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Kyung Hee University ranked 7th in South Korea, 596th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 187 research topics. Kyung Hee University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 63,581 academic publications and 1,488,677 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 135 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#596 of 14,131 In the World
#100 of 5,830 In Asia
#7 of 193 In South Korea
#6 of 39 In Seoul
#134 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#155 of 3,642 For Pharmacology
#195 of 1,017 For Game Design and Development
#258 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1611 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 184 other topics

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Biology rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 8th for Biology in South Korea and 414th in the World with 42,447 publications made and 1,088,016 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 144 In South Korea
#91 of 2,834 In Asia
#414 of 6,833 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 44 49
1993 31 57
1994 54 67
1995 81 114
1996 109 189
1997 124 267
1998 140 317
1999 168 450
2000 242 627
2001 271 920
2002 364 1315
2003 468 1991
2004 571 2736
2005 630 3963
2006 717 4861
2007 840 6321
2008 988 8084
2009 1318 11112
2010 1668 14472
2011 1966 19156
2012 2083 25149
2013 2229 31945
2014 2218 39065
2015 2327 45087
2016 2145 50981
2017 2230 57495
2018 2388 64367
2019 2494 77076
2020 2608 98020
2021 2756 116352
2022 2568 121104
2023 2761 124156
2024 2526 121907

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacology 3 30 155
Nanotechnology 10 87 204
Nutrition and Food Science 4 63 222
Biotechnology 6 63 318
Oncology and Cancer research 7 95 335
Immunology 7 78 353
Microbiology 6 79 373
Biochemistry 6 85 385
Genetics 8 84 387
Molecular Biology 8 101 391
Neuroscience 6 61 395
Botany 5 93 423
Astrobiology 7 79 427
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 90 442
Horticulture 10 136 448
Paleontology 6 99 492
Zoology 6 90 526
Biophysics 10 125 555
Virology 15 168 637
Agricultural Science 16 260 778
Evolutionary Biology 12 203 865
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 235 889
Forestry 13 257 906
Toxicology 15 296 907
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 175 994
Animal Science 22 357 1144

Chemistry rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 9th for Chemistry in South Korea and 411th in the World with 38,175 publications made and 1,008,580 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 141 In South Korea
#105 of 2,781 In Asia
#411 of 6,545 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 37 45
1993 36 54
1994 60 58
1995 77 105
1996 113 189
1997 144 256
1998 147 347
1999 161 527
2000 248 664
2001 293 987
2002 385 1351
2003 464 2053
2004 558 2694
2005 585 3848
2006 661 4665
2007 792 6071
2008 937 7433
2009 1190 9977
2010 1560 13502
2011 1801 17735
2012 1862 23014
2013 2021 29043
2014 2003 35963
2015 2055 41102
2016 1892 46551
2017 1989 52362
2018 2176 58899
2019 2175 70911
2020 2258 88279
2021 2382 104846
2022 2234 109333
2023 2435 111764
2024 2182 112007

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 10 87 204
Nutrition and Food Science 4 63 222
Radiochemistry 8 129 234
Chemical Engineering 12 118 248
Physical chemistry 13 128 329
Organic Chemistry 10 109 385
Biochemistry 6 85 385
Materials Science 12 131 403
Biochemical Engineering 8 106 425
Inorganic Chemistry 15 188 528
Environmental Chemistry 14 169 553
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 198 663
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 193 712
Computational Chemistry 12 244 830
Pharmacy 19 318 876

Engineering rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 9th for Engineering in South Korea and 445th in the World with 32,920 publications made and 808,811 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 144 In South Korea
#125 of 2,835 In Asia
#445 of 6,782 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 30 34
1993 33 57
1994 46 53
1995 52 81
1996 92 155
1997 104 212
1998 103 291
1999 121 395
2000 166 484
2001 185 631
2002 304 837
2003 324 1235
2004 381 1526
2005 464 2288
2006 576 2906
2007 701 3751
2008 776 4867
2009 982 6601
2010 1300 9244
2011 1484 12556
2012 1547 16879
2013 1676 21608
2014 1780 27366
2015 1694 31291
2016 1583 36767
2017 1679 42050
2018 1867 48775
2019 1910 59970
2020 2063 74729
2021 2208 90581
2022 2088 94929
2023 2307 99540
2024 2057 98665

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architectural Engineering 5 58 196
Nanotechnology 10 87 204
Nuclear Engineering 8 85 234
Chemical Engineering 12 118 248
Computer Networking 8 89 285
Telecommunications 8 95 300
Electrical Engineering 8 110 311
Biomedical Engineering 11 83 312
Technical Drawing 10 94 315
Biotechnology 6 63 318
Human-Computer Interaction 7 64 322
Optical Engineering 8 107 392
Computer Engineering 10 120 397
Materials Science 12 131 403
Electronic Engineering 9 129 405
Biochemical Engineering 8 106 425
Architecture 10 87 427
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 154 433
Environmental Engineering 11 149 444
Product and Industrial Design 9 104 446
Reliability and Quality Engineering 9 136 460
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 143 489
Robotics 12 167 501
Automotive Engineering 15 188 521
Civil Engineering 9 143 521
Metallurgical Engineering 15 175 522
Mechanical Engineering 12 145 538
Acoustical Engineering 12 147 557
Construction Management 12 149 563
Structural Engineering 13 167 570
Transportation Engineering 13 170 610
Systems Engineering 8 138 612
Aerospace Engineering 13 165 638
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 198 663
Operations Research 9 221 682
Aviation 13 177 720
Remote Sensing 16 208 753
Petroleum Engineering 17 239 765
Industrial Engineering 11 238 806
Engineering Management 5 194 838
Firefighting and Fire Science 32 369 896
Geotechnical Engineering 19 334 935
Marine Engineering 34 380 998
Automation and Control engineering 31 420 1049

Medicine rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 7th for Medicine in South Korea and 381st in the World with 32,435 publications made and 742,866 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 144 In South Korea
#71 of 2,809 In Asia
#381 of 6,775 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 25 23
1993 37 31
1994 39 43
1995 51 80
1996 70 124
1997 67 127
1998 92 181
1999 114 252
2000 146 351
2001 196 534
2002 260 878
2003 334 1386
2004 441 1978
2005 442 2845
2006 520 3406
2007 646 4530
2008 755 5571
2009 1021 7656
2010 1250 10179
2011 1462 13376
2012 1610 17386
2013 1743 22311
2014 1755 27165
2015 1833 30931
2016 1687 35419
2017 1760 39933
2018 1799 43496
2019 1897 51237
2020 1995 66862
2021 2113 78729
2022 2001 82431
2023 2138 83126
2024 1870 78807

The following table provides academic rankings for Kyung Hee University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 7 25 134
Pharmacology 3 30 155
Orthodontics 3 44 212
Dentistry 4 52 228
Dermatology 6 38 230
Physical Therapy 3 23 247
Biomedical Engineering 11 83 312
Pathology 7 65 328
Oncology and Cancer research 7 95 335
Anatomy and Physiology 7 65 345
Immunology 7 78 353
Sports Medicine 5 41 361
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 83 365
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 122 380
Gerontology 6 36 387
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 108 387
Surgery 7 102 387
Occupational Therapy 7 55 393
Radiation Therapy 8 120 394
Anesthesiology 7 100 404
Neurosurgery 9 130 419
Sports / Exercise science 3 41 427
Plastic Surgery 20 118 447
Audiology 10 78 483
Epidemiology 8 94 483
Psychiatry 8 92 493
Urology 11 152 499
Ophthalmology 12 135 502
Pediatrics 7 114 511
Cardiology 9 142 519
Medical Physics 8 102 526
Health Science 7 84 536
Critical Care Nursing 8 108 542
Nursing 7 76 545
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 79 566
Family medicine 7 121 616
Public Health 9 111 634
Respiratory Therapy 14 170 636
Virology 15 168 637
Clinical Psychology 9 90 653
Social Work 2 48 699
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 128 713
Optometry 22 224 799
Pharmacy 19 318 876
Toxicology 15 296 907
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 250 948
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 175 994
Veterinary 25 502 1286

Physics rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 11th for Physics in South Korea and 487th in the World with 29,574 publications made and 723,646 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 142 In South Korea
#134 of 2,817 In Asia
#487 of 6,713 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 25 38
1993 36 59
1994 46 47
1995 57 84
1996 96 164
1997 114 238
1998 106 328
1999 120 433
2000 160 528
2001 188 688
2002 275 895
2003 314 1240
2004 339 1601
2005 404 2159
2006 478 2804
2007 615 3566
2008 699 4567
2009 855 6052
2010 1172 8308
2011 1325 11474
2012 1347 15364
2013 1505 19900
2014 1548 25144
2015 1530 28994
2016 1436 33622
2017 1543 38161
2018 1672 44190
2019 1736 54519
2020 1863 67060
2021 2008 80474
2022 1826 83465
2023 2056 87158
2024 1861 87886

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 10 87 204
Condensed Matter Physics 9 109 363
Optical Engineering 8 107 392
Nuclear Physics 8 89 401
Materials Science 12 131 403
Astrobiology 7 79 427
Quantum and Particle physics 9 131 471
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 143 489
Medical Physics 8 102 526
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 106 530
Biophysics 10 125 555
Acoustical Engineering 12 147 557
Theoretical Physics 10 125 572
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 139 607

Computer Science rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 8th for Computer Science in South Korea and 484th in the World with 23,652 publications made and 538,739 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 145 In South Korea
#103 of 2,840 In Asia
#484 of 6,845 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 19
1993 4 21
1994 16 22
1995 19 34
1996 44 62
1997 37 97
1998 36 128
1999 59 181
2000 80 214
2001 105 304
2002 201 534
2003 197 779
2004 268 1048
2005 331 1595
2006 463 2053
2007 500 2759
2008 600 3555
2009 726 4979
2010 867 6806
2011 1005 8803
2012 1099 11497
2013 1176 14833
2014 1181 17831
2015 1220 20360
2016 1093 23048
2017 1206 26299
2018 1318 31394
2019 1493 39112
2020 1561 51479
2021 1654 62750
2022 1583 66705
2023 1882 71218
2024 1480 65465

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 8 33 195
Database Administration 4 55 238
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 72 244
Computer Networking 8 89 285
Telecommunications 8 95 300
Human-Computer Interaction 7 64 322
Cyber Security 6 83 335
Web Design and Development 7 91 376
Neuroscience 6 61 395
Computer Engineering 10 120 397
Computer Graphics 9 99 404
Computer Vision 9 117 415
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 90 442
Machine Learning 9 146 491
Robotics 12 167 501
Multimedia 8 102 507
Data Science 6 78 524
Information Technology 7 114 540
Computational Linguistics 8 137 540
Animation 13 155 544
Software Engineering 6 102 562
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 150 570
Management Information Systems 6 93 577
Cognitive Science 9 135 588
UX/UI Desgin 10 139 614
Library and Information science 10 168 1032

Environmental Science rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 564th in the World with 21,594 publications made and 546,631 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 142 In South Korea
#132 of 2,838 In Asia
#564 of 6,876 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 24 26
1993 23 51
1994 26 27
1995 39 53
1996 54 95
1997 64 136
1998 67 174
1999 75 226
2000 112 287
2001 107 388
2002 176 524
2003 216 701
2004 245 884
2005 294 1459
2006 371 1790
2007 427 2516
2008 485 3384
2009 615 4548
2010 782 6179
2011 952 8501
2012 975 11034
2013 1094 14034
2014 1157 17746
2015 1204 21150
2016 1067 24303
2017 1130 28166
2018 1189 32219
2019 1269 39775
2020 1435 50630
2021 1460 62583
2022 1381 65185
2023 1602 68718
2024 1302 64080

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 11 149 444
Paleontology 6 99 492
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 151 539
Environmental Chemistry 14 169 553
Geology 10 138 569
Ecology 8 139 597
Oceanography 14 183 652
Environmental Management 13 207 659
Geography and Cartography 9 151 677
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 193 712
Earth science and Geophysics 14 213 732
Agricultural Science 16 260 778
Urban and Regional planning 6 175 845
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 235 889
Forestry 13 257 906
Geotechnical Engineering 19 334 935

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 819th in the World with 16,814 publications made and 382,431 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

Kyung Hee University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 5 12
1993 12 27
1994 10 9
1995 27 42
1996 31 62
1997 35 79
1998 36 97
1999 43 135
2000 59 169
2001 67 204
2002 99 285
2003 100 420
2004 157 519
2005 214 857
2006 256 1092
2007 277 1528
2008 322 2065
2009 443 2954
2010 520 4047
2011 672 5483
2012 717 7257
2013 822 9645
2014 860 12044
2015 875 13939
2016 821 16682
2017 838 18938
2018 965 22635
2019 1044 28280
2020 1230 38145
2021 1254 47053
2022 1199 50091
2023 1481 54243
2024 1193 49631

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 49 357
Sports / Exercise science 3 41 427
Journalism and Digital Media 6 84 436
Broadcast Journalism 8 68 469
Law 6 97 617
Occupational Safety and Health 9 102 619
Demography 7 109 620
Political Economy 4 49 621
Communications and Public Relations 5 80 624
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 104 633
Archaeology 7 134 639
Aesthetics 7 116 696
Genealogy 4 62 698
Social Work 2 48 699
Linguistics 9 152 700
History 7 138 710
Anthropology 7 88 715
Political Science 6 107 741
Sociology 6 108 753
Public Policy / Administration 5 95 794
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 124 803
Urban and Regional planning 6 175 845
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 185 986
Media Studies 7 106 1009
Philosophy 8 200 1015
Library and Information science 10 168 1032
Education Majors 12 235 1073
Art History 6 104 1094
Classics and Ancient History 9 218 1176
Gender Studies 7 163 1284

Psychology rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 8th for Psychology in South Korea and 488th in the World with 14,068 publications made and 320,461 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 143 In South Korea
#84 of 2,755 In Asia
#488 of 6,645 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 9 10
1993 13 9
1994 12 12
1995 15 30
1996 33 47
1997 23 69
1998 21 82
1999 40 104
2000 57 140
2001 75 204
2002 116 322
2003 132 544
2004 164 766
2005 178 1015
2006 198 1203
2007 269 1662
2008 333 2103
2009 419 2935
2010 471 3800
2011 599 5160
2012 638 6710
2013 709 9046
2014 704 10940
2015 758 12419
2016 728 14472
2017 724 16458
2018 798 18739
2019 913 22389
2020 913 29895
2021 969 35405
2022 946 37537
2023 1112 38781
2024 884 35375

The following table provides academic rankings for Kyung Hee University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 36 246
Occupational Therapy 7 55 393
Neuroscience 6 61 395
Psychiatry 8 92 493
Cognitive Science 9 135 588
Social Psychology 7 89 608
Clinical Psychology 9 90 653
Child Psychology 7 91 687
Social Work 2 48 699
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 124 803
Education Majors 12 235 1073

Mathematics rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 9th for Mathematics in South Korea and 541st in the World with 11,602 publications made and 254,502 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 141 In South Korea
#128 of 2,718 In Asia
#541 of 6,418 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 8
1993 6 18
1994 11 10
1995 8 17
1996 11 19
1997 15 30
1998 11 65
1999 21 61
2000 20 68
2001 34 80
2002 64 188
2003 60 201
2004 91 262
2005 154 371
2006 209 607
2007 218 813
2008 252 1186
2009 326 1696
2010 374 2329
2011 454 3158
2012 483 4103
2013 532 5421
2014 559 6693
2015 581 8037
2016 533 9433
2017 581 10879
2018 647 13358
2019 763 17490
2020 860 23594
2021 955 29454
2022 844 31330
2023 1121 33715
2024 738 24717

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 72 244
Statistics 9 132 547
Operations Research 9 221 682
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 150 700
Actuarial Science 7 125 706
Applied Mathematics 16 357 1100
Math Teachers 14 336 1291

Business rankings

Kyung Hee University ranked 7th for Business in South Korea and 570th in the World with 7,474 publications made and 174,868 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 137 In South Korea
#121 of 2,646 In Asia
#570 of 6,339 In the World

Kyung Hee University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 2
1993 6 18
1994 5 4
1995 16 15
1996 17 15
1997 10 31
1998 10 35
1999 19 48
2000 18 73
2001 26 68
2002 51 134
2003 46 165
2004 82 194
2005 90 274
2006 106 383
2007 141 598
2008 147 763
2009 184 1153
2010 283 1546
2011 316 2158
2012 325 2741
2013 380 3655
2014 366 4709
2015 350 5297
2016 365 6444
2017 386 7595
2018 427 9227
2019 469 12043
2020 526 16058
2021 552 20397
2022 535 22412
2023 691 24345
2024 471 20791

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

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kyung Hee University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 5 118 414
Fashion Design 9 110 601
Art & Design 8 119 669
Interior Design 8 222 672
Graphic Design 7 161 680
Economics 7 155 767
Performing arts 5 125 780
Music 8 151 794
Development Studies 7 175 816
International Economics 6 130 894
Literature 9 226 1058
Creative Writing 10 230 1284