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KAIST ranked 3rd in South Korea, 363rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 38 research topics. KAIST ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 92,145 academic publications and 2,071,450 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#363 of 14,131 In the World
#48 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 10 In Daejeon
#17 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#18 of 1,498 For Robotics
#23 of 1,024 For Animation
#1744 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#560 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 35 other topics

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Engineering rankings

KAIST ranked 2nd for Engineering in South Korea and 70th in the World with 74,186 publications made and 1,660,813 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 143 In South Korea
#19 of 2,809 In Asia
#70 of 6,684 In the World

KAIST
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 500 1421
1992 543 1642
1993 568 2017
1994 682 2105
1995 792 2554
1996 915 2987
1997 1027 3432
1998 1036 3937
1999 1198 5362
2000 1248 5999
2001 1328 7341
2002 2427 11771
2003 1924 12291
2004 1702 14490
2005 1889 18317
2006 2005 22236
2007 1926 24596
2008 2143 28928
2009 2462 33733
2010 2795 38917
2011 2905 47421
2012 2851 54590
2013 3052 65497
2014 3094 74772
2015 3296 81591
2016 3354 90265
2017 3303 97493
2018 3433 109058
2019 3548 123511
2020 3475 138172
2021 3497 159777
2022 3307 165984
2023 3394 169439

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 1 8 17
Robotics 1 7 18
Computer Engineering 2 4 24
Electronic Engineering 1 8 25
Human-Computer Interaction 1 6 30
Nanotechnology 2 17 32
Chemical Engineering 2 24 36
Telecommunications 1 13 38
Computer Networking 1 11 39
Electrical Engineering 2 15 41
Technical Drawing 1 16 45
Automation and Control engineering 1 21 48
Automotive Engineering 3 26 52
Materials Science 2 23 54
Biochemical Engineering 1 9 61
Structural Engineering 2 25 70
Mechanical Engineering 2 19 73
Metallurgical Engineering 2 31 76
Optical Engineering 2 24 80
Acoustical Engineering 1 20 81
Product and Industrial Design 1 17 85
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 33 99
Aerospace Engineering 2 24 99
Systems Engineering 1 18 104
Petroleum Engineering 2 36 105
Operations Research 1 32 112
Marine Engineering 3 38 121
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 43 124
Architectural Engineering 3 36 128
Architecture 2 24 131
Geotechnical Engineering 2 48 136
Environmental Engineering 2 50 136
Biomedical Engineering 4 28 139
Aviation 3 25 152
Industrial Engineering 2 42 153
Civil Engineering 2 44 157
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 49 158
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 36 163
Transportation Engineering 2 42 169
Remote Sensing 2 46 189
Construction Management 4 59 226
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 101 296
Mining Engineering 4 154 426
Biotechnology 9 95 428
Agricultural Engineering 4 196 527
Engineering Management 3 169 745

Physics rankings

KAIST ranked 2nd for Physics in South Korea and 92nd in the World with 66,882 publications made and 1,544,573 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 142 In South Korea
#25 of 2,786 In Asia
#92 of 6,603 In the World

KAIST
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 468 1351
1992 511 1592
1993 553 1906
1994 630 1959
1995 747 2432
1996 868 2824
1997 983 3274
1998 988 3759
1999 1119 5212
2000 1140 5812
2001 1250 7156
2002 2066 10835
2003 1718 11629
2004 1538 13650
2005 1679 17123
2006 1827 20885
2007 1756 23087
2008 1944 26813
2009 2176 31172
2010 2443 35767
2011 2580 43636
2012 2502 49756
2013 2692 59773
2014 2761 69015
2015 2920 75042
2016 2975 82746
2017 2920 89493
2018 3111 100232
2019 3188 113302
2020 3149 126674
2021 3196 146615
2022 2968 152159
2023 3074 155911

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 17 32
Materials Science 2 23 54
Optical Engineering 2 24 80
Acoustical Engineering 1 20 81
Quantum and Particle physics 2 25 85
Condensed Matter Physics 3 35 121
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 43 124
Nuclear Physics 2 35 182
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 38 222
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 34 227
Biophysics 2 35 253
Theoretical Physics 2 43 283
Astrobiology 2 49 286
Medical Physics 18 179 743

Chemistry rankings

KAIST ranked 2nd for Chemistry in South Korea and 150th in the World with 59,597 publications made and 1,577,893 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

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

KAIST
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 427 1359
1992 469 1559
1993 493 1896
1994 579 1983
1995 699 2352
1996 815 2821
1997 933 3176
1998 916 3788
1999 1042 5092
2000 1081 5747
2001 1152 7182
2002 1619 9932
2003 1526 11295
2004 1389 13530
2005 1457 17124
2006 1637 20595
2007 1587 23345
2008 1728 27317
2009 1912 31934
2010 2060 36608
2011 2223 44686
2012 2152 51421
2013 2317 61366
2014 2400 70100
2015 2603 76917
2016 2694 84787
2017 2586 91963
2018 2783 102357
2019 2881 115597
2020 2896 131307
2021 2867 151356
2022 2645 158413
2023 2783 160025

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 17 32
Chemical Engineering 2 24 36
Physical chemistry 2 23 40
Materials Science 2 23 54
Biochemical Engineering 1 9 61
Inorganic Chemistry 2 35 73
Organic Chemistry 2 31 101
Radiochemistry 2 74 120
Pharmacy 2 36 149
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 36 163
Environmental Chemistry 2 51 166
Computational Chemistry 3 38 205
Biochemistry 3 53 267
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 69 330
Nutrition and Food Science 8 100 339

Computer Science rankings

KAIST ranked 2nd for Computer Science in South Korea and 120th in the World with 47,909 publications made and 843,827 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 143 In South Korea
#21 of 2,809 In Asia
#120 of 6,752 In the World

KAIST
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 253 494
1992 280 597
1993 323 775
1994 343 869
1995 382 992
1996 462 1302
1997 484 1378
1998 556 1798
1999 627 2425
2000 675 2677
2001 686 3244
2002 1740 6703
2003 1222 6360
2004 1013 7361
2005 1188 9180
2006 1266 11634
2007 1237 12149
2008 1335 14620
2009 1612 17940
2010 1863 20740
2011 1860 24236
2012 1920 28239
2013 2019 32961
2014 2025 36718
2015 2148 39339
2016 2185 42062
2017 2170 46130
2018 2305 52597
2019 2525 61379
2020 2537 71732
2021 2595 85832
2022 2429 86852
2023 2513 91795

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 1 7 18
Animation 1 6 23
Computer Engineering 2 4 24
Human-Computer Interaction 1 6 30
Telecommunications 1 13 38
Computer Networking 1 11 39
Computer Graphics 1 8 46
Web Design and Development 1 13 53
Multimedia 1 6 58
Computer Vision 1 18 60
UX/UI Desgin 1 8 60
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 17 75
Game Design and Development 1 10 77
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 23 79
Machine Learning 2 30 104
Computational Linguistics 1 19 104
Cyber Security 3 27 106
Database Administration 1 25 119
Information Technology 1 14 130
Cognitive Science 1 24 135
Software Engineering 1 17 147
Management Information Systems 1 12 163
Data Science 2 30 280
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 48 319
Library and Information science 2 26 322
Neuroscience 8 68 430

Biology rankings

KAIST ranked 4th for Biology in South Korea and 267th in the World with 46,236 publications made and 1,363,809 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 144 In South Korea
#45 of 2,814 In Asia
#267 of 6,770 In the World

KAIST
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 265 862
1992 284 1018
1993 306 1176
1994 397 1334
1995 486 1627
1996 550 1862
1997 617 2195
1998 638 2768
1999 684 3603
2000 744 3995
2001 759 5205
2002 1095 7487
2003 983 8889
2004 967 10130
2005 997 13174
2006 1149 16056
2007 1117 18309
2008 1292 22013
2009 1379 26098
2010 1576 30458
2011 1749 37479
2012 1738 43589
2013 1924 52792
2014 1994 60244
2015 2140 66113
2016 2253 72871
2017 2185 79687
2018 2311 88902
2019 2483 101094
2020 2504 116093
2021 2504 134929
2022 2281 139882
2023 2451 142441

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 17 32
Biophysics 2 35 253
Biochemistry 3 53 267
Astrobiology 2 49 286
Paleontology 3 46 290
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 48 319
Nutrition and Food Science 8 100 339
Molecular Biology 5 82 349
Genetics 7 74 368
Evolutionary Biology 2 55 373
Agricultural Science 3 108 396
Microbiology 8 96 427
Biotechnology 9 95 428
Neuroscience 8 68 430
Oncology and Cancer research 16 150 491
Botany 8 117 509
Immunology 13 146 520
Virology 11 155 596
Zoology 10 126 692
Forestry 7 170 725
Pharmacology 30 259 741
Horticulture 17 287 860
Entomology 13 229 910
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 22 266 992
Animal Science 31 513 1559

Environmental Science rankings

KAIST ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 230th in the World with 33,354 publications made and 800,909 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 142 In South Korea
#41 of 2,811 In Asia
#230 of 6,798 In the World

KAIST
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 272 723
1992 289 827
1993 286 1039
1994 340 1103
1995 409 1296
1996 468 1561
1997 546 1781
1998 498 2231
1999 576 2783
2000 606 3111
2001 595 3855
2002 1018 5719
2003 781 6535
2004 809 7125
2005 787 8785
2006 903 10633
2007 836 12028
2008 938 14007
2009 1052 16431
2010 1143 18538
2011 1208 22684
2012 1174 25933
2013 1361 31524
2014 1402 35872
2015 1442 38742
2016 1470 42749
2017 1440 46059
2018 1490 51598
2019 1607 59284
2020 1638 67784
2021 1654 79254
2022 1508 83061
2023 1549 83896

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 2 48 136
Environmental Engineering 2 50 136
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 40 152
Environmental Management 2 46 160
Environmental Chemistry 2 51 166
Oceanography 2 36 166
Geology 3 37 209
Earth science and Geophysics 2 58 245
Geography and Cartography 2 48 261
Paleontology 3 46 290
Ecology 2 59 307
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 69 330
Agricultural Science 3 108 396
Mining Engineering 4 154 426
Forestry 7 170 725
Urban and Regional planning 8 197 901
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 22 266 992

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

KAIST ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 427th in the World with 23,297 publications made and 427,752 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 141 In South Korea
#45 of 2,845 In Asia
#427 of 7,020 In the World

KAIST
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 117 276
1992 152 368
1993 165 459
1994 203 548
1995 210 580
1996 244 732
1997 249 805
1998 262 999
1999 312 1278
2000 334 1473
2001 325 1793
2002 741 3225
2003 451 3245
2004 455 3777
2005 509 4624
2006 516 5907
2007 523 6394
2008 547 7583
2009 688 9210
2010 853 10437
2011 804 12513
2012 822 14573
2013 1030 17125
2014 1007 19231
2015 1046 20635
2016 1091 21920
2017 1121 23112
2018 1190 27019
2019 1253 32316
2020 1315 38689
2021 1441 47847
2022 1270 48184
2023 1370 51924

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 1 7 68
Linguistics 2 30 206
Aesthetics 3 28 240
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 38 256
Library and Information science 2 26 322
Broadcast Journalism 4 35 332
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 37 340
Law 3 42 359
Archaeology 3 63 362
Philosophy 2 34 377
Military science 3 20 381
History 3 64 414
Political Science 3 38 433
Publishing 2 47 437
Education Majors 2 60 470
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 53 524
Communications and Public Relations 4 57 569
Sociology 5 68 612
Anthropology 4 64 637
Art History 3 67 860
Media Studies 4 70 868
Classics and Ancient History 5 135 874
Urban and Regional planning 8 197 901
Demography 15 221 990
Public Policy / Administration 8 168 1148
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 208 1187
Gender Studies 11 230 1601

Mathematics rankings

KAIST ranked 3rd for Mathematics in South Korea and 186th in the World with 19,584 publications made and 330,499 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 138 In South Korea
#36 of 2,673 In Asia
#186 of 6,305 In the World

KAIST
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 130 204
1992 135 299
1993 156 364
1994 170 411
1995 180 464
1996 203 570
1997 214 633
1998 212 738
1999 249 875
2000 278 993
2001 273 1311
2002 734 2532
2003 450 2434
2004 404 2953
2005 488 3547
2006 497 4575
2007 501 5051
2008 568 5986
2009 680 7219
2010 761 8294
2011 774 9805
2012 768 11512
2013 821 13476
2014 842 15461
2015 866 16530
2016 922 17855
2017 903 19104
2018 916 22022
2019 1003 25786
2020 998 28756
2021 1074 34218
2022 885 33717
2023 957 34667

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 23 79
Operations Research 1 32 112
Statistics 3 34 172
Applied Mathematics 2 68 262
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 45 298
Actuarial Science 3 43 386
Math Teachers 3 102 640

Medicine rankings

KAIST ranked 10th for Medicine in South Korea and 518th in the World with 18,255 publications made and 498,373 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 141 In South Korea
#118 of 2,781 In Asia
#518 of 6,680 In the World

KAIST
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 68 235
1992 105 316
1993 90 340
1994 97 369
1995 138 489
1996 157 518
1997 159 583
1998 183 749
1999 191 953
2000 218 1158
2001 247 1579
2002 307 2151
2003 302 2551
2004 292 3076
2005 354 3921
2006 431 5231
2007 459 5874
2008 472 7114
2009 552 8781
2010 566 10691
2011 634 13306
2012 717 15626
2013 816 18811
2014 864 21649
2015 926 24344
2016 920 26316
2017 1016 29738
2018 952 33107
2019 1017 38334
2020 1106 46012
2021 1142 54625
2022 1087 56809
2023 1130 57616

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 4 28 139
Pharmacy 2 36 149
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 102 385
Physical Therapy 7 56 411
Optometry 11 99 481
Anatomy and Physiology 10 110 485
Oncology and Cancer research 16 150 491
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 136 492
Sports Medicine 10 67 492
Pathology 13 124 508
Immunology 13 146 520
Ophthalmology 18 166 590
Virology 11 155 596
Radiation Therapy 18 199 597
Occupational Therapy 16 104 600
Psychiatry 10 129 607
Audiology 13 114 616
Respiratory Therapy 17 178 685
Pharmacology 30 259 741
Medical Physics 18 179 743
Cosmetology 34 283 792
Surgery 33 270 845
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 154 855
Dermatology 36 306 879
Cardiology 31 305 945
Public Health 16 213 974
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 38 369 995
Gerontology 29 182 1053
Veterinary 20 382 1061
Health Science 16 247 1117
Urology 37 412 1145
Family medicine 29 305 1183
Anesthesiology 40 416 1244
Clinical Psychology 28 290 1296
Nursing 29 283 1299
Healthcare Management (MHA) 23 286 1308
Orthodontics 34 421 1369
Dentistry 34 447 1380
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 37 543 1874

Business rankings

KAIST ranked 2nd for Business in South Korea and 158th in the World with 14,824 publications made and 270,412 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 135 In South Korea
#21 of 2,579 In Asia
#158 of 6,187 In the World

KAIST
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 113 173
1992 114 223
1993 128 274
1994 136 295
1995 152 419
1996 188 480
1997 192 521
1998 208 687
1999 204 893
2000 209 958
2001 220 1205
2002 596 2467
2003 352 2153
2004 304 2602
2005 349 3211
2006 331 4014
2007 383 4231
2008 425 5349
2009 501 6386
2010 549 7072
2011 547 8425
2012 571 9327
2013 614 10990
2014 648 12364
2015 654 12817
2016 718 13545
2017 653 14028
2018 700 15891
2019 715 18390
2020 751 21449
2021 752 25417
2022 691 25444
2023 724 26396

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 2 22 104
Operations Research 1 32 112
Marketing 2 15 129
Management Information Systems 1 12 163
Supply Chain Management 3 56 167
Advertising 3 14 188
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 26 191
Construction Management 4 59 226
Finance 2 31 232
Project Management 2 29 262
Entertainment Industry Business 3 23 291
Accounting 4 37 326
Human Resource Management 2 36 336
Entrepreneurship 1 24 344
Actuarial Science 3 43 386
Real Estate 12 92 445
Risk Management 5 80 447
International Trade 4 81 677
International Business 5 103 742
Engineering Management 3 169 745
Tax Law 6 156 793
Public Policy / Administration 8 168 1148

Psychology rankings

KAIST ranked 6th for Psychology in South Korea and 383rd in the World with 12,464 publications made and 301,724 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 141 In South Korea
#55 of 2,703 In Asia
#383 of 6,528 In the World

KAIST
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 47 106
1992 51 120
1993 53 158
1994 70 163
1995 71 198
1996 96 260
1997 97 313
1998 101 330
1999 127 542
2000 147 567
2001 151 721
2002 287 1305
2003 184 1351
2004 168 1649
2005 206 2172
2006 237 2967
2007 268 3226
2008 256 3681
2009 327 4698
2010 362 5633
2011 390 6878
2012 452 8434
2013 533 10142
2014 546 12000
2015 595 13285
2016 598 14214
2017 672 16001
2018 752 18756
2019 819 22884
2020 865 28308
2021 945 34247
2022 860 34779
2023 891 37408

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 1 24 135
Social Psychology 3 34 345
Neuroscience 8 68 430
Education Majors 2 60 470
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 53 524
Child Psychology 5 56 588
Occupational Therapy 16 104 600
Psychiatry 10 129 607
Clinical Psychology 28 290 1296

Art & Design rankings

KAIST ranked 2nd for Art & Design in South Korea and 180th in the World with 7,428 publications made and 116,031 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
#2 of 118 In South Korea
#17 of 2,302 In Asia
#180 of 5,720 In the World

KAIST
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 28 60
1992 29 101
1993 40 106
1994 52 102
1995 52 124
1996 48 137
1997 67 187
1998 71 248
1999 95 301
2000 88 361
2001 99 351
2002 226 798
2003 166 823
2004 152 991
2005 192 1404
2006 208 1719
2007 200 1867
2008 211 2240
2009 271 2713
2010 320 3181
2011 311 3683
2012 326 4194
2013 318 4566
2014 359 5095
2015 358 5429
2016 344 6017
2017 364 6099
2018 388 6987
2019 404 8127
2020 364 9271
2021 339 10728
2022 393 10989
2023 386 11598

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 1 6 23
Computer Graphics 1 8 46
Multimedia 1 6 58
UX/UI Desgin 1 8 60
Game Design and Development 1 10 77
Graphic Design 1 13 116
Fashion Design 2 15 127
Architecture 2 24 131
Photography 2 14 157
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 17 178
Aesthetics 3 28 240
Painting and Drawing 2 45 277
Sculpture 2 45 277
Illustration and Concept Art 2 46 285
Entertainment Industry Business 3 23 291
Music 2 28 294
Literature 2 31 323
Cinematography 1 13 350
Performing arts 2 39 392
Creative Writing 3 70 745
Art History 3 67 860

Economics rankings

KAIST ranked 4th for Economics in South Korea and 385th in the World with 5,954 publications made and 103,112 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 121 In South Korea
#54 of 2,461 In Asia
#385 of 5,995 In the World

KAIST
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 41 73
1992 41 101
1993 51 120
1994 37 123
1995 55 152
1996 69 206
1997 78 213
1998 55 256
1999 68 372
2000 86 320
2001 94 447
2002 191 736
2003 104 756
2004 103 950
2005 131 1150
2006 114 1408
2007 123 1658
2008 157 1940
2009 166 2394
2010 200 2743
2011 209 3102
2012 213 3441
2013 234 4225
2014 277 4656
2015 259 4719
2016 308 5040
2017 299 5265
2018 329 5899
2019 324 7182
2020 329 8561
2021 362 10096
2022 293 10418
2023 350 10858

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

Economics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 26 191
Finance 2 31 232
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 45 298
Environmental Economics 4 81 312
Actuarial Science 3 43 386
Development Studies 4 85 554
International Trade 4 81 677
International Economics 8 147 956