Pusan National University: Rankings

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Pusan National University ranked 9th in South Korea, 781st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 176 research topics. Pusan National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 59,869 academic publications and 1,227,079 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#781 of 14,131 In the World
#156 of 5,830 In Asia
#9 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 13 In Busan
#29 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#116 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#180 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#1991 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1929 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 173 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Pusan National University ranked 8th for Chemistry in South Korea and 391st in the World with 40,483 publications made and 877,551 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 141 In South Korea
#98 of 2,781 In Asia
#391 of 6,545 In the World

Pusan National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 96 167
1993 99 236
1994 173 351
1995 169 448
1996 202 501
1997 251 660
1998 302 785
1999 308 1163
2000 416 1652
2001 486 2107
2002 656 2882
2003 664 3714
2004 828 5213
2005 861 6590
2006 1003 8714
2007 1281 10318
2008 1327 12683
2009 1441 15138
2010 1577 18048
2011 1749 22514
2012 1872 26006
2013 1942 30262
2014 1998 34368
2015 1991 37792
2016 1881 42559
2017 1815 46690
2018 1923 50685
2019 1948 56829
2020 2160 68471
2021 2264 79020
2022 2293 84281
2023 2300 87410
2024 1827 87006

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 9 86 199
Chemical Engineering 10 96 210
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 65 247
Radiochemistry 11 139 249
Materials Science 8 88 267
Physical chemistry 10 110 270
Organic Chemistry 8 97 345
Inorganic Chemistry 11 125 353
Environmental Chemistry 9 129 434
Biochemistry 11 113 448
Nutrition and Food Science 16 176 510
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 129 531
Computational Chemistry 8 169 634
Pharmacy 14 221 643
Biochemical Engineering 23 245 808

Engineering rankings

Pusan National University ranked 8th for Engineering in South Korea and 375th in the World with 37,891 publications made and 788,837 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 144 In South Korea
#110 of 2,835 In Asia
#375 of 6,782 In the World

Pusan National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 80 126
1993 96 187
1994 148 264
1995 164 342
1996 188 404
1997 235 551
1998 261 581
1999 261 885
2000 363 1204
2001 440 1526
2002 719 2248
2003 610 2793
2004 784 3911
2005 807 4999
2006 949 6702
2007 1166 7893
2008 1191 9915
2009 1326 11841
2010 1466 14026
2011 1628 18114
2012 1669 20695
2013 1748 24768
2014 1853 28531
2015 1840 31114
2016 1716 36709
2017 1662 41827
2018 1782 47754
2019 1959 54394
2020 2016 64346
2021 2257 76100
2022 2232 79999
2023 2208 84873
2024 1744 83104

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

Biology rankings

Pusan National University ranked 12th for Biology in South Korea and 492nd in the World with 36,614 publications made and 811,134 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 144 In South Korea
#123 of 2,834 In Asia
#492 of 6,833 In the World

Pusan National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 73 133
1993 80 190
1994 132 274
1995 123 336
1996 146 383
1997 182 508
1998 223 650
1999 232 924
2000 305 1397
2001 370 1769
2002 534 2327
2003 559 3131
2004 671 4405
2005 752 5609
2006 815 7223
2007 1091 8949
2008 1129 10982
2009 1259 13263
2010 1424 16240
2011 1658 20083
2012 1676 23582
2013 1796 27657
2014 1852 31496
2015 1828 35316
2016 1663 39016
2017 1725 43022
2018 1762 46860
2019 1892 53629
2020 2024 65849
2021 2115 76105
2022 2172 80294
2023 2219 83562
2024 1792 80894

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 9 86 199
Oncology and Cancer research 8 108 361
Pharmacology 9 92 365
Entomology 5 61 386
Molecular Biology 11 119 436
Biochemistry 11 113 448
Immunology 10 123 453
Genetics 10 117 468
Biotechnology 13 133 508
Nutrition and Food Science 16 176 510
Microbiology 16 151 554
Paleontology 9 123 567
Biophysics 12 138 590
Neuroscience 11 113 595
Virology 13 159 609
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 144 638
Botany 15 172 647
Astrobiology 15 160 687
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 180 693
Evolutionary Biology 9 154 712
Zoology 14 159 778
Horticulture 16 278 801
Agricultural Science 17 285 835
Toxicology 14 287 884
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 151 934
Animal Science 18 300 1006
Forestry 18 429 1373

Physics rankings

Pusan National University ranked 8th for Physics in South Korea and 391st in the World with 36,066 publications made and 782,460 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 142 In South Korea
#106 of 2,817 In Asia
#391 of 6,713 In the World

Pusan National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 80 140
1993 102 195
1994 152 282
1995 160 365
1996 185 422
1997 235 568
1998 264 639
1999 264 928
2000 370 1231
2001 426 1575
2002 673 2320
2003 592 2820
2004 779 4044
2005 776 5106
2006 912 6851
2007 1129 8102
2008 1139 9966
2009 1289 11871
2010 1371 13949
2011 1538 18085
2012 1584 20857
2013 1674 24772
2014 1771 28577
2015 1763 31332
2016 1639 37610
2017 1582 42649
2018 1668 48900
2019 1857 55692
2020 1904 64868
2021 2106 75457
2022 2075 77212
2023 2088 82237
2024 1576 81034

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 9 86 199
Materials Science 8 88 267
Condensed Matter Physics 8 108 361
Quantum and Particle physics 8 111 402
Optical Engineering 9 112 411
Acoustical Engineering 8 109 444
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 94 469
Nuclear Physics 10 114 478
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 104 492
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 174 558
Biophysics 12 138 590
Theoretical Physics 11 145 654
Astrobiology 15 160 687
Medical Physics 19 206 759

Environmental Science rankings

Pusan National University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 544th in the World with 24,086 publications made and 455,174 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 142 In South Korea
#129 of 2,838 In Asia
#544 of 6,876 In the World

Pusan National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 42 46
1993 57 101
1994 83 143
1995 94 149
1996 94 191
1997 115 257
1998 155 357
1999 142 487
2000 174 668
2001 263 882
2002 373 1260
2003 335 1517
2004 462 2195
2005 493 2862
2006 533 3852
2007 628 4500
2008 703 5712
2009 788 6950
2010 887 8597
2011 1073 10920
2012 1108 12667
2013 1174 15081
2014 1204 17614
2015 1200 19522
2016 1109 22254
2017 1011 23996
2018 1154 27312
2019 1278 31781
2020 1394 39860
2021 1521 47085
2022 1547 50639
2023 1496 53920
2024 1191 51294

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 5 88 238
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 79 285
Oceanography 6 76 312
Geotechnical Engineering 6 132 410
Environmental Management 6 128 427
Environmental Chemistry 9 129 434
Earth science and Geophysics 8 138 497
Geology 8 114 507
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 129 531
Paleontology 9 123 567
Geography and Cartography 8 129 591
Ecology 10 154 630
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 144 638
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 250 674
Agricultural Science 17 285 835
Urban and Regional planning 13 362 1352
Forestry 18 429 1373

Medicine rankings

Pusan National University ranked 10th for Medicine in South Korea and 524th in the World with 23,147 publications made and 462,051 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 144 In South Korea
#124 of 2,809 In Asia
#524 of 6,775 In the World

Pusan National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 35 49
1993 34 70
1994 53 108
1995 60 149
1996 63 167
1997 76 205
1998 127 320
1999 139 401
2000 149 646
2001 195 830
2002 215 1166
2003 280 1550
2004 390 2182
2005 427 2754
2006 498 3635
2007 646 4402
2008 692 5687
2009 822 7069
2010 918 8999
2011 1100 11140
2012 1104 13236
2013 1126 15746
2014 1170 18092
2015 1231 20673
2016 1084 22552
2017 1121 24953
2018 1134 26538
2019 1181 30656
2020 1291 38979
2021 1370 45022
2022 1404 46725
2023 1453 47400
2024 1319 44754

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Orthodontics 6 73 311
Dentistry 7 76 317
Biomedical Engineering 12 85 318
Cosmetology 14 91 349
Plastic Surgery 14 84 359
Oncology and Cancer research 8 108 361
Pharmacology 9 92 365
Ophthalmology 10 91 376
Dermatology 10 93 379
Neurosurgery 10 132 422
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 145 446
Radiation Therapy 9 143 453
Immunology 10 123 453
Optometry 8 98 461
Surgery 11 132 464
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 134 475
Anatomy and Physiology 12 127 504
Pathology 11 126 507
Gerontology 10 62 530
Sports / Exercise science 7 68 553
Physical Therapy 9 88 558
Anesthesiology 14 168 565
Urology 15 187 579
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 191 593
Virology 13 159 609
Audiology 13 120 626
Pharmacy 14 221 643
Cardiology 17 186 647
Respiratory Therapy 18 183 662
Occupational Therapy 18 138 682
Sports Medicine 15 117 694
Psychiatry 14 163 700
Epidemiology 13 189 747
Family medicine 10 168 756
Critical Care Nursing 14 187 759
Medical Physics 19 206 759
Pediatrics 14 215 760
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 161 845
Public Health 14 181 870
Toxicology 14 287 884
Nursing 14 155 897
Veterinary 15 325 933
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 151 934
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 172 958
Clinical Psychology 16 189 999
Health Science 14 238 1067
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 332 1181

Computer Science rankings

Pusan National University ranked 11th for Computer Science in South Korea and 617th in the World with 18,944 publications made and 387,141 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 145 In South Korea
#142 of 2,840 In Asia
#617 of 6,845 In the World

Pusan National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 22 45
1993 46 89
1994 66 130
1995 53 151
1996 70 146
1997 92 176
1998 116 252
1999 128 338
2000 154 563
2001 207 697
2002 427 1233
2003 303 1413
2004 374 1933
2005 446 2423
2006 499 3247
2007 559 3671
2008 566 4619
2009 648 5416
2010 729 6817
2011 819 8438
2012 838 9952
2013 850 11592
2014 954 13707
2015 910 15197
2016 819 18370
2017 784 20462
2018 829 24526
2019 966 28641
2020 974 34488
2021 1156 41338
2022 1213 42239
2023 1198 45683
2024 997 42090

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 8 69 209
Animation 6 90 333
Computer Engineering 12 127 410
Telecommunications 11 132 433
Computer Networking 12 135 477
Computer Vision 10 141 483
Computer Graphics 12 125 528
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 140 548
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 189 589
Neuroscience 11 113 595
Cyber Security 13 163 597
Machine Learning 13 174 616
Computational Linguistics 11 169 629
Game Design and Development 17 147 683
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 180 693
Human-Computer Interaction 13 164 709
Cognitive Science 13 196 749
Database Administration 16 241 781
Software Engineering 10 162 790
Web Design and Development 20 267 837
Data Science 15 216 948
Library and Information science 12 195 1101
Multimedia 38 494 1537
Management Information Systems 26 531 1760

Mathematics rankings

Pusan National University ranked 11th for Mathematics in South Korea and 643rd in the World with 9,526 publications made and 169,951 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 141 In South Korea
#158 of 2,718 In Asia
#643 of 6,418 In the World

Pusan National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 10 20
1993 23 26
1994 27 44
1995 32 64
1996 38 82
1997 38 102
1998 45 97
1999 60 183
2000 60 225
2001 81 269
2002 132 469
2003 129 503
2004 137 678
2005 186 833
2006 189 1138
2007 242 1378
2008 248 1907
2009 272 2296
2010 373 2887
2011 417 3752
2012 415 4200
2013 445 5212
2014 499 6021
2015 468 6874
2016 442 7583
2017 411 8377
2018 450 9906
2019 537 11210
2020 589 14492
2021 678 17767
2022 664 19105
2023 679 20371
2024 448 15261

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 5 103 339
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 189 589
Applied Mathematics 6 162 595
Statistics 12 151 631
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 144 688
Actuarial Science 14 265 1079
Math Teachers 13 322 1241

Psychology rankings

Pusan National University ranked 13th for Psychology in South Korea and 721st in the World with 9,060 publications made and 160,495 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#13 of 143 In South Korea
#158 of 2,755 In Asia
#721 of 6,645 In the World

Pusan National University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 9 14
1993 14 26
1994 15 63
1995 24 47
1996 23 80
1997 24 94
1998 39 120
1999 53 139
2000 54 258
2001 73 302
2002 123 423
2003 97 590
2004 143 769
2005 174 969
2006 191 1266
2007 202 1453
2008 220 1872
2009 294 2209
2010 324 2766
2011 397 3429
2012 438 4187
2013 440 5155
2014 457 6094
2015 472 6907
2016 393 7858
2017 422 8542
2018 448 9452
2019 473 11175
2020 490 14611
2021 624 16690
2022 643 17871
2023 634 18975
2024 558 18015

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 11 113 595
Occupational Therapy 18 138 682
Psychiatry 14 163 700
Cognitive Science 13 196 749
Social Psychology 9 128 762
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 22 248 826
Clinical Psychology 16 189 999
Education Majors 13 250 1109
Child Psychology 14 227 1117

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Pusan National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Real Estate 6 43 238
Supply Chain Management 5 131 369
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 95 424
Painting and Drawing 6 95 452
Sculpture 6 95 452
Illustration and Concept Art 6 106 474
Management 8 131 546
Fashion Design 10 113 608
Photography 7 116 650
Business 9 146 695
Graphic Design 9 172 709
Early Childhood Education 4 74 724
Finance 7 151 736
Military science 8 83 747
Risk Management 10 164 783
Archaeology 8 185 790
Linguistics 11 187 794
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 252 795
Art & Design 11 154 798
Demography 13 170 838
Advertising 13 171 854
Marketing 12 200 856
International Relations and Diplomacy 9 181 869
History 8 188 873
Performing arts 9 161 900
Interior Design 16 367 917
Economics 8 202 922
Classics and Ancient History 5 153 927
Literature 7 184 951
Aesthetics 11 224 1009
International Economics 10 165 1015
Occupational Safety and Health 24 231 1020
International Business 12 197 1056
Accounting 10 249 1063
International Trade 12 200 1074
Environmental Economics 17 367 1099
Law 13 243 1112
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 11 236 1119
Project Management 12 247 1140
Development Studies 15 300 1185
Sociology 14 247 1195
Anthropology 12 242 1224
Philosophy 11 263 1225
Journalism and Digital Media 22 378 1264
Political Science 13 267 1309
Art History 9 164 1335
Human Resource Management 13 368 1336
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 384 1599
Communications and Public Relations 16 372 1600
Public Policy / Administration 17 351 1656
Gender Studies 17 351 1892