Soongsil University: Rankings
Soongsil University ranked 26th in South Korea and 1588th in the World 2021 overall rankings, plus got TOP 50% in 26 academic topics. EduRank's ranking for Soongsil University is based on 3 factors: research performance (a proprietary algorithm evaluated 7,899 publications and 108,560 citations), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni .
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #1588 of 14,160 | In the World |
| #447 of 5,829 | In Asia |
| #26 of 193 | In South Korea |
| #13 of 39 | In Seoul |
| #249 of 1,405 | For Computer Networking |
| #303 of 1,163 | For Electrical Engineering |
| #326 of 1,018 | For Web Design and Development |
| #1398 of 8,209 | For Alumni Impact |
| #2828 of 14,160 | For Non-academic Prominence |
| Top50% | For 23 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Engineering
Soongsil University ranked 33rd for Engineering in South Korea and 891st in the World with 3,579 publications made and 49,537 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Computer Networking, Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #33 of 119 | In South Korea |
| #324 of 2,141 | In Asia |
| #891 of 4,716 | In the World |
Soongsil University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 8 |
| 1997 | 19 | 2 |
| 1998 | 19 | 10 |
| 1999 | 41 | 14 |
| 2000 | 28 | 40 |
| 2001 | 26 | 33 |
| 2002 | 27 | 39 |
| 2003 | 45 | 37 |
| 2004 | 70 | 67 |
| 2005 | 77 | 206 |
| 2006 | 130 | 92 |
| 2007 | 132 | 217 |
| 2008 | 143 | 205 |
| 2009 | 160 | 280 |
| 2010 | 190 | 414 |
| 2011 | 204 | 330 |
| 2012 | 237 | 427 |
| 2013 | 274 | 643 |
| 2014 | 238 | 370 |
| 2015 | 274 | 539 |
| 2016 | 254 | 630 |
| 2017 | 229 | 552 |
| 2018 | 192 | 545 |
| 2019 | 216 | 429 |
| 2020 | 212 | 400 |
| Speciality | South Korea rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Networking | 12 | 81 | 249 |
| Electrical Engineering | 11 | 104 | 303 |
| Telecommunications | 11 | 101 | 349 |
| Computer Engineering | 13 | 109 | 350 |
| Electronic Engineering | 16 | 136 | 422 |
| Reliability and Quality Engineering | 7 | 122 | 438 |
| Firefighting and Fire Science | 15 | 143 | 461 |
| Automotive Engineering | 14 | 173 | 465 |
| Acoustical Engineering | 24 | 194 | 610 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 24 | 248 | 644 |
| Product and Industrial Design | 12 | 173 | 691 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | 11 | 123 | 692 |
| Robotics | 28 | 275 | 762 |
| Architecture | 13 | 185 | 798 |
| Chemical Engineering | 40 | 412 | 883 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | 21 | 299 | 965 |
| Nanotechnology | 40 | 390 | 976 |
| Automation and Control engineering | 35 | 407 | 979 |
| Materials Science | 38 | 425 | 1024 |
| Optical Engineering | 33 | 349 | 1059 |
| Structural Engineering | 45 | 461 | 1103 |
Computer Science
Soongsil University ranked 15th for Computer Science in South Korea and 781st in the World with 2,369 publications made and 18,015 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Networking, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Blockchain and Cryptography, Cyber Security.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #15 of 118 | In South Korea |
| #185 of 1,973 | In Asia |
| #781 of 4,494 | In the World |
Soongsil University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 |
| 1997 | 14 | 7 |
| 1998 | 18 | 7 |
| 1999 | 23 | 14 |
| 2000 | 17 | 15 |
| 2001 | 16 | 32 |
| 2002 | 21 | 7 |
| 2003 | 32 | 10 |
| 2004 | 72 | 78 |
| 2005 | 98 | 63 |
| 2006 | 140 | 36 |
| 2007 | 139 | 191 |
| 2008 | 109 | 41 |
| 2009 | 117 | 103 |
| 2010 | 112 | 112 |
| 2011 | 122 | 68 |
| 2012 | 144 | 140 |
| 2013 | 165 | 113 |
| 2014 | 138 | 95 |
| 2015 | 189 | 147 |
| 2016 | 189 | 254 |
| 2017 | 121 | 209 |
| 2018 | 105 | 165 |
| 2019 | 109 | 187 |
| 2020 | 88 | 128 |
| Speciality | South Korea rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Networking | 12 | 81 | 249 |
| Web Design and Development | 7 | 77 | 326 |
| Cyber Security | 8 | 93 | 337 |
| Telecommunications | 11 | 101 | 349 |
| Computer Engineering | 13 | 109 | 350 |
| Computer Graphics | 19 | 118 | 424 |
| Software Engineering | 4 | 47 | 449 |
| Blockchain and Cryptography | 13 | 153 | 494 |
| Computer Vision | 20 | 186 | 573 |
| UX/UI Desgin | 9 | 101 | 591 |
| Game Design and Development | 13 | 123 | 625 |
| Multimedia | 12 | 127 | 653 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | 11 | 123 | 692 |
| Animation | 20 | 210 | 721 |
| Robotics | 28 | 275 | 762 |
| Information Technology | 10 | 186 | 796 |
| Computational Linguistics | 15 | 247 | 833 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 22 | 270 | 858 |
| Database Administration | 21 | 272 | 911 |
| Data Science | 22 | 264 | 1027 |
| Machine Learning | 24 | 396 | 1148 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational biology | 35 | 436 | 1211 |
Physics
Soongsil University ranked 37th for Physics in South Korea and 1127th in the World with 2,051 publications made and 35,073 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #37 of 111 | In South Korea |
| #420 of 1,914 | In Asia |
| #1127 of 4,160 | In the World |
Soongsil University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 5 |
| 1996 | 5 | 4 |
| 1997 | 15 | 3 |
| 1998 | 13 | 6 |
| 1999 | 25 | 19 |
| 2000 | 14 | 17 |
| 2001 | 19 | 10 |
| 2002 | 13 | 34 |
| 2003 | 27 | 35 |
| 2004 | 31 | 36 |
| 2005 | 27 | 14 |
| 2006 | 45 | 54 |
| 2007 | 59 | 70 |
| 2008 | 62 | 156 |
| 2009 | 74 | 173 |
| 2010 | 103 | 293 |
| 2011 | 82 | 195 |
| 2012 | 120 | 338 |
| 2013 | 169 | 525 |
| 2014 | 134 | 365 |
| 2015 | 161 | 554 |
| 2016 | 157 | 512 |
| 2017 | 139 | 552 |
| 2018 | 145 | 358 |
| 2019 | 149 | 491 |
| 2020 | 162 | 398 |
| Speciality | South Korea rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Physics | 16 | 152 | 581 |
| Acoustical Engineering | 24 | 194 | 610 |
| Nanotechnology | 40 | 390 | 976 |
| Materials Science | 38 | 425 | 1024 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 30 | 383 | 1045 |
| Optical Engineering | 33 | 349 | 1059 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | 28 | 364 | 1091 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | 29 | 464 | 1296 |
Chemistry
Soongsil University ranked 42nd for Chemistry in South Korea and 1361st in the World with 1,809 publications made and 37,998 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #42 of 113 | In South Korea |
| #561 of 2,045 | In Asia |
| #1361 of 4,409 | In the World |
Soongsil University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5 | 4 |
| 1997 | 9 | 2 |
| 1998 | 9 | 10 |
| 1999 | 21 | 12 |
| 2000 | 12 | 6 |
| 2001 | 19 | 14 |
| 2002 | 14 | 42 |
| 2003 | 21 | 43 |
| 2004 | 21 | 32 |
| 2005 | 26 | 199 |
| 2006 | 44 | 105 |
| 2007 | 58 | 128 |
| 2008 | 69 | 190 |
| 2009 | 68 | 173 |
| 2010 | 100 | 342 |
| 2011 | 86 | 253 |
| 2012 | 98 | 369 |
| 2013 | 130 | 429 |
| 2014 | 108 | 268 |
| 2015 | 150 | 429 |
| 2016 | 130 | 424 |
| 2017 | 127 | 471 |
| 2018 | 120 | 390 |
| 2019 | 122 | 326 |
| 2020 | 141 | 339 |
| Speciality | South Korea rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 40 | 412 | 883 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | 21 | 299 | 965 |
| Nanotechnology | 40 | 390 | 976 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 35 | 422 | 1020 |
| Materials Science | 38 | 425 | 1024 |
| Organic Chemistry | 41 | 625 | 1475 |
| Biochemistry | 73 | 777 | 1837 |
Mathematics
Soongsil University ranked 16th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1037th in the World with 427 publications made and 5,028 citations received. Main research topic: Blockchain and Cryptography.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #16 of 86 | In South Korea |
| #280 of 1,482 | In Asia |
| #1037 of 3,475 | In the World |
Soongsil University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 3 |
| 1999 | 7 | 18 |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 57 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 11 | 2 |
| 2005 | 11 | 31 |
| 2006 | 23 | 5 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1 |
| 2008 | 24 | 13 |
| 2009 | 20 | 56 |
| 2010 | 26 | 30 |
| 2011 | 19 | 7 |
| 2012 | 21 | 22 |
| 2013 | 25 | 20 |
| 2014 | 26 | 35 |
| 2015 | 32 | 21 |
| 2016 | 32 | 40 |
| 2017 | 22 | 30 |
| 2018 | 31 | 45 |
| 2019 | 22 | 28 |
| 2020 | 18 | 10 |
| Speciality | South Korea rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blockchain and Cryptography | 13 | 153 | 494 |
Art & Design
Soongsil University ranked 14th for Art & Design in South Korea and 968th in the World with 293 publications made and 1,859 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, Computer Graphics, UX/UI Desgin, Game Design and Development, Architecture.
Please note that our approach to topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and therefore prefers institutions researching arts through computer science.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #14 of 65 | In South Korea |
| #185 of 977 | In Asia |
| #968 of 2,801 | In the World |
Soongsil University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 8 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 13 | 14 |
| 2005 | 15 | 12 |
| 2006 | 23 | 7 |
| 2007 | 27 | 10 |
| 2008 | 12 | 2 |
| 2009 | 17 | 8 |
| 2010 | 24 | 45 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 |
| 2012 | 19 | 3 |
| 2013 | 14 | 2 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6 |
| 2015 | 22 | 4 |
| 2016 | 25 | 24 |
| 2017 | 15 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 4 |
| Speciality | South Korea rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Graphics | 19 | 118 | 424 |
| Photography | 8 | 81 | 515 |
| UX/UI Desgin | 9 | 101 | 591 |
| Game Design and Development | 13 | 123 | 625 |
| Singing and Vocal Performance | 4 | 104 | 648 |
| Multimedia | 12 | 127 | 653 |
| Animation | 20 | 210 | 721 |
| Interior Design | 16 | 287 | 788 |
| Architecture | 13 | 185 | 798 |
Other rankings
Non-core subjects for Soongsil University
| Speciality | South Korea | Asia | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management | 10 | 158 | 800 |
| Social Work | 6 | 65 | 805 |
| Intellectual Property and Patent Law | 18 | 224 | 877 |
| Genetics | 40 | 417 | 1204 |
| Business | 23 | 407 | 1570 |
| Economics | 23 | 459 | 1641 |
| Oncology and Cancer research | 59 | 678 | 1642 |
| Biology | 65 | 884 | 2134 |
| Demography | 46 | 753 | 2305 |
| Psychology | 51 | 659 | 2420 |
| Medicine | 65 | 932 | 2581 |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | 41 | 763 | 2636 |
| Environmental Science | 68 | 1157 | 3027 |