Korea Maritime and Ocean University: Rankings

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Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 72nd in South Korea, 3915th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 49 research topics. Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,458 academic publications and 70,944 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3915 of 14,131 In the World
#1332 of 5,830 In Asia
#72 of 193 In South Korea
#7 of 13 In Busan
#95 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#585 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#805 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#6542 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6519 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 46 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 54th for Engineering in South Korea and 1887th in the World with 5,266 publications made and 55,820 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#54 of 144 In South Korea
#792 of 2,835 In Asia
#1887 of 6,782 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 0
1993 5 3
1994 6 0
1995 12 2
1996 19 11
1997 16 14
1998 23 23
1999 15 32
2000 27 34
2001 25 52
2002 79 77
2003 60 115
2004 83 182
2005 90 248
2006 109 344
2007 108 394
2008 134 496
2009 203 653
2010 245 764
2011 276 1042
2012 302 1222
2013 285 1491
2014 251 1590
2015 278 1713
2016 201 1968
2017 194 2054
2018 257 2694
2019 244 3177
2020 324 4356
2021 368 5789
2022 357 6686
2023 360 7914
2024 272 8309

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 36 95
Petroleum Engineering 11 187 585
Nuclear Engineering 31 310 805
Automotive Engineering 28 338 896
Transportation Engineering 23 321 1000
Automation and Control engineering 34 447 1100
Aerospace Engineering 30 369 1143
Robotics 42 475 1175
Electronic Engineering 44 514 1255
Structural Engineering 41 498 1281
Operations Research 19 496 1290
Mechanical Engineering 38 495 1351
Environmental Engineering 39 555 1365
Geotechnical Engineering 33 537 1370
Electrical Engineering 50 588 1435
Telecommunications 49 609 1479
Reliability and Quality Engineering 43 593 1486
Renewable Energy Engineering 47 680 1601
Remote Sensing 42 669 1703
Metallurgical Engineering 56 798 1779
Civil Engineering 49 695 1780
Acoustical Engineering 51 700 1785
Systems Engineering 41 632 1796
Computer Engineering 65 798 1805
Computer Networking 56 775 1851
Materials Science 58 842 1882
Optical Engineering 54 823 1911
Nanotechnology 68 958 1950
Chemical Engineering 70 1006 2034
Human-Computer Interaction 82 1013 2545
Biotechnology 87 1448 3120

Physics rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 57th for Physics in South Korea and 2063rd in the World with 4,301 publications made and 47,570 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
#871 of 2,817 In Asia
#2063 of 6,713 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 17 11
1997 13 18
1998 21 19
1999 14 32
2000 25 39
2001 23 42
2002 72 65
2003 58 110
2004 74 173
2005 82 227
2006 98 312
2007 95 358
2008 115 424
2009 173 573
2010 191 678
2011 224 945
2012 242 1074
2013 219 1248
2014 180 1334
2015 225 1439
2016 168 1672
2017 157 1820
2018 218 2337
2019 204 2768
2020 264 3816
2021 283 4963
2022 281 5578
2023 296 6533
2024 217 6743

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 51 700 1785
Materials Science 58 842 1882
Optical Engineering 54 823 1911
Nanotechnology 68 958 1950
Condensed Matter Physics 70 1008 2124
Quantum and Particle physics 59 916 2126
Atomic and Molecular physics 59 948 2219
Nuclear Physics 67 997 2289
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 890 2308

Environmental Science rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 48th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2095th in the World with 4,130 publications made and 48,854 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#48 of 142 In South Korea
#809 of 2,838 In Asia
#2095 of 6,876 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 0
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 153 533
2010 178 637
2011 201 877
2012 211 1016
2013 225 1276
2014 211 1462
2015 208 1538
2016 167 1812
2017 171 1901
2018 207 2413
2019 200 2825
2020 265 3835
2021 298 5151
2022 310 5711
2023 307 6782
2024 251 7186

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 18 251 926
Oceanography 23 300 987
Environmental Engineering 39 555 1365
Geotechnical Engineering 33 537 1370
Earth science and Geophysics 35 510 1385
Environmental Management 33 536 1408
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 36 525 1419
Geology 46 700 1848
Petrology and Geochemistry 43 676 1857
Environmental Chemistry 54 839 1895
Ecology 51 875 2245
Geography and Cartography 48 863 2348
Paleontology 65 1065 2589
Agricultural Science 64 1334 3039

Chemistry rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 65th for Chemistry in South Korea and 2252nd in the World with 4,047 publications made and 51,461 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#65 of 141 In South Korea
#1014 of 2,781 In Asia
#2252 of 6,545 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 10 6
1997 11 11
1998 19 12
1999 12 23
2000 20 25
2001 22 34
2002 54 51
2003 48 90
2004 69 145
2005 75 224
2006 89 322
2007 97 387
2008 103 468
2009 158 635
2010 186 804
2011 204 1084
2012 206 1261
2013 201 1440
2014 176 1593
2015 206 1647
2016 174 1933
2017 146 1992
2018 220 2628
2019 213 3062
2020 256 4111
2021 262 5306
2022 266 5887
2023 282 6815
2024 222 7286

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 58 841 1827
Petrology and Geochemistry 43 676 1857
Materials Science 58 842 1882
Environmental Chemistry 54 839 1895
Nanotechnology 68 958 1950
Chemical Engineering 70 1006 2034
Inorganic Chemistry 62 962 2038
Radiochemistry 62 1087 2086
Organic Chemistry 69 1033 2229
Nutrition and Food Science 82 1217 2608
Biochemistry 87 1292 2793

Biology rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 78th for Biology in South Korea and 2856th in the World with 2,963 publications made and 42,155 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#78 of 144 In South Korea
#1258 of 2,834 In Asia
#2856 of 6,833 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
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 50 250
2007 73 309
2008 68 371
2009 118 528
2010 117 683
2011 132 907
2012 133 994
2013 137 1224
2014 137 1342
2015 155 1334
2016 121 1554
2017 122 1643
2018 158 2079
2019 158 2453
2020 193 3298
2021 227 4373
2022 212 4789
2023 229 5568
2024 176 5757

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 18 251 926
Animal Science 20 347 1110
Nanotechnology 68 958 1950
Molecular Biology 80 976 2305
Zoology 59 876 2468
Paleontology 65 1065 2589
Nutrition and Food Science 82 1217 2608
Biochemistry 87 1292 2793
Genetics 84 1255 2870
Botany 73 1272 2958
Agricultural Science 64 1334 3039
Biotechnology 87 1448 3120
Microbiology 86 1458 3168
Neuroscience 89 1267 3232
Oncology and Cancer research 96 1494 3297
Evolutionary Biology 74 1421 3335
Pharmacology 96 1596 3425
Horticulture 84 1595 3435
Immunology 99 1655 3811

Computer Science rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 64th for Computer Science in South Korea and 2600th in the World with 2,522 publications made and 22,077 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
#1105 of 2,840 In Asia
#2600 of 6,845 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 1
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 69 177
2007 51 214
2008 70 288
2009 96 322
2010 122 398
2011 129 543
2012 144 533
2013 125 690
2014 119 760
2015 116 773
2016 88 845
2017 82 864
2018 113 1119
2019 113 1256
2020 152 1687
2021 190 2315
2022 188 2682
2023 168 3278
2024 141 3100

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 42 475 1175
Telecommunications 49 609 1479
Computer Engineering 65 798 1805
Computer Networking 56 775 1851
Computer Graphics 66 820 1965
Computer Vision 66 1000 2227
Cyber Security 68 995 2353
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 64 1087 2467
Human-Computer Interaction 82 1013 2545
Software Engineering 66 1065 2637
Computational Linguistics 71 1241 2686
Machine Learning 66 1274 2767
Neuroscience 89 1267 3232
Cognitive Science 84 1602 3626

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 65th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 3707th in the World with 1,768 publications made and 18,313 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#65 of 144 In South Korea
#1321 of 2,864 In Asia
#3707 of 7,081 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
1992 2 1
1993 2 2
1994 3 1
1995 8 0
1996 7 2
1997 1 6
1998 5 15
1999 6 5
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 59 197
2010 75 255
2011 94 348
2012 96 362
2013 111 510
2014 89 571
2015 69 562
2016 55 661
2017 73 670
2018 88 855
2019 87 1018
2020 126 1467
2021 147 2073
2022 141 2301
2023 114 2888
2024 106 2725

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 23 452 1801
Archaeology 49 994 2594
History 51 1030 2823
Linguistics 70 1375 3282
Aesthetics 67 1240 3327
Law 78 1496 3917
Philosophy 76 1466 3985
Education Majors 83 1491 4035
Political Science 80 1520 4216
Demography 102 1979 4761
Sociology 99 1897 4909

Mathematics rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 64th for Mathematics in South Korea and 2777th in the World with 1,226 publications made and 12,222 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#64 of 141 In South Korea
#1164 of 2,718 In Asia
#2777 of 6,418 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 62 296
2014 48 347
2015 58 395
2016 52 418
2017 45 472
2018 64 620
2019 57 646
2020 73 867
2021 118 1290
2022 102 1459
2023 88 1786
2024 59 1356

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 19 496 1290
Statistics 64 1117 2660
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 63 1209 2956

Business rankings

Korea Maritime and Ocean University ranked 65th for Business in South Korea and 2843rd in the World with 986 publications made and 8,742 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#65 of 137 In South Korea
#1091 of 2,646 In Asia
#2843 of 6,339 In the World

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 0
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 35 124
2010 33 138
2011 52 215
2012 55 182
2013 56 248
2014 42 243
2015 48 292
2016 37 290
2017 27 323
2018 39 366
2019 46 423
2020 63 660
2021 90 948
2022 86 1128
2023 70 1451
2024 60 1182

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 19 496 1290
Management 56 922 2367
Accounting 52 898 2554
Finance 60 1159 2973
Marketing 77 1233 3120

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Anatomy and Physiology 74 983 2501
Physical Therapy 99 1110 2879
Literature 59 1083 3101
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 83 1279 3119
Social Psychology 77 1225 3314
Art & Design 76 1305 3444
Surgery 88 1351 3449
Economics 66 1330 3452
Pathology 95 1519 3588
Fashion Design 83 1466 3687
Medicine 99 1630 3955
Psychology 95 1640 4009
Development Studies 92 1746 4408
Psychiatry 111 1908 4657
Public Health 102 1988 4801