| South Korean Science Ascendant: Output, Impact Trending Upward |
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SOURCE:
ISI's National
Science Indicators, 1981-2000
South Korea's Research Output by Field
(ranked by share of world literature,
1996-2000) |
| Rank |
|
S.
Korea world share,
1996-2000 (%) |
S.
Korea no. papers,
1996-2000 (%) |
S.
Korea
citation impact |
World
citation impact |
| 1 |
Materials Science |
3.78 |
4,823 |
1.52 |
1.92 |
| 2 |
Engineering |
2.88 |
7,398 |
0.86 |
1.43 |
| 3 |
Computer Science |
2.82 |
1,142 |
0.65 |
1.17 |
| 4 |
Physics |
2.79 |
11,913 |
1.99 |
3.37 |
| 5 |
Chemistry |
2.01 |
9,708 |
2.16 |
3.46 |
| 6 |
Pharmacology |
1.87 |
1,463 |
1.77 |
3.94 |
| 7 |
Microbiology |
1.39 |
1,090 |
3.70 |
6.13 |
| 8 |
Mathematics |
1.30 |
788 |
0.89 |
1.27 |
| 9 |
Biology & Biochemistry |
1.22 |
3,259 |
2.97 |
7.00 |
| 10 |
Agricultural Science |
0.71 |
581 |
1.56 |
1.98 |
| 11 |
Immunology |
0.68 |
412 |
3.31 |
8.43 |
| 12 |
Space Science |
0.67 |
282 |
4.50 |
6.81 |
| 13 |
Ecology/Environment |
0.67 |
565 |
1.64 |
2.91 |
| 14 |
Clinical Medicine |
0.65 |
5,397 |
2.36 |
4.38 |
| 15 |
Plant & Animal Sciences |
0.59 |
1,299 |
1.86 |
2.52 |
| 16 |
Neurosciences |
0.59 |
809 |
3.90 |
7.00 |
| 17 |
Molecular Biology |
0.56 |
605 |
4.30 |
12.47 |
| 18 |
Geosciences |
0.45 |
434 |
1.67 |
3.25 |
SOURCE:
ISI's
National Science Indicators, 1981-2000 |
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