Korea Maritime and Ocean University: Rankings

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Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 74th in South Korea, 3929th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 51 research topics. Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,638 academic publications and 78,957 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3929 of 14,131 In the World
#1289 of 5,830 In Asia
#74 of 193 In South Korea
#7 of 13 In Busan
#86 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#584 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#799 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#6652 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#6288 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 48 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 54th for Engineering in South Korea and 1888th in the World with 5,392 publications made and 62,318 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#54 of 144 In South Korea
#800 of 2,841 In Asia
#1888 of 6,795 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 5 3
1994 6 0
1995 12 2
1996 20 11
1997 16 14
1998 23 23
1999 15 33
2000 27 34
2001 25 52
2002 79 77
2003 60 115
2004 83 182
2005 90 248
2006 109 344
2007 108 395
2008 134 497
2009 203 653
2010 245 764
2011 276 1044
2012 300 1221
2013 285 1490
2014 251 1590
2015 278 1713
2016 201 1972
2017 194 2054
2018 256 2697
2019 244 3181
2020 323 4359
2021 368 5795
2022 359 6681
2023 360 7923
2024 278 8387
2025 175 7871

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 3 33 86
Petroleum Engineering 11 190 584
Nuclear Engineering 31 314 799
Automotive Engineering 26 332 875
Transportation Engineering 23 335 1028
Automation and Control engineering 35 454 1107
Aerospace Engineering 30 373 1136
Robotics 43 494 1201
Operations Research 18 473 1253
Electronic Engineering 44 534 1275
Structural Engineering 41 508 1288
Mechanical Engineering 38 496 1347
Geotechnical Engineering 33 538 1360
Environmental Engineering 39 566 1379
Electrical Engineering 50 598 1438
Telecommunications 49 616 1487
Reliability and Quality Engineering 43 598 1493
Renewable Energy Engineering 46 675 1586
Remote Sensing 41 660 1684
Systems Engineering 41 620 1749
Metallurgical Engineering 56 807 1783
Acoustical Engineering 51 709 1786
Civil Engineering 49 709 1793
Computer Engineering 65 807 1822
Computer Networking 56 782 1857
Materials Science 57 852 1887
Optical Engineering 54 835 1925
Nanotechnology 69 974 1969
Chemical Engineering 70 1010 2033
Human-Computer Interaction 82 1017 2541
Biotechnology 88 1468 3148

Physics rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 57th for Physics in South Korea and 2059th in the World with 4,397 publications made and 52,889 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#57 of 142 In South Korea
#877 of 2,822 In Asia
#2059 of 6,729 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 4 3
1994 6 0
1995 10 2
1996 18 11
1997 13 18
1998 21 19
1999 14 33
2000 25 39
2001 23 42
2002 72 65
2003 58 110
2004 74 173
2005 82 227
2006 98 313
2007 95 358
2008 115 425
2009 173 573
2010 191 678
2011 224 945
2012 241 1072
2013 219 1248
2014 180 1334
2015 225 1438
2016 169 1673
2017 155 1820
2018 217 2341
2019 205 2772
2020 263 3814
2021 282 4960
2022 281 5577
2023 296 6537
2024 221 6821
2025 138 6383

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 51 709 1786
Materials Science 57 852 1887
Optical Engineering 54 835 1925
Nanotechnology 69 974 1969
Quantum and Particle physics 58 924 2128
Condensed Matter Physics 70 1022 2142
Atomic and Molecular physics 59 959 2230
Nuclear Physics 67 1001 2281
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 902 2313

Environmental Science rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 47th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2098th in the World with 4,238 publications made and 54,914 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#47 of 142 In South Korea
#815 of 2,841 In Asia
#2098 of 6,888 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 2 2
1994 5 0
1995 7 1
1996 11 6
1997 8 5
1998 13 6
1999 8 15
2000 12 17
2001 18 25
2002 54 36
2003 42 73
2004 58 115
2005 61 145
2006 66 221
2007 84 284
2008 95 340
2009 153 532
2010 178 637
2011 201 878
2012 211 1015
2013 225 1280
2014 211 1464
2015 208 1541
2016 167 1814
2017 171 1899
2018 206 2419
2019 201 2830
2020 266 3830
2021 297 5147
2022 308 5712
2023 306 6785
2024 256 7252
2025 146 6736

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 250 917
Oceanography 23 304 984
Geotechnical Engineering 33 538 1360
Environmental Engineering 39 566 1379
Earth science and Geophysics 35 517 1382
Environmental Management 33 540 1405
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 541 1433
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 670 1831
Geology 46 706 1843
Environmental Chemistry 52 839 1880
Ecology 51 886 2238
Geography and Cartography 48 878 2362
Paleontology 65 1079 2590
Agricultural Science 64 1353 3065

Chemistry rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 65th for Chemistry in South Korea and 2253rd in the World with 4,147 publications made and 57,368 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#65 of 141 In South Korea
#1022 of 2,785 In Asia
#2253 of 6,561 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2 2
1994 3 0
1995 8 2
1996 11 6
1997 11 11
1998 19 12
1999 12 24
2000 20 25
2001 22 34
2002 54 51
2003 48 90
2004 69 145
2005 75 224
2006 89 322
2007 98 388
2008 103 469
2009 158 634
2010 186 804
2011 204 1083
2012 206 1259
2013 201 1441
2014 176 1594
2015 206 1645
2016 174 1934
2017 145 2003
2018 220 2630
2019 213 3060
2020 256 4103
2021 262 5299
2022 267 5879
2023 283 6808
2024 224 7339
2025 133 6898

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 57 843 1816
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 670 1831
Environmental Chemistry 52 839 1880
Materials Science 57 852 1887
Nanotechnology 69 974 1969
Inorganic Chemistry 60 952 2014
Chemical Engineering 70 1010 2033
Radiochemistry 62 1083 2070
Organic Chemistry 67 1031 2215
Nutrition and Food Science 82 1220 2600
Biochemistry 87 1298 2789

Biology rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 79th for Biology in South Korea and 2856th in the World with 3,041 publications made and 46,914 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#79 of 144 In South Korea
#1264 of 2,838 In Asia
#2856 of 6,841 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 3
1994 2 0
1995 1 0
1996 9 5
1997 6 6
1998 12 7
1999 7 11
2000 10 26
2001 18 15
2002 40 32
2003 27 64
2004 46 103
2005 50 159
2006 50 249
2007 73 309
2008 68 370
2009 118 527
2010 117 683
2011 132 908
2012 133 991
2013 137 1228
2014 137 1343
2015 155 1334
2016 121 1552
2017 122 1647
2018 157 2084
2019 158 2452
2020 195 3298
2021 228 4375
2022 212 4771
2023 229 5567
2024 180 5822
2025 106 5254

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 250 917
Animal Science 21 350 1108
Nanotechnology 69 974 1969
Molecular Biology 79 977 2308
Zoology 58 895 2485
Paleontology 65 1079 2590
Nutrition and Food Science 82 1220 2600
Biochemistry 87 1298 2789
Genetics 84 1275 2881
Botany 73 1295 2985
Agricultural Science 64 1353 3065
Biotechnology 88 1468 3148
Microbiology 86 1497 3254
Neuroscience 89 1293 3277
Oncology and Cancer research 98 1527 3361
Evolutionary Biology 76 1444 3384
Pharmacology 97 1622 3469
Horticulture 85 1622 3482
Immunology 99 1659 3808

Computer Science rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 64th for Computer Science in South Korea and 2608th in the World with 2,584 publications made and 24,276 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#64 of 145 In South Korea
#1118 of 2,842 In Asia
#2608 of 6,855 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 2
1994 0 0
1995 3 1
1996 13 5
1997 7 6
1998 10 20
1999 10 10
2000 16 17
2001 15 25
2002 50 56
2003 26 48
2004 33 95
2005 49 120
2006 69 176
2007 50 214
2008 70 288
2009 96 322
2010 122 398
2011 129 545
2012 143 528
2013 125 687
2014 119 760
2015 116 772
2016 88 846
2017 82 866
2018 113 1131
2019 111 1250
2020 153 1689
2021 191 2312
2022 187 2677
2023 168 3286
2024 148 3162
2025 78 2759

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 43 494 1201
Telecommunications 49 616 1487
Computer Engineering 65 807 1822
Computer Networking 56 782 1857
Computer Graphics 65 819 1974
Computer Vision 67 1014 2243
Cyber Security 68 996 2337
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 64 1106 2477
Human-Computer Interaction 82 1017 2541
Software Engineering 67 1074 2657
Computational Linguistics 72 1260 2708
Machine Learning 67 1283 2768
Neuroscience 89 1293 3277
Cognitive Science 84 1623 3643

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 65th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 3700th in the World with 1,821 publications made and 20,609 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#65 of 144 In South Korea
#1336 of 2,867 In Asia
#3700 of 7,088 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 2
1994 3 1
1995 8 0
1996 7 2
1997 1 6
1998 5 15
1999 6 6
2000 10 12
2001 5 18
2002 15 32
2003 18 41
2004 23 55
2005 25 77
2006 29 115
2007 30 135
2008 41 143
2009 59 196
2010 75 256
2011 94 349
2012 96 359
2013 111 509
2014 89 570
2015 69 563
2016 56 662
2017 73 666
2018 88 857
2019 88 1017
2020 125 1469
2021 147 2059
2022 139 2291
2023 113 2888
2024 108 2760
2025 68 2550

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Classics and Ancient History 23 448 1778
Archaeology 49 1005 2593
History 50 1033 2809
Linguistics 70 1383 3284
Aesthetics 68 1273 3375
Law 77 1493 3875
Philosophy 74 1470 3980
Education Majors 89 1540 4114
Political Science 79 1523 4192
Demography 100 1952 4708
Sociology 99 1904 4905

Mathematics rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 64th for Mathematics in South Korea and 2769th in the World with 1,258 publications made and 13,520 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#64 of 142 In South Korea
#1170 of 2,725 In Asia
#2769 of 6,434 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 1
1994 2 0
1995 4 0
1996 2 6
1997 5 5
1998 4 19
1999 2 5
2000 2 16
2001 8 14
2002 27 38
2003 12 27
2004 14 37
2005 19 55
2006 26 67
2007 17 71
2008 30 106
2009 44 146
2010 52 154
2011 50 206
2012 71 209
2013 62 295
2014 48 345
2015 58 392
2016 52 420
2017 45 470
2018 64 623
2019 57 648
2020 73 867
2021 118 1287
2022 102 1451
2023 88 1781
2024 62 1376
2025 42 1277

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 18 473 1253
Statistics 64 1128 2665
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 62 1215 2962

Business rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 63rd for Business in South Korea and 2820th in the World with 1,016 publications made and 9,922 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#63 of 138 In South Korea
#1091 of 2,654 In Asia
#2820 of 6,366 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 4 0
1996 9 2
1997 4 1
1998 7 11
1999 6 2
2000 4 7
2001 7 9
2002 16 21
2003 7 22
2004 10 32
2005 12 46
2006 13 62
2007 17 82
2008 20 97
2009 35 123
2010 33 138
2011 52 214
2012 55 181
2013 56 247
2014 42 242
2015 48 292
2016 37 293
2017 27 320
2018 39 371
2019 46 425
2020 65 660
2021 89 944
2022 86 1129
2023 70 1455
2024 61 1196
2025 42 1192

The following table provides academic rankings for Korea Maritime and Ocean University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 18 473 1253
International Business 32 549 1918
Management 56 923 2361
Accounting 52 908 2556
Finance 60 1160 2963
Marketing 77 1227 3089

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Anatomy and Physiology 75 1000 2524
Physical Therapy 99 1110 2860
Literature 59 1099 3111
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 84 1318 3169
Social Psychology 77 1265 3372
Economics 65 1315 3409
Art & Design 76 1309 3432
Surgery 89 1371 3480
Pathology 94 1522 3578
Fashion Design 83 1471 3678
Medicine 98 1647 3964
Psychology 96 1657 4026
Development Studies 92 1763 4423
Psychiatry 111 1910 4654
Public Health 102 1969 4766