National Cheng Kung University: Rankings

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National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd in Taiwan, 421st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. National Cheng Kung University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 80,323 academic publications and 1,448,645 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 46 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#421 of 14,131 In the World
#62 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 14 In Tainan
#26 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#58 of 1,008 For Technical Drawing
#69 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#649 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#818 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Taiwan and 154th in the World with 57,024 publications made and 983,506 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Taiwan
#48 of 2,809 In Asia
#154 of 6,684 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 361 631
1992 400 734
1993 502 954
1994 511 1123
1995 538 1422
1996 600 1564
1997 688 2016
1998 694 2303
1999 793 2888
2000 820 3573
2001 868 4376
2002 1561 6234
2003 1344 7377
2004 1372 8922
2005 1638 10899
2006 2119 14446
2007 2314 17247
2008 2503 21134
2009 2731 25430
2010 2617 29273
2011 2889 37226
2012 2672 40797
2013 2719 46348
2014 2421 50430
2015 2277 51930
2016 2153 53136
2017 2070 55128
2018 2006 59283
2019 1881 65122
2020 2131 71524
2021 2300 81288
2022 2422 86174
2023 2435 85523

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

Engineering subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 1 7 26
Technical Drawing 1 21 58
Aviation 1 15 69
Industrial Engineering 2 16 69
Marine Engineering 1 25 79
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 27 88
Electrical Engineering 3 34 88
Nanotechnology 4 50 90
Electronic Engineering 4 32 91
Operations Research 2 27 92
Automotive Engineering 1 41 95
Automation and Control engineering 2 39 97
Chemical Engineering 3 56 103
Computer Engineering 4 39 119
Telecommunications 3 43 122
Metallurgical Engineering 3 49 125
Materials Science 2 48 126
Structural Engineering 2 44 130
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 40 131
Construction Management 1 30 135
Transportation Engineering 2 35 139
Computer Networking 3 44 145
Robotics 2 51 147
Aerospace Engineering 1 37 152
Mechanical Engineering 2 43 153
Optical Engineering 3 50 164
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 49 166
Civil Engineering 2 48 168
Architectural Engineering 2 48 170
Geotechnical Engineering 2 59 172
Human-Computer Interaction 3 32 172
Acoustical Engineering 3 56 185
Nuclear Engineering 3 69 188
Environmental Engineering 2 69 195
Architecture 3 38 200
Remote Sensing 3 61 232
Systems Engineering 2 51 249
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 83 255
Biomedical Engineering 4 58 256
Petroleum Engineering 3 99 281
Biochemical Engineering 1 64 298
Biotechnology 3 66 339
Mining Engineering 2 127 362
Engineering Management 4 62 381
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 143 528
Agricultural Engineering 3 222 575
Landscape Architecture 9 235 762

Physics rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 2nd for Physics in Taiwan and 184th in the World with 50,803 publications made and 885,898 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 126 In Taiwan
#53 of 2,786 In Asia
#184 of 6,603 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 359 643
1992 382 718
1993 469 956
1994 484 1098
1995 492 1390
1996 569 1587
1997 627 1953
1998 654 2223
1999 758 2793
2000 781 3417
2001 820 4275
2002 1379 6024
2003 1198 7128
2004 1229 8492
2005 1487 10550
2006 1884 13697
2007 2072 16462
2008 2229 20120
2009 2361 23604
2010 2274 27084
2011 2561 34102
2012 2331 37193
2013 2385 41869
2014 2137 45546
2015 1994 46654
2016 1892 47755
2017 1812 49290
2018 1745 52813
2019 1645 57234
2020 1889 62850
2021 2006 70557
2022 2134 74108
2023 2112 74036

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

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 50 90
Materials Science 2 48 126
Optical Engineering 3 50 164
Condensed Matter Physics 4 46 165
Quantum and Particle physics 2 53 172
Acoustical Engineering 3 56 185
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 83 255
Nuclear Physics 4 56 288
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 69 344
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 82 409
Astrobiology 5 75 418
Biophysics 4 77 439
Theoretical Physics 4 103 496
Medical Physics 8 247 900

Chemistry rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Taiwan and 253rd in the World with 50,266 publications made and 1,013,117 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 126 In Taiwan
#54 of 2,750 In Asia
#253 of 6,447 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 331 589
1992 376 710
1993 453 888
1994 469 1140
1995 488 1386
1996 593 1609
1997 621 2007
1998 648 2445
1999 771 3183
2000 779 3824
2001 848 4737
2002 1247 6286
2003 1207 8005
2004 1290 9663
2005 1502 11731
2006 1905 15322
2007 1998 18442
2008 2167 22107
2009 2206 25697
2010 2179 29943
2011 2471 36965
2012 2280 40672
2013 2304 46239
2014 2121 50418
2015 2009 52123
2016 1910 53446
2017 1806 55480
2018 1702 58850
2019 1639 65757
2020 1917 73007
2021 2134 83698
2022 2212 89532
2023 2153 88752

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

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 50 90
Environmental Chemistry 2 25 93
Chemical Engineering 3 56 103
Radiochemistry 2 67 107
Physical chemistry 2 51 115
Materials Science 2 48 126
Inorganic Chemistry 3 58 146
Organic Chemistry 3 59 235
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 59 292
Biochemical Engineering 1 64 298
Biochemistry 3 77 371
Computational Chemistry 4 103 442
Nutrition and Food Science 3 156 481
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 143 528
Pharmacy 7 184 585

Biology rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Biology in Taiwan and 341st in the World with 45,719 publications made and 966,944 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 123 In Taiwan
#66 of 2,814 In Asia
#341 of 6,770 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 206 428
1992 271 467
1993 327 558
1994 346 803
1995 382 1022
1996 425 1107
1997 490 1527
1998 519 1946
1999 593 2474
2000 616 3042
2001 714 3958
2002 1011 5363
2003 962 7009
2004 1050 8441
2005 1262 10337
2006 1585 13540
2007 1709 16520
2008 1892 20202
2009 1928 23665
2010 1970 27891
2011 2242 34379
2012 2116 38792
2013 2196 44072
2014 2036 48574
2015 1980 50666
2016 1886 52156
2017 1769 53989
2018 1653 57667
2019 1699 64702
2020 1991 74736
2021 2203 85836
2022 2360 91819
2023 2264 89676

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

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 50 90
Virology 4 60 319
Agricultural Science 2 79 322
Oncology and Cancer research 7 93 338
Biotechnology 3 66 339
Toxicology 2 77 343
Paleontology 2 65 358
Molecular Biology 4 92 370
Biochemistry 3 77 371
Microbiology 4 83 390
Neuroscience 4 55 397
Genetics 4 84 401
Immunology 6 104 415
Astrobiology 5 75 418
Pharmacology 7 108 418
Biophysics 4 77 439
Evolutionary Biology 3 80 469
Botany 3 101 471
Nutrition and Food Science 3 156 481
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 117 531
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 131 605
Zoology 4 117 640
Horticulture 3 208 665
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 72 675
Forestry 5 207 824
Animal Science 6 272 979

Computer Science rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Taiwan and 247th in the World with 34,826 publications made and 550,856 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 124 In Taiwan
#52 of 2,809 In Asia
#247 of 6,752 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 169 248
1992 188 314
1993 218 317
1994 256 481
1995 277 646
1996 292 719
1997 370 955
1998 315 1166
1999 419 1512
2000 392 1637
2001 404 2033
2002 1068 3524
2003 697 3514
2004 732 4358
2005 969 5452
2006 1239 7256
2007 1400 8929
2008 1545 10912
2009 1698 13962
2010 1664 16211
2011 1723 20392
2012 1746 23383
2013 1773 26396
2014 1569 28965
2015 1448 29739
2016 1397 30838
2017 1279 31003
2018 1293 34122
2019 1271 37682
2020 1425 42888
2021 1523 49029
2022 1658 51093
2023 1684 49800

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

Environmental Science rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 273rd in the World with 33,838 publications made and 654,347 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 124 In Taiwan
#55 of 2,811 In Asia
#273 of 6,798 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 202 338
1992 232 403
1993 282 558
1994 300 690
1995 309 833
1996 346 881
1997 397 1199
1998 409 1453
1999 441 1695
2000 465 2039
2001 497 2534
2002 809 3664
2003 715 4358
2004 748 5401
2005 874 6556
2006 1135 8591
2007 1248 10449
2008 1372 13032
2009 1529 15429
2010 1460 18029
2011 1704 23099
2012 1564 25692
2013 1711 29645
2014 1461 32028
2015 1398 33528
2016 1359 34666
2017 1270 36354
2018 1232 39098
2019 1210 44439
2020 1336 50679
2021 1565 59093
2022 1574 63515
2023 1604 62180

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

Medicine rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 6th for Medicine in Taiwan and 435th in the World with 25,745 publications made and 514,544 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Taiwan
#87 of 2,781 In Asia
#435 of 6,680 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 91 132
1992 132 173
1993 147 200
1994 168 331
1995 182 457
1996 238 574
1997 273 757
1998 259 903
1999 313 1385
2000 337 1781
2001 373 2144
2002 501 2850
2003 462 3448
2004 542 4287
2005 639 5274
2006 730 6817
2007 790 8345
2008 886 9936
2009 989 11876
2010 960 13995
2011 1111 17161
2012 1199 19782
2013 1153 22578
2014 1169 25360
2015 1252 26895
2016 1107 27612
2017 1065 28632
2018 1044 30590
2019 1088 34025
2020 1318 42508
2021 1542 49255
2022 1691 52412
2023 1591 50660

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

Medicine subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 2 43 221
Sports Medicine 3 19 236
Biomedical Engineering 4 58 256
Occupational Therapy 4 30 266
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 62 273
Physical Therapy 4 36 314
Virology 4 60 319
Oncology and Cancer research 7 93 338
Toxicology 2 77 343
Sports / Exercise science 2 22 344
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 42 378
Epidemiology 7 69 381
Anatomy and Physiology 4 83 399
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 45 402
Immunology 6 104 415
Pathology 6 90 415
Pharmacology 7 108 418
Pediatrics 5 86 419
Anesthesiology 7 112 440
Radiation Therapy 7 137 442
Plastic Surgery 6 112 446
Surgery 7 122 447
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 116 450
Gerontology 4 46 451
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 148 459
Audiology 4 69 459
Cardiology 7 120 461
Respiratory Therapy 5 95 469
Public Health 5 69 470
Urology 8 141 479
Psychiatry 5 84 481
Dermatology 7 135 496
Nursing 6 58 498
Clinical Psychology 5 49 502
Family medicine 6 93 528
Orthodontics 7 134 543
Ophthalmology 7 157 569
Critical Care Nursing 7 108 570
Pharmacy 7 184 585
Neurosurgery 7 210 606
Dentistry 8 168 642
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 129 659
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 72 675
Optometry 6 196 757
Health Science 6 147 791
Medical Physics 8 247 900
Veterinary 11 455 1198

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 524th in the World with 21,935 publications made and 365,140 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 123 In Taiwan
#63 of 2,845 In Asia
#524 of 7,020 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 72 134
1992 98 144
1993 131 190
1994 141 309
1995 169 443
1996 183 425
1997 234 631
1998 198 692
1999 223 908
2000 228 1067
2001 246 1250
2002 525 2182
2003 374 2195
2004 389 2593
2005 526 3462
2006 627 4415
2007 753 5389
2008 855 6897
2009 960 8656
2010 984 10391
2011 1035 13187
2012 1072 15335
2013 1145 17379
2014 1042 19505
2015 1010 20558
2016 903 20759
2017 890 21577
2018 888 23683
2019 878 26744
2020 1043 32462
2021 1182 37817
2022 1262 39779
2023 1253 39321

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

Mathematics rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Taiwan and 280th in the World with 16,719 publications made and 279,348 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 122 In Taiwan
#59 of 2,673 In Asia
#280 of 6,305 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 68 124
1992 76 140
1993 83 155
1994 97 213
1995 114 283
1996 132 326
1997 174 411
1998 147 449
1999 168 593
2000 179 667
2001 158 800
2002 430 1418
2003 285 1298
2004 303 1721
2005 393 2217
2006 498 3044
2007 632 3637
2008 704 4758
2009 738 6233
2010 768 7217
2011 780 9200
2012 830 10839
2013 814 12832
2014 718 13915
2015 761 14652
2016 670 14860
2017 639 15348
2018 631 17175
2019 655 19030
2020 770 21769
2021 878 25238
2022 1035 26347
2023 972 25809

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

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 27 92
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 48 161
Applied Mathematics 2 71 272
Statistics 3 56 287
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 66 367
Math Teachers 5 57 399
Actuarial Science 4 53 416

Psychology rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 4th for Psychology in Taiwan and 424th in the World with 13,746 publications made and 247,204 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 123 In Taiwan
#68 of 2,703 In Asia
#424 of 6,528 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 53 64
1992 62 88
1993 73 92
1994 84 192
1995 96 232
1996 114 279
1997 124 360
1998 118 504
1999 136 729
2000 137 778
2001 174 1025
2002 274 1362
2003 209 1527
2004 227 1839
2005 305 2309
2006 340 2933
2007 396 3407
2008 491 4200
2009 483 5417
2010 529 6261
2011 565 7566
2012 653 9354
2013 646 10426
2014 661 12215
2015 653 12899
2016 623 13808
2017 573 13861
2018 601 15207
2019 641 17102
2020 732 20985
2021 898 24227
2022 951 26137
2023 932 25704

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

Psychology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 30 266
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 36 278
Cognitive Science 3 67 344
Neuroscience 4 55 397
Social Psychology 3 48 400
Education Majors 6 52 436
Child Psychology 3 38 470
Psychiatry 5 84 481
Clinical Psychology 5 49 502
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 92 705
Special Education 3 67 766
Sexology 4 71 857

Business rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Business in Taiwan and 259th in the World with 11,571 publications made and 196,088 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 124 In Taiwan
#45 of 2,579 In Asia
#259 of 6,187 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 71 98
1992 60 99
1993 73 122
1994 82 168
1995 102 253
1996 112 262
1997 143 360
1998 105 343
1999 147 487
2000 130 474
2001 116 643
2002 391 1173
2003 239 1094
2004 220 1364
2005 305 1793
2006 327 2360
2007 421 2715
2008 510 3610
2009 589 4761
2010 556 5580
2011 568 7441
2012 612 8572
2013 612 9926
2014 510 11004
2015 499 11357
2016 446 11457
2017 467 11608
2018 467 12817
2019 397 13698
2020 448 15810
2021 474 17803
2022 533 17769
2023 564 17388

The following table provides academic rankings for National Cheng Kung University in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Economics in Taiwan and 457th in the World with 5,315 publications made and 94,020 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 118 In Taiwan
#68 of 2,461 In Asia
#457 of 5,995 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 20 38
1992 15 36
1993 19 38
1994 29 61
1995 39 60
1996 46 72
1997 54 104
1998 44 104
1999 59 192
2000 39 202
2001 52 270
2002 93 305
2003 75 360
2004 85 454
2005 108 668
2006 115 835
2007 191 1031
2008 229 1380
2009 256 1946
2010 243 2442
2011 230 3107
2012 254 3797
2013 257 4612
2014 254 5065
2015 248 5183
2016 238 5516
2017 222 5619
2018 233 6299
2019 240 7037
2020 256 8410
2021 311 10070
2022 337 10249
2023 325 10136

The following table provides academic rankings for National Cheng Kung University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 52 218
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 66 367
Actuarial Science 4 53 416
Finance 3 76 456
Development Studies 3 78 516
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 112 528
Agricultural Economics 4 148 553
International Trade 3 89 707
International Economics 3 113 843

Art & Design rankings

National Cheng Kung University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Taiwan and 353rd in the World with 5,102 publications made and 67,264 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics.

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
#3 of 118 In Taiwan
#47 of 2,302 In Asia
#353 of 5,720 In the World

National Cheng Kung University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 16 21
1992 28 31
1993 32 31
1994 33 53
1995 39 85
1996 44 91
1997 56 105
1998 43 132
1999 46 141
2000 57 157
2001 51 197
2002 128 386
2003 101 368
2004 104 499
2005 149 546
2006 161 726
2007 230 972
2008 225 1245
2009 264 1652
2010 256 2057
2011 266 2619
2012 273 2981
2013 300 3395
2014 240 3680
2015 228 4072
2016 179 3881
2017 209 3915
2018 199 4209
2019 200 4632
2020 223 5364
2021 210 5978
2022 198 6285
2023 239 5906

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

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 5 15 110
Animation 3 36 118
Computer Graphics 3 30 126
Graphic Design 1 19 151
UX/UI Desgin 1 27 188
Architecture 3 38 200
Game Design and Development 6 55 315
Fashion Design 3 47 333
Literature 3 43 411
Music 3 50 413
Entertainment Industry Business 4 54 493
Aesthetics 3 74 495
Interior Design 6 186 627
Creative Writing 4 63 711
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 155 751
Landscape Architecture 9 235 762
Photography 11 175 861
Illustration and Concept Art 14 313 998
Painting and Drawing 14 313 1019
Sculpture 14 313 1019
Art History 7 141 1239