Catholic University of Daegu: Rankings

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The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 54th in South Korea, 3228th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 76 research topics. The Catholic University of Daegu ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,323 academic publications and 155,193 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3228 of 14,131 In the World
#998 of 5,830 In Asia
#54 of 193 In South Korea
#2 of 8 In Gyeongsan
#382 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#636 of 1,100 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#723 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#4595 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#5739 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 73 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 37th for Medicine in South Korea and 1263rd in the World with 7,392 publications made and 111,789 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 144 In South Korea
#419 of 2,817 In Asia
#1263 of 6,793 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 125 416
2007 178 593
2008 193 859
2009 273 1239
2010 306 1654
2011 367 2142
2012 372 2701
2013 386 3364
2014 417 3956
2015 437 4764
2016 427 5012
2017 409 5581
2018 412 5960
2019 428 7093
2020 482 8957
2021 437 10555
2022 435 11064
2023 357 10969
2024 345 10670
2025 276 9842

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 16 92 382
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 213 636
Cosmetology 34 262 723
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 32 276 740
Occupational Therapy 25 169 769
Ophthalmology 30 242 775
Neurosurgery 27 292 791
Surgery 32 283 835
Sports Medicine 23 166 843
Radiation Therapy 36 332 871
Audiology 27 212 878
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 34 297 895
Oncology and Cancer research 38 334 896
Respiratory Therapy 30 272 897
Dermatology 35 327 911
Anesthesiology 33 325 947
Optometry 31 304 959
Dentistry 27 317 995
Medical Physics 30 317 1001
Pharmacology 35 392 1001
Anatomy and Physiology 36 318 1005
Physical Therapy 35 260 1019
Immunology 36 356 1027
Orthodontics 29 319 1061
Urology 35 394 1089
Cardiology 36 373 1093
Gerontology 30 213 1114
Pathology 37 421 1208
Pediatrics 33 395 1237
Psychiatry 37 389 1266
Epidemiology 35 407 1281
Clinical Psychology 26 308 1292
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 34 363 1356
Nursing 32 335 1369
Biomedical Engineering 51 583 1446
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 390 1489
Toxicology 36 651 1583
Family medicine 36 484 1605
Critical Care Nursing 38 519 1619
Public Health 36 512 1622
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 27 506 1683
Pharmacy 45 736 1719
Virology 42 652 1773
Health Science 39 565 1945

Biology rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 41st for Biology in South Korea and 1672nd in the World with 7,307 publications made and 122,198 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#41 of 144 In South Korea
#661 of 2,838 In Asia
#1672 of 6,841 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 1065
2009 283 1575
2010 319 2012
2011 406 2639
2012 409 3287
2013 425 4031
2014 439 4833
2015 417 5574
2016 411 5898
2017 395 6529
2018 401 6801
2019 391 7932
2020 436 9770
2021 374 11079
2022 381 11521
2023 327 11550
2024 301 11076
2025 238 10072

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 38 334 896
Pharmacology 35 392 1001
Immunology 36 356 1027
Molecular Biology 43 478 1253
Neuroscience 36 390 1269
Nutrition and Food Science 39 528 1302
Genetics 42 516 1362
Biophysics 41 512 1416
Biochemistry 42 614 1484
Biotechnology 44 605 1493
Microbiology 41 633 1545
Toxicology 36 651 1583
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 674 1699
Horticulture 41 736 1748
Virology 42 652 1773
Botany 44 706 1774
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 765 2091
Paleontology 50 825 2101
Nanotechnology 77 1081 2145
Zoology 53 738 2145
Animal Science 49 799 2189
Forestry 41 875 2374
Agricultural Science 56 1160 2701
Evolutionary Biology 66 1236 3007

Chemistry rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 53rd for Chemistry in South Korea and 1800th in the World with 5,434 publications made and 99,134 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#53 of 141 In South Korea
#778 of 2,785 In Asia
#1800 of 6,561 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 183 739
2008 153 951
2009 248 1348
2010 265 1800
2011 324 2321
2012 330 2808
2013 340 3398
2014 352 4040
2015 325 4662
2016 306 4786
2017 305 5370
2018 263 5540
2019 261 6400
2020 273 7477
2021 240 8386
2022 236 8685
2023 218 8615
2024 162 8244
2025 142 7442

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 39 528 1302
Biochemistry 42 614 1484
Pharmacy 45 736 1719
Radiochemistry 51 898 1727
Organic Chemistry 57 804 1795
Chemical Engineering 58 891 1804
Physical chemistry 69 1007 2127
Nanotechnology 77 1081 2145
Materials Science 68 1024 2202
Inorganic Chemistry 71 1108 2306
Environmental Chemistry 67 1085 2333

Engineering rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 63rd for Engineering in South Korea and 2261st in the World with 3,898 publications made and 61,125 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#63 of 144 In South Korea
#996 of 2,841 In Asia
#2261 of 6,795 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 9 3
1997 9 9
1998 9 27
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 117 474
2008 105 603
2009 171 864
2010 190 1132
2011 236 1435
2012 247 1721
2013 246 2122
2014 246 2560
2015 237 2853
2016 220 3094
2017 214 3348
2018 212 3642
2019 179 4297
2020 200 4807
2021 171 5446
2022 176 5527
2023 144 5678
2024 124 5387
2025 80 4873

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 51 583 1446
Biotechnology 44 605 1493
Chemical Engineering 58 891 1804
Reliability and Quality Engineering 52 771 1807
Acoustical Engineering 53 729 1828
Civil Engineering 52 775 1917
Optical Engineering 59 875 1992
Structural Engineering 67 903 2098
Metallurgical Engineering 64 983 2114
Nanotechnology 77 1081 2145
Materials Science 68 1024 2202
Human-Computer Interaction 69 846 2211
Automotive Engineering 68 1033 2246
Mechanical Engineering 68 987 2367
Computer Networking 77 1066 2389
Telecommunications 77 1108 2413
Aerospace Engineering 68 1045 2432
Systems Engineering 57 965 2440
Electrical Engineering 80 1166 2530
Environmental Engineering 71 1212 2617
Geotechnical Engineering 75 1227 2740
Electronic Engineering 89 1407 2949

Physics rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 62nd for Physics in South Korea and 2292nd in the World with 3,525 publications made and 51,519 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#62 of 142 In South Korea
#1000 of 2,822 In Asia
#2292 of 6,729 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 32
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 103 443
2008 98 533
2009 156 699
2010 160 959
2011 204 1237
2012 209 1484
2013 212 1888
2014 206 2183
2015 219 2505
2016 197 2754
2017 192 2884
2018 177 3143
2019 177 3609
2020 185 4000
2021 163 4528
2022 163 4612
2023 136 4799
2024 114 4574
2025 79 4112

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 30 317 1001
Biophysics 41 512 1416
Nuclear Physics 52 743 1782
Acoustical Engineering 53 729 1828
Condensed Matter Physics 62 852 1846
Optical Engineering 59 875 1992
Atomic and Molecular physics 56 885 2113
Nanotechnology 77 1081 2145
Materials Science 68 1024 2202
Quantum and Particle physics 65 1024 2327
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 915 2347

Computer Science rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 54th for Computer Science in South Korea and 2130th in the World with 3,430 publications made and 49,104 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
#878 of 2,842 In Asia
#2130 of 6,855 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 96 315
2008 89 404
2009 128 575
2010 146 803
2011 203 943
2012 191 1300
2013 199 1500
2014 185 1777
2015 194 2010
2016 193 2212
2017 177 2477
2018 186 2670
2019 179 3257
2020 196 4157
2021 188 5000
2022 200 5453
2023 147 5688
2024 145 5386
2025 120 4812

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 36 390 1269
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 720 1657
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 674 1699
Multimedia 48 592 1716
Software Engineering 40 629 1857
Machine Learning 49 812 1884
Computational Linguistics 54 926 2092
Human-Computer Interaction 69 846 2211
Cyber Security 67 989 2317
Computer Networking 77 1066 2389
Telecommunications 77 1108 2413
Cognitive Science 58 1046 2458
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 65 1113 2489
Computer Vision 76 1262 2728

Psychology rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 40th for Psychology in South Korea and 1656th in the World with 2,953 publications made and 42,558 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#40 of 143 In South Korea
#560 of 2,766 In Asia
#1656 of 6,663 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
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 72 174
2008 68 267
2009 95 432
2010 109 580
2011 155 735
2012 155 1070
2013 162 1295
2014 137 1450
2015 169 1758
2016 172 1880
2017 176 2118
2018 171 2315
2019 177 2739
2020 206 3553
2021 185 4182
2022 183 4386
2023 143 4445
2024 146 4154
2025 108 3976

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 25 169 769
Psychiatry 37 389 1266
Neuroscience 36 390 1269
Clinical Psychology 26 308 1292
Child Psychology 25 367 1498
Social Psychology 52 819 2413
Cognitive Science 58 1046 2458
Education Majors 60 1130 3202

Environmental Science rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 63rd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2650th in the World with 2,816 publications made and 44,633 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#63 of 142 In South Korea
#1090 of 2,841 In Asia
#2650 of 6,888 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 67 195
2007 85 304
2008 88 434
2009 97 577
2010 144 793
2011 155 975
2012 169 1175
2013 160 1491
2014 173 1720
2015 186 2058
2016 159 2167
2017 156 2390
2018 157 2480
2019 138 3002
2020 150 3820
2021 128 4324
2022 125 4512
2023 124 4657
2024 100 4361
2025 68 3842

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 48 765 2091
Paleontology 50 825 2101
Environmental Chemistry 67 1085 2333
Forestry 41 875 2374
Geology 62 978 2387
Environmental Engineering 71 1212 2617
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 68 1159 2639
Ecology 62 1113 2696
Agricultural Science 56 1160 2701
Geotechnical Engineering 75 1227 2740
Oceanography 72 1141 2757
Earth science and Geophysics 75 1260 2943
Environmental Management 68 1295 2958
Geography and Cartography 66 1333 3317

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 54th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 3203rd in the World with 2,581 publications made and 34,795 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#54 of 144 In South Korea
#1107 of 2,867 In Asia
#3203 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
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 50 174
2007 63 223
2008 58 245
2009 59 433
2010 117 519
2011 138 668
2012 132 912
2013 124 1128
2014 137 1271
2015 133 1547
2016 144 1636
2017 136 1720
2018 150 2047
2019 153 2700
2020 159 3450
2021 186 4334
2022 170 4568
2023 119 4849
2024 115 4520
2025 92 4038

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 18 195 911
Demography 35 545 1702
Anthropology 37 656 2259
Linguistics 53 954 2419
Sociology 42 798 2584
Law 60 1121 3084
Philosophy 53 1093 3200
Education Majors 60 1130 3202
Political Science 59 1162 3430
Archaeology 71 1390 3437
Aesthetics 71 1336 3498
History 69 1393 3589
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 64 1353 3794

Mathematics rankings

The Catholic University of Daegu ranked 46th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1968th in the World with 1,795 publications made and 27,867 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#46 of 142 In South Korea
#769 of 2,725 In Asia
#1968 of 6,434 In the World

Catholic University of Daegu
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 38 166
2009 41 234
2010 81 299
2011 79 404
2012 83 470
2013 107 617
2014 91 827
2015 83 910
2016 77 899
2017 107 1016
2018 104 1175
2019 103 1494
2020 131 2008
2021 126 2494
2022 128 2761
2023 91 2927
2024 89 2228
2025 61 1902

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 54 720 1657
Statistics 42 643 1741
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 627 1800
Applied Mathematics 45 917 2132
Math Teachers 55 1093 3024

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Catholic University of Daegu

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Advertising 62 787 2285
Business 56 951 2532
Marketing 65 1031 2654
Management 67 1072 2669
Economics 47 969 2679
Fashion Design 62 1115 2903
Development Studies 52 1086 2962
Art & Design 68 1186 3166
Finance 73 1424 3526
Literature 73 1426 3798