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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 54 1118 991 4 4 323 14690

Keun Lee publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Keun Lee between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Keun Lee published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2013. 42 of the 591 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2013. 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 41 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 39 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 18 publications
1970 2025

591 publications in total across all disciplines

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Keun Lee: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 3
1986 1
1987 2
1988 1
1989 3
1990 6
1991 4
1992 6
1993 4
1994 11
1995 4
1996 10
1997 6
1998 4
1999 7
2000 10
2001 8
2002 10
2003 5
2004 7
2005 18
2006 17
2007 14
2008 15
2009 22
2010 19
2011 17
2012 23
2013 41
2014 28
2015 27
2016 39
2017 21
2018 22
2019 23
2020 26
2021 38
2022 11
2023 10
2024 24
2025 18
Total 591
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Keun Lee publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keun Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 322–326 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 323 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14 323
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Keun Lee D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keun Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67 54
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Korea Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Korea Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Keun Lee is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research spans extensive work in economics, econometrics, finance, business, management, and accounting.

The main fields of study covered by Keun Lee include:

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Their subfields of study focus on:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Strategy and Management
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Political Science and International Relations

The key research topics addressed across their publications include:

  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Innovation Policy and R&D
  • Global trade and economics
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • International Business and FDI
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management

Notable recent papers by Keun Lee are:

  • "Variety of national innovation systems (NIS) and alternative pathways to growth beyond the middle-income stage: Balanced, imbalanced, catching-up, and trapped NIS" (2021), published in World Development
  • "An evolutionary perspective on economic catch-up by latecomers" (2021), published in Industrial and Corporate Change (authored by Franco Malerba but included for context)
  • "Is the fourth industrial revolution a continuation of the third industrial revolution or something new under the sun? Analyzing technological regimes using US patent data" (2020), published in Industrial and Corporate Change (authored by Jong-Ho Lee)
  • "Local-global interface as a key factor in the catching up of regional innovation systems: Fast versus slow catching up among Taipei, Shenzhen, and Penang in Asia" (2021), published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change (authored by Jin-Hee Kim)
  • "Local-foreign technology interface, resource-based development, and industrial policy: how Chile and Malaysia are escaping the middle-income trap" (2020), published in The Journal of Technology Transfer (authored by Amir Lebdioui)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Keun Lee include:

  • Jaeyong Song (5 publications)
  • Sungyong Chang (5 publications)
  • Hyunseob Kim (5 publications)
  • Jong-Ho Lee (4 publications)
  • Chan-Yuan Wong (4 publications)

Keun Lee's work has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Industrial and Corporate Change (3 publications)
  • Journal of Evolutionary Economics (3 publications)
  • Technological Forecasting and Social Change (2 publications)
  • The Journal of Technology Transfer (2 publications)

In addition to articles, Keun Lee has published books including "Higher Education and Job Employability" (2022) through Springer International Publishing, which has accrued citations signifying engagement with the topic.

Best Publications

  • Technological regimes, catching-up and leapfrogging: findings from the Korean industries

    Keun Lee;Chaisung Lim

  • Human capital, social capital, and firm dissolution

    Johannes M. Pennings;Kyungmook Lee;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

  • Schumpeterian Analysis of Economic Catch-up: Knowledge, Path-Creation, and the Middle-Income Trap

    Keun Lee

  • Catch-up cycles and changes in industrial leadership:Windows of opportunity and responses of firms and countries in the evolution of sectoral systems ☆

    Keun Lee;Franco Malerba

  • Knowledge diffusion, market segmentation and technological catch-up: The case of the telecommunication industry in China

    Qing Mu;Keun Lee

  • Both Institutions and Policies Matter but Differently for Different Income Groups of Countries: Determinants of Long-Run Economic Growth Revisited

    Keun Lee;Byung-Yeon Kim

  • Determinants of industry–academy linkages and, their impact on firm performance: The case of Korea as a latecomer in knowledge industrialization☆

    Boo-Young Eom;Keun Lee

  • Appropriate intellectual property protection and economic growth in countries at different levels of development

    Yee Kyoung Kim;Keun Lee;Walter G. Park;Kineung Choo

  • Explaining the “University-run enterprises” in China: A theoretical framework for university–industry relationship in developing countries and its application to China☆

    Jong-Hak Eun;Keun Lee;Guisheng Wu

  • Health innovation networks to help developing countries address neglected diseases.

    Carlos Medicis Morel;Tara Acharya;Denis Broun;Ajit Dangi

  • Making a Technological Catch-up: Barriers and Opportunities

    Keun Lee

  • Linking the technological regime to the technological catch-up: analyzing Korea and Taiwan using the US patent data

    Kyoo-Ho Park;Keun Lee;Keun Lee

  • Emerging Digital Technology as a Window of Opportunity and Technological Leapfrogging: Catch-up in Digital TV by the Korean Firms

    Keun Lee;Chaisung Lim;Wichin Song

  • From diversification premium to diversification discount during institutional transitions

    Keonbeom Lee;Mike W. Peng;Keun Lee

  • From Global Value Chains (GVC) to Innovation Systems for Local Value Chains and Knowledge Creation

    Keun Lee;Marina Szapiro;Zhuqing Mao

  • Rise of latecomers and catch-up cycles in the world steel industry

    Keun Lee;Jee-hoon Ki

  • Modern Evolutionary Economics: An Overview

    Richard R. Nelson;Giovanni Dosi;Constance E. Helfat;Andreas Pyka

  • A history-friendly model of the successive changes in industrial leadership and the catch-up by latecomers

    Fabio Landini;Fabio Landini;Keun Lee;Franco Malerba

  • How Can Korea be a Role Model for Catch-up Development? A ‘Capability-based View’

    Keun Lee

  • Sectoral systems of innovation and productivity catch-up: determinants of the productivity gap between Korean and Japanese firms

    Moosup Jung;Keun Lee

  • Schumpeterian Analysis of Economic Catch-up

    Keun Lee

  • Modern Evolutionary Economics

    Richard R. Nelson;Giovanni Dosi;Constance E. Helfat;Andreas Pyka

  • Schumpeterian Analysis of Economic Catch-up: Catching up and leapfrogging in China and India

    Keun Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheol Seong Hwang
Cheol Seong Hwang Seoul National University
Franco Malerba
Franco Malerba Bocconi University
Justin Yifu Lin
Justin Yifu Lin Peking University
John A. Mathews
John A. Mathews Macquarie University
Andreas Pyka
Andreas Pyka University of Hohenheim
Ulrich Witt
Ulrich Witt Max Planck Society
Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang School of Oriental and African Studies
Nicholas S. Vonortas
Nicholas S. Vonortas George Washington University
JinHyo Joseph Yun
JinHyo Joseph Yun Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Gerald T. Keusch
Gerald T. Keusch Boston University

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