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Top 25% Institutions and Economists in South Korea, as of May 2019

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The rankings

Top 25% institutions in South Korea, all authors, all publication years

For South Korea, there are 329 authors affiliated with 107 institutions. All institutions in this region.
RankW.RankInstitutionScoreAuthorsAuthor shares
1[1]Department of Economics, Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

1.332522.27
2[2]Division of Economics, Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

1.62120.9
3[3]College of Economics, Sogang University

Seoul, South Korea

3.092220.3
4[4]College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

4.171918.32
---[---]School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

5.161816.84
5[5]School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University

Seoul, South Korea

6.271212
6[6]Economics, Chung-Ang University

Seoul, South Korea

8.488
7[7]Division of Economics, Inha University

Incheon, South Korea

9.2454.95
8[8]Business School, Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

1233
9[10]Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

12.35129.44
10[9]College of Economics and Business Administration, Hanyang University

Ansan, South Korea

13.021212
11[11]Business School, Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

13.6222
12[12]KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Seoul, South Korea

13.8654.5
13[15]Department of Energy Policy, Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology

Seoul, South Korea

14.0811
14[13]Department of Economics, Kyung Hee University

Seoul, South Korea

14.4865.5
15[14]Korea Development Institute (KDI)

Seoul, South Korea

14.6477
---[---]KAIST Graduate School of Management (KGSM), KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Seoul, South Korea

17.5433
16[16]College of Economics and Finance, Hanyang University

Seoul, South Korea

19.9944
17[18]Department of Economics, Chonnam National University

Kwangju, South Korea

20.0354.5
18[17]Department of Economics, Pusan National University

Pusan, South Korea

20.2943.85
---[---]School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute (KDI)

Seoul, South Korea

21.0633
19[19]Division of International Studies, Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

21.5944
20[20]Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

24.8211
21[21]College of Economics and Business, Kookmin University

Seoul, South Korea

26.0422
22[22]Bank of Korea

Seoul, South Korea

26.061211.5
23[25]Department of Economics, Myongji University

Seoul, South Korea

26.0822
24[23]Department of International Trade and Business, Kangwon National University

Chuncheon, South Korea

26.1411
25[24]College of Economics and Business Administration, Kyungpook National University

Daegu, South Korea

27.4877
26[27]College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University

Seoul, South Korea

29.0822

The rankings

Top 25% institutions in South Korea, 10 best authors for each, publications last 10 years

RankW.RankInstitutionScoreAuthorsAuthor shares
1[1]Department of Economics, Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

1.492510
2[2]Division of Economics, Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

1.852110
3[3]College of Economics, Sogang University

Seoul, South Korea

3.832210
4[4]College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

4.631910
---[---]School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

5.271810
5[5]School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University

Seoul, South Korea

7.62129
6[6]Economics, Chung-Ang University

Seoul, South Korea

9.0387
7[7]Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

10.01129.44
8[9]Division of Economics, Inha University

Incheon, South Korea

14.0454.95
9[10]Korea Development Institute (KDI)

Seoul, South Korea

14.1376
10[8]KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Seoul, South Korea

14.2854.5
11[11]College of Economics and Finance, Hanyang University

Seoul, South Korea

14.9842
12[14]Business School, Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

16.0133
13[12]Business School, Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

16.6422
14[13]College of Economics and Business Administration, Hanyang University

Ansan, South Korea

17.02128
15[15]Department of Economics, Pusan National University

Pusan, South Korea

17.3542.85
16[17]Division of International Studies, Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

18.2644
17[16]Department of Energy Policy, Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology

Seoul, South Korea

18.3711
---[---]KAIST Graduate School of Management (KGSM), KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Seoul, South Korea

19.8233
18[18]Bank of Korea

Seoul, South Korea

20.82128.5
19[19]Graduate School of Business, Sungkyunkwan University

Seoul, South Korea

22.511
20[22]Department of Economics, Kyung Hee University

Seoul, South Korea

25.1162.5
21[20]Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI)

Seoul, South Korea

25.2922
22[21]College of Economics and Business Administration, Kyungpook National University

Daegu, South Korea

26.0776
23[23]Department of Economics, Chonnam National University

Kwangju, South Korea

26.5354.5
24[25]Department of Economics, Ewha Womans University

Seoul, South Korea

28.5933
25[26]College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University

Seoul, South Korea

28.6622
---[---]School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute (KDI)

Seoul, South Korea

29.0932
26[24]Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

29.6311

The rankings

Top 25% authors in South Korea, all publications years

For South Korea, there are 329 authors affiliated with 107 institutions. All institutions in this region.
RankW.RankAuthorScore
1[1]Jong-Wha Lee

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

1.49
2[4]Soyoung Kim

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

4.06
3[2]Almas Heshmati

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

4.49
4[6]Yongsung Chang

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

4.73
5[5]In Choi

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

4.91
6[7]Jinill Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

7.52
7[8]Kwanho Shin

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

8.81
8[9]Tack Yun

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

9.05
9[3]Chang-Jin Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

9.09
10[10]Yoon-Jae Whang

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

10.24
11[11]Myoung-jae Lee

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

10.65
12[12]Keun Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

13.32
13[13]Seung-Hoon Yoo

Department of Energy Policy, Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul

15.95
14[14]Myeong-Su Yun

Division of Economics, Inha University, Incheon

16.63
15[15]Jungmin Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

19.18
16[19]Sun-Bin Kim

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

19.19
17[20]Byung Sam Yoo

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

19.59
18[17]Sunghyun Henry Kim

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

19.99
19[18]Tae-Hwan Kim

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

20.41
20[23]Cheolbeom Park

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

23.07
21[22]Young Hoon Lee

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul
Research Institute for Market Economy, Sogang University, Seoul

23.33
22[21]Syngjoo Choi

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

23.87
23[25]Chirok Han

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

24.91
24[26]Sang-Seung Yi

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

25.53
25[24]Byung-Yeon Kim

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

26.09
26[27]Jang-Ok Cho

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

26.15
27[28]Woochan Kim

Business School, Korea University, Seoul

27.91
28[29]Jinyoung Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

28.97
29[30]Soosung Hwang

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

29.47
30[31]Woojin Kim

Business School, Seoul National University, Seoul

29.81
31[34]Ryo Okui

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

32.88
32[32]Seong-Min Yoon

Department of Economics, Pusan National University, Pusan

32.92
33[35]Minseong Kim

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

33.52
34[33]Chulhee Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

33.79
35[36]Myung Hwan Seo

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

34.18
36[37]Jeong-Yoo Kim

Department of Economics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul

35.48
37[38]Seonghoon Cho

Yonsei University
School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

38.03
38[39]Jay H. Hong

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

38.16
39[46]Jin Seo Cho

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

41.65
40[42]Dukpa Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

42.19
41[40]Chul-In Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

42.81
42[41]Sang-Ho Lee

Department of Economics, Chonnam National University, Kwangju

43.51
43[43]Hyunbae Chun

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

43.77
44[51]Jihong Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

44.21
45[44]Jai S. Mah

44.66
46[45]Jeong-Dong Lee

Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University, Seoul
Seoul National University

45.3
47[47]Biung-Ghi Ju

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

45.96
48[48]Hyun-Hoon Lee

Department of International Trade and Business, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon

46.25
49[49]Hahn Shik Lee

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

47.24
50[50]Illoong Kwon

Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul

47.28
51[52]Changhui Kang

Economics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul

48.52
52[53]Jung Hur

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

49.47
53[54]Hyeok Jeong

School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute (KDI), Seoul

49.6
54[55]Dong Heon Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

49.98
55[56]Sung Y. Park

Economics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul

54.61
56[59]Jörn Altmann

Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University, Seoul

55.7
57[57]In-Moo Kim

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

56.63
58[58]Kiho Yoon

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

58.54
59[66]Changkyu Choi

Department of Economics, Myongji University, Seoul

60.09
60[61]Sung-Ha Hwang

KAIST Graduate School of Management (KGSM), KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul

62.28
61[63]Jong-Hee Hahn

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

63.24
62[62]Jinwoo Kim

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

63.27
63[60]Sanghack Lee

College of Economics and Business, Kookmin University, Seoul

63.98
64[64]Keun-Yeob Oh

Department of International Trade, College of Economics and Management, Chungnam National University, Taejon

63.99
65[65]Songman Kang

College of Economics and Finance, Hanyang University, Seoul

64.2
66[68]Chang-Yang Lee

KAIST Graduate School of Management (KGSM), KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul

64.74
67[71]Doo Yong Yang

College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul

65.77
68[69]Jinkwon Lee

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

67.05
69[67]Beum Jo Park

Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Dankook University, Yongin

68.62
70[73]Bonggeun Kim

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

69.15
71[72]Hassan Naqvi

Graduate School of Business, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

69.38
72[74]Yeonbae Kim

Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University, Seoul

70.3
73[70]Sangyup Choi

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

72.39
74[78]Dirk Bethmann

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

73.45
75[75]Heejoon Han

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

73.89
76[76]Joonkyung Ha

College of Economics and Business Administration, Hanyang University, Ansan

74.37
77[77]Euna Han

74.62
78[84]Dong-hyun Oh

Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI), Seoul

75.14
79[80]Woong Yong Park

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

75.29
80[81]Jinook Jeong

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

76.5
81[79]Byoung Heon Jun

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

76.58
82[83]Taeyoon Sung

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

76.7

The rankings

Top 25% authors in South Korea, publications last 10 years

RankW.RankAuthorScore
1[1]Jong-Wha Lee

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

1.98
2[3]Kwanho Shin

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

3.82
3[5]Yongsung Chang

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

4.77
4[2]Almas Heshmati

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

5.31
5[4]Keun Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

7.57
6[10]Ryo Okui

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

9.22
7[8]Jungmin Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

9.27
8[6]Seung-Hoon Yoo

Department of Energy Policy, Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul

9.37
9[11]Sun-Bin Kim

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

9.47
10[7]Soyoung Kim

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

9.66
11[9]Seong-Min Yoon

Department of Economics, Pusan National University, Pusan

11.21
12[14]Songman Kang

College of Economics and Finance, Hanyang University, Seoul

11.3
13[12]Jinill Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

11.55
14[15]Syngjoo Choi

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

16.45
15[21]Dong-hyun Oh

Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI), Seoul

16.45
16[28]Jihong Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

18.2
17[16]Yoon-Jae Whang

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

18.54
18[22]Hassan Naqvi

Graduate School of Business, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

18.62
19[18]Jörn Altmann

Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University, Seoul

18.72
20[13]Myoung-jae Lee

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

19.16
21[17]Sung Y. Park

Economics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul

19.68
22[19]Chirok Han

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

21.96
23[20]Cheolbeom Park

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

24.44
24[24]Woojin Kim

Business School, Seoul National University, Seoul

25.53
25[30]Woong Yong Park

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

26.37
26[25]Myung Hwan Seo

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

27.72
27[29]Sangyup Choi

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

28.18
28[27]Jeong-Dong Lee

Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University, Seoul
Seoul National University

28.65
29[23]Young Hoon Lee

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul
Research Institute for Market Economy, Sogang University, Seoul

28.77
30[34]Yun Jung Kim

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

28.93
31[26]Sang-Ho Lee

Department of Economics, Chonnam National University, Kwangju

29.82
32[33]Taehyun Ahn

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul
Research Institute for Market Economy, Sogang University, Seoul

31.08
33[32]Seonghoon Cho

Yonsei University
School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

31.16
34[31]In Choi

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

31.56
35[35]Sunghyun Henry Kim

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

34.77
36[37]Woochan Kim

Business School, Korea University, Seoul

34.94
37[38]Jin Seo Cho

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

35.1
38[43]Tae-Hwan Kim

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

36.61
39[40]Dukpa Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

37.25
40[42]Illoong Kwon

Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul

37.53
41[39]Byung-Yeon Kim

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

38.1
42[41]Heejoon Han

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

38.49
43[45]Jai S. Mah

41.61
44[59]Sok Chul Hong

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

42.07
45[52]Chulhee Lee

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

42.99
46[51]Youjin Hahn

School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul

43.71
47[46]Dirk Bethmann

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

44.05
48[55]Sung-Ha Hwang

KAIST Graduate School of Management (KGSM), KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul

46.16
49[58]Dong Beom Choi

Business School, Seoul National University, Seoul

46.95
50[49]Hyunduk Suh

Division of Economics, Inha University, Incheon

47.57
51[48]Jeong-Yoo Kim

Department of Economics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul

47.68
52[79]Jihee Kim

KAIST Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul
Department of Management Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul

47.81
53[47]Ju Hyun Pyun

Business School, Korea University, Seoul

47.83
54[54]Hyunbae Chun

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

48.74
55[57]Myeong-Su Yun

Division of Economics, Inha University, Incheon

49.38
56[66]Yeonbae Kim

Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University, Seoul

50.01
57[76]Dr. Muhammad Zeshan

Division of Economics, Pukyong National University, Pusan

50.21
58[50]Sangwon Suh

Economics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul

50.24
59[53]Hyun-Hoon Lee

Department of International Trade and Business, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon

50.34
60[60]Jung Hur

College of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul

53.95
61[75]Serena Rhee

Korea Development Institute (KDI), Seoul

55.68
62[63]Wonjoon Kim

KAIST Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul

56.47
63[62]Chung Choe

College of Economics and Business Administration, Hanyang University, Ansan

56.66
64[77]Hyun Seok Kim

Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu

56.81
65[36]Chang-Jin Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

57.6
66[61]Beum Jo Park

Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Dankook University, Yongin

57.65
67[64]Sunghoon Chung

Korea Development Institute (KDI), Seoul

59.06
68[73]Wonho Song

Economics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul

59.38
69[56]Sang Soo Park

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

60.03
70[68]Doo Yong Yang

College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul

61.11
71[71]SeEun Jung

Division of Economics, Inha University, Incheon

61.43
72[70]Euna Han

62.3
73[72]Dooyeon Cho

School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

63.28
74[69]Vladimir Hlasny

Department of Economics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul

64.29
75[74]Do Won Kwak

Division of International Studies, Korea University, Seoul

64.5
76[67]Jinyoung Kim

Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul

64.62
77[65]Chrysostomos Tabakis

School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute (KDI), Seoul

64.78
78[80]Jongsu Lee

Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP), Seoul National University, Seoul

65.27
79[81]Chang-Yang Lee

KAIST Graduate School of Management (KGSM), KAIST Business School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul

67.92
80[78]Tack Yun

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

69.16
81[82]Jay H. Hong

Division of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul

69.19
82[89]Kyoung Won Park

College of Economics and Business Administration, Hanyang University, Ansan

69.88

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