---
title: "Ministry of Education: funded research papers"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), Ministry of Education was named as a funder of 1,649 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (428), AI (314) and finance (295). It ranks #31 among the funders of the tracked journals' papers from 2023 to 2025."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education
markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education.md
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
share_text: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), Ministry of Education was named as a funder of 1,649 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (428), AI (314) and finance (295). (as of 2026-10-31)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-10-31T17:45:59+09:00
window: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31
source: OpenAlex (CC0)
---

# Ministry of Education

Papers in the tracked journals that name Ministry of Education as a funder. Funders are the organisations OpenAlex links to a paper from its funding information (Crossref metadata and the paper's acknowledgements); a paper counts once for each funder it names. Grant numbers are not shown.

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders.md

## Key findings

- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), Ministry of Education was named as a funder of 1,649 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (428), AI (314) and finance (295).
- It ranks #31 among the funders of the tracked journals' papers from 2023 to 2025.
- 322 of them were published in 2025, against 81 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Pusan National University (93), Korea University (86) and Seoul National University (66).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (84), Finance research letters (47) and Knowledge-Based Systems (37).
- The most-cited of them is “Green human resource management research in emergence: A review and future directions” (Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2017), with 892 citations.

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 20 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 48 | 39 | 40 | 48 | 83 | 55 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 35 | 68 | 72 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 5 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 59 | 41 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 27 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 12 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| All categories | 81 | 108 | 120 | 127 | 156 | 137 | 160 | 189 | 322 | 249 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 84 |
| 2 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 47 |
| 3 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 37 |
| 4 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 29 |
| 5 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 27 |
| 6 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 27 |
| 7 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 27 |
| 8 | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 19 |
| 9 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 18 |
| 10 | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 18 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pusan National University | 93 |
| 2 | Korea University | 86 |
| 3 | Seoul National University | 66 |
| 4 | Sungkyunkwan University | 54 |
| 5 | Kyung Hee University | 48 |
| 6 | Sultan Qaboos University | 44 |
| 7 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | 39 |
| 8 | Yonsei University | 38 |
| 9 | Hanyang University | 36 |
| 10 | Tunis El Manar University | 24 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | South Korea | 591 |
| 2 | China | 302 |
| 3 | United States | 113 |
| 4 | Oman | 46 |
| 5 | Australia | 41 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 37 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 35 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 25 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 24 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 22 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 44 |
| 2 | South Korea | 41 |
| 3 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 39 |
| 4 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 18 |
| 5 | hedging | 18 |
| 6 | spillover effects | 18 |
| 7 | volatility spillovers | 17 |
| 8 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 16 |
| 9 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 15 |
| 10 | portfolio diversification | 15 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 892 | 8.2 | [Green human resource management research in emergence: A review and future directions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-017-9532-1) | [Asia Pacific Journal of Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/asia-pacific-journal-of-management.md) | 2017-09-18 | Shuang Ren, Guiyao Tang, Susan E. Jackson |
| 2 | 717 | 9.5 | [Sensor-based and vision-based human activity recognition: A comprehensive survey](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2020.107561) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 2020-07-22 | L. Minh Dang, Kyungbok Min, Hanxiang Wang et al. |
| 3 | 646 | 7.8 | [Technology acceptance theories and factors influencing artificial Intelligence-based intelligent products](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2019.101324) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2019-12-16 | Kwonsang Sohn, Ohbyung Kwon |
| 4 | 569 | 4.9 | [Identifying FDI spillovers](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2017.01.006) | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | 2017-01-20 | Yi Lu, Zhigang Tao, Lianming Zhu |
| 5 | 534 | 5.8 | [A hedonic motivation model in virtual reality tourism: Comparing visitors and non-visitors](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.11.016) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2019-03-04 | Myung Ja Kim, C. Michael Hall |
| 6 | 525 | 9.5 | [Exploration in deep reinforcement learning: A survey](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2022.03.003) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2022-03-31 | Paweł Ładosz, Lilian Weng, Minwoo Kim et al. |
| 7 | 485 | 5.8 | [Experiencing immersive virtual reality in museums](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2019.103229) | [Information & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-management.md) | 2019-11-06 | Hyunae Lee, Timothy Hyungsoo Jung, Mandy Claudia Tom Dieck et al. |
| 8 | 456 | 6.0 | [Advances in multimodal data fusion in neuroimaging: Overview, challenges, and novel orientation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2020.07.006) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2020-07-17 | Yudong Zhang, Zhengchao Dong, Shuihua Wang‎ et al. |
| 9 | 380 | 4.0 | [The adoption of virtual reality devices: The technology acceptance model integrating enjoyment, social interaction, and strength of the social ties](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2018.12.006) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2018-12-19 | Junghyo Lee, Junghun Kim, Jae Young Choi |
| 10 | 341 | 4.2 | [The impact of innovation and gratification on authentic experience, subjective well-being, and behavioral intention in tourism virtual reality: The moderating role of technology readiness](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101349) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2020-01-22 | Myung Ja Kim, Choong‐Ki Lee, Michael W. Preis |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Ministry of Education. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education

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@misc{scholar4ai-funders-ministry-of-education,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Ministry of Education},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).