Seoul National University of Science and Technology: Rankings

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The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 46th in South Korea, 2509th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 97 research topics. The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,730 academic publications and 191,568 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2509 of 14,131 In the World
#794 of 5,830 In Asia
#46 of 193 In South Korea
#21 of 39 In Seoul
#436 of 1,387 For Architecture
#513 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#569 of 1,602 For Robotics
#3606 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4582 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 94 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 32nd for Engineering in South Korea and 1130th in the World with 10,376 publications made and 154,852 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#32 of 144 In South Korea
#402 of 2,835 In Asia
#1130 of 6,782 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 3 3
1993 3 10
1994 1 6
1995 4 10
1996 2 10
1997 9 12
1998 4 12
1999 11 24
2000 14 25
2001 23 31
2002 49 52
2003 78 101
2004 95 161
2005 99 279
2006 146 405
2007 129 577
2008 167 780
2009 238 1073
2010 337 1482
2011 516 2212
2012 597 3072
2013 652 4108
2014 649 5296
2015 593 6279
2016 515 6882
2017 518 7820
2018 524 9547
2019 545 11610
2020 595 13626
2021 731 16457
2022 801 18356
2023 859 20184
2024 822 20892

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 33rd for Physics in South Korea and 1200th in the World with 8,969 publications made and 137,839 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#33 of 142 In South Korea
#432 of 2,817 In Asia
#1200 of 6,713 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 2
1993 3 9
1994 1 6
1995 2 10
1996 1 12
1997 9 11
1998 4 11
1999 11 23
2000 13 23
2001 22 29
2002 42 48
2003 77 96
2004 89 146
2005 100 279
2006 134 396
2007 125 553
2008 161 722
2009 216 1025
2010 311 1396
2011 434 2042
2012 508 2814
2013 560 3687
2014 548 4759
2015 509 5750
2016 435 6176
2017 444 7086
2018 472 8544
2019 473 10195
2020 520 11781
2021 641 14251
2022 677 15845
2023 714 17327
2024 672 17935

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 34 358 855
Materials Science 34 408 1066
Quantum and Particle physics 31 414 1158
Optical Engineering 36 439 1171
Acoustical Engineering 34 409 1182
Applied/Engineering Physics 39 504 1252
Nuclear Physics 37 524 1384
Condensed Matter Physics 46 603 1417
Biophysics 43 519 1443
Theoretical Physics 29 470 1451
Astrophysics and Astronomy 42 615 1765
Atomic and Molecular physics 54 798 1975

Chemistry rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 41st for Chemistry in South Korea and 1455th in the World with 7,740 publications made and 128,428 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#41 of 141 In South Korea
#589 of 2,781 In Asia
#1455 of 6,545 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 6
1993 2 11
1994 2 8
1995 3 12
1996 3 18
1997 11 16
1998 4 20
1999 9 35
2000 8 38
2001 19 46
2002 37 57
2003 58 122
2004 81 180
2005 90 296
2006 119 422
2007 106 588
2008 136 710
2009 172 999
2010 255 1340
2011 326 1956
2012 424 2638
2013 455 3394
2014 478 4331
2015 458 5291
2016 360 5755
2017 388 6545
2018 412 7798
2019 413 9447
2020 461 10914
2021 578 12941
2022 597 14867
2023 640 15846
2024 591 17491

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 34 358 855
Inorganic Chemistry 28 342 863
Physical chemistry 30 352 892
Radiochemistry 28 479 958
Chemical Engineering 37 454 1027
Materials Science 34 408 1066
Environmental Chemistry 33 509 1273
Biochemical Engineering 31 497 1281
Organic Chemistry 38 552 1347
Nutrition and Food Science 44 574 1400
Pharmacy 39 624 1513
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 558 1566
Biochemistry 51 769 1798
Computational Chemistry 49 942 2106

Biology rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 49th for Biology in South Korea and 1874th in the World with 6,233 publications made and 109,107 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#49 of 144 In South Korea
#753 of 2,834 In Asia
#1874 of 6,833 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 5
1993 2 8
1994 1 8
1995 3 8
1996 3 14
1997 7 11
1998 4 19
1999 7 32
2000 5 37
2001 12 41
2002 25 55
2003 40 111
2004 63 162
2005 60 237
2006 82 346
2007 82 494
2008 101 638
2009 131 848
2010 202 1137
2011 244 1633
2012 326 2250
2013 338 2883
2014 376 3740
2015 358 4547
2016 291 5000
2017 306 5616
2018 331 6815
2019 343 8321
2020 390 9859
2021 471 11780
2022 496 13396
2023 584 14488
2024 512 14926

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 34 358 855
Nutrition and Food Science 44 574 1400
Biophysics 43 519 1443
Horticulture 42 747 1781
Biochemistry 51 769 1798
Agricultural Science 34 729 1805
Pharmacology 58 829 1893
Paleontology 50 825 2114
Genetics 61 905 2121
Botany 52 872 2138
Biotechnology 65 982 2208
Evolutionary Biology 48 856 2260
Neuroscience 54 826 2310
Molecular Biology 83 1006 2363
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 60 1026 2382
Forestry 45 973 2555
Oncology and Cancer research 81 1158 2643
Microbiology 78 1209 2703
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 1074 2752
Immunology 83 1180 2831
Zoology 66 1126 2996
Virology 67 1309 3172

Computer Science rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 33rd for Computer Science in South Korea and 1279th in the World with 6,122 publications made and 85,625 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#33 of 145 In South Korea
#423 of 2,840 In Asia
#1279 of 6,845 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 3
1995 2 1
1996 0 3
1997 0 2
1998 3 4
1999 4 15
2000 8 9
2001 8 10
2002 25 23
2003 42 41
2004 48 93
2005 54 143
2006 79 222
2007 66 263
2008 98 403
2009 140 485
2010 186 669
2011 333 1046
2012 360 1516
2013 388 2049
2014 349 2597
2015 337 2954
2016 312 3223
2017 300 3582
2018 268 4489
2019 327 5712
2020 363 7493
2021 416 9380
2022 475 10392
2023 545 11953
2024 562 11252

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 18 200 569
Computer Engineering 23 208 627
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 230 686
Cyber Security 17 220 753
Telecommunications 27 260 795
Computer Graphics 22 221 802
Game Design and Development 27 205 829
Computer Networking 25 276 846
Human-Computer Interaction 22 255 981
Computer Vision 31 370 1049
Multimedia 20 284 1053
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 408 1177
Data Science 23 320 1213
Machine Learning 32 523 1347
Computational Linguistics 37 554 1425
Software Engineering 29 454 1516
Cognitive Science 35 608 1600
Management Information Systems 33 658 2036
Neuroscience 54 826 2310
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 60 1026 2382

Environmental Science rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 36th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1748th in the World with 5,814 publications made and 86,912 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 142 In South Korea
#629 of 2,838 In Asia
#1748 of 6,876 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 2 5
1993 1 1
1994 1 4
1995 2 9
1996 3 10
1997 6 10
1998 3 13
1999 7 13
2000 6 21
2001 13 23
2002 22 28
2003 38 62
2004 65 99
2005 49 162
2006 78 241
2007 65 380
2008 97 461
2009 115 537
2010 186 838
2011 269 1180
2012 288 1593
2013 352 2134
2014 348 2598
2015 335 3163
2016 258 3515
2017 285 4065
2018 275 4883
2019 330 6272
2020 374 7728
2021 432 9571
2022 493 10691
2023 512 11857
2024 474 11743

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 9 397 973
Environmental Engineering 31 445 1161
Oceanography 32 382 1188
Environmental Chemistry 33 509 1273
Environmental Management 31 489 1294
Geotechnical Engineering 32 531 1351
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 33 494 1356
Earth science and Geophysics 34 506 1372
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 558 1566
Geology 39 599 1658
Geography and Cartography 31 568 1731
Agricultural Science 34 729 1805
Ecology 39 693 1864
Paleontology 50 825 2114
Forestry 45 973 2555
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 1074 2752

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 40th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2478th in the World with 3,583 publications made and 50,170 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#40 of 144 In South Korea
#758 of 2,864 In Asia
#2478 of 7,081 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1995 2 1
1996 1 4
1997 2 3
1998 1 2
1999 3 6
2000 7 8
2001 8 4
2002 14 15
2003 21 19
2004 35 52
2005 24 87
2006 45 113
2007 28 153
2008 46 208
2009 70 273
2010 94 391
2011 185 586
2012 159 823
2013 243 1271
2014 213 1578
2015 205 1752
2016 165 1910
2017 178 2162
2018 162 2769
2019 183 3631
2020 226 4913
2021 263 6285
2022 330 6771
2023 349 7698
2024 306 7262

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 9 197 1220
Archaeology 29 577 1739
Aesthetics 32 496 1743
History 30 602 1919
Linguistics 40 724 1965
Law 34 586 1988
Communications and Public Relations 31 557 2067
Political Science 34 627 2288
Philosophy 41 822 2668
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 39 816 2684
Education Majors 50 930 2764
Anthropology 57 1018 3114
Sociology 59 1082 3237
Demography 71 1279 3330

Mathematics rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 32nd for Mathematics in South Korea and 1387th in the World with 2,870 publications made and 47,122 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#32 of 141 In South Korea
#463 of 2,718 In Asia
#1387 of 6,418 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 1
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 2
1998 1 0
1999 1 7
2000 4 1
2001 1 3
2002 13 6
2003 21 11
2004 28 32
2005 25 72
2006 38 104
2007 26 122
2008 45 183
2009 56 205
2010 81 318
2011 150 467
2012 172 644
2013 194 1010
2014 170 1354
2015 159 1506
2016 153 1795
2017 155 1958
2018 125 2487
2019 159 3263
2020 180 3871
2021 191 4719
2022 255 5209
2023 258 5683
2024 197 4147

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 230 686
Operations Research 17 401 1108
Statistics 32 439 1340
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 29 499 1564
Applied Mathematics 49 945 2191
Math Teachers 56 1110 3087

Business rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 25th for Business in South Korea and 1410th in the World with 2,456 publications made and 32,960 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#25 of 137 In South Korea
#412 of 2,646 In Asia
#1410 of 6,339 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 2
1998 1 2
1999 2 4
2000 7 2
2001 5 2
2002 13 10
2003 21 15
2004 24 52
2005 33 66
2006 29 109
2007 16 135
2008 34 229
2009 63 273
2010 79 370
2011 146 529
2012 156 687
2013 178 1072
2014 159 1293
2015 139 1476
2016 120 1582
2017 112 1657
2018 113 1996
2019 142 2405
2020 148 3086
2021 148 3724
2022 179 3852
2023 192 4539
2024 188 3613

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Risk Management 8 107 573
Real Estate 17 162 617
Construction Management 14 225 769
Tax Law 8 205 902
Management 20 320 1090
Operations Research 17 401 1108
Public Policy / Administration 9 197 1220
Accounting 21 421 1529
Project Management 22 395 1531
Marketing 35 505 1601
Advertising 42 483 1622
Finance 35 585 1803
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 688 1840
Management Information Systems 33 658 2036

Art & Design rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 28th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1437th in the World with 1,063 publications made and 13,604 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#28 of 125 In South Korea
#384 of 2,428 In Asia
#1437 of 5,966 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 2
2001 1 0
2002 1 5
2003 13 6
2004 8 9
2005 7 22
2006 13 30
2007 8 33
2008 17 42
2009 21 61
2010 34 91
2011 56 143
2012 47 208
2013 77 277
2014 71 434
2015 73 475
2016 64 457
2017 63 544
2018 52 681
2019 69 845
2020 48 993
2021 62 1316
2022 77 1433
2023 75 1585
2024 99 1649

The following table provides academic rankings for The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 11 89 436
Computer Graphics 22 221 802
Game Design and Development 27 205 829
Multimedia 20 284 1053
Fashion Design 23 338 1257
Aesthetics 32 496 1743
Literature 40 778 2427

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Seoul National University of Science and Technology

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 3 141 476
Environmental Economics 11 303 952
Sports Medicine 66 533 1741
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 49 678 1844
Social Psychology 39 588 1937
Anatomy and Physiology 57 759 2024
Economics 38 678 2063
Child Psychology 44 641 2129
Physical Therapy 76 740 2136
Pathology 57 852 2157
Psychology 48 827 2278
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 56 748 2297
Clinical Psychology 58 734 2319
Medicine 53 941 2404
Cardiology 55 965 2480
Psychiatry 56 938 2551
Surgery 63 959 2561
Public Health 55 1000 2717
Nursing 62 912 2724
Development Studies 46 999 2802