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Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

In research, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#504 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#414 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#187 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry — Polymers and Plastics is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#738
of 28,054 · #836 all time
Rank in South Korea
#17
of 417
Research works
10k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
346k
33.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology 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 #504 of 12,888 23.4%2,483 #611
EngineeringField #414 of 6,636 23.4%1,141 #356
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #187 of 2,318 22.6%440 #161
Materials ScienceField #257 of 2,468 23.7%435 #269
Materials ChemistrySubfield #173 of 1,556 23.2%264 #214
Social SciencesDomain #1,730 of 10,521 22.5%202 #2816
Life SciencesDomain #1,500 of 7,800 23.3%283 #2354
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #388 of 1,568 20.7%188 #356
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #145 of 563 32.1%104 #145
Physics and AstronomyField #465 of 1,646 21.7%143 #926

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#611 #504
  2. Engineering#356 #414
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#161 #187
  4. Materials Science#269 #257
  5. Materials Chemistry#214 #173
  6. Social Sciences#2,816 #1,730
  7. Life Sciences#2,354 #1,500
  8. Biomedical Engineering#356 #388
  9. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#145 #145
  10. Physics and Astronomy#926 #465
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 72.0 works5.8×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 25.3 works5.5×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 34.9 works4.5×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 104.1 works4.4×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 263.7 works4.3×
  6. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 26.9 works4.2×
  7. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 59.1 works4.2×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 170 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 83 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.92× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.98× its world share, 96 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 249 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 56 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.07× its world share, 116 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 1,141 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 164 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.03× its world share, 435 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 41 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 143 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jaephil Cho, Hyeon Suk Shin and Y.-M. Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Jaephil Cho South Korea · #19,775 worldwide 1.9k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Hyeon Suk Shin South Korea · #38,271 worldwide 1.7k citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Y.-M. Kim South Korea · #47,363 worldwide 731 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Jong‐Beom Baek South Korea · #52,664 worldwide 893 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Guntae Kim South Korea · #53,996 worldwide 578 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Jeeyoung Shin South Korea · #82,523 worldwide 432 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Jee‐Hoon Jung South Korea · #83,192 worldwide 319 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Franklin Bien South Korea · #84,356 worldwide 241 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Ju‐Young Kim South Korea · #88,530 worldwide 216 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Hyun‐Wook Lee South Korea · #106,932 worldwide 668 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Catalysis, Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Water Splitting and Graphene.

▲ 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. Deep Learning142▲ 1.34×69 topics
  2. Nanomaterials136▲ 4.2×18 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications123▲ 3.4×33 topics
  4. Energy Storage109▲ 5.4×10 topics
  5. Nanocomposites104▲ 4.2×21 topics
  6. Catalysis102▲ 5.0×25 topics
  7. Cathode Materials97▲ 8.0×3 topics
  8. Nanoparticles94▲ 2.4×37 topics
  9. Neural Networks92▲ 1.92×34 topics
  10. Graphene91▲ 4.3×12 topics
  11. Water Splitting80▲ 7.0×4 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks75▲ 5.8×6 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering75▲ 3.9×11 topics
  14. Semiconductors70▲ 7.4×5 topics
  15. Lithium-ion Batteries67▲ 5.1×3 topics
  16. Efficiency65▲ 6.9×6 topics
  17. Electrocatalysis65▲ 7.5×5 topics
  18. Rechargeable Batteries62▲ 7.4×2 topics
  19. Flexible Electronics59▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Nanofibers58▲ 8.7×3 topics
  21. Crystal Growth58▲ 6.7×12 topics
  22. Nanostructures58▲ 4.7×17 topics
  23. Nanocrystals56▲ 6.6×5 topics
  24. Catalysts55▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. Semiconductor53▲ 5.0×7 topics
  26. Stability53▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Organic Electronics53▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Two-Dimensional Materials52▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Conducting Polymers51▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Solar Cells51▲ 8.1×7 topics
  31. Energy Conversion50▲ 7.8×5 topics
  32. Light-Emitting Diodes50▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Energy Harvesting49▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Organometal Halide Perovskites48▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Perovskite Solar Cells48▲ 14×1 topic
  36. PEDOT:PSS48▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Polyaniline48▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Field-Effect Transistors48▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Health Monitoring47▲ 7.4×3 topics
  40. Nanogenerators43▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Conducting polymers and applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Perovskite Materials and…48Perovskite Materials and Applications: 48 fractional worksConducting polymers and …48Conducting polymers and applications: 48 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…43Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 43 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …38Advancements in Battery Materials: 38 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 35 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …31Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 31 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …27Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 27 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…24Advanced battery technologies research: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…24Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 24 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 48 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 43 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 35 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 34 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  8. 8 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 24 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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.

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