Kyungnam University: Rankings

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Kyungnam University ranked 54th in South Korea, 3265th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 39 research topics. Kyungnam University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,153 academic publications and 63,098 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3265 of 14,131 In the World
#1065 of 5,830 In Asia
#54 of 193 In South Korea
#905 of 1,602 For Robotics
#927 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#952 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#2314 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4997 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 36 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 72nd for Engineering in South Korea and 2506th in the World with 2,667 publications made and 39,534 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#72 of 144 In South Korea
#1115 of 2,835 In Asia
#2506 of 6,782 In the World

Kyungnam University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 9 8
1993 11 4
1994 8 17
1995 8 19
1996 8 19
1997 24 28
1998 30 29
1999 22 44
2000 23 63
2001 39 113
2002 78 155
2003 63 177
2004 46 210
2005 100 337
2006 136 449
2007 128 543
2008 142 710
2009 143 802
2010 133 1042
2011 134 1307
2012 148 1550
2013 160 1721
2014 130 1909
2015 114 1959
2016 96 2064
2017 84 2149
2018 105 2443
2019 111 2640
2020 107 3136
2021 96 3499
2022 88 3425
2023 78 3379
2024 52 2960

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 31 346 905
Firefighting and Fire Science 37 388 927
Marine Engineering 31 351 952
Electronic Engineering 54 664 1523
Computer Engineering 56 686 1598
Environmental Engineering 53 755 1747
Automation and Control engineering 55 792 1750
Electrical Engineering 62 842 1884
Mechanical Engineering 60 822 2026
Structural Engineering 66 874 2062
Civil Engineering 56 885 2122
Computer Networking 69 929 2138
Automotive Engineering 66 996 2181
Telecommunications 71 1001 2229
Human-Computer Interaction 71 855 2260
Nanotechnology 80 1128 2263
Acoustical Engineering 65 963 2279
Chemical Engineering 78 1147 2302
Aerospace Engineering 71 1046 2448
Materials Science 76 1148 2456
Systems Engineering 60 976 2484
Metallurgical Engineering 75 1193 2524
Geotechnical Engineering 73 1174 2653
Optical Engineering 79 1247 2738

Physics rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 68th for Physics in South Korea and 2462nd in the World with 2,374 publications made and 37,008 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#68 of 142 In South Korea
#1079 of 2,817 In Asia
#2462 of 6,713 In the World

Kyungnam University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 10 16
1993 12 7
1994 8 21
1995 10 17
1996 14 28
1997 23 34
1998 31 32
1999 26 45
2000 28 75
2001 37 144
2002 73 167
2003 65 172
2004 47 223
2005 86 334
2006 121 442
2007 96 552
2008 113 683
2009 105 748
2010 127 942
2011 106 1135
2012 122 1382
2013 148 1589
2014 120 1694
2015 108 1712
2016 90 1783
2017 82 1833
2018 88 2101
2019 100 2311
2020 95 2768
2021 84 3005
2022 76 2943
2023 61 2938
2024 47 2528

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 27 463 1434
Nanotechnology 80 1128 2263
Acoustical Engineering 65 963 2279
Quantum and Particle physics 67 1018 2320
Condensed Matter Physics 77 1136 2377
Materials Science 76 1148 2456
Astrophysics and Astronomy 61 1087 2714
Optical Engineering 79 1247 2738
Nuclear Physics 83 1326 2904

Chemistry rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 73rd for Chemistry in South Korea and 2504th in the World with 2,156 publications made and 40,536 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#73 of 141 In South Korea
#1155 of 2,781 In Asia
#2504 of 6,545 In the World

Kyungnam University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 5 16
1993 12 8
1994 7 17
1995 7 23
1996 10 30
1997 23 38
1998 26 31
1999 20 45
2000 22 72
2001 39 125
2002 60 146
2003 55 180
2004 50 233
2005 69 342
2006 93 453
2007 98 549
2008 93 750
2009 90 916
2010 122 1050
2011 125 1342
2012 119 1572
2013 116 1755
2014 111 1938
2015 105 1983
2016 89 2017
2017 78 2190
2018 79 2331
2019 89 2659
2020 89 3154
2021 74 3442
2022 78 3348
2023 56 3346
2024 34 3001

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 30 432 1117
Environmental Chemistry 57 887 1977
Nanotechnology 80 1128 2263
Physical chemistry 78 1096 2291
Chemical Engineering 78 1147 2302
Organic Chemistry 72 1080 2315
Biochemistry 71 1053 2330
Materials Science 76 1148 2456
Inorganic Chemistry 82 1299 2665

Biology rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 72nd for Biology in South Korea and 2745th in the World with 2,136 publications made and 42,292 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#72 of 144 In South Korea
#1210 of 2,834 In Asia
#2745 of 6,833 In the World

Kyungnam University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 5 18
1993 7 9
1994 6 18
1995 6 26
1996 13 27
1997 22 38
1998 24 27
1999 21 46
2000 19 58
2001 32 107
2002 49 123
2003 43 162
2004 40 219
2005 64 322
2006 61 421
2007 89 480
2008 90 682
2009 86 835
2010 110 977
2011 118 1305
2012 130 1553
2013 128 1715
2014 104 1983
2015 105 2007
2016 91 2061
2017 78 2230
2018 73 2523
2019 91 2849
2020 110 3343
2021 84 3651
2022 103 3623
2023 79 3700
2024 44 3138

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 30 432 1117
Horticulture 54 882 2047
Microbiology 64 986 2245
Nanotechnology 80 1128 2263
Neuroscience 53 821 2299
Molecular Biology 81 985 2327
Biochemistry 71 1053 2330
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 924 2411
Evolutionary Biology 55 941 2428
Pharmacology 76 1161 2532
Botany 66 1087 2543
Genetics 79 1127 2583
Oncology and Cancer research 82 1185 2689
Paleontology 77 1224 2915
Agricultural Science 68 1414 3204
Zoology 75 1257 3253
Immunology 92 1463 3415

Computer Science rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 69th for Computer Science in South Korea and 2754th in the World with 1,831 publications made and 23,882 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#69 of 145 In South Korea
#1172 of 2,840 In Asia
#2754 of 6,845 In the World

Kyungnam University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 5
1993 4 4
1994 3 7
1995 3 6
1996 8 7
1997 9 10
1998 15 21
1999 16 25
2000 12 37
2001 10 55
2002 52 81
2003 28 80
2004 24 102
2005 60 144
2006 88 213
2007 80 318
2008 105 392
2009 116 444
2010 96 635
2011 87 780
2012 106 872
2013 133 1022
2014 84 1160
2015 98 1244
2016 72 1261
2017 51 1254
2018 53 1433
2019 58 1601
2020 86 1782
2021 70 1974
2022 76 2073
2023 70 2139
2024 46 1733

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 31 346 905
Computer Engineering 56 686 1598
Blockchain and Cryptography 59 857 1915
Computer Networking 69 929 2138
Cyber Security 58 891 2149
Telecommunications 71 1001 2229
Human-Computer Interaction 71 855 2260
Neuroscience 53 821 2299
Computational Linguistics 63 1104 2438
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 66 1090 2475
Software Engineering 63 1039 2606
Computer Vision 74 1196 2611
Machine Learning 70 1335 2885
Cognitive Science 75 1360 3123

Environmental Science rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 73rd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 3142nd in the World with 1,743 publications made and 28,940 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#73 of 142 In South Korea
#1309 of 2,838 In Asia
#3142 of 6,876 In the World

Kyungnam University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 5 18
1993 9 10
1994 6 17
1995 6 17
1996 7 22
1997 24 27
1998 22 17
1999 16 37
2000 15 59
2001 32 87
2002 43 116
2003 42 120
2004 37 167
2005 60 242
2006 66 295
2007 81 365
2008 76 490
2009 74 636
2010 90 756
2011 88 986
2012 103 1214
2013 98 1365
2014 82 1524
2015 74 1542
2016 75 1611
2017 61 1584
2018 55 1856
2019 74 2027
2020 62 2420
2021 78 2659
2022 62 2627
2023 59 2658
2024 47 2259

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 53 755 1747
Environmental Chemistry 57 887 1977
Oceanography 59 899 2274
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 924 2411
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 66 1117 2565
Environmental Management 61 1126 2626
Earth science and Geophysics 69 1103 2646
Geotechnical Engineering 73 1174 2653
Geology 72 1222 2892
Paleontology 77 1224 2915
Ecology 68 1280 3038
Agricultural Science 68 1414 3204
Geography and Cartography 72 1412 3510

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 74th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 4034th in the World with 1,310 publications made and 16,968 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#74 of 144 In South Korea
#1489 of 2,864 In Asia
#4034 of 7,081 In the World

Kyungnam University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 6
1993 3 5
1994 8 5
1995 6 7
1996 4 6
1997 8 9
1998 12 11
1999 10 25
2000 10 25
2001 11 38
2002 34 73
2003 24 60
2004 17 91
2005 31 144
2006 32 144
2007 47 217
2008 61 253
2009 62 299
2010 60 409
2011 60 510
2012 76 645
2013 80 850
2014 63 902
2015 73 1014
2016 51 938
2017 34 978
2018 37 1158
2019 51 1293
2020 78 1592
2021 76 1805
2022 72 1881
2023 59 2042
2024 45 1743

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aesthetics 50 896 2590
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 52 1121 3342
Education Majors 64 1189 3361
Archaeology 72 1395 3480
Linguistics 77 1459 3487
History 71 1388 3596
Philosophy 68 1357 3767
Law 75 1430 3790
Political Science 74 1428 4038
Sociology 77 1503 4074
Demography 87 1654 4146

Medicine rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 77th for Medicine in South Korea and 3174th in the World with 1,189 publications made and 19,768 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#77 of 144 In South Korea
#1281 of 2,809 In Asia
#3174 of 6,775 In the World

Kyungnam University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 6
1993 2 1
1994 4 6
1995 2 9
1996 4 7
1997 8 6
1998 10 12
1999 6 23
2000 4 25
2001 14 37
2002 15 48
2003 9 57
2004 14 83
2005 20 119
2006 24 150
2007 44 199
2008 39 286
2009 46 355
2010 53 411
2011 60 536
2012 67 650
2013 67 715
2014 59 845
2015 75 975
2016 71 970
2017 45 1030
2018 51 1161
2019 49 1297
2020 70 1651
2021 63 1831
2022 99 1984
2023 57 2000
2024 31 1795

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 38 248 986
Sports Medicine 34 255 1078
Physical Therapy 49 490 1586
Gerontology 66 536 2012
Anatomy and Physiology 61 811 2129
Anesthesiology 61 955 2487
Clinical Psychology 64 822 2519
Pharmacology 76 1161 2532
Oncology and Cancer research 82 1185 2689
Psychiatry 64 1023 2750
Pathology 77 1190 2840
Nursing 72 977 2871
Surgery 76 1103 2908
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 84 1294 3141
Immunology 92 1463 3415
Public Health 77 1425 3612
Health Science 75 1334 3744

Mathematics rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 68th for Mathematics in South Korea and 2998th in the World with 869 publications made and 13,342 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#68 of 141 In South Korea
#1273 of 2,718 In Asia
#2998 of 6,418 In the World

Kyungnam University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 4
1993 3 2
1994 4 6
1995 2 5
1996 4 9
1997 3 7
1998 6 9
1999 5 19
2000 9 18
2001 2 16
2002 24 42
2003 23 37
2004 11 60
2005 24 68
2006 28 101
2007 27 123
2008 53 173
2009 49 205
2010 48 283
2011 48 422
2012 61 471
2013 51 578
2014 42 634
2015 33 618
2016 35 628
2017 33 655
2018 23 713
2019 23 784
2020 46 970
2021 37 1068
2022 42 1043
2023 49 1109
2024 14 752

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 30 639 1652
Blockchain and Cryptography 59 857 1915
Statistics 67 1254 2943
Math Teachers 69 1401 3723

Psychology rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 66th for Psychology in South Korea and 2978th in the World with 812 publications made and 13,757 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#66 of 143 In South Korea
#1148 of 2,755 In Asia
#2978 of 6,645 In the World

Kyungnam University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 1
1993 4 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 2 0
1997 4 3
1998 4 6
1999 6 11
2000 4 12
2001 6 15
2002 10 23
2003 3 37
2004 9 46
2005 13 49
2006 8 62
2007 18 114
2008 23 115
2009 26 132
2010 31 202
2011 27 237
2012 40 269
2013 47 389
2014 42 437
2015 57 560
2016 47 614
2017 34 623
2018 39 769
2019 42 932
2020 61 1048
2021 55 1241
2022 73 1417
2023 48 1371
2024 24 1226

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 38 248 986
Neuroscience 53 821 2299
Clinical Psychology 64 822 2519
Social Psychology 57 892 2609
Psychiatry 64 1023 2750
Child Psychology 69 948 2794
Cognitive Science 75 1360 3123
Education Majors 64 1189 3361

Business rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 63rd for Business in South Korea and 2785th in the World with 805 publications made and 11,516 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#63 of 137 In South Korea
#1069 of 2,646 In Asia
#2785 of 6,339 In the World

Kyungnam University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 2 2
1995 2 3
1996 6 6
1997 3 0
1998 6 6
1999 4 16
2000 4 5
2001 6 19
2002 24 23
2003 13 29
2004 9 43
2005 32 81
2006 48 82
2007 41 132
2008 55 173
2009 34 142
2010 37 240
2011 33 278
2012 50 408
2013 64 492
2014 34 559
2015 41 636
2016 30 620
2017 18 636
2018 27 704
2019 29 798
2020 32 818
2021 30 956
2022 32 968
2023 27 1032
2024 26 820

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Advertising 48 618 1957
Management 53 838 2208
Marketing 67 1071 2748
Finance 66 1287 3254

Economics rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 64th for Economics in South Korea and 3341st in the World with 378 publications made and 4,665 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#64 of 136 In South Korea
#1275 of 2,553 In Asia
#3341 of 6,167 In the World

Kyungnam University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 3 3
1994 1 1
1995 1 0
1996 2 4
1997 2 1
1998 3 4
1999 5 6
2000 4 5
2001 2 10
2002 8 15
2003 12 20
2004 5 35
2005 13 57
2006 13 69
2007 15 102
2008 12 98
2009 11 92
2010 20 163
2011 17 194
2012 29 246
2013 28 335
2014 17 359
2015 21 289
2016 16 270
2017 17 310
2018 10 311
2019 12 335
2020 17 420
2021 16 437
2022 17 438
2023 13 488
2024 11 333

The following table provides academic rankings for Kyungnam University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 43 916 2629
Finance 66 1287 3254

Art & Design rankings

Kyungnam University ranked 68th for Art & Design in South Korea and 3187th in the World with 327 publications made and 3,985 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature.

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
#68 of 125 In South Korea
#1186 of 2,428 In Asia
#3187 of 5,966 In the World

Kyungnam University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 1
1993 1 1
1994 0 2
1995 1 0
1996 2 3
1997 3 3
1998 1 2
1999 0 3
2000 1 7
2001 2 7
2002 10 16
2003 6 16
2004 5 12
2005 8 22
2006 16 49
2007 12 47
2008 20 83
2009 19 75
2010 14 99
2011 22 137
2012 16 157
2013 16 189
2014 14 223
2015 14 234
2016 13 202
2017 10 222
2018 12 278
2019 11 294
2020 22 350
2021 18 427
2022 11 414
2023 13 425
2024 11 362

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aesthetics 50 896 2590
Fashion Design 71 1263 3247
Literature 63 1208 3355