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Yong Jae Ko

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1992Rising activity

Publications

134

Citations

5,746

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Yong Jae Ko studies consumer behavior in sport and marketing contexts, examining how fans and spectators respond to branding, technology, and media in sports settings. Recent work covers topics like esports advertising, augmented reality broadcasts, athlete brand reputation, sport mascots, NFTs, and diversity in virtual sport environments. This research is aimed at understanding how emerging technologies and marketing strategies shape fan attitudes, loyalty, and behavior.

Sport marketing and consumer behaviorSports technology (AR, esports, metaverse, NFTs)Brand and reputation management in sportSport spectatorship and fan engagementSport management and event impacts

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a peak around 2019, a dip in 2020-2021, and a steady recovery to roughly 4-7 papers per year through 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 10 publications10192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Sport Management×8
  • Sport Marketing Quarterly×8
  • Journal of Global Sport Management×7
  • Sport Management Review×4
  • European Sport Management Quarterly×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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