---
title: "Seoul National University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Seoul National University: 1,272 papers in 400 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 1,054."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/seoul-national-university
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share_text: "Research profile of Seoul National University: 1,272 papers in 400 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 1,054. (as of 2026-11-02)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-11-02T12:20:52+09:00
window: 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-02
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---

# Seoul National University

- 3 papers in the last 7 days
- country: South Korea
- web domain: snu.ac.kr

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

## Key findings

- Seoul National University was involved in 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-04 to 2026-11-02), ranking #65 of 3,191 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Central Bank Review (1), Statistics and Computing (1) and Higher Education (1).
- Countries: South Korea (13), China (2) and United States (2).
- From 2023 to 2025, Seoul National University ranks #2 in statistics.
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Seoul National University took part in 1,272 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (324), AI (193) and statistics (160).
- 160 of them were published in 2025, against 107 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Korea University (24), Institute of Engineering Research (23) and Chung-Ang University (21).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (30), Journal of the Korean Statistical Society (29) and Finance research letters (24).
- The most-cited of them is “ProtTrans: Toward Understanding the Language of Life Through Self-Supervised Learning” (IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2021), with 2,325 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Seoul National University has 279,252 works with 26,239,370 citations (h-index 1,054).
- The tracked journals hold 1,116 of its 125,537 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (0.9%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (4,496), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (3,853) and Semiconductor materials and devices (2,987).

## In the rankings

Top institutions, 2023–2025: [#2 in statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/statistics.md)

## 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) | 26 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 36 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 18 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 12 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 107 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 133 | 108 | 124 | 155 | 160 | 156 |

## 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) | 30 |
| 2 | [Journal of the Korean Statistical Society](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-korean-statistical-society.md) | 29 |
| 3 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 24 |
| 4 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 17 |
| 5 | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 17 |
| 6 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 13 |
| 7 | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 12 |
| 8 | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 10 |
| 9 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 10 |
| 10 | [Scientometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/scientometrics.md) | 9 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Korea University | 24 |
| 2 | Institute of Engineering Research | 23 |
| 3 | Chung-Ang University | 21 |
| 4 | Soongsil University | 17 |
| 5 | Ajou University | 15 |
| 6 | [Hanyang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hanyang-university.md) | 14 |
| 7 | [Kyung Hee University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/kyung-hee-university.md) | 13 |
| 8 | Kookmin University | 12 |
| 9 | Sejong University | 11 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | South Korea | 595 |
| 2 | United States | 107 |
| 3 | China | 37 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 18 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 17 |
| 6 | Germany | 15 |
| 7 | Japan | 14 |
| 8 | Canada | 13 |
| 9 | Australia | 11 |
| 10 | Taiwan | 11 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | South Korea | 55 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 11 |
| 3 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 11 |
| 4 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 10 |
| 5 | willingness to pay | 10 |
| 6 | Seoul | 8 |
| 7 | [economic growth](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/economic-growth.md) | 8 |
| 8 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 7 |
| 9 | axiomatization | 7 |
| 10 | cross-national comparison | 7 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,325 | 36.4 | [ProtTrans: Toward Understanding the Language of Life Through Self-Supervised Learning](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2021.3095381) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2021-07-07 | Ahmed Elnaggar, Michael Heinzinger, Christian Dallago et al. |
| 2 | 833 | 7.3 | [Deep learning networks for stock market analysis and prediction: Methodology, data representations, and case studies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.04.030) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2017-04-22 | Eunsuk Chong, Chulwoo Han, Frank C. Park |
| 3 | 587 | 5.8 | [How to Respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or the Second Information Technology Revolution? Dynamic New Combinations between Technology, Market, and Society through Open Innovation](https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc4030021) | [Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-open-innovation-technology-market-and-complexity.md) | 2018-06-22 | MinHwa Lee, JinHyo Joseph Yun, Andreas Pyka et al. |
| 4 | 423 | 4.9 | [Uncertainty quantification using Bayesian neural networks in classification: Application to biomedical image segmentation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2019.106816) | [Computational Statistics & Data Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-statistics-data-analysis.md) | 2019-07-28 | Yongchan Kwon, Joong‐Ho Won, Beom Joon Kim et al. |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 342 | 4.9 | [Socio-demographic factors associated with self-protecting behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-020-00818-x) | [Journal of Population Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-population-economics.md) | 2021-01-14 | Nicholas Papageorge, Matthew Zahn, Michèle V. K. Belot et al. |
| 7 | 296 | 3.1 | [Adoption of O2O food delivery services in South Korea: The moderating role of moral obligation in meal preparation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.09.017) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2018-10-11 | Minjung Roh, Kiwan Park |
| 8 | 270 | 3.6 | [Leveraging Data Science to Combat COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review](https://doi.org/10.1109/tai.2020.3020521) | [IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-artificial-intelligence.md) | 2020-08-01 | Siddique Latif, Muhammad Usman, Sanaullah Manzoor et al. |
| 9 | 270 | 14.7 | [A comprehensive survey of deep learning for time series forecasting: architectural diversity and open challenges](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-025-11223-9) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2025-04-23 | Jongseon Kim, Hyungjoon Kim, HyunGi Kim et al. |
| 10 | 259 | 2.9 | [Global spillover effects of US uncertainty](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2019.05.008) | [Journal of Monetary Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-monetary-economics.md) | 2019-05-30 | Saroj Bhattarai, Arpita Chatterjee, Woong Yong Park |

## In OpenAlex

*Seoul National University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Also known as | SNU, Seoul Daehakgyo, 서울대학교 |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 3 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 279,252 |
| Citations | 26,239,370 |
| h-index | 1,054 |
| i10-index | 442,475 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.64 |
| Website | [www.snu.ac.kr](https://www.snu.ac.kr) |
| ROR | [ror.org/04h9pn542](https://ror.org/04h9pn542) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I139264467](https://openalex.org/I139264467) |

*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) | 14,961 | 533,409 | 156 | 1.0% |
| 2025 | 16,075 | 702,652 | 160 | 1.0% |
| 2024 | 17,471 | 692,769 | 155 | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 14,852 | 642,288 | 124 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 13,702 | 621,477 | 108 | 0.8% |
| 2021 | 13,624 | 605,662 | 133 | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 13,454 | 518,421 | 113 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,609 | 427,625 | 108 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 11,945 | 373,520 | 108 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 11,805 | 337,509 | 107 | 0.9% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 4,496 |
| 2 | Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions | Physics and Astronomy | 3,853 |
| 3 | Semiconductor materials and devices | Engineering | 2,987 |
| 4 | Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes | Medicine | 2,775 |
| 5 | Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research | Medicine | 2,543 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | [The role of religion and social trust in financial development and structure](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbrev.2026.100282) | [Central Bank Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/central-bank-review.md) | Frederick Dongchuhl Oh, Donglim Shin | Seoul National University; Woori Bank (South Korea) |
| 2026-10-31 | [Bayesian bootstrap based gaussian copula model for mixed data with high missing rates](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11222-026-11025-1) | [Statistics and Computing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/statistics-and-computing.md) | Seongmin Kim, Jeunghun Oh, Hungkuk Ko et al. | Ewha Womans University; Seoul National University; Samsung (South Korea); … |
| 2026-10-27 | [Anchoring the unanchorable: the survival turn of the developmental state in an era of demographic contraction and the instrumentalization of South Korea’s Regional Universities](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-026-01803-1) | [Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education.md) | Li Mingfeng | Seoul National University; Shandong Women’s University |
| 2026-10-22 | [Designing residential green electricity tariffs in a regulated retail market: Consumer heterogeneity and evidence from South Korea](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2026.102353) | [Utilities Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/utilities-policy.md) | Jihye Choi | Seoul National University; George Washington University |
| 2026-10-22 | [Impact of traffic management center functionality on speed harmonization in urban networks under mixed traffic environments](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.105325) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | Seunghyeon Lee, Hyunsoo Yun, Seung Woo Ham et al. | Seoul National University; Institute of Construction and Environmental Engineering |
| 2026-10-20 | [To own or to access? The impact of vehicle access models on autonomous vehicle acceptance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2026.101920) | [Research in Transportation Business & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-transportation-business-management.md) | Kyungah Kim, Yerim Rieu, Jihye Choi | Chonnam National University; Seoul National University; George Washington University |
| 2026-10-16 | [Shaping street rhythms: Spatial context and the temporal patterns of pedestrian activity](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108370) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | Haeryung Lee, Jae Seung Lee | Seoul National University |
| 2026-10-13 | [NoDE: noise-decorrelation embedding for robust long-term multivariate time series forecasting](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-026-01281-0) | [Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/data-mining-and-knowledge-discovery.md) | Minhyuk Lee, Hyekyung Yoon, Imseong Park et al. | Seoul National University |
| 2026-10-13 | [Robust penalized rank-one tensor approximation](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-026-01815-6) | [Computational Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-statistics.md) | Youngwook Kwon, Hee-Seok Oh | Seoul National University |
| 2026-10-09 | [Identifying technological problems and exploring potential solutions to support R&D: Tech-mining with multi-LLM applications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124895) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | Sanghyun Park, Leehee Kim, Doyoung Park et al. | Seoul National University |
| 2026-10-07 | [Queueing with deadlines: Characterizing two transfer rules](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2026.103319) | [Journal of Mathematical Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-mathematical-economics.md) | 한창용, Youngsub Chun | Kongju National University; Seoul National University |
| 2026-10-06 | [Artifact-enabled societal outcomes of design science research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2026.114778) | [Decision Support Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decision-support-systems.md) | Jeffrey Parsons, Leona Chandra Kruse, Thorsten Schoormann et al. | Memorial University of Newfoundland; University of Agder; Roskilde University; … |
| 2026-10-05 | [Institutional Isomorphism and Differentiation in a State-Led Glocal Reform: A Textual Analysis of 27 Implementation Plans Under South Korea’s Glocal University 30](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00492-w) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Li Mingfeng | Seoul National University; Shandong Women’s University |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Seoul National University. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/seoul-national-university

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