Seoul National University of Science and Technology: Rankings

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The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 44th in South Korea, 2434th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 90 research topics. The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,938 academic publications and 150,905 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2434 of 14,131 In the World
#755 of 5,830 In Asia
#44 of 193 In South Korea
#21 of 39 In Seoul
#469 of 1,232 For Architecture
#525 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#561 of 1,498 For Robotics
#3660 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4582 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 87 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 30th for Engineering in South Korea and 1091st in the World with 9,083 publications made and 125,762 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#30 of 143 In South Korea
#376 of 2,809 In Asia
#1091 of 6,684 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 3 2
1992 4 7
1993 3 10
1994 2 10
1995 6 10
1996 4 16
1997 15 17
1998 8 27
1999 13 31
2000 18 39
2001 27 44
2002 54 58
2003 95 131
2004 107 215
2005 116 349
2006 176 501
2007 141 663
2008 207 987
2009 271 1242
2010 368 1733
2011 457 2466
2012 516 3210
2013 510 4188
2014 535 5151
2015 537 6076
2016 463 6611
2017 466 7375
2018 504 8903
2019 528 10746
2020 561 12534
2021 688 15029
2022 759 16669
2023 816 17721

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 1173rd in the World with 7,912 publications made and 113,755 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
#411 of 2,786 In Asia
#1173 of 6,603 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 3 4
1992 3 7
1993 3 10
1994 2 8
1995 3 9
1996 3 19
1997 14 15
1998 7 25
1999 13 33
2000 15 34
2001 26 41
2002 47 54
2003 91 125
2004 99 205
2005 108 342
2006 157 475
2007 138 648
2008 198 925
2009 237 1168
2010 334 1604
2011 379 2245
2012 446 2908
2013 437 3760
2014 461 4630
2015 456 5583
2016 399 6002
2017 411 6726
2018 454 8089
2019 458 9546
2020 489 10912
2021 602 13083
2022 640 14464
2023 682 15394

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 34 346 839
Materials Science 35 393 1052
Quantum and Particle physics 30 389 1124
Acoustical Engineering 32 380 1141
Optical Engineering 35 414 1146
Applied/Engineering Physics 39 483 1217
Condensed Matter Physics 43 570 1362
Biophysics 43 514 1428
Theoretical Physics 30 484 1472
Nuclear Physics 41 574 1502
Astrophysics and Astronomy 41 576 1696
Atomic and Molecular physics 51 721 1834

Chemistry rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 41st for Chemistry in South Korea and 1426th in the World with 6,756 publications made and 105,142 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#41 of 141 In South Korea
#568 of 2,750 In Asia
#1426 of 6,447 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 4 5
1992 4 9
1993 3 11
1994 3 11
1995 5 15
1996 7 24
1997 17 20
1998 6 37
1999 11 49
2000 8 59
2001 23 58
2002 39 64
2003 71 145
2004 83 212
2005 100 327
2006 136 465
2007 117 622
2008 164 851
2009 180 1095
2010 265 1497
2011 276 2101
2012 356 2679
2013 351 3387
2014 402 4180
2015 411 5097
2016 325 5658
2017 362 6253
2018 377 7405
2019 394 8915
2020 429 10098
2021 547 11909
2022 576 13635
2023 608 14336

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 34 346 839
Inorganic Chemistry 26 327 854
Physical chemistry 30 342 890
Radiochemistry 27 451 902
Chemical Engineering 37 425 983
Materials Science 35 393 1052
Environmental Chemistry 34 506 1288
Organic Chemistry 37 544 1341
Nutrition and Food Science 46 566 1394
Pharmacy 36 565 1422
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 575 1650
Biochemistry 47 723 1735

Biology rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 48th for Biology in South Korea and 1805th in the World with 5,404 publications made and 88,603 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#48 of 144 In South Korea
#710 of 2,814 In Asia
#1805 of 6,770 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 5
1992 4 8
1993 3 8
1994 2 9
1995 5 12
1996 7 20
1997 12 16
1998 5 32
1999 8 43
2000 5 54
2001 14 53
2002 28 61
2003 40 123
2004 60 179
2005 70 264
2006 97 387
2007 92 518
2008 124 732
2009 152 944
2010 199 1247
2011 207 1777
2012 268 2301
2013 285 2953
2014 316 3656
2015 318 4367
2016 260 4929
2017 282 5365
2018 305 6422
2019 323 7754
2020 362 8951
2021 431 10647
2022 471 12121
2023 560 13020

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 34 346 839
Nutrition and Food Science 46 566 1394
Biophysics 43 514 1428
Agricultural Science 33 632 1658
Horticulture 42 699 1716
Biochemistry 47 723 1735
Pharmacology 58 790 1865
Evolutionary Biology 44 696 1973
Genetics 61 836 2015
Paleontology 50 794 2075
Botany 53 853 2127
Biotechnology 69 966 2219
Molecular Biology 81 941 2224
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 58 940 2269
Neuroscience 56 793 2288
Forestry 39 857 2318
Zoology 61 962 2662
Microbiology 78 1198 2705
Oncology and Cancer research 83 1204 2737
Immunology 82 1120 2759
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 62 1071 2764
Virology 62 1176 2874

Computer Science rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 31st for Computer Science in South Korea and 1250th in the World with 5,392 publications made and 64,341 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 143 In South Korea
#391 of 2,809 In Asia
#1250 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 0 2
1995 2 0
1996 0 5
1997 1 0
1998 4 8
1999 6 16
2000 10 10
2001 10 15
2002 26 28
2003 56 42
2004 65 100
2005 68 182
2006 110 277
2007 79 315
2008 131 533
2009 176 585
2010 229 847
2011 314 1209
2012 311 1604
2013 316 2094
2014 298 2470
2015 317 2807
2016 288 3032
2017 255 3295
2018 271 4051
2019 311 4960
2020 349 6582
2021 384 8014
2022 449 8926
2023 502 9654

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 16 188 561
Computer Engineering 23 201 637
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 211 663
Cyber Security 17 206 741
Computer Graphics 21 197 747
Telecommunications 24 233 750
Computer Networking 24 251 812
Game Design and Development 24 201 831
Human-Computer Interaction 22 249 992
Computer Vision 30 345 1018
Multimedia 25 282 1125
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 375 1141
Data Science 24 295 1188
Machine Learning 32 498 1322
Computational Linguistics 37 514 1383
Software Engineering 29 404 1447
Cognitive Science 34 595 1592
Management Information Systems 27 493 1761
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 58 940 2269
Neuroscience 56 793 2288

Environmental Science rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 36th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1692nd in the World with 4,942 publications made and 66,653 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 142 In South Korea
#593 of 2,811 In Asia
#1692 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 5
1992 2 7
1993 1 1
1994 1 4
1995 3 11
1996 4 14
1997 8 13
1998 2 18
1999 8 18
2000 7 32
2001 15 31
2002 24 30
2003 40 67
2004 61 116
2005 60 163
2006 103 256
2007 70 388
2008 113 530
2009 127 615
2010 186 886
2011 231 1291
2012 236 1578
2013 255 2091
2014 280 2469
2015 295 2912
2016 235 3349
2017 257 3811
2018 257 4499
2019 299 5604
2020 354 7002
2021 399 8332
2022 458 9467
2023 488 10164

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
Environmental Engineering 30 427 1132
Oceanography 32 380 1196
Environmental Chemistry 34 506 1288
Environmental Management 31 485 1307
Geotechnical Engineering 32 522 1352
Earth science and Geophysics 34 502 1385
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 34 509 1394
Geology 38 579 1644
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 575 1650
Geography and Cartography 31 516 1655
Agricultural Science 33 632 1658
Ecology 38 639 1789
Paleontology 50 794 2075
Forestry 39 857 2318
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 62 1071 2764

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 41st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2365th in the World with 3,042 publications made and 36,429 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#41 of 141 In South Korea
#684 of 2,845 In Asia
#2365 of 7,020 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 0
1996 2 4
1997 3 4
1998 1 3
1999 3 6
2000 8 6
2001 9 3
2002 16 20
2003 23 21
2004 36 54
2005 38 87
2006 56 129
2007 35 159
2008 57 245
2009 83 319
2010 99 450
2011 159 650
2012 149 810
2013 161 1240
2014 182 1426
2015 184 1627
2016 155 1749
2017 152 1846
2018 160 2461
2019 171 3073
2020 209 4075
2021 244 5196
2022 295 5530
2023 321 6130

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
Aesthetics 29 462 1684
Archaeology 30 532 1699
Communications and Public Relations 28 438 1846
History 32 553 1851
Law 32 519 1887
Linguistics 41 707 1970
Political Science 35 557 2154
Philosophy 43 798 2632
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 40 811 2679
Education Majors 50 893 2767
Anthropology 52 909 2920
Sociology 58 991 3073
Demography 67 1180 3153

Mathematics rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 30th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1308th in the World with 2,636 publications made and 36,483 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#30 of 138 In South Korea
#408 of 2,673 In Asia
#1308 of 6,305 In the World

Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 1
1999 2 4
2000 6 1
2001 4 4
2002 16 12
2003 23 19
2004 33 36
2005 28 75
2006 54 126
2007 35 150
2008 69 237
2009 79 253
2010 99 403
2011 142 509
2012 144 706
2013 155 1052
2014 163 1293
2015 149 1456
2016 144 1693
2017 132 1905
2018 141 2417
2019 142 2913
2020 187 3606
2021 173 4171
2022 249 4609
2023 243 4840

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 17 211 663
Operations Research 16 361 1057
Statistics 31 403 1284
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 501 1572
Applied Mathematics 49 903 2134
Math Teachers 49 968 2839

Business rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 23rd for Business in South Korea and 1281st in the World with 2,167 publications made and 26,846 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#23 of 135 In South Korea
#342 of 2,579 In Asia
#1281 of 6,187 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 4
1998 2 4
1999 4 0
2000 11 2
2001 6 7
2002 14 15
2003 30 17
2004 30 59
2005 38 99
2006 41 164
2007 19 177
2008 45 296
2009 73 340
2010 84 459
2011 122 620
2012 132 723
2013 132 1066
2014 136 1249
2015 127 1417
2016 116 1505
2017 102 1561
2018 111 1862
2019 134 2129
2020 151 2796
2021 138 3324
2022 165 3367
2023 186 3781

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
Real Estate 15 121 540
Risk Management 8 93 543
Construction Management 14 202 750
Tax Law 9 226 958
Management 16 275 1024
Operations Research 16 361 1057
Project Management 21 330 1380
Accounting 20 370 1437
Marketing 35 450 1523
Advertising 39 433 1573
Finance 33 499 1647
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 617 1677
Management Information Systems 27 493 1761

Art & Design rankings

The Seoul National University of Science and Technology ranked 27th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1391st in the World with 915 publications made and 10,207 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Literature, 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
#27 of 118 In South Korea
#352 of 2,302 In Asia
#1391 of 5,720 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 1 1
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 2
2001 1 1
2002 1 8
2003 14 4
2004 12 9
2005 9 24
2006 15 25
2007 12 41
2008 22 54
2009 31 72
2010 39 106
2011 49 174
2012 51 232
2013 53 291
2014 69 377
2015 56 445
2016 61 419
2017 58 494
2018 51 582
2019 62 747
2020 48 873
2021 56 1130
2022 67 1223
2023 69 1296

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 92 469
Computer Graphics 21 197 747
Game Design and Development 24 201 831
Multimedia 25 282 1125
Fashion Design 25 315 1214
Aesthetics 29 462 1684
Literature 40 742 2399

Other rankings

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

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 3 110 431
Environmental Economics 12 262 862
Sports Medicine 66 529 1751
Social Psychology 38 493 1797
Economics 36 609 1970
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 51 715 1972
Anatomy and Physiology 56 732 2003
Pathology 53 766 2026
Physical Therapy 76 731 2129
Psychology 47 749 2170
Clinical Psychology 49 646 2199
Child Psychology 47 645 2208
Medicine 54 853 2262
Cardiology 57 932 2415
Psychiatry 54 850 2430
Nursing 55 765 2450
Public Health 57 985 2738
Development Studies 45 954 2744
Surgery 71 1037 2820