Kwangwoon University: Rankings

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Kwangwoon University ranked 43rd in South Korea, 2455th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 76 research topics. Kwangwoon University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,136 academic publications and 185,904 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2455 of 14,131 In the World
#772 of 5,830 In Asia
#43 of 193 In South Korea
#20 of 39 In Seoul
#470 of 3,524 For Electronic Engineering
#523 of 2,154 For Computer Engineering
#587 of 2,112 For Computer Graphics
#2307 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4518 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 73 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 34th for Engineering in South Korea and 1147th in the World with 10,233 publications made and 156,445 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 144 In South Korea
#410 of 2,835 In Asia
#1147 of 6,782 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 32 20
1993 30 26
1994 33 63
1995 47 75
1996 46 69
1997 47 92
1998 88 152
1999 118 225
2000 111 268
2001 138 339
2002 268 570
2003 207 662
2004 185 708
2005 202 835
2006 300 1092
2007 315 1260
2008 329 1615
2009 414 2144
2010 422 2516
2011 471 3031
2012 541 3882
2013 472 4213
2014 497 5056
2015 460 5757
2016 423 5957
2017 433 6823
2018 474 8005
2019 467 10289
2020 500 12431
2021 522 15549
2022 548 17553
2023 585 19267
2024 471 19810

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Electronic Engineering 12 153 470
Computer Engineering 16 165 523
Telecommunications 18 190 609
Electrical Engineering 22 210 626
Nanotechnology 30 274 686
Computer Networking 21 229 744
Biomedical Engineering 37 313 918
Optical Engineering 30 319 934
Firefighting and Fire Science 38 394 936
Chemical Engineering 35 412 945
Petroleum Engineering 28 318 966
Reliability and Quality Engineering 29 333 969
Acoustical Engineering 26 318 997
Materials Science 31 387 1018
Robotics 41 474 1171
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 471 1197
Biochemical Engineering 30 443 1205
Aerospace Engineering 32 408 1213
Human-Computer Interaction 30 366 1227
Metallurgical Engineering 38 543 1306
Automation and Control engineering 42 569 1332
Environmental Engineering 38 546 1344
Structural Engineering 43 535 1353
Mechanical Engineering 41 513 1392
Renewable Energy Engineering 41 617 1475
Architectural Engineering 47 602 1505
Civil Engineering 44 607 1601
Systems Engineering 40 622 1760
Automotive Engineering 57 767 1776
Operations Research 40 804 1861
Remote Sensing 52 841 2063
Geotechnical Engineering 58 915 2138
Biotechnology 70 1059 2365

Physics rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 31st for Physics in South Korea and 1127th in the World with 9,398 publications made and 147,112 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 142 In South Korea
#398 of 2,817 In Asia
#1127 of 6,713 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 31 17
1993 30 26
1994 31 66
1995 47 76
1996 44 72
1997 46 94
1998 91 155
1999 115 219
2000 108 263
2001 135 346
2002 248 545
2003 186 647
2004 172 711
2005 171 828
2006 268 1078
2007 289 1211
2008 297 1487
2009 369 1986
2010 384 2432
2011 417 2875
2012 486 3609
2013 418 3862
2014 436 4627
2015 427 5427
2016 397 5649
2017 408 6426
2018 441 7557
2019 450 9740
2020 478 11869
2021 493 14375
2022 493 16356
2023 538 17867
2024 421 18687

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 274 686
Optical Engineering 30 319 934
Nuclear Physics 24 295 936
Acoustical Engineering 26 318 997
Quantum and Particle physics 28 336 1000
Atomic and Molecular physics 23 319 1017
Materials Science 31 387 1018
Condensed Matter Physics 36 463 1154
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 471 1197
Biophysics 36 422 1247
Theoretical Physics 33 511 1536
Astrophysics and Astronomy 47 689 1902

Chemistry rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 39th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1425th in the World with 7,882 publications made and 139,622 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#39 of 141 In South Korea
#571 of 2,781 In Asia
#1425 of 6,545 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 27 16
1993 28 25
1994 27 60
1995 44 76
1996 40 70
1997 49 98
1998 77 148
1999 112 200
2000 102 226
2001 129 326
2002 211 448
2003 147 563
2004 132 648
2005 139 746
2006 212 942
2007 238 1076
2008 244 1279
2009 292 1708
2010 323 2027
2011 339 2483
2012 412 3167
2013 331 3420
2014 375 4251
2015 336 4909
2016 339 5457
2017 353 6186
2018 356 7264
2019 358 9399
2020 397 11537
2021 405 14334
2022 423 16325
2023 470 17844
2024 384 19091

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 274 686
Physical chemistry 27 288 755
Chemical Engineering 35 412 945
Environmental Chemistry 28 353 982
Materials Science 31 387 1018
Radiochemistry 33 563 1120
Biochemical Engineering 30 443 1205
Inorganic Chemistry 34 536 1224
Organic Chemistry 41 583 1403
Pharmacy 38 617 1502
Computational Chemistry 43 738 1755
Biochemistry 50 767 1795
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 771 2042
Nutrition and Food Science 75 1102 2386

Computer Science rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 34th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1328th in the World with 6,232 publications made and 72,642 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#34 of 145 In South Korea
#449 of 2,840 In Asia
#1328 of 6,845 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 8 5
1993 3 7
1994 10 6
1995 15 14
1996 17 7
1997 19 27
1998 36 40
1999 42 87
2000 47 134
2001 59 124
2002 154 306
2003 138 309
2004 125 302
2005 152 378
2006 220 561
2007 218 684
2008 229 937
2009 296 1318
2010 278 1465
2011 314 1776
2012 310 2178
2013 284 2276
2014 313 2804
2015 273 3077
2016 249 2865
2017 246 3126
2018 287 3788
2019 279 4927
2020 299 5844
2021 327 7105
2022 324 7957
2023 354 8624
2024 283 8116

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 16 165 523
Computer Graphics 14 143 587
Animation 17 181 600
Telecommunications 18 190 609
Computer Networking 21 229 744
Computer Vision 22 275 846
Game Design and Development 33 238 906
Blockchain and Cryptography 36 441 1120
Robotics 41 474 1171
Multimedia 27 341 1201
Human-Computer Interaction 30 366 1227
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 32 481 1312
Computational Linguistics 33 509 1336
Cyber Security 40 509 1390
Software Engineering 31 462 1530
Cognitive Science 32 573 1535
Machine Learning 42 717 1719
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 735 1821
Management Information Systems 34 673 2069
Neuroscience 50 721 2079
Data Science 51 834 2233

Biology rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 47th for Biology in South Korea and 1841st in the World with 6,001 publications made and 122,730 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#47 of 144 In South Korea
#737 of 2,834 In Asia
#1841 of 6,833 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 19 15
1993 16 18
1994 19 49
1995 33 63
1996 28 50
1997 35 68
1998 46 105
1999 64 140
2000 56 156
2001 88 221
2002 110 321
2003 84 425
2004 79 443
2005 77 493
2006 115 638
2007 124 718
2008 150 895
2009 167 1156
2010 218 1511
2011 225 1869
2012 283 2535
2013 246 2927
2014 303 3551
2015 293 4238
2016 289 4691
2017 324 5363
2018 311 6333
2019 310 8228
2020 366 10593
2021 372 13180
2022 388 14960
2023 425 16334
2024 319 17003

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 274 686
Biophysics 36 422 1247
Molecular Biology 59 707 1753
Biochemistry 50 767 1795
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 735 1821
Oncology and Cancer research 61 783 1851
Evolutionary Biology 39 668 1917
Neuroscience 50 721 2079
Paleontology 51 836 2135
Genetics 62 911 2138
Agricultural Science 49 986 2337
Biotechnology 70 1059 2365
Horticulture 60 1047 2366
Nutrition and Food Science 75 1102 2386
Forestry 43 911 2445
Microbiology 73 1117 2520
Immunology 75 1114 2704
Pharmacology 82 1278 2766
Virology 56 1137 2819
Botany 72 1239 2890

Environmental Science rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 54th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2177th in the World with 4,352 publications made and 76,347 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#54 of 142 In South Korea
#855 of 2,838 In Asia
#2177 of 6,876 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 20 15
1993 21 18
1994 17 47
1995 25 49
1996 27 43
1997 26 57
1998 36 86
1999 49 89
2000 50 115
2001 64 169
2002 100 252
2003 72 313
2004 58 343
2005 67 395
2006 114 504
2007 111 614
2008 105 682
2009 135 931
2010 177 1226
2011 204 1384
2012 226 1789
2013 197 2113
2014 247 2517
2015 214 2886
2016 181 3070
2017 175 3532
2018 216 4147
2019 197 5178
2020 231 6626
2021 248 7997
2022 232 8797
2023 281 9910
2024 217 9556

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 28 353 982
Environmental Engineering 38 546 1344
Oceanography 41 546 1534
Environmental Management 39 680 1701
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 51 742 1820
Earth science and Geophysics 50 729 1841
Geology 51 755 1962
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 771 2042
Paleontology 51 836 2135
Geotechnical Engineering 58 915 2138
Ecology 48 833 2157
Agricultural Science 49 986 2337
Forestry 43 911 2445
Geography and Cartography 56 1046 2728

Mathematics rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 41st for Mathematics in South Korea and 1641st in the World with 2,362 publications made and 32,247 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#41 of 141 In South Korea
#594 of 2,718 In Asia
#1641 of 6,418 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 0
1993 0 2
1994 4 4
1995 6 5
1996 6 0
1997 7 17
1998 11 11
1999 14 31
2000 10 44
2001 18 45
2002 45 102
2003 42 116
2004 41 123
2005 48 149
2006 73 216
2007 61 262
2008 65 324
2009 99 414
2010 130 587
2011 110 664
2012 104 826
2013 113 956
2014 101 1024
2015 123 1213
2016 104 1192
2017 120 1312
2018 130 1754
2019 119 2190
2020 141 2772
2021 129 3351
2022 144 3971
2023 142 4075
2024 94 3101

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 36 441 1120
Applied Mathematics 20 429 1262
Statistics 40 554 1558
Operations Research 40 804 1861
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 60 1183 2915
Math Teachers 79 1516 3949

Business rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 41st for Business in South Korea and 1920th in the World with 1,640 publications made and 21,742 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#41 of 137 In South Korea
#640 of 2,646 In Asia
#1920 of 6,339 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 1
1994 3 2
1995 4 2
1996 4 0
1997 6 11
1998 7 8
1999 5 22
2000 5 27
2001 9 25
2002 31 109
2003 33 98
2004 19 76
2005 24 90
2006 41 127
2007 38 194
2008 42 242
2009 55 386
2010 65 440
2011 77 505
2012 68 670
2013 97 780
2014 84 890
2015 91 1068
2016 73 900
2017 82 992
2018 110 1229
2019 77 1367
2020 107 1848
2021 108 2152
2022 107 2501
2023 103 2558
2024 57 2162

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 27 481 1585
Management 35 568 1653
Project Management 29 502 1755
Marketing 45 608 1825
Operations Research 40 804 1861
Management Information Systems 34 673 2069
Advertising 60 745 2212

Art & Design rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 30th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1561st in the World with 1,083 publications made and 10,075 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Graphics, Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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 125 In South Korea
#439 of 2,428 In Asia
#1561 of 5,966 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 2
1993 2 0
1994 1 0
1995 6 3
1996 3 2
1997 1 5
1998 12 16
1999 9 14
2000 8 16
2001 14 28
2002 34 47
2003 31 41
2004 24 47
2005 31 47
2006 29 83
2007 44 106
2008 39 162
2009 47 318
2010 40 293
2011 48 310
2012 56 408
2013 50 412
2014 63 533
2015 47 550
2016 65 549
2017 45 552
2018 57 630
2019 36 752
2020 50 833
2021 40 931
2022 38 1011
2023 57 1130
2024 52 1184

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 14 143 587
Animation 17 181 600
Game Design and Development 33 238 906
Multimedia 27 341 1201
Fashion Design 38 546 1715
Literature 32 648 2144
Aesthetics 39 704 2204

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kwangwoon University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 216 763
Military science 15 157 996
Dentistry 43 653 1860
Communications and Public Relations 29 508 1936
Sports Medicine 77 641 1973
Social Psychology 40 604 1985
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 814 2135
Linguistics 43 812 2147
Child Psychology 46 657 2161
Clinical Psychology 53 698 2247
Psychology 51 848 2320
Pathology 63 985 2446
Medicine 64 1019 2586
Economics 45 934 2627
Anthropology 47 830 2687
Education Majors 48 909 2722
Philosophy 43 854 2734
Physical Therapy 93 1036 2742
Psychiatry 65 1029 2761
Law 49 962 2804
Anatomy and Physiology 87 1169 2895
Nursing 74 997 2911
Sociology 50 942 2917
Surgery 77 1108 2920
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 50 1006 3014
Political Science 50 1008 3128
Archaeology 62 1228 3132
History 59 1203 3200
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 51 1091 3279
Development Studies 67 1302 3418
Public Health 83 1549 3903
Demography 94 1790 4420