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Gachon University ranked 36th in South Korea, 2101st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 126 research topics. Gachon University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,395 academic publications and 408,904 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2101 of 14,131 In the World
#578 of 5,830 In Asia
#36 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 2 In Seongnam
#155 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#490 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#509 of 1,015 For Game Design and Development
#3535 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4195 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 123 other topics

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Biology rankings

Gachon University ranked 30th for Biology in South Korea and 1101st in the World with 15,300 publications made and 317,455 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 144 In South Korea
#388 of 2,838 In Asia
#1101 of 6,841 In the World

Gachon University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 8
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 2 0
1999 6 0
2000 16 8
2001 24 39
2002 23 70
2003 43 144
2004 45 314
2005 50 439
2006 62 528
2007 108 582
2008 126 880
2009 166 1358
2010 204 1743
2011 257 2245
2012 531 2950
2013 646 4420
2014 737 5953
2015 844 7890
2016 768 10055
2017 813 11843
2018 967 14072
2019 1064 18270
2020 1255 25310
2021 1297 32198
2022 1416 36767
2023 1464 41783
2024 1431 46224
2025 1117 46345

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacology 24 181 578
Biotechnology 19 170 586
Oncology and Cancer research 24 211 619
Nanotechnology 28 270 655
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 206 750
Immunology 28 252 778
Genetics 28 292 891
Molecular Biology 34 305 902
Neuroscience 27 239 906
Biochemistry 30 346 962
Biophysics 32 330 1033
Virology 31 365 1118
Nutrition and Food Science 33 473 1184
Microbiology 35 453 1222
Astrobiology 35 466 1397
Evolutionary Biology 32 461 1496
Botany 36 572 1505
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 527 1540
Paleontology 37 570 1589
Horticulture 36 696 1655
Zoology 39 577 1778
Animal Science 50 806 2201
Forestry 40 858 2342
Agricultural Science 50 1008 2362

Medicine rankings

Gachon University ranked 29th for Medicine in South Korea and 901st in the World with 13,356 publications made and 254,957 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#29 of 144 In South Korea
#271 of 2,817 In Asia
#901 of 6,793 In the World

Gachon University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 7
1996 0 1
1997 2 1
1998 4 0
1999 6 1
2000 21 7
2001 25 43
2002 24 75
2003 47 141
2004 48 262
2005 53 410
2006 65 511
2007 119 609
2008 134 891
2009 169 1348
2010 215 1682
2011 259 2253
2012 486 2925
2013 534 4169
2014 625 5354
2015 715 6797
2016 686 8313
2017 717 9667
2018 858 11185
2019 991 14521
2020 1109 20394
2021 1135 25803
2022 1213 28666
2023 1219 31695
2024 1126 34256
2025 893 33740

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 22 149 490
Biomedical Engineering 27 176 566
Pharmacology 24 181 578
Respiratory Therapy 12 153 596
Plastic Surgery 27 168 602
Oncology and Cancer research 24 211 619
Gerontology 13 90 622
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 209 631
Medical Physics 13 159 651
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 25 236 658
Radiation Therapy 26 237 677
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 225 711
Occupational Therapy 23 154 724
Neurosurgery 24 281 751
Pathology 23 231 765
Surgery 29 252 767
Dermatology 28 267 770
Immunology 28 252 778
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 152 797
Cardiology 27 251 812
Healthcare Management (MHA) 14 143 815
Optometry 23 236 818
Sports / Exercise science 13 137 820
Sports Medicine 21 159 825
Ophthalmology 32 268 845
Anatomy and Physiology 30 257 849
Anesthesiology 32 295 872
Nursing 16 168 924
Physical Therapy 30 223 928
Urology 32 337 933
Psychiatry 25 258 935
Critical Care Nursing 21 271 937
Audiology 31 237 944
Clinical Psychology 14 177 964
Family medicine 18 266 1027
Health Science 14 235 1053
Public Health 18 265 1062
Epidemiology 25 326 1088
Virology 31 365 1118
Pediatrics 31 376 1185
Dentistry 35 416 1263
Orthodontics 34 396 1266
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 389 1352
Veterinary 30 631 1530
Pharmacy 52 931 2084

Chemistry rankings

Gachon University ranked 33rd for Chemistry in South Korea and 1164th in the World with 12,754 publications made and 269,032 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#33 of 141 In South Korea
#444 of 2,785 In Asia
#1164 of 6,561 In the World

Gachon University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1996 1 0
1997 2 0
1998 1 0
1999 5 0
2000 12 6
2001 19 28
2002 13 57
2003 33 113
2004 25 251
2005 29 345
2006 36 373
2007 64 376
2008 91 595
2009 105 904
2010 144 1182
2011 190 1500
2012 434 2027
2013 534 3320
2014 639 4519
2015 738 6212
2016 652 8133
2017 702 9881
2018 826 11866
2019 861 15395
2020 1070 21332
2021 1096 27335
2022 1196 31474
2023 1242 35888
2024 1211 40738
2025 940 41118

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 28 270 655
Biochemical Engineering 23 261 823
Chemical Engineering 30 360 846
Biochemistry 30 346 962
Physical chemistry 32 415 997
Materials Science 37 470 1158
Radiochemistry 34 599 1179
Nutrition and Food Science 33 473 1184
Organic Chemistry 35 502 1239
Inorganic Chemistry 36 564 1260
Environmental Chemistry 42 642 1523
Computational Chemistry 44 745 1757
Pharmacy 52 931 2084
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 915 2299

Engineering rankings

Gachon University ranked 37th for Engineering in South Korea and 1262nd in the World with 11,047 publications made and 213,612 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#37 of 144 In South Korea
#473 of 2,841 In Asia
#1262 of 6,795 In the World

Gachon University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1996 2 1
1997 2 0
1998 2 0
1999 3 0
2000 4 2
2001 5 10
2002 9 11
2003 10 23
2004 11 83
2005 23 140
2006 26 154
2007 32 189
2008 44 250
2009 54 421
2010 67 501
2011 100 675
2012 323 978
2013 422 2012
2014 501 3036
2015 571 4474
2016 494 6013
2017 571 7032
2018 650 8918
2019 710 11713
2020 896 15827
2021 966 20647
2022 1167 25418
2023 1241 30616
2024 1333 35614
2025 970 36535

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 48 155
Biomedical Engineering 27 176 566
Biotechnology 19 170 586
Architectural Engineering 12 196 651
Nanotechnology 28 270 655
Computer Engineering 27 261 748
Biochemical Engineering 23 261 823
Chemical Engineering 30 360 846
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 360 964
Automotive Engineering 35 423 1081
Renewable Energy Engineering 33 446 1129
Human-Computer Interaction 27 328 1136
Architecture 27 355 1156
Materials Science 37 470 1158
Transportation Engineering 29 408 1162
Telecommunications 39 448 1167
Electrical Engineering 42 463 1179
Optical Engineering 37 458 1200
Robotics 46 522 1262
Computer Networking 38 477 1267
Electronic Engineering 46 563 1332
Metallurgical Engineering 40 577 1358
Environmental Engineering 40 576 1393
Civil Engineering 37 547 1463
Reliability and Quality Engineering 46 645 1580
Remote Sensing 38 614 1598
Systems Engineering 38 549 1599
Acoustical Engineering 44 627 1629
Mechanical Engineering 49 631 1635
Structural Engineering 54 677 1636
Aerospace Engineering 56 653 1674
Automation and Control engineering 54 783 1730
Operations Research 46 882 2005
Geotechnical Engineering 55 899 2093

Computer Science rankings

Gachon University ranked 29th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1181st in the World with 9,407 publications made and 161,448 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#29 of 145 In South Korea
#379 of 2,842 In Asia
#1181 of 6,855 In the World

Gachon University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
1999 2 0
2000 10 3
2001 5 8
2002 9 10
2003 13 18
2004 18 84
2005 18 134
2006 40 189
2007 45 219
2008 58 328
2009 68 541
2010 89 706
2011 103 982
2012 263 1272
2013 338 2174
2014 361 3088
2015 408 3896
2016 364 4933
2017 422 5394
2018 502 6522
2019 574 8707
2020 731 12147
2021 843 16132
2022 1081 20367
2023 1106 24793
2024 1162 27480
2025 923 27840

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 11 104 509
Computer Engineering 27 261 748
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 206 750
Neuroscience 27 239 906
Computer Graphics 28 303 981
Computer Vision 28 350 992
Data Science 18 259 1037
Machine Learning 25 378 1059
Multimedia 21 311 1118
Computational Linguistics 28 413 1121
Human-Computer Interaction 27 328 1136
Cognitive Science 24 375 1144
Telecommunications 39 448 1167
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 412 1170
Cyber Security 34 407 1171
Robotics 46 522 1262
Computer Networking 38 477 1267
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 518 1273
Management Information Systems 16 376 1409
Software Engineering 36 528 1664
Library and Information science 29 516 1986

Physics rankings

Gachon University ranked 39th for Physics in South Korea and 1371st in the World with 9,274 publications made and 175,557 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 142 In South Korea
#523 of 2,822 In Asia
#1371 of 6,729 In the World

Gachon University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 2 0
1997 2 0
1998 1 0
1999 2 0
2000 4 2
2001 1 6
2002 7 9
2003 8 14
2004 8 51
2005 17 66
2006 23 64
2007 28 89
2008 34 140
2009 44 256
2010 39 341
2011 85 471
2012 258 656
2013 334 1483
2014 429 2276
2015 480 3468
2016 420 4809
2017 490 5814
2018 552 7341
2019 608 9829
2020 754 13627
2021 842 17755
2022 993 21682
2023 1045 25929
2024 1105 30642
2025 790 31630

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 13 159 651
Nanotechnology 28 270 655
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 360 964
Biophysics 32 330 1033
Materials Science 37 470 1158
Optical Engineering 37 458 1200
Condensed Matter Physics 37 507 1216
Quantum and Particle physics 38 526 1382
Astrobiology 35 466 1397
Nuclear Physics 46 645 1611
Acoustical Engineering 44 627 1629
Astrophysics and Astronomy 49 747 2011
Atomic and Molecular physics 64 1012 2326

Environmental Science rankings

Gachon University ranked 37th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1743rd in the World with 6,460 publications made and 114,780 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#37 of 142 In South Korea
#635 of 2,841 In Asia
#1743 of 6,888 In the World

Gachon University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 2 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 5
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 3 0
2001 5 6
2002 1 3
2003 10 5
2004 11 57
2005 16 108
2006 14 80
2007 22 100
2008 25 134
2009 31 223
2010 36 317
2011 73 451
2012 205 597
2013 268 1082
2014 303 1579
2015 316 2289
2016 301 3042
2017 321 3661
2018 365 4725
2019 413 6317
2020 549 9135
2021 590 12161
2022 658 15248
2023 756 18811
2024 731 20678
2025 520 19830

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 40 576 1393
Environmental Chemistry 42 642 1523
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 527 1540
Paleontology 37 570 1589
Geology 40 630 1702
Environmental Management 39 692 1708
Oceanography 49 674 1768
Ecology 36 659 1779
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 53 781 1889
Geography and Cartography 40 693 1986
Geotechnical Engineering 55 899 2093
Earth science and Geophysics 58 889 2181
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 915 2299
Forestry 40 858 2342
Agricultural Science 50 1008 2362

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Gachon University ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1954th in the World with 6,287 publications made and 108,644 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#29 of 144 In South Korea
#543 of 2,867 In Asia
#1954 of 7,088 In the World

Gachon University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 1 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 4 1
2001 5 9
2002 5 8
2003 9 16
2004 11 61
2005 12 96
2006 18 128
2007 21 141
2008 24 181
2009 52 293
2010 54 387
2011 81 569
2012 177 775
2013 213 1442
2014 255 2154
2015 290 2746
2016 296 3364
2017 282 3653
2018 332 4540
2019 383 5712
2020 520 8090
2021 597 10871
2022 725 13928
2023 770 17367
2024 724 18021
2025 505 17974

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 13 145 757
Sports / Exercise science 13 137 820
Journalism and Digital Media 19 316 1113
Demography 23 338 1231
Communications and Public Relations 13 301 1365
Aesthetics 24 400 1504
Linguistics 32 541 1589
Sociology 21 389 1599
Law 24 442 1617
Anthropology 24 413 1688
Political Science 22 455 1835
Archaeology 34 640 1869
Library and Information science 29 516 1986
History 34 650 2023
Philosophy 30 608 2162
Education Majors 34 694 2210
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 44 960 2979

Psychology rankings

Gachon University ranked 24th for Psychology in South Korea and 1093rd in the World with 6,237 publications made and 110,579 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 143 In South Korea
#312 of 2,766 In Asia
#1093 of 6,663 In the World

Gachon University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 9 3
2001 10 21
2002 11 32
2003 20 54
2004 19 90
2005 17 120
2006 22 187
2007 45 241
2008 54 346
2009 70 529
2010 95 692
2011 101 1005
2012 187 1252
2013 228 1697
2014 260 2252
2015 296 2809
2016 264 3457
2017 314 3805
2018 368 4684
2019 423 6118
2020 526 8703
2021 535 11181
2022 644 13141
2023 664 15274
2024 627 16195
2025 506 16415

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 109 483
Occupational Therapy 23 154 724
Neuroscience 27 239 906
Psychiatry 25 258 935
Clinical Psychology 14 177 964
Cognitive Science 24 375 1144
Child Psychology 19 262 1216
Social Psychology 21 330 1319
Education Majors 34 694 2210

Mathematics rankings

Gachon University ranked 28th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1263rd in the World with 4,402 publications made and 78,250 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#28 of 142 In South Korea
#409 of 2,725 In Asia
#1263 of 6,434 In the World

Gachon University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 5 4
2002 1 3
2003 2 13
2004 9 27
2005 8 32
2006 15 51
2007 16 59
2008 15 79
2009 23 113
2010 36 149
2011 44 226
2012 130 378
2013 146 869
2014 177 1476
2015 209 2014
2016 181 2371
2017 219 2522
2018 259 3110
2019 280 4029
2020 377 5336
2021 437 6904
2022 516 8890
2023 558 10853
2024 471 9137
2025 317 7882

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 28 368 1195
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 518 1273
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 439 1417
Operations Research 46 882 2005
Math Teachers 31 656 2086
Applied Mathematics 58 1120 2507

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Gachon University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Real Estate 23 230 806
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 288 979
Hospitality and Hotel Management 15 361 1054
Human Resource Management 10 274 1157
Environmental Economics 23 484 1324
Marketing 28 406 1345
Management 31 496 1497
Advertising 39 453 1548
Fashion Design 34 481 1559
Art & Design 32 453 1579
Business 32 504 1592
Development Studies 20 470 1601
Project Management 29 513 1776
Economics 31 564 1834
Finance 37 632 1887
Literature 31 557 1902
Accounting 35 627 1991