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Gyeongsang National University ranked 28th in South Korea, 1743rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 138 research topics. Gyeongsang National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,409 academic publications and 626,564 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1743 of 14,131 In the World
#459 of 5,830 In Asia
#28 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 4 In Jinju
#296 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#310 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#322 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#3256 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3822 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 135 other topics

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Biology rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 22nd for Biology in South Korea and 721st in the World with 22,244 publications made and 493,003 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#22 of 144 In South Korea
#216 of 2,838 In Asia
#721 of 6,841 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 34 38
1994 48 93
1995 49 141
1996 62 214
1997 74 240
1998 100 314
1999 105 497
2000 129 684
2001 135 812
2002 196 1143
2003 230 1478
2004 284 1930
2005 347 2470
2006 471 3241
2007 593 4334
2008 629 5817
2009 693 7508
2010 831 9135
2011 945 11654
2012 981 13579
2013 1036 16573
2014 1008 18559
2015 959 19929
2016 990 20791
2017 946 22327
2018 1066 24407
2019 1176 28268
2020 1280 35655
2021 1476 42333
2022 1489 45624
2023 1495 47727
2024 1376 50254
2025 1121 47083

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 94 296
Horticulture 6 93 322
Animal Science 5 72 334
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 104 498
Entomology 7 98 504
Agricultural Science 8 152 506
Molecular Biology 15 150 508
Botany 10 133 543
Microbiology 15 149 548
Pharmacology 23 172 552
Biochemistry 18 179 605
Genetics 19 172 610
Nanotechnology 27 266 646
Immunology 21 203 646
Oncology and Cancer research 28 240 687
Biotechnology 23 209 688
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 183 696
Forestry 7 201 749
Biophysics 20 209 755
Paleontology 18 217 785
Zoology 15 161 789
Neuroscience 19 196 804
Toxicology 13 287 870
Virology 23 265 888
Evolutionary Biology 14 236 942
Astrobiology 29 371 1208

Chemistry rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 20th for Chemistry in South Korea and 667th in the World with 21,037 publications made and 486,719 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 141 In South Korea
#212 of 2,785 In Asia
#667 of 6,561 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 37 44
1994 51 102
1995 46 136
1996 57 217
1997 76 230
1998 110 355
1999 110 535
2000 140 686
2001 167 802
2002 245 1220
2003 253 1605
2004 318 2029
2005 367 2681
2006 510 3457
2007 656 4524
2008 648 5858
2009 698 7434
2010 858 9214
2011 930 11762
2012 936 13714
2013 997 16625
2014 946 18535
2015 894 19822
2016 919 20934
2017 798 22053
2018 882 23976
2019 979 27215
2020 1117 33864
2021 1344 39732
2022 1383 43012
2023 1395 45085
2024 1269 48209
2025 990 45076

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 94 296
Chemical Engineering 22 244 574
Biochemistry 18 179 605
Organic Chemistry 19 208 625
Nanotechnology 27 266 646
Physical chemistry 22 254 663
Pharmacy 15 238 673
Inorganic Chemistry 19 266 689
Materials Science 21 245 703
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 235 817
Computational Chemistry 13 260 852
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 29 329 929
Environmental Chemistry 30 371 1009
Radiochemistry 31 521 1033
Biochemical Engineering 29 360 1047

Engineering rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 24th for Engineering in South Korea and 859th in the World with 15,325 publications made and 308,296 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#24 of 144 In South Korea
#280 of 2,841 In Asia
#859 of 6,795 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 21 30
1994 33 59
1995 27 89
1996 39 127
1997 50 117
1998 80 214
1999 66 264
2000 103 373
2001 117 432
2002 175 763
2003 164 990
2004 216 1283
2005 273 1641
2006 349 2194
2007 472 2784
2008 446 3552
2009 470 4653
2010 578 5743
2011 623 7513
2012 671 8946
2013 713 11146
2014 688 12461
2015 644 13225
2016 657 14094
2017 581 14891
2018 690 16260
2019 725 18518
2020 832 22822
2021 1027 27025
2022 1038 29498
2023 1103 32064
2024 974 35699
2025 756 33552

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

Physics rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 23rd for Physics in South Korea and 863rd in the World with 14,699 publications made and 304,123 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#23 of 142 In South Korea
#280 of 2,822 In Asia
#863 of 6,729 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 30 49
1994 42 99
1995 31 131
1996 42 163
1997 58 159
1998 80 237
1999 72 281
2000 109 376
2001 132 499
2002 198 901
2003 180 1255
2004 226 1595
2005 295 2071
2006 356 2641
2007 474 3233
2008 434 3960
2009 461 4905
2010 580 5961
2011 607 7686
2012 640 9263
2013 717 11453
2014 673 12521
2015 620 13005
2016 624 13782
2017 527 14399
2018 670 15646
2019 711 17835
2020 776 21400
2021 940 25121
2022 954 26850
2023 978 29361
2024 863 32080
2025 644 29930

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 266 646
Materials Science 21 245 703
Biophysics 20 209 755
Quantum and Particle physics 24 273 865
Applied/Engineering Physics 25 322 878
Optical Engineering 28 310 913
Theoretical Physics 19 252 924
Condensed Matter Physics 31 364 937
Nuclear Physics 26 356 1050
Acoustical Engineering 31 377 1110
Astrobiology 29 371 1208
Atomic and Molecular physics 30 407 1210
Astrophysics and Astronomy 29 391 1272

Medicine rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 23rd for Medicine in South Korea and 824th in the World with 14,322 publications made and 268,775 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 144 In South Korea
#244 of 2,817 In Asia
#824 of 6,793 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 20 27
1994 29 53
1995 26 94
1996 41 143
1997 33 142
1998 63 167
1999 58 292
2000 73 367
2001 82 377
2002 113 517
2003 141 737
2004 150 954
2005 183 1215
2006 274 1485
2007 336 2080
2008 356 2783
2009 377 3577
2010 503 4394
2011 594 5873
2012 617 6794
2013 658 8217
2014 646 9888
2015 624 10665
2016 694 11236
2017 708 12281
2018 774 13406
2019 838 15667
2020 897 20674
2021 941 24721
2022 971 26399
2023 943 26730
2024 888 27091
2025 750 25340

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 3 82 330
Urology 13 174 538
Pharmacology 23 172 552
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 212 608
Immunology 21 203 646
Radiation Therapy 24 223 649
Pharmacy 15 238 673
Anatomy and Physiology 23 195 673
Oncology and Cancer research 28 240 687
Ophthalmology 26 213 696
Surgery 25 238 727
Plastic Surgery 34 235 737
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 236 741
Anesthesiology 25 242 752
Cardiology 23 229 754
Pathology 24 235 770
Forensic Science 5 222 807
Dentistry 20 244 821
Sonography and Ultrasound 35 319 869
Toxicology 13 287 870
Optometry 27 261 877
Dermatology 33 317 883
Virology 23 265 888
Nursing 17 169 926
Occupational Therapy 35 229 928
Psychiatry 23 254 929
Respiratory Therapy 31 284 930
Neurosurgery 34 350 931
Physical Therapy 33 244 973
Critical Care Nursing 25 302 1008
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 230 1016
Pediatrics 27 311 1018
Orthodontics 28 314 1041
Audiology 33 305 1129
Gerontology 33 225 1143
Epidemiology 30 360 1168
Biomedical Engineering 43 452 1191
Public Health 25 324 1211
Sports Medicine 41 315 1223
Sports / Exercise science 39 313 1255
Clinical Psychology 30 320 1324
Family medicine 32 408 1401
Healthcare Management (MHA) 36 438 1597
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 518 1712
Health Science 36 521 1823

Environmental Science rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 21st for Environmental Science in South Korea and 915th in the World with 12,930 publications made and 254,768 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 142 In South Korea
#267 of 2,841 In Asia
#915 of 6,888 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 15 15
1994 26 39
1995 21 56
1996 30 101
1997 37 113
1998 56 142
1999 74 234
2000 72 307
2001 98 373
2002 110 575
2003 137 751
2004 170 969
2005 198 1330
2006 277 1736
2007 352 2271
2008 354 2912
2009 382 4029
2010 474 4783
2011 570 6054
2012 608 7173
2013 618 8734
2014 630 9820
2015 600 10668
2016 567 11164
2017 520 11923
2018 577 13115
2019 637 15397
2020 696 19493
2021 883 23431
2022 868 25336
2023 923 27250
2024 812 28065
2025 602 25950

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 104 498
Agricultural Science 8 152 506
Forestry 7 201 749
Earth science and Geophysics 16 227 756
Paleontology 18 217 785
Oceanography 20 236 804
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 235 817
Geology 20 237 836
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 290 916
Ecology 18 261 917
Geotechnical Engineering 21 347 958
Environmental Engineering 26 374 982
Environmental Chemistry 30 371 1009
Environmental Management 28 439 1172
Geography and Cartography 25 408 1356

Computer Science rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 26th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1111th in the World with 9,050 publications made and 165,586 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#26 of 145 In South Korea
#344 of 2,842 In Asia
#1111 of 6,855 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 13 13
1994 16 37
1995 16 52
1996 17 46
1997 24 77
1998 34 102
1999 32 149
2000 64 181
2001 61 230
2002 83 363
2003 91 489
2004 112 688
2005 132 851
2006 173 1168
2007 214 1474
2008 228 1868
2009 259 2442
2010 362 3032
2011 406 4145
2012 397 4841
2013 432 5628
2014 387 6326
2015 398 6625
2016 375 7078
2017 309 7413
2018 465 8380
2019 503 10110
2020 512 13553
2021 633 16155
2022 641 17359
2023 641 17761
2024 572 18522
2025 511 18016

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 183 696
Neuroscience 19 196 804
Robotics 27 322 843
Animation 24 326 895
Telecommunications 34 368 1009
Computer Graphics 32 337 1075
Blockchain and Cryptography 36 441 1113
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 30 429 1196
Computer Vision 34 466 1226
Computer Networking 37 462 1243
Software Engineering 22 381 1375
Computer Engineering 50 582 1389
Machine Learning 35 575 1424
Human-Computer Interaction 41 475 1441
Library and Information science 21 347 1531
Cyber Security 46 653 1668
Computational Linguistics 41 689 1677
Cognitive Science 47 789 1939
Management Information Systems 40 775 2270
Data Science 55 930 2393

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 24th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1704th in the World with 6,813 publications made and 116,821 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#24 of 144 In South Korea
#451 of 2,867 In Asia
#1704 of 7,088 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 10 11
1994 25 28
1995 16 49
1996 26 73
1997 16 54
1998 34 83
1999 38 131
2000 44 173
2001 52 194
2002 44 324
2003 75 410
2004 79 547
2005 101 735
2006 111 872
2007 125 1085
2008 146 1372
2009 188 1775
2010 249 2209
2011 256 3039
2012 286 3723
2013 325 4365
2014 334 4854
2015 279 5043
2016 307 5267
2017 284 5481
2018 350 6271
2019 386 7576
2020 436 9911
2021 479 11698
2022 488 12780
2023 485 13815
2024 419 14006
2025 360 13168

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 5 222 807
Linguistics 17 300 1067
Sports / Exercise science 39 313 1255
Demography 24 347 1261
Library and Information science 21 347 1531
Archaeology 26 486 1545
History 26 507 1695
Anthropology 25 418 1700
Philosophy 21 436 1706
Sociology 27 471 1795
Gender Studies 14 337 1848
Education Majors 23 554 1904
Law 32 562 1904
Communications and Public Relations 32 578 2094
Aesthetics 38 689 2137
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 599 2150
Political Science 32 597 2180
Classics and Ancient History 35 742 2452

Psychology rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 25th for Psychology in South Korea and 1096th in the World with 5,257 publications made and 96,843 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 143 In South Korea
#314 of 2,766 In Asia
#1096 of 6,663 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 7 5
1994 12 16
1995 8 36
1996 8 31
1997 8 39
1998 18 38
1999 14 81
2000 18 80
2001 15 95
2002 33 123
2003 43 203
2004 54 286
2005 69 355
2006 89 476
2007 103 642
2008 126 882
2009 127 1125
2010 171 1331
2011 209 1977
2012 215 2459
2013 242 3024
2014 253 3665
2015 216 3948
2016 265 3999
2017 232 4378
2018 277 4885
2019 338 5771
2020 343 7798
2021 367 9314
2022 388 10091
2023 392 10060
2024 345 10346
2025 286 9956

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 19 196 804
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 22 254 830
Occupational Therapy 35 229 928
Psychiatry 23 254 929
Clinical Psychology 30 320 1324
Child Psychology 30 433 1642
Social Psychology 36 544 1822
Education Majors 23 554 1904
Cognitive Science 47 789 1939

Mathematics rankings

Gyeongsang National University ranked 30th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1288th in the World with 4,354 publications made and 69,855 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#30 of 142 In South Korea
#423 of 2,725 In Asia
#1288 of 6,434 In the World

Gyeongsang National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 6 8
1994 8 5
1995 7 23
1996 11 13
1997 6 22
1998 18 37
1999 15 38
2000 28 44
2001 32 84
2002 35 152
2003 34 209
2004 37 223
2005 49 315
2006 65 463
2007 77 500
2008 113 643
2009 103 889
2010 149 1130
2011 184 1475
2012 210 2071
2013 212 2276
2014 220 2534
2015 190 2578
2016 204 2700
2017 195 2879
2018 258 3245
2019 271 4079
2020 295 5318
2021 325 6609
2022 322 6927
2023 304 7354
2024 212 5773
2025 182 4864

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 8 190 666
Blockchain and Cryptography 36 441 1113
Statistics 31 435 1322
Operations Research 36 786 1818
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 661 1863
Math Teachers 24 561 1873

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Gyeongsang National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 168 767
Development Studies 11 247 1051
Management 25 367 1199
Marketing 23 362 1242
Human Resource Management 14 370 1339
Fashion Design 29 411 1392
Business 28 444 1464
Advertising 37 445 1538
Economics 26 457 1584
Art & Design 34 489 1661
Project Management 26 471 1687
Finance 32 542 1689
Literature 29 495 1758
Accounting 36 633 2003