Hongik University: Rankings

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Hongik University ranked 36th in South Korea, 2002nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 78 research topics. Hongik University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,292 academic publications and 112,383 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 31 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2002 of 14,131 In the World
#594 of 5,830 In Asia
#36 of 193 In South Korea
#18 of 39 In Seoul
#624 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#670 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#728 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#801 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3650 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 75 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Hongik University ranked 38th for Engineering in South Korea and 1276th in the World with 7,655 publications made and 94,062 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#38 of 143 In South Korea
#473 of 2,809 In Asia
#1276 of 6,684 In the World

Hongik University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 7 10
1992 9 19
1993 18 12
1994 16 21
1995 35 38
1996 40 60
1997 37 69
1998 59 117
1999 53 133
2000 98 208
2001 108 228
2002 205 446
2003 167 479
2004 158 571
2005 172 822
2006 245 1001
2007 261 1350
2008 231 1552
2009 265 1929
2010 314 2258
2011 255 2574
2012 287 2861
2013 346 3245
2014 344 3629
2015 381 4179
2016 399 4571
2017 417 5182
2018 418 6006
2019 456 6939
2020 465 8422
2021 458 10024
2022 423 11022
2023 432 11290

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 23 226 624
Computer Engineering 25 222 670
Reliability and Quality Engineering 17 245 767
Transportation Engineering 17 216 777
Telecommunications 26 254 791
Architecture 19 195 810
Structural Engineering 22 258 822
Nanotechnology 35 350 852
Electrical Engineering 30 301 858
Electronic Engineering 30 309 861
Industrial Engineering 14 266 873
Computer Networking 28 285 898
Product and Industrial Design 19 300 915
Robotics 31 344 928
Marine Engineering 32 358 967
Civil Engineering 26 360 1072
Human-Computer Interaction 23 279 1073
Optical Engineering 32 379 1081
Applied/Engineering Physics 32 406 1083
Mechanical Engineering 28 362 1089
Metallurgical Engineering 34 431 1100
Materials Science 36 425 1104
Automotive Engineering 36 428 1113
Architectural Engineering 32 386 1121
Landscape Architecture 19 459 1175
Acoustical Engineering 35 411 1197
Remote Sensing 30 468 1356
Operations Research 23 525 1367
Biomedical Engineering 49 535 1371
Aerospace Engineering 44 520 1439
Chemical Engineering 55 716 1514
Automation and Control engineering 49 692 1570
Geotechnical Engineering 40 629 1578
Renewable Energy Engineering 50 777 1786
Systems Engineering 43 679 1923
Environmental Engineering 66 1024 2260
Biotechnology 85 1329 2883

Physics rankings

Hongik University ranked 38th for Physics in South Korea and 1322nd in the World with 6,574 publications made and 84,156 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#38 of 142 In South Korea
#484 of 2,786 In Asia
#1322 of 6,603 In the World

Hongik University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 5 8
1992 8 11
1993 17 14
1994 17 22
1995 38 41
1996 45 67
1997 38 85
1998 56 132
1999 51 139
2000 92 212
2001 103 230
2002 166 415
2003 148 450
2004 142 514
2005 151 765
2006 215 942
2007 231 1261
2008 197 1471
2009 233 1791
2010 278 2093
2011 243 2375
2012 256 2696
2013 290 3032
2014 284 3311
2015 292 3890
2016 330 4124
2017 359 4648
2018 361 5322
2019 373 6149
2020 413 7338
2021 376 8714
2022 341 9487
2023 356 9716

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 35 350 852
Condensed Matter Physics 33 397 1045
Optical Engineering 32 379 1081
Applied/Engineering Physics 32 406 1083
Materials Science 36 425 1104
Atomic and Molecular physics 26 372 1139
Acoustical Engineering 35 411 1197
Nuclear Physics 35 451 1245
Quantum and Particle physics 36 463 1272
Astrophysics and Astronomy 39 547 1641
Theoretical Physics 42 651 1800

Chemistry rankings

Hongik University ranked 51st for Chemistry in South Korea and 1657th in the World with 5,504 publications made and 73,356 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#51 of 141 In South Korea
#682 of 2,750 In Asia
#1657 of 6,447 In the World

Hongik University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 6 8
1992 5 11
1993 18 10
1994 14 21
1995 34 30
1996 35 45
1997 26 43
1998 51 91
1999 43 97
2000 83 165
2001 90 194
2002 146 325
2003 125 378
2004 113 409
2005 132 624
2006 190 793
2007 198 1100
2008 172 1278
2009 201 1562
2010 246 1770
2011 196 2044
2012 206 2248
2013 243 2625
2014 218 2792
2015 241 3367
2016 270 3616
2017 308 4141
2018 297 4657
2019 301 5350
2020 333 6500
2021 331 7686
2022 289 8596
2023 289 8716

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 35 350 852
Materials Science 36 425 1104
Physical chemistry 45 561 1294
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 439 1325
Computational Chemistry 34 581 1493
Chemical Engineering 55 716 1514
Organic Chemistry 50 692 1619
Environmental Chemistry 48 726 1700
Pharmacy 51 852 1969
Inorganic Chemistry 59 938 1999
Biochemistry 73 1047 2342
Radiochemistry 67 1228 2361
Nutrition and Food Science 90 1450 3073

Computer Science rankings

Hongik University ranked 37th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1405th in the World with 4,645 publications made and 51,105 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#37 of 143 In South Korea
#477 of 2,809 In Asia
#1405 of 6,752 In the World

Hongik University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 5 4
1992 5 5
1993 9 7
1994 4 6
1995 10 19
1996 13 37
1997 20 38
1998 31 56
1999 29 72
2000 40 123
2001 32 111
2002 140 249
2003 111 241
2004 85 310
2005 112 418
2006 130 495
2007 148 642
2008 132 766
2009 156 1007
2010 163 1204
2011 159 1379
2012 163 1590
2013 215 1702
2014 184 2009
2015 232 2133
2016 246 2317
2017 257 2555
2018 291 3236
2019 316 4043
2020 333 4994
2021 279 6010
2022 282 6519
2023 274 6387

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 25 222 670
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 244 728
Telecommunications 26 254 791
Game Design and Development 25 212 854
Computer Networking 28 285 898
Robotics 31 344 928
Computer Graphics 27 280 936
UX/UI Desgin 22 278 962
Animation 27 358 963
Cyber Security 25 295 974
Multimedia 22 264 1071
Human-Computer Interaction 23 279 1073
Computer Vision 32 422 1179
Computational Linguistics 32 464 1281
Machine Learning 33 505 1338
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 559 1513
Software Engineering 37 507 1645
Data Science 44 627 1904
Management Information Systems 32 568 1921
Cognitive Science 49 820 2051
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 988 2363
Neuroscience 64 878 2492

Biology rankings

Hongik University ranked 59th for Biology in South Korea and 2129th in the World with 4,271 publications made and 59,897 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#59 of 144 In South Korea
#870 of 2,814 In Asia
#2129 of 6,770 In the World

Hongik University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 6 5
1992 7 7
1993 8 8
1994 10 15
1995 18 22
1996 24 37
1997 12 35
1998 29 71
1999 22 60
2000 42 117
2001 58 127
2002 91 224
2003 83 271
2004 82 281
2005 95 438
2006 145 581
2007 144 764
2008 115 920
2009 150 1099
2010 177 1239
2011 151 1402
2012 174 1671
2013 195 1971
2014 172 2145
2015 186 2532
2016 239 2868
2017 246 3239
2018 231 3725
2019 265 4469
2020 270 5358
2021 286 6558
2022 254 7354
2023 247 7577

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 35 350 852
Evolutionary Biology 49 838 2251
Biochemistry 73 1047 2342
Molecular Biology 86 1017 2349
Paleontology 60 939 2358
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 988 2363
Neuroscience 64 878 2492
Genetics 82 1176 2730
Pharmacology 90 1313 2879
Biotechnology 85 1329 2883
Oncology and Cancer research 90 1341 3005
Nutrition and Food Science 90 1450 3073
Botany 81 1396 3224
Immunology 90 1365 3255
Agricultural Science 77 1493 3416

Environmental Science rankings

Hongik University ranked 47th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2058th in the World with 3,787 publications made and 50,761 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#47 of 142 In South Korea
#779 of 2,811 In Asia
#2058 of 6,798 In the World

Hongik University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 3
1992 8 7
1993 11 7
1994 12 13
1995 25 23
1996 26 38
1997 20 32
1998 39 79
1999 24 63
2000 45 115
2001 47 125
2002 87 248
2003 75 254
2004 77 306
2005 71 492
2006 106 549
2007 111 700
2008 95 783
2009 119 987
2010 129 1131
2011 111 1306
2012 125 1427
2013 168 1642
2014 170 1839
2015 186 2131
2016 207 2270
2017 218 2617
2018 223 3020
2019 229 3710
2020 247 4581
2021 246 5677
2022 242 6483
2023 245 6777

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 22 337 1032
Oceanography 36 413 1268
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 439 1325
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 31 473 1330
Geotechnical Engineering 40 629 1578
Environmental Chemistry 48 726 1700
Geology 44 658 1786
Geography and Cartography 37 619 1866
Environmental Management 54 862 2035
Environmental Engineering 66 1024 2260
Ecology 53 895 2325
Paleontology 60 939 2358
Agricultural Science 77 1493 3416

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hongik University ranked 42nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2415th in the World with 2,933 publications made and 35,106 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#42 of 141 In South Korea
#707 of 2,845 In Asia
#2415 of 7,020 In the World

Hongik University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 6 3
1992 4 8
1993 8 9
1994 4 8
1995 8 14
1996 11 26
1997 13 30
1998 13 64
1999 16 60
2000 14 73
2001 18 74
2002 60 139
2003 47 147
2004 40 204
2005 42 207
2006 63 293
2007 62 297
2008 62 396
2009 75 493
2010 78 570
2011 88 642
2012 99 793
2013 127 889
2014 125 1027
2015 160 1197
2016 196 1356
2017 181 1522
2018 182 2027
2019 223 2654
2020 231 3447
2021 225 4328
2022 219 4815
2023 198 5017

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 23 359 1268
Communications and Public Relations 17 354 1624
Linguistics 39 657 1883
Aesthetics 34 546 1894
Classics and Ancient History 29 500 1938
Archaeology 39 656 1948
Anthropology 35 496 1982
Law 39 593 2040
History 39 672 2094
Education Majors 27 592 2105
Political Science 38 623 2303
Philosophy 38 684 2385
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 33 670 2389
Sociology 43 755 2525
Demography 63 1139 3071

Mathematics rankings

Hongik University ranked 41st for Mathematics in South Korea and 1622nd in the World with 2,259 publications made and 27,283 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#41 of 138 In South Korea
#570 of 2,673 In Asia
#1622 of 6,305 In the World

Hongik University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 2
1992 3 12
1993 5 7
1994 3 6
1995 10 16
1996 9 30
1997 11 29
1998 21 42
1999 14 54
2000 24 74
2001 17 70
2002 63 142
2003 45 135
2004 37 191
2005 54 217
2006 53 244
2007 47 319
2008 46 357
2009 62 439
2010 61 576
2011 62 552
2012 84 726
2013 109 749
2014 96 904
2015 127 989
2016 134 1120
2017 139 1216
2018 127 1608
2019 161 2141
2020 164 2586
2021 150 3142
2022 150 3454
2023 141 3418

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 244 728
Applied Mathematics 17 378 1167
Operations Research 23 525 1367
Statistics 43 615 1711
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 591 1759
Math Teachers 32 632 2118

Business rankings

Hongik University ranked 34th for Business in South Korea and 1659th in the World with 1,652 publications made and 20,297 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#34 of 135 In South Korea
#513 of 2,579 In Asia
#1659 of 6,187 In the World

Hongik University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 2
1992 2 9
1993 4 6
1994 1 10
1995 6 10
1996 9 24
1997 5 26
1998 10 45
1999 10 47
2000 14 52
2001 13 54
2002 32 104
2003 25 84
2004 25 172
2005 23 159
2006 21 192
2007 31 187
2008 27 231
2009 35 288
2010 44 356
2011 57 381
2012 55 444
2013 63 489
2014 68 624
2015 106 640
2016 118 757
2017 119 914
2018 102 1161
2019 134 1609
2020 138 2071
2021 108 2612
2022 121 2968
2023 101 2962

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Real Estate 23 258 907
Advertising 18 249 1161
Operations Research 23 525 1367
Finance 25 385 1405
International Business 20 344 1459
Investment Banking and Stock trading 29 516 1525
Marketing 37 468 1557
Management 40 551 1647
Project Management 27 459 1670
Accounting 31 513 1787
Management Information Systems 32 568 1921

Art & Design rankings

Hongik University ranked 34th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1643rd in the World with 951 publications made and 8,681 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
#34 of 118 In South Korea
#458 of 2,302 In Asia
#1643 of 5,720 In the World

Hongik University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 2
1993 2 2
1994 1 3
1995 2 6
1996 2 5
1997 4 6
1998 3 15
1999 5 8
2000 5 20
2001 6 14
2002 26 29
2003 20 47
2004 20 42
2005 15 61
2006 20 75
2007 29 82
2008 27 157
2009 34 187
2010 22 216
2011 23 245
2012 37 293
2013 48 293
2014 41 309
2015 64 369
2016 66 393
2017 64 439
2018 52 592
2019 59 644
2020 63 798
2021 71 957
2022 54 997
2023 58 1105

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 19 195 810
Game Design and Development 25 212 854
Illustration and Concept Art 11 270 910
Computer Graphics 27 280 936
Painting and Drawing 14 282 948
Sculpture 14 282 948
UX/UI Desgin 22 278 962
Animation 27 358 963
Multimedia 22 264 1071
Landscape Architecture 19 459 1175
Fashion Design 33 444 1492
Aesthetics 34 546 1894
Literature 38 706 2326

Economics rankings

Hongik University ranked 35th for Economics in South Korea and 1939th in the World with 877 publications made and 9,467 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#35 of 121 In South Korea
#591 of 2,461 In Asia
#1939 of 5,995 In the World

Hongik University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 2
1992 3 5
1993 2 1
1994 0 7
1995 3 7
1996 8 15
1997 5 11
1998 3 21
1999 3 25
2000 4 24
2001 6 31
2002 15 45
2003 10 35
2004 8 77
2005 14 66
2006 12 69
2007 12 66
2008 14 103
2009 16 108
2010 27 138
2011 14 146
2012 24 178
2013 29 226
2014 42 292
2015 49 309
2016 69 335
2017 65 440
2018 60 585
2019 81 826
2020 62 1036
2021 76 1376
2022 74 1595
2023 54 1741

The following table provides academic rankings for Hongik University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 25 385 1405
Environmental Economics 26 555 1458
Investment Banking and Stock trading 29 516 1525
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 591 1759
Development Studies 48 980 2789

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hongik University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 26 252 895
Social Psychology 34 458 1706
Sports Medicine 76 632 1969
Psychology 54 833 2361
Anatomy and Physiology 73 934 2454
Physical Therapy 87 911 2514
Child Psychology 60 799 2541
Pathology 72 1037 2581
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 66 1039 2653
Medicine 74 1145 2925
Surgery 79 1108 2958
Psychiatry 78 1203 3196
Public Health 71 1243 3298
Nursing 92 1297 3594