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Dankook University ranked 23rd in South Korea, 1433rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. Dankook University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,991 academic publications and 392,198 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 94 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1433 of 14,131 In the World
#363 of 5,830 In Asia
#23 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 6 In Yongin
#201 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#259 of 1,852 For Biomedical Engineering
#312 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#361 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3106 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Biology rankings

Dankook University ranked 29th for Biology in South Korea and 1007th in the World with 15,816 publications made and 319,957 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#29 of 144 In South Korea
#345 of 2,838 In Asia
#1007 of 6,841 In the World

Dankook University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 10 17
1994 18 14
1995 16 34
1996 28 47
1997 56 61
1998 69 98
1999 68 150
2000 117 202
2001 99 278
2002 163 479
2003 218 682
2004 244 974
2005 248 1327
2006 253 1694
2007 307 2229
2008 313 2747
2009 438 3588
2010 539 4435
2011 658 5795
2012 727 7074
2013 822 8528
2014 920 10644
2015 1000 12374
2016 936 13869
2017 888 15510
2018 845 17431
2019 824 20412
2020 905 25482
2021 997 30447
2022 839 31984
2023 889 32501
2024 777 31734
2025 672 29795

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animal Science 2 33 201
Nutrition and Food Science 17 194 551
Nanotechnology 23 239 593
Microbiology 24 208 692
Oncology and Cancer research 30 253 706
Astrobiology 16 177 733
Biophysics 24 239 822
Immunology 31 274 845
Molecular Biology 31 285 847
Pharmacology 34 324 862
Biotechnology 30 299 864
Genetics 27 288 878
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 301 951
Agricultural Science 20 344 954
Biochemistry 28 341 955
Virology 25 311 996
Neuroscience 30 276 1007
Zoology 23 264 1037
Paleontology 26 316 1043
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 304 1049
Botany 26 381 1112
Horticulture 23 457 1160
Toxicology 25 548 1402
Forestry 19 451 1430
Evolutionary Biology 31 452 1465

Chemistry rankings

Dankook University ranked 29th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1024th in the World with 13,712 publications made and 292,221 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#29 of 141 In South Korea
#374 of 2,785 In Asia
#1024 of 6,561 In the World

Dankook University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 12 26
1994 25 29
1995 20 47
1996 39 62
1997 62 69
1998 63 103
1999 72 177
2000 92 233
2001 100 316
2002 165 525
2003 210 733
2004 231 1036
2005 234 1396
2006 263 1755
2007 306 2257
2008 299 2838
2009 405 3485
2010 476 4320
2011 598 5568
2012 663 6731
2013 736 7981
2014 796 9958
2015 860 11449
2016 758 12868
2017 723 14133
2018 694 15729
2019 666 18349
2020 679 22344
2021 824 26502
2022 730 28120
2023 742 28287
2024 681 28372
2025 540 26618

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 17 194 551
Nanotechnology 23 239 593
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 225 721
Chemical Engineering 28 331 783
Materials Science 28 336 897
Radiochemistry 27 480 950
Biochemistry 28 341 955
Organic Chemistry 29 362 970
Physical chemistry 35 440 1036
Inorganic Chemistry 32 478 1116
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 368 1159
Pharmacy 27 468 1188
Biochemical Engineering 35 561 1364
Environmental Chemistry 38 578 1402
Computational Chemistry 34 612 1508

Medicine rankings

Dankook University ranked 30th for Medicine in South Korea and 913th in the World with 12,699 publications made and 233,302 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 144 In South Korea
#276 of 2,817 In Asia
#913 of 6,793 In the World

Dankook University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 6 10
1994 9 9
1995 17 23
1996 27 41
1997 44 53
1998 55 62
1999 53 99
2000 92 128
2001 84 188
2002 113 290
2003 150 469
2004 200 667
2005 163 847
2006 200 1076
2007 219 1405
2008 232 1835
2009 296 2226
2010 368 2734
2011 472 3480
2012 524 4356
2013 612 5515
2014 736 6796
2015 815 8291
2016 795 9613
2017 742 10958
2018 698 12399
2019 662 14826
2020 802 19628
2021 831 23416
2022 745 24561
2023 786 25024
2024 659 23624
2025 571 22313

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 8 65 259
Dentistry 7 78 312
Cosmetology 20 124 430
Orthodontics 10 105 430
Dermatology 19 181 591
Veterinary 11 199 607
Plastic Surgery 29 181 625
Respiratory Therapy 19 184 663
Audiology 16 143 680
Oncology and Cancer research 30 253 706
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 29 263 710
Anatomy and Physiology 25 206 710
Radiation Therapy 28 253 713
Surgery 24 232 715
Urology 24 258 747
Ophthalmology 29 240 773
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 262 801
Occupational Therapy 27 180 801
Neurosurgery 29 299 801
Sports Medicine 20 154 812
Anesthesiology 28 264 814
Optometry 24 244 840
Immunology 31 274 845
Pharmacology 34 324 862
Pathology 30 278 863
Physical Therapy 27 196 869
Sonography and Ultrasound 36 320 871
Pediatrics 19 263 887
Sports / Exercise science 18 161 888
Gerontology 23 157 914
Family medicine 15 238 959
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 262 971
Epidemiology 22 284 982
Virology 25 311 996
Cardiology 32 348 1020
Psychiatry 29 302 1046
Public Health 21 274 1091
Clinical Psychology 21 235 1099
Critical Care Nursing 28 341 1132
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 29 304 1185
Pharmacy 27 468 1188
Nursing 28 308 1311
Toxicology 25 548 1402
Health Science 29 436 1583
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 466 1666

Engineering rankings

Dankook University ranked 32nd for Engineering in South Korea and 1120th in the World with 11,101 publications made and 206,998 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#32 of 144 In South Korea
#403 of 2,841 In Asia
#1120 of 6,795 In the World

Dankook University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 11 30
1994 22 30
1995 24 61
1996 35 60
1997 56 71
1998 48 91
1999 54 144
2000 64 167
2001 67 212
2002 139 375
2003 178 460
2004 198 660
2005 196 922
2006 211 1265
2007 282 1663
2008 253 2161
2009 307 2703
2010 398 3451
2011 483 4399
2012 544 5250
2013 611 6188
2014 679 7798
2015 649 8794
2016 584 10088
2017 538 10840
2018 511 11918
2019 502 13663
2020 575 16308
2021 634 18931
2022 613 20460
2023 641 21182
2024 583 21709
2025 440 20561

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

Physics rankings

Dankook University ranked 32nd for Physics in South Korea and 1135th in the World with 9,987 publications made and 187,574 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#32 of 142 In South Korea
#409 of 2,822 In Asia
#1135 of 6,729 In the World

Dankook University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 11 31
1994 21 33
1995 23 57
1996 35 63
1997 48 67
1998 49 88
1999 55 146
2000 67 164
2001 71 197
2002 133 365
2003 161 436
2004 192 669
2005 178 871
2006 203 1233
2007 251 1552
2008 228 2064
2009 288 2605
2010 370 3211
2011 450 4182
2012 481 4948
2013 552 5722
2014 625 7273
2015 576 8076
2016 526 9236
2017 485 9915
2018 459 10913
2019 467 12366
2020 486 14454
2021 552 16638
2022 509 17653
2023 550 18431
2024 522 19143
2025 377 17765

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 23 239 593
Astrobiology 16 177 733
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 264 763
Biophysics 24 239 822
Materials Science 28 336 897
Optical Engineering 27 307 903
Condensed Matter Physics 30 361 932
Atomic and Molecular physics 25 335 1050
Nuclear Physics 34 423 1162
Quantum and Particle physics 32 431 1180
Acoustical Engineering 38 494 1361
Theoretical Physics 28 477 1450
Astrophysics and Astronomy 35 535 1578

Environmental Science rankings

Dankook University ranked 29th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1307th in the World with 8,120 publications made and 147,147 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 142 In South Korea
#436 of 2,841 In Asia
#1307 of 6,888 In the World

Dankook University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 6 16
1994 12 14
1995 14 25
1996 19 26
1997 35 36
1998 34 50
1999 35 80
2000 58 104
2001 44 136
2002 95 270
2003 116 352
2004 154 506
2005 137 715
2006 139 871
2007 165 1119
2008 171 1251
2009 204 1704
2010 290 2049
2011 323 2741
2012 365 3142
2013 424 3928
2014 462 4835
2015 443 5578
2016 460 6079
2017 397 6806
2018 432 7734
2019 417 9321
2020 469 11894
2021 530 14155
2022 470 14874
2023 490 15949
2024 400 15090
2025 340 14243

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 20 344 954
Paleontology 26 316 1043
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 304 1049
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 368 1159
Geology 30 403 1237
Ecology 29 414 1281
Geotechnical Engineering 32 533 1352
Environmental Chemistry 38 578 1402
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 36 527 1410
Forestry 19 451 1430
Environmental Engineering 41 599 1442
Oceanography 45 613 1657
Earth science and Geophysics 47 693 1757
Environmental Management 43 733 1797
Geography and Cartography 37 673 1947

Computer Science rankings

Dankook University ranked 37th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1466th in the World with 7,306 publications made and 114,231 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#37 of 145 In South Korea
#533 of 2,842 In Asia
#1466 of 6,855 In the World

Dankook University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 4 11
1994 9 17
1995 9 30
1996 9 27
1997 37 42
1998 32 75
1999 25 54
2000 27 106
2001 27 104
2002 67 184
2003 97 286
2004 91 371
2005 126 504
2006 116 605
2007 122 788
2008 147 1023
2009 175 1223
2010 200 1423
2011 267 1853
2012 310 2347
2013 380 2878
2014 434 3487
2015 433 4193
2016 411 4658
2017 383 5019
2018 409 6084
2019 359 7161
2020 423 9299
2021 478 11594
2022 459 12433
2023 494 13436
2024 421 13028
2025 360 12043

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 36 267 950
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 301 951
UX/UI Desgin 25 292 995
Neuroscience 30 276 1007
Computer Engineering 39 418 1048
Human-Computer Interaction 30 354 1184
Multimedia 28 365 1243
Blockchain and Cryptography 43 519 1276
Telecommunications 43 516 1291
Computer Graphics 39 458 1348
Cyber Security 39 494 1362
Computer Vision 42 591 1437
Computer Networking 48 600 1502
Machine Learning 38 642 1536
Cognitive Science 37 652 1671
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 42 696 1714
Computational Linguistics 43 711 1724
Management Information Systems 31 641 1987
Library and Information science 30 529 2017
Software Engineering 50 774 2158
Data Science 50 806 2174

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Dankook University ranked 32nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2078th in the World with 5,404 publications made and 86,181 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#32 of 144 In South Korea
#590 of 2,867 In Asia
#2078 of 7,088 In the World

Dankook University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 6 7
1994 5 6
1995 8 18
1996 13 15
1997 23 23
1998 22 40
1999 20 54
2000 22 77
2001 22 94
2002 48 132
2003 66 177
2004 71 277
2005 72 374
2006 100 472
2007 86 555
2008 87 732
2009 131 918
2010 150 1088
2011 199 1469
2012 193 1784
2013 297 2154
2014 342 2689
2015 271 3264
2016 307 3494
2017 290 3972
2018 295 4614
2019 285 5558
2020 358 7694
2021 366 9159
2022 357 9804
2023 372 11122
2024 307 10650
2025 235 9851

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 18 161 888
Occupational Safety and Health 22 219 973
Demography 20 313 1178
Anthropology 17 351 1522
Linguistics 31 537 1584
Sociology 26 432 1702
Archaeology 36 674 1940
Library and Information science 30 529 2017
Law 35 619 2051
Education Majors 29 630 2071
History 36 683 2080
Communications and Public Relations 35 604 2146
Classics and Ancient History 30 603 2157
Aesthetics 40 718 2202
Philosophy 33 671 2305
Political Science 35 665 2344
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 35 722 2435

Psychology rankings

Dankook University ranked 32nd for Psychology in South Korea and 1292nd in the World with 4,639 publications made and 75,317 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#32 of 143 In South Korea
#397 of 2,766 In Asia
#1292 of 6,663 In the World

Dankook University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 3 4
1994 6 4
1995 3 7
1996 13 14
1997 18 19
1998 24 33
1999 17 42
2000 20 51
2001 19 71
2002 21 102
2003 45 183
2004 42 189
2005 39 221
2006 58 302
2007 53 378
2008 64 503
2009 100 636
2010 123 786
2011 160 1001
2012 171 1236
2013 246 1724
2014 301 2073
2015 254 2610
2016 271 3025
2017 258 3479
2018 269 4004
2019 289 4823
2020 306 6478
2021 321 7763
2022 325 8373
2023 347 8847
2024 259 8490
2025 223 8125

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 27 180 801
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 24 278 872
Neuroscience 30 276 1007
Psychiatry 29 302 1046
Clinical Psychology 21 235 1099
Child Psychology 24 358 1470
Social Psychology 30 464 1635
Cognitive Science 37 652 1671
Education Majors 29 630 2071

Mathematics rankings

Dankook University ranked 34th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1462nd in the World with 3,588 publications made and 57,280 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#34 of 142 In South Korea
#502 of 2,725 In Asia
#1462 of 6,434 In the World

Dankook University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 2
1994 2 13
1995 6 23
1996 7 21
1997 16 19
1998 6 26
1999 6 25
2000 9 40
2001 11 46
2002 33 81
2003 42 86
2004 51 153
2005 61 204
2006 67 244
2007 66 312
2008 51 458
2009 77 580
2010 109 579
2011 120 829
2012 133 1010
2013 197 1260
2014 220 1658
2015 197 1838
2016 237 2127
2017 210 2314
2018 225 2672
2019 172 3224
2020 210 4312
2021 263 5132
2022 244 5592
2023 243 6069
2024 161 4662
2025 151 3920

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 43 519 1276
Statistics 34 459 1369
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 443 1422
Math Teachers 21 491 1682
Applied Mathematics 32 696 1743
Operations Research 40 806 1859

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Dankook University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Painting and Drawing 12 196 746
Sculpture 12 196 746
Illustration and Concept Art 11 209 772
Real Estate 26 248 850
Interior Design 19 405 975
Graphic Design 15 283 1007
International Trade 17 242 1170
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 402 1261
International Business 17 285 1276
Advertising 38 446 1539
Fashion Design 35 484 1565
Finance 29 519 1650
Management 43 638 1760
Accounting 31 531 1776
Art & Design 36 560 1840
Business 40 625 1846
Economics 33 580 1865
Marketing 46 638 1878
Development Studies 31 614 1947
Project Management 39 743 2209
Literature 35 710 2265