Kyungpook National University: Rankings

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Kyungpook National University ranked 10th in South Korea, 788th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 173 research topics. Kyungpook National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 61,877 academic publications and 1,298,623 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#788 of 14,131 In the World
#158 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 3 In Daegu
#133 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#140 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#156 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#1428 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2181 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 170 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 10th for Chemistry in South Korea and 412th in the World with 39,944 publications made and 942,187 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 141 In South Korea
#106 of 2,781 In Asia
#412 of 6,545 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 48 167
1993 57 183
1994 87 200
1995 97 257
1996 156 376
1997 217 519
1998 251 648
1999 248 961
2000 357 1315
2001 437 1713
2002 684 2730
2003 717 3590
2004 721 4452
2005 872 6276
2006 1015 7617
2007 1055 9408
2008 1138 11844
2009 1302 14412
2010 1439 17650
2011 1572 21638
2012 1765 26664
2013 1808 31112
2014 1899 34958
2015 1875 38495
2016 1862 42240
2017 1999 46526
2018 2061 51049
2019 2128 59224
2020 2436 72856
2021 2325 86805
2022 2426 91942
2023 2487 95582
2024 2020 94756

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 4 88 156
Nutrition and Food Science 5 68 241
Chemical Engineering 13 126 274
Nanotechnology 13 111 280
Inorganic Chemistry 9 104 293
Physical chemistry 12 124 317
Environmental Chemistry 8 106 349
Organic Chemistry 9 105 370
Materials Science 11 125 381
Biochemistry 8 93 397
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 119 424
Biochemical Engineering 11 123 473
Pharmacy 11 164 516
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 149 590
Computational Chemistry 14 275 890

Biology rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 11th for Biology in South Korea and 451st in the World with 39,181 publications made and 877,975 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 144 In South Korea
#110 of 2,834 In Asia
#451 of 6,833 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 40 135
1993 57 153
1994 79 196
1995 102 243
1996 131 334
1997 186 458
1998 224 601
1999 222 834
2000 303 1185
2001 362 1564
2002 532 2347
2003 599 3135
2004 640 3954
2005 749 5508
2006 878 6869
2007 964 8629
2008 1065 10709
2009 1248 13450
2010 1390 16684
2011 1535 20367
2012 1661 24810
2013 1757 28854
2014 1852 33267
2015 1911 36739
2016 1828 40297
2017 2033 44554
2018 2050 49480
2019 2185 57790
2020 2533 73113
2021 2476 86915
2022 2496 92649
2023 2561 96707
2024 2132 95412

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 2 51 188
Nutrition and Food Science 5 68 241
Nanotechnology 13 111 280
Toxicology 3 62 292
Microbiology 5 63 322
Entomology 3 47 340
Biotechnology 7 69 341
Pharmacology 8 85 345
Agricultural Science 2 98 368
Botany 4 70 368
Biochemistry 8 93 397
Molecular Biology 9 107 407
Oncology and Cancer research 10 129 423
Genetics 9 102 429
Immunology 9 117 438
Zoology 4 76 476
Paleontology 7 100 495
Biophysics 9 124 551
Neuroscience 10 101 555
Virology 9 141 565
Evolutionary Biology 6 105 579
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 159 630
Animal Science 12 164 640
Astrobiology 14 158 683
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 86 703
Forestry 6 197 750
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 202 783

Engineering rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 10th for Engineering in South Korea and 448th in the World with 35,232 publications made and 732,177 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 144 In South Korea
#127 of 2,835 In Asia
#448 of 6,782 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 44 152
1993 48 160
1994 68 183
1995 88 202
1996 109 310
1997 175 427
1998 221 507
1999 206 720
2000 339 1023
2001 375 1271
2002 696 2235
2003 682 3024
2004 673 3662
2005 851 5201
2006 936 6101
2007 952 7546
2008 1021 9633
2009 1122 11645
2010 1253 13884
2011 1350 17507
2012 1517 21890
2013 1540 24893
2014 1626 27922
2015 1610 30694
2016 1542 34254
2017 1663 38320
2018 1712 41751
2019 1869 48638
2020 2122 59079
2021 2111 71645
2022 2259 76422
2023 2297 81292
2024 1848 79321

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 3 36 183
Technical Drawing 6 65 224
Chemical Engineering 13 126 274
Nanotechnology 13 111 280
Biomedical Engineering 10 74 284
Electronic Engineering 8 105 302
Computer Engineering 8 98 310
Biotechnology 7 69 341
Electrical Engineering 10 122 361
Telecommunications 9 110 363
Computer Networking 9 111 375
Materials Science 11 125 381
Metallurgical Engineering 11 128 387
Environmental Engineering 10 135 394
Petroleum Engineering 10 142 419
Agricultural Engineering 4 171 420
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 119 424
Optical Engineering 10 116 428
Nuclear Engineering 15 157 442
Architectural Engineering 8 137 447
Firefighting and Fire Science 18 175 460
Biochemical Engineering 11 123 473
Geotechnical Engineering 9 165 499
Structural Engineering 12 152 502
Automation and Control engineering 12 184 510
Mechanical Engineering 11 140 518
Robotics 14 177 519
Acoustical Engineering 11 135 531
Marine Engineering 17 164 532
Aerospace Engineering 11 132 545
Remote Sensing 6 132 545
Automotive Engineering 16 209 567
Human-Computer Interaction 10 131 585
Transportation Engineering 14 178 633
Renewable Energy Engineering 17 242 655
Civil Engineering 13 191 662
Product and Industrial Design 14 189 663
Reliability and Quality Engineering 15 230 723
Systems Engineering 12 172 733
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 272 796
Landscape Architecture 15 289 831
Industrial Engineering 12 251 842
Construction Management 16 303 967
Operations Research 14 348 990

Physics rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 9th for Physics in South Korea and 476th in the World with 32,863 publications made and 725,677 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 142 In South Korea
#130 of 2,817 In Asia
#476 of 6,713 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 42 163
1993 50 171
1994 80 201
1995 90 223
1996 119 325
1997 183 432
1998 224 542
1999 216 754
2000 335 1083
2001 374 1449
2002 677 2490
2003 660 3475
2004 646 4351
2005 829 5943
2006 889 6835
2007 947 8738
2008 980 10804
2009 1096 12582
2010 1185 14889
2011 1280 18736
2012 1430 23569
2013 1483 26738
2014 1485 29800
2015 1479 33069
2016 1427 36769
2017 1549 40058
2018 1588 42705
2019 1693 48740
2020 1930 57126
2021 1872 68120
2022 2024 70028
2023 2067 75171
2024 1618 73455

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 13 111 280
Theoretical Physics 4 63 381
Materials Science 11 125 381
Nuclear Physics 9 93 412
Optical Engineering 10 116 428
Condensed Matter Physics 12 151 476
Quantum and Particle physics 10 133 482
Acoustical Engineering 11 135 531
Biophysics 9 124 551
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 131 570
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 129 613
Astrobiology 14 158 683
Medical Physics 17 172 684
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 272 796

Medicine rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 9th for Medicine in South Korea and 496th in the World with 26,115 publications made and 541,476 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 144 In South Korea
#112 of 2,809 In Asia
#496 of 6,775 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 18 51
1993 31 52
1994 38 64
1995 53 82
1996 71 144
1997 83 185
1998 126 249
1999 134 423
2000 185 575
2001 184 776
2002 284 1118
2003 326 1611
2004 407 2041
2005 471 3014
2006 546 3846
2007 613 4888
2008 658 6390
2009 790 7743
2010 929 9829
2011 1052 12456
2012 1060 15549
2013 1260 17895
2014 1333 21327
2015 1342 23711
2016 1283 26425
2017 1435 28007
2018 1477 30382
2019 1458 35597
2020 1728 46149
2021 1712 54407
2022 1632 56768
2023 1671 58294
2024 1447 55032

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 5 15 133
Cosmetology 8 27 140
Dentistry 3 50 225
Orthodontics 4 48 226
Biomedical Engineering 10 74 284
Toxicology 3 62 292
Ophthalmology 7 71 327
Pharmacology 8 85 345
Dermatology 11 95 387
Anatomy and Physiology 8 92 421
Oncology and Cancer research 10 129 423
Immunology 9 117 438
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 12 146 450
Pathology 8 109 454
Veterinary 7 133 457
Surgery 10 131 463
Audiology 9 74 474
Neurosurgery 12 164 486
Radiation Therapy 13 156 493
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 143 495
Anesthesiology 9 141 500
Pharmacy 11 164 516
Urology 12 169 532
Cardiology 10 156 563
Virology 9 141 565
Respiratory Therapy 10 144 576
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 184 581
Physical Therapy 12 114 639
Psychiatry 12 155 668
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 106 675
Medical Physics 17 172 684
Optometry 17 185 695
Gerontology 15 99 697
Public Health 10 133 701
Critical Care Nursing 12 165 702
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 86 703
Occupational Therapy 22 144 706
Pediatrics 13 202 734
Epidemiology 14 193 760
Family medicine 12 175 769
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 143 776
Nursing 12 129 799
Clinical Psychology 13 150 870
Sports Medicine 27 184 894
Health Science 11 191 910
Sports / Exercise science 31 242 1098
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 23 404 1422

Environmental Science rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 8th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 539th in the World with 24,349 publications made and 506,942 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 142 In South Korea
#126 of 2,838 In Asia
#539 of 6,876 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 26 96
1993 25 79
1994 35 106
1995 56 122
1996 60 186
1997 89 261
1998 126 343
1999 106 389
2000 194 623
2001 207 772
2002 339 1319
2003 369 1747
2004 400 2171
2005 484 2905
2006 520 3719
2007 567 4605
2008 621 5904
2009 735 7387
2010 821 8873
2011 919 11056
2012 1047 14440
2013 1054 16373
2014 1120 18487
2015 1088 20412
2016 1085 22947
2017 1237 25473
2018 1260 28924
2019 1405 34389
2020 1623 43265
2021 1642 53884
2022 1703 57711
2023 1795 61705
2024 1360 58328

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 8 106 349
Agricultural Science 2 98 368
Environmental Engineering 10 135 394
Paleontology 7 100 495
Geotechnical Engineering 9 165 499
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 145 517
Geology 9 121 524
Ecology 7 121 550
Oceanography 10 145 560
Environmental Management 11 172 572
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 149 590
Earth science and Geophysics 12 182 647
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 240 655
Geography and Cartography 10 165 732
Forestry 6 197 750
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 202 783
Urban and Regional planning 14 389 1410

Computer Science rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 9th for Computer Science in South Korea and 556th in the World with 21,861 publications made and 381,679 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 145 In South Korea
#124 of 2,840 In Asia
#556 of 6,845 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 19 54
1993 24 49
1994 40 75
1995 28 83
1996 51 130
1997 77 175
1998 111 229
1999 107 349
2000 166 481
2001 184 623
2002 405 1178
2003 393 1532
2004 443 1842
2005 537 2676
2006 560 3277
2007 567 3750
2008 615 4902
2009 682 5952
2010 752 6993
2011 791 8715
2012 857 10683
2013 980 12192
2014 1020 14421
2015 1040 15519
2016 957 17534
2017 1026 19392
2018 1042 21969
2019 1163 26336
2020 1430 34436
2021 1358 41290
2022 1478 44781
2023 1563 47909
2024 1233 45517

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 8 98 310
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 99 335
Cyber Security 7 86 347
Computer Graphics 8 90 355
Telecommunications 9 110 363
Computer Networking 9 111 375
Computer Vision 8 111 400
Web Design and Development 9 101 406
Animation 10 127 464
Information Technology 6 103 500
Robotics 14 177 519
Cognitive Science 8 119 528
Neuroscience 10 101 555
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 143 556
Human-Computer Interaction 10 131 585
Machine Learning 12 171 607
Database Administration 11 158 608
Computational Linguistics 10 162 608
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 159 630
Data Science 8 130 683
UX/UI Desgin 12 161 686
Software Engineering 9 140 702
Game Design and Development 19 170 744
Multimedia 12 188 818
Library and Information science 8 144 911
Management Information Systems 14 307 1246

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1082nd in the World with 13,700 publications made and 263,887 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 144 In South Korea
#224 of 2,864 In Asia
#1082 of 7,081 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 15 57
1993 13 42
1994 31 55
1995 25 64
1996 48 96
1997 51 136
1998 54 155
1999 52 184
2000 100 271
2001 97 402
2002 195 808
2003 199 1028
2004 220 1229
2005 299 1760
2006 273 2167
2007 281 2574
2008 325 3457
2009 385 4197
2010 476 5097
2011 499 6234
2012 596 8463
2013 648 9560
2014 696 11034
2015 656 12530
2016 638 13705
2017 663 14678
2018 685 16400
2019 760 19585
2020 906 24646
2021 887 30212
2022 933 31532
2023 1049 34315
2024 807 30760

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 10 138 714
Radio and Television broadcasting 8 144 764
Linguistics 10 184 782
Archaeology 9 188 804
Journalism and Digital Media 12 203 846
History 9 193 891
Library and Information science 8 144 911
Occupational Safety and Health 20 200 945
Aesthetics 9 219 998
Law 10 206 999
Sociology 11 199 1021
Education Majors 11 231 1063
Sports / Exercise science 31 242 1098
Anthropology 11 224 1157
Philosophy 10 258 1208
Political Science 10 225 1211
Urban and Regional planning 14 389 1410
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 329 1437
Classics and Ancient History 14 326 1490
Communications and Public Relations 19 410 1705
Gender Studies 16 348 1887
Art History 19 387 2032

Psychology rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 10th for Psychology in South Korea and 656th in the World with 9,913 publications made and 195,066 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 143 In South Korea
#137 of 2,755 In Asia
#656 of 6,645 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 8 32
1993 9 17
1994 26 36
1995 12 40
1996 31 67
1997 40 79
1998 47 104
1999 58 180
2000 75 267
2001 68 312
2002 135 527
2003 125 652
2004 163 796
2005 169 1123
2006 198 1452
2007 207 1785
2008 234 2151
2009 322 2771
2010 324 3411
2011 358 4129
2012 379 5017
2013 511 6262
2014 515 7310
2015 530 8081
2016 475 8853
2017 501 9632
2018 510 10779
2019 567 12457
2020 682 16938
2021 655 19825
2022 682 20925
2023 664 21843
2024 557 20401

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 8 119 528
Neuroscience 10 101 555
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 142 561
Psychiatry 12 155 668
Occupational Therapy 22 144 706
Social Psychology 11 153 834
Clinical Psychology 13 150 870
Child Psychology 13 189 1023
Education Majors 11 231 1063

Mathematics rankings

Kyungpook National University ranked 10th for Mathematics in South Korea and 642nd in the World with 9,851 publications made and 176,239 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 141 In South Korea
#157 of 2,718 In Asia
#642 of 6,418 In the World

Kyungpook National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 12 34
1993 8 30
1994 10 34
1995 8 43
1996 16 61
1997 27 85
1998 41 84
1999 34 127
2000 78 180
2001 75 256
2002 174 506
2003 181 605
2004 174 738
2005 225 1082
2006 232 1398
2007 236 1723
2008 250 2178
2009 295 2491
2010 362 2987
2011 388 3843
2012 377 4951
2013 410 5497
2014 487 6265
2015 484 7105
2016 425 7994
2017 497 8731
2018 502 9920
2019 551 11533
2020 673 14723
2021 688 18170
2022 676 18939
2023 709 19601
2024 472 13814

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 99 335
Statistics 11 149 626
Math Teachers 4 148 739
Operations Research 14 348 990
Applied Mathematics 13 324 1034
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 272 1055

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kyungpook National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Real Estate 8 67 324
Graphic Design 5 107 507
Fashion Design 8 103 564
Entertainment Industry Business 10 96 642
Advertising 10 116 661
Interior Design 11 243 720
Art & Design 9 139 744
Management 13 193 761
Marketing 11 190 834
Business 11 203 867
Cinematography 7 119 897
Agricultural Economics 8 337 926
Photography 13 223 950
Environmental Economics 15 329 1013
Finance 13 252 1023
Development Studies 11 240 1046
Economics 13 252 1077
Literature 12 240 1108
Accounting 14 304 1222
International Trade 18 305 1337
International Business 18 318 1362
Project Management 18 332 1374
International Economics 23 383 1520
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 580 1649