Pukyong National University

Announced the experts Nobel Prize prediction ... ‘citation of theses’ scientists top 16 of Korea
- Professor Kim Se Kwon only included in Busan

Kim Se Kwon, Special Professor for Research at Pukyong National University, (Director of Marine Bio Convergence Science Department · Marine Bio Process Research Center at Specialized Graduate School of Science & Technology Convergence) has been to the fore for being included in 16 scientists whose theses have been cited most in Korea for the last decade.

This result came from Thomson Reuters, a scholarship information service company. These ‘16 scientists’ is the number of Korean researchers included among 3,200 world scientists whose theses have been quoted most. Professor Kim was the only one in Busan province, which means his competence in researching was highly recognized.

This list has gotten academic since the last 31st when it was featured heavily on each press such as Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo, Dong-A Ilbo, Kyunghyang newspaper Korean economy the whole country.

In particular, since this list was announced by David A. Pendlebury, the expert of quantitative analysis, who is responsible for predicting Nobel Prize winners , these 16 people have been reported in some media as the "Korean scientists closest to the Nobel Prize", becoming the topic of academia.

This list of the topic came out in the forum on the theme “The Direction the basic research should advance toward the Nobel Science Prize” held by Korea Science Technology Evaluation and Planning Institute, a specialized agency in the field of planning and evaluation of science and technology policy (Director Park Yeong Ah) in the Bank Hall of Myeongdong on last 30th in collaboration with Thomson Reuters.

According to the Korea Science Technology Evaluation and Planning Institute, including Professor Kim Se Kwon at Pukyong National University, heros of 16 people are Professor Kang Shin Min at Kyeongsang University (Mathematics), Kwon Ik Chan senior researcher at KAIST (Biomedical Engineering Institute), King Ki Mun senior researcher at POSTECH, Professor Kim Dae Ok at Kyeonghee University (Food Biotechnology), Proofessor Kim Vit Naeri at Seoul National University Professor (Life Sciences), Professonr Kim Jong Seung at Koryo University (chemistry), Professor Parkg Wang Sik at Dongduk Womans University (Dean of Pharmacy), Professor Seo Young Jun at Seoul National University Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Professor Yun Ju Yeong at Ewha Womans University (chemistry, nano-science majors), Professor Yi Jong Heun at Korea University (Materials Science), Professor Jo Gil Won at POSTECH (Chemical Engineering), Gyeongsang National Professor Jo Yeol Je at Gyeongsang National University (Mathematics Education), Professor Cheon Jin woo at Yonsei University (Chemistry), Professor Hyeon Taek Hwan at Seoul National University (Chemical and Biological Engineering), etc.

Professor Kim has been conducting variety of studies such as excavation of new food and drug materials and optimization of manufacturing process and technology for the prevention and treatment of intractable diseases using living marine resources unused until now, development of functional foods and cosmetic materials, and exploitation of immunomodualtory agent suing alge and microalgae and technology of pruductization.

Not only has he developed a functional cosmetic material with the efficacy of whitening, wrinkle improvement, and atopy which was developed from recent marine algae, but also developed a sleep improvement material and a functional hair cosmetic product with hair growth effect utilizing living marine resources. With these achievements, he is making an effort to transfer the technologies to YeongsanHonguh Co.,Ltd and develop high added value products from marine organisms.

On the other hand, as the only company that has held and used quantitative data for prediction of Nobel Prize winners since1989, Thomson Reuters, based on its own database, has drawn high-impacted researchers and predicted many of the Nobel Prize winners actually.

In the case of 2013, eight of the 11 Nobel Prize winners in the field of physics, physiology medicine, chemistry, and economics belonged to the list of Thomson Reuters classified as Nobel-class. Among the researchers predicted in this way, the actual number of Nobel Prize winners amounts to 35 since 2002, revealed Korea Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning Institute.<Pukyong Today>