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Inha University ranked 14th in South Korea, 971st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 171 research topics. Inha University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 39,951 academic publications and 787,408 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 31 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#971 of 14,131 In the World
#221 of 5,830 In Asia
#14 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 3 In Incheon
#117 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#117 of 1,052 For Aviation
#169 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#980 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2510 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 168 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Inha University ranked 11th for Engineering in South Korea and 459th in the World with 27,521 publications made and 570,828 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 144 In South Korea
#129 of 2,835 In Asia
#459 of 6,782 In the World

Inha University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 35 40
1993 37 41
1994 45 52
1995 64 103
1996 81 153
1997 161 198
1998 178 295
1999 291 520
2000 329 725
2001 346 998
2002 592 1631
2003 582 2228
2004 645 2645
2005 765 3836
2006 973 4998
2007 1104 6129
2008 1029 7661
2009 1202 9664
2010 1152 12364
2011 1218 15429
2012 1327 17374
2013 1332 19963
2014 1245 22639
2015 1212 24649
2016 1240 27291
2017 1193 29825
2018 1197 34018
2019 1280 39650
2020 1290 45958
2021 1367 53290
2022 1296 56248
2023 1413 58697
2024 1149 59796

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

Chemistry rankings

Inha University ranked 13th for Chemistry in South Korea and 539th in the World with 25,577 publications made and 595,774 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#13 of 141 In South Korea
#156 of 2,781 In Asia
#539 of 6,545 In the World

Inha University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 39 62
1993 51 71
1994 55 87
1995 73 107
1996 89 163
1997 170 208
1998 193 356
1999 319 603
2000 360 886
2001 363 1181
2002 558 1814
2003 576 2572
2004 679 3105
2005 717 4443
2006 894 5688
2007 1078 7110
2008 951 8732
2009 1070 10911
2010 1076 13598
2011 1114 17292
2012 1157 18825
2013 1266 21537
2014 1128 24112
2015 1082 26046
2016 1074 28185
2017 1094 30573
2018 1090 34417
2019 1224 40181
2020 1196 46780
2021 1198 53624
2022 1153 56771
2023 1295 58427
2024 1026 60653

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 87 177
Nanotechnology 11 88 205
Physical chemistry 11 118 296
Radiochemistry 14 166 317
Materials Science 9 104 324
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 95 364
Inorganic Chemistry 12 137 386
Biochemical Engineering 6 100 399
Organic Chemistry 12 129 437
Environmental Chemistry 13 167 551
Pharmacy 12 184 570
Biochemistry 20 188 618
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 170 650
Computational Chemistry 11 203 725
Nutrition and Food Science 24 273 733

Physics rankings

Inha University ranked 10th for Physics in South Korea and 485th in the World with 25,287 publications made and 537,937 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 142 In South Korea
#133 of 2,817 In Asia
#485 of 6,713 In the World

Inha University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 38 56
1993 41 60
1994 55 74
1995 68 110
1996 83 174
1997 166 210
1998 180 322
1999 284 540
2000 326 797
2001 321 1019
2002 552 1643
2003 529 2211
2004 610 2618
2005 699 3785
2006 873 4832
2007 1035 5982
2008 921 7469
2009 1092 9290
2010 1066 11714
2011 1111 14958
2012 1179 16358
2013 1198 18611
2014 1151 20900
2015 1093 22763
2016 1103 25241
2017 1116 27680
2018 1113 31509
2019 1199 36997
2020 1175 42546
2021 1260 48941
2022 1167 51511
2023 1306 53806
2024 1007 55422

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 88 205
Materials Science 9 104 324
Acoustical Engineering 9 119 470
Optical Engineering 11 138 488
Quantum and Particle physics 11 140 494
Condensed Matter Physics 13 158 508
Astrobiology 10 118 558
Nuclear Physics 13 158 617
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 155 645
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 211 650
Biophysics 23 230 810
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 218 852
Medical Physics 30 292 968
Theoretical Physics 22 294 1031

Biology rankings

Inha University ranked 18th for Biology in South Korea and 650th in the World with 24,094 publications made and 570,915 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 144 In South Korea
#181 of 2,834 In Asia
#650 of 6,833 In the World

Inha University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 28 42
1993 36 59
1994 35 74
1995 52 70
1996 69 137
1997 133 165
1998 148 286
1999 236 468
2000 319 699
2001 291 983
2002 445 1526
2003 465 2139
2004 559 2716
2005 640 3892
2006 793 5095
2007 956 6452
2008 874 8145
2009 986 10138
2010 1018 12526
2011 1019 16023
2012 1115 17613
2013 1210 20478
2014 1156 23261
2015 1095 24914
2016 1095 27015
2017 1094 29464
2018 1091 32431
2019 1215 37389
2020 1207 45140
2021 1214 51673
2022 1124 54028
2023 1223 55406
2024 1018 55183

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 88 205
Astrobiology 10 118 558
Biochemistry 20 188 618
Oncology and Cancer research 32 253 711
Zoology 12 143 732
Nutrition and Food Science 24 273 733
Paleontology 17 193 733
Pharmacology 29 271 755
Molecular Biology 28 247 772
Genetics 25 241 778
Biotechnology 27 261 788
Immunology 29 257 799
Biophysics 23 230 810
Microbiology 26 270 858
Neuroscience 26 233 903
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 252 928
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 294 948
Evolutionary Biology 16 245 973
Botany 25 341 1023
Virology 27 337 1045
Agricultural Science 24 416 1129
Toxicology 26 566 1439
Animal Science 30 499 1517
Horticulture 33 621 1531
Forestry 26 558 1700

Environmental Science rankings

Inha University ranked 11th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 695th in the World with 15,975 publications made and 326,382 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 142 In South Korea
#184 of 2,838 In Asia
#695 of 6,876 In the World

Inha University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 20 24
1993 18 34
1994 24 32
1995 36 51
1996 37 91
1997 95 108
1998 105 168
1999 162 274
2000 198 391
2001 196 504
2002 324 857
2003 308 1125
2004 360 1470
2005 443 1983
2006 517 2486
2007 574 3195
2008 537 4105
2009 617 5191
2010 640 6324
2011 663 7901
2012 758 9311
2013 834 11009
2014 749 12313
2015 737 13547
2016 691 15019
2017 728 16526
2018 746 18981
2019 823 22412
2020 842 27449
2021 873 32149
2022 733 33465
2023 835 35338
2024 663 33070

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 9 117 350
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 124 449
Mining Engineering 7 167 477
Oceanography 9 122 495
Geotechnical Engineering 10 174 519
Environmental Management 9 163 547
Earth science and Geophysics 9 150 549
Environmental Chemistry 13 167 551
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 170 650
Geology 12 173 675
Paleontology 17 193 733
Ecology 14 205 769
Geography and Cartography 11 175 771
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 252 928
Agricultural Science 24 416 1129
Forestry 26 558 1700

Computer Science rankings

Inha University ranked 13th for Computer Science in South Korea and 711th in the World with 14,638 publications made and 226,112 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 145 In South Korea
#176 of 2,840 In Asia
#711 of 6,845 In the World

Inha University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 19
1993 18 14
1994 19 19
1995 23 32
1996 36 77
1997 60 91
1998 76 124
1999 109 218
2000 110 284
2001 134 351
2002 300 723
2003 280 870
2004 294 1113
2005 412 1505
2006 568 2068
2007 536 2424
2008 605 3149
2009 662 3958
2010 625 5028
2011 634 5884
2012 671 6899
2013 686 7946
2014 658 8985
2015 644 9797
2016 669 10746
2017 600 11520
2018 625 13431
2019 689 15828
2020 712 19515
2021 790 22786
2022 749 24855
2023 843 26716
2024 725 25062

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 10 115 375
Computer Engineering 11 122 400
Computer Networking 10 125 422
Computer Graphics 10 119 493
Web Design and Development 12 131 504
Robotics 13 169 505
Computer Vision 13 162 570
Animation 14 170 579
Game Design and Development 14 115 582
UX/UI Desgin 11 140 616
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 202 627
Database Administration 14 185 673
Computational Linguistics 12 185 673
Cyber Security 15 190 674
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 191 689
Machine Learning 14 224 725
Human-Computer Interaction 16 175 739
Cognitive Science 16 245 868
Neuroscience 26 233 903
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 294 948
Software Engineering 14 239 1008
Multimedia 16 263 1012
Data Science 17 263 1051
Management Information Systems 10 271 1172
Library and Information science 18 295 1410

Medicine rankings

Inha University ranked 22nd for Medicine in South Korea and 801st in the World with 13,409 publications made and 267,515 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 144 In South Korea
#233 of 2,809 In Asia
#801 of 6,775 In the World

Inha University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 15 22
1993 19 36
1994 21 49
1995 22 26
1996 21 62
1997 46 60
1998 81 134
1999 116 197
2000 164 352
2001 136 421
2002 194 688
2003 255 939
2004 254 1260
2005 311 1702
2006 388 2308
2007 434 2948
2008 462 4036
2009 500 4842
2010 577 5916
2011 568 7681
2012 670 8334
2013 722 9792
2014 693 11228
2015 638 11877
2016 666 13197
2017 613 14026
2018 694 15158
2019 705 17359
2020 718 22304
2021 708 25260
2022 636 26380
2023 682 26774
2024 593 25505

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 40 227
Ophthalmology 14 141 515
Cosmetology 23 160 517
Biomedical Engineering 22 157 522
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 78 560
Pharmacy 12 184 570
Anatomy and Physiology 19 171 611
Neurosurgery 19 229 625
Surgery 21 193 631
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 227 644
Optometry 15 173 661
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 209 675
Urology 21 227 685
Radiation Therapy 27 242 692
Anesthesiology 23 215 699
Sonography and Ultrasound 26 240 703
Oncology and Cancer research 32 253 711
Pathology 22 215 728
Dermatology 25 247 740
Pharmacology 29 271 755
Cardiology 24 225 755
Gerontology 18 119 793
Respiratory Therapy 25 236 799
Immunology 29 257 799
Physical Therapy 23 166 803
Pediatrics 15 231 808
Audiology 26 190 822
Critical Care Nursing 19 231 869
Orthodontics 22 256 903
Dentistry 22 280 911
Occupational Therapy 34 221 916
Psychiatry 23 248 921
Medical Physics 30 292 968
Epidemiology 21 284 990
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 229 1024
Virology 27 337 1045
Sports Medicine 35 260 1091
Nursing 22 233 1123
Public Health 22 290 1139
Sports / Exercise science 36 273 1166
Family medicine 26 326 1201
Health Science 20 296 1232
Clinical Psychology 25 297 1281
Toxicology 26 566 1439
Veterinary 29 629 1538
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 449 1556

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Inha University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1272nd in the World with 9,741 publications made and 157,692 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 144 In South Korea
#286 of 2,864 In Asia
#1272 of 7,081 In the World

Inha University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 12 18
1993 14 8
1994 16 26
1995 21 31
1996 19 54
1997 26 59
1998 43 90
1999 74 159
2000 78 184
2001 67 216
2002 128 455
2003 141 485
2004 142 639
2005 206 882
2006 273 1123
2007 286 1298
2008 300 1723
2009 341 2183
2010 363 2835
2011 397 3642
2012 439 4167
2013 576 4999
2014 499 5764
2015 473 6403
2016 470 7173
2017 442 7957
2018 522 9470
2019 523 11232
2020 543 14300
2021 577 17106
2022 554 18654
2023 590 20577
2024 527 18680

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 4 127 794
Military science 9 98 817
Radio and Television broadcasting 11 188 875
Occupational Safety and Health 15 179 880
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 12 234 884
Archaeology 11 242 938
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 167 941
Broadcast Journalism 15 232 959
Linguistics 14 259 975
History 11 238 1024
Journalism and Digital Media 14 275 1029
Aesthetics 13 242 1065
Law 12 229 1073
Sports / Exercise science 36 273 1166
Classics and Ancient History 10 228 1203
Demography 22 330 1222
Anthropology 13 243 1230
Communications and Public Relations 10 255 1239
Political Science 11 243 1258
Sociology 16 289 1330
Education Majors 15 334 1381
Library and Information science 18 295 1410
Public Policy / Administration 13 262 1440
Philosophy 15 343 1463
Art History 12 207 1484
Gender Studies 10 221 1503
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 400 1637

Mathematics rankings

Inha University ranked 14th for Mathematics in South Korea and 788th in the World with 7,554 publications made and 116,382 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 141 In South Korea
#204 of 2,718 In Asia
#788 of 6,418 In the World

Inha University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 3
1993 4 3
1994 5 10
1995 11 20
1996 11 29
1997 17 42
1998 35 53
1999 38 95
2000 49 96
2001 49 122
2002 108 258
2003 130 308
2004 109 335
2005 153 479
2006 263 644
2007 210 823
2008 303 1114
2009 308 1334
2010 339 1916
2011 330 2314
2012 367 2971
2013 399 3486
2014 378 4051
2015 368 4539
2016 374 5206
2017 358 5883
2018 360 6925
2019 410 8261
2020 396 10499
2021 428 12160
2022 418 13225
2023 470 13544
2024 319 9688

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 15 202 627
Statistics 14 179 714
Operations Research 10 233 720
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 295 1112
Applied Mathematics 17 372 1134
Math Teachers 22 556 1884

Psychology rankings

Inha University ranked 19th for Psychology in South Korea and 964th in the World with 6,144 publications made and 105,691 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 143 In South Korea
#251 of 2,755 In Asia
#964 of 6,645 In the World

Inha University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 5 6
1993 5 4
1994 7 4
1995 8 7
1996 12 27
1997 26 35
1998 35 38
1999 39 84
2000 58 129
2001 47 166
2002 95 299
2003 94 384
2004 89 525
2005 130 650
2006 181 916
2007 164 1111
2008 167 1425
2009 197 1768
2010 227 2226
2011 228 2543
2012 291 3127
2013 321 3758
2014 303 4247
2015 295 4758
2016 304 5137
2017 287 5398
2018 278 6105
2019 342 7119
2020 363 9199
2021 360 10692
2022 369 11457
2023 422 12379
2024 367 11669

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 15 192 698
Cognitive Science 16 245 868
Neuroscience 26 233 903
Occupational Therapy 34 221 916
Psychiatry 23 248 921
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 167 941
Clinical Psychology 25 297 1281
Social Psychology 19 313 1294
Education Majors 15 334 1381
Child Psychology 23 321 1406

Business rankings

Inha University ranked 12th for Business in South Korea and 910th in the World with 4,570 publications made and 69,979 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 137 In South Korea
#213 of 2,646 In Asia
#910 of 6,339 In the World

Inha University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 3 5
1993 6 2
1994 12 10
1995 10 12
1996 18 37
1997 25 47
1998 27 52
1999 49 91
2000 33 95
2001 44 133
2002 91 272
2003 70 286
2004 67 304
2005 113 436
2006 116 556
2007 139 609
2008 165 771
2009 195 960
2010 176 1272
2011 215 1509
2012 205 1864
2013 243 2077
2014 231 2349
2015 217 2683
2016 201 2944
2017 200 3334
2018 248 3973
2019 220 4694
2020 257 6197
2021 248 7053
2022 230 7626
2023 250 8566
2024 218 6759

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Real Estate 14 123 504
Supply Chain Management 8 221 633
Operations Research 10 233 720
International Trade 5 101 727
Management 14 201 780
Construction Management 15 239 814
International Business 8 126 831
Occupational Safety and Health 15 179 880
Marketing 13 229 941
Project Management 9 207 994
Finance 14 259 1053
Accounting 12 273 1127
Advertising 21 284 1145
Management Information Systems 10 271 1172
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 375 1191
Public Policy / Administration 13 262 1440

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Inha University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Painting and Drawing 4 80 412
Sculpture 4 80 412
Illustration and Concept Art 3 88 430
Environmental Economics 7 156 545
Agricultural Economics 6 276 803
Interior Design 13 300 816
Fashion Design 12 180 835
Cinematography 6 112 853
Art & Design 12 193 926
Development Studies 8 210 956
International Economics 11 168 1022
Economics 11 232 1025
Literature 14 301 1283