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Inha University ranked 14th in South Korea, 946th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 166 research topics. Inha University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,346 academic publications and 603,256 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 30 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#946 of 14,131 In the World
#211 of 5,830 In Asia
#14 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 3 In Incheon
#113 of 1,820 For Automation and Control engineering
#117 of 1,020 For Aviation
#178 of 4,260 For Chemical Engineering
#949 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2510 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 163 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Inha University ranked 10th for Engineering in South Korea and 454th in the World with 23,988 publications made and 450,705 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 143 In South Korea
#127 of 2,809 In Asia
#454 of 6,684 In the World

Inha University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 25 20
1992 35 26
1993 37 35
1994 45 44
1995 60 88
1996 76 130
1997 150 172
1998 168 271
1999 274 485
2000 304 646
2001 322 894
2002 548 1403
2003 533 1807
2004 589 2260
2005 732 3286
2006 876 4263
2007 1000 5317
2008 971 6850
2009 1031 8499
2010 987 10815
2011 975 13291
2012 1111 15162
2013 1101 17529
2014 1064 19406
2015 1104 21660
2016 1150 23732
2017 1102 25947
2018 1106 29689
2019 1226 35132
2020 1200 40175
2021 1280 46916
2022 1289 51042
2023 1306 51808

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automation and Control engineering 3 43 113
Aviation 2 20 117
Chemical Engineering 9 83 178
Nanotechnology 11 86 206
Marine Engineering 6 63 209
Automotive Engineering 8 91 253
Nuclear Engineering 9 92 254
Structural Engineering 9 93 312
Petroleum Engineering 7 112 313
Materials Science 9 105 332
Environmental Engineering 9 114 351
Metallurgical Engineering 9 120 359
Electrical Engineering 10 120 362
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 91 369
Telecommunications 10 118 388
Computer Engineering 11 119 395
Mechanical Engineering 9 111 414
Aerospace Engineering 10 108 427
Electronic Engineering 10 136 435
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 154 449
Computer Networking 10 124 457
Biochemical Engineering 7 108 460
Acoustical Engineering 9 116 472
Optical Engineering 12 136 492
Biomedical Engineering 19 147 521
Geotechnical Engineering 10 170 525
Robotics 14 179 531
Civil Engineering 9 148 547
Architecture 13 116 597
Architectural Engineering 14 186 627
Industrial Engineering 10 175 635
Technical Drawing 17 215 639
Transportation Engineering 13 172 645
Systems Engineering 10 152 687
Mining Engineering 10 249 713
Biotechnology 27 240 752
Operations Research 10 241 765
Remote Sensing 15 206 767
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 272 795
Construction Management 15 224 796
Human-Computer Interaction 17 182 802
Firefighting and Fire Science 27 335 856
Reliability and Quality Engineering 26 313 919

Chemistry rankings

Inha University ranked 13th for Chemistry in South Korea and 531st in the World with 22,617 publications made and 477,900 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#13 of 141 In South Korea
#150 of 2,750 In Asia
#531 of 6,447 In the World

Inha University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 30 43
1992 38 40
1993 51 58
1994 54 69
1995 71 93
1996 82 133
1997 158 177
1998 182 297
1999 293 536
2000 338 798
2001 340 1079
2002 510 1567
2003 529 2157
2004 617 2705
2005 686 3832
2006 784 4873
2007 969 6262
2008 909 7898
2009 955 9704
2010 929 12119
2011 897 15128
2012 1001 16672
2013 1072 19243
2014 1001 21152
2015 1009 23428
2016 1025 25082
2017 1009 27022
2018 1019 30666
2019 1191 35809
2020 1138 41270
2021 1162 47735
2022 1148 52349
2023 1205 52695

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 9 83 178
Nanotechnology 11 86 206
Radiochemistry 13 158 299
Physical chemistry 11 117 304
Materials Science 9 105 332
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 91 369
Inorganic Chemistry 12 132 381
Organic Chemistry 11 122 429
Biochemical Engineering 7 108 460
Environmental Chemistry 14 165 554
Pharmacy 12 173 557
Biochemistry 18 173 598
Nutrition and Food Science 18 201 604
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 173 666
Computational Chemistry 10 201 737

Physics rankings

Inha University ranked 9th for Physics in South Korea and 479th in the World with 22,121 publications made and 423,439 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 142 In South Korea
#130 of 2,786 In Asia
#479 of 6,603 In the World

Inha University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 30 40
1992 38 39
1993 41 49
1994 54 57
1995 62 96
1996 83 143
1997 157 182
1998 174 284
1999 267 490
2000 309 707
2001 302 925
2002 508 1422
2003 490 1826
2004 559 2261
2005 672 3233
2006 781 4162
2007 934 5197
2008 888 6676
2009 946 8219
2010 911 10295
2011 879 12896
2012 987 14342
2013 994 16388
2014 993 17995
2015 1005 20141
2016 1018 21917
2017 1020 23893
2018 1017 27335
2019 1150 32385
2020 1100 36841
2021 1183 42973
2022 1154 46446
2023 1192 47182

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 11 86 206
Materials Science 9 105 332
Acoustical Engineering 9 116 472
Quantum and Particle physics 10 134 483
Optical Engineering 12 136 492
Condensed Matter Physics 13 159 524
Astrobiology 11 120 565
Nuclear Physics 12 165 639
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 163 681
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 272 795
Biophysics 22 221 800
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 218 855
Medical Physics 27 257 919
Theoretical Physics 22 292 1019

Biology rankings

Inha University ranked 18th for Biology in South Korea and 634th in the World with 21,298 publications made and 456,953 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 144 In South Korea
#174 of 2,814 In Asia
#634 of 6,770 In the World

Inha University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 18 33
1992 30 27
1993 35 50
1994 38 61
1995 51 59
1996 63 103
1997 125 144
1998 139 239
1999 226 416
2000 294 627
2001 270 884
2002 400 1289
2003 431 2213
2004 505 2306
2005 602 3315
2006 706 4294
2007 853 5606
2008 830 7154
2009 850 8777
2010 872 11000
2011 853 13807
2012 963 15662
2013 1041 18114
2014 1004 20120
2015 1020 22241
2016 1060 23917
2017 1039 26041
2018 1026 28834
2019 1198 33501
2020 1167 39466
2021 1155 45565
2022 1120 49406
2023 1126 49928

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 11 86 206
Astrobiology 11 120 565
Biochemistry 18 173 598
Nutrition and Food Science 18 201 604
Oncology and Cancer research 32 241 697
Paleontology 16 177 703
Pharmacology 29 246 721
Biotechnology 27 240 752
Molecular Biology 28 244 760
Genetics 25 231 767
Zoology 14 148 769
Immunology 28 246 786
Biophysics 22 221 800
Microbiology 26 249 823
Neuroscience 23 222 886
Botany 22 289 934
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 241 936
Virology 25 292 949
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 289 951
Evolutionary Biology 14 254 1019
Agricultural Science 21 351 1031
Horticulture 29 492 1293
Toxicology 26 482 1306
Animal Science 30 509 1550
Forestry 26 516 1634

Environmental Science rankings

Inha University ranked 11th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 674th in the World with 13,717 publications made and 253,644 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 142 In South Korea
#173 of 2,811 In Asia
#674 of 6,798 In the World

Inha University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 11 18
1992 21 17
1993 17 32
1994 21 22
1995 35 45
1996 37 67
1997 84 102
1998 95 133
1999 157 256
2000 184 348
2001 182 450
2002 301 737
2003 270 1372
2004 335 1220
2005 411 1718
2006 448 2059
2007 517 2701
2008 512 3570
2009 518 4499
2010 536 5514
2011 508 6790
2012 624 8032
2013 644 9605
2014 637 10508
2015 667 11732
2016 658 13048
2017 651 14366
2018 671 16416
2019 769 19623
2020 778 23524
2021 813 27882
2022 726 30080
2023 756 30654

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 9 114 351
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 117 436
Oceanography 9 126 513
Geotechnical Engineering 10 170 525
Environmental Management 9 161 542
Earth science and Geophysics 9 153 549
Environmental Chemistry 14 165 554
Geology 12 171 661
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 173 666
Paleontology 16 177 703
Mining Engineering 10 249 713
Geography and Cartography 11 170 756
Ecology 14 208 786
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 241 936
Agricultural Science 21 351 1031
Forestry 26 516 1634

Computer Science rankings

Inha University ranked 13th for Computer Science in South Korea and 712th in the World with 12,567 publications made and 167,024 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 143 In South Korea
#174 of 2,809 In Asia
#712 of 6,752 In the World

Inha University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 11 9
1992 11 15
1993 19 10
1994 19 18
1995 21 30
1996 37 71
1997 52 81
1998 68 113
1999 96 189
2000 106 240
2001 133 289
2002 277 588
2003 260 691
2004 264 869
2005 384 1258
2006 528 1713
2007 485 1912
2008 538 2616
2009 580 3238
2010 524 4112
2011 528 4746
2012 547 5575
2013 566 6441
2014 559 7184
2015 568 7989
2016 628 8807
2017 549 9403
2018 574 11090
2019 655 13342
2020 663 16047
2021 733 19211
2022 716 21335
2023 771 21986

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Telecommunications 10 118 388
Computer Engineering 11 119 395
Computer Networking 10 124 457
Computer Graphics 10 113 471
Web Design and Development 11 118 476
Robotics 14 179 531
UX/UI Desgin 10 119 570
Animation 15 164 576
Computer Vision 14 163 587
Computational Linguistics 12 161 643
Cyber Security 14 169 647
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 208 657
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 183 697
Database Administration 15 189 700
Game Design and Development 15 152 707
Machine Learning 14 211 713
Human-Computer Interaction 17 182 802
Cognitive Science 16 232 867
Data Science 14 178 869
Neuroscience 23 222 886
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 289 951
Multimedia 18 218 960
Software Engineering 16 225 992
Information Technology 13 354 1034
Management Information Systems 15 256 1163
Library and Information science 21 293 1384

Medicine rankings

Inha University ranked 22nd for Medicine in South Korea and 789th in the World with 11,714 publications made and 206,425 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 141 In South Korea
#223 of 2,781 In Asia
#789 of 6,680 In the World

Inha University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 9 28
1992 15 17
1993 18 31
1994 18 39
1995 24 16
1996 20 45
1997 42 45
1998 75 108
1999 114 166
2000 156 293
2001 124 353
2002 175 550
2003 227 780
2004 231 1033
2005 272 1421
2006 338 1855
2007 395 2521
2008 412 3390
2009 436 4007
2010 475 5112
2011 500 6366
2012 590 7087
2013 638 8296
2014 609 9453
2015 591 10089
2016 637 11302
2017 578 11954
2018 625 12980
2019 697 15020
2020 696 18562
2021 655 21333
2022 620 23308
2023 603 23262

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 9 43 247
Biomedical Engineering 19 147 521
Ophthalmology 15 145 534
Cosmetology 24 171 554
Pharmacy 12 173 557
Optometry 14 128 566
Anatomy and Physiology 17 164 608
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 211 621
Surgery 21 185 626
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 204 674
Radiation Therapy 26 232 675
Neurosurgery 17 240 680
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 94 687
Anesthesiology 23 210 691
Oncology and Cancer research 32 241 697
Pathology 20 202 701
Dermatology 27 233 720
Urology 23 243 721
Pharmacology 29 246 721
Sonography and Ultrasound 28 252 737
Cardiology 22 218 743
Gerontology 16 101 750
Physical Therapy 21 156 771
Pediatrics 15 210 776
Respiratory Therapy 25 215 784
Immunology 28 246 786
Audiology 25 185 821
Dentistry 24 257 869
Occupational Therapy 32 203 891
Orthodontics 23 251 908
Psychiatry 23 239 910
Medical Physics 27 257 919
Epidemiology 22 264 936
Critical Care Nursing 22 250 942
Virology 25 292 949
Nursing 19 176 1027
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 217 1035
Sports / Exercise science 28 230 1076
Family medicine 22 274 1097
Public Health 21 268 1114
Sports Medicine 41 301 1222
Health Science 21 294 1272
Clinical Psychology 27 288 1292
Toxicology 26 482 1306
Veterinary 30 519 1355
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 364 1366

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Inha University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1259th in the World with 8,075 publications made and 109,028 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 141 In South Korea
#266 of 2,845 In Asia
#1259 of 7,020 In the World

Inha University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 13
1992 13 14
1993 14 6
1994 14 19
1995 19 27
1996 20 42
1997 20 51
1998 40 78
1999 72 145
2000 73 153
2001 65 179
2002 130 371
2003 129 471
2004 123 525
2005 181 704
2006 245 872
2007 252 997
2008 269 1409
2009 284 1696
2010 285 2244
2011 331 2866
2012 363 3342
2013 427 3932
2014 425 4577
2015 417 5118
2016 419 5757
2017 401 6250
2018 451 7491
2019 486 9204
2020 469 11292
2021 529 13666
2022 497 15324
2023 530 16186

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Law 3 108 765
Military science 11 97 812
Radio and Television broadcasting 12 181 868
Archaeology 11 222 923
Broadcast Journalism 15 198 924
Occupational Safety and Health 19 192 932
Linguistics 14 242 944
Journalism and Digital Media 15 229 955
History 11 219 997
Aesthetics 10 215 1013
Sports / Exercise science 28 230 1076
Classics and Ancient History 8 202 1147
Law 14 246 1151
Demography 21 287 1177
Anthropology 14 217 1230
Communications and Public Relations 13 237 1289
Political Science 13 250 1307
Sociology 16 281 1339
Education Majors 15 305 1359
Library and Information science 21 293 1384
Philosophy 14 310 1392
Art History 10 175 1404
Gender Studies 10 199 1484
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 399 1698

Mathematics rankings

Inha University ranked 14th for Mathematics in South Korea and 758th in the World with 6,589 publications made and 90,284 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 138 In South Korea
#188 of 2,673 In Asia
#758 of 6,305 In the World

Inha University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 3
1992 3 2
1993 4 4
1994 6 10
1995 11 17
1996 12 27
1997 20 39
1998 32 50
1999 34 83
2000 48 84
2001 54 103
2002 93 209
2003 123 233
2004 106 286
2005 132 388
2006 236 537
2007 190 649
2008 264 898
2009 274 1088
2010 266 1503
2011 286 1852
2012 304 2432
2013 340 2832
2014 329 3361
2015 319 3812
2016 354 4330
2017 338 4912
2018 343 5903
2019 405 7306
2020 364 9005
2021 385 10439
2022 411 11797
2023 442 11676

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 208 657
Statistics 14 172 698
Operations Research 10 241 765
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 293 1113
Applied Mathematics 15 367 1126
Math Teachers 18 461 1741

Psychology rankings

Inha University ranked 20th for Psychology in South Korea and 967th in the World with 5,225 publications made and 77,699 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 141 In South Korea
#249 of 2,703 In Asia
#967 of 6,528 In the World

Inha University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 2 2
1992 5 6
1993 4 2
1994 7 2
1995 8 5
1996 11 20
1997 22 32
1998 30 32
1999 32 73
2000 53 117
2001 46 135
2002 81 232
2003 91 327
2004 83 403
2005 111 549
2006 159 720
2007 145 907
2008 146 1120
2009 175 1423
2010 174 1838
2011 201 2072
2012 244 2571
2013 288 3089
2014 259 3500
2015 273 3964
2016 293 4334
2017 268 4611
2018 245 5110
2019 329 6108
2020 337 7528
2021 325 8844
2022 368 9894
2023 368 10334

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 19 192 789
Cognitive Science 16 232 867
Neuroscience 23 222 886
Occupational Therapy 32 203 891
Psychiatry 23 239 910
Social Psychology 19 290 1288
Clinical Psychology 27 288 1292
Education Majors 15 305 1359
Child Psychology 24 329 1484

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Inha University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Painting and Drawing 3 64 375
Sculpture 3 64 375
Illustration and Concept Art 3 66 387
Real Estate 13 98 473
Environmental Economics 7 151 563
Agricultural Economics 5 194 656
International Trade 5 105 768
Management 14 200 788
Fashion Design 12 165 824
International Business 9 132 863
Art & Design 12 173 902
Business 13 202 905
Cinematography 7 117 923
Marketing 14 212 935
Graphic Design 15 254 955
Interior Design 16 414 1006
Development Studies 11 237 1056
Finance 14 255 1059
Economics 13 234 1064
Project Management 10 224 1086
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 325 1130
International Economics 12 214 1134
Advertising 20 257 1179
Literature 14 263 1219
Accounting 16 309 1272