Chonnam National University: Rankings

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Chonnam National University ranked 23rd in South Korea, 1404th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 135 research topics. Chonnam National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 33,786 academic publications and 667,105 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1404 of 14,131 In the World
#389 of 5,830 In Asia
#23 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 8 In Gwangju
#295 of 4,260 For Chemical Engineering
#304 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#322 of 1,014 For Entomology
#1831 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3810 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 132 other topics

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Biology rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 14th for Biology in South Korea and 546th in the World with 25,445 publications made and 549,931 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 144 In South Korea
#140 of 2,814 In Asia
#546 of 6,770 In the World

Chonnam National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 22 46
1992 34 44
1993 39 62
1994 62 91
1995 72 112
1996 109 128
1997 138 205
1998 179 316
1999 226 564
2000 258 840
2001 282 1155
2002 334 1779
2003 377 2309
2004 472 2880
2005 526 3897
2006 657 5041
2007 689 6346
2008 729 7518
2009 858 9242
2010 938 11578
2011 1041 14074
2012 1093 16826
2013 1160 20348
2014 1280 23533
2015 1351 26342
2016 1360 28711
2017 1409 31172
2018 1385 35255
2019 1523 40947
2020 1609 49912
2021 1712 59406
2022 1560 64504
2023 1631 65824

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entomology 3 39 322
Nutrition and Food Science 7 94 326
Horticulture 4 84 328
Nanotechnology 16 137 353
Molecular Biology 8 100 395
Microbiology 11 103 451
Biochemistry 11 115 460
Biotechnology 10 119 479
Oncology and Cancer research 13 145 480
Agricultural Science 5 134 485
Genetics 13 131 499
Botany 9 118 513
Pharmacology 18 147 513
Immunology 17 162 563
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 123 582
Paleontology 11 140 615
Virology 18 177 662
Biophysics 17 178 695
Zoology 12 133 716
Neuroscience 16 171 735
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 215 797
Astrobiology 18 203 802
Animal Science 14 211 809
Toxicology 11 240 837
Forestry 12 232 881
Evolutionary Biology 15 262 1031

Chemistry rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 12th for Chemistry in South Korea and 511th in the World with 24,908 publications made and 557,967 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 141 In South Korea
#143 of 2,750 In Asia
#511 of 6,447 In the World

Chonnam National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 36 62
1992 38 57
1993 50 85
1994 73 113
1995 91 117
1996 114 155
1997 148 228
1998 189 364
1999 248 621
2000 272 902
2001 291 1214
2002 352 1865
2003 407 2232
2004 463 2947
2005 530 4015
2006 637 5207
2007 719 6343
2008 745 7556
2009 844 9365
2010 948 11560
2011 1016 13977
2012 1032 16465
2013 1131 20189
2014 1265 23404
2015 1321 26488
2016 1323 28951
2017 1378 31364
2018 1307 35476
2019 1441 41335
2020 1512 49412
2021 1598 58856
2022 1489 64120
2023 1553 65350

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 14 131 295
Radiochemistry 14 161 304
Nutrition and Food Science 7 94 326
Pharmacy 5 86 332
Physical chemistry 14 132 351
Nanotechnology 16 137 353
Inorganic Chemistry 10 120 358
Organic Chemistry 12 125 436
Biochemistry 11 115 460
Materials Science 15 171 508
Environmental Chemistry 12 152 513
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 169 592
Biochemical Engineering 16 170 650
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 256 907
Computational Chemistry 29 468 1276

Engineering rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 16th for Engineering in South Korea and 634th in the World with 18,101 publications made and 376,783 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 143 In South Korea
#184 of 2,809 In Asia
#634 of 6,684 In the World

Chonnam National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 32 48
1992 29 48
1993 40 68
1994 46 83
1995 75 100
1996 79 125
1997 90 175
1998 108 248
1999 165 385
2000 165 497
2001 181 680
2002 274 966
2003 261 1254
2004 312 1677
2005 350 2349
2006 441 2969
2007 555 3675
2008 546 4516
2009 551 5846
2010 608 7221
2011 681 8867
2012 676 10279
2013 817 13286
2014 907 15720
2015 957 17958
2016 913 20193
2017 984 22113
2018 1036 25712
2019 1103 30458
2020 1169 36295
2021 1238 43997
2022 1167 48610
2023 1264 50191

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 14 131 295
Nanotechnology 16 137 353
Biomedical Engineering 14 94 376
Biotechnology 10 119 479
Automotive Engineering 12 168 482
Robotics 11 160 485
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 149 505
Metallurgical Engineering 14 167 506
Materials Science 15 171 508
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 177 515
Agricultural Engineering 5 208 549
Electrical Engineering 17 175 551
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 169 592
Nuclear Engineering 24 234 638
Biochemical Engineering 16 170 650
Optical Engineering 17 200 665
Technical Drawing 19 228 676
Firefighting and Fire Science 23 251 682
Marine Engineering 23 216 686
Geotechnical Engineering 13 231 710
Electronic Engineering 26 253 720
Civil Engineering 15 220 763
Automation and Control engineering 20 284 768
Structural Engineering 20 240 784
Mining Engineering 13 282 792
Acoustical Engineering 17 231 807
Human-Computer Interaction 18 190 828
Mechanical Engineering 19 245 833
Telecommunications 31 292 881
Petroleum Engineering 24 281 886
Environmental Engineering 25 327 907
Aerospace Engineering 24 269 936
Computer Engineering 34 339 939
Computer Networking 32 342 1027
Remote Sensing 26 379 1167
Reliability and Quality Engineering 34 430 1169
Architectural Engineering 34 418 1170
Architecture 27 373 1196
Systems Engineering 27 386 1306
Transportation Engineering 38 464 1313
Operations Research 24 553 1416

Physics rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 15th for Physics in South Korea and 648th in the World with 16,895 publications made and 358,967 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 142 In South Korea
#188 of 2,786 In Asia
#648 of 6,603 In the World

Chonnam National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 33 55
1992 30 67
1993 45 90
1994 51 108
1995 75 121
1996 80 150
1997 93 187
1998 114 270
1999 160 391
2000 171 489
2001 184 704
2002 240 980
2003 257 1266
2004 294 1679
2005 333 2394
2006 402 3095
2007 508 3756
2008 497 4508
2009 563 5709
2010 576 6845
2011 640 8408
2012 639 9673
2013 765 12396
2014 849 14687
2015 886 17119
2016 838 19126
2017 939 20808
2018 984 24144
2019 1004 28457
2020 1053 33634
2021 1126 40393
2022 1071 43610
2023 1121 46020

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 16 137 353
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 149 505
Materials Science 15 171 508
Condensed Matter Physics 16 199 621
Optical Engineering 17 200 665
Quantum and Particle physics 15 197 672
Biophysics 17 178 695
Nuclear Physics 16 203 724
Medical Physics 20 200 794
Astrobiology 18 203 802
Acoustical Engineering 17 231 807
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 262 983
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 312 1017
Theoretical Physics 25 361 1205

Medicine rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 15th for Medicine in South Korea and 643rd in the World with 15,881 publications made and 291,248 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 141 In South Korea
#166 of 2,781 In Asia
#643 of 6,680 In the World

Chonnam National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 11 18
1992 12 21
1993 28 31
1994 35 45
1995 30 45
1996 74 56
1997 79 92
1998 121 161
1999 144 294
2000 162 497
2001 187 682
2002 202 1034
2003 190 1299
2004 260 1735
2005 334 2348
2006 396 2924
2007 434 3627
2008 479 4308
2009 590 5266
2010 595 6812
2011 668 7993
2012 699 9699
2013 718 11165
2014 815 12996
2015 851 14801
2016 823 15815
2017 882 17068
2018 831 18543
2019 933 21288
2020 1013 26308
2021 1074 31789
2022 975 34027
2023 1030 34043

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 5 86 332
Dentistry 9 86 355
Orthodontics 7 87 371
Biomedical Engineering 14 94 376
Oncology and Cancer research 13 145 480
Pharmacology 18 147 513
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 167 522
Radiation Therapy 15 173 543
Dermatology 17 160 552
Immunology 17 162 563
Plastic Surgery 23 146 579
Cosmetology 26 188 597
Surgery 19 178 602
Urology 16 193 607
Anatomy and Physiology 18 165 609
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 19 184 627
Cardiology 17 188 651
Virology 18 177 662
Veterinary 12 204 666
Pathology 18 188 668
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 224 677
Anesthesiology 22 207 683
Psychiatry 15 179 743
Critical Care Nursing 15 179 762
Ophthalmology 30 235 770
Occupational Therapy 25 162 775
Clinical Psychology 11 115 782
Medical Physics 20 200 794
Epidemiology 16 213 804
Toxicology 11 240 837
Respiratory Therapy 30 251 852
Gerontology 21 134 876
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 161 876
Nursing 17 161 953
Pediatrics 24 277 960
Audiology 28 230 962
Optometry 35 303 1002
Physical Therapy 35 258 1025
Public Health 19 248 1051
Family medicine 23 282 1116
Health Science 18 261 1170
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 245 1198
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 341 1298
Sports Medicine 46 348 1341

Environmental Science rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 14th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 717th in the World with 13,721 publications made and 280,403 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 142 In South Korea
#189 of 2,811 In Asia
#717 of 6,798 In the World

Chonnam National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 23 38
1992 20 28
1993 21 43
1994 30 71
1995 50 66
1996 60 82
1997 64 114
1998 72 149
1999 100 228
2000 113 291
2001 126 418
2002 183 618
2003 207 836
2004 220 1053
2005 266 1587
2006 339 2080
2007 412 2684
2008 387 3270
2009 382 4041
2010 450 5349
2011 534 6508
2012 549 7913
2013 625 10363
2014 733 12051
2015 720 13558
2016 704 14891
2017 751 16158
2018 788 18545
2019 851 21984
2020 933 27014
2021 935 32743
2022 909 36294
2023 975 37195

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 5 134 485
Environmental Chemistry 12 152 513
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 123 582
Paleontology 11 140 615
Oceanography 14 178 660
Geology 13 176 673
Environmental Management 16 219 702
Geotechnical Engineering 13 231 710
Ecology 11 190 728
Earth science and Geophysics 15 228 774
Mining Engineering 13 282 792
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 238 810
Forestry 12 232 881
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 256 907
Environmental Engineering 25 327 907
Geography and Cartography 19 312 1162

Computer Science rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 24th for Computer Science in South Korea and 989th in the World with 8,941 publications made and 141,255 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 143 In South Korea
#279 of 2,809 In Asia
#989 of 6,752 In the World

Chonnam National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 7 15
1992 10 18
1993 15 23
1994 20 24
1995 20 42
1996 28 34
1997 34 53
1998 45 72
1999 58 119
2000 69 196
2001 93 282
2002 135 487
2003 119 566
2004 172 824
2005 191 1113
2006 255 1368
2007 334 1730
2008 314 2114
2009 343 2812
2010 295 3401
2011 342 4139
2012 336 4851
2013 336 5720
2014 372 6594
2015 434 7323
2016 467 8300
2017 463 8581
2018 472 9931
2019 548 11910
2020 611 15281
2021 596 18971
2022 613 21127
2023 682 21676

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 11 160 485
Neuroscience 16 171 735
Game Design and Development 19 173 768
Information Technology 12 184 769
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 215 797
UX/UI Desgin 15 202 807
Computer Vision 22 255 828
Human-Computer Interaction 18 190 828
Telecommunications 31 292 881
Animation 22 301 882
Cognitive Science 17 263 935
Computer Engineering 34 339 939
Computer Graphics 28 298 978
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 22 301 1003
Machine Learning 24 328 1012
Computational Linguistics 24 335 1026
Computer Networking 32 342 1027
Cyber Security 28 326 1047
Blockchain and Cryptography 41 490 1256
Multimedia 33 398 1367
Library and Information science 23 350 1553
Software Engineering 33 457 1553
Management Information Systems 28 527 1824
Data Science 41 586 1830

Psychology rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 16th for Psychology in South Korea and 840th in the World with 5,776 publications made and 104,759 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 141 In South Korea
#200 of 2,703 In Asia
#840 of 6,528 In the World

Chonnam National University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 6
1992 5 11
1993 12 10
1994 13 16
1995 12 23
1996 22 18
1997 21 36
1998 40 48
1999 53 75
2000 52 110
2001 65 162
2002 65 318
2003 61 402
2004 89 566
2005 104 740
2006 131 836
2007 166 1148
2008 171 1348
2009 177 1751
2010 174 2248
2011 213 2587
2012 256 3304
2013 272 4045
2014 308 4922
2015 324 5567
2016 336 6252
2017 330 6441
2018 287 7026
2019 332 8100
2020 390 10090
2021 413 12257
2022 404 12957
2023 389 13172

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 16 171 735
Psychiatry 15 179 743
Occupational Therapy 25 162 775
Clinical Psychology 11 115 782
Cognitive Science 17 263 935
Child Psychology 15 214 1149
Social Psychology 20 293 1291
Education Majors 20 454 1760

Mathematics rankings

Chonnam National University ranked 20th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1072nd in the World with 4,389 publications made and 63,784 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#20 of 138 In South Korea
#304 of 2,673 In Asia
#1072 of 6,305 In the World

Chonnam National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 5
1992 2 3
1993 4 7
1994 6 8
1995 6 12
1996 12 15
1997 12 18
1998 11 30
1999 20 24
2000 17 36
2001 23 75
2002 55 110
2003 48 147
2004 76 216
2005 78 316
2006 111 449
2007 127 551
2008 138 680
2009 127 920
2010 133 1138
2011 170 1456
2012 158 1743
2013 182 2142
2014 225 2492
2015 240 2938
2016 222 3176
2017 266 3475
2018 272 4120
2019 276 5085
2020 297 6008
2021 315 7740
2022 341 8509
2023 372 8852

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 20 267 975
Blockchain and Cryptography 41 490 1256
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 410 1394
Operations Research 24 553 1416
Math Teachers 17 443 1689
Applied Mathematics 33 674 1716

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Chonnam National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Performing arts 7 128 833
Tax Law 8 196 889
Real Estate 21 252 894
Demography 16 239 1034
Marketing 19 258 1059
Fashion Design 19 256 1073
Management 22 336 1166
Linguistics 20 332 1181
Business 22 313 1219
Archaeology 20 343 1231
Finance 20 337 1288
History 20 344 1333
Art & Design 23 328 1339
Investment Banking and Stock trading 25 444 1392
Aesthetics 20 355 1426
Accounting 21 375 1446
Advertising 35 375 1447
Sociology 18 333 1487
Economics 22 388 1489
Anthropology 19 303 1504
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 20 370 1536
International Business 27 412 1617
Law 23 419 1634
Gender Studies 13 268 1705
Classics and Ancient History 20 406 1706
Philosophy 23 419 1718
Development Studies 25 504 1779
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 459 1832
Political Science 23 440 1852
Communications and Public Relations 29 448 1864
Literature 31 562 2013