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Seokkyun Woo

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Social Sciences

About the Lab

Professor Seokkyun Woo's research lab specializes in innovation management, science and technology policy, and the translation of scientific research into practical applications. The lab investigates how organizational capabilities—such as knowledge recombination, interdisciplinary collaboration, and leadership commitment—influence innovation outcomes in both public and private sectors. It also examines institutional mechanisms like innovation accelerators (e.g., NSF I-Corps), translational research programs (e.g., CTSA), and intellectual property regimes in fostering technological advancement. The lab employs mixed-methods approaches, combining bibliometric, patent, and survey analyses to evaluate the impact of science and innovation policies.

innovation managementtranslational researchscience policytechnology innovationknowledge recombination

Research Overview

Papers
13
Total Citations
196
Papers (5y)
11
Primary Field
Social Sciences

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
11total
2017
2021
2023
2024
2026
Citations per year (5y)
90total
20172021202320242026

Selected Papers

13
1
Article|100 citations·2015
Effects of intellectual property rights and patented knowledge in innovation and industry value added: A multinational empirical analysis of different industries
Seokkyun Woo, Pilseong Jang, Yeonbae Kim
SJR Q1Technovation
Management of Technology and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting
2
Article|31 citations·2021
Understanding the long-term emergence of autonomous vehicles technologies
Seokkyun Woo, Jan Youtie, Ingrid Ott, Fenja Scheu
SJR Q1Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Management Science and Operations ResearchDecision Sciences
3
Article|17 citations·2017
Mapping the emergence of international university research ventures
Sergey Kolesnikov, Seokkyun Woo, Yin Li, Philip Shapira, Jan Youtie
SJR Q1The Journal of Technology TransferOA
Political Science and International RelationsSocial Sciences
4
Article|16 citations·2017
Knowledge sources and recombination capabilities in developing new convergent products
Seokkyun Woo, Jae Young Choi
SJR Q2Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Recent surge in technological convergences has generated great interests from scholars, managers and policy-makers. Yet, few literatures have investigated firm-specific factors behind developing convergent products. This research has empirically analysed the role of firms’ knowledge recombination capabilities and external collaborations in developing convergent products by using a survey data from 858 Korean firms. The findings suggest that presence of interdisciplinary employees and the strong

Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
5
Article|13 citations·2024
On the shoulders of fallen giants: What do references to retracted research tell us about citation behaviors?
Seokkyun Woo, John P. Walsh
SJR Q1Quantitative Science StudiesOA

Abstract Citations are increasingly being used to evaluate institutional and individual performance, suggesting a need for rigorous research to understand what behaviors citations are reflecting and what these behaviors mean for the institution of science. To overcome challenges in accurately representing the citation generation process, we use postretraction citations to test competing theories under two different citation search processes, empirically testing predictions on the spread of retra

Safety ResearchSocial Sciences
6
Article|7 citations·2021
The Impact of I-Corps on Accelerating Venture Discontinuation in a Southeastern US University
Jan Youtie, Seokbeom Kwon, Seokkyun Woo
SJR Q1Science and Public Policy

Abstract This study contributes to the literature on accelerators which focuses on private sector accelerators by providing an analysis of an accelerator in the public sphere that works with early-stage, science-driven applications, the National Science Foundation’s Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) program. The methodology is based on a comparison of the ability of the services delivered through the I-Corps program to teams at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to speed their venture p

Economics and EconometricsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
7
Article|6 citations·1993
Computer simulation of spatial coupling in chemical oscillations of CO oxidation on two Pd(110) single crystals
I.J. Park, Seokkyun Woo
SJR Q2Chemical Physics Letters
Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science
8
Article|3 citations·2023
The rocky road to translational science: An analysis of Clinical and Translational Science Awards
Yeon Hak Kim, You-Na Lee, Seokkyun Woo
SJR Q1Research Evaluation

Abstract Studies point out that the productivity decline in biomedicine is in significant part due to difficulties in translating basic science into clinical application. To promote translational research, the US NIH launched the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program in 2006. Prior evaluations of the CTSA program often assumed that the key to translation is inter-organizational collaboration or multidisciplinarity; hence, changes in either of these were measured as evidence of

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
9
Article|3 citations·2017
Autonomous systems: A bibliometric and patent analysis
Jan Youtie, Alan L. Porter, Philip Shapira, Seokkyun Woo, Yayun Huang
Econstor (Econstor)OA

This report examines Germany's research and patent position in four autonomous systems: smart homes, smart factories, autonomous vehicles (non-hostile environments), and autonomous vehicles in hostile environments. Bibliometric analysis of scholarly papers indexed in the Web of Science and patent analysis of documents in Patstat and Derwent Innovation Index (representing patents from more than 40 patent authorities worldwide) are conducted for all records published in the 2002 to 2017 (May) time

LawSocial Sciences
10
11
Preprint|0 citations·2026
<p>Reproduction of Scientists</p>
Seokkyun Woo, Sotaro Shibayama
SSRN Electronic JournalOA
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
12
Article|0 citations·2017
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime and innovation in a developing country context Evidence from the 1986 IPR reform in Korea
Seokbeom Kwon, Seokkyun Woo
STI policy review

Kwon, Seokbeom; Woo, Seokkyun.June, 2017.Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime and innovation in a developing country context,Article,[Sejong, South Korea]Science and Technology Policy Institute,25

Management of Technology and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting
13
Article|0 citations·2017
The Ig Nobels – Who Wins What and Why?
Philip Shapira, Abdullah Gök, Chao Li, Fatemeh Salehi Yazdi, Gennady Belyakov, Seokkyun Woo, Sergey Kolesnikov, Yanchao Li, Jan Youtie
Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)
History and Philosophy of ScienceArts and Humanities

Research Areas

Management of Technology and InnovationSafety ResearchManagement Science and Operations ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics

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