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Pukyong National University ranked 29th in South Korea, 1792nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 127 research topics. Pukyong National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,924 academic publications and 425,365 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1792 of 14,131 In the World
#474 of 5,830 In Asia
#29 of 193 In South Korea
#2 of 13 In Busan
#172 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#210 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#222 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#4788 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3350 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 124 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 26th for Chemistry in South Korea and 811th in the World with 16,484 publications made and 327,617 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#26 of 141 In South Korea
#278 of 2,785 In Asia
#811 of 6,561 In the World

Pukyong National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 6 6
1997 53 10
1998 65 40
1999 71 60
2000 100 173
2001 124 185
2002 213 418
2003 245 665
2004 273 982
2005 316 1402
2006 389 1858
2007 443 2451
2008 458 3181
2009 580 4141
2010 630 5666
2011 789 7527
2012 785 8635
2013 832 10223
2014 873 11529
2015 820 12665
2016 773 13535
2017 736 15196
2018 772 16774
2019 857 20875
2020 767 24590
2021 877 28528
2022 975 30961
2023 1101 32753
2024 1006 34229
2025 662 32698

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 14 139 411
Radiochemistry 18 261 487
Chemical Engineering 20 233 544
Biochemical Engineering 15 154 550
Environmental Chemistry 19 206 641
Nanotechnology 29 272 661
Organic Chemistry 21 229 665
Materials Science 23 258 738
Pharmacy 17 276 770
Biochemistry 25 281 825
Physical chemistry 29 332 836
Inorganic Chemistry 27 335 841
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 255 871
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 314 906
Computational Chemistry 39 699 1678

Engineering rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 23rd for Engineering in South Korea and 813th in the World with 16,179 publications made and 281,896 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 144 In South Korea
#264 of 2,841 In Asia
#813 of 6,795 In the World

Pukyong National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 8 5
1997 43 6
1998 57 31
1999 76 46
2000 87 129
2001 105 129
2002 208 308
2003 216 512
2004 264 760
2005 316 1116
2006 372 1512
2007 412 2024
2008 371 2517
2009 489 3192
2010 558 4466
2011 681 5843
2012 700 6903
2013 823 8162
2014 868 9685
2015 812 10675
2016 811 11779
2017 733 13303
2018 764 14927
2019 824 18343
2020 811 22116
2021 901 25830
2022 1026 28625
2023 1185 30828
2024 1103 32183
2025 665 30821

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

Physics rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 25th for Physics in South Korea and 916th in the World with 14,537 publications made and 239,715 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#25 of 142 In South Korea
#297 of 2,822 In Asia
#916 of 6,729 In the World

Pukyong National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 7 5
1997 42 7
1998 52 29
1999 70 44
2000 78 116
2001 100 124
2002 193 278
2003 202 480
2004 249 712
2005 301 993
2006 340 1388
2007 410 1879
2008 365 2265
2009 502 2967
2010 545 4038
2011 651 5257
2012 650 5993
2013 729 6971
2014 764 8437
2015 707 9217
2016 700 10038
2017 632 11302
2018 674 12711
2019 726 15410
2020 720 18321
2021 773 21359
2022 916 23561
2023 1030 25466
2024 942 27178
2025 559 26220

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 29 272 661
Condensed Matter Physics 21 249 698
Nuclear Physics 16 210 726
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 248 734
Materials Science 23 258 738
Optical Engineering 22 267 823
Acoustical Engineering 21 278 909
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 278 916
Quantum and Particle physics 26 308 940
Astrophysics and Astronomy 24 299 1051
Biophysics 33 370 1127
Astrobiology 30 393 1255
Theoretical Physics 43 770 2038

Biology rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 25th for Biology in South Korea and 938th in the World with 14,428 publications made and 303,666 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 144 In South Korea
#308 of 2,838 In Asia
#938 of 6,841 In the World

Pukyong National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 5 3
1997 55 10
1998 63 33
1999 61 62
2000 82 153
2001 104 179
2002 182 401
2003 208 586
2004 228 933
2005 260 1361
2006 330 1817
2007 367 2330
2008 405 3095
2009 459 3949
2010 504 5355
2011 667 7086
2012 675 8164
2013 749 9687
2014 754 10723
2015 736 11675
2016 699 12498
2017 669 13930
2018 658 15392
2019 738 19428
2020 659 23261
2021 777 27271
2022 861 29389
2023 1005 30682
2024 917 31728
2025 658 30298

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 32 222
Nutrition and Food Science 14 139 411
Animal Science 8 114 471
Microbiology 20 179 629
Nanotechnology 29 272 661
Molecular Biology 30 262 790
Biotechnology 28 269 797
Pharmacology 31 297 813
Botany 20 243 814
Biochemistry 25 281 825
Zoology 17 184 836
Paleontology 24 260 885
Genetics 33 336 984
Immunology 37 361 1035
Biophysics 33 370 1127
Oncology and Cancer research 47 462 1154
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 435 1218
Toxicology 22 456 1231
Astrobiology 30 393 1255
Evolutionary Biology 25 368 1275
Agricultural Science 25 490 1285
Virology 35 430 1288
Horticulture 27 538 1327
Neuroscience 42 495 1519
Forestry 28 606 1794

Environmental Science rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 16th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 813th in the World with 13,199 publications made and 236,523 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 142 In South Korea
#227 of 2,841 In Asia
#813 of 6,888 In the World

Pukyong National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 6 6
1997 42 5
1998 45 23
1999 58 41
2000 78 121
2001 111 153
2002 183 312
2003 187 484
2004 218 738
2005 246 1008
2006 280 1375
2007 323 1819
2008 329 2264
2009 423 2967
2010 486 3952
2011 638 5414
2012 585 6188
2013 723 7670
2014 714 8569
2015 670 9446
2016 651 10036
2017 572 11136
2018 595 12388
2019 638 15106
2020 637 18187
2021 739 21278
2022 810 23237
2023 971 24950
2024 810 25010
2025 514 23120

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 2 86 210
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 32 222
Oceanography 11 150 568
Earth science and Geophysics 10 166 601
Environmental Chemistry 19 206 641
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 206 706
Geotechnical Engineering 14 257 723
Ecology 16 213 784
Geology 19 221 793
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 255 871
Paleontology 24 260 885
Environmental Management 20 305 886
Environmental Engineering 23 345 924
Geography and Cartography 22 333 1177
Agricultural Science 25 490 1285
Urban and Regional planning 15 418 1468
Forestry 28 606 1794

Computer Science rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 27th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1126th in the World with 7,855 publications made and 117,739 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 145 In South Korea
#352 of 2,842 In Asia
#1126 of 6,855 In the World

Pukyong National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 7 4
1997 22 3
1998 37 15
1999 31 23
2000 38 87
2001 44 75
2002 110 164
2003 81 234
2004 125 343
2005 136 512
2006 160 713
2007 158 877
2008 201 1181
2009 228 1516
2010 294 2173
2011 326 2746
2012 376 3309
2013 399 3805
2014 416 4314
2015 346 4609
2016 372 4979
2017 360 5541
2018 336 6437
2019 384 7785
2020 363 9679
2021 477 11623
2022 529 12621
2023 585 13859
2024 588 13409
2025 390 12641

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 26 255 735
Robotics 22 290 777
Computer Vision 20 252 786
Telecommunications 31 293 845
Animation 23 325 894
Computer Networking 29 310 916
Machine Learning 18 309 916
UX/UI Desgin 22 254 917
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 369 954
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 302 956
Computer Graphics 29 304 984
Cyber Security 26 335 1019
Cognitive Science 23 367 1123
Human-Computer Interaction 29 338 1160
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 435 1218
Multimedia 33 430 1394
Computational Linguistics 38 564 1428
Neuroscience 42 495 1519
Data Science 37 541 1655
Management Information Systems 25 505 1693
Library and Information science 28 511 1967
Software Engineering 48 769 2148

Medicine rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 38th for Medicine in South Korea and 1303rd in the World with 6,284 publications made and 133,768 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#38 of 144 In South Korea
#443 of 2,817 In Asia
#1303 of 6,793 In the World

Pukyong National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 4 2
1997 20 8
1998 21 14
1999 19 24
2000 27 51
2001 41 72
2002 48 151
2003 63 197
2004 67 325
2005 109 457
2006 114 638
2007 129 767
2008 185 1185
2009 216 1514
2010 216 2112
2011 293 2800
2012 287 3220
2013 305 3797
2014 336 4401
2015 302 4733
2016 307 5112
2017 311 5847
2018 279 6484
2019 305 8609
2020 288 10229
2021 371 12546
2022 412 13532
2023 494 14356
2024 436 13508
2025 334 12752

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 11 69 278
Biomedical Engineering 17 119 427
Pharmacy 17 276 770
Pharmacology 31 297 813
Dermatology 38 353 994
Sonography and Ultrasound 39 387 1006
Immunology 37 361 1035
Oncology and Cancer research 47 462 1154
Toxicology 22 456 1231
Pathology 38 458 1281
Anatomy and Physiology 40 438 1286
Virology 35 430 1288
Veterinary 25 515 1296
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 41 452 1303
Urology 40 494 1307
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 433 1587
Nursing 39 458 1687
Sports Medicine 65 529 1722
Physical Therapy 53 554 1733
Psychiatry 43 585 1738
Family medicine 38 541 1747
Gerontology 50 436 1748
Ophthalmology 48 692 1763
Surgery 45 636 1772
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 50 744 1811
Orthodontics 42 617 1824
Dentistry 45 670 1879
Public Health 40 660 1946
Cardiology 48 748 2016
Anesthesiology 49 752 2027
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 50 675 2138
Clinical Psychology 60 766 2382
Health Science 65 1129 3342

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1999th in the World with 5,505 publications made and 77,732 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#30 of 144 In South Korea
#556 of 2,867 In Asia
#1999 of 7,088 In the World

Pukyong National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 3 3
1997 23 6
1998 20 10
1999 20 17
2000 29 57
2001 36 54
2002 62 110
2003 62 162
2004 90 247
2005 103 372
2006 108 583
2007 120 723
2008 144 839
2009 149 1111
2010 207 1553
2011 222 1842
2012 217 2176
2013 281 2555
2014 291 3002
2015 228 3235
2016 245 3443
2017 199 3768
2018 242 4418
2019 236 5529
2020 272 6958
2021 338 8587
2022 421 9678
2023 464 11096
2024 440 10872
2025 277 10078

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 11 218 829
Military science 14 160 1016
Linguistics 27 468 1444
Urban and Regional planning 15 418 1468
Archaeology 24 473 1504
Classics and Ancient History 19 375 1584
History 25 461 1586
Aesthetics 27 448 1622
Communications and Public Relations 22 435 1746
Law 31 549 1861
Art History 16 325 1876
Library and Information science 28 511 1967
Philosophy 29 569 2056
Anthropology 35 563 2058
Political Science 31 593 2171
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 660 2294
Sociology 39 688 2333
Education Majors 40 766 2377
Demography 45 840 2382

Mathematics rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 26th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1228th in the World with 3,877 publications made and 53,949 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#26 of 142 In South Korea
#393 of 2,725 In Asia
#1228 of 6,434 In the World

Pukyong National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1996 2 4
1997 15 4
1998 20 9
1999 17 15
2000 25 55
2001 24 37
2002 53 85
2003 43 110
2004 73 150
2005 76 223
2006 96 357
2007 88 431
2008 81 548
2009 100 699
2010 140 950
2011 166 1162
2012 148 1368
2013 202 1694
2014 193 1827
2015 165 1904
2016 195 2098
2017 175 2306
2018 175 2643
2019 195 3258
2020 203 4097
2021 267 5115
2022 288 5526
2023 284 6113
2024 246 4593
2025 146 3764

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 11 242 820
Operations Research 12 285 852
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 369 954
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 308 1144
Statistics 29 381 1216
Math Teachers 38 773 2309

Business rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 24th for Business in South Korea and 1358th in the World with 2,767 publications made and 37,903 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#24 of 138 In South Korea
#392 of 2,654 In Asia
#1358 of 6,366 In the World

Pukyong National University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1996 2 2
1997 11 1
1998 14 6
1999 16 5
2000 16 19
2001 14 24
2002 65 50
2003 27 94
2004 56 107
2005 51 148
2006 67 195
2007 75 293
2008 66 426
2009 69 446
2010 95 659
2011 106 808
2012 136 946
2013 137 1173
2014 134 1337
2015 139 1381
2016 138 1464
2017 102 1711
2018 107 2022
2019 122 2285
2020 128 3078
2021 176 3724
2022 213 4049
2023 215 4822
2024 183 4051
2025 104 3464

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 12 159 579
Operations Research 12 285 852
Real Estate 28 263 883
Supply Chain Management 15 366 945
Management 23 359 1175
Advertising 23 320 1246
Marketing 26 383 1301
Finance 22 381 1342
Hospitality and Hotel Management 19 529 1393
Project Management 19 349 1402
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 496 1456
Accounting 25 480 1657
Management Information Systems 25 505 1693
International Business 34 607 2009

Art & Design rankings

Pukyong National University ranked 21st for Art & Design in South Korea and 1285th in the World with 1,331 publications made and 19,159 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#21 of 126 In South Korea
#330 of 2,450 In Asia
#1285 of 6,010 In the World

Pukyong National University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1997 3 0
1998 5 5
1999 5 6
2000 4 22
2001 7 8
2002 22 19
2003 20 47
2004 26 66
2005 19 118
2006 38 135
2007 27 163
2008 34 170
2009 36 257
2010 39 404
2011 49 476
2012 57 525
2013 81 647
2014 85 766
2015 62 723
2016 65 823
2017 48 804
2018 74 992
2019 50 1203
2020 69 1386
2021 82 1769
2022 88 1878
2023 94 1953
2024 92 2248
2025 60 2318

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 6 126 440
Landscape Architecture 7 133 511
Animation 23 325 894
UX/UI Desgin 22 254 917
Performing arts 12 192 970
Graphic Design 14 269 976
Computer Graphics 29 304 984
Fashion Design 18 260 1058
Multimedia 33 430 1394
Literature 20 368 1475
Aesthetics 27 448 1622
Art History 16 325 1876

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Pukyong National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 20 244 809
Environmental Economics 25 502 1360
Social Psychology 28 416 1524
Economics 24 441 1551
Psychology 38 533 1603
Development Studies 26 549 1815
Child Psychology 53 750 2323