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Kookmin University ranked 28th in South Korea, 1651st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 86 research topics. Kookmin University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,806 academic publications and 152,916 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 20 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1651 of 14,131 In the World
#477 of 5,830 In Asia
#28 of 193 In South Korea
#14 of 39 In Seoul
#503 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#600 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#650 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#1101 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2931 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 83 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Kookmin University ranked 37th for Engineering in South Korea and 1224th in the World with 7,497 publications made and 117,901 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#37 of 143 In South Korea
#445 of 2,809 In Asia
#1224 of 6,684 In the World

Kookmin University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 9 23
1992 2 6
1993 15 15
1994 5 20
1995 13 25
1996 15 24
1997 28 51
1998 38 47
1999 37 89
2000 64 97
2001 90 158
2002 128 236
2003 124 326
2004 166 474
2005 169 647
2006 197 858
2007 258 1071
2008 232 1371
2009 260 1842
2010 308 2418
2011 354 3152
2012 319 3492
2013 355 4444
2014 387 5129
2015 378 5875
2016 356 6361
2017 367 7123
2018 396 8330
2019 374 9362
2020 464 11115
2021 485 13198
2022 509 14345
2023 527 15135

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 14 158 503
Landscape Architecture 7 157 600
Automotive Engineering 22 238 650
Architecture 15 153 697
Architectural Engineering 15 213 707
Nanotechnology 30 293 736
Electrical Engineering 29 269 784
Computer Networking 23 250 811
Electronic Engineering 28 300 839
Telecommunications 29 288 873
Robotics 30 334 907
Nuclear Engineering 39 373 939
Chemical Engineering 34 406 954
Materials Science 34 388 1038
Metallurgical Engineering 33 413 1066
Optical Engineering 33 405 1125
Automation and Control engineering 32 455 1127
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 444 1152
Human-Computer Interaction 26 315 1155
Biomedical Engineering 45 443 1199
Structural Engineering 38 471 1242
Transportation Engineering 36 455 1294
Mechanical Engineering 39 491 1360
Acoustical Engineering 38 488 1373
Aerospace Engineering 42 512 1426
Reliability and Quality Engineering 42 566 1440
Systems Engineering 32 454 1451
Remote Sensing 34 517 1462
Renewable Energy Engineering 46 660 1567
Environmental Engineering 45 660 1590
Civil Engineering 47 650 1717
Geotechnical Engineering 45 704 1728
Biotechnology 58 819 1943

Physics rankings

Kookmin University ranked 37th for Physics in South Korea and 1301st in the World with 6,497 publications made and 106,636 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#37 of 142 In South Korea
#474 of 2,786 In Asia
#1301 of 6,603 In the World

Kookmin University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 8 23
1992 2 6
1993 14 14
1994 5 18
1995 11 20
1996 14 24
1997 26 47
1998 35 51
1999 35 81
2000 64 103
2001 87 175
2002 118 239
2003 117 315
2004 158 461
2005 145 624
2006 180 835
2007 228 1012
2008 198 1278
2009 225 1702
2010 269 2208
2011 302 2926
2012 286 3187
2013 306 4007
2014 338 4697
2015 317 5369
2016 307 5895
2017 313 6601
2018 352 7686
2019 324 8708
2020 386 10285
2021 406 11900
2022 412 12878
2023 448 13521

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 293 736
Condensed Matter Physics 29 334 907
Materials Science 34 388 1038
Nuclear Physics 28 374 1092
Optical Engineering 33 405 1125
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 444 1152
Atomic and Molecular physics 30 414 1238
Quantum and Particle physics 35 460 1263
Acoustical Engineering 38 488 1373
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 489 1514
Biophysics 54 631 1658

Chemistry rankings

Kookmin University ranked 42nd for Chemistry in South Korea and 1437th in the World with 6,326 publications made and 116,555 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#42 of 141 In South Korea
#574 of 2,750 In Asia
#1437 of 6,447 In the World

Kookmin University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 10 23
1992 2 5
1993 14 13
1994 5 15
1995 8 20
1996 12 21
1997 25 44
1998 38 44
1999 34 79
2000 61 93
2001 82 162
2002 107 219
2003 111 291
2004 154 457
2005 138 598
2006 173 808
2007 220 969
2008 195 1291
2009 223 1733
2010 265 2241
2011 296 3011
2012 298 3311
2013 308 4228
2014 313 4930
2015 304 5659
2016 299 6307
2017 324 7147
2018 320 8257
2019 330 9142
2020 383 11043
2021 395 13010
2022 385 14132
2023 430 14692

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 293 736
Chemical Engineering 34 406 954
Materials Science 34 388 1038
Physical chemistry 36 452 1091
Environmental Chemistry 33 464 1209
Nutrition and Food Science 43 546 1358
Organic Chemistry 41 581 1406
Computational Chemistry 32 548 1414
Inorganic Chemistry 43 624 1423
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 607 1723
Biochemistry 51 756 1797
Radiochemistry 70 1285 2455

Biology rankings

Kookmin University ranked 45th for Biology in South Korea and 1763rd in the World with 5,351 publications made and 102,697 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#45 of 144 In South Korea
#689 of 2,814 In Asia
#1763 of 6,770 In the World

Kookmin University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 9 22
1992 3 5
1993 10 17
1994 5 4
1995 9 18
1996 11 19
1997 17 36
1998 22 33
1999 17 59
2000 33 71
2001 59 120
2002 74 150
2003 58 217
2004 92 323
2005 107 446
2006 125 576
2007 165 757
2008 142 1036
2009 192 1431
2010 224 1907
2011 251 2609
2012 240 2855
2013 254 3746
2014 271 4341
2015 268 4941
2016 249 5536
2017 279 6368
2018 273 7320
2019 302 8246
2020 364 10198
2021 375 12148
2022 370 13128
2023 426 13677

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 293 736
Nutrition and Food Science 43 546 1358
Forestry 22 460 1487
Biophysics 54 631 1658
Molecular Biology 56 660 1672
Biochemistry 51 756 1797
Oncology and Cancer research 62 757 1837
Paleontology 45 683 1850
Neuroscience 48 630 1903
Genetics 55 787 1908
Evolutionary Biology 43 666 1923
Biotechnology 58 819 1943
Zoology 46 654 1980
Animal Science 43 727 2033
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 823 2039
Microbiology 59 872 2091
Immunology 62 858 2159
Botany 56 872 2167
Virology 50 854 2246
Pharmacology 70 1034 2350
Agricultural Science 51 1007 2419
Horticulture 62 1064 2441
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 1013 2636

Computer Science rankings

Kookmin University ranked 35th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1314th in the World with 4,404 publications made and 58,971 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#35 of 143 In South Korea
#427 of 2,809 In Asia
#1314 of 6,752 In the World

Kookmin University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 3
1992 3 2
1993 4 7
1994 5 6
1995 10 13
1996 5 12
1997 8 20
1998 12 38
1999 9 27
2000 23 51
2001 22 53
2002 51 100
2003 55 125
2004 66 196
2005 89 287
2006 95 395
2007 106 482
2008 117 646
2009 122 941
2010 175 1193
2011 202 1477
2012 166 1718
2013 201 2064
2014 231 2311
2015 236 2600
2016 221 2734
2017 225 2911
2018 230 3416
2019 267 4026
2020 315 5184
2021 338 6507
2022 378 7220
2023 379 7733

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 14 158 503
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 265 772
Computer Networking 23 250 811
Multimedia 14 184 856
Telecommunications 29 288 873
UX/UI Desgin 21 251 906
Robotics 30 334 907
Cyber Security 31 348 1101
Management Information Systems 11 237 1112
Computer Graphics 34 357 1149
Human-Computer Interaction 26 315 1155
Software Engineering 18 296 1209
Data Science 26 310 1225
Computer Vision 35 463 1246
Computational Linguistics 30 448 1259
Machine Learning 28 460 1267
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 38 563 1519
Cognitive Science 38 643 1708
Neuroscience 48 630 1903
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 823 2039

Environmental Science rankings

Kookmin University ranked 40th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1809th in the World with 4,355 publications made and 65,252 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 142 In South Korea
#648 of 2,811 In Asia
#1809 of 6,798 In the World

Kookmin University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 8 14
1992 0 1
1993 10 12
1994 6 9
1995 8 15
1996 12 16
1997 15 18
1998 30 41
1999 24 51
2000 34 83
2001 54 105
2002 78 157
2003 69 207
2004 112 323
2005 95 393
2006 112 554
2007 151 659
2008 119 817
2009 154 1128
2010 174 1454
2011 196 1838
2012 198 2027
2013 190 2503
2014 210 2823
2015 210 3176
2016 188 3438
2017 206 3920
2018 202 4521
2019 216 5000
2020 280 6124
2021 312 7503
2022 297 8039
2023 340 8510

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 33 464 1209
Earth science and Geophysics 35 503 1386
Oceanography 39 473 1411
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 39 535 1446
Forestry 22 460 1487
Environmental Engineering 45 660 1590
Geology 41 615 1709
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 607 1723
Geotechnical Engineering 45 704 1728
Environmental Management 44 739 1825
Paleontology 45 683 1850
Geography and Cartography 38 622 1871
Ecology 41 692 1901
Agricultural Science 51 1007 2419
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 1013 2636

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kookmin University ranked 38th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2242nd in the World with 2,722 publications made and 36,726 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#38 of 141 In South Korea
#641 of 2,845 In Asia
#2242 of 7,020 In the World

Kookmin University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 3 3
1992 2 1
1993 3 6
1994 2 4
1995 6 10
1996 5 7
1997 5 15
1998 6 27
1999 8 14
2000 12 46
2001 16 48
2002 24 58
2003 28 86
2004 55 114
2005 50 176
2006 45 246
2007 54 322
2008 65 406
2009 69 605
2010 104 761
2011 113 1017
2012 93 1182
2013 138 1479
2014 140 1657
2015 135 1795
2016 122 1791
2017 123 1917
2018 112 2221
2019 146 2551
2020 220 3433
2021 223 4252
2022 278 4676
2023 286 5098

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 14 227 951
Sports / Exercise science 22 190 996
Communications and Public Relations 11 202 1186
Linguistics 28 471 1492
Aesthetics 27 454 1667
Law 37 584 2022
Archaeology 40 694 2025
Political Science 32 539 2117
History 41 699 2146
Philosophy 30 608 2194
Demography 44 752 2241
Anthropology 42 676 2377
Sociology 47 804 2633
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 42 836 2750
Education Majors 57 1046 3131

Mathematics rankings

Kookmin University ranked 33rd for Mathematics in South Korea and 1408th in the World with 1,986 publications made and 22,819 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#33 of 138 In South Korea
#451 of 2,673 In Asia
#1408 of 6,305 In the World

Kookmin University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 0
1993 3 3
1994 3 4
1995 6 9
1996 4 9
1997 5 9
1998 4 14
1999 4 16
2000 2 35
2001 9 30
2002 17 53
2003 16 75
2004 29 78
2005 41 139
2006 33 164
2007 39 228
2008 45 269
2009 49 424
2010 77 493
2011 84 655
2012 81 730
2013 109 966
2014 101 1028
2015 111 1188
2016 117 1216
2017 106 1228
2018 99 1521
2019 114 1803
2020 165 2250
2021 141 2966
2022 183 3387
2023 179 3504

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 265 772
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 196 858
Math Teachers 15 309 1320
Statistics 33 421 1323
Applied Mathematics 55 1075 2418

Business rankings

Kookmin University ranked 33rd for Business in South Korea and 1616th in the World with 1,582 publications made and 19,761 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#33 of 135 In South Korea
#492 of 2,579 In Asia
#1616 of 6,187 In the World

Kookmin University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 1
1992 2 2
1993 2 5
1994 2 5
1995 6 8
1996 0 7
1997 4 16
1998 4 19
1999 6 21
2000 10 41
2001 12 35
2002 17 63
2003 15 63
2004 21 93
2005 39 125
2006 28 206
2007 29 254
2008 38 320
2009 52 469
2010 60 569
2011 73 740
2012 56 830
2013 84 1060
2014 97 1065
2015 86 1125
2016 83 1166
2017 58 1207
2018 79 1342
2019 89 1452
2020 108 1966
2021 121 2411
2022 146 2470
2023 146 2580

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 11 237 1112
Advertising 24 285 1240
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 420 1338
Management 30 454 1444
Project Management 23 383 1510
Marketing 38 492 1622
Accounting 27 453 1643
Finance 34 510 1668

Art & Design rankings

Kookmin University ranked 30th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1446th in the World with 865 publications made and 10,382 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Literature, 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
#30 of 118 In South Korea
#379 of 2,302 In Asia
#1446 of 5,720 In the World

Kookmin University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 3
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 2 2
1998 1 0
1999 2 2
2000 5 7
2001 5 5
2002 8 11
2003 5 24
2004 17 26
2005 14 39
2006 14 75
2007 14 85
2008 24 123
2009 23 170
2010 41 230
2011 38 307
2012 32 305
2013 43 365
2014 39 381
2015 46 488
2016 53 490
2017 56 573
2018 43 591
2019 49 702
2020 43 866
2021 64 990
2022 88 1205
2023 85 1176

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 7 157 600
Interior Design 5 188 629
Architecture 15 153 697
Multimedia 14 184 856
UX/UI Desgin 21 251 906
Computer Graphics 34 357 1149
Fashion Design 23 297 1185
Aesthetics 27 454 1667
Literature 42 803 2546

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kookmin University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Cosmetology 38 376 968
Sports Medicine 47 370 1399
Economics 21 380 1466
Gerontology 44 340 1564
Physical Therapy 53 513 1670
Social Psychology 32 443 1675
Pathology 51 739 1972
Psychology 45 719 2110
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 821 2182
Anatomy and Physiology 66 828 2194
Public Health 48 797 2331
Medicine 56 887 2347
Anesthesiology 56 887 2362
Cardiology 56 911 2387
Child Psychology 63 836 2609
Psychiatry 63 967 2685
Surgery 73 1044 2835
Clinical Psychology 80 997 2840
Development Studies 57 1117 3080
Nursing 86 1162 3332