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Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Short name

KIST

Country, city

Republic of Korea, Seoul

05kzfa883

Organization website

Publications

29 659

Citations

891 446

h-index

274

Top-3 journals

Scientific Reports (516 publications)

ACS applied materials & interfaces (481 publications)

Applied Physics Letters (405 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Korea University (6411 publications)

Seoul National University (3899 publications)

Korea University of Science and Technology (3781 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (236 publications)

Harvard University (219 publications)

Georgia Institute of technology (142 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1968

Total publications

29659

Total citations

891446

Citations per publication

30.06

Average publications per year

502.69

Average authors per publication

6.78

h-index

274

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 5009, 16.89% General Materials Science 5009 publications, 16.89%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 4610, 15.54% General Chemistry 4610 publications, 15.54%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 4373, 14.74% Condensed Matter Physics 4373 publications, 14.74%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 3526, 11.89% Materials Chemistry 3526 publications, 11.89%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2763, 9.32% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2763 publications, 9.32%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 2552, 8.6% Mechanical Engineering 2552 publications, 8.6%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 2505, 8.45% Mechanics of Materials 2505 publications, 8.45%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2385, 8.04% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2385 publications, 8.04%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 1937, 6.53% General Chemical Engineering 1937 publications, 6.53%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1930, 6.51% Biochemistry 1930 publications, 6.51%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1914, 6.45% General Physics and Astronomy 1914 publications, 6.45%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1902, 6.41% Organic Chemistry 1902 publications, 6.41%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1784, 6.02% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1784 publications, 6.02%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1781, 6% General Medicine 1781 publications, 6%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1708, 5.76% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1708 publications, 5.76%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1542, 5.2% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1542 publications, 5.2%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 1315, 4.43% Metals and Alloys 1315 publications, 4.43%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 1283, 4.33% Bioengineering 1283 publications, 4.33%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1164, 3.92% Molecular Biology 1164 publications, 3.92%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 1122, 3.78% Polymers and Plastics 1122 publications, 3.78%
Ceramics and Composites	Ceramics and Composites, 1045, 3.52% Ceramics and Composites 1045 publications, 3.52%
Biomaterials	Biomaterials, 1030, 3.47% Biomaterials 1030 publications, 3.47%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 1028, 3.47% General Engineering 1028 publications, 3.47%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 1019, 3.44% Drug Discovery 1019 publications, 3.44%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 970, 3.27% Catalysis 970 publications, 3.27%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 970, 3.27% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 970 publications, 3.27%
Pharmaceutical Science	Pharmaceutical Science, 945, 3.19% Pharmaceutical Science 945 publications, 3.19%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 942, 3.18% Biotechnology 942 publications, 3.18%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 939, 3.17% Biomedical Engineering 939 publications, 3.17%
Electrochemistry	Electrochemistry, 938, 3.16% Electrochemistry 938 publications, 3.16%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 516, 1.74% Scientific Reports 516 publications, 1.74%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 481, 1.62% ACS applied materials & interfaces 481 publications, 1.62%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 405, 1.37% Applied Physics Letters 405 publications, 1.37%
ECS Meeting Abstracts	ECS Meeting Abstracts, 372, 1.25% ECS Meeting Abstracts 372 publications, 1.25%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 343, 1.16% Advanced Functional Materials 343 publications, 1.16%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 336, 1.13% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 336 publications, 1.13%
Applied Surface Science	Applied Surface Science, 324, 1.09% Applied Surface Science 324 publications, 1.09%
Journal of Power Sources	Journal of Power Sources, 309, 1.04% Journal of Power Sources 309 publications, 1.04%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 305, 1.03% Journal of Applied Physics 305 publications, 1.03%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 298, 1% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 298 publications, 1%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 285, 0.96% Advanced Materials 285 publications, 0.96%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 273, 0.92% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 273 publications, 0.92%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 260, 0.88% Nature Communications 260 publications, 0.88%
Chemical Engineering Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal, 250, 0.84% Chemical Engineering Journal 250 publications, 0.84%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 234, 0.79% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 234 publications, 0.79%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes	Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes, 231, 0.78% Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes 231 publications, 0.78%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 223, 0.75% ACS Nano 223 publications, 0.75%
Small	Small, 214, 0.72% Small 214 publications, 0.72%
Thin Solid Films	Thin Solid Films, 211, 0.71% Thin Solid Films 211 publications, 0.71%
Macromolecular Research	Macromolecular Research, 183, 0.62% Macromolecular Research 183 publications, 0.62%
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering	Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 182, 0.61% Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 182 publications, 0.61%
Carbon	Carbon, 181, 0.61% Carbon 181 publications, 0.61%
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry	Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 181, 0.61% Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 181 publications, 0.61%
Advanced Energy Materials	Advanced Energy Materials, 175, 0.59% Advanced Energy Materials 175 publications, 0.59%
Biomaterials	Biomaterials, 174, 0.59% Biomaterials 174 publications, 0.59%
Current Applied Physics	Current Applied Physics, 173, 0.58% Current Applied Physics 173 publications, 0.58%
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters	Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 170, 0.57% Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 170 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Membrane Science	Journal of Membrane Science, 166, 0.56% Journal of Membrane Science 166 publications, 0.56%
Nanoscale	Nanoscale, 165, 0.56% Nanoscale 165 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Controlled Release	Journal of Controlled Release, 163, 0.55% Journal of Controlled Release 163 publications, 0.55%
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Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 9533, 32.14% Elsevier 9533 publications, 32.14%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3996, 13.47% Springer Nature 3996 publications, 13.47%
Wiley	Wiley, 3574, 12.05% Wiley 3574 publications, 12.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2590, 8.73% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2590 publications, 8.73%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1385, 4.67% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1385 publications, 4.67%
MDPI	MDPI, 890, 3% MDPI 890 publications, 3%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 830, 2.8% AIP Publishing 830 publications, 2.8%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 774, 2.61% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 774 publications, 2.61%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 593, 2% Taylor & Francis 593 publications, 2%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 575, 1.94% The Electrochemical Society 575 publications, 1.94%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 356, 1.2% IOP Publishing 356 publications, 1.2%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 324, 1.09% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 324 publications, 1.09%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 275, 0.93% Trans Tech Publications 275 publications, 0.93%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 248, 0.84% Optica Publishing Group 248 publications, 0.84%
Japan Society of Applied Physics	Japan Society of Applied Physics, 242, 0.82% Japan Society of Applied Physics 242 publications, 0.82%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 208, 0.7% American Physical Society (APS) 208 publications, 0.7%
Polymer Society of Korea	Polymer Society of Korea, 181, 0.61% Polymer Society of Korea 181 publications, 0.61%
Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry	Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry, 178, 0.6% Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry 178 publications, 0.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 169, 0.57% Frontiers Media S.A. 169 publications, 0.57%
American Scientific Publishers	American Scientific Publishers, 169, 0.57% American Scientific Publishers 169 publications, 0.57%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 124, 0.42% Oxford University Press 124 publications, 0.42%
Pharmaceutical Society of Korea	Pharmaceutical Society of Korea, 123, 0.41% Pharmaceutical Society of Korea 123 publications, 0.41%
SAGE	SAGE, 117, 0.39% SAGE 117 publications, 0.39%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 104, 0.35% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 104 publications, 0.35%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 87, 0.29% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 87 publications, 0.29%
American Vacuum Society	American Vacuum Society, 82, 0.28% American Vacuum Society 82 publications, 0.28%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 75, 0.25% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 75 publications, 0.25%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 73, 0.25% IWA Publishing 73 publications, 0.25%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 71, 0.24% Hindawi Limited 71 publications, 0.24%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 69, 0.23% Mary Ann Liebert 69 publications, 0.23%
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With other organizations

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Korea University	Korea University, 6411, 21.62% Korea University 6411 publications, 21.62%
Seoul National University	Seoul National University, 3899, 13.15% Seoul National University 3899 publications, 13.15%
Korea University of Science and Technology	Korea University of Science and Technology, 3781, 12.75% Korea University of Science and Technology 3781 publications, 12.75%
Yonsei University	Yonsei University, 3026, 10.2% Yonsei University 3026 publications, 10.2%
Hanyang University	Hanyang University, 1933, 6.52% Hanyang University 1933 publications, 6.52%
Kyung Hee University	Kyung Hee University, 1790, 6.04% Kyung Hee University 1790 publications, 6.04%
Sungkyunkwan University	Sungkyunkwan University, 1689, 5.69% Sungkyunkwan University 1689 publications, 5.69%
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1598, 5.39% Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 1598 publications, 5.39%
Pohang University of Science and Technology	Pohang University of Science and Technology, 824, 2.78% Pohang University of Science and Technology 824 publications, 2.78%
Chonbuk National University	Chonbuk National University, 699, 2.36% Chonbuk National University 699 publications, 2.36%
Konkuk University	Konkuk University, 623, 2.1% Konkuk University 623 publications, 2.1%
Institute for Basic Science	Institute for Basic Science, 591, 1.99% Institute for Basic Science 591 publications, 1.99%
Ewha Womans University	Ewha Womans University, 575, 1.94% Ewha Womans University 575 publications, 1.94%
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology	Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 517, 1.74% Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology 517 publications, 1.74%
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 501, 1.69% Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology 501 publications, 1.69%
Samsung	Samsung, 468, 1.58% Samsung 468 publications, 1.58%
Kyungpook National University	Kyungpook National University, 461, 1.55% Kyungpook National University 461 publications, 1.55%
Dongguk University	Dongguk University, 456, 1.54% Dongguk University 456 publications, 1.54%
Inha University	Inha University, 455, 1.53% Inha University 455 publications, 1.53%
Chung-Ang University	Chung-Ang University, 451, 1.52% Chung-Ang University 451 publications, 1.52%
Pusan National University	Pusan National University, 442, 1.49% Pusan National University 442 publications, 1.49%
Sogang University	Sogang University, 423, 1.43% Sogang University 423 publications, 1.43%
Kookmin University	Kookmin University, 418, 1.41% Kookmin University 418 publications, 1.41%
University of Ulsan	University of Ulsan, 412, 1.39% University of Ulsan 412 publications, 1.39%
Ajou University	Ajou University, 408, 1.38% Ajou University 408 publications, 1.38%
Sejong University	Sejong University, 406, 1.37% Sejong University 406 publications, 1.37%
Chonnam National University	Chonnam National University, 385, 1.3% Chonnam National University 385 publications, 1.3%
Chungnam National University	Chungnam National University, 368, 1.24% Chungnam National University 368 publications, 1.24%
Korea Basic Science Institute	Korea Basic Science Institute, 364, 1.23% Korea Basic Science Institute 364 publications, 1.23%
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology	Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 360, 1.21% Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology 360 publications, 1.21%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 236, 0.8% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 236 publications, 0.8%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 219, 0.74% Harvard University 219 publications, 0.74%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 142, 0.48% Georgia Institute of technology 142 publications, 0.48%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 142, 0.48% Stanford University 142 publications, 0.48%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 137, 0.46% Northwestern University 137 publications, 0.46%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 133, 0.45% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 133 publications, 0.45%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 121, 0.41% University of California, Berkeley 121 publications, 0.41%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 119, 0.4% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 119 publications, 0.4%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 114, 0.38% University of Tokyo 114 publications, 0.38%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 97, 0.33% Johns Hopkins University 97 publications, 0.33%
Purdue University	Purdue University, 88, 0.3% Purdue University 88 publications, 0.3%
Boston University	Boston University, 87, 0.29% Boston University 87 publications, 0.29%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 83, 0.28% National University of Singapore 83 publications, 0.28%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 82, 0.28% Pennsylvania State University 82 publications, 0.28%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 80, 0.27% Nanyang Technological University 80 publications, 0.27%
Tohoku University	Tohoku University, 80, 0.27% Tohoku University 80 publications, 0.27%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 78, 0.26% University of British Columbia 78 publications, 0.26%
Brookhaven National Laboratory	Brookhaven National Laboratory, 76, 0.26% Brookhaven National Laboratory 76 publications, 0.26%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 72, 0.24% University of Michigan 72 publications, 0.24%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 71, 0.24% Cornell University 71 publications, 0.24%
Yale University	Yale University, 71, 0.24% Yale University 71 publications, 0.24%
Mansoura University	Mansoura University, 70, 0.24% Mansoura University 70 publications, 0.24%
National University of Sciences & Technology	National University of Sciences & Technology, 68, 0.23% National University of Sciences & Technology 68 publications, 0.23%
Argonne National Laboratory	Argonne National Laboratory, 67, 0.23% Argonne National Laboratory 67 publications, 0.23%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 67, 0.23% University of Texas at Austin 67 publications, 0.23%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 65, 0.22% University of Minnesota 65 publications, 0.22%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 63, 0.21% University of Oxford 63 publications, 0.21%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 63, 0.21% University of Cambridge 63 publications, 0.21%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 63, 0.21% California Institute of Technology 63 publications, 0.21%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 63, 0.21% Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 63 publications, 0.21%
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With other countries

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
USA	USA, 3539, 11.93% USA 3539 publications, 11.93%
China	China, 816, 2.75% China 816 publications, 2.75%
Japan	Japan, 738, 2.49% Japan 738 publications, 2.49%
India	India, 585, 1.97% India 585 publications, 1.97%
Germany	Germany, 518, 1.75% Germany 518 publications, 1.75%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 342, 1.15% United Kingdom 342 publications, 1.15%
Canada	Canada, 247, 0.83% Canada 247 publications, 0.83%
France	France, 194, 0.65% France 194 publications, 0.65%
Singapore	Singapore, 180, 0.61% Singapore 180 publications, 0.61%
Russia	Russia, 177, 0.6% Russia 177 publications, 0.6%
Australia	Australia, 172, 0.58% Australia 172 publications, 0.58%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 168, 0.57% Saudi Arabia 168 publications, 0.57%
Egypt	Egypt, 160, 0.54% Egypt 160 publications, 0.54%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 131, 0.44% Pakistan 131 publications, 0.44%
Italy	Italy, 125, 0.42% Italy 125 publications, 0.42%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 121, 0.41% Switzerland 121 publications, 0.41%
Vietnam	Vietnam, 109, 0.37% Vietnam 109 publications, 0.37%
Iran	Iran, 108, 0.36% Iran 108 publications, 0.36%
Denmark	Denmark, 85, 0.29% Denmark 85 publications, 0.29%
Indonesia	Indonesia, 81, 0.27% Indonesia 81 publications, 0.27%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 76, 0.26% Netherlands 76 publications, 0.26%
Sweden	Sweden, 66, 0.22% Sweden 66 publications, 0.22%
Spain	Spain, 65, 0.22% Spain 65 publications, 0.22%
Poland	Poland, 57, 0.19% Poland 57 publications, 0.19%
Turkey	Turkey, 53, 0.18% Turkey 53 publications, 0.18%
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, 50, 0.17% Bangladesh 50 publications, 0.17%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 46, 0.16% Malaysia 46 publications, 0.16%
UAE	UAE, 45, 0.15% UAE 45 publications, 0.15%
Belgium	Belgium, 43, 0.14% Belgium 43 publications, 0.14%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1968 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.

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