topics
  21. Mental Health1▲ 1.91×5 topics
  22. Qualitative Research1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  23. Global Governance1▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Structural Equation Modeling1▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Text Mining1▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Adolescents1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  27. Big Data1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  28. Climate Change1◆ 0.90×6 topics
  29. Risk Factors1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  30. Self-Efficacy1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Social Capital1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  32. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.29×8 topics

Which research topics does National Research Foundation of Korea publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Korean Peninsula Histori…3Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth: 1 fractional worksEcology and Conservation Studies: 1 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 0 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 0 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Research Foundation of Korea's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

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