Kwangwoon University: Rankings

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Kwangwoon University ranked 43rd in South Korea, 2324th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 80 research topics. Kwangwoon University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,481 academic publications and 203,661 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2324 of 14,131 In the World
#658 of 5,830 In Asia
#43 of 193 In South Korea
#20 of 39 In Seoul
#478 of 3,570 For Electronic Engineering
#517 of 2,166 For Computer Engineering
#589 of 2,148 For Computer Graphics
#2293 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4009 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 77 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 34th for Engineering in South Korea and 1152nd in the World with 10,461 publications made and 171,271 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 144 In South Korea
#419 of 2,841 In Asia
#1152 of 6,795 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 30 26
1994 33 63
1995 47 75
1996 46 69
1997 47 92
1998 88 152
1999 118 225
2000 112 272
2001 138 339
2002 268 570
2003 207 662
2004 186 708
2005 202 835
2006 300 1092
2007 315 1262
2008 329 1616
2009 414 2147
2010 422 2517
2011 471 3027
2012 541 3882
2013 473 4217
2014 498 5058
2015 462 5760
2016 423 5956
2017 432 6818
2018 473 7998
2019 466 10288
2020 500 12423
2021 522 15526
2022 546 17560
2023 584 19265
2024 478 19975
2025 290 18218

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 12 159 478
Computer Engineering 16 166 517
Telecommunications 18 195 610
Electrical Engineering 22 212 623
Nanotechnology 30 279 683
Computer Networking 21 240 760
Biomedical Engineering 37 298 881
Chemical Engineering 34 410 934
Optical Engineering 30 323 940
Firefighting and Fire Science 38 397 955
Reliability and Quality Engineering 29 337 970
Acoustical Engineering 25 312 980
Petroleum Engineering 30 336 995
Materials Science 31 396 1015
Robotics 40 465 1146
Human-Computer Interaction 31 363 1200
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 492 1216
Aerospace Engineering 33 418 1223
Biochemical Engineering 30 474 1246
Metallurgical Engineering 38 550 1308
Environmental Engineering 38 544 1338
Automation and Control engineering 43 587 1355
Architecture 32 459 1365
Structural Engineering 45 553 1376
Mechanical Engineering 41 516 1389
Renewable Energy Engineering 42 628 1489
Architectural Engineering 46 611 1524
Civil Engineering 46 629 1633
Systems Engineering 40 607 1725
Automotive Engineering 57 773 1782
Operations Research 41 812 1877
Remote Sensing 52 860 2085
Geotechnical Engineering 59 922 2146
Biotechnology 71 1076 2390

Physics rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 31st for Physics in South Korea and 1126th in the World with 9,601 publications made and 160,977 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
#405 of 2,822 In Asia
#1126 of 6,729 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 173 711
2005 171 828
2006 268 1078
2007 289 1213
2008 297 1487
2009 369 1989
2010 384 2433
2011 417 2873
2012 486 3610
2013 419 3866
2014 435 4627
2015 429 5431
2016 397 5650
2017 405 6430
2018 441 7549
2019 448 9735
2020 476 11847
2021 492 14357
2022 491 16345
2023 538 17860
2024 427 18833
2025 266 17268

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 279 683
Nuclear Physics 24 295 931
Optical Engineering 30 323 940
Acoustical Engineering 25 312 980
Quantum and Particle physics 28 337 993
Materials Science 31 396 1015
Atomic and Molecular physics 23 322 1017
Condensed Matter Physics 36 469 1155
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 492 1216
Biophysics 36 432 1257
Theoretical Physics 33 515 1535
Astrophysics and Astronomy 47 709 1922

Chemistry rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 39th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1422nd in the World with 8,063 publications made and 153,630 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#39 of 141 In South Korea
#575 of 2,785 In Asia
#1422 of 6,561 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 1077
2008 244 1280
2009 292 1710
2010 323 2026
2011 339 2481
2012 412 3166
2013 332 3421
2014 375 4246
2015 337 4907
2016 340 5458
2017 352 6183
2018 355 7259
2019 357 9393
2020 398 11521
2021 404 14335
2022 422 16316
2023 469 17837
2024 390 19194
2025 234 17674

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 279 683
Physical chemistry 26 287 739
Chemical Engineering 34 410 934
Environmental Chemistry 28 356 975
Materials Science 31 396 1015
Radiochemistry 33 568 1120
Inorganic Chemistry 34 537 1217
Biochemical Engineering 30 474 1246
Organic Chemistry 41 586 1400
Pharmacy 39 634 1516
Computational Chemistry 43 737 1743
Biochemistry 50 776 1799
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 780 2043
Nutrition and Food Science 75 1110 2396

Computer Science rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 35th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1344th in the World with 6,421 publications made and 78,790 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#35 of 145 In South Korea
#465 of 2,842 In Asia
#1344 of 6,855 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 126 302
2005 152 378
2006 220 561
2007 218 686
2008 229 938
2009 296 1321
2010 278 1464
2011 314 1774
2012 310 2181
2013 286 2279
2014 314 2803
2015 275 3079
2016 248 2860
2017 246 3130
2018 286 3792
2019 279 4911
2020 300 5836
2021 328 7080
2022 321 7954
2023 355 8630
2024 290 8255
2025 232 7304

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 16 166 517
Computer Graphics 14 144 589
Animation 17 182 600
Telecommunications 18 195 610
Computer Networking 21 240 760
UX/UI Desgin 17 222 845
Computer Vision 23 284 856
Game Design and Development 32 246 916
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 455 1140
Robotics 40 465 1146
Human-Computer Interaction 31 363 1200
Multimedia 27 354 1212
Computational Linguistics 33 511 1318
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 32 492 1321
Cyber Security 40 523 1413
Software Engineering 31 466 1529
Cognitive Science 32 583 1541
Machine Learning 42 726 1716
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 718 1779
Neuroscience 50 736 2089
Management Information Systems 36 700 2112
Data Science 52 826 2209

Biology rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 47th for Biology in South Korea and 1843rd in the World with 6,156 publications made and 136,030 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#47 of 144 In South Korea
#745 of 2,838 In Asia
#1843 of 6,841 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 80 443
2005 77 493
2006 115 638
2007 124 719
2008 150 897
2009 167 1157
2010 218 1514
2011 225 1874
2012 283 2534
2013 246 2926
2014 304 3545
2015 292 4232
2016 288 4695
2017 323 5364
2018 312 6340
2019 310 8200
2020 366 10581
2021 373 13174
2022 387 14958
2023 425 16315
2024 320 17112
2025 203 15805

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 279 683
Biophysics 36 432 1257
Molecular Biology 58 695 1717
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 718 1779
Biochemistry 50 776 1799
Oncology and Cancer research 61 797 1862
Evolutionary Biology 42 686 1933
Neuroscience 50 736 2089
Genetics 62 917 2132
Paleontology 51 849 2143
Horticulture 59 1024 2323
Agricultural Science 48 991 2332
Biotechnology 71 1076 2390
Nutrition and Food Science 75 1110 2396
Forestry 43 935 2487
Microbiology 73 1128 2509
Immunology 73 1113 2693
Pharmacology 80 1255 2706
Virology 55 1107 2764
Botany 72 1234 2854

Environmental Science rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 54th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2181st in the World with 4,462 publications made and 83,384 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#54 of 142 In South Korea
#868 of 2,841 In Asia
#2181 of 6,888 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 111 615
2008 105 683
2009 135 931
2010 177 1229
2011 204 1390
2012 226 1785
2013 198 2118
2014 248 2515
2015 216 2892
2016 179 3062
2017 178 3550
2018 215 4132
2019 197 5177
2020 231 6613
2021 248 7983
2022 232 8794
2023 282 9900
2024 221 9642
2025 127 8290

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 28 356 975
Environmental Engineering 38 544 1338
Oceanography 41 549 1532
Environmental Management 40 695 1713
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 739 1803
Earth science and Geophysics 49 745 1862
Geology 51 764 1965
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 780 2043
Paleontology 51 849 2143
Geotechnical Engineering 59 922 2146
Ecology 49 850 2171
Agricultural Science 48 991 2332
Forestry 43 935 2487
Geography and Cartography 55 1043 2698

Mathematics rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 40th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1638th in the World with 2,417 publications made and 35,031 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#40 of 142 In South Korea
#597 of 2,725 In Asia
#1638 of 6,434 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 65 323
2009 99 414
2010 130 588
2011 109 673
2012 104 827
2013 113 960
2014 101 1025
2015 123 1210
2016 104 1185
2017 119 1306
2018 130 1750
2019 117 2183
2020 140 2754
2021 127 3309
2022 141 3928
2023 142 4065
2024 93 3151
2025 84 2413

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 37 455 1140
Applied Mathematics 20 436 1269
Statistics 40 555 1557
Operations Research 41 812 1877
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 58 1169 2888
Math Teachers 82 1561 4030

Business rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 41st for Business in South Korea and 1918th in the World with 1,682 publications made and 23,376 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#41 of 138 In South Korea
#652 of 2,654 In Asia
#1918 of 6,366 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 20 76
2005 24 90
2006 41 127
2007 38 196
2008 42 242
2009 55 388
2010 65 441
2011 77 507
2012 68 672
2013 98 782
2014 84 886
2015 90 1067
2016 74 898
2017 82 996
2018 109 1228
2019 76 1360
2020 107 1842
2021 108 2134
2022 107 2490
2023 105 2552
2024 57 2198
2025 53 1744

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 27 497 1602
Management 38 591 1674
Marketing 43 594 1785
Project Management 30 518 1788
Operations Research 41 812 1877
Management Information Systems 36 700 2112
Advertising 60 764 2233

Art & Design rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 31st for Art & Design in South Korea and 1561st in the World with 1,127 publications made and 10,870 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
#31 of 126 In South Korea
#445 of 2,450 In Asia
#1561 of 6,010 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 39 163
2009 47 318
2010 40 293
2011 48 305
2012 56 407
2013 50 411
2014 63 536
2015 47 551
2016 65 551
2017 47 558
2018 57 631
2019 39 759
2020 50 834
2021 41 933
2022 37 1021
2023 56 1138
2024 52 1181
2025 48 1211

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 14 144 589
Animation 17 182 600
UX/UI Desgin 17 222 845
Game Design and Development 32 246 916
Multimedia 27 354 1212
Architecture 32 459 1365
Fashion Design 38 555 1720
Literature 32 646 2124
Aesthetics 41 737 2251

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kwangwoon University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 227 776
Military science 15 162 1020
Orthodontics 40 550 1678
Dentistry 46 671 1881
Communications and Public Relations 30 521 1957
Social Psychology 40 619 2001
Sports Medicine 78 670 2016
Child Psychology 47 663 2143
Linguistics 42 818 2144
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 836 2154
Clinical Psychology 52 689 2218
Psychology 51 862 2316
Pathology 65 1003 2459
Cardiology 58 988 2513
Medicine 63 1033 2590
Economics 46 959 2655
Anthropology 46 842 2708
Philosophy 43 859 2721
Physical Therapy 94 1041 2728
Education Majors 49 937 2752
Psychiatry 63 1031 2755
Nursing 69 968 2817
Law 49 991 2827
Anatomy and Physiology 87 1162 2868
Surgery 78 1114 2899
Sociology 51 970 2949
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 50 1014 3016
Archaeology 61 1223 3108
Political Science 50 1028 3146
History 59 1202 3180
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 51 1099 3280
Development Studies 67 1309 3404
Health Science 77 1333 3740
Public Health 83 1551 3863
Demography 94 1810 4432