Kunsan National University: Rankings

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Kunsan National University ranked 61st in South Korea, 3610th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 59 research topics. Kunsan National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,533 academic publications and 103,497 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3610 of 14,131 In the World
#1210 of 5,830 In Asia
#61 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 2 In Gunsan
#458 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#895 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#1012 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#4238 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6521 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 56 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 58th for Engineering in South Korea and 1998th in the World with 4,379 publications made and 72,295 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#58 of 144 In South Korea
#858 of 2,835 In Asia
#1998 of 6,782 In the World

Kunsan National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 3 0
1993 10 5
1994 14 6
1995 8 12
1996 13 24
1997 18 32
1998 21 52
1999 44 84
2000 52 144
2001 60 202
2002 60 423
2003 70 459
2004 66 531
2005 101 644
2006 122 794
2007 142 857
2008 140 967
2009 136 1288
2010 170 1610
2011 184 1875
2012 211 2230
2013 237 2691
2014 238 2701
2015 209 2929
2016 170 3178
2017 170 3244
2018 196 3957
2019 203 4538
2020 255 5621
2021 246 6963
2022 245 7619
2023 288 8430
2024 250 8482

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 14 138 458
Automotive Engineering 32 387 1012
Nuclear Engineering 44 433 1064
Automation and Control engineering 33 440 1089
Renewable Energy Engineering 34 460 1158
Geotechnical Engineering 28 460 1197
Structural Engineering 36 467 1218
Robotics 47 535 1313
Civil Engineering 37 555 1490
Electrical Engineering 53 644 1548
Aerospace Engineering 50 586 1558
Architectural Engineering 50 703 1662
Remote Sensing 41 658 1689
Electronic Engineering 58 821 1806
Mechanical Engineering 57 721 1818
Metallurgical Engineering 58 825 1827
Computer Engineering 66 812 1835
Nanotechnology 66 918 1863
Chemical Engineering 60 922 1878
Reliability and Quality Engineering 58 811 1890
Materials Science 59 849 1893
Telecommunications 66 841 1924
Computer Networking 59 815 1929
Environmental Engineering 57 862 1974
Acoustical Engineering 60 915 2197
Optical Engineering 65 1002 2227
Human-Computer Interaction 76 916 2367
Systems Engineering 67 1088 2751

Physics rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 53rd for Physics in South Korea and 1865th in the World with 4,106 publications made and 68,260 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#53 of 142 In South Korea
#781 of 2,817 In Asia
#1865 of 6,713 In the World

Kunsan National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 4 0
1993 10 5
1994 15 10
1995 15 30
1996 12 30
1997 27 48
1998 23 66
1999 46 103
2000 61 153
2001 60 239
2002 60 421
2003 71 477
2004 70 543
2005 94 662
2006 111 809
2007 122 879
2008 130 1008
2009 121 1278
2010 168 1681
2011 185 1924
2012 205 2202
2013 210 2589
2014 236 2651
2015 184 2862
2016 159 3038
2017 167 3089
2018 184 3734
2019 194 4242
2020 214 5126
2021 240 6243
2022 232 6709
2023 254 7524
2024 197 7443

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 17 238 895
Condensed Matter Physics 52 667 1519
Astrophysics and Astronomy 37 535 1594
Quantum and Particle physics 50 717 1744
Nuclear Physics 51 718 1754
Nanotechnology 66 918 1863
Materials Science 59 849 1893
Atomic and Molecular physics 53 788 1954
Acoustical Engineering 60 915 2197
Optical Engineering 65 1002 2227

Chemistry rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 64th for Chemistry in South Korea and 2192nd in the World with 3,699 publications made and 72,474 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#64 of 141 In South Korea
#982 of 2,781 In Asia
#2192 of 6,545 In the World

Kunsan National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 5 0
1993 9 5
1994 11 5
1995 7 10
1996 12 21
1997 16 29
1998 23 49
1999 43 81
2000 55 126
2001 62 201
2002 50 381
2003 66 425
2004 68 510
2005 72 633
2006 93 762
2007 101 861
2008 111 1014
2009 110 1280
2010 150 1712
2011 151 1954
2012 182 2243
2013 183 2802
2014 209 2870
2015 174 3024
2016 157 3132
2017 148 3427
2018 164 3938
2019 158 4452
2020 200 5298
2021 222 6394
2022 217 6836
2023 231 7366
2024 213 7389

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 531 1509
Computational Chemistry 38 680 1656
Physical chemistry 52 792 1731
Inorganic Chemistry 52 846 1826
Environmental Chemistry 50 809 1833
Nanotechnology 66 918 1863
Chemical Engineering 60 922 1878
Materials Science 59 849 1893
Organic Chemistry 65 991 2147
Radiochemistry 67 1217 2328
Biochemistry 76 1109 2437
Nutrition and Food Science 80 1160 2498

Environmental Science rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 49th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2124th in the World with 3,693 publications made and 65,613 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#49 of 142 In South Korea
#826 of 2,838 In Asia
#2124 of 6,876 In the World

Kunsan National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 4 0
1993 5 4
1994 8 4
1995 6 7
1996 8 17
1997 15 13
1998 16 26
1999 32 57
2000 38 91
2001 51 148
2002 39 308
2003 47 323
2004 62 365
2005 73 436
2006 77 643
2007 124 739
2008 123 829
2009 119 1102
2010 142 1465
2011 173 1670
2012 165 1893
2013 208 2540
2014 213 2519
2015 172 2629
2016 153 2695
2017 148 3024
2018 175 3464
2019 181 4002
2020 229 4935
2021 206 6130
2022 203 6759
2023 229 7081
2024 230 6691

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 28 346 1149
Oceanography 30 370 1163
Geotechnical Engineering 28 460 1197
Earth science and Geophysics 39 570 1494
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 531 1509
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 50 738 1806
Environmental Chemistry 50 809 1833
Agricultural Science 35 741 1834
Geology 47 715 1885
Environmental Engineering 57 862 1974
Environmental Management 49 831 1976
Ecology 45 810 2111
Paleontology 53 861 2181
Geography and Cartography 51 959 2543

Biology rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 68th for Biology in South Korea and 2493rd in the World with 3,393 publications made and 67,120 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#68 of 144 In South Korea
#1084 of 2,834 In Asia
#2493 of 6,833 In the World

Kunsan National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 4 0
1993 4 2
1994 4 3
1995 5 3
1996 11 17
1997 18 16
1998 15 40
1999 38 71
2000 38 99
2001 48 175
2002 44 340
2003 55 373
2004 55 471
2005 75 573
2006 67 714
2007 108 823
2008 100 906
2009 94 1234
2010 118 1615
2011 134 1806
2012 162 2020
2013 182 2703
2014 178 2751
2015 147 2869
2016 143 2920
2017 155 3177
2018 161 3660
2019 169 4048
2020 200 5001
2021 204 6121
2022 200 6501
2023 214 7057
2024 224 6692

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 28 346 1149
Zoology 37 547 1714
Animal Science 34 604 1749
Agricultural Science 35 741 1834
Nanotechnology 66 918 1863
Microbiology 58 873 2032
Botany 51 847 2092
Evolutionary Biology 46 779 2119
Paleontology 53 861 2181
Horticulture 58 986 2254
Biochemistry 76 1109 2437
Nutrition and Food Science 80 1160 2498
Genetics 77 1089 2507
Molecular Biology 90 1144 2569
Immunology 79 1134 2746
Pharmacology 84 1340 2900
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 86 1460 3223
Neuroscience 103 1576 3910

Computer Science rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 61st for Computer Science in South Korea and 2454th in the World with 2,711 publications made and 32,796 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#61 of 145 In South Korea
#1035 of 2,840 In Asia
#2454 of 6,845 In the World

Kunsan National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 1
1993 2 0
1994 5 4
1995 6 2
1996 7 8
1997 14 17
1998 4 24
1999 14 42
2000 13 62
2001 16 65
2002 43 185
2003 35 176
2004 32 228
2005 80 263
2006 93 372
2007 77 379
2008 100 401
2009 92 544
2010 110 633
2011 114 722
2012 129 861
2013 149 994
2014 148 1058
2015 129 1238
2016 100 1319
2017 108 1317
2018 108 1666
2019 129 2002
2020 167 2768
2021 162 3837
2022 156 4263
2023 202 4709
2024 157 4217

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 47 535 1313
Blockchain and Cryptography 55 765 1739
Computer Engineering 66 812 1835
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 49 796 1923
Telecommunications 66 841 1924
Computer Networking 59 815 1929
Computer Vision 59 857 1960
Computer Graphics 70 859 2019
Machine Learning 55 929 2118
Cyber Security 61 911 2185
Software Engineering 54 842 2280
Computational Linguistics 59 1040 2332
Human-Computer Interaction 76 916 2367
Cognitive Science 63 1142 2667
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 86 1460 3223
Neuroscience 103 1576 3910

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 59th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 3455th in the World with 2,171 publications made and 28,028 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#59 of 144 In South Korea
#1213 of 2,864 In Asia
#3455 of 7,081 In the World

Kunsan National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 0
1993 3 1
1994 2 1
1995 3 1
1996 8 12
1997 8 19
1998 6 23
1999 14 41
2000 15 37
2001 16 51
2002 30 131
2003 28 153
2004 29 198
2005 61 246
2006 66 333
2007 77 348
2008 68 298
2009 71 414
2010 67 519
2011 98 682
2012 95 718
2013 132 992
2014 114 1000
2015 104 1099
2016 89 1204
2017 84 1206
2018 77 1383
2019 125 1717
2020 133 2461
2021 134 3256
2022 111 3619
2023 157 3976
2024 133 3686

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 50 915 2362
Archaeology 50 1010 2625
History 53 1049 2856
Philosophy 55 1108 3254
Demography 70 1273 3316
Education Majors 62 1173 3322
Sociology 69 1377 3841
Anthropology 77 1436 3935
Law 85 1567 4083
Political Science 87 1619 4409

Mathematics rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 59th for Mathematics in South Korea and 2554th in the World with 1,393 publications made and 16,827 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#59 of 141 In South Korea
#1052 of 2,718 In Asia
#2554 of 6,418 In the World

Kunsan National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 1 2
1995 3 0
1996 2 3
1997 8 9
1998 2 13
1999 11 34
2000 4 23
2001 10 31
2002 24 88
2003 12 70
2004 17 102
2005 45 133
2006 48 181
2007 44 163
2008 36 182
2009 50 235
2010 59 278
2011 71 337
2012 74 397
2013 90 489
2014 69 502
2015 58 585
2016 59 626
2017 57 658
2018 50 743
2019 73 955
2020 86 1296
2021 82 1808
2022 75 1973
2023 106 2116
2024 59 1534

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 21 479 1355
Blockchain and Cryptography 55 765 1739
Statistics 60 1059 2547
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 56 1090 2738

Business rankings

Kunsan National University ranked 50th for Business in South Korea and 2400th in the World with 1,262 publications made and 15,935 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#50 of 137 In South Korea
#879 of 2,646 In Asia
#2400 of 6,339 In the World

Kunsan National University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 2 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 1 2
1998 1 6
1999 8 6
2000 5 19
2001 6 34
2002 17 81
2003 16 70
2004 15 96
2005 23 133
2006 41 183
2007 42 152
2008 31 161
2009 38 210
2010 48 276
2011 56 307
2012 54 357
2013 73 417
2014 69 434
2015 61 575
2016 53 674
2017 70 663
2018 62 816
2019 85 956
2020 83 1372
2021 72 1791
2022 73 2060
2023 85 2262
2024 71 2019

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 42 615 1734
Finance 59 1136 2924
Marketing 83 1338 3355

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kunsan National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Interior Design 15 325 856
Anatomy and Physiology 69 933 2395
Physical Therapy 88 950 2573
Clinical Psychology 66 860 2600
Nursing 71 965 2835
Fashion Design 61 1090 2867
Public Health 69 1184 3119
Child Psychology 81 1121 3181
Social Psychology 74 1190 3242
Pathology 87 1371 3259
Medicine 83 1330 3291
Art & Design 73 1244 3305
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 92 1455 3452
Economics 68 1354 3501
Psychology 83 1448 3584
Psychiatry 92 1427 3635
Surgery 100 1557 3851
Literature 78 1461 3894
Development Studies 78 1581 4032