Catholic University of Daegu: Rankings

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The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 56th in South Korea, 3374th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 73 research topics. The Catholic University of Daegu ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,085 academic publications and 144,254 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3374 of 14,131 In the World
#1107 of 5,830 In Asia
#56 of 193 In South Korea
#3 of 8 In Gyeongsan
#373 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#629 of 1,054 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#724 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#4397 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6452 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 70 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 37th for Medicine in South Korea and 1253rd in the World with 7,184 publications made and 103,550 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 144 In South Korea
#411 of 2,809 In Asia
#1253 of 6,775 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 2 1
1995 2 3
1996 2 3
1997 10 6
1998 15 26
1999 9 35
2000 16 38
2001 20 67
2002 42 93
2003 58 139
2004 85 200
2005 111 290
2006 126 415
2007 178 592
2008 193 859
2009 272 1238
2010 306 1657
2011 366 2142
2012 374 2703
2013 386 3365
2014 415 3957
2015 437 4766
2016 428 5018
2017 406 5581
2018 412 5973
2019 427 7101
2020 482 8979
2021 440 10570
2022 435 11068
2023 358 10990
2024 342 10560

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 15 89 373
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 206 629
Cosmetology 33 261 724
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 31 272 735
Occupational Therapy 25 166 769
Ophthalmology 29 239 771
Neurosurgery 29 292 794
Sports Medicine 21 155 824
Surgery 32 277 830
Radiation Therapy 36 324 859
Audiology 27 207 878
Oncology and Cancer research 37 322 884
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 289 890
Respiratory Therapy 30 269 890
Dermatology 35 322 907
Anesthesiology 33 318 940
Optometry 32 300 960
Medical Physics 31 297 976
Pharmacology 35 379 984
Anatomy and Physiology 36 314 1004
Physical Therapy 35 255 1008
Dentistry 27 318 1013
Immunology 36 352 1024
Orthodontics 30 319 1072
Urology 35 389 1079
Cardiology 36 366 1083
Gerontology 30 205 1107
Pathology 37 409 1198
Pediatrics 33 385 1230
Psychiatry 37 375 1251
Epidemiology 36 399 1264
Clinical Psychology 26 302 1292
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 35 359 1357
Nursing 32 327 1368
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 363 1439
Biomedical Engineering 50 584 1450
Toxicology 36 627 1540
Family medicine 36 479 1603
Critical Care Nursing 38 509 1620
Public Health 35 512 1639
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 29 497 1672
Pharmacy 44 716 1689
Virology 42 643 1767
Health Science 39 561 1960

Biology rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 41st for Biology in South Korea and 1657th in the World with 7,133 publications made and 114,179 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#41 of 144 In South Korea
#648 of 2,834 In Asia
#1657 of 6,833 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 5 3
1996 5 9
1997 13 9
1998 20 35
1999 18 59
2000 21 57
2001 30 98
2002 54 138
2003 77 241
2004 79 303
2005 115 424
2006 146 558
2007 202 809
2008 208 1064
2009 283 1576
2010 319 2011
2011 406 2637
2012 409 3284
2013 424 4036
2014 438 4832
2015 419 5578
2016 412 5901
2017 395 6548
2018 403 6805
2019 387 7941
2020 434 9797
2021 380 11088
2022 382 11536
2023 326 11575
2024 296 10960

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 37 322 884
Pharmacology 35 379 984
Immunology 36 352 1024
Molecular Biology 43 476 1258
Neuroscience 36 382 1260
Nutrition and Food Science 37 517 1281
Genetics 42 511 1357
Biophysics 41 498 1394
Biotechnology 43 582 1458
Biochemistry 42 595 1465
Microbiology 41 601 1504
Toxicology 36 627 1540
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 646 1661
Horticulture 39 720 1727
Botany 42 682 1747
Virology 42 643 1767
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 47 746 2067
Paleontology 49 806 2079
Nanotechnology 77 1055 2110
Zoology 53 738 2149
Animal Science 49 789 2167
Forestry 40 851 2332
Agricultural Science 55 1128 2659
Evolutionary Biology 67 1215 2964

Chemistry rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 53rd for Chemistry in South Korea and 1789th in the World with 5,324 publications made and 92,712 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#53 of 141 In South Korea
#766 of 2,781 In Asia
#1789 of 6,545 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1994 1 1
1995 6 2
1996 9 6
1997 11 14
1998 16 43
1999 20 58
2000 28 63
2001 32 104
2002 46 139
2003 83 232
2004 70 288
2005 97 443
2006 113 525
2007 183 738
2008 154 950
2009 248 1346
2010 265 1803
2011 324 2319
2012 329 2808
2013 340 3403
2014 352 4038
2015 325 4663
2016 306 4789
2017 305 5371
2018 261 5536
2019 261 6420
2020 272 7515
2021 244 8407
2022 236 8698
2023 217 8635
2024 155 8170

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 37 517 1281
Biochemistry 42 595 1465
Pharmacy 44 716 1689
Radiochemistry 50 883 1706
Chemical Engineering 58 857 1766
Organic Chemistry 56 787 1774
Physical chemistry 68 994 2107
Nanotechnology 77 1055 2110
Materials Science 67 1001 2168
Inorganic Chemistry 71 1105 2299
Environmental Chemistry 68 1074 2325

Engineering rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 63rd for Engineering in South Korea and 2234th in the World with 3,842 publications made and 57,636 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#63 of 144 In South Korea
#977 of 2,835 In Asia
#2234 of 6,782 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 9 3
1997 9 9
1998 9 26
1999 8 30
2000 17 45
2001 20 59
2002 34 73
2003 54 128
2004 57 189
2005 71 264
2006 105 351
2007 117 473
2008 106 602
2009 170 865
2010 190 1135
2011 236 1433
2012 247 1722
2013 246 2128
2014 246 2557
2015 239 2856
2016 219 3094
2017 216 3345
2018 211 3645
2019 178 4301
2020 200 4830
2021 175 5459
2022 176 5547
2023 145 5690
2024 123 5326

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 50 584 1450
Biotechnology 43 582 1458
Chemical Engineering 58 857 1766
Reliability and Quality Engineering 51 744 1768
Acoustical Engineering 53 708 1803
Civil Engineering 51 761 1903
Optical Engineering 59 856 1967
Structural Engineering 67 890 2083
Metallurgical Engineering 64 962 2086
Nanotechnology 77 1055 2110
Human-Computer Interaction 67 803 2146
Materials Science 67 1001 2168
Automotive Engineering 67 1009 2203
Mechanical Engineering 68 969 2340
Computer Networking 77 1042 2349
Telecommunications 77 1092 2395
Aerospace Engineering 70 1035 2432
Systems Engineering 58 952 2437
Electrical Engineering 79 1149 2502
Environmental Engineering 71 1187 2579
Geotechnical Engineering 75 1210 2717
Electronic Engineering 89 1387 2917

Physics rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 63rd for Physics in South Korea and 2279th in the World with 3,466 publications made and 48,647 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#63 of 142 In South Korea
#993 of 2,817 In Asia
#2279 of 6,713 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1994 2 0
1995 1 1
1996 8 3
1997 11 10
1998 13 31
1999 10 33
2000 23 48
2001 19 78
2002 32 88
2003 56 142
2004 52 196
2005 70 248
2006 91 332
2007 103 442
2008 98 531
2009 155 696
2010 160 960
2011 204 1236
2012 209 1485
2013 212 1888
2014 205 2177
2015 221 2511
2016 198 2758
2017 195 2878
2018 177 3159
2019 175 3613
2020 185 4007
2021 166 4530
2022 164 4593
2023 135 4810
2024 107 4512

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 31 297 976
Biophysics 41 498 1394
Nuclear Physics 52 728 1768
Acoustical Engineering 53 708 1803
Condensed Matter Physics 61 824 1805
Optical Engineering 59 856 1967
Atomic and Molecular physics 56 876 2106
Nanotechnology 77 1055 2110
Materials Science 67 1001 2168
Quantum and Particle physics 66 1016 2318
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 907 2342

Computer Science rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 54th for Computer Science in South Korea and 2157th in the World with 3,359 publications made and 45,248 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#54 of 145 In South Korea
#880 of 2,840 In Asia
#2157 of 6,845 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 2 3
1997 7 3
1998 7 14
1999 4 17
2000 3 23
2001 13 40
2002 21 51
2003 37 76
2004 47 105
2005 74 182
2006 71 244
2007 96 316
2008 89 405
2009 128 575
2010 146 807
2011 202 943
2012 191 1301
2013 197 1501
2014 185 1780
2015 196 2018
2016 196 2211
2017 175 2469
2018 191 2676
2019 178 3250
2020 200 4199
2021 193 5038
2022 201 5490
2023 151 5726
2024 142 5304

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 36 382 1260
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 703 1631
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 646 1661
Multimedia 46 571 1683
Software Engineering 40 609 1827
Machine Learning 49 849 1974
Computational Linguistics 54 906 2082
Human-Computer Interaction 67 803 2146
Cyber Security 65 973 2301
Computer Networking 77 1042 2349
Telecommunications 77 1092 2395
Cognitive Science 58 1037 2447
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 65 1088 2472
Computer Vision 76 1241 2700

Psychology rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 40th for Psychology in South Korea and 1631st in the World with 2,887 publications made and 39,662 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#40 of 143 In South Korea
#539 of 2,755 In Asia
#1631 of 6,645 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 2 2
1997 1 3
1998 5 7
1999 2 9
2000 5 17
2001 5 14
2002 12 27
2003 22 42
2004 33 66
2005 51 94
2006 41 145
2007 72 175
2008 68 268
2009 95 432
2010 109 581
2011 155 735
2012 155 1072
2013 161 1296
2014 137 1453
2015 171 1760
2016 173 1885
2017 176 2110
2018 176 2317
2019 176 2734
2020 214 3588
2021 189 4216
2022 184 4427
2023 142 4469
2024 140 4082

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 25 166 769
Psychiatry 37 375 1251
Neuroscience 36 382 1260
Clinical Psychology 26 302 1292
Child Psychology 24 352 1475
Social Psychology 52 803 2392
Cognitive Science 58 1037 2447
Education Majors 60 1111 3180

Environmental Science rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 62nd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2622nd in the World with 2,764 publications made and 41,735 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#62 of 142 In South Korea
#1070 of 2,838 In Asia
#2622 of 6,876 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 3 1
1996 1 6
1997 4 5
1998 4 12
1999 10 18
2000 13 16
2001 17 43
2002 19 35
2003 35 78
2004 38 107
2005 53 150
2006 67 196
2007 85 304
2008 89 433
2009 97 574
2010 144 794
2011 155 973
2012 169 1174
2013 160 1491
2014 171 1711
2015 186 2050
2016 159 2167
2017 154 2384
2018 156 2491
2019 137 2998
2020 153 3814
2021 131 4334
2022 128 4510
2023 122 4666
2024 97 4302

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 47 746 2067
Paleontology 49 806 2079
Environmental Chemistry 68 1074 2325
Forestry 40 851 2332
Geology 62 960 2362
Environmental Engineering 71 1187 2579
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 68 1141 2615
Agricultural Science 55 1128 2659
Ecology 62 1097 2677
Geotechnical Engineering 75 1210 2717
Oceanography 72 1125 2744
Environmental Management 69 1275 2930
Earth science and Geophysics 76 1250 2934
Geography and Cartography 66 1311 3297

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 53rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 3177th in the World with 2,525 publications made and 32,129 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#53 of 144 In South Korea
#1087 of 2,864 In Asia
#3177 of 7,081 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 5 0
1998 5 4
1999 3 8
2000 6 13
2001 14 43
2002 18 36
2003 25 69
2004 38 77
2005 43 121
2006 50 175
2007 63 222
2008 58 244
2009 59 430
2010 117 520
2011 137 671
2012 132 913
2013 124 1133
2014 135 1268
2015 135 1548
2016 143 1649
2017 138 1739
2018 152 2046
2019 155 2707
2020 162 3474
2021 189 4350
2022 171 4570
2023 121 4873
2024 111 4452

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 18 190 920
Demography 36 548 1725
Anthropology 37 623 2205
Linguistics 52 919 2367
Sociology 41 792 2586
Law 59 1105 3071
Philosophy 53 1068 3165
Education Majors 60 1111 3180
Archaeology 70 1360 3404
Political Science 59 1142 3411
Aesthetics 71 1302 3438
History 69 1366 3558
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 63 1331 3776

Mathematics rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 47th for Mathematics in South Korea and 2007th in the World with 1,780 publications made and 25,382 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#47 of 141 In South Korea
#787 of 2,718 In Asia
#2007 of 6,418 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
1999 5 5
2000 5 8
2001 10 29
2002 13 25
2003 17 44
2004 21 35
2005 29 62
2006 38 91
2007 41 130
2008 37 167
2009 40 236
2010 81 299
2011 79 405
2012 83 476
2013 107 619
2014 93 829
2015 84 917
2016 81 914
2017 106 1023
2018 109 1185
2019 105 1529
2020 134 2049
2021 137 2579
2022 129 2816
2023 95 2960
2024 86 2207

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Daegu in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 703 1631
Statistics 44 669 1801
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 686 1928
Applied Mathematics 45 920 2147
Math Teachers 52 1062 2976

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Catholic University of Daegu

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Advertising 62 771 2274
Business 56 965 2585
Marketing 65 1015 2643
Management 68 1060 2653
Economics 51 995 2749
Fashion Design 63 1099 2884
Development Studies 52 1061 2921
Art & Design 65 1153 3125
Finance 73 1389 3476
Literature 73 1413 3791