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Korea Leading Scholars and Institutions in Maritime Research  

Chang, Young-Tae (인하대학교 물류전문대학원)
Jo, Ahhyun (인하대학교 물류전문대학원)
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Journal of Korea Port Economic Association / v.35, no.1, 2019 , pp. 117-138 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper examines Korea's top 30 authors, in the maritime transportation field to compare their world ranking. The analysis covers the affiliation of the authors and their articles published in 65 SSCI and SCI journals on maritime and transportation over a 16-year period (2000-2015). The following three indicators are used for ranking: number of papers; the weighted score that reflects the contribution of the authors; and the impact score, which considers the impact factor. The two most active two schools are Pusan National University and Inha University. Star players are deemed to have contributed greatly to boosting the ranking of their affiliated institution. The institutions that are located in a city that is a seaport show higher research outcomes. Because of the fall in the proportion of Korean papers in the total papers published globally on maritime transportation, the country's future rankings are likely to suffer.
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Korea; leading scholars; institutions; maritime research; ranking;
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