Daejeon University: Rankings

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Daejeon University ranked 64th in South Korea, 3678th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 45 research topics. Daejeon University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,472 academic publications and 113,586 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3678 of 14,131 In the World
#1180 of 5,830 In Asia
#64 of 193 In South Korea
#5 of 10 In Daejeon
#553 of 1,302 For Occupational Therapy
#698 of 2,796 For Sports Medicine
#782 of 3,992 For Physical Therapy
#2776 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#6473 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 42 other topics

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Biology rankings

Daejeon University ranked 54th for Biology in South Korea and 2045th in the World with 3,917 publications made and 92,089 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#54 of 144 In South Korea
#852 of 2,838 In Asia
#2045 of 6,841 In the World

Daejeon University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 16 1
2003 26 23
2004 42 54
2005 36 117
2006 48 204
2007 42 284
2008 59 358
2009 74 519
2010 90 685
2011 89 779
2012 123 1008
2013 163 1320
2014 310 1748
2015 340 2797
2016 332 3828
2017 286 4948
2018 306 5934
2019 350 7580
2020 405 9698
2021 254 11418
2022 177 11400
2023 163 10498
2024 128 9686
2025 67 8118

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 45 508 1120
Pharmacology 41 467 1134
Immunology 44 568 1473
Oncology and Cancer research 50 636 1539
Biophysics 49 574 1546
Neuroscience 45 542 1628
Molecular Biology 55 659 1650
Biochemistry 54 811 1867
Genetics 57 854 2001
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 876 2083
Biotechnology 63 959 2159
Zoology 54 756 2176
Nutrition and Food Science 67 1001 2181
Botany 62 1053 2464
Microbiology 76 1197 2667
Evolutionary Biology 59 1071 2691
Horticulture 69 1227 2704
Paleontology 78 1251 2955
Virology 61 1233 3010
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 70 1205 3025
Agricultural Science 77 1514 3417

Chemistry rankings

Daejeon University ranked 58th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1988th in the World with 3,335 publications made and 91,827 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#58 of 141 In South Korea
#876 of 2,785 In Asia
#1988 of 6,561 In the World

Daejeon University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 17 1
2003 22 18
2004 41 46
2005 33 111
2006 44 201
2007 30 252
2008 46 300
2009 61 438
2010 65 585
2011 68 641
2012 89 809
2013 131 1077
2014 290 1534
2015 290 2560
2016 302 3681
2017 273 4866
2018 300 6040
2019 320 7579
2020 346 9570
2021 203 11375
2022 117 11259
2023 123 10379
2024 87 9605
2025 42 7964

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 45 508 1120
Chemical Engineering 45 592 1247
Inorganic Chemistry 45 660 1463
Physical chemistry 49 705 1552
Materials Science 51 749 1694
Organic Chemistry 56 798 1783
Biochemistry 54 811 1867
Radiochemistry 61 1061 2023
Nutrition and Food Science 67 1001 2181
Environmental Chemistry 62 1008 2190
Petrology and Geochemistry 59 1015 2487

Medicine rankings

Daejeon University ranked 45th for Medicine in South Korea and 1788th in the World with 3,097 publications made and 53,012 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#45 of 144 In South Korea
#644 of 2,817 In Asia
#1788 of 6,793 In the World

Daejeon University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 10 1
2003 18 16
2004 36 38
2005 27 81
2006 36 164
2007 42 205
2008 54 317
2009 65 393
2010 93 593
2011 90 631
2012 130 869
2013 155 1114
2014 213 1362
2015 239 1842
2016 197 2293
2017 188 2644
2018 196 3000
2019 218 3657
2020 274 4896
2021 217 5624
2022 192 5853
2023 176 5572
2024 143 5249
2025 103 4481

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 12 99 553
Sports Medicine 15 119 698
Physical Therapy 21 158 782
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 40 445 1133
Pharmacology 41 467 1134
Biomedical Engineering 45 476 1233
Anesthesiology 39 442 1267
Radiation Therapy 44 539 1313
Anatomy and Physiology 42 471 1357
Dermatology 41 514 1360
Surgery 41 480 1383
Pathology 43 536 1462
Immunology 44 568 1473
Oncology and Cancer research 50 636 1539
Urology 46 643 1605
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 47 595 1650
Pediatrics 39 557 1732
Psychiatry 44 592 1761
Gerontology 52 445 1770
Health Science 34 506 1780
Nursing 40 511 1808
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 44 570 1918
Family medicine 44 617 1950
Orthodontics 47 722 2024
Critical Care Nursing 42 698 2059
Clinical Psychology 47 650 2127
Cardiology 49 837 2209
Dentistry 55 924 2355
Healthcare Management (MHA) 53 832 2486
Public Health 64 1137 2998
Virology 61 1233 3010

Engineering rankings

Daejeon University ranked 61st for Engineering in South Korea and 2164th in the World with 2,810 publications made and 74,607 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#61 of 144 In South Korea
#949 of 2,841 In Asia
#2164 of 6,795 In the World

Daejeon University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 0 0
2001 1 2
2002 21 11
2003 20 27
2004 39 52
2005 29 118
2006 35 193
2007 30 231
2008 40 238
2009 19 323
2010 52 353
2011 53 446
2012 70 489
2013 101 679
2014 272 1030
2015 255 1976
2016 265 2998
2017 235 4018
2018 265 5265
2019 272 6487
2020 289 8096
2021 155 9748
2022 94 9672
2023 107 8882
2024 65 8165
2025 29 6682

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 30 351 865
Nanotechnology 45 508 1120
Biomedical Engineering 45 476 1233
Chemical Engineering 45 592 1247
Materials Science 51 749 1694
Electrical Engineering 57 795 1790
Metallurgical Engineering 57 815 1796
Environmental Engineering 54 830 1908
Geotechnical Engineering 52 842 1966
Electronic Engineering 69 989 2155
Biotechnology 63 959 2159
Telecommunications 70 1014 2235
Computer Networking 75 1048 2345
Optical Engineering 67 1066 2364
Acoustical Engineering 68 1083 2526
Aerospace Engineering 73 1107 2555
Mechanical Engineering 74 1134 2632
Structural Engineering 81 1187 2678
Systems Engineering 65 1075 2703
Civil Engineering 79 1253 2904

Physics rankings

Daejeon University ranked 60th for Physics in South Korea and 2139th in the World with 2,489 publications made and 70,202 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#60 of 142 In South Korea
#923 of 2,822 In Asia
#2139 of 6,729 In the World

Daejeon University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 19 6
2003 18 21
2004 31 47
2005 21 83
2006 27 135
2007 18 140
2008 28 182
2009 16 245
2010 42 297
2011 44 355
2012 54 387
2013 76 564
2014 244 850
2015 225 1784
2016 251 2800
2017 216 3831
2018 250 4996
2019 258 6215
2020 274 7696
2021 140 9298
2022 83 9123
2023 82 8425
2024 51 7807
2025 20 6332

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 45 508 1120
Biophysics 49 574 1546
Condensed Matter Physics 56 711 1578
Materials Science 51 749 1694
Quantum and Particle physics 56 901 2085
Nuclear Physics 62 920 2111
Optical Engineering 67 1066 2364
Acoustical Engineering 68 1083 2526
Astrophysics and Astronomy 71 1291 3127

Computer Science rankings

Daejeon University ranked 71st for Computer Science in South Korea and 2859th in the World with 1,797 publications made and 28,114 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#71 of 145 In South Korea
#1239 of 2,842 In Asia
#2859 of 6,855 In the World

Daejeon University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1999 0 2
2000 0 0
2001 1 3
2002 14 9
2003 17 21
2004 35 61
2005 23 126
2006 38 184
2007 33 221
2008 38 230
2009 32 311
2010 43 337
2011 48 372
2012 68 459
2013 86 602
2014 117 767
2015 121 1024
2016 120 1240
2017 119 1400
2018 115 1629
2019 137 2011
2020 166 2833
2021 112 3410
2022 110 3577
2023 93 3546
2024 72 3411
2025 44 3025

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 45 542 1628
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 876 2083
Software Engineering 52 801 2210
Telecommunications 70 1014 2235
Computer Networking 75 1048 2345
Computer Vision 77 1281 2766
Cyber Security 85 1342 3054
Cognitive Science 79 1464 3314
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 90 1580 3477
Machine Learning 89 1629 3505

Environmental Science rankings

Daejeon University ranked 72nd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 3144th in the World with 1,790 publications made and 37,053 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#72 of 142 In South Korea
#1321 of 2,841 In Asia
#3144 of 6,888 In the World

Daejeon University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 10 3
2003 14 14
2004 26 29
2005 21 55
2006 31 110
2007 29 133
2008 23 169
2009 24 243
2010 41 291
2011 57 354
2012 71 423
2013 100 540
2014 136 791
2015 144 1159
2016 148 1651
2017 124 2047
2018 135 2587
2019 142 3260
2020 162 4079
2021 107 4932
2022 84 4823
2023 79 4544
2024 57 4037
2025 26 3152

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 54 830 1908
Geotechnical Engineering 52 842 1966
Environmental Chemistry 62 1008 2190
Petrology and Geochemistry 59 1015 2487
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 69 1174 2663
Environmental Management 62 1161 2685
Oceanography 70 1114 2697
Earth science and Geophysics 70 1145 2708
Ecology 66 1235 2926
Geology 73 1247 2933
Paleontology 78 1251 2955
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 70 1205 3025
Agricultural Science 77 1514 3417
Geography and Cartography 81 1616 3986

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Daejeon University ranked 81st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 4247th in the World with 1,350 publications made and 17,107 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#81 of 144 In South Korea
#1608 of 2,867 In Asia
#4247 of 7,088 In the World

Daejeon University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2001 1 1
2002 8 3
2003 5 18
2004 17 26
2005 14 60
2006 28 84
2007 24 103
2008 29 147
2009 21 173
2010 37 255
2011 39 283
2012 60 351
2013 72 440
2014 83 548
2015 79 655
2016 99 813
2017 76 883
2018 83 1090
2019 108 1359
2020 103 1870
2021 93 2388
2022 94 2430
2023 86 2497
2024 52 2393
2025 47 2185

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 71 1384 3285
Demography 74 1345 3441
Philosophy 75 1476 3991
Law 85 1573 4080
Education Majors 87 1532 4097
Anthropology 83 1583 4210
Archaeology 91 1757 4260
Political Science 85 1616 4384
History 88 1751 4393
Sociology 83 1739 4544

Psychology rankings

Daejeon University ranked 53rd for Psychology in South Korea and 2396th in the World with 1,312 publications made and 20,407 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#53 of 143 In South Korea
#896 of 2,766 In Asia
#2396 of 6,663 In the World

Daejeon University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2002 6 1
2003 7 7
2004 12 22
2005 7 31
2006 16 70
2007 18 70
2008 26 103
2009 23 144
2010 33 174
2011 34 225
2012 50 323
2013 71 423
2014 89 510
2015 94 694
2016 89 904
2017 78 1022
2018 69 1139
2019 104 1380
2020 114 2014
2021 100 2318
2022 89 2583
2023 83 2511
2024 69 2431
2025 37 2156

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 12 99 553
Neuroscience 45 542 1628
Psychiatry 44 592 1761
Clinical Psychology 47 650 2127
Child Psychology 72 988 2847
Cognitive Science 79 1464 3314
Social Psychology 94 1499 3809
Education Majors 87 1532 4097

Mathematics rankings

Daejeon University ranked 70th for Mathematics in South Korea and 3045th in the World with 782 publications made and 11,391 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#70 of 142 In South Korea
#1306 of 2,725 In Asia
#3045 of 6,434 In the World

Daejeon University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2001 0 2
2002 8 8
2003 9 13
2004 14 42
2005 12 77
2006 19 114
2007 12 130
2008 12 136
2009 15 165
2010 20 171
2011 20 194
2012 26 196
2013 41 294
2014 54 315
2015 46 405
2016 59 506
2017 35 512
2018 48 626
2019 50 863
2020 62 1142
2021 49 1387
2022 55 1373
2023 59 1487
2024 32 1093
2025 28 886

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 66 1150 2711

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Daejeon University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Marketing 87 1379 3437
Literature 67 1275 3462
Fashion Design 82 1447 3626
Art & Design 81 1421 3681
Management 92 1593 3820
Business 94 1692 4138
Development Studies 94 1775 4444
Economics 94 1862 4567
Finance 97 1929 4615