Korea National University of Transportation: Rankings

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The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 70th in South Korea, 3823rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 34 research topics. The Korea National University of Transportation ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,637 academic publications and 80,362 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3823 of 14,131 In the World
#1245 of 5,830 In Asia
#70 of 193 In South Korea
#995 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#1029 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#1270 of 4,220 For Nanotechnology
#5839 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#6068 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 31 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 60th for Engineering in South Korea and 2145th in the World with 4,366 publications made and 62,092 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#60 of 144 In South Korea
#937 of 2,841 In Asia
#2145 of 6,795 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 6 0
1997 13 2
1998 5 6
1999 9 8
2000 11 19
2001 25 25
2002 33 40
2003 29 89
2004 46 122
2005 46 172
2006 70 265
2007 92 308
2008 91 377
2009 82 498
2010 153 766
2011 165 1111
2012 228 1474
2013 236 1881
2014 277 2213
2015 229 2341
2016 227 2500
2017 248 2610
2018 244 3189
2019 267 3790
2020 240 4469
2021 279 5604
2022 273 6253
2023 305 7011
2024 262 7875
2025 208 6989

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 45 422 995
Nuclear Engineering 41 416 1029
Nanotechnology 50 580 1270
Automotive Engineering 42 513 1275
Transportation Engineering 38 513 1391
Electrical Engineering 51 606 1455
Applied/Engineering Physics 47 624 1466
Electronic Engineering 49 634 1468
Chemical Engineering 54 716 1492
Biomedical Engineering 54 630 1520
Robotics 56 681 1581
Automation and Control engineering 57 813 1790
Materials Science 54 820 1824
Telecommunications 62 811 1864
Aerospace Engineering 59 772 1914
Reliability and Quality Engineering 60 830 1927
Computer Engineering 69 879 1928
Structural Engineering 63 822 1944
Metallurgical Engineering 63 921 2007
Optical Engineering 62 923 2075
Computer Networking 68 916 2101
Mechanical Engineering 61 858 2104
Systems Engineering 50 813 2141
Renewable Energy Engineering 54 990 2162
Acoustical Engineering 59 905 2174
Civil Engineering 58 937 2236
Operations Research 55 1025 2254
Biotechnology 73 1083 2407
Human-Computer Interaction 80 994 2501
Environmental Engineering 70 1196 2585
Geotechnical Engineering 74 1200 2694

Physics rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 59th for Physics in South Korea and 2126th in the World with 3,877 publications made and 59,279 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#59 of 142 In South Korea
#913 of 2,822 In Asia
#2126 of 6,729 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 6 0
1997 13 0
1998 5 6
1999 9 7
2000 10 19
2001 25 27
2002 33 38
2003 29 86
2004 39 127
2005 44 165
2006 63 261
2007 89 297
2008 79 378
2009 70 493
2010 137 749
2011 148 1073
2012 198 1386
2013 223 1817
2014 245 2139
2015 200 2234
2016 192 2379
2017 230 2483
2018 211 2949
2019 236 3509
2020 215 4139
2021 243 5196
2022 258 5723
2023 266 6405
2024 224 7141
2025 162 6304

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 50 580 1270
Condensed Matter Physics 39 561 1321
Biophysics 42 533 1454
Applied/Engineering Physics 47 624 1466
Materials Science 54 820 1824
Theoretical Physics 42 682 1868
Nuclear Physics 58 838 1962
Quantum and Particle physics 52 833 1962
Optical Engineering 62 923 2075
Acoustical Engineering 59 905 2174
Atomic and Molecular physics 60 975 2265
Astrophysics and Astronomy 65 1187 2913

Chemistry rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 67th for Chemistry in South Korea and 2333rd in the World with 3,736 publications made and 60,838 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#67 of 141 In South Korea
#1071 of 2,785 In Asia
#2333 of 6,561 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 6 0
1997 15 3
1998 6 6
1999 9 10
2000 9 17
2001 24 24
2002 33 37
2003 21 84
2004 44 119
2005 48 165
2006 67 296
2007 90 330
2008 83 409
2009 70 529
2010 144 786
2011 149 1087
2012 219 1457
2013 208 1859
2014 225 2259
2015 187 2395
2016 200 2549
2017 217 2620
2018 205 3020
2019 216 3614
2020 207 4330
2021 229 5381
2022 241 5924
2023 248 6529
2024 187 7469
2025 150 6758

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 50 580 1270
Chemical Engineering 54 716 1492
Physical chemistry 56 828 1788
Materials Science 54 820 1824
Environmental Chemistry 53 853 1908
Nutrition and Food Science 61 928 2047
Inorganic Chemistry 62 976 2053
Organic Chemistry 66 1013 2176
Radiochemistry 64 1153 2216
Computational Chemistry 55 1066 2293
Petrology and Geochemistry 55 951 2373
Biochemistry 83 1219 2633

Biology rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 77th for Biology in South Korea and 2845th in the World with 3,077 publications made and 56,238 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#77 of 144 In South Korea
#1259 of 2,838 In Asia
#2845 of 6,841 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 1
1995 0 1
1996 3 0
1997 10 3
1998 5 4
1999 5 5
2000 7 10
2001 16 18
2002 23 22
2003 16 59
2004 31 87
2005 39 133
2006 42 239
2007 54 277
2008 69 347
2009 57 470
2010 116 737
2011 111 1001
2012 158 1319
2013 155 1695
2014 154 2046
2015 158 2190
2016 172 2285
2017 175 2357
2018 169 2704
2019 190 3301
2020 196 3989
2021 216 5082
2022 222 5612
2023 217 6184
2024 156 6814
2025 160 6127

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 50 580 1270
Biophysics 42 533 1454
Oncology and Cancer research 56 741 1749
Molecular Biology 65 767 1861
Nutrition and Food Science 61 928 2047
Biotechnology 73 1083 2407
Pharmacology 71 1130 2470
Biochemistry 83 1219 2633
Genetics 82 1221 2781
Microbiology 81 1336 2928
Immunology 84 1237 2942
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 77 1331 2975
Horticulture 80 1475 3193
Paleontology 81 1370 3216
Neuroscience 90 1295 3285
Botany 94 1647 3730
Agricultural Science 90 1781 3992

Environmental Science rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 77th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 3277th in the World with 2,242 publications made and 29,136 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#77 of 142 In South Korea
#1385 of 2,841 In Asia
#3277 of 6,888 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 1
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 9 2
1998 5 6
1999 4 7
2000 7 18
2001 13 7
2002 15 22
2003 14 42
2004 22 66
2005 26 88
2006 35 150
2007 51 183
2008 38 203
2009 29 303
2010 73 401
2011 76 506
2012 128 674
2013 139 936
2014 140 1107
2015 125 1108
2016 116 1261
2017 135 1234
2018 135 1480
2019 128 1899
2020 123 2224
2021 146 2920
2022 140 3214
2023 147 3539
2024 131 3624
2025 107 3025

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 53 853 1908
Earth science and Geophysics 59 896 2197
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 61 978 2248
Petrology and Geochemistry 55 951 2373
Environmental Engineering 70 1196 2585
Geotechnical Engineering 74 1200 2694
Oceanography 71 1128 2728
Environmental Management 65 1209 2770
Geology 78 1318 3113
Paleontology 81 1370 3216
Geography and Cartography 68 1351 3352
Ecology 84 1668 3852
Agricultural Science 90 1781 3992

Computer Science rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 66th for Computer Science in South Korea and 2721st in the World with 2,218 publications made and 27,363 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#66 of 145 In South Korea
#1170 of 2,842 In Asia
#2721 of 6,855 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 3 0
1998 3 2
1999 4 4
2000 5 14
2001 11 3
2002 15 18
2003 13 24
2004 19 37
2005 25 60
2006 26 103
2007 39 111
2008 50 166
2009 41 216
2010 55 363
2011 89 508
2012 102 651
2013 95 791
2014 131 857
2015 119 899
2016 105 966
2017 126 1087
2018 115 1361
2019 116 1614
2020 125 1956
2021 169 2471
2022 146 3016
2023 190 3669
2024 159 3604
2025 145 3277

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 56 681 1581
Telecommunications 62 811 1864
Computer Engineering 69 879 1928
Computer Vision 62 910 2046
Computer Networking 68 916 2101
Blockchain and Cryptography 75 1043 2233
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 61 1067 2408
Human-Computer Interaction 80 994 2501
Cognitive Science 65 1200 2764
Machine Learning 69 1330 2868
Cyber Security 83 1304 2972
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 77 1331 2975
Neuroscience 90 1295 3285

Medicine rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 79th for Medicine in South Korea and 3207th in the World with 1,618 publications made and 25,894 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#79 of 144 In South Korea
#1305 of 2,817 In Asia
#3207 of 6,793 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1997 2 2
1998 1 0
1999 2 2
2000 1 7
2001 2 9
2002 4 12
2003 4 13
2004 7 21
2005 19 48
2006 14 93
2007 20 100
2008 33 153
2009 27 192
2010 47 275
2011 50 381
2012 68 562
2013 62 664
2014 79 910
2015 85 1030
2016 103 989
2017 94 1173
2018 102 1286
2019 98 1547
2020 106 2047
2021 127 2607
2022 142 2875
2023 121 3218
2024 104 3190
2025 113 3085

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 42 274 1041
Sports / Exercise science 36 279 1173
Sports Medicine 54 437 1520
Biomedical Engineering 54 630 1520
Oncology and Cancer research 56 741 1749
Physical Therapy 62 636 1907
Gerontology 62 519 1948
Pharmacology 71 1130 2470
Anatomy and Physiology 74 995 2507
Surgery 66 1011 2655
Immunology 84 1237 2942
Pathology 81 1303 3072
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 85 1346 3225
Clinical Psychology 92 1270 3324
Psychiatry 86 1313 3357
Nursing 93 1282 3534
Health Science 73 1277 3639
Public Health 80 1503 3746

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 82nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 4285th in the World with 1,282 publications made and 16,156 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#82 of 144 In South Korea
#1623 of 2,867 In Asia
#4285 of 7,088 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 1
2000 7 12
2001 5 5
2002 5 9
2003 10 14
2004 12 36
2005 15 40
2006 14 65
2007 25 83
2008 23 125
2009 18 159
2010 25 259
2011 35 327
2012 55 377
2013 61 454
2014 71 552
2015 71 513
2016 79 622
2017 71 650
2018 70 830
2019 72 962
2020 93 1221
2021 93 1701
2022 93 1942
2023 104 2315
2024 89 2238
2025 74 2002

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 36 279 1173
Linguistics 77 1463 3469
Archaeology 73 1443 3559
Demography 76 1464 3700
History 74 1493 3819
Education Majors 77 1436 3903
Anthropology 76 1472 3988
Philosophy 82 1547 4131
Law 91 1693 4348
Sociology 81 1708 4463
Political Science 91 1705 4585

Mathematics rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 79th for Mathematics in South Korea and 3346th in the World with 896 publications made and 10,383 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#79 of 142 In South Korea
#1458 of 2,725 In Asia
#3346 of 6,434 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 1 2
2001 2 2
2002 2 4
2003 8 4
2004 8 9
2005 13 19
2006 18 39
2007 12 58
2008 20 81
2009 17 93
2010 26 160
2011 43 243
2012 43 327
2013 39 336
2014 59 404
2015 54 393
2016 61 454
2017 49 524
2018 46 657
2019 55 743
2020 50 892
2021 67 1105
2022 56 1270
2023 58 1484
2024 57 1087
2025 34 769

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 75 1043 2233
Operations Research 55 1025 2254
Statistics 72 1340 3096

Psychology rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 73rd for Psychology in South Korea and 3364th in the World with 825 publications made and 13,063 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#73 of 143 In South Korea
#1352 of 2,766 In Asia
#3364 of 6,663 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1998 1 0
1999 2 2
2000 1 4
2001 2 1
2002 3 1
2003 1 6
2004 5 9
2005 13 23
2006 10 53
2007 7 64
2008 6 85
2009 9 106
2010 17 148
2011 23 200
2012 36 272
2013 33 322
2014 44 394
2015 40 446
2016 50 452
2017 45 476
2018 52 686
2019 48 775
2020 50 930
2021 79 1230
2022 69 1426
2023 70 1675
2024 50 1577
2025 71 1513

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 42 274 1041
Cognitive Science 65 1200 2764
Child Psychology 71 978 2827
Social Psychology 76 1220 3285
Neuroscience 90 1295 3285
Clinical Psychology 92 1270 3324
Psychiatry 86 1313 3357
Education Majors 77 1436 3903

Business rankings

The Korea National University of Transportation ranked 67th for Business in South Korea and 2889th in the World with 756 publications made and 10,464 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#67 of 138 In South Korea
#1122 of 2,654 In Asia
#2889 of 6,366 In the World

Korea National University of Transportation
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 4 8
2001 4 4
2002 1 4
2003 9 15
2004 12 29
2005 8 33
2006 5 54
2007 11 59
2008 16 90
2009 20 147
2010 29 225
2011 31 267
2012 42 332
2013 48 386
2014 42 424
2015 52 385
2016 34 423
2017 35 463
2018 35 510
2019 37 594
2020 51 710
2021 42 876
2022 45 934
2023 58 1026
2024 47 827
2025 42 713

The following table provides academic rankings for The Korea National University of Transportation in various areas of Business.

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 53 846 2212
Operations Research 55 1025 2254
Marketing 72 1149 2905
Finance 78 1509 3701

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Korea National University of Transportation

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Literature 72 1301 3537
Fashion Design 85 1529 3798
Art & Design 86 1514 3898
Economics 91 1790 4414
Development Studies 96 1954 4838