Lee Jong-Wha: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Lee Jong-Wha's h-index is 64 (139 i10-index, 54,393+ total citations across 213+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Lee Jong-Wha is affiliated with Professor of Economics, Korea University.
Lee Jong-Wha is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Economics, Korea University, specializing in human capital, economic growth, macroeconomics. Their work has been cited 54,393 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Lee Jong-Wha's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 213 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 64
- i10-Index
- 139
- Total Citations
- 54,393
- Citing Countries
- 34
As of July 2026.
Lee Jong-Wha has an h-index of 64 and 54,393 total citations across 213 publications, with research cited by institutions in 34 countries.
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How does foreign direct investment affect economic growth?
199812,927
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The researcher established a foundational framework for international comparisons of educational attainment, a seminal contribution that has been extensively cited by independent scholars worldwide.
The researcher established a foundational framework for analyzing the causal relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth, a seminal contribution that has been extensively cited by independent scholars.
The researcher established a foundational framework for international educational attainment data, providing critical updates and implications that have become a standard reference in comparative education research.
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About Lee Jong-Wha's research
Lee Jong-Wha is a researcher in human capital, economic growth and macroeconomics at Professor of Economics, Korea University. Their work has been cited 54,393 times across 213 publications (h-index 64), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “How does foreign direct investment affect economic growth?” (1998), has accumulated 12,927 citations. Other influential works include “A new data set of educational attainment in the world, 1950–2010” (2013) with 8,669 citations and “International data on educational attainment: updates and implications” (2001) with 6,376 citations.
Citations of Lee Jong-Wha's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and China, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
