Chonnam National University: Rankings

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Chonnam National University ranked 23rd in South Korea, 1392nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 144 research topics. Chonnam National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 42,786 academic publications and 994,395 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1392 of 14,131 In the World
#386 of 5,830 In Asia
#23 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 8 In Gwangju
#257 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#279 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#287 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#1827 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3810 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 141 other topics

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Biology rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 13th for Biology in South Korea and 529th in the World with 30,822 publications made and 740,870 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 144 In South Korea
#137 of 2,834 In Asia
#529 of 6,833 In the World

Chonnam National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 38 63
1993 39 69
1994 68 114
1995 74 137
1996 116 163
1997 141 241
1998 190 380
1999 241 676
2000 288 1033
2001 310 1494
2002 394 2292
2003 441 3005
2004 546 3814
2005 651 4939
2006 771 6295
2007 839 7821
2008 869 9410
2009 1015 11564
2010 1228 14647
2011 1348 17792
2012 1377 21282
2013 1500 25437
2014 1568 29187
2015 1487 32755
2016 1482 35934
2017 1564 38749
2018 1457 42710
2019 1597 49017
2020 1723 60424
2021 1822 70642
2022 1655 73699
2023 2111 77184
2024 1626 76803

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 7 86 279
Horticulture 3 82 303
Entomology 4 49 343
Nanotechnology 15 140 344
Molecular Biology 6 93 369
Microbiology 8 96 423
Biochemistry 9 105 430
Oncology and Cancer research 12 135 450
Biotechnology 11 113 460
Botany 7 109 469
Agricultural Science 6 132 473
Genetics 11 120 476
Pharmacology 17 152 509
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 107 514
Immunology 12 148 515
Paleontology 10 126 579
Biophysics 17 171 661
Virology 17 179 667
Zoology 10 126 675
Animal Science 13 184 696
Neuroscience 16 171 718
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 194 731
Astrobiology 18 199 784
Toxicology 11 255 817
Forestry 12 253 902
Evolutionary Biology 15 244 971

Chemistry rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 11th for Chemistry in South Korea and 483rd in the World with 30,273 publications made and 776,925 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 141 In South Korea
#129 of 2,781 In Asia
#483 of 6,545 In the World

Chonnam National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 43 79
1993 54 97
1994 73 141
1995 97 147
1996 122 203
1997 149 257
1998 204 427
1999 262 733
2000 294 1107
2001 319 1528
2002 408 2360
2003 472 2973
2004 538 3831
2005 646 4994
2006 754 6484
2007 870 7714
2008 875 9343
2009 999 11532
2010 1234 14562
2011 1352 17927
2012 1394 21833
2013 1505 26618
2014 1556 29947
2015 1467 33868
2016 1461 37315
2017 1512 39776
2018 1408 43770
2019 1533 50187
2020 1651 59990
2021 1715 70025
2022 1559 72963
2023 1994 76219
2024 1491 75894

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 12 145 257
Nutrition and Food Science 7 86 279
Pharmacy 3 77 287
Chemical Engineering 14 132 292
Inorganic Chemistry 10 114 322
Physical chemistry 14 131 336
Nanotechnology 15 140 344
Organic Chemistry 11 123 421
Biochemistry 9 105 430
Environmental Chemistry 11 145 479
Materials Science 14 166 491
Biochemical Engineering 13 136 510
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 159 546
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 255 882
Computational Chemistry 26 422 1173

Engineering rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 15th for Engineering in South Korea and 603rd in the World with 22,554 publications made and 552,139 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 144 In South Korea
#175 of 2,835 In Asia
#603 of 6,782 In the World

Chonnam National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 34 64
1993 49 97
1994 49 109
1995 80 135
1996 89 161
1997 93 197
1998 116 295
1999 163 473
2000 178 603
2001 195 820
2002 306 1182
2003 305 1590
2004 364 2116
2005 431 2957
2006 542 3769
2007 665 4593
2008 648 5896
2009 691 7462
2010 880 9756
2011 950 12535
2012 1023 15823
2013 1179 19447
2014 1208 22053
2015 1089 25361
2016 1056 28447
2017 1137 30417
2018 1123 33593
2019 1203 38757
2020 1274 45801
2021 1335 54122
2022 1264 56469
2023 1427 59937
2024 1201 60373

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 15th for Physics in South Korea and 630th in the World with 21,457 publications made and 558,383 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 142 In South Korea
#189 of 2,817 In Asia
#630 of 6,713 In the World

Chonnam National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 34 88
1993 53 133
1994 54 151
1995 81 172
1996 87 194
1997 97 218
1998 126 340
1999 166 498
2000 176 616
2001 198 856
2002 277 1203
2003 291 1587
2004 361 2231
2005 437 3148
2006 509 4144
2007 631 4907
2008 610 6286
2009 698 7739
2010 821 9938
2011 920 13161
2012 996 17207
2013 1114 21058
2014 1172 23598
2015 1031 27411
2016 999 30654
2017 1135 31680
2018 1105 34517
2019 1119 39293
2020 1209 45195
2021 1234 52520
2022 1174 53176
2023 1303 56964
2024 1036 56818

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 15 140 344
Materials Science 14 166 491
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 155 518
Condensed Matter Physics 16 202 609
Optical Engineering 16 191 635
Nuclear Physics 14 169 640
Quantum and Particle physics 15 192 643
Biophysics 17 171 661
Acoustical Engineering 17 223 782
Astrobiology 18 199 784
Medical Physics 20 216 793
Atomic and Molecular physics 16 273 912
Astrophysics and Astronomy 21 251 937
Theoretical Physics 23 324 1104

Medicine rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 14th for Medicine in South Korea and 621st in the World with 19,451 publications made and 407,434 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 144 In South Korea
#164 of 2,809 In Asia
#621 of 6,775 In the World

Chonnam National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 16 36
1993 30 36
1994 38 57
1995 32 60
1996 79 74
1997 86 112
1998 130 194
1999 152 365
2000 183 608
2001 201 905
2002 228 1366
2003 239 1828
2004 304 2366
2005 415 2982
2006 483 3800
2007 511 4649
2008 578 5586
2009 706 6909
2010 768 8799
2011 845 10582
2012 874 12868
2013 943 14728
2014 1006 17161
2015 984 19418
2016 888 21036
2017 972 22106
2018 874 23399
2019 970 26598
2020 1096 33568
2021 1151 39473
2022 1052 40023
2023 1370 41720
2024 1064 39682

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 3 77 287
Dentistry 9 91 366
Biomedical Engineering 15 99 369
Orthodontics 7 92 392
Oncology and Cancer research 12 135 450
Radiation Therapy 14 163 504
Pharmacology 17 152 509
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 168 511
Immunology 12 148 515
Neurosurgery 14 183 519
Dermatology 16 157 536
Surgery 16 167 553
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 173 575
Cosmetology 25 191 581
Anatomy and Physiology 16 157 584
Urology 17 197 609
Cardiology 14 176 616
Plastic Surgery 28 175 621
Pathology 18 179 642
Anesthesiology 20 205 660
Ophthalmology 23 197 660
Virology 17 179 667
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 225 672
Veterinary 12 226 686
Psychiatry 15 174 728
Epidemiology 12 188 746
Clinical Psychology 12 117 757
Medical Physics 20 216 793
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 154 806
Toxicology 11 255 817
Respiratory Therapy 27 245 824
Gerontology 19 129 832
Critical Care Nursing 17 222 842
Optometry 25 246 843
Occupational Therapy 31 202 881
Pediatrics 21 268 909
Audiology 29 225 921
Nursing 18 182 992
Physical Therapy 36 258 1017
Public Health 16 249 1028
Sports / Exercise science 26 227 1062
Family medicine 19 275 1076
Health Science 16 255 1113
Sports Medicine 43 317 1247
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 388 1356
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 394 1504

Environmental Science rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 697th in the World with 17,327 publications made and 409,932 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 142 In South Korea
#185 of 2,838 In Asia
#697 of 6,876 In the World

Chonnam National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 22 36
1993 25 52
1994 31 76
1995 52 78
1996 63 122
1997 66 140
1998 69 176
1999 110 271
2000 129 354
2001 134 496
2002 207 772
2003 238 975
2004 263 1356
2005 334 2027
2006 409 2608
2007 485 3399
2008 470 4216
2009 487 5359
2010 651 7161
2011 728 9025
2012 809 12055
2013 923 14992
2014 967 16753
2015 861 19253
2016 864 21578
2017 846 22242
2018 899 24613
2019 945 28658
2020 1002 34396
2021 1046 41659
2022 977 43091
2023 1164 45734
2024 891 43549

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 6 132 473
Environmental Chemistry 11 145 479
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 107 514
Paleontology 10 126 579
Oceanography 12 169 612
Geology 11 167 642
Mining Engineering 10 234 652
Environmental Management 14 212 677
Geotechnical Engineering 13 229 678
Ecology 11 181 700
Earth science and Geophysics 15 220 746
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 224 770
Environmental Engineering 17 279 791
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 255 882
Forestry 12 253 902
Geography and Cartography 20 316 1139

Computer Science rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 22nd for Computer Science in South Korea and 929th in the World with 11,343 publications made and 220,248 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#22 of 145 In South Korea
#262 of 2,840 In Asia
#929 of 6,845 In the World

Chonnam National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 13 23
1993 18 32
1994 20 29
1995 22 54
1996 31 39
1997 33 73
1998 47 81
1999 58 140
2000 84 252
2001 105 358
2002 144 631
2003 135 796
2004 194 1099
2005 215 1385
2006 308 1792
2007 372 2316
2008 374 2935
2009 413 3831
2010 420 4878
2011 446 6227
2012 477 7295
2013 504 8331
2014 549 9653
2015 535 10706
2016 527 12106
2017 512 12368
2018 513 13474
2019 587 15993
2020 695 20456
2021 631 24590
2022 688 25653
2023 886 27864
2024 694 27724

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 9 133 382
Game Design and Development 16 145 680
Neuroscience 16 171 718
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 194 731
Computer Vision 20 245 783
Human-Computer Interaction 17 193 792
Telecommunications 28 268 810
UX/UI Desgin 16 229 871
Computer Engineering 32 327 886
Animation 23 322 893
Computer Graphics 27 277 937
Cognitive Science 17 272 946
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 303 965
Machine Learning 24 332 973
Computer Networking 32 335 983
Computational Linguistics 21 339 1001
Cyber Security 27 334 1027
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 460 1165
Multimedia 30 387 1300
Library and Information science 19 324 1481
Software Engineering 35 513 1637
Management Information Systems 28 582 1886
Data Science 47 694 1979

Psychology rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 15th for Psychology in South Korea and 833rd in the World with 7,135 publications made and 146,903 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 143 In South Korea
#201 of 2,755 In Asia
#833 of 6,645 In the World

Chonnam National University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 5 16
1993 14 12
1994 14 19
1995 13 29
1996 22 23
1997 22 43
1998 44 58
1999 52 92
2000 65 123
2001 73 223
2002 73 417
2003 74 580
2004 92 724
2005 130 918
2006 155 1102
2007 187 1486
2008 210 1775
2009 221 2290
2010 247 2970
2011 274 3592
2012 325 4375
2013 388 5305
2014 397 6461
2015 383 7141
2016 372 7831
2017 363 8110
2018 305 8802
2019 362 9860
2020 434 12794
2021 434 14993
2022 451 15427
2023 466 16495
2024 400 15676

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 16 171 718
Psychiatry 15 174 728
Clinical Psychology 12 117 757
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 21 246 822
Occupational Therapy 31 202 881
Cognitive Science 17 272 946
Child Psychology 16 246 1188
Social Psychology 16 289 1238
Education Majors 19 477 1730

Mathematics rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 20th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1068th in the World with 5,484 publications made and 102,922 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#20 of 141 In South Korea
#318 of 2,718 In Asia
#1068 of 6,418 In the World

Chonnam National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 3
1993 4 11
1994 5 11
1995 6 16
1996 12 21
1997 13 22
1998 12 36
1999 22 37
2000 19 52
2001 25 85
2002 62 138
2003 55 194
2004 91 286
2005 85 397
2006 131 583
2007 165 752
2008 155 975
2009 167 1270
2010 198 1751
2011 228 2493
2012 240 3198
2013 281 3692
2014 307 4356
2015 291 5137
2016 260 5468
2017 288 5815
2018 276 6151
2019 307 7391
2020 321 8584
2021 349 10754
2022 367 10933
2023 420 11524
2024 286 8710

The following table provides academic rankings for Chonnam National University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 19 270 957
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 460 1165
Operations Research 18 484 1278
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 381 1313
Math Teachers 20 506 1748
Applied Mathematics 34 767 1878

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Chonnam National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Real Estate 24 240 834
Performing arts 7 149 854
Fashion Design 13 204 932
Demography 15 240 1014
Marketing 18 287 1083
Management 21 327 1101
Linguistics 19 321 1122
Advertising 20 276 1133
Art & Design 16 283 1190
Archaeology 19 346 1207
Business 20 326 1208
Aesthetics 20 314 1270
Human Resource Management 11 331 1281
Finance 19 358 1300
History 19 352 1319
Environmental Economics 27 535 1421
Sociology 18 346 1479
International Economics 21 363 1491
Economics 19 407 1491
Accounting 20 416 1505
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 18 372 1519
Classics and Ancient History 18 349 1534
Anthropology 17 346 1544
Law 20 422 1590
International Trade 26 418 1624
Literature 25 445 1663
Investment Banking and Stock trading 29 592 1675
Philosophy 18 416 1684
Gender Studies 11 279 1696
International Business 28 444 1710
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 452 1771
Communications and Public Relations 25 458 1821
Political Science 21 446 1821
Art History 15 304 1843
Development Studies 28 574 1875