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Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies

Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 8.8k research works in it since 1950. 12.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the socio-political dynamics of North Korea, covering topics such as refugees, famine, political economy, human rights, gender issues, healthcare, migration, international relations, and economic reform. The papers provide insights into the complex challenges and developments within North Korea and its interactions with the international community.

  • North Korea
  • Refugees
  • Famine
  • Political Economy
  • Human Rights
  • Gender
  • Healthcare
  • Migration
  • International Relations
  • Economic Reform
Research works
8.8k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+18%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies research?

By volume, South Korea and the United States publish the most (290 and 263 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 South Korea 290 works
  2. 2 United States 263 works
  3. 3 Russia 120 works
  4. 4 China 99 works
  5. 5 Japan 95 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 81 works
  7. 7 Australia 43 works
  8. 8 France 43 works
  9. 9 Poland 42 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 37 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

South Korea: 26.1%United States: 23.6%Russia: 10.8%China: 8.9%6 others listed: 30.6%26%largest
South Korea290 · 26.1%United States263 · 23.6%Russia120 · 10.8%China99 · 8.9%6 others listed341 · 30.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Yonsei University publishes the most Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies research, followed by Korea Institute for International Economic Policy and Seoul National University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 27 works
  2. 2 Korea Institute for International Economic PolicySouth Korea 22 works
  3. 3 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 17 works
  4. 4 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 15 works
  5. 5 China Institutes of Contemporary International RelationsChina 13 works
  6. 6 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 11 works
  7. 7 Ewha Womans UniversitySouth Korea 10 works
  8. 8 Dongguk UniversitySouth Korea 9 works
  9. 9 The University of TokyoJapan 8 works
  10. 10 Korea UniversitySouth Korea 8 works

Where is Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies research done?

The largest centres of Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies research in 2022–2025 are Seoul (South Korea), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sejong and Seoul.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Seoul South Korea 163 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 73 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 49 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 44 works
  5. 5 Sejong South Korea 31 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C. United States 25 works
  7. 7 Paris France 22 works
  8. 8 Daejeon South Korea 18 works
  9. 9 London United Kingdom 18 works
  10. 10 Yerevan Armenia 17 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SejongKR · 31.1 works297×
  2. SeoulKR · 163.1 works14×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Korea University, Yonsei University and Seoul National University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 11.1778%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Korea University: 8, 19.6%Yonsei University: 27, 11.2%Seoul National University: 17, 13.1%Ewha Womans University: 10, 12.5%Dongguk University: 9, 20.0%Moscow State Institute of International Relations: 15, 6.7%The University of Tokyo: 8, 13.3%Yerevan State University: 8, 4.2%Jagiellonian University: 11, 0.0%Korea UniversitySeoul National Unive…Ewha Womans UniversityYonsei University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Korea UniversitySouth Korea 79.519.6%10.5×8 +197.9%
2 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 74.711.2%24.8×27 +64.9%
3 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 70.013.1%14.3×17 +36.7%
4 Ewha Womans UniversitySouth Korea 66.812.5%34.6×10 +178.8%
5 Dongguk UniversitySouth Korea 62.820.0%35.7×9 -32.1%
6 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 57.26.7%58.5×15 +143.4%
7 The University of TokyoJapan 41.613.3%4.7×8 +266.7%
8 Yerevan State UniversityArmenia 41.24.2%55.2×8 —
9 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 37.80.0%11.0×11 +14.6%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.