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Sun Moon University ranked 64th in South Korea, 3645th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 25 research topics. Sun Moon University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,468 academic publications and 54,403 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3645 of 14,131 In the World
#1231 of 5,830 In Asia
#64 of 193 In South Korea
#3 of 3 In Asan
#1398 of 3,183 For Condensed Matter Physics
#1548 of 2,154 For Computer Engineering
#1799 of 4,181 For Nanotechnology
#3858 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5821 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 22 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 74th for Engineering in South Korea and 2569th in the World with 3,023 publications made and 36,837 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#74 of 144 In South Korea
#1151 of 2,835 In Asia
#2569 of 6,782 In the World

Sun Moon University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 6 2
1995 13 3
1996 18 12
1997 29 26
1998 46 38
1999 74 101
2000 65 130
2001 59 167
2002 56 262
2003 77 286
2004 89 329
2005 90 350
2006 109 418
2007 99 494
2008 64 483
2009 111 555
2010 110 679
2011 161 840
2012 135 890
2013 143 1180
2014 142 1405
2015 161 1646
2016 176 1866
2017 133 2022
2018 136 2512
2019 109 2611
2020 135 3075
2021 126 3528
2022 137 3719
2023 122 3764
2024 90 3873

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 55 665 1548
Nanotechnology 61 877 1799
Structural Engineering 58 769 1832
Metallurgical Engineering 60 881 1941
Chemical Engineering 67 994 2009
Optical Engineering 61 897 2044
Mechanical Engineering 62 856 2107
Materials Science 65 984 2140
Electrical Engineering 72 1007 2200
Acoustical Engineering 64 958 2269
Telecommunications 76 1081 2379
Electronic Engineering 75 1121 2413
Computer Networking 79 1096 2463
Human-Computer Interaction 80 1002 2529
Civil Engineering 73 1110 2608
Biotechnology 78 1197 2619
Geotechnical Engineering 79 1267 2843
Aerospace Engineering 80 1313 3000
Systems Engineering 84 1448 3399

Chemistry rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 69th for Chemistry in South Korea and 2392nd in the World with 2,933 publications made and 43,622 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#69 of 141 In South Korea
#1091 of 2,781 In Asia
#2392 of 6,545 In the World

Sun Moon University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 4 2
1995 12 3
1996 18 13
1997 28 25
1998 40 39
1999 74 100
2000 64 132
2001 53 178
2002 51 261
2003 67 288
2004 90 352
2005 95 408
2006 99 459
2007 102 574
2008 78 588
2009 109 692
2010 106 779
2011 152 923
2012 109 987
2013 133 1256
2014 149 1559
2015 139 1829
2016 154 2088
2017 125 2253
2018 136 2810
2019 109 3016
2020 124 3431
2021 135 3984
2022 136 4320
2023 133 4425
2024 104 4610

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 61 877 1799
Radiochemistry 60 1049 2006
Chemical Engineering 67 994 2009
Materials Science 65 984 2140
Physical chemistry 74 1048 2203
Organic Chemistry 71 1039 2248
Environmental Chemistry 66 1051 2283
Biochemistry 72 1058 2338
Nutrition and Food Science 74 1093 2375
Inorganic Chemistry 80 1279 2634

Biology rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 76th for Biology in South Korea and 2808th in the World with 2,629 publications made and 38,176 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#76 of 144 In South Korea
#1235 of 2,834 In Asia
#2808 of 6,833 In the World

Sun Moon University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 4 2
1995 10 1
1996 16 12
1997 15 20
1998 26 33
1999 50 67
2000 44 96
2001 36 127
2002 31 169
2003 55 212
2004 64 263
2005 70 327
2006 64 351
2007 77 452
2008 65 505
2009 89 549
2010 95 664
2011 125 775
2012 100 808
2013 124 1098
2014 136 1312
2015 143 1551
2016 136 1697
2017 118 1825
2018 131 2293
2019 123 2494
2020 127 2918
2021 146 3486
2022 145 3805
2023 145 3943
2024 114 3971

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 61 877 1799
Microbiology 48 785 1859
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 49 816 1976
Molecular Biology 74 873 2096
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 813 2194
Oncology and Cancer research 74 1007 2313
Biochemistry 72 1058 2338
Genetics 71 1015 2358
Nutrition and Food Science 74 1093 2375
Paleontology 61 1012 2474
Pharmacology 75 1151 2515
Biotechnology 78 1197 2619
Horticulture 72 1296 2867
Immunology 87 1246 2971
Botany 79 1356 3115
Virology 68 1345 3254
Zoology 78 1311 3332
Neuroscience 91 1312 3343
Agricultural Science 78 1512 3429

Physics rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 72nd for Physics in South Korea and 2565th in the World with 2,609 publications made and 33,903 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#72 of 142 In South Korea
#1130 of 2,817 In Asia
#2565 of 6,713 In the World

Sun Moon University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 8 4
1995 14 4
1996 20 14
1997 30 26
1998 44 47
1999 78 123
2000 61 138
2001 56 171
2002 53 249
2003 67 273
2004 82 330
2005 88 337
2006 97 392
2007 98 486
2008 58 472
2009 93 536
2010 92 645
2011 138 773
2012 100 816
2013 114 1038
2014 133 1294
2015 136 1487
2016 140 1723
2017 105 1863
2018 112 2250
2019 85 2365
2020 106 2785
2021 106 3185
2022 106 3303
2023 101 3346
2024 85 3432

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 44 593 1398
Nanotechnology 61 877 1799
Atomic and Molecular physics 52 751 1894
Optical Engineering 61 897 2044
Materials Science 65 984 2140
Nuclear Physics 63 925 2142
Acoustical Engineering 64 958 2269
Quantum and Particle physics 73 1089 2465
Astrophysics and Astronomy 64 1126 2797

Environmental Science rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 74th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 3230th in the World with 2,006 publications made and 26,943 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#74 of 142 In South Korea
#1353 of 2,838 In Asia
#3230 of 6,876 In the World

Sun Moon University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1994 4 1
1995 12 1
1996 13 8
1997 17 15
1998 20 23
1999 34 50
2000 38 59
2001 22 79
2002 33 136
2003 51 159
2004 50 202
2005 62 259
2006 65 298
2007 56 318
2008 55 393
2009 72 412
2010 77 458
2011 114 552
2012 86 572
2013 99 790
2014 117 945
2015 99 1099
2016 109 1104
2017 86 1254
2018 84 1568
2019 82 1714
2020 77 1943
2021 82 2426
2022 111 2657
2023 105 2817
2024 73 2629

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 58 889 2188
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 813 2194
Environmental Chemistry 66 1051 2283
Paleontology 61 1012 2474
Geology 66 1129 2711
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 71 1250 2827
Geotechnical Engineering 79 1267 2843
Oceanography 74 1222 2913
Agricultural Science 78 1512 3429
Environmental Management 78 1519 3494
Ecology 88 1680 3902
Geography and Cartography 84 1651 4068

Computer Science rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 77th for Computer Science in South Korea and 3072nd in the World with 1,743 publications made and 17,145 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#77 of 145 In South Korea
#1326 of 2,840 In Asia
#3072 of 6,845 In the World

Sun Moon University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1994 4 1
1995 7 1
1996 8 5
1997 12 6
1998 25 14
1999 27 62
2000 19 53
2001 22 66
2002 21 85
2003 25 117
2004 36 135
2005 45 138
2006 39 183
2007 38 222
2008 38 256
2009 66 301
2010 59 388
2011 81 407
2012 86 470
2013 82 635
2014 83 707
2015 103 802
2016 124 879
2017 72 886
2018 68 1198
2019 86 1261
2020 69 1474
2021 97 1761
2022 111 1800
2023 102 1882
2024 87 1824

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 55 665 1548
Computer Graphics 63 760 1882
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 49 816 1976
Multimedia 61 804 2114
Blockchain and Cryptography 73 1010 2178
Computer Vision 70 1056 2331
Telecommunications 76 1081 2379
Computer Networking 79 1096 2463
Human-Computer Interaction 80 1002 2529
Software Engineering 62 1033 2598
Cyber Security 75 1148 2659
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 78 1351 2996
Neuroscience 91 1312 3343
Machine Learning 91 1660 3597
Cognitive Science 86 1628 3675

Medicine rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 84th for Medicine in South Korea and 3310th in the World with 1,413 publications made and 15,082 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#84 of 144 In South Korea
#1336 of 2,809 In Asia
#3310 of 6,775 In the World

Sun Moon University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 3 1
1995 2 3
1996 5 0
1997 6 2
1998 8 7
1999 8 10
2000 10 31
2001 9 41
2002 8 50
2003 19 63
2004 25 95
2005 24 60
2006 22 90
2007 23 110
2008 16 125
2009 25 124
2010 36 187
2011 54 201
2012 46 217
2013 62 334
2014 82 477
2015 93 528
2016 113 631
2017 63 651
2018 73 946
2019 68 1016
2020 86 1316
2021 103 1594
2022 104 1835
2023 115 2057
2024 99 2110

The following table provides academic rankings for Sun Moon University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sports Medicine 52 422 1513
Physical Therapy 57 593 1830
Orthodontics 51 798 2134
Gerontology 75 632 2188
Dentistry 53 866 2260
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 740 2278
Oncology and Cancer research 74 1007 2313
Family medicine 51 808 2460
Pharmacology 75 1151 2515
Surgery 67 1020 2702
Anatomy and Physiology 82 1088 2739
Healthcare Management (MHA) 67 965 2758
Anesthesiology 70 1127 2789
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 69 1117 2802
Clinical Psychology 78 979 2813
Cardiology 69 1188 2894
Immunology 87 1246 2971
Nursing 83 1129 3206
Pathology 85 1347 3212
Virology 68 1345 3254
Psychiatry 96 1526 3826
Health Science 79 1435 3917
Public Health 96 1799 4393

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 93rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 4629th in the World with 1,109 publications made and 9,339 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#93 of 144 In South Korea
#1762 of 2,864 In Asia
#4629 of 7,081 In the World

Sun Moon University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 2 1
1995 5 1
1996 8 0
1997 10 4
1998 10 9
1999 8 15
2000 8 22
2001 8 19
2002 7 60
2003 9 62
2004 10 76
2005 25 64
2006 19 84
2007 31 100
2008 17 135
2009 27 144
2010 36 171
2011 56 203
2012 60 227
2013 54 319
2014 67 422
2015 69 460
2016 79 518
2017 55 525
2018 38 624
2019 58 738
2020 49 911
2021 65 1088
2022 69 1264
2023 86 1424
2024 62 1384

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 86 1567 3717
Anthropology 84 1599 4260
Archaeology 92 1776 4334
Law 91 1679 4339
Philosophy 91 1680 4441
Education Majors 100 1748 4548
History 93 1815 4564
Political Science 91 1699 4596
Demography 99 1959 4722
Sociology 101 1907 4931

Mathematics rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 89th for Mathematics in South Korea and 3672nd in the World with 753 publications made and 5,865 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#89 of 141 In South Korea
#1591 of 2,718 In Asia
#3672 of 6,418 In the World

Sun Moon University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1994 3 0
1995 5 0
1996 2 3
1997 2 2
1998 11 4
1999 8 12
2000 4 11
2001 7 16
2002 10 19
2003 13 28
2004 15 51
2005 22 54
2006 13 75
2007 11 79
2008 15 90
2009 27 104
2010 29 133
2011 46 135
2012 36 163
2013 36 224
2014 41 231
2015 45 260
2016 61 296
2017 32 279
2018 34 350
2019 30 384
2020 28 514
2021 52 604
2022 39 632
2023 41 715
2024 35 514

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 73 1010 2178
Statistics 85 1503 3427

Psychology rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 103rd for Psychology in South Korea and 4190th in the World with 652 publications made and 5,111 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#103 of 143 In South Korea
#1714 of 2,755 In Asia
#4190 of 6,645 In the World

Sun Moon University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 8 18
2000 5 18
2001 4 24
2002 3 31
2003 1 23
2004 5 19
2005 6 17
2006 3 36
2007 4 33
2008 8 30
2009 9 44
2010 14 48
2011 22 85
2012 25 94
2013 28 111
2014 34 158
2015 46 168
2016 50 216
2017 30 196
2018 27 261
2019 37 319
2020 41 473
2021 58 620
2022 66 686
2023 61 766
2024 55 789

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 78 979 2813
Neuroscience 91 1312 3343
Cognitive Science 86 1628 3675
Child Psychology 95 1467 3787
Psychiatry 96 1526 3826
Social Psychology 103 1661 4191
Education Majors 100 1748 4548

Business rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 90th for Business in South Korea and 3963rd in the World with 505 publications made and 4,330 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance.

Business ranking Location
#90 of 137 In South Korea
#1602 of 2,646 In Asia
#3963 of 6,339 In the World

Sun Moon University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 1 0
1995 2 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 2
1998 6 2
1999 3 7
2000 5 10
2001 5 18
2002 5 21
2003 6 17
2004 6 30
2005 13 36
2006 11 34
2007 8 45
2008 10 78
2009 15 85
2010 20 97
2011 28 102
2012 26 114
2013 23 169
2014 24 145
2015 40 173
2016 44 200
2017 25 204
2018 13 265
2019 26 299
2020 19 341
2021 29 443
2022 35 481
2023 37 590
2024 18 441

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marketing 88 1391 3467
Management 86 1479 3575
Finance 86 1676 4093

Art & Design rankings

Sun Moon University ranked 82nd for Art & Design in South Korea and 3729th in the World with 270 publications made and 2,944 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, 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
#82 of 125 In South Korea
#1432 of 2,428 In Asia
#3729 of 5,966 In the World

Sun Moon University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1997 1 1
1998 0 0
1999 4 3
2000 3 3
2001 3 6
2002 0 8
2003 8 15
2004 13 21
2005 8 16
2006 6 26
2007 7 23
2008 10 32
2009 15 51
2010 7 69
2011 16 77
2012 9 71
2013 12 115
2014 8 111
2015 16 106
2016 24 123
2017 6 154
2018 15 161
2019 18 159
2020 11 167
2021 9 203
2022 13 243
2023 12 261
2024 14 299

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 63 760 1882
Multimedia 61 804 2114
Fashion Design 77 1364 3454

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sun Moon University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Development Studies 81 1597 4073
Economics 90 1771 4389