Pukyong National University: Rankings

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Pukyong National University ranked 29th in South Korea, 1629th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 41 research topics. Pukyong National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,358 publications and 220,655 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Rank Ranking
#1629 of 14,131 In the World
#456 of 5,830 In Asia
#29 of 193 In South Korea
#2 of 13 In Busan
#186 of 1,018 For Marine Engineering
#199 of 1,012 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#232 of 1,005 For Biotechnology
#4258 of 7,353 For Alumni Impact
#3360 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 38 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Engineering

Pukyong National University ranked 21st for Engineering in South Korea and 658th in the World with 5,275 publications made and 75,756 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Automation and Control engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Rank Ranking
#21 of 119 In South Korea
#224 of 2,117 In Asia
#658 of 4,624 In the World

Pukyong National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1996 5 2
1997 12 2
1998 26 18
1999 30 12
2000 34 19
2001 57 48
2002 70 110
2003 88 187
2004 122 160
2005 126 193
2006 157 207
2007 197 297
2008 164 290
2009 223 215
2010 253 341
2011 319 453
2012 317 416
2013 309 421
2014 356 565
2015 350 540
2016 367 614
2017 317 746
2018 324 666
2019 349 725
2020 338 544
2021 365 259
Speciality South Korea rank Asia rank World rank
Marine Engineering 5 59 186
Biotechnology 3 43 232
Structural Engineering 13 136 397
Acoustical Engineering 13 134 444
Construction Management 7 119 492
Biochemical Engineering 11 112 497
Computer Engineering 19 158 506
Chemical Engineering 22 234 512
Biomedical Engineering 23 147 534
Geotechnical Engineering 11 208 540
Remote Sensing 5 119 540
Mechanical Engineering 17 178 542
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 168 544
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 139 547
Aerospace Engineering 12 122 556
Mining Engineering 9 196 562
Petroleum Engineering 14 198 569
Telecommunications 19 175 582
Materials Science 23 239 607
Nuclear Engineering 23 237 623
Electronic Engineering 32 234 640
Metallurgical Engineering 22 267 640
Environmental Engineering 15 225 644
Nanotechnology 29 246 673
Optical Engineering 19 202 677
Technical Drawing 22 251 690
Electrical Engineering 34 266 705
Automotive Engineering 29 289 711
Automation and Control engineering 26 289 743
Civil Engineering 10 262 768
Computer Networking 38 286 778
Systems Engineering 18 220 812
Renewable Energy Engineering 20 294 822
Industrial Engineering 14 285 877
Robotics 35 358 928
Firefighting and Fire Science 34 359 978
Landscape Architecture 27 592 1512

Chemistry

Pukyong National University ranked 21st for Chemistry in South Korea and 624th in the World with 5,037 publications made and 103,184 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Rank Ranking
#21 of 113 In South Korea
#210 of 2,014 In Asia
#624 of 4,317 In the World

Pukyong National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1996 2 1
1997 20 22
1998 26 39
1999 27 12
2000 37 52
2001 46 123
2002 78 154
2003 92 153
2004 110 269
2005 112 384
2006 160 344
2007 186 346
2008 169 367
2009 222 411
2010 258 556
2011 291 574
2012 301 533
2013 323 611
2014 349 715
2015 337 611
2016 312 724
2017 284 804
2018 300 728
2019 334 831
2020 306 543
2021 354 278
Speciality South Korea rank Asia rank World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 13 113 335
Radiochemistry 17 223 399
Biochemistry 12 93 429
Biochemical Engineering 11 112 497
Chemical Engineering 22 234 512
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 139 547
Materials Science 23 239 607
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 159 654
Nanotechnology 29 246 673
Organic Chemistry 18 252 696
Physical chemistry 15 265 793
Inorganic Chemistry 25 330 829
Environmental Chemistry 20 266 887
Pharmacy 22 320 946

Physics

Pukyong National University ranked 25th for Physics in South Korea and 752nd in the World with 3,631 publications made and 51,629 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Acoustical Engineering.

Rank Ranking
#25 of 110 In South Korea
#256 of 1,879 In Asia
#752 of 4,082 In the World

Pukyong National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1996 3 2
1997 10 1
1998 16 11
1999 21 7
2000 22 10
2001 31 11
2002 52 78
2003 63 150
2004 74 123
2005 74 89
2006 113 149
2007 135 141
2008 106 152
2009 164 171
2010 164 245
2011 211 318
2012 186 225
2013 197 275
2014 233 349
2015 240 398
2016 231 471
2017 237 634
2018 243 580
2019 272 591
2020 248 421
2021 285 219
Speciality South Korea rank Asia rank World rank
Acoustical Engineering 13 134 444
Materials Science 23 239 607
Nanotechnology 29 246 673
Optical Engineering 19 202 677
Condensed Matter Physics 18 226 728

Biology

Pukyong National University ranked 25th for Biology in South Korea and 748th in the World with 2,932 publications made and 81,538 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology.

Rank Ranking
#25 of 107 In South Korea
#225 of 1,987 In Asia
#748 of 4,496 In the World

Pukyong National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 18 22
1998 19 43
1999 14 20
2000 20 53
2001 40 174
2002 52 132
2003 44 94
2004 62 187
2005 44 304
2006 78 331
2007 80 349
2008 120 385
2009 126 338
2010 140 409
2011 179 512
2012 188 366
2013 212 517
2014 210 541
2015 195 317
2016 203 470
2017 206 558
2018 168 357
2019 176 405
2020 152 217
2021 184 89
Speciality South Korea rank Asia rank World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 24 199
Biotechnology 3 43 232
Animal Science 3 45 263
Nutrition and Food Science 13 113 335
Biochemistry 12 93 429
Microbiology 16 119 496
Paleontology 2 89 559
Botany 13 175 591
Molecular Biology 27 207 625
Zoology 5 98 638
Nanotechnology 29 246 673
Pharmacology 33 285 776
Virology 27 247 804
Evolutionary Biology 15 199 911
Genetics 34 349 1059
Oncology and Cancer research 46 462 1160
Immunology 45 418 1176
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 420 1181

Environmental Science

Pukyong National University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 842nd in the World with 1,629 publications made and 23,129 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Geography and Cartography, Ecology.

Rank Ranking
#9 of 83 In South Korea
#207 of 1,655 In Asia
#842 of 4,023 In the World

Pukyong National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1997 6 2
1998 1 3
1999 9 37
2000 13 37
2001 23 50
2002 23 52
2003 26 38
2004 34 44
2005 35 68
2006 31 52
2007 46 85
2008 44 57
2009 62 79
2010 113 143
2011 117 136
2012 107 117
2013 121 146
2014 147 143
2015 125 126
2016 132 147
2017 120 174
2018 65 70
2019 69 184
2020 73 96
2021 87 39
Speciality South Korea rank Asia rank World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 24 199
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 64 328
Oceanography 3 52 351
Geotechnical Engineering 11 208 540
Paleontology 2 89 559
Mining Engineering 9 196 562
Earth science and Geophysics 4 124 594
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 152 622
Geology 5 149 628
Environmental Engineering 15 225 644
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 159 654
Environmental Chemistry 20 266 887
Environmental Management 16 275 966
Ecology 8 176 995
Geography and Cartography 7 242 1100

Computer Science

Pukyong National University ranked 25th for Computer Science in South Korea and 985th in the World with 1,002 publications made and 16,277 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Blockchain and Cryptography, Cyber Security.

Rank Ranking
#25 of 116 In South Korea
#275 of 1,936 In Asia
#985 of 4,392 In the World

Pukyong National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1997 2 0
1998 5 4
1999 4 6
2000 4 1
2001 10 2
2002 7 5
2003 8 9
2004 26 43
2005 31 45
2006 39 39
2007 34 225
2008 39 62
2009 53 57
2010 45 76
2011 50 104
2012 51 59
2013 64 105
2014 77 117
2015 68 98
2016 78 64
2017 60 142
2018 48 58
2019 61 114
2020 65 69
2021 73 22
Speciality South Korea rank Asia rank World rank
Computer Engineering 19 158 506
Telecommunications 19 175 582
Computer Vision 22 195 585
Cyber Security 18 172 590
Machine Learning 10 176 641
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 191 659
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 249 745
Computer Networking 38 286 778
Database Administration 14 200 791
Robotics 35 358 928
Animation 33 372 1001
Computer Graphics 43 379 1005
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 420 1181

Mathematics

Pukyong National University ranked 19th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1067th in the World with 454 publications made and 5,489 citations received. Main research topics: Blockchain and Cryptography, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Rank Ranking
#19 of 82 In South Korea
#300 of 1,446 In Asia
#1067 of 3,376 In the World

Pukyong National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1996 1 3
1997 3 2
1998 4 7
1999 5 3
2000 5 9
2001 3 3
2002 7 16
2003 9 21
2004 22 19
2005 18 21
2006 27 17
2007 28 43
2008 24 24
2009 28 35
2010 17 20
2011 17 18
2012 23 14
2013 23 7
2014 27 25
2015 19 2
2016 32 26
2017 25 28
2018 20 23
2019 15 19
2020 21 11
2021 31 5
Speciality South Korea rank Asia rank World rank
Applied Mathematics 10 217 744
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 249 745
Statistics 22 296 1059
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 260 1062

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Pukyong National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Cosmetology 16 122 447
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 13 179 767
Forensic Science 17 280 881
Urology 36 334 885
Anatomy and Physiology 31 262 901
Sonography and Ultrasound 39 351 982
Agricultural Economics 8 372 986
Interior Design 26 413 991
Medicine 41 451 1404
Business 22 391 1496
Social Psychology 35 389 1682
Economics 24 497 1719
Art & Design 37 502 1851
Demography 40 608 1931
Psychology 59 735 2534
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 41 814 2710