Kangwon National University: Rankings

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Kangwon National University ranked 20th in South Korea, 1293rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 126 research topics. Kangwon National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 24,754 academic publications and 418,934 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1293 of 14,131 In the World
#345 of 5,830 In Asia
#20 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 3 In Chuncheon
#309 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#350 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#422 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#3335 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2756 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 123 other topics

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Biology rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 24th for Biology in South Korea and 793rd in the World with 18,523 publications made and 342,485 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 144 In South Korea
#234 of 2,814 In Asia
#793 of 6,770 In the World

Kangwon National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 11 20
1992 20 31
1993 28 35
1994 36 55
1995 44 80
1996 60 101
1997 71 152
1998 95 194
1999 111 331
2000 116 469
2001 154 711
2002 201 1079
2003 230 1444
2004 245 1840
2005 301 2286
2006 388 2690
2007 449 3484
2008 545 4095
2009 578 4919
2010 783 6346
2011 784 8187
2012 819 9842
2013 849 11594
2014 940 13664
2015 1048 15320
2016 1046 17264
2017 1066 19371
2018 1053 21585
2019 1085 26535
2020 1248 32074
2021 1376 39446
2022 1319 43942
2023 1268 44100

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 6 89 309
Animal Science 4 84 422
Horticulture 10 141 472
Forestry 2 92 495
Pharmacology 16 142 498
Agricultural Science 9 156 546
Molecular Biology 22 177 581
Botany 13 160 620
Microbiology 19 169 630
Biotechnology 20 190 652
Immunology 23 206 662
Oncology and Cancer research 28 227 671
Biochemistry 22 205 681
Genetics 22 212 711
Nanotechnology 32 309 769
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 194 785
Biophysics 21 217 790
Virology 22 229 803
Paleontology 23 227 833
Neuroscience 24 225 892
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 273 913
Zoology 20 222 943
Evolutionary Biology 18 268 1045
Astrobiology 26 316 1090
Toxicology 20 398 1141

Chemistry rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 23rd for Chemistry in South Korea and 748th in the World with 17,574 publications made and 341,611 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 141 In South Korea
#241 of 2,750 In Asia
#748 of 6,447 In the World

Kangwon National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 25 22
1992 25 37
1993 39 34
1994 41 62
1995 45 85
1996 76 134
1997 80 175
1998 102 229
1999 120 383
2000 144 509
2001 166 751
2002 207 1135
2003 223 1416
2004 238 1881
2005 292 2279
2006 388 2686
2007 458 3435
2008 549 4032
2009 579 4698
2010 759 6098
2011 725 7842
2012 796 9389
2013 796 11251
2014 923 13352
2015 971 15011
2016 983 16980
2017 1013 19208
2018 961 21405
2019 973 26176
2020 1106 30821
2021 1243 38145
2022 1197 42533
2023 1160 42032

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 6 89 309
Pharmacy 10 138 476
Radiochemistry 17 254 488
Chemical Engineering 20 226 566
Organic Chemistry 20 208 645
Environmental Chemistry 19 211 665
Biochemistry 22 205 681
Biochemical Engineering 19 195 706
Physical chemistry 23 270 732
Nanotechnology 32 309 769
Inorganic Chemistry 23 306 803
Materials Science 26 298 849
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 24 298 916
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 295 1011
Computational Chemistry 23 387 1125

Engineering rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 26th for Engineering in South Korea and 920th in the World with 12,962 publications made and 234,957 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#26 of 143 In South Korea
#303 of 2,809 In Asia
#920 of 6,684 In the World

Kangwon National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 21 21
1992 12 32
1993 30 33
1994 29 37
1995 37 55
1996 61 100
1997 68 132
1998 77 190
1999 82 283
2000 102 291
2001 113 421
2002 155 613
2003 161 767
2004 150 956
2005 220 1168
2006 267 1483
2007 358 1942
2008 385 2364
2009 396 2940
2010 543 3678
2011 519 4766
2012 579 5636
2013 595 7098
2014 649 8503
2015 687 9693
2016 707 11354
2017 732 12854
2018 686 14936
2019 767 18680
2020 862 22635
2021 949 28151
2022 915 32352
2023 915 32580

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 126 350
Mining Engineering 6 180 519
Biomedical Engineering 20 148 522
Agricultural Engineering 6 212 556
Chemical Engineering 20 226 566
Environmental Engineering 13 195 594
Geotechnical Engineering 11 195 603
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 232 644
Biotechnology 20 190 652
Remote Sensing 13 175 688
Biochemical Engineering 19 195 706
Architectural Engineering 16 216 722
Nanotechnology 32 309 769
Metallurgical Engineering 23 297 817
Marine Engineering 27 277 837
Materials Science 26 298 849
Petroleum Engineering 23 280 882
Civil Engineering 22 284 913
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 24 298 916
Nuclear Engineering 38 364 923
Structural Engineering 27 329 943
Applied/Engineering Physics 28 339 951
Computer Engineering 35 357 975
Automotive Engineering 31 371 994
Telecommunications 33 350 1003
Electronic Engineering 38 377 1005
Computer Networking 33 346 1034
Electrical Engineering 40 393 1041
Aerospace Engineering 28 328 1068
Optical Engineering 31 373 1069
Mechanical Engineering 26 354 1076
Robotics 44 464 1173
Acoustical Engineering 34 401 1184
Automation and Control engineering 43 578 1351
Reliability and Quality Engineering 39 524 1359
Human-Computer Interaction 43 469 1489
Transportation Engineering 44 585 1517
Operations Research 29 638 1559
Systems Engineering 35 513 1577

Medicine rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 28th for Medicine in South Korea and 847th in the World with 12,053 publications made and 216,046 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#28 of 141 In South Korea
#245 of 2,781 In Asia
#847 of 6,680 In the World

Kangwon National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 8
1992 7 16
1993 12 10
1994 16 31
1995 22 30
1996 26 52
1997 27 72
1998 40 89
1999 49 157
2000 66 248
2001 89 411
2002 118 616
2003 135 902
2004 151 1187
2005 190 1487
2006 243 1775
2007 286 2288
2008 363 2769
2009 374 3304
2010 484 4185
2011 508 5326
2012 575 6385
2013 567 7426
2014 645 8966
2015 743 10276
2016 700 11215
2017 696 12286
2018 676 13241
2019 734 15696
2020 855 19547
2021 909 23893
2022 833 26050
2023 824 25509

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 138 476
Pharmacology 16 142 498
Biomedical Engineering 20 148 522
Veterinary 10 155 538
Optometry 16 140 589
Cosmetology 28 211 642
Immunology 23 206 662
Oncology and Cancer research 28 227 671
Forensic Science 4 162 677
Cardiology 20 202 696
Urology 22 234 705
Neurosurgery 20 251 717
Sonography and Ultrasound 32 266 769
Respiratory Therapy 24 212 779
Audiology 23 174 781
Dermatology 31 265 787
Virology 22 229 803
Anesthesiology 30 262 824
Pathology 29 259 832
Radiation Therapy 34 310 835
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 36 329 884
Surgery 35 294 908
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 35 293 913
Psychiatry 25 245 922
Anatomy and Physiology 34 281 929
Ophthalmology 36 296 949
Physical Therapy 33 247 998
Occupational Therapy 40 252 1005
Sports / Exercise science 25 205 1029
Gerontology 27 176 1031
Plastic Surgery 39 357 1038
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 232 1064
Sports Medicine 33 241 1082
Epidemiology 29 328 1111
Nursing 22 218 1134
Toxicology 20 398 1141
Public Health 24 294 1184
Critical Care Nursing 32 350 1228
Dentistry 31 411 1280
Clinical Psychology 31 303 1332
Pediatrics 37 420 1379
Orthodontics 38 456 1467
Family medicine 34 417 1479
Healthcare Management (MHA) 31 363 1512
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 34 483 1715
Health Science 33 457 1737

Physics rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 28th for Physics in South Korea and 996th in the World with 11,382 publications made and 200,429 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#28 of 142 In South Korea
#329 of 2,786 In Asia
#996 of 6,603 In the World

Kangwon National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 22 22
1992 20 39
1993 31 31
1994 31 36
1995 38 62
1996 52 114
1997 56 141
1998 68 185
1999 82 296
2000 116 322
2001 108 454
2002 149 626
2003 145 753
2004 136 916
2005 174 1118
2006 230 1431
2007 304 1821
2008 355 2121
2009 354 2594
2010 484 3318
2011 458 4319
2012 511 5019
2013 505 6310
2014 556 7570
2015 607 8693
2016 626 10087
2017 638 11460
2018 598 13050
2019 653 16146
2020 732 19111
2021 816 23344
2022 771 26645
2023 823 26949

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 32 309 769
Biophysics 21 217 790
Materials Science 26 298 849
Applied/Engineering Physics 28 339 951
Quantum and Particle physics 29 360 1062
Optical Engineering 31 373 1069
Astrobiology 26 316 1090
Nuclear Physics 29 388 1133
Atomic and Molecular physics 28 384 1171
Acoustical Engineering 34 401 1184
Theoretical Physics 24 356 1192
Condensed Matter Physics 37 509 1251
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 396 1302

Environmental Science rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 19th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 889th in the World with 11,015 publications made and 186,954 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#19 of 142 In South Korea
#249 of 2,811 In Asia
#889 of 6,798 In the World

Kangwon National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 15 14
1992 10 20
1993 18 24
1994 19 34
1995 18 52
1996 49 64
1997 48 89
1998 54 110
1999 57 188
2000 73 224
2001 72 251
2002 107 412
2003 138 605
2004 115 653
2005 163 849
2006 220 1073
2007 279 1502
2008 296 1679
2009 329 2245
2010 454 2756
2011 442 3876
2012 489 4652
2013 489 5747
2014 576 6644
2015 596 7923
2016 601 9222
2017 638 10772
2018 618 12578
2019 672 16196
2020 731 19501
2021 846 24502
2022 831 28129
2023 856 28309

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 2 92 495
Mining Engineering 6 180 519
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 177 528
Environmental Management 10 163 546
Agricultural Science 9 156 546
Environmental Engineering 13 195 594
Geotechnical Engineering 11 195 603
Environmental Chemistry 19 211 665
Oceanography 17 208 758
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 194 785
Ecology 16 222 826
Geology 19 228 830
Paleontology 23 227 833
Earth science and Geophysics 20 269 862
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 286 935
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 295 1011
Geography and Cartography 18 291 1116

Computer Science rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 29th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1206th in the World with 7,458 publications made and 106,572 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#29 of 143 In South Korea
#371 of 2,809 In Asia
#1206 of 6,752 In the World

Kangwon National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 5 7
1992 4 15
1993 8 14
1994 9 17
1995 13 24
1996 24 37
1997 26 63
1998 28 98
1999 35 113
2000 52 143
2001 77 241
2002 118 385
2003 91 497
2004 101 633
2005 158 814
2006 156 908
2007 206 1168
2008 211 1532
2009 223 1816
2010 300 2240
2011 330 2871
2012 339 3511
2013 322 3944
2014 371 4595
2015 383 4962
2016 379 5683
2017 369 6185
2018 396 6942
2019 425 8461
2020 538 11044
2021 601 13781
2022 553 15873
2023 543 16145

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 24 225 892
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 273 913
Computer Engineering 35 357 975
Telecommunications 33 350 1003
Computer Networking 33 346 1034
Library and Information science 11 194 1084
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 410 1084
Robotics 44 464 1173
Computer Graphics 36 383 1193
Computer Vision 33 435 1196
Cyber Security 35 401 1205
Computational Linguistics 28 421 1210
Machine Learning 29 479 1295
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 33 515 1433
Multimedia 40 451 1484
Human-Computer Interaction 43 469 1489
Software Engineering 36 467 1574
Data Science 43 603 1859
Cognitive Science 43 738 1883
Management Information Systems 44 719 2219

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 26th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1728th in the World with 5,696 publications made and 81,279 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#26 of 141 In South Korea
#446 of 2,845 In Asia
#1728 of 7,020 In the World

Kangwon National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 5 12
1992 2 15
1993 6 13
1994 15 23
1995 12 23
1996 15 48
1997 18 54
1998 11 51
1999 20 93
2000 28 93
2001 35 123
2002 50 215
2003 68 262
2004 47 300
2005 83 364
2006 114 508
2007 122 644
2008 145 846
2009 127 1077
2010 201 1334
2011 210 1796
2012 250 2130
2013 235 2681
2014 287 3171
2015 308 4009
2016 340 4504
2017 312 4841
2018 313 5532
2019 356 7122
2020 457 9452
2021 489 11785
2022 476 13645
2023 490 14281

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 4 162 677
Occupational Safety and Health 22 204 957
Sports / Exercise science 25 205 1029
Library and Information science 11 194 1084
Archaeology 18 302 1127
Demography 22 294 1195
History 18 311 1229
Linguistics 31 503 1565
Law 28 476 1772
Classics and Ancient History 25 449 1807
Sociology 31 458 1836
Aesthetics 35 562 1937
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 499 1956
Anthropology 33 486 1967
Political Science 28 499 2018
Philosophy 29 569 2122
Communications and Public Relations 35 591 2194
Education Majors 33 651 2227

Psychology rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 29th for Psychology in South Korea and 1190th in the World with 4,503 publications made and 72,334 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#29 of 141 In South Korea
#337 of 2,703 In Asia
#1190 of 6,528 In the World

Kangwon National University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 4
1992 3 9
1993 1 9
1994 4 10
1995 6 5
1996 5 13
1997 7 28
1998 5 30
1999 15 58
2000 25 67
2001 37 121
2002 44 198
2003 41 286
2004 58 440
2005 70 529
2006 86 589
2007 96 793
2008 103 941
2009 109 1084
2010 169 1425
2011 195 1815
2012 193 2157
2013 199 2548
2014 220 3008
2015 265 3552
2016 293 3989
2017 270 4523
2018 266 4727
2019 295 5675
2020 327 7415
2021 370 8767
2022 346 9574
2023 345 9520

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 181 767
Neuroscience 24 225 892
Psychiatry 25 245 922
Occupational Therapy 40 252 1005
Clinical Psychology 31 303 1332
Social Psychology 21 345 1436
Child Psychology 31 384 1609
Cognitive Science 43 738 1883
Education Majors 33 651 2227

Mathematics rankings

Kangwon National University ranked 31st for Mathematics in South Korea and 1327th in the World with 3,504 publications made and 44,538 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 138 In South Korea
#416 of 2,673 In Asia
#1327 of 6,305 In the World

Kangwon National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 5
1992 6 13
1993 5 7
1994 8 13
1995 9 17
1996 6 20
1997 11 37
1998 15 35
1999 9 30
2000 17 36
2001 26 52
2002 34 125
2003 30 132
2004 36 137
2005 50 195
2006 77 241
2007 92 320
2008 93 440
2009 81 563
2010 121 645
2011 134 848
2012 175 1057
2013 132 1385
2014 172 1631
2015 162 1803
2016 168 2153
2017 175 2169
2018 196 2469
2019 258 3208
2020 288 4250
2021 299 5360
2022 282 6480
2023 305 6721

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 410 1084
Statistics 28 357 1194
Operations Research 29 638 1559
Math Teachers 16 410 1607
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 580 1740
Applied Mathematics 44 850 2032

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kangwon National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Real Estate 18 171 685
Agricultural Economics 6 232 740
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 281 904
International Economics 7 138 932
International Business 13 209 1118
International Trade 15 222 1138
Environmental Economics 20 413 1207
Fashion Design 27 362 1325
Advertising 32 367 1429
Marketing 33 445 1513
Management 34 494 1536
Art & Design 32 432 1582
Business 31 482 1587
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 564 1607
Finance 36 568 1802
Accounting 32 524 1807
Literature 26 479 1823
Economics 32 553 1860
Development Studies 35 663 2107