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Research in Seoul

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Seoul, South Korea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Bank of Korea.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
765
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Seoul?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Bank of KoreaInstitution 699 #18,081
2Asan FoundationNonprofit 66 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

What is Seoul strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Seoul is most concentrated in Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (50.4× the world share in Finance).

  1. FinanceSubfield · 26.7 works50×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 20.2 works46×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 80.6 works21×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 33.7 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Seoul?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Structural Change, Fiscal Policy, Capital Flows, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis and Exchange Rate Regimes.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Monetary Policy28▲ 66×7 topics
  2. Economic Growth28▲ 19×11 topics
  3. Structural Change17▲ 138×2 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy16▲ 42×5 topics
  5. Capital Flows15▲ 226×2 topics
  6. Financial Development15▲ 54×2 topics
  7. Panel Data Analysis15▲ 52×2 topics
  8. Exchange Rate Regimes14▲ 268×1 topic
  9. Financial Integration14▲ 261×1 topic
  10. Business Cycles13▲ 186×1 topic
  11. Interest Rates13▲ 186×1 topic
  12. Liquidity10▲ 75×3 topics
  13. Economic Development9▲ 6.4×12 topics
  14. Innovation8▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Stock Market8▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Globalization8▲ 2.2×9 topics
  17. Political Economy8▲ 17×6 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  19. Regulation7▲ 7.4×7 topics
  20. Financialization6▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Finance6▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Financial Stability5▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Banking5▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Credit5▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Economic Policy Uncertainty5▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Global Economy5▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Oil Price Shocks5▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Asset Pricing5▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Income Inequality5▲ 19×5 topics
  30. International Relations5▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Housing Supply5▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Mortgage Credit Expansion5▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Migration5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. R&D4▲ 32×3 topics
  35. Technological Change4▲ 66×2 topics
  36. Financial Crisis4▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Inequality4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Labor Market4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  39. North Korea4▲ 321×1 topic
  40. Refugees4▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Seoul?

Global Financial Crisis …14Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 14 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…13Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 13 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Histori…4Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 14 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 13 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  6. 6 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  9. 9 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.