North Korea

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In recent decades scholars affiliated with institutions in North Korea have published 1.6k papers, which have received a total of 24.7k indexed citations. Scholars in North Korea publish mostly in Materials Chemistry (239 papers), Molecular Biology (237 papers) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (179 papers) and are cited by scholars working on Materials Chemistry (5.6k citations), Molecular Biology (4.5k citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4.1k citations). Scholars in North Korea collaborate with scholars from China, United States and South Korea. Scholars in North Korea have published in prestigous journals including Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

North Korea

651 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Peers

North Korea

Comparison fields: 5 of 227

Materials Chemistry 5.6k Molecular Biology 4.5k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4.1k Biomedical Engineering 2.3k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2.2k Organic Chemistry 1.8k Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1.8k Oncology 1.5k Inorganic Chemistry 1.5k Mechanical Engineering 1.2k Immunology 1.1k Polymers and Plastics 1.1k Cancer Research 1.1k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 789 Biomaterials 778 Plant Science 706 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 673 Geophysics 644 Artificial Intelligence 640 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 623 Genetics 622 Surgery 590 Pharmacology 533 Physiology 503 Reproductive Medicine 502 Spectroscopy 490 Ecology 448 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 441 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 423 Condensed Matter Physics 421 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 415 Catalysis 396 Epidemiology 378 Food Science 375 Astronomy and Astrophysics 371 Computational Mechanics 368 Biotechnology 364 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 348 Cell Biology 342 Electrochemistry 330 Pharmaceutical Science 321 Cognitive Neuroscience 310 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 292 Insect Science 290 Computational Theory and Mathematics 279 Pharmacology 278 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 271 Civil and Structural Engineering 266 Complementary and alternative medicine 264 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 262 Water Science and Technology 261 Aquatic Science 260 Statistics and Probability 256 Nutrition and Dietetics 256 Immunology and Allergy 253 Mechanics of Materials 253 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 252 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 248 Neurology 219 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 212 Dermatology 212 Analytical Chemistry 211 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 210 Applied Mathematics 208 Global and Planetary Change 201 Pollution 200 Atmospheric Science 196 Environmental Engineering 191 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 187 Sensory Systems 184 Social Psychology 178 Computer Networks and Communications 175 Control and Systems Engineering 172 Biochemistry 166 Ocean Engineering 164 Biophysics 159 Rheumatology 154 Aerospace Engineering 154 Automotive Engineering 152 Biochemistry 152 Process Chemistry and Technology 150 General Health Professions 149 Psychiatry and Mental health 139 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 138 Hematology 137 Microbiology 133 Mathematical Physics 129 Infectious Diseases 127 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 127 Nature and Landscape Conservation 125 Neurology 125 Bioengineering 124 Oceanography 117 Molecular Medicine 114 Economics and Econometrics 111 Rehabilitation 110 Environmental Chemistry 105 Genetics 103 Modeling and Simulation 101 Toxicology 90 Clinical Psychology 88 Sociology and Political Science 84 Building and Construction 84 Gastroenterology 80 Numerical Analysis 80 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 79 Hepatology 75 Signal Processing 74 Geochemistry and Petrology 71 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 70 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 69 Media Technology 69 Physiology 68 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 67 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 64 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 64 Information Systems 63 Ecological Modeling 61 Demography 61 Ceramics and Composites 57 Urology 56 Soil Science 55 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 55 Paleontology 54 Management Science and Operations Research 54 Ophthalmology 53 Geometry and Topology 53 Developmental Neuroscience 51 Animal Science and Zoology 50 Parasitology 46 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 44 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 43 Agronomy and Crop Science 43 Geriatrics and Gerontology 43 Developmental Biology 43 Periodontics 42 Health 42 Clinical Biochemistry 41 Otorhinolaryngology 40 Earth-Surface Processes 40 Biological Psychiatry 38 Education 38 Emergency Medical Services 35 Speech and Hearing 35 Small Animals 34 Radiation 34 Oral Surgery 33 Obstetrics and Gynecology 31 Behavioral Neuroscience 30 Virology 30 Political Science and International Relations 29 Nephrology 29 Marketing 29 Finance 29 Instrumentation 28 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 26 Geology 25 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 24 Endocrinology 24 Aging 24 Human-Computer Interaction 24 Horticulture 23 Information Systems and Management 23 Transportation 22 Pharmacy 21 Strategy and Management 21 Filtration and Separation 20 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 18 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 18 Complementary and Manual Therapy 17 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 17 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 17 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 17 Orthodontics 15 Hardware and Architecture 14 Accounting 14 Occupational Therapy 14 Management of Technology and Innovation 13 Management Information Systems 13 Emergency Medicine 11 Applied Psychology 11 Safety Research 11 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 11 Business and International Management 11 Geography, Planning and Development 10 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 10 Computer Science Applications 10 Developmental and Educational Psychology 10 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 10 Forestry 10 Communication 9 Computational Mathematics 9 General Materials Science 8 Internal Medicine 8 Health Informatics 8 Cultural Studies 8 Archeology 7 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 7 Algebra and Number Theory 6 Museology 6 Health Information Management 6 Anthropology 6 Urban Studies 6 Structural Biology 6 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 6 Philosophy 5 Metals and Alloys 5 Gender Studies 5 Equine 5 Public Administration 4 Music 4 Transplantation 3 Software 3 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 Microbiology 2 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 2 General Decision Sciences 2 Library and Information Sciences 1 Development 1 Chemical Health and Safety 1 Drug Discovery 1 General Energy 1 General Dentistry 1 Law 1 Literature and Literary Theory 1 Medical Laboratory Technology 1

Materials Chemistry 5.6k
Molecular Biology 4.5k
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4.1k
Biomedical Engineering 2.3k
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2.2k

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Citations per field, relative to North Korea

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Countries collaborating with authors based in North Korea

Since Specialization

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This map shows the geographic impact of research produced by institutions in North Korea. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers from institutions in North Korea with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites North Korea more than expected).

Fields of papers citing works of authors working in North Korea

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by authors working at institutions in North Korea. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by authors working at institutions in North Korea. The network helps show where authors in North Korea may publish in the future.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

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