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Inha University ranked 14th in South Korea, 1002nd in the global 2026 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 40,972 academic publications and 847,510 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 32 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1002 of 14,131 In the World
#216 of 5,830 In Asia
#14 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 3 In Incheon
#117 of 1,003 For Aviation
#118 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#167 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#1002 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2513 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 456th in the World with 28,122 publications made and 615,596 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 144 In South Korea
#129 of 2,841 In Asia
#456 of 6,795 In the World

Inha University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 2230
2004 645 2647
2005 766 3837
2006 974 4998
2007 1104 6130
2008 1029 7659
2009 1201 9666
2010 1150 12361
2011 1219 15422
2012 1328 17373
2013 1332 19966
2014 1249 22646
2015 1209 24635
2016 1245 27303
2017 1192 29831
2018 1197 34030
2019 1286 39670
2020 1283 45887
2021 1370 53197
2022 1293 56162
2023 1413 58549
2024 1166 60175
2025 743 54608

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aviation 3 23 117
Automation and Control engineering 3 49 118
Marine Engineering 5 53 167
Chemical Engineering 9 90 180
Nanotechnology 12 91 204
Automotive Engineering 8 96 264
Nuclear Engineering 9 102 271
Petroleum Engineering 6 106 292
Structural Engineering 9 96 311
Materials Science 9 109 326
Environmental Engineering 9 118 348
Metallurgical Engineering 9 122 353
Electrical Engineering 11 126 364
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 102 373
Telecommunications 10 118 378
Biochemical Engineering 6 99 395
Computer Engineering 11 125 400
Firefighting and Fire Science 16 157 404
Aerospace Engineering 10 111 422
Electronic Engineering 10 135 422
Computer Networking 10 126 424
Mechanical Engineering 9 116 424
Acoustical Engineering 9 121 468
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 169 468
Mining Engineering 6 168 469
Optical Engineering 11 140 487
Robotics 13 171 503
Geotechnical Engineering 10 175 515
Transportation Engineering 8 144 516
Biomedical Engineering 23 163 529
Civil Engineering 10 159 547
Industrial Engineering 10 164 591
Architecture 13 128 598
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 209 626
Technical Drawing 18 211 643
Systems Engineering 10 158 664
Architectural Engineering 13 201 668
Operations Research 10 235 713
Human-Computer Interaction 16 178 740
Remote Sensing 17 220 760
Biotechnology 27 266 794
Construction Management 16 247 821
Reliability and Quality Engineering 27 311 920
Engineering Management 8 259 993

Chemistry rankings

Inha University ranked 14th for Chemistry in South Korea and 541st in the World with 26,128 publications made and 642,228 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 141 In South Korea
#158 of 2,785 In Asia
#541 of 6,561 In the World

Inha University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 51 71
1994 55 87
1995 73 107
1996 90 163
1997 170 208
1998 193 356
1999 319 603
2000 360 886
2001 363 1181
2002 558 1814
2003 576 2573
2004 679 3109
2005 718 4444
2006 894 5689
2007 1079 7110
2008 951 8728
2009 1070 10913
2010 1075 13600
2011 1113 17289
2012 1156 18819
2013 1267 21536
2014 1133 24105
2015 1086 26039
2016 1078 28204
2017 1091 30583
2018 1091 34447
2019 1228 40150
2020 1183 46691
2021 1197 53508
2022 1155 56656
2023 1288 58279
2024 1031 60943
2025 698 56149

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 90 180
Nanotechnology 12 91 204
Physical chemistry 11 120 288
Radiochemistry 14 174 316
Materials Science 9 109 326
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 102 373
Inorganic Chemistry 12 141 384
Biochemical Engineering 6 99 395
Organic Chemistry 12 133 435
Environmental Chemistry 14 171 547
Pharmacy 12 190 576
Biochemistry 20 191 620
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 173 648
Computational Chemistry 11 203 717
Nutrition and Food Science 24 277 744

Physics rankings

Inha University ranked 11th for Physics in South Korea and 486th in the World with 25,809 publications made and 579,542 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 142 In South Korea
#137 of 2,822 In Asia
#486 of 6,729 In the World

Inha University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 2214
2004 610 2620
2005 699 3784
2006 873 4832
2007 1035 5982
2008 921 7472
2009 1092 9293
2010 1066 11718
2011 1110 14950
2012 1179 16360
2013 1196 18606
2014 1154 20915
2015 1091 22768
2016 1106 25256
2017 1112 27704
2018 1115 31562
2019 1206 36990
2020 1171 42481
2021 1256 48888
2022 1171 51459
2023 1296 53713
2024 1024 55786
2025 654 50705

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 12 91 204
Materials Science 9 109 326
Acoustical Engineering 9 121 468
Optical Engineering 11 140 487
Quantum and Particle physics 11 142 493
Condensed Matter Physics 13 161 506
Astrobiology 10 114 552
Nuclear Physics 13 162 619
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 209 626
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 154 639
Biophysics 23 236 816
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 221 850
Medical Physics 29 313 996
Theoretical Physics 21 295 1030

Biology rankings

Inha University ranked 18th for Biology in South Korea and 658th in the World with 24,644 publications made and 613,989 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 144 In South Korea
#189 of 2,838 In Asia
#658 of 6,841 In the World

Inha University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 37 59
1994 35 74
1995 52 70
1996 69 137
1997 133 165
1998 148 286
1999 237 470
2000 319 699
2001 291 983
2002 444 1526
2003 465 2140
2004 559 2719
2005 640 3891
2006 793 5095
2007 956 6452
2008 874 8143
2009 986 10140
2010 1018 12526
2011 1020 16054
2012 1114 17610
2013 1211 20472
2014 1153 23251
2015 1098 24905
2016 1098 27037
2017 1091 29459
2018 1088 32453
2019 1221 37383
2020 1205 45018
2021 1211 51559
2022 1130 53942
2023 1226 55311
2024 1020 55560
2025 700 50303

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 12 91 204
Astrobiology 10 114 552
Biochemistry 20 191 620
Oncology and Cancer research 31 254 710
Paleontology 17 195 734
Zoology 12 145 736
Nutrition and Food Science 24 277 744
Pharmacology 30 273 759
Molecular Biology 28 250 773
Genetics 25 245 783
Biotechnology 27 266 794
Immunology 29 258 799
Biophysics 23 236 816
Microbiology 26 281 870
Neuroscience 25 236 901
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 252 922
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 292 938
Evolutionary Biology 16 252 986
Botany 25 342 1025
Virology 28 341 1054
Agricultural Science 24 419 1131
Toxicology 29 592 1474
Animal Science 30 499 1511
Horticulture 33 628 1530
Forestry 27 571 1716

Environmental Science rankings

Inha University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 701st in the World with 16,304 publications made and 351,449 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 142 In South Korea
#189 of 2,841 In Asia
#701 of 6,888 In the World

Inha University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 18 34
1994 24 32
1995 36 51
1996 37 91
1997 95 108
1998 105 168
1999 163 276
2000 198 391
2001 196 504
2002 325 858
2003 308 1127
2004 360 1472
2005 443 1980
2006 517 2487
2007 574 3196
2008 537 4104
2009 616 5189
2010 638 6324
2011 663 7897
2012 758 9306
2013 832 10995
2014 748 12315
2015 737 13524
2016 690 15031
2017 720 16542
2018 750 18986
2019 828 22387
2020 827 27392
2021 876 32023
2022 737 33444
2023 835 35262
2024 671 33375
2025 430 28415

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 9 118 348
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 129 450
Mining Engineering 6 168 469
Oceanography 9 125 495
Geotechnical Engineering 10 175 515
Earth science and Geophysics 9 149 545
Environmental Chemistry 14 171 547
Environmental Management 9 167 555
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 173 648
Geology 12 177 676
Paleontology 17 195 734
Geography and Cartography 11 179 774
Ecology 14 211 778
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 252 922
Hydrology and Water resources management 9 394 974
Agricultural Science 24 419 1131
Forestry 27 571 1716

Computer Science rankings

Inha University ranked 13th for Computer Science in South Korea and 710th in the World with 15,062 publications made and 244,323 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 145 In South Korea
#177 of 2,842 In Asia
#710 of 6,855 In the World

Inha University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 301 723
2003 280 870
2004 294 1114
2005 412 1506
2006 568 2069
2007 536 2423
2008 606 3149
2009 663 3963
2010 624 5027
2011 633 5881
2012 671 6899
2013 684 7940
2014 660 8982
2015 644 9823
2016 669 10779
2017 595 11533
2018 625 13428
2019 688 15820
2020 713 19498
2021 790 22724
2022 741 24732
2023 839 26649
2024 744 25500
2025 536 22403

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 10 118 378
Computer Engineering 11 125 400
Computer Networking 10 126 424
Computer Graphics 10 118 486
Robotics 13 171 503
Web Design and Development 12 131 505
Computer Vision 14 161 558
Game Design and Development 14 115 569
Animation 15 176 588
UX/UI Desgin 11 141 619
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 206 622
Computational Linguistics 12 192 672
Cyber Security 14 196 678
Database Administration 14 196 686
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 197 694
Machine Learning 14 229 725
Human-Computer Interaction 16 178 740
Cognitive Science 16 250 863
Neuroscience 25 236 901
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 292 938
Software Engineering 14 242 1010
Multimedia 17 272 1022
Data Science 19 278 1077
Management Information Systems 10 275 1165
Library and Information science 18 295 1394

Medicine rankings

Inha University ranked 22nd for Medicine in South Korea and 814th in the World with 13,763 publications made and 287,392 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 144 In South Korea
#241 of 2,817 In Asia
#814 of 6,793 In the World

Inha University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 193 687
2003 255 939
2004 254 1261
2005 311 1701
2006 389 2308
2007 434 2947
2008 462 4036
2009 500 4845
2010 576 5914
2011 568 7672
2012 669 8332
2013 720 9794
2014 692 11236
2015 636 11866
2016 668 13196
2017 608 14023
2018 692 15157
2019 704 17335
2020 713 22232
2021 704 25204
2022 630 26331
2023 681 26727
2024 599 25800
2025 488 23629

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 41 231
Ophthalmology 14 143 518
Biomedical Engineering 23 163 529
Cosmetology 23 165 530
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 78 560
Pharmacy 12 190 576
Anatomy and Physiology 19 177 617
Surgery 21 198 635
Neurosurgery 19 235 638
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 227 645
Urology 21 226 680
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 214 680
Optometry 15 185 697
Radiation Therapy 27 248 700
Anesthesiology 23 220 706
Oncology and Cancer research 31 254 710
Sonography and Ultrasound 27 250 719
Pathology 22 218 731
Dermatology 25 256 757
Pharmacology 30 273 759
Cardiology 24 231 759
Gerontology 18 124 796
Immunology 29 258 799
Pediatrics 15 231 812
Physical Therapy 23 173 822
Audiology 26 197 832
Respiratory Therapy 28 258 853
Critical Care Nursing 20 244 882
Orthodontics 22 263 917
Dentistry 23 290 922
Occupational Therapy 34 226 923
Psychiatry 24 255 930
Epidemiology 20 279 963
Medical Physics 29 313 996
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 235 1026
Virology 28 341 1054
Sports Medicine 35 263 1092
Nursing 22 243 1135
Public Health 23 295 1136
Sports / Exercise science 37 282 1186
Family medicine 27 332 1213
Health Science 20 305 1241
Clinical Psychology 25 302 1276
Toxicology 29 592 1474
Veterinary 29 627 1524
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 462 1579

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Inha University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1276th in the World with 10,039 publications made and 170,593 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 144 In South Korea
#292 of 2,867 In Asia
#1276 of 7,088 In the World

Inha University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 14 8
1994 16 26
1995 21 31
1996 19 54
1997 26 59
1998 43 90
1999 75 161
2000 78 184
2001 67 216
2002 128 455
2003 141 484
2004 141 638
2005 207 882
2006 274 1123
2007 286 1299
2008 299 1716
2009 341 2183
2010 361 2832
2011 398 3608
2012 438 4166
2013 573 4985
2014 499 5769
2015 469 6421
2016 471 7182
2017 439 7957
2018 521 9477
2019 531 11243
2020 535 14261
2021 571 17040
2022 555 18636
2023 587 20567
2024 546 18919
2025 386 16732

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 4 121 770
Military science 9 105 833
Occupational Safety and Health 15 185 879
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 12 240 893
Radio and Television broadcasting 11 194 895
Archaeology 11 241 936
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 169 946
Linguistics 15 261 977
Broadcast Journalism 16 249 988
History 11 243 1020
Journalism and Digital Media 16 286 1046
Aesthetics 15 245 1066
Law 11 232 1069
Sports / Exercise science 37 282 1186
Classics and Ancient History 10 233 1201
Demography 22 337 1230
Communications and Public Relations 11 257 1232
Anthropology 13 248 1240
Political Science 11 248 1262
Sociology 16 302 1348
Education Majors 15 342 1382
Library and Information science 18 295 1394
Public Policy / Administration 13 258 1424
Philosophy 15 348 1464
Art History 12 208 1483
Gender Studies 10 238 1523
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 400 1627

Mathematics rankings

Inha University ranked 14th for Mathematics in South Korea and 789th in the World with 7,652 publications made and 125,772 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 142 In South Korea
#207 of 2,725 In Asia
#789 of 6,434 In the World

Inha University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 109 258
2003 130 308
2004 109 336
2005 152 477
2006 263 646
2007 210 823
2008 303 1115
2009 308 1334
2010 337 1912
2011 331 2306
2012 367 2972
2013 396 3480
2014 381 4038
2015 371 4518
2016 372 5189
2017 353 5848
2018 359 6886
2019 414 8205
2020 391 10394
2021 420 12020
2022 405 13091
2023 462 13408
2024 325 9902
2025 169 7612

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 15 206 622
Operations Research 10 235 713
Statistics 14 184 719
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 296 1107
Applied Mathematics 17 382 1144
Math Teachers 26 585 1924

Psychology rankings

Inha University ranked 19th for Psychology in South Korea and 967th in the World with 6,346 publications made and 114,441 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 143 In South Korea
#254 of 2,766 In Asia
#967 of 6,663 In the World

Inha University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
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 95 300
2003 94 384
2004 89 526
2005 130 651
2006 182 919
2007 164 1110
2008 166 1421
2009 196 1770
2010 227 2226
2011 229 2542
2012 291 3122
2013 320 3756
2014 302 4236
2015 297 4768
2016 304 5137
2017 281 5408
2018 277 6097
2019 343 7098
2020 362 9163
2021 362 10610
2022 364 11385
2023 420 12344
2024 371 11820
2025 276 10680

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 16 250 863
Neuroscience 25 236 901
Occupational Therapy 34 226 923
Psychiatry 24 255 930
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 169 946
Clinical Psychology 25 302 1276
Social Psychology 19 313 1279
Education Majors 15 342 1382
Child Psychology 22 329 1404

Business rankings

Inha University ranked 12th for Business in South Korea and 904th in the World with 4,690 publications made and 75,555 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 138 In South Korea
#214 of 2,654 In Asia
#904 of 6,366 In the World

Inha University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 116 557
2007 139 609
2008 165 773
2009 195 960
2010 176 1271
2011 215 1504
2012 204 1862
2013 243 2075
2014 230 2353
2015 216 2682
2016 199 2968
2017 198 3328
2018 245 3969
2019 223 4700
2020 256 6207
2021 249 7019
2022 228 7601
2023 245 8561
2024 227 6896
2025 157 5756

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 15 128 514
Supply Chain Management 8 235 665
Operations Research 10 235 713
International Trade 5 101 726
Management 14 205 785
Construction Management 16 247 821
International Business 8 126 825
Occupational Safety and Health 15 185 879
Marketing 13 235 945
Engineering Management 8 259 993
Project Management 9 210 998
Finance 14 260 1041
Accounting 11 270 1107
Advertising 20 282 1135
Management Information Systems 10 275 1165
Investment Banking and Stock trading 19 377 1192
Public Policy / Administration 13 258 1424

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Inha University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Painting and Drawing 4 85 411
Sculpture 4 85 411
Illustration and Concept Art 4 90 424
Environmental Economics 7 165 559
Interior Design 12 277 773
Agricultural Economics 6 293 831
Fashion Design 12 180 837
Cinematography 6 111 853
Art & Design 12 193 924
Development Studies 8 213 955
International Economics 10 167 1014
Economics 11 235 1022
Literature 16 304 1281