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Hanyang University ranked 6th in South Korea, 504th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 202 research topics. Hanyang University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 83,406 academic publications and 1,998,825 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 131 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#504 of 14,131 In the World
#75 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 193 In South Korea
#5 of 39 In Seoul
#41 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#75 of 4,453 For Chemical Engineering
#86 of 4,220 For Nanotechnology
#290 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1270 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 199 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Hanyang University ranked 5th for Engineering in South Korea and 191st in the World with 58,642 publications made and 1,482,999 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 144 In South Korea
#60 of 2,841 In Asia
#191 of 6,795 In the World

Hanyang University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 55 131
1994 75 154
1995 130 216
1996 158 299
1997 276 471
1998 364 623
1999 455 919
2000 531 1245
2001 673 1734
2002 1242 3311
2003 1191 4385
2004 1213 5696
2005 1332 7742
2006 1632 10297
2007 1880 12201
2008 1917 15171
2009 1938 18302
2010 1999 22296
2011 2327 27341
2012 2526 32504
2013 2514 38658
2014 2707 46036
2015 2652 51321
2016 2849 60254
2017 2647 70455
2018 2882 84795
2019 3041 100677
2020 3025 116370
2021 3061 135680
2022 3175 143452
2023 3435 153041
2024 2805 155162
2025 1984 141343

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automotive Engineering 1 20 41
Chemical Engineering 4 47 75
Nanotechnology 6 47 86
Robotics 4 33 86
Nuclear Engineering 3 36 91
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 40 106
Computer Engineering 6 38 116
Electrical Engineering 5 49 118
Metallurgical Engineering 5 57 138
Materials Science 5 57 142
Structural Engineering 3 55 152
Architectural Engineering 3 44 152
Electronic Engineering 5 58 156
Biomedical Engineering 6 39 162
Automation and Control engineering 4 69 163
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 37 172
Mechanical Engineering 4 54 174
Telecommunications 6 64 177
Construction Management 2 46 182
Transportation Engineering 3 51 190
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 66 193
Environmental Engineering 4 72 198
Civil Engineering 4 66 207
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 70 214
Petroleum Engineering 4 78 221
Acoustical Engineering 4 67 224
Industrial Engineering 3 59 225
Optical Engineering 7 71 233
Human-Computer Interaction 6 49 233
Aerospace Engineering 4 66 240
Computer Networking 7 76 242
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 88 248
Systems Engineering 5 61 268
Landscape Architecture 2 67 279
Technical Drawing 8 82 284
Geotechnical Engineering 5 106 305
Architecture 5 63 310
Operations Research 4 97 315
Biochemical Engineering 4 81 321
Mining Engineering 3 121 327
Marine Engineering 11 113 355
Product and Industrial Design 6 93 410
Remote Sensing 4 120 497
Biotechnology 14 135 512
Aviation 14 181 720
Engineering Management 6 199 836

Physics rankings

Hanyang University ranked 5th for Physics in South Korea and 224th in the World with 54,237 publications made and 1,422,187 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 142 In South Korea
#65 of 2,822 In Asia
#224 of 6,729 In the World

Hanyang University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 51 149
1994 74 166
1995 136 250
1996 152 312
1997 272 482
1998 352 621
1999 443 940
2000 510 1249
2001 654 1734
2002 1136 3198
2003 1153 4182
2004 1183 5524
2005 1250 7346
2006 1510 9716
2007 1734 11820
2008 1805 14633
2009 1787 17727
2010 1886 21370
2011 2153 26376
2012 2369 31342
2013 2339 37387
2014 2460 44128
2015 2470 49384
2016 2611 58261
2017 2449 68746
2018 2685 84051
2019 2788 99599
2020 2767 113131
2021 2814 130021
2022 2886 135053
2023 3112 144125
2024 2494 144902
2025 1760 131660

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 47 86
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 40 106
Materials Science 5 57 142
Acoustical Engineering 4 67 224
Quantum and Particle physics 5 67 227
Optical Engineering 7 71 233
Condensed Matter Physics 7 76 256
Nuclear Physics 7 68 314
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 69 359
Theoretical Physics 6 80 422
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 91 460
Biophysics 8 114 527
Medical Physics 9 115 547
Astrobiology 11 127 579

Chemistry rankings

Hanyang University ranked 7th for Chemistry in South Korea and 294th in the World with 53,182 publications made and 1,450,782 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 141 In South Korea
#78 of 2,785 In Asia
#294 of 6,561 In the World

Hanyang University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 52 146
1994 76 170
1995 123 260
1996 165 302
1997 268 463
1998 380 625
1999 442 918
2000 505 1354
2001 659 1847
2002 996 3020
2003 1144 4324
2004 1197 5895
2005 1210 7918
2006 1494 10425
2007 1686 12722
2008 1727 15621
2009 1742 18876
2010 1858 22670
2011 2147 28207
2012 2333 33591
2013 2299 40111
2014 2397 46925
2015 2486 51917
2016 2572 59787
2017 2413 68938
2018 2550 80663
2019 2658 94343
2020 2667 111626
2021 2714 130621
2022 2871 140090
2023 3150 147501
2024 2423 151804
2025 1766 139470

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 4 47 75
Nanotechnology 6 47 86
Physical chemistry 3 46 90
Materials Science 5 57 142
Environmental Chemistry 2 47 152
Inorganic Chemistry 6 68 164
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 37 172
Radiochemistry 6 104 183
Organic Chemistry 7 68 241
Biochemical Engineering 4 81 321
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 89 403
Pharmacy 7 127 423
Biochemistry 10 114 442
Computational Chemistry 7 115 481
Nutrition and Food Science 20 236 652

Biology rankings

Hanyang University ranked 8th for Biology in South Korea and 409th in the World with 47,879 publications made and 1,329,866 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 144 In South Korea
#94 of 2,838 In Asia
#409 of 6,841 In the World

Hanyang University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 51 147
1994 71 168
1995 100 244
1996 137 245
1997 205 365
1998 300 555
1999 336 746
2000 391 1181
2001 504 1545
2002 777 2542
2003 848 3621
2004 949 5113
2005 1012 6947
2006 1246 9305
2007 1450 11334
2008 1422 14200
2009 1515 17296
2010 1583 20790
2011 1937 26147
2012 2053 31404
2013 2098 37118
2014 2199 43556
2015 2257 48223
2016 2293 55267
2017 2099 63432
2018 2247 73173
2019 2490 85628
2020 2628 104736
2021 2651 122196
2022 2838 130061
2023 3034 137124
2024 2349 136409
2025 1825 124345

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 47 86
Toxicology 5 103 395
Biochemistry 10 114 442
Oncology and Cancer research 13 144 465
Genetics 12 132 491
Pharmacology 16 148 507
Biotechnology 14 135 512
Paleontology 8 108 512
Molecular Biology 18 155 519
Biophysics 8 114 527
Neuroscience 9 95 529
Immunology 16 159 536
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 128 538
Zoology 8 103 578
Astrobiology 11 127 579
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 62 582
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 138 616
Nutrition and Food Science 20 236 652
Agricultural Science 13 218 664
Microbiology 22 202 680
Evolutionary Biology 8 149 689
Virology 19 209 758
Forestry 9 218 802
Botany 19 241 810
Animal Science 25 381 1191
Horticulture 25 484 1215

Computer Science rankings

Hanyang University ranked 6th for Computer Science in South Korea and 380th in the World with 32,914 publications made and 706,153 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 145 In South Korea
#80 of 2,842 In Asia
#380 of 6,855 In the World

Hanyang University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 30 78
1994 40 99
1995 68 132
1996 59 164
1997 100 239
1998 131 318
1999 186 426
2000 234 595
2001 275 746
2002 637 1681
2003 525 1927
2004 532 2464
2005 673 3343
2006 776 4441
2007 973 5268
2008 1018 6817
2009 1102 8654
2010 1119 10079
2011 1321 12467
2012 1437 14659
2013 1395 17082
2014 1585 20661
2015 1511 23178
2016 1561 27103
2017 1443 31635
2018 1598 39284
2019 1665 47568
2020 1849 57206
2021 1863 68314
2022 1945 70863
2023 2181 77553
2024 1813 72709
2025 1388 63430

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

Environmental Science rankings

Hanyang University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 421st in the World with 31,864 publications made and 815,817 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 142 In South Korea
#90 of 2,841 In Asia
#421 of 6,888 In the World

Hanyang University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 34 63
1994 39 78
1995 64 117
1996 85 137
1997 141 209
1998 186 276
1999 211 407
2000 252 592
2001 330 876
2002 548 1475
2003 612 2077
2004 605 2774
2005 687 3733
2006 796 5080
2007 967 6129
2008 924 7540
2009 954 9055
2010 1062 11096
2011 1239 13921
2012 1411 16763
2013 1368 20279
2014 1503 24145
2015 1500 26769
2016 1553 31356
2017 1463 36064
2018 1610 43649
2019 1724 52819
2020 1774 63534
2021 1828 76077
2022 1864 81326
2023 1990 88891
2024 1528 85049
2025 997 75048

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 2 47 152
Environmental Engineering 4 72 198
Environmental Management 3 71 229
Oceanography 4 67 270
Earth science and Geophysics 3 72 290
Geotechnical Engineering 5 106 305
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 89 316
Mining Engineering 3 121 327
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 89 403
Geology 6 93 418
Ecology 5 87 443
Geography and Cartography 5 99 461
Paleontology 8 108 512
Urban and Regional planning 2 117 608
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 138 616
Agricultural Science 13 218 664
Forestry 9 218 802

Medicine rankings

Hanyang University ranked 8th for Medicine in South Korea and 490th in the World with 27,651 publications made and 706,854 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 144 In South Korea
#110 of 2,817 In Asia
#490 of 6,793 In the World

Hanyang University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 28 78
1994 48 87
1995 66 159
1996 85 128
1997 120 217
1998 157 301
1999 178 371
2000 185 655
2001 258 808
2002 314 1198
2003 388 1845
2004 470 2585
2005 516 3502
2006 624 4537
2007 727 5489
2008 753 7351
2009 793 8797
2010 874 10657
2011 1086 13185
2012 1133 16063
2013 1200 19671
2014 1384 23410
2015 1328 26103
2016 1337 29445
2017 1197 33232
2018 1268 36163
2019 1416 42618
2020 1557 54075
2021 1654 63842
2022 1790 67056
2023 1830 70120
2024 1548 67651
2025 1278 62077

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 6 39 162
Plastic Surgery 8 30 198
Cosmetology 12 78 315
Audiology 8 55 385
Toxicology 5 103 395
Pharmacy 7 127 423
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 115 437
Anatomy and Physiology 9 98 439
Psychiatry 7 82 455
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 149 457
Oncology and Cancer research 13 144 465
Pathology 9 115 476
Surgery 12 139 477
Radiation Therapy 11 152 480
Dermatology 13 132 484
Urology 10 149 488
Occupational Therapy 10 82 495
Ophthalmology 12 134 498
Pharmacology 16 148 507
Sonography and Ultrasound 15 162 515
Immunology 16 159 536
Sports Medicine 13 83 541
Medical Physics 9 115 547
Physical Therapy 9 87 554
Anesthesiology 12 166 559
Optometry 10 138 569
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 62 582
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 89 584
Gerontology 11 81 587
Critical Care Nursing 11 131 600
Public Health 7 105 601
Respiratory Therapy 14 157 605
Epidemiology 11 143 618
Cardiology 15 179 623
Pediatrics 11 167 631
Neurosurgery 22 252 669
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 114 702
Nursing 10 111 704
Family medicine 9 161 738
Clinical Psychology 11 115 746
Virology 19 209 758
Sports / Exercise science 10 129 781
Dentistry 19 242 817
Orthodontics 19 236 835
Health Science 12 201 928
Forensic Science 10 289 939
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 12 258 962
Veterinary 21 441 1142

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hanyang University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 761st in the World with 20,463 publications made and 429,556 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 144 In South Korea
#128 of 2,867 In Asia
#761 of 7,088 In the World

Hanyang University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 16 80
1994 28 73
1995 52 95
1996 43 108
1997 45 144
1998 74 198
1999 89 265
2000 132 355
2001 168 452
2002 286 874
2003 262 1086
2004 294 1324
2005 329 1740
2006 379 2288
2007 496 2810
2008 485 3587
2009 574 4615
2010 540 5867
2011 704 6891
2012 804 8368
2013 831 9972
2014 928 12261
2015 878 14251
2016 1036 16237
2017 991 18859
2018 1078 23785
2019 1203 30421
2020 1264 37840
2021 1287 46187
2022 1435 48849
2023 1562 55581
2024 1258 51538
2025 971 46316

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

Mathematics rankings

Hanyang University ranked 7th for Mathematics in South Korea and 430th in the World with 15,464 publications made and 295,728 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 142 In South Korea
#90 of 2,725 In Asia
#430 of 6,434 In the World

Hanyang University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 10 38
1994 19 29
1995 36 43
1996 32 75
1997 50 95
1998 50 137
1999 73 172
2000 87 198
2001 105 282
2002 268 657
2003 216 679
2004 234 879
2005 268 1157
2006 332 1633
2007 419 1825
2008 426 2359
2009 512 3097
2010 493 3829
2011 557 4611
2012 620 5454
2013 604 6672
2014 726 8196
2015 688 9034
2016 748 10591
2017 721 11904
2018 837 15403
2019 913 19409
2020 975 23710
2021 1057 29015
2022 1046 30747
2023 1098 33362
2024 774 24964
2025 512 19574

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 97 315
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 123 393
Statistics 7 88 408
Actuarial Science 6 104 637
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 146 687
Applied Mathematics 9 211 731
Math Teachers 10 198 876

Psychology rankings

Hanyang University ranked 9th for Psychology in South Korea and 488th in the World with 13,957 publications made and 366,962 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 143 In South Korea
#86 of 2,766 In Asia
#488 of 6,663 In the World

Hanyang University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 13 36
1994 16 52
1995 23 62
1996 22 58
1997 25 88
1998 58 144
1999 54 156
2000 89 282
2001 99 310
2002 167 507
2003 154 735
2004 173 1016
2005 203 1460
2006 244 1933
2007 313 2327
2008 317 2945
2009 349 3759
2010 395 4626
2011 487 5775
2012 547 7338
2013 641 9304
2014 691 11517
2015 715 13365
2016 719 14722
2017 618 17067
2018 676 18847
2019 777 23001
2020 882 28342
2021 910 33007
2022 981 34946
2023 1088 37518
2024 840 35890
2025 713 32963

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 70 346
Psychiatry 7 82 455
Occupational Therapy 10 82 495
Cognitive Science 7 116 510
Neuroscience 9 95 529
Social Psychology 6 80 573
Education Majors 5 124 663
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 96 706
Clinical Psychology 11 115 746
Child Psychology 11 160 899

Business rankings

Hanyang University ranked 5th for Business in South Korea and 385th in the World with 11,470 publications made and 220,691 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 138 In South Korea
#73 of 2,654 In Asia
#385 of 6,366 In the World

Hanyang University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 14 43
1994 19 46
1995 30 56
1996 34 63
1997 53 100
1998 41 119
1999 85 194
2000 98 257
2001 113 329
2002 319 845
2003 234 921
2004 232 1010
2005 264 1251
2006 290 1736
2007 320 1964
2008 320 2426
2009 365 2943
2010 380 3531
2011 445 3920
2012 432 4664
2013 469 5552
2014 505 6542
2015 505 7284
2016 565 8373
2017 526 9828
2018 614 11825
2019 584 14619
2020 659 17912
2021 599 21705
2022 681 22572
2023 708 25032
2024 561 20567
2025 427 17411

The following table provides academic rankings for Hanyang University in various areas of Business.

Art & Design rankings

Hanyang University ranked 5th for Art & Design in South Korea and 469th in the World with 5,063 publications made and 82,115 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#5 of 126 In South Korea
#75 of 2,450 In Asia
#469 of 6,010 In the World

Hanyang University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 5 11
1994 7 14
1995 13 11
1996 10 12
1997 17 26
1998 26 42
1999 20 46
2000 31 70
2001 42 98
2002 101 231
2003 84 294
2004 109 302
2005 120 435
2006 136 608
2007 197 766
2008 177 893
2009 195 1267
2010 174 1541
2011 204 1830
2012 230 2060
2013 229 2377
2014 247 2882
2015 216 3047
2016 226 3345
2017 213 3786
2018 226 4440
2019 227 5384
2020 223 6187
2021 240 7407
2022 307 7913
2023 322 8908
2024 291 10319
2025 211 10194

The following table provides academic rankings for Hanyang University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 5 21 125
Animation 4 41 135
Interior Design 2 46 154
Computer Graphics 5 56 216
Landscape Architecture 2 67 279
Architecture 5 63 310
UX/UI Desgin 7 61 372
Entertainment Industry Business 5 42 374
Graphic Design 4 81 388
Fashion Design 5 68 393
Multimedia 6 80 415
Music 3 76 504
Photography 5 95 584
Aesthetics 6 105 628
Literature 5 95 631
Painting and Drawing 13 200 756
Sculpture 13 200 756
Illustration and Concept Art 12 219 785
Performing arts 8 154 888
Creative Writing 9 211 1209
Art History 8 157 1299

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hanyang University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 3 77 272
Economics 6 122 659
Development Studies 6 173 801
Agricultural Economics 9 381 1014
International Economics 13 176 1041