Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Short name
KIST
Country, city
Republic of Korea, Seoul
Publications
27 319
Citations
781 969
h-index
259
Top-3 journals
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (498 publications)
Applied Physics Letters
Applied Physics Letters (404 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Korea University
Korea University (5683 publications)
Seoul National University
Seoul National University (3561 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (192 publications)
Georgia Institute of technology
Georgia Institute of technology (125 publications)

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Since 1968

Total publications
27319
Total citations
781969
Citations per publication
28.62
Average publications per year
479.28
Average authors per publication
6.63
h-index
259
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Materials Science, 5004, 18.32%
General Materials Science
5004 publications, 18.32%
General Chemistry, 4603, 16.85%
General Chemistry
4603 publications, 16.85%
Condensed Matter Physics, 4359, 15.96%
Condensed Matter Physics
4359 publications, 15.96%
Materials Chemistry, 3518, 12.88%
Materials Chemistry
3518 publications, 12.88%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2756, 10.09%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2756 publications, 10.09%
Mechanical Engineering, 2517, 9.21%
Mechanical Engineering
2517 publications, 9.21%
Mechanics of Materials, 2494, 9.13%
Mechanics of Materials
2494 publications, 9.13%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2372, 8.68%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2372 publications, 8.68%
General Chemical Engineering, 1932, 7.07%
General Chemical Engineering
1932 publications, 7.07%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1908, 6.98%
General Physics and Astronomy
1908 publications, 6.98%
Organic Chemistry, 1893, 6.93%
Organic Chemistry
1893 publications, 6.93%
Biochemistry, 1877, 6.87%
Biochemistry
1877 publications, 6.87%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1780, 6.52%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
1780 publications, 6.52%
General Medicine, 1732, 6.34%
General Medicine
1732 publications, 6.34%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1707, 6.25%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
1707 publications, 6.25%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1535, 5.62%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1535 publications, 5.62%
Metals and Alloys, 1315, 4.81%
Metals and Alloys
1315 publications, 4.81%
Bioengineering, 1279, 4.68%
Bioengineering
1279 publications, 4.68%
Molecular Biology, 1122, 4.11%
Molecular Biology
1122 publications, 4.11%
Polymers and Plastics, 1115, 4.08%
Polymers and Plastics
1115 publications, 4.08%
Ceramics and Composites, 1045, 3.83%
Ceramics and Composites
1045 publications, 3.83%
Biomaterials, 1029, 3.77%
Biomaterials
1029 publications, 3.77%
General Engineering, 1020, 3.73%
General Engineering
1020 publications, 3.73%
Drug Discovery, 1012, 3.7%
Drug Discovery
1012 publications, 3.7%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 971, 3.55%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
971 publications, 3.55%
Catalysis, 970, 3.55%
Catalysis
970 publications, 3.55%
Pharmaceutical Science, 944, 3.46%
Pharmaceutical Science
944 publications, 3.46%
Biomedical Engineering, 937, 3.43%
Biomedical Engineering
937 publications, 3.43%
Electrochemistry, 934, 3.42%
Electrochemistry
934 publications, 3.42%
Biotechnology, 933, 3.42%
Biotechnology
933 publications, 3.42%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
498 publications, 1.82%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
444 publications, 1.63%
Applied Physics Letters
404 publications, 1.48%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
366 publications, 1.34%
Journal of Applied Physics
304 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Power Sources
302 publications, 1.11%
Applied Surface Science
299 publications, 1.09%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
298 publications, 1.09%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
297 publications, 1.09%
Advanced Functional Materials
274 publications, 1%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
259 publications, 0.95%
Advanced Materials
237 publications, 0.87%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
231 publications, 0.85%
Nature Communications
225 publications, 0.82%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
219 publications, 0.8%
Thin Solid Films
211 publications, 0.77%
Chemical Engineering Journal
206 publications, 0.75%
ACS Nano
193 publications, 0.71%
Macromolecular Research
183 publications, 0.67%
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
175 publications, 0.64%
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
174 publications, 0.64%
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
170 publications, 0.62%
Carbon
169 publications, 0.62%
Current Applied Physics
166 publications, 0.61%
Biomaterials
163 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Membrane Science
163 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
159 publications, 0.58%
Small
158 publications, 0.58%
Nanoscale
157 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Controlled Release
156 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
8844 publications, 32.37%
Springer Nature
3636 publications, 13.31%
Wiley
3117 publications, 11.41%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2362 publications, 8.65%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1277 publications, 4.67%
MDPI
834 publications, 3.05%
AIP Publishing
817 publications, 2.99%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
639 publications, 2.34%
Taylor & Francis
576 publications, 2.11%
The Electrochemical Society
569 publications, 2.08%
IOP Publishing
344 publications, 1.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
323 publications, 1.18%
Trans Tech Publications
275 publications, 1.01%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
242 publications, 0.89%
Optica Publishing Group
241 publications, 0.88%
American Physical Society (APS)
193 publications, 0.71%
Polymer Society of Korea
181 publications, 0.66%
Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
170 publications, 0.62%
American Scientific Publishers
169 publications, 0.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.
140 publications, 0.51%
Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
123 publications, 0.45%
Oxford University Press
112 publications, 0.41%
SAGE
112 publications, 0.41%
Cambridge University Press
100 publications, 0.37%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
84 publications, 0.31%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
83 publications, 0.3%
American Vacuum Society
82 publications, 0.3%
IWA Publishing
73 publications, 0.27%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
72 publications, 0.26%
Hindawi Limited
71 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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Korea University
5683 publications, 20.8%
Seoul National University
3561 publications, 13.03%
Korea University of Science and Technology
3322 publications, 12.16%
Yonsei University
2687 publications, 9.84%
Hanyang University
1735 publications, 6.35%
Kyung Hee University
1569 publications, 5.74%
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
1463 publications, 5.36%
Sungkyunkwan University
1414 publications, 5.18%
Pohang University of Science and Technology
725 publications, 2.65%
Chonbuk National University
624 publications, 2.28%
Konkuk University
593 publications, 2.17%
Institute for Basic Science
509 publications, 1.86%
Ewha Womans University
507 publications, 1.86%
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
465 publications, 1.7%
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
433 publications, 1.58%
Samsung
427 publications, 1.56%
Inha University
418 publications, 1.53%
Kyungpook National University
414 publications, 1.52%
Dongguk University
412 publications, 1.51%
Chung-Ang University
405 publications, 1.48%
Kookmin University
393 publications, 1.44%
Pusan National University
384 publications, 1.41%
Sogang University
377 publications, 1.38%
Sejong University
375 publications, 1.37%
University of Ulsan
374 publications, 1.37%
Ajou University
351 publications, 1.28%
Chonnam National University
349 publications, 1.28%
Korea Basic Science Institute
327 publications, 1.2%
Chungnam National University
326 publications, 1.19%
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
320 publications, 1.17%
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With foreign organizations

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
211 publications, 0.77%
Harvard University
192 publications, 0.7%
Georgia Institute of technology
125 publications, 0.46%
Stanford University
125 publications, 0.46%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
123 publications, 0.45%
Northwestern University
117 publications, 0.43%
University of California, Berkeley
114 publications, 0.42%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
113 publications, 0.41%
University of Tokyo
103 publications, 0.38%
Purdue University
84 publications, 0.31%
Johns Hopkins University
83 publications, 0.3%
National University of Singapore
80 publications, 0.29%
Tohoku University
77 publications, 0.28%
Boston University
75 publications, 0.27%
Nanyang Technological University
74 publications, 0.27%
Brookhaven National Laboratory
73 publications, 0.27%
Pennsylvania State University
70 publications, 0.26%
Yale University
67 publications, 0.25%
Argonne National Laboratory
65 publications, 0.24%
University of Texas at Austin
64 publications, 0.23%
Cornell University
63 publications, 0.23%
University of British Columbia
62 publications, 0.23%
Mansoura University
60 publications, 0.22%
Inter-University Accelerator Centre
59 publications, 0.22%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
59 publications, 0.22%
University of California, San Diego
59 publications, 0.22%
University of Michigan
59 publications, 0.22%
California Institute of Technology
57 publications, 0.21%
University of Minnesota
57 publications, 0.21%
University of Oxford
56 publications, 0.2%
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With other countries

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USA, 3364, 12.31%
USA
3364 publications, 12.31%
China, 783, 2.87%
China
783 publications, 2.87%
Japan, 718, 2.63%
Japan
718 publications, 2.63%
India, 572, 2.09%
India
572 publications, 2.09%
Germany, 491, 1.8%
Germany
491 publications, 1.8%
United Kingdom, 326, 1.19%
United Kingdom
326 publications, 1.19%
Canada, 237, 0.87%
Canada
237 publications, 0.87%
France, 191, 0.7%
France
191 publications, 0.7%
Singapore, 173, 0.63%
Singapore
173 publications, 0.63%
Russia, 171, 0.63%
Russia
171 publications, 0.63%
Australia, 163, 0.6%
Australia
163 publications, 0.6%
Saudi Arabia, 160, 0.59%
Saudi Arabia
160 publications, 0.59%
Egypt, 155, 0.57%
Egypt
155 publications, 0.57%
Pakistan, 125, 0.46%
Pakistan
125 publications, 0.46%
Italy, 120, 0.44%
Italy
120 publications, 0.44%
Switzerland, 115, 0.42%
Switzerland
115 publications, 0.42%
Vietnam, 106, 0.39%
Vietnam
106 publications, 0.39%
Iran, 105, 0.38%
Iran
105 publications, 0.38%
Indonesia, 80, 0.29%
Indonesia
80 publications, 0.29%
Denmark, 79, 0.29%
Denmark
79 publications, 0.29%
Netherlands, 73, 0.27%
Netherlands
73 publications, 0.27%
Sweden, 63, 0.23%
Sweden
63 publications, 0.23%
Spain, 61, 0.22%
Spain
61 publications, 0.22%
Poland, 54, 0.2%
Poland
54 publications, 0.2%
Bangladesh, 49, 0.18%
Bangladesh
49 publications, 0.18%
Turkey, 49, 0.18%
Turkey
49 publications, 0.18%
Malaysia, 45, 0.16%
Malaysia
45 publications, 0.16%
UAE, 44, 0.16%
UAE
44 publications, 0.16%
Belgium, 41, 0.15%
Belgium
41 publications, 0.15%
Czech Republic, 35, 0.13%
Czech Republic
35 publications, 0.13%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • 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.