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title: "Korea University: research profile, papers and co-authors"
description: "Research profile of Korea University: 1,388 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 682."
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share_text: "Research profile of Korea University: 1,388 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 682. (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# Korea University

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: South Korea
- web domain: korea.ac.kr

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

## Key findings

- Korea University was involved in 21 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #43 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in International Journal for Equity in Health (2), Information Fusion (2) and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (1).
- Countries: South Korea (21), United States (4) and Azerbaijan (3).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Korea University took part in 1,388 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (399), economics (344) and management (137).
- 266 of them were published in 2025, against 75 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Yuan Ze University (40), University of Belgrade (39) and Western Caspian University (36).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (65), Pattern Recognition (29) and Neural Networks (27).
- The most-cited of them is “Metaverse beyond the hype: Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy” (International Journal of Information Management, 2022), with 2,754 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Korea University has 132,002 works with 10,239,124 citations (h-index 682).
- The tracked journals hold 1,175 of its 62,623 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.9%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (3,552), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (3,253) and Particle Detector Development and Performance (2,550).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 10 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 77 | 54 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 25 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 50 | 62 | 63 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 13 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 29 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 75 | 90 | 86 | 105 | 114 | 115 | 121 | 203 | 266 | 213 |

## Where the papers come from and its co-authors

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 65 |
| 2 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 29 |
| 3 | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 27 |
| 4 | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 24 |
| 5 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 24 |
| 6 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 24 |
| 7 | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 19 |
| 8 | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 17 |
| 9 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 16 |
| 10 | [Economics Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-letters.md) | 16 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Yuan Ze University | 40 |
| 2 | University of Belgrade | 39 |
| 3 | Western Caspian University | 36 |
| 4 | [Lebanese American University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/lebanese-american-university.md) | 32 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics | 31 |
| 6 | [Sungkyunkwan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/sungkyunkwan-university.md) | 26 |
| 7 | [Seoul National University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/seoul-national-university.md) | 24 |
| 8 | [Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/korea-advanced-institute-of-science-and-technology.md) | 22 |
| 9 | Naval Academy | 21 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | South Korea | 803 |
| 2 | United States | 138 |
| 3 | China | 133 |
| 4 | Turkey | 88 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 65 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 51 |
| 7 | Taiwan | 51 |
| 8 | India | 49 |
| 9 | Serbia | 44 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 42 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | South Korea | 46 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 30 |
| 3 | [multi-criteria decision making](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multi-criteria-decision-making.md) | 27 |
| 4 | [moderating effect](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/moderating-effect.md) | 18 |
| 5 | [CO2 emissions](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/co2-emissions.md) | 15 |
| 6 | [economic growth](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/economic-growth.md) | 14 |
| 7 | [financial development](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-development.md) | 14 |
| 8 | [emerging markets](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/emerging-markets.md) | 13 |
| 9 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 12 |
| 10 | [explainable AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/explainable-ai.md) | 12 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,754 | 53.3 | [Metaverse beyond the hype: Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102542) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2022-07-15 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Laurie Hughes, Abdullah Mohammed Baabdullah et al. |
| 2 | 544 | 5.8 | [Hierarchical Fully Convolutional Network for Joint Atrophy Localization and Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis Using Structural MRI](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2018.2889096) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2018-12-21 | Chunfeng Lian, Mingxia Liu, Jun Zhang et al. |
| 3 | 417 | 4.0 | [Are institutional investors with multiple blockholdings effective monitors?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2018.03.005) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 2018-03-20 | Jun‐Koo Kang, Juan Luo, Hyun Seung Na |
| 4 | 410 | 13.9 | [Do you have AI dependency? The roles of academic self-efficacy, academic stress, and performance expectations on problematic AI usage behavior](https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-024-00467-0) | [International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-technology-in-higher-education.md) | 2024-05-16 | Shunan Zhang, Xiangying Zhao, Tong Zhou et al. |
| 5 | 351 | 4.2 | [Subject-Independent Brain–Computer Interfaces Based on Deep Convolutional Neural Networks](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2019.2946869) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2019-11-13 | Oyeon Kwon, Min-Ho Lee, Cuntai Guan et al. |
| 6 | 327 | 3.5 | [Multiple Kernel k-means with Incomplete Kernels](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2019.2892416) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2019-01-01 | Xinwang Liu, Wen Gao, Xinzhong Zhu et al. |
| 7 | 322 | 4.3 | [Reinforcement Learning-Based Optimal Tracking Control of an Unknown Unmanned Surface Vehicle](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2020.3009214) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2020-08-03 | Ning Wang, Ying Gao, Hong Chao Zhao et al. |
| 8 | 317 | 2.9 | [Synergy effects of innovation on firm performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.08.032) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2017-09-08 | Ryeo-Won Lee, Jong‐Ho Lee, Tony C. Garrett |
| 9 | 286 | 4.1 | [Adaptive transfer learning for EEG motor imagery classification with deep Convolutional Neural Network](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2020.12.013) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 2020-12-23 | Kaishuo Zhang, Neethu Robinson, Seong–Whan Lee et al. |
| 10 | 270 | 2.6 | [Impact of viewer engagement on gift-giving in live video streaming](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2018.03.014) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2018-03-22 | Eun Jung Yu, ChanYong Jung, Hyungjin Kim et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Korea University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Also known as | Bosung College, Bosung Professional College, 고려대학교 |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 1 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 132,002 |
| Citations | 10,239,124 |
| h-index | 682 |
| i10-index | 177,972 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.70 |
| Website | [www.korea.ac.kr](https://www.korea.ac.kr) |
| ROR | [ror.org/047dqcg40](https://ror.org/047dqcg40) |
| Wikidata | [Q39997](Q39997) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I197347611](https://openalex.org/I197347611) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 9,781 | 291,580 | 213 | 2.2% |
| 2025 | 10,570 | 366,278 | 266 | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 8,262 | 339,926 | 203 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 6,917 | 312,155 | 121 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 6,676 | 295,441 | 115 | 1.7% |
| 2021 | 6,762 | 277,812 | 114 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,560 | 236,669 | 105 | 1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,879 | 193,553 | 86 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 5,557 | 166,252 | 90 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 5,440 | 146,579 | 75 | 1.4% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 3,552 |
| 2 | Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions | Physics and Astronomy | 3,253 |
| 3 | Particle Detector Development and Performance | Physics and Astronomy | 2,550 |
| 4 | Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics | Engineering | 2,128 |
| 5 | Advancements in Battery Materials | Engineering | 1,704 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | [Sex-specific long-term mortality inequities among North Korean refugees resettled in South Korea: a nationwide matched cohort study](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-03077-6) | [International Journal for Equity in Health](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-for-equity-in-health.md) | Kyoung Jin Kim, Jimi Choi, Jung A. Kim et al. | Korea University Anam Hospital; Korea University; Johns Hopkins University |
| 2026-10-27 | [Spoiler alert! Watch movies before they are spoiled](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-026-01219-4) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | Byungwan Koh, Sohyun Bang | Korea University |
| 2026-10-27 | [Income-related inequities in cancer burden and patient-level years of life lost across age groups in South Korea](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-03095-4) | [International Journal for Equity in Health](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-for-equity-in-health.md) | Chung-Nyun Kim, 최용석, Seok-Jun Yoon | Korea University |
| 2026-10-27 | [Governance Complexity Index (GCI) Pakistan: Quantifying Organizational Structure Capacity](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2026.100895) | [Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-open-innovation-technology-market-and-complexity.md) | Asif Iqbal, Rafia Haider, Imran Ali Sultan et al. | Urban Unit; Government of Punjab; Government of Pakistan; … |
| 2026-10-27 | [Towards real-time 3D object detection in LiDAR-only scenario: Semi-supervised learning, point cloud density augmentation and knowledge distillation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2026.104985) | [Computer Vision and Image Understanding](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computer-vision-and-image-understanding.md) | Jisu Kang, Wooseok Shin, Sung Won Han | Korea University |
| 2026-10-26 | [Behind and Beyond ‘Give and Take’: Associations between Citizens’ Identity Frames and Their Dis-/Trust in Government](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-026-01051-y) | [Public Organization Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-organization-review.md) | Junesoo Lee, Choi HeungSuk | KDI School of Public Policy and Management; Korea University |
| 2026-10-26 | [Exploiting CPython’s just-in-time optimization: StencilLeak attack](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105203) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Seehwan Yoo, Youngpil Kim, Chuck Yoo | Korea University; Incheon National University |
| 2026-10-23 | [A survey on information cascade prediction based on deep learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2026.104899) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | Yanchao Liu, Qinling Lei, Muhammet Deveci et al. | Hubei Engineering University; Hubei Huanggang Polytechnic of Emergency Management; Naval Academy; … |
| 2026-10-23 | [Social inclusiveness and COVID-19 outcomes: evidence from local districts and provinces in South Korea](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01589-1) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Kee Hoon Chung, Dong Chul Shim, DaEun Kim et al. | Kyung Hee University; Korea University; Korea National University of Transportation |
| 2026-10-23 | [Present bias, innovation and inequality](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2026.107906) | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | Zhangchi Ding | Korea University |
| 2026-10-22 | [Who plans and who sticks to it? The travel plan-generation gap and forecasting long-holiday trip generation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.105298) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | Ui Hyeon Jeong, Sung Hoo Kim, F. Atiyya Shaw | Hanyang University; Korea University; University of Michigan |
| 2026-10-20 | [Social distancing under strategic uncertainty: The role of strategic sophistication in the COVID-19 pandemic](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-026-09512-x) | [Journal of Risk and Uncertainty](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-risk-and-uncertainty.md) | Mimi Jeon, Seonghoon Kim, Kanghyock Koh et al. | Korea Fair Trade Commission; Singapore Management University; Korea University; … |
| 2026-10-16 | [Penalized principal machines for sufficient dimension reduction and its efficient computation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2026.108483) | [Computational Statistics & Data Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-statistics-data-analysis.md) | Jungmin Shin, Seung Jun Shin | Korea University |
| 2026-10-15 | [Consumer support for minority entrepreneur farmers](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107765) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Michelle S. Segovia, Shuoli Zhao, Marco A. Palma et al. | University of Delaware; University of Kentucky; Texas A&M University; … |
| 2026-10-15 | [Innovation adoption across regions: psychological openness and the early diffusion of digital platforms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105610) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Tobias Ebert, Martin Obschonka, Luca Aiello et al. | University of St.Gallen; University of Amsterdam; IT University of Copenhagen; … |
| 2026-10-14 | [From resources to results: how interim outputs improve and mediate R&D output prediction](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05854-0) | [Scientometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/scientometrics.md) | Hoon Ah Jang | Korea University |
| 2026-10-14 | [Does the widespread of mobile internet narrow the urban–rural labor income gap? Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2026.10.043) | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | Yunshu Shao | Korea University |
| 2026-10-13 | [The Two Faces of Janus: Dual-Path Moderated Mediation of Observer Responses to Abusive Supervision](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06493-4) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Jeeyoon Jeong, Jae Uk Chun, Ji Hoon Lee | Nagoya University of Commerce and Business; Korea University; Wonkwang University |
| 2026-10-12 | [A long-term time series prediction model based on dynamic-order polynomial fuzzy information granules](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2026.104857) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | Shiying Hu, Weiping Ding, Dragan Pamučar et al. | Hubei University for Nationalities; Nantong University; Doğuş University; … |
| 2026-10-07 | [Financial stability, R&D, and AI activity in high-tech exports: Evidence from panel data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103577) | [Technology in Society](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technology-in-society.md) | Peter Wänke, Yong Tan, Rachita Gulati et al. | Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas; Fundação Getulio Vargas; University of Bradford; … |
| 2026-10-07 | [ROI-informed cross-modal supervised contrastive learning for multimodal depression classification using rs-fMRI and T1-weighted MRI](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2026.104350) | [Medical Image Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/medical-image-analysis.md) | Jinmo Byeon, Hakjin Lee, MyeongGyun Jang et al. | Korea University; Ewha Womans University |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Korea University. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/korea-university

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  title = {Korea University},
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  urldate = {2026-11-03},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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