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Sogang University ranked 19th in South Korea, 1256th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 116 research topics. Sogang University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,969 academic publications and 236,845 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1256 of 14,131 In the World
#331 of 5,830 In Asia
#19 of 193 In South Korea
#12 of 39 In Seoul
#352 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#367 of 1,019 For Database Administration
#484 of 1,024 For Animation
#976 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2279 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 113 other topics

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Physics rankings

Sogang University ranked 24th for Physics in South Korea and 884th in the World with 10,242 publications made and 171,212 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#24 of 142 In South Korea
#275 of 2,786 In Asia
#884 of 6,603 In the World

Sogang University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 23 43
1992 30 36
1993 39 46
1994 67 99
1995 62 160
1996 90 166
1997 93 230
1998 126 392
1999 128 408
2000 143 506
2001 168 687
2002 237 960
2003 205 1109
2004 229 1448
2005 200 1686
2006 253 2185
2007 276 2488
2008 353 3007
2009 414 3620
2010 393 4192
2011 525 5095
2012 525 6046
2013 531 6868
2014 487 7569
2015 552 8459
2016 495 8888
2017 484 9702
2018 439 10954
2019 476 12147
2020 523 13751
2021 478 15895
2022 514 17141
2023 518 17038

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 3 57 352
Nanotechnology 23 234 603
Condensed Matter Physics 23 248 726
Quantum and Particle physics 19 235 797
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 196 797
Optical Engineering 22 257 826
Biophysics 26 242 849
Materials Science 27 299 852
Acoustical Engineering 20 257 874
Atomic and Molecular physics 19 280 947
Nuclear Physics 26 353 1053
Applied/Engineering Physics 37 439 1143

Engineering rankings

Sogang University ranked 28th for Engineering in South Korea and 964th in the World with 10,233 publications made and 163,471 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#28 of 143 In South Korea
#325 of 2,809 In Asia
#964 of 6,684 In the World

Sogang University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 21 39
1992 25 31
1993 40 41
1994 67 85
1995 58 151
1996 93 158
1997 86 201
1998 116 349
1999 116 398
2000 131 465
2001 147 606
2002 262 908
2003 212 1046
2004 225 1398
2005 220 1625
2006 251 2158
2007 273 2345
2008 373 2844
2009 417 3468
2010 384 4089
2011 501 4863
2012 509 5812
2013 526 6782
2014 493 7533
2015 566 8437
2016 494 8956
2017 495 9779
2018 438 11063
2019 496 12269
2020 539 13935
2021 493 16337
2022 518 17548
2023 507 17385

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

Chemistry rankings

Sogang University ranked 32nd for Chemistry in South Korea and 1135th in the World with 8,869 publications made and 164,271 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#32 of 141 In South Korea
#416 of 2,750 In Asia
#1135 of 6,447 In the World

Sogang University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 23 42
1992 25 30
1993 33 30
1994 60 76
1995 61 132
1996 82 155
1997 85 212
1998 120 304
1999 110 334
2000 115 421
2001 141 540
2002 192 759
2003 173 957
2004 204 1254
2005 199 1611
2006 225 2068
2007 239 2356
2008 313 2689
2009 360 3429
2010 350 4080
2011 468 5025
2012 464 5877
2013 442 6682
2014 434 7416
2015 497 8369
2016 409 8907
2017 426 9509
2018 382 10692
2019 404 11786
2020 433 13261
2021 412 15602
2022 404 16933
2023 439 16714

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 23 234 603
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 229 765
Physical chemistry 26 287 766
Chemical Engineering 28 316 776
Pharmacy 18 292 834
Materials Science 27 299 852
Inorganic Chemistry 29 358 918
Environmental Chemistry 30 378 1029
Organic Chemistry 31 389 1046
Computational Chemistry 22 385 1120
Biochemistry 36 420 1124
Radiochemistry 43 757 1493
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 687 1878
Nutrition and Food Science 70 1007 2223

Biology rankings

Sogang University ranked 39th for Biology in South Korea and 1363rd in the World with 7,458 publications made and 145,955 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#39 of 144 In South Korea
#503 of 2,814 In Asia
#1363 of 6,770 In the World

Sogang University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 16 33
1992 12 17
1993 18 23
1994 32 37
1995 40 71
1996 53 102
1997 63 142
1998 85 204
1999 75 238
2000 86 295
2001 109 384
2002 129 580
2003 136 676
2004 162 1013
2005 156 1323
2006 178 1755
2007 202 1988
2008 255 2330
2009 292 2937
2010 280 3582
2011 372 4393
2012 388 5223
2013 407 6025
2014 384 6760
2015 441 7652
2016 361 7973
2017 382 8705
2018 360 9924
2019 363 11007
2020 404 12542
2021 389 14460
2022 366 15639
2023 369 15524

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 23 234 603
Biophysics 26 242 849
Molecular Biology 41 396 1119
Biochemistry 36 420 1124
Evolutionary Biology 24 324 1180
Genetics 39 476 1302
Oncology and Cancer research 48 535 1354
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 575 1550
Neuroscience 45 496 1588
Immunology 48 605 1607
Paleontology 38 563 1613
Botany 45 708 1837
Microbiology 54 805 1937
Horticulture 50 806 1937
Biotechnology 60 836 1977
Agricultural Science 41 819 2043
Virology 46 753 2045
Pharmacology 63 909 2103
Nutrition and Food Science 70 1007 2223
Zoology 53 763 2233
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 905 2404

Computer Science rankings

Sogang University ranked 25th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1038th in the World with 6,323 publications made and 84,882 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 143 In South Korea
#297 of 2,809 In Asia
#1038 of 6,752 In the World

Sogang University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 6 25
1992 15 26
1993 19 34
1994 36 51
1995 35 78
1996 53 78
1997 42 114
1998 60 186
1999 76 224
2000 80 265
2001 97 352
2002 197 609
2003 136 625
2004 130 779
2005 146 849
2006 152 1143
2007 179 1296
2008 242 1586
2009 257 1886
2010 244 2098
2011 329 2646
2012 329 3154
2013 327 3681
2014 302 4153
2015 321 4582
2016 286 4673
2017 310 5056
2018 288 5798
2019 307 6746
2020 312 7626
2021 321 9298
2022 308 9775
2023 310 9542

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 7 87 367
Animation 11 126 484
Computer Engineering 15 160 511
Telecommunications 22 208 667
Computer Vision 15 192 671
Computer Networking 19 201 686
Cyber Security 16 191 694
Computer Graphics 19 183 711
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 255 744
Robotics 22 263 744
Information Technology 11 179 761
Computational Linguistics 13 208 761
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 272 935
Software Engineering 14 211 948
Cognitive Science 20 284 981
Data Science 19 237 1040
Multimedia 21 262 1069
Management Information Systems 12 252 1153
Human-Computer Interaction 29 363 1260
Machine Learning 31 489 1309
Library and Information science 20 283 1355
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 575 1550
Neuroscience 45 496 1588

Environmental Science rankings

Sogang University ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1519th in the World with 5,085 publications made and 86,789 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 142 In South Korea
#508 of 2,811 In Asia
#1519 of 6,798 In the World

Sogang University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 14 22
1992 13 16
1993 11 22
1994 22 29
1995 22 42
1996 32 56
1997 36 79
1998 58 165
1999 54 165
2000 60 192
2001 63 267
2002 110 418
2003 92 443
2004 110 641
2005 123 765
2006 123 1086
2007 140 1190
2008 175 1460
2009 206 1762
2010 210 2107
2011 267 2514
2012 260 3061
2013 248 3501
2014 259 3938
2015 295 4496
2016 271 4773
2017 253 5010
2018 235 5677
2019 270 6354
2020 250 7545
2021 253 8726
2022 234 9188
2023 250 9321

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 30 378 1029
Oceanography 30 364 1161
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 406 1197
Environmental Engineering 39 545 1366
Geotechnical Engineering 36 546 1394
Geology 33 486 1467
Ecology 32 509 1516
Geography and Cartography 28 480 1562
Paleontology 38 563 1613
Earth science and Geophysics 43 628 1649
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 687 1878
Environmental Management 48 779 1897
Agricultural Science 41 819 2043
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 905 2404

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sogang University ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1616th in the World with 4,498 publications made and 60,811 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 141 In South Korea
#402 of 2,845 In Asia
#1616 of 7,020 In the World

Sogang University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 9 28
1992 13 22
1993 9 20
1994 21 36
1995 19 46
1996 21 58
1997 29 80
1998 42 136
1999 48 180
2000 54 198
2001 51 236
2002 99 369
2003 84 356
2004 88 472
2005 63 527
2006 82 679
2007 114 758
2008 128 935
2009 166 1186
2010 184 1423
2011 228 1797
2012 232 2153
2013 252 2479
2014 238 3016
2015 238 3278
2016 251 3283
2017 231 3371
2018 207 3953
2019 239 4690
2020 234 5713
2021 238 6555
2022 255 6917
2023 250 7026

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Broadcast Journalism 13 184 888
Journalism and Digital Media 13 217 930
Political Economy 9 127 1062
Linguistics 18 304 1116
Aesthetics 15 259 1140
Media Studies 11 140 1189
Law 16 282 1264
Library and Information science 20 283 1355
Political Science 16 291 1438
Anthropology 18 286 1452
Communications and Public Relations 15 300 1461
Classics and Ancient History 14 327 1497
Art History 12 232 1590
Philosophy 19 379 1612
Sociology 26 398 1671
Education Majors 19 417 1675
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 16 395 1691
Archaeology 31 553 1743
Gender Studies 15 288 1755
History 30 520 1787
Demography 40 594 1892

Mathematics rankings

Sogang University ranked 22nd for Mathematics in South Korea and 1112th in the World with 3,324 publications made and 45,003 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#22 of 138 In South Korea
#326 of 2,673 In Asia
#1112 of 6,305 In the World

Sogang University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 14
1992 10 10
1993 9 13
1994 14 23
1995 15 38
1996 27 46
1997 20 55
1998 34 128
1999 39 95
2000 47 125
2001 47 182
2002 109 299
2003 66 284
2004 77 387
2005 58 387
2006 78 464
2007 105 560
2008 124 670
2009 128 769
2010 149 960
2011 168 1181
2012 162 1379
2013 183 1710
2014 157 2034
2015 155 2155
2016 185 2274
2017 163 2412
2018 142 2835
2019 178 3406
2020 161 3712
2021 168 4543
2022 143 4652
2023 166 4599

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 150 705
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 255 744
Applied Mathematics 13 296 967
Statistics 23 309 1086
Operations Research 35 702 1681
Math Teachers 22 536 1897

Business rankings

Sogang University ranked 18th for Business in South Korea and 1041st in the World with 2,742 publications made and 39,541 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 135 In South Korea
#252 of 2,579 In Asia
#1041 of 6,187 In the World

Sogang University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 6 17
1992 5 9
1993 7 11
1994 13 19
1995 6 28
1996 19 21
1997 21 34
1998 21 70
1999 22 74
2000 26 103
2001 32 152
2002 49 220
2003 59 228
2004 50 351
2005 45 318
2006 53 396
2007 77 483
2008 94 703
2009 100 822
2010 116 875
2011 145 1095
2012 159 1336
2013 172 1624
2014 156 1890
2015 162 1955
2016 154 2079
2017 135 2326
2018 129 2547
2019 143 3070
2020 123 3476
2021 136 4065
2022 144 4171
2023 140 4141

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 184 763
Finance 11 172 810
International Business 10 140 890
International Trade 10 145 912
Accounting 8 197 947
Marketing 16 239 1010
Advertising 17 210 1032
Management 18 290 1054
Management Information Systems 12 252 1153
Project Management 19 289 1281
Operations Research 35 702 1681

Psychology rankings

Sogang University ranked 38th for Psychology in South Korea and 1535th in the World with 2,245 publications made and 38,208 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#38 of 141 In South Korea
#471 of 2,703 In Asia
#1535 of 6,528 In the World

Sogang University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 9
1992 4 10
1993 3 10
1994 12 19
1995 15 29
1996 17 32
1997 9 41
1998 12 69
1999 16 59
2000 20 79
2001 28 91
2002 40 179
2003 26 157
2004 36 204
2005 35 242
2006 43 327
2007 48 343
2008 50 412
2009 74 558
2010 62 570
2011 89 835
2012 103 1018
2013 126 1210
2014 124 1466
2015 145 1774
2016 127 1849
2017 122 2046
2018 121 2387
2019 120 2817
2020 143 3429
2021 140 4044
2022 164 4362
2023 146 4365

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 22 227 842
Cognitive Science 20 284 981
Social Psychology 16 255 1200
Neuroscience 45 496 1588
Child Psychology 35 405 1667
Education Majors 19 417 1675
Clinical Psychology 45 594 2081
Psychiatry 48 746 2172

Economics rankings

Sogang University ranked 12th for Economics in South Korea and 1020th in the World with 1,967 publications made and 26,100 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 121 In South Korea
#221 of 2,461 In Asia
#1020 of 5,995 In the World

Sogang University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 1 7
1992 0 4
1993 5 4
1994 8 11
1995 4 14
1996 4 12
1997 12 28
1998 11 37
1999 13 52
2000 20 70
2001 20 94
2002 26 112
2003 32 115
2004 47 218
2005 25 172
2006 28 216
2007 51 272
2008 65 422
2009 59 458
2010 72 517
2011 100 632
2012 109 799
2013 130 980
2014 122 1200
2015 130 1174
2016 132 1304
2017 108 1407
2018 97 1599
2019 101 1900
2020 102 2189
2021 96 2586
2022 110 2593
2023 112 2547

The following table provides academic rankings for Sogang University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 150 705
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 184 763
Finance 11 172 810
International Economics 5 120 872
International Trade 10 145 912
Political Economy 9 127 1062
Development Studies 18 310 1263

Art & Design rankings

Sogang University ranked 16th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1195th in the World with 1,146 publications made and 13,719 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, 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
#16 of 118 In South Korea
#270 of 2,302 In Asia
#1195 of 5,720 In the World

Sogang University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 12
1992 4 8
1993 1 7
1994 7 12
1995 6 18
1996 8 17
1997 10 19
1998 13 43
1999 15 44
2000 21 65
2001 14 57
2002 27 88
2003 23 97
2004 23 105
2005 21 131
2006 32 178
2007 32 204
2008 42 232
2009 48 257
2010 43 303
2011 51 397
2012 64 504
2013 54 539
2014 58 596
2015 56 727
2016 59 714
2017 60 765
2018 60 845
2019 47 984
2020 50 1151
2021 62 1385
2022 60 1330
2023 53 1403

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 11 126 484
Computer Graphics 19 183 711
Cinematography 6 81 782
Multimedia 21 262 1069
Aesthetics 15 259 1140
Literature 13 257 1206
Fashion Design 24 311 1208
Art History 12 232 1590

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sogang University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 16 170 547
Ophthalmology 38 300 957
Sports Medicine 40 300 1216
Radiation Therapy 45 547 1344
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 42 510 1490
Orthodontics 39 466 1505
Physical Therapy 50 486 1599
Pathology 48 641 1763
Medicine 47 622 1782
Anatomy and Physiology 52 637 1795
Dentistry 45 686 1934
Surgery 54 793 2204
Public Health 44 754 2241
Cardiology 52 855 2267
Nursing 61 830 2596