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Hye-Jin Paek

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Korea
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4209 3888 8 8 161 6651

Hye-Jin Paek publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hye-Jin Paek between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hye-Jin Paek published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2011. 7 of the 166 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2011. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
2003 2025

166 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hye-Jin Paek: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 2
2005 4
2006 3
2007 9
2008 11
2009 7
2010 10
2011 15
2012 11
2013 12
2014 12
2015 10
2016 6
2017 8
2018 8
2019 7
2020 9
2021 10
2022 1
2023 3
2024 5
2025 2
Total 166
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Hye-Jin Paek publications per year - data summary

  • Hye-Jin Paek, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Hanyang University, has 166 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2003 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2003 and 2022, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 7.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.2 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2003-2010: 47 publications (5.9 per year); 2011-2018: 82 publications (10.3 per year); 2019-2025: 37 publications (5.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Hye-Jin Paek publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hye-Jin Paek sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 161 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 161
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Hye-Jin Paek publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Hye-Jin Paek, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Hanyang University, records 161 publications - the 47th percentile of the discipline.
  • 47% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Hye-Jin Paek, and about 53% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Hye-Jin Paek ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Hye-Jin Paek D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hye-Jin Paek sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269 44
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Hye-Jin Paek D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Hye-Jin Paek, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Hanyang University, records 44 D-Index - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Hye-Jin Paek, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Hye-Jin Paek ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Hye-Jin Paek is affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to social sciences and psychology, particularly focusing on sociology, political science, and clinical psychology. Their research spans communication, gender studies, and health professions, with a significant body of work centered on gambling behavior, sexuality and technology, crisis communication, misinformation, and risk perception.

The scientist has published in various academic journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Health Communication
  • Asian Communication Research
  • Preprints.org
  • Telematics and Informatics

Recent papers by Hye-Jin Paek include:

  • "Communicating Uncertainties during the COVID-19 Outbreak" (2020), published in Health Communication
  • "Online identities and social influence in social media gambling exposure: A four-country study on young people" (2021), published in Telematics and Informatics
  • "Situational and Individual Risk Factors for Cybercrime Victimization in a Cross-national Context" (2020), published in International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
  • "Online dating applications and risk of youth victimization: A lifestyle exposure perspective" (2021), published in Aggressive Behavior
  • "Social Ecological Model of Problem Gambling: A Cross-National Survey Study of Young People in the United States, South Korea, Spain, and Finland" (2021), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The primary topics of Hye-Jin Paek's research encompass:

  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Public Relations and Crisis Communication
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Anu Sirola
  • Markus Kaakinen
  • Iina Savolainen
  • Izabela Zych
  • Atte Oksanen

Best Publications

  • Risk Perceptions and Risk Characteristics

    Hye-Jin Paek;Thomas Hove

  • Examination of Gender-role Portrayals in Television Advertising across Seven Countries

    Hye Jin Paek;Michelle R. Nelson;Alexandra M. Vilela

  • Downshifting Consumer = Upshifting Citizen? An Examination of a Local Freecycle Community

    Michelle R. Nelson;Mark A. Rademacher;Hye Jin Paek

  • Racial Ideology, Model Minorities, and the "Not-So-Silent Partner:" Stereotyping of Asian Americans in U.S. Magazine Advertising

    Hye Jin Paek;Hemant Shah

  • Theory-based approaches to understanding public emergency preparedness: implications for effective health and risk communication.

    Hye-Jin Paek;Karen Hilyard;Vicki Freimuth;J Kevin Barge

  • Content analysis of antismoking videos on YouTube: message sensation value, message appeals, and their relationships with viewer responses

    Hye-Jin Paek;Kyongseok Kim;Thomas Hove

  • Reduced Harm or Another Gateway to Smoking? Source, Message, and Information Characteristics of E-Cigarette Videos on YouTube

    Hye-Jin Paek;Sookyong Kim;Thomas Hove;Jung Yoon Huh

  • Engagement across three social media platforms: An exploratory study of a cause-related PR campaign

    Hye-Jin Paek;Thomas Hove;Yumi Jung;Richard T. Cole

  • Cross-cultural differences in sexual advertising content in a transnational women's magazine

    Michelle R. Nelson;Hye Jin Paek

  • A content analysis of advertising in a global magazine across seven countries: Implications for global advertising strategies

    Michelle Renee Nelson;Hye Jin Paek

  • Cognitive and emotional dimensions of perceived risk characteristics, genre-specific media effects, and risk perceptions: the case of H1N1 influenza in South Korea

    Sang Hwa Oh;Hye Jin Paek;Thomas Hove

  • Local News, Social Integration, and Community Participation: Hierarchical Linear Modeling of Contextual and Cross-Level Effects

    Hye-Jin Paek;So-Hyang Yoon;Dhavan V. Shah

  • Public Support for Government Actions During a Flu Pandemic: Lessons Learned From a Statewide Survey

    Hye-Jin Paek;Karen Hilyard;Vicki S. Freimuth;J. Kevin Barge

  • How Peer Proximity Moderates Indirect Media Influence on Adolescent Smoking

    Hye-Jin Paek;Albert C. Gunther

  • The Third-Person Perception as Social Judgment An Exploration of Social Distance and Uncertainty in Perceived Effects of Political Attack Ads

    Hye-Jin Paek;Zhongdang Pan;Ye Sun;Joseph Abisaid

  • Peer or expert?: The persuasive impact of YouTube public service announcement producers

    Hye-Jin Paek;Thomas Hove;Hyun Ju Jeong;Mikyoung Kim

  • A Content Analysis of Smoking Fetish Videos on YouTube: Regulatory Implications for Tobacco Control

    Kyongseok Kim;Hye-Jin Paek;Jordan Lynn

  • How Fear-Arousing News Messages Affect Risk Perceptions and Intention to Talk About Risk

    Hye Jin Paek;Sang Hwa Oh;Thomas Hove

  • To buy or not to buy: Determinants of socially responsible consumer behavior and consumer reactions to cause-related and boycotting ads

    Hye Jin Paek;Michelle Renee Nelson

  • Mobilizing Political Talk in a Presidential Campaign: An Examination of Campaign Effects in a Deliberative Framework

    Zhongdang Pan;Lijiang Shen;Hye Jin Paek;Ye Sun

  • Spreading Global Consumerism: Effects of Mass Media and Advertising on Consumerist Values in China

    Hye-Jin Paek;Zhongdang Pan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michelle R. Nelson
Michelle R. Nelson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Izabela Zych
Izabela Zych University of Córdoba
Karin A. Pfeiffer
Karin A. Pfeiffer Michigan State University
Vicki S. Freimuth
Vicki S. Freimuth University of Georgia
Leonard N. Reid
Leonard N. Reid University of Georgia
Ho Kim
Ho Kim Seoul National University
Peter J. Schulz
Peter J. Schulz Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Jin-Yi Yu
Jin-Yi Yu University of California, Irvine
Gregory J. Norman
Gregory J. Norman Dexcom (United States)
James Price Dillard
James Price Dillard Pennsylvania State University

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