Kwangwoon University: Rankings

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Kwangwoon University ranked 42nd in South Korea, 2366th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 73 research topics. Kwangwoon University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,727 academic publications and 138,835 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2366 of 14,131 In the World
#725 of 5,830 In Asia
#42 of 193 In South Korea
#20 of 39 In Seoul
#459 of 3,360 For Electronic Engineering
#534 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#557 of 1,941 For Computer Graphics
#2273 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4518 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 70 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 32nd for Engineering in South Korea and 1122nd in the World with 9,125 publications made and 119,743 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#32 of 143 In South Korea
#392 of 2,809 In Asia
#1122 of 6,684 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 7 6
1992 32 26
1993 29 34
1994 32 67
1995 45 83
1996 42 65
1997 46 92
1998 81 145
1999 107 192
2000 105 229
2001 127 303
2002 265 477
2003 206 537
2004 179 602
2005 198 734
2006 280 931
2007 310 1068
2008 302 1391
2009 368 1855
2010 369 2074
2011 417 2606
2012 466 3279
2013 412 3633
2014 423 4253
2015 429 4865
2016 408 5121
2017 405 5776
2018 454 6842
2019 457 8893
2020 463 10929
2021 508 13815
2022 522 15776
2023 557 17297

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 12 146 459
Computer Engineering 17 164 534
Telecommunications 17 178 596
Electrical Engineering 20 202 627
Nanotechnology 29 280 706
Computer Networking 21 218 741
Optical Engineering 29 298 914
Biochemical Engineering 27 285 916
Biomedical Engineering 38 311 927
Reliability and Quality Engineering 27 325 954
Chemical Engineering 36 423 977
Petroleum Engineering 28 329 977
Acoustical Engineering 25 313 997
Materials Science 31 374 1010
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 426 1124
Robotics 43 453 1144
Aerospace Engineering 34 416 1242
Human-Computer Interaction 28 360 1255
Metallurgical Engineering 38 533 1289
Mechanical Engineering 38 464 1293
Automation and Control engineering 41 548 1305
Environmental Engineering 37 535 1348
Structural Engineering 42 521 1351
Renewable Energy Engineering 43 616 1486
Civil Engineering 40 572 1574
Automotive Engineering 57 742 1730
Systems Engineering 40 590 1744
Operations Research 41 763 1802
Remote Sensing 49 790 1982
Geotechnical Engineering 57 895 2121
Biotechnology 71 1001 2288

Physics rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 30th for Physics in South Korea and 1122nd in the World with 8,416 publications made and 112,318 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#30 of 142 In South Korea
#388 of 2,786 In Asia
#1122 of 6,603 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 6 6
1992 31 25
1993 30 34
1994 30 71
1995 45 84
1996 41 67
1997 45 95
1998 83 151
1999 105 187
2000 101 228
2001 124 308
2002 243 467
2003 188 532
2004 165 599
2005 167 732
2006 249 933
2007 285 1044
2008 276 1310
2009 318 1735
2010 338 2000
2011 373 2497
2012 415 3077
2013 362 3338
2014 381 3908
2015 394 4590
2016 386 4893
2017 384 5403
2018 432 6522
2019 438 8514
2020 444 10392
2021 483 12930
2022 479 14758
2023 506 16130

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 29 280 706
Optical Engineering 29 298 914
Nuclear Physics 24 300 948
Acoustical Engineering 25 313 997
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 305 998
Quantum and Particle physics 28 338 1005
Materials Science 31 374 1010
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 426 1124
Condensed Matter Physics 35 452 1145
Biophysics 37 418 1234
Theoretical Physics 31 489 1478
Astrophysics and Astronomy 46 653 1845

Chemistry rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 40th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1405th in the World with 7,067 publications made and 108,119 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#40 of 141 In South Korea
#557 of 2,750 In Asia
#1405 of 6,447 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 4 5
1992 27 20
1993 28 31
1994 27 61
1995 42 83
1996 36 66
1997 46 96
1998 70 144
1999 102 171
2000 94 199
2001 118 287
2002 208 377
2003 152 476
2004 122 551
2005 135 665
2006 201 822
2007 231 940
2008 226 1146
2009 255 1503
2010 284 1740
2011 300 2186
2012 356 2751
2013 303 3092
2014 322 3663
2015 319 4294
2016 331 4808
2017 341 5407
2018 347 6423
2019 342 8314
2020 380 10229
2021 394 13004
2022 410 14977
2023 444 16320

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 29 280 706
Physical chemistry 28 292 776
Biochemical Engineering 27 285 916
Chemical Engineering 36 423 977
Environmental Chemistry 28 348 980
Materials Science 31 374 1010
Radiochemistry 33 546 1094
Inorganic Chemistry 34 527 1219
Organic Chemistry 42 583 1413
Pharmacy 42 645 1585
Computational Chemistry 43 737 1769
Biochemistry 48 744 1781
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 750 2026
Nutrition and Food Science 74 1029 2264

Computer Science rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 33rd for Computer Science in South Korea and 1264th in the World with 5,566 publications made and 53,684 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#33 of 143 In South Korea
#401 of 2,809 In Asia
#1264 of 6,752 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 4 4
1992 8 7
1993 3 12
1994 9 10
1995 15 20
1996 16 6
1997 20 28
1998 33 40
1999 39 70
2000 42 116
2001 57 93
2002 153 254
2003 135 224
2004 126 244
2005 150 328
2006 212 455
2007 213 543
2008 216 764
2009 272 1090
2010 256 1179
2011 274 1471
2012 273 1774
2013 237 1876
2014 268 2227
2015 252 2381
2016 242 2341
2017 215 2487
2018 279 3055
2019 269 4014
2020 275 4869
2021 315 6014
2022 315 6858
2023 339 7260

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 17 164 534
Computer Graphics 14 138 557
Animation 14 159 568
Telecommunications 17 178 596
Computer Networking 21 218 741
Computer Vision 21 249 816
UX/UI Desgin 16 218 850
Game Design and Development 31 233 902
Blockchain and Cryptography 34 385 1040
Robotics 43 453 1144
Multimedia 28 313 1198
Cyber Security 36 422 1254
Human-Computer Interaction 28 360 1255
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 31 447 1285
Computational Linguistics 35 495 1352
Software Engineering 26 365 1370
Cognitive Science 32 549 1506
Machine Learning 42 671 1671
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 726 1822
Management Information Systems 33 595 1968
Neuroscience 50 695 2053

Biology rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 49th for Biology in South Korea and 1811th in the World with 5,355 publications made and 93,905 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#49 of 144 In South Korea
#714 of 2,814 In Asia
#1811 of 6,770 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 2
1992 19 16
1993 16 17
1994 18 48
1995 33 62
1996 27 47
1997 33 67
1998 43 99
1999 59 111
2000 53 132
2001 79 198
2002 109 254
2003 87 342
2004 70 359
2005 75 425
2006 102 563
2007 124 592
2008 129 781
2009 148 1029
2010 184 1235
2011 202 1678
2012 237 2122
2013 227 2581
2014 262 3024
2015 276 3603
2016 287 4059
2017 310 4649
2018 291 5616
2019 311 7303
2020 342 9329
2021 357 11898
2022 380 13604
2023 402 14850

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 29 280 706
Biophysics 37 418 1234
Molecular Biology 59 688 1723
Evolutionary Biology 37 595 1768
Biochemistry 48 744 1781
Oncology and Cancer research 59 735 1795
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 726 1822
Genetics 59 830 2005
Neuroscience 50 695 2053
Paleontology 54 842 2166
Agricultural Science 48 912 2235
Nutrition and Food Science 74 1029 2264
Horticulture 58 971 2274
Biotechnology 71 1001 2288
Microbiology 73 1068 2467
Immunology 75 1040 2581
Pharmacology 79 1188 2638
Virology 58 1082 2699
Botany 72 1185 2810

Environmental Science rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 51st for Environmental Science in South Korea and 2100th in the World with 3,861 publications made and 56,726 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#51 of 142 In South Korea
#803 of 2,811 In Asia
#2100 of 6,798 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 3 6
1992 20 17
1993 21 21
1994 17 50
1995 23 49
1996 24 43
1997 25 56
1998 33 84
1999 43 72
2000 50 96
2001 59 152
2002 100 218
2003 73 259
2004 53 278
2005 68 335
2006 104 422
2007 110 491
2008 103 600
2009 118 812
2010 153 962
2011 176 1214
2012 189 1442
2013 181 1839
2014 218 2120
2015 195 2424
2016 186 2634
2017 153 2990
2018 194 3493
2019 195 4430
2020 207 5739
2021 247 7048
2022 215 7849
2023 263 8712

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 28 348 980
Environmental Engineering 37 535 1348
Oceanography 41 529 1514
Environmental Management 39 650 1667
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 52 747 1834
Earth science and Geophysics 51 727 1835
Geology 51 741 1942
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 750 2026
Ecology 46 787 2106
Geotechnical Engineering 57 895 2121
Paleontology 54 842 2166
Agricultural Science 48 912 2235
Geography and Cartography 55 982 2616

Mathematics rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 40th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1567th in the World with 2,138 publications made and 24,563 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#40 of 138 In South Korea
#537 of 2,673 In Asia
#1567 of 6,305 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 4
1992 2 1
1993 0 8
1994 4 6
1995 6 7
1996 6 2
1997 7 17
1998 9 12
1999 13 22
2000 9 36
2001 16 34
2002 43 81
2003 38 79
2004 38 82
2005 49 127
2006 67 164
2007 61 201
2008 63 245
2009 92 335
2010 109 420
2011 107 546
2012 87 636
2013 99 794
2014 90 824
2015 120 917
2016 99 968
2017 107 1060
2018 124 1417
2019 111 1877
2020 134 2298
2021 131 2881
2022 147 3458
2023 138 3594

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 34 385 1040
Applied Mathematics 21 483 1368
Statistics 40 503 1489
Operations Research 41 763 1802
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 58 1104 2776

Business rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 42nd for Business in South Korea and 1841st in the World with 1,425 publications made and 14,824 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#42 of 135 In South Korea
#596 of 2,579 In Asia
#1841 of 6,187 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 1
1992 0 0
1993 2 1
1994 3 1
1995 4 4
1996 3 0
1997 6 10
1998 8 6
1999 4 15
2000 5 15
2001 9 15
2002 32 84
2003 29 56
2004 23 46
2005 23 63
2006 36 82
2007 37 130
2008 39 180
2009 48 298
2010 53 302
2011 73 408
2012 59 483
2013 85 621
2014 62 713
2015 78 757
2016 72 762
2017 72 756
2018 99 954
2019 67 1113
2020 82 1508
2021 104 1760
2022 100 2108
2023 95 2075

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 28 429 1510
Management 35 504 1555
Operations Research 41 763 1802
Marketing 45 599 1849
Management Information Systems 33 595 1968
Advertising 58 749 2263

Art & Design rankings

Kwangwoon University ranked 28th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1404th in the World with 958 publications made and 7,998 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
#28 of 118 In South Korea
#359 of 2,302 In Asia
#1404 of 5,720 In the World

Kwangwoon University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 4
1993 2 0
1994 1 0
1995 6 11
1996 2 1
1997 2 4
1998 12 15
1999 9 11
2000 7 14
2001 12 23
2002 30 38
2003 32 34
2004 24 42
2005 34 38
2006 25 59
2007 45 83
2008 34 134
2009 41 256
2010 37 224
2011 43 250
2012 50 330
2013 37 328
2014 46 413
2015 42 421
2016 62 421
2017 44 432
2018 58 471
2019 37 562
2020 48 709
2021 40 757
2022 38 869
2023 50 863

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 14 138 557
Animation 14 159 568
UX/UI Desgin 16 218 850
Game Design and Development 31 233 902
Multimedia 28 313 1198
Fashion Design 37 496 1622
Literature 27 497 1871
Aesthetics 36 602 2024

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kwangwoon University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 11 122 618
Military science 14 150 970
Communications and Public Relations 23 396 1750
Social Psychology 40 557 1921
Sports Medicine 75 624 1950
Linguistics 43 758 2064
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 53 768 2076
Child Psychology 45 604 2123
Clinical Psychology 50 650 2208
Psychology 50 786 2252
Pathology 60 881 2272
Education Majors 40 733 2411
Medicine 62 936 2457
Economics 44 864 2495
Philosophy 42 792 2617
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 39 805 2669
Law 48 892 2675
Anthropology 47 801 2692
Psychiatry 65 986 2722
Physical Therapy 98 1048 2773
Sociology 49 874 2809
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 48 923 2860
Anatomy and Physiology 85 1144 2887
Surgery 77 1083 2906
Political Science 49 920 2962
Nursing 78 997 2967
History 57 1095 2993
Archaeology 62 1208 3106
Development Studies 65 1208 3267
Public Health 78 1396 3646
Demography 89 1680 4214