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Ewha Womans University ranked 12th in South Korea, 824th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 155 research topics. Ewha Womans University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,743 academic publications and 877,742 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 64 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#824 of 14,131 In the World
#171 of 5,830 In Asia
#12 of 193 In South Korea
#8 of 39 In Seoul
#272 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#314 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#408 of 3,214 For Inorganic Chemistry
#400 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1823 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 152 other topics

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Biology rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 16th for Biology in South Korea and 608th in the World with 24,682 publications made and 684,432 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 144 In South Korea
#165 of 2,834 In Asia
#608 of 6,833 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 60 20
1993 76 28
1994 67 30
1995 102 43
1996 132 61
1997 134 125
1998 146 170
1999 165 267
2000 171 440
2001 209 653
2002 270 1035
2003 363 1673
2004 388 2520
2005 451 3698
2006 530 4977
2007 625 6497
2008 662 8181
2009 751 10274
2010 835 12807
2011 1000 16504
2012 999 19883
2013 1073 24242
2014 1151 27756
2015 1282 30261
2016 1290 33153
2017 1253 36385
2018 1275 40047
2019 1249 46965
2020 1428 57089
2021 1471 66523
2022 1487 68047
2023 1609 69901
2024 1385 68215

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 11 134 446
Pharmacology 13 138 482
Astrobiology 8 98 488
Biophysics 7 104 498
Biochemistry 14 143 514
Nanotechnology 20 202 523
Molecular Biology 19 161 533
Genetics 15 145 536
Biotechnology 16 150 537
Immunology 17 164 553
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 68 607
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 156 621
Neuroscience 12 127 621
Microbiology 23 200 685
Nutrition and Food Science 25 282 760
Evolutionary Biology 10 181 803
Virology 22 244 840
Paleontology 23 254 877
Botany 24 323 986
Zoology 22 262 1041
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 380 1228
Horticulture 29 535 1338
Toxicology 24 508 1339
Animal Science 31 505 1532
Agricultural Science 36 750 1851
Forestry 33 725 2065

Medicine rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 13th for Medicine in South Korea and 569th in the World with 22,087 publications made and 477,774 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 144 In South Korea
#141 of 2,809 In Asia
#569 of 6,775 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 66 9
1993 77 17
1994 85 17
1995 113 26
1996 142 53
1997 138 96
1998 140 140
1999 156 192
2000 162 304
2001 170 436
2002 199 717
2003 281 1096
2004 308 1664
2005 340 2383
2006 440 3295
2007 496 4279
2008 517 5562
2009 607 6962
2010 649 8584
2011 776 10617
2012 788 12817
2013 917 15279
2014 983 17539
2015 1084 19664
2016 1178 21772
2017 1114 24173
2018 1157 26898
2019 1186 31379
2020 1358 41044
2021 1420 49244
2022 1405 50466
2023 1583 52763
2024 1350 51079

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 12 56 272
Pharmacy 4 86 314
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 119 427
Cosmetology 20 126 435
Orthodontics 10 106 435
Oncology and Cancer research 11 134 446
Radiation Therapy 10 147 468
Gerontology 8 53 477
Pharmacology 13 138 482
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 156 492
Surgery 14 145 493
Dentistry 15 136 494
Biomedical Engineering 18 146 498
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 147 505
Pathology 12 127 511
Dermatology 15 146 515
Anesthesiology 11 147 521
Critical Care Nursing 7 102 527
Immunology 17 164 553
Nursing 8 80 560
Respiratory Therapy 8 136 565
Cardiology 11 160 575
Pediatrics 10 146 576
Epidemiology 10 130 593
Anatomy and Physiology 18 165 602
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 68 607
Public Health 8 104 612
Audiology 14 123 632
Ophthalmology 22 195 647
Psychiatry 11 151 655
Medical Physics 12 156 659
Clinical Psychology 10 96 669
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 160 670
Urology 20 222 671
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 115 678
Neurosurgery 23 262 697
Physical Therapy 15 133 700
Occupational Therapy 21 143 704
Optometry 18 194 726
Health Science 8 151 770
Veterinary 13 265 783
Sports / Exercise science 11 129 807
Family medicine 14 190 807
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 142 821
Virology 22 244 840
Sports Medicine 24 166 851
Social Work 5 113 947
Toxicology 24 508 1339

Chemistry rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 17th for Chemistry in South Korea and 623rd in the World with 19,442 publications made and 619,716 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 141 In South Korea
#187 of 2,781 In Asia
#623 of 6,545 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 47 17
1993 55 29
1994 54 36
1995 80 50
1996 85 88
1997 114 135
1998 122 163
1999 128 273
2000 149 433
2001 195 640
2002 270 975
2003 331 1634
2004 363 2428
2005 415 3675
2006 473 4845
2007 550 6390
2008 549 7833
2009 627 9840
2010 746 12348
2011 851 15860
2012 876 19359
2013 870 23326
2014 926 26763
2015 1063 29034
2016 1034 31264
2017 946 34316
2018 968 37239
2019 933 43386
2020 1039 50687
2021 1064 58671
2022 1053 59542
2023 1162 60737
2024 963 59582

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 4 86 314
Inorganic Chemistry 13 148 408
Biochemistry 14 143 514
Organic Chemistry 15 159 521
Nanotechnology 20 202 523
Biochemical Engineering 16 154 575
Physical chemistry 20 241 648
Computational Chemistry 9 189 686
Materials Science 22 241 707
Chemical Engineering 27 297 711
Nutrition and Food Science 25 282 760
Radiochemistry 22 395 772
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 263 820
Environmental Chemistry 24 292 850
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 480 1396

Engineering rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 22nd for Engineering in South Korea and 800th in the World with 14,676 publications made and 427,984 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 144 In South Korea
#257 of 2,835 In Asia
#800 of 6,782 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 20 12
1993 34 19
1994 33 30
1995 71 40
1996 62 79
1997 79 89
1998 74 121
1999 76 155
2000 91 289
2001 127 369
2002 201 659
2003 201 1001
2004 214 1342
2005 294 1901
2006 332 2661
2007 393 3649
2008 366 4625
2009 422 6120
2010 517 7810
2011 607 10753
2012 623 13470
2013 691 16438
2014 695 18939
2015 749 20938
2016 760 22474
2017 743 24518
2018 797 26590
2019 736 31875
2020 815 36649
2021 915 43850
2022 896 43539
2023 961 45405
2024 828 43829

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 18 146 498
Nanotechnology 20 202 523
Biotechnology 16 150 537
Biochemical Engineering 16 154 575
Optical Engineering 14 180 599
Metallurgical Engineering 19 240 692
Materials Science 22 241 707
Chemical Engineering 27 297 711
Environmental Engineering 16 258 750
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 263 820
Human-Computer Interaction 18 214 857
Reliability and Quality Engineering 24 301 896
Computer Networking 28 298 899
Computer Engineering 34 342 914
Petroleum Engineering 26 299 939
Applied/Engineering Physics 28 349 956
Robotics 34 384 984
Geotechnical Engineering 25 382 1041
Acoustical Engineering 29 344 1058
Electrical Engineering 40 407 1062
Technical Drawing 26 458 1075
Telecommunications 36 407 1101
Systems Engineering 21 311 1122
Electronic Engineering 41 453 1136
Mechanical Engineering 33 398 1150
Aerospace Engineering 31 394 1183
Remote Sensing 27 443 1282
Structural Engineering 46 560 1402
Civil Engineering 34 524 1421
Architectural Engineering 45 579 1469
Renewable Energy Engineering 43 620 1481
Automotive Engineering 52 665 1599
Transportation Engineering 47 632 1611
Operations Research 45 848 1951

Physics rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 19th for Physics in South Korea and 741st in the World with 14,030 publications made and 442,363 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 142 In South Korea
#221 of 2,817 In Asia
#741 of 6,713 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 26 14
1993 33 19
1994 38 25
1995 69 36
1996 74 85
1997 76 100
1998 82 140
1999 76 177
2000 97 325
2001 142 440
2002 199 681
2003 214 1102
2004 231 1520
2005 279 2143
2006 316 2816
2007 356 3808
2008 380 4886
2009 415 6306
2010 523 7935
2011 596 11105
2012 612 13737
2013 670 17283
2014 613 19932
2015 735 21696
2016 726 22964
2017 689 24692
2018 763 26650
2019 658 31554
2020 779 36155
2021 826 42832
2022 828 41798
2023 892 43441
2024 776 42529

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 8 98 488
Biophysics 7 104 498
Nanotechnology 20 202 523
Theoretical Physics 9 118 545
Optical Engineering 14 180 599
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 156 649
Medical Physics 12 156 659
Condensed Matter Physics 20 238 687
Materials Science 22 241 707
Quantum and Particle physics 18 219 730
Nuclear Physics 19 222 758
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 197 797
Applied/Engineering Physics 28 349 956
Acoustical Engineering 29 344 1058

Computer Science rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 19th for Computer Science in South Korea and 898th in the World with 11,726 publications made and 281,279 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 145 In South Korea
#246 of 2,840 In Asia
#898 of 6,845 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 11 8
1993 17 12
1994 10 7
1995 32 14
1996 38 23
1997 38 44
1998 53 80
1999 45 101
2000 59 150
2001 81 225
2002 124 383
2003 142 593
2004 180 917
2005 226 1244
2006 228 1713
2007 243 2236
2008 241 2825
2009 264 3342
2010 282 4287
2011 376 5461
2012 388 6915
2013 493 8315
2014 521 9458
2015 527 10783
2016 595 11996
2017 553 13563
2018 697 15139
2019 728 18790
2020 869 25428
2021 928 32202
2022 862 31561
2023 963 33976
2024 756 32294

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 156 621
Neuroscience 12 127 621
Animation 18 198 647
Multimedia 11 181 785
Game Design and Development 22 191 798
Human-Computer Interaction 18 214 857
Computer Graphics 24 245 867
Computer Networking 28 298 899
Machine Learning 17 298 901
Computer Engineering 34 342 914
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 351 925
Cyber Security 23 301 953
Library and Information science 9 151 956
Robotics 34 384 984
Cognitive Science 18 286 984
Data Science 16 235 991
Computer Vision 30 363 1034
Computational Linguistics 27 377 1070
Telecommunications 36 407 1101
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 26 393 1149
Management Information Systems 11 273 1175
Software Engineering 23 377 1373

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1220th in the World with 10,571 publications made and 214,829 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 144 In South Korea
#266 of 2,864 In Asia
#1220 of 7,081 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 13 9
1993 17 9
1994 18 12
1995 29 17
1996 42 32
1997 47 45
1998 65 72
1999 49 83
2000 46 135
2001 60 158
2002 80 282
2003 124 410
2004 120 621
2005 145 890
2006 168 1196
2007 185 1520
2008 183 2016
2009 206 2365
2010 271 3126
2011 318 4045
2012 324 4989
2013 409 6343
2014 450 7328
2015 534 8414
2016 588 9175
2017 566 10436
2018 679 11711
2019 631 14393
2020 721 19307
2021 851 23639
2022 813 24160
2023 923 26294
2024 715 25011

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Broadcast Journalism 5 44 365
Early Childhood Education 1 32 415
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 94 603
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 90 605
Demography 8 112 638
Journalism and Digital Media 11 145 663
Occupational Safety and Health 11 123 696
Sports / Exercise science 11 129 807
Human Rights Law 4 95 837
Gender Studies 3 67 852
Special Education 5 107 859
Anthropology 8 132 866
Education Majors 8 172 875
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 150 885
Sociology 10 151 901
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 13 257 921
Social Work 5 113 947
Library and Information science 9 151 956
Linguistics 13 249 959
Military science 12 141 966
Law 9 204 987
Political Economy 8 115 1002
Communications and Public Relations 9 181 1015
Aesthetics 15 255 1104
Public Policy / Administration 6 176 1118
Media Studies 10 135 1130
Archaeology 17 318 1143
Political Science 8 217 1172
History 16 312 1211
Art History 7 134 1214
Criminology and Criminal Justice 8 170 1322
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 283 1341
Philosophy 13 314 1381
Classics and Ancient History 22 418 1712

Environmental Science rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 25th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1069th in the World with 10,145 publications made and 230,263 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#25 of 142 In South Korea
#317 of 2,838 In Asia
#1069 of 6,876 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 15 12
1993 31 14
1994 31 26
1995 36 31
1996 56 33
1997 61 69
1998 56 109
1999 58 130
2000 61 195
2001 75 224
2002 116 391
2003 128 605
2004 124 851
2005 164 1121
2006 194 1719
2007 272 2241
2008 245 2716
2009 293 3296
2010 312 4405
2011 374 5556
2012 360 6673
2013 425 8686
2014 462 9783
2015 505 10664
2016 546 11776
2017 527 13062
2018 592 14588
2019 543 16975
2020 604 21302
2021 668 25428
2022 705 26000
2023 710 27182
2024 603 26011

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 16 258 750
Environmental Chemistry 24 292 850
Paleontology 23 254 877
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 324 1007
Geology 25 301 1007
Geotechnical Engineering 25 382 1041
Ecology 23 321 1086
Oceanography 29 353 1108
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 380 1228
Geography and Cartography 23 357 1256
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 480 1396
Environmental Management 34 556 1443
Earth science and Geophysics 40 574 1509
Agricultural Science 36 750 1851
Forestry 33 725 2065

Psychology rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 11th for Psychology in South Korea and 708th in the World with 9,508 publications made and 171,754 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 143 In South Korea
#152 of 2,755 In Asia
#708 of 6,645 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 26 4
1993 30 3
1994 24 3
1995 46 14
1996 50 15
1997 46 45
1998 64 64
1999 54 76
2000 52 120
2001 64 161
2002 77 242
2003 112 387
2004 124 579
2005 142 746
2006 158 1155
2007 151 1338
2008 186 1879
2009 199 2197
2010 233 2783
2011 264 3400
2012 291 4060
2013 375 5128
2014 407 6056
2015 438 6799
2016 489 7822
2017 464 8615
2018 529 9873
2019 564 11794
2020 684 16090
2021 731 19191
2022 707 20011
2023 800 21621
2024 633 20780

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 10 154 594
Neuroscience 12 127 621
Child Psychology 6 79 643
Psychiatry 11 151 655
Clinical Psychology 10 96 669
Occupational Therapy 21 143 704
Social Psychology 10 134 776
Special Education 5 107 859
Education Majors 8 172 875
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 150 885
Sexology 4 87 937
Social Work 5 113 947
Cognitive Science 18 286 984

Mathematics rankings

Ewha Womans University ranked 16th for Mathematics in South Korea and 862nd in the World with 7,109 publications made and 125,457 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 141 In South Korea
#233 of 2,718 In Asia
#862 of 6,418 In the World

Ewha Womans University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 4
1993 6 2
1994 3 4
1995 9 6
1996 18 16
1997 15 13
1998 24 39
1999 18 44
2000 26 78
2001 37 110
2002 54 166
2003 60 244
2004 79 348
2005 81 491
2006 107 652
2007 116 767
2008 120 1053
2009 143 1256
2010 152 1693
2011 191 2330
2012 221 3114
2013 284 3913
2014 301 4796
2015 342 5327
2016 374 5968
2017 396 6713
2018 455 7586
2019 506 9581
2020 567 12359
2021 627 14854
2022 623 15435
2023 676 16584
2024 427 12862

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 16 208 805
Math Teachers 8 191 848
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 198 853
Actuarial Science 8 186 911
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 351 925
Applied Mathematics 19 408 1210
Operations Research 45 848 1951

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Ewha Womans University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 55 372
Real Estate 16 142 551
Music 6 114 640
Painting and Drawing 13 194 753
Sculpture 13 194 753
Entertainment Industry Business 11 141 785
Advertising 12 155 801
Finance 11 198 854
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 237 857
Performing arts 10 162 903
Human Resource Management 9 209 938
Economics 10 213 961
Creative Writing 4 153 1000
Fashion Design 17 244 1031
Business 17 268 1049
Art & Design 14 236 1049
Photography 14 267 1056
Development Studies 12 250 1069
International Business 13 204 1076
Literature 10 231 1082
International Trade 13 209 1098
Marketing 19 298 1105
Accounting 13 286 1177
International Economics 14 239 1191
Management 28 389 1274
Project Management 17 325 1353
Environmental Economics 29 546 1433