Daejeon University: Rankings

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Daejeon University ranked 78th in South Korea, 4022nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 46 research topics. Daejeon University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,377 academic publications and 105,484 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4022 of 14,131 In the World
#1379 of 5,830 In Asia
#78 of 193 In South Korea
#6 of 10 In Daejeon
#545 of 1,257 For Occupational Therapy
#690 of 2,702 For Sports Medicine
#778 of 3,929 For Physical Therapy
#2700 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#7562 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 43 other topics

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Biology rankings

Daejeon University ranked 54th for Biology in South Korea and 2040th in the World with 3,874 publications made and 85,303 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#54 of 144 In South Korea
#840 of 2,834 In Asia
#2040 of 6,833 In the World

Daejeon University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
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 1007
2013 163 1320
2014 310 1746
2015 341 2797
2016 331 3828
2017 286 4954
2018 310 5945
2019 352 7585
2020 407 9722
2021 254 11421
2022 178 11423
2023 163 10509
2024 125 9624

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacology 41 449 1113
Nanotechnology 45 503 1122
Immunology 43 560 1464
Oncology and Cancer research 50 630 1539
Biophysics 48 572 1544
Neuroscience 45 530 1624
Molecular Biology 54 647 1634
Biochemistry 54 814 1878
Genetics 57 837 1984
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 52 848 2038
Biotechnology 62 942 2137
Nutrition and Food Science 66 981 2155
Zoology 54 756 2187
Botany 62 1030 2435
Microbiology 76 1181 2642
Evolutionary Biology 59 1054 2673
Horticulture 69 1210 2689
Paleontology 78 1238 2949
Virology 61 1232 3011
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 73 1224 3073
Agricultural Science 76 1491 3388

Chemistry rankings

Daejeon University ranked 58th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1984th in the World with 3,308 publications made and 85,330 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#58 of 141 In South Korea
#863 of 2,781 In Asia
#1984 of 6,545 In the World

Daejeon University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
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 61 437
2010 65 585
2011 68 641
2012 89 807
2013 131 1077
2014 290 1531
2015 290 2562
2016 301 3686
2017 274 4862
2018 301 6041
2019 317 7579
2020 348 9590
2021 203 11390
2022 116 11270
2023 123 10385
2024 89 9581

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 45 503 1122
Chemical Engineering 45 576 1234
Inorganic Chemistry 47 669 1506
Physical chemistry 49 694 1546
Materials Science 51 731 1671
Organic Chemistry 57 793 1788
Biochemistry 54 814 1878
Radiochemistry 61 1052 2013
Nutrition and Food Science 66 981 2155
Environmental Chemistry 63 1011 2211
Petrology and Geochemistry 63 1098 2656

Medicine rankings

Daejeon University ranked 45th for Medicine in South Korea and 1782nd in the World with 3,008 publications made and 48,883 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#45 of 144 In South Korea
#636 of 2,809 In Asia
#1782 of 6,775 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 37
2005 27 81
2006 36 164
2007 42 205
2008 54 317
2009 65 394
2010 93 594
2011 90 632
2012 130 870
2013 155 1114
2014 212 1360
2015 240 1837
2016 194 2295
2017 187 2652
2018 198 3009
2019 211 3662
2020 272 4896
2021 219 5628
2022 190 5859
2023 176 5573
2024 141 5194

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 96 545
Sports Medicine 14 115 690
Physical Therapy 20 155 778
Pharmacology 41 449 1113
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 40 436 1125
Biomedical Engineering 41 428 1166
Anesthesiology 39 437 1260
Radiation Therapy 44 532 1312
Dermatology 41 494 1326
Anatomy and Physiology 42 464 1351
Surgery 41 477 1376
Pathology 41 525 1452
Immunology 43 560 1464
Oncology and Cancer research 50 630 1539
Urology 46 637 1592
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 47 593 1650
Gerontology 50 420 1736
Pediatrics 39 555 1737
Psychiatry 44 588 1758
Health Science 34 505 1798
Nursing 40 501 1807
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 44 566 1916
Family medicine 44 604 1934
Orthodontics 46 706 1994
Critical Care Nursing 43 684 2026
Clinical Psychology 46 631 2097
Cardiology 49 822 2190
Healthcare Management (MHA) 55 831 2499
Virology 61 1232 3011
Public Health 66 1151 3041

Engineering rankings

Daejeon University ranked 60th for Engineering in South Korea and 2143rd in the World with 2,792 publications made and 70,220 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#60 of 144 In South Korea
#932 of 2,835 In Asia
#2143 of 6,782 In the World

Daejeon University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
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 40 239
2009 19 323
2010 52 352
2011 53 445
2012 70 489
2013 101 678
2014 272 1030
2015 256 1979
2016 265 2993
2017 237 4026
2018 269 5272
2019 271 6496
2020 290 8098
2021 155 9759
2022 93 9686
2023 105 8887
2024 66 8123

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 29 352 864
Nanotechnology 45 503 1122
Biomedical Engineering 41 428 1166
Chemical Engineering 45 576 1234
Applied/Engineering Physics 40 518 1280
Materials Science 51 731 1671
Electrical Engineering 57 776 1771
Metallurgical Engineering 57 801 1786
Environmental Engineering 55 818 1889
Geotechnical Engineering 52 835 1969
Biotechnology 62 942 2137
Electronic Engineering 69 1003 2200
Telecommunications 70 1000 2228
Computer Networking 74 1020 2306
Optical Engineering 69 1069 2371
Acoustical Engineering 67 1075 2518
Aerospace Engineering 72 1094 2544
Structural Engineering 77 1131 2552
Mechanical Engineering 74 1115 2610
Systems Engineering 62 1033 2627
Civil Engineering 79 1227 2857

Physics rankings

Daejeon University ranked 60th for Physics in South Korea and 2135th in the World with 2,471 publications made and 65,607 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
#908 of 2,817 In Asia
#2135 of 6,713 In the World

Daejeon University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 0
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 28 183
2009 16 245
2010 42 296
2011 44 354
2012 54 387
2013 76 562
2014 244 848
2015 225 1786
2016 252 2799
2017 216 3829
2018 251 4995
2019 257 6211
2020 276 7712
2021 138 9288
2022 83 9113
2023 80 8438
2024 50 7783

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 45 503 1122
Applied/Engineering Physics 40 518 1280
Biophysics 48 572 1544
Condensed Matter Physics 55 705 1579
Materials Science 51 731 1671
Quantum and Particle physics 56 890 2085
Nuclear Physics 62 921 2138
Atomic and Molecular physics 58 913 2160
Optical Engineering 69 1069 2371
Acoustical Engineering 67 1075 2518
Astrophysics and Astronomy 69 1262 3099

Environmental Science rankings

Daejeon University ranked 72nd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 3135th in the World with 1,763 publications made and 33,974 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
#1306 of 2,838 In Asia
#3135 of 6,876 In the World

Daejeon University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
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 23 170
2009 24 242
2010 41 292
2011 57 355
2012 71 422
2013 100 539
2014 135 789
2015 144 1151
2016 146 1648
2017 123 2047
2018 129 2591
2019 141 3258
2020 166 4089
2021 106 4937
2022 85 4837
2023 79 4539
2024 56 3992

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 55 818 1889
Geotechnical Engineering 52 835 1969
Environmental Chemistry 63 1011 2211
Environmental Management 60 1122 2613
Petrology and Geochemistry 63 1098 2656
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 69 1168 2666
Earth science and Geophysics 70 1126 2678
Oceanography 70 1105 2689
Ecology 66 1202 2885
Geology 74 1240 2930
Paleontology 78 1238 2949
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 73 1224 3073
Agricultural Science 76 1491 3388
Geography and Cartography 81 1608 3983

Computer Science rankings

Daejeon University ranked 72nd for Computer Science in South Korea and 2842nd in the World with 1,742 publications made and 25,716 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#72 of 145 In South Korea
#1216 of 2,840 In Asia
#2842 of 6,845 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 38 231
2009 32 311
2010 43 339
2011 48 372
2012 68 457
2013 86 604
2014 117 767
2015 121 1017
2016 118 1235
2017 115 1384
2018 112 1630
2019 136 2010
2020 165 2854
2021 111 3428
2022 109 3585
2023 93 3559
2024 67 3382

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 45 530 1624
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 52 848 2038
Software Engineering 51 780 2173
Telecommunications 70 1000 2228
Computer Networking 74 1020 2306
Computer Vision 77 1265 2753
Cyber Security 84 1304 2990
Cognitive Science 78 1431 3251
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 90 1552 3437
Machine Learning 89 1625 3522

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Daejeon University ranked 80th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 4230th in the World with 1,320 publications made and 15,733 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#80 of 144 In South Korea
#1590 of 2,864 In Asia
#4230 of 7,081 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 37 256
2011 39 284
2012 60 352
2013 71 442
2014 83 548
2015 78 658
2016 97 809
2017 75 889
2018 89 1084
2019 109 1347
2020 105 1873
2021 94 2397
2022 94 2423
2023 86 2499
2024 53 2368

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 69 1368 3260
Demography 74 1352 3479
Philosophy 71 1444 3936
Law 84 1565 4077
Education Majors 91 1555 4167
Anthropology 82 1560 4173
Archaeology 90 1744 4249
Political Science 85 1599 4367
History 89 1738 4398
Sociology 84 1739 4559

Psychology rankings

Daejeon University ranked 53rd for Psychology in South Korea and 2391st in the World with 1,281 publications made and 18,657 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#53 of 143 In South Korea
#877 of 2,755 In Asia
#2391 of 6,645 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 26 104
2009 23 144
2010 33 174
2011 34 226
2012 50 322
2013 71 424
2014 88 510
2015 95 695
2016 87 905
2017 80 1017
2018 71 1147
2019 103 1381
2020 113 2007
2021 101 2329
2022 89 2593
2023 82 2516
2024 67 2398

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 96 545
Neuroscience 45 530 1624
Psychiatry 44 588 1758
Clinical Psychology 46 631 2097
Child Psychology 71 954 2801
Cognitive Science 78 1431 3251
Social Psychology 94 1499 3837
Education Majors 91 1555 4167

Mathematics rankings

Daejeon University ranked 69th for Mathematics in South Korea and 3029th in the World with 762 publications made and 10,746 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#69 of 141 In South Korea
#1292 of 2,718 In Asia
#3029 of 6,418 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 15 164
2010 20 171
2011 20 193
2012 26 196
2013 40 295
2014 54 316
2015 47 406
2016 59 506
2017 35 510
2018 47 632
2019 51 873
2020 66 1163
2021 47 1400
2022 56 1402
2023 59 1510
2024 32 1093

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 65 1127 2685

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Daejeon University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Marketing 89 1409 3511
Literature 70 1289 3541
Fashion Design 79 1407 3554
Art & Design 81 1396 3651
Management 92 1589 3823
Business 93 1666 4093
Finance 92 1852 4464
Development Studies 94 1801 4521
Economics 94 1840 4536