Sunchon National University: Rankings

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Sunchon National University ranked 104th in South Korea, 5106th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 51 research topics. Sunchon National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,704 academic publications and 148,984 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#5106 of 14,131 In the World
#1805 of 5,830 In Asia
#104 of 193 In South Korea
#287 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#769 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#825 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#7214 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 48 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Sunchon National University ranked 48th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1655th in the World with 6,012 publications made and 132,735 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#48 of 141 In South Korea
#700 of 2,785 In Asia
#1655 of 6,561 In the World

Sunchon National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 7 4
1994 11 5
1995 8 5
1996 11 13
1997 22 24
1998 31 31
1999 25 62
2000 41 96
2001 47 103
2002 102 210
2003 91 375
2004 100 591
2005 97 865
2006 144 995
2007 146 1142
2008 148 1504
2009 195 1871
2010 203 2312
2011 240 2848
2012 285 3267
2013 291 3770
2014 309 4526
2015 306 5022
2016 313 5636
2017 321 6394
2018 315 6929
2019 299 8322
2020 311 10017
2021 374 11558
2022 332 12627
2023 405 12803
2024 305 12943
2025 200 11472

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 26 328 870
Chemical Engineering 48 621 1320
Physical chemistry 46 592 1324
Inorganic Chemistry 43 622 1384
Nanotechnology 53 706 1478
Radiochemistry 42 774 1487
Biochemistry 44 627 1514
Organic Chemistry 47 670 1550
Environmental Chemistry 44 701 1628
Materials Science 52 772 1734
Petrology and Geochemistry 53 835 2157
Pharmacy 54 978 2163
Computational Chemistry 54 1021 2225

Biology rankings

Sunchon National University ranked 42nd for Biology in South Korea and 1745th in the World with 5,979 publications made and 127,497 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#42 of 144 In South Korea
#696 of 2,838 In Asia
#1745 of 6,841 In the World

Sunchon National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 5 4
1994 6 3
1995 6 3
1996 7 6
1997 22 21
1998 23 27
1999 16 69
2000 30 90
2001 37 98
2002 72 182
2003 66 299
2004 89 540
2005 86 777
2006 121 924
2007 143 1025
2008 132 1446
2009 178 1859
2010 220 2234
2011 258 2714
2012 296 3132
2013 299 3708
2014 328 4440
2015 299 4814
2016 320 5475
2017 323 6177
2018 328 6793
2019 286 8188
2020 310 9920
2021 373 11272
2022 347 12402
2023 428 12678
2024 323 12455
2025 232 11153

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animal Science 16 216 769
Horticulture 17 292 825
Nutrition and Food Science 26 328 870
Agricultural Science 21 366 1007
Botany 28 399 1157
Zoology 28 350 1234
Microbiology 36 476 1262
Biophysics 39 480 1345
Biotechnology 42 571 1433
Nanotechnology 53 706 1478
Pharmacology 47 636 1491
Biochemistry 44 627 1514
Forestry 23 487 1522
Genetics 45 628 1592
Molecular Biology 53 654 1642
Oncology and Cancer research 53 724 1720
Paleontology 42 647 1737
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 734 1809
Immunology 53 774 1910
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 729 2008
Neuroscience 56 851 2337
Evolutionary Biology 58 1038 2622
Virology 60 1231 3007

Engineering rankings

Sunchon National University ranked 57th for Engineering in South Korea and 2010th in the World with 4,362 publications made and 90,461 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#57 of 144 In South Korea
#871 of 2,841 In Asia
#2010 of 6,795 In the World

Sunchon National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 5 3
1994 9 1
1995 5 4
1996 10 13
1997 18 21
1998 27 30
1999 23 43
2000 39 79
2001 33 68
2002 89 157
2003 91 302
2004 76 418
2005 88 643
2006 128 817
2007 131 905
2008 139 1204
2009 153 1482
2010 185 1754
2011 218 2223
2012 229 2443
2013 223 2805
2014 210 3343
2015 224 3585
2016 193 4034
2017 221 4487
2018 209 4901
2019 174 5847
2020 204 6782
2021 236 8066
2022 214 8844
2023 250 8919
2024 202 9400
2025 118 8222

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 3 101 287
Applied/Engineering Physics 41 539 1309
Chemical Engineering 48 621 1320
Biotechnology 42 571 1433
Nanotechnology 53 706 1478
Computer Engineering 53 663 1537
Automation and Control engineering 48 694 1557
Environmental Engineering 44 670 1571
Metallurgical Engineering 50 724 1618
Materials Science 52 772 1734
Biomedical Engineering 60 771 1785
Electrical Engineering 59 815 1824
Electronic Engineering 61 861 1893
Renewable Energy Engineering 51 841 1897
Optical Engineering 55 848 1948
Telecommunications 67 865 1955
Automotive Engineering 63 878 1976
Structural Engineering 68 921 2135
Human-Computer Interaction 68 828 2180
Computer Networking 72 966 2198
Geotechnical Engineering 62 960 2215
Aerospace Engineering 66 1021 2391
Mechanical Engineering 70 1054 2482
Acoustical Engineering 67 1075 2509
Civil Engineering 71 1103 2575
Systems Engineering 80 1385 3281

Environmental Science rankings

Sunchon National University ranked 43rd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1970th in the World with 4,191 publications made and 80,096 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#43 of 142 In South Korea
#751 of 2,841 In Asia
#1970 of 6,888 In the World

Sunchon National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 5 2
1994 4 2
1995 4 3
1996 5 8
1997 12 21
1998 19 20
1999 9 45
2000 27 57
2001 24 61
2002 62 109
2003 56 177
2004 76 300
2005 64 427
2006 84 561
2007 108 617
2008 105 946
2009 143 1205
2010 175 1408
2011 214 1783
2012 238 2033
2013 224 2435
2014 228 2832
2015 222 3098
2016 228 3446
2017 213 4041
2018 210 4415
2019 182 5293
2020 214 6445
2021 236 7486
2022 229 8102
2023 278 8293
2024 177 7936
2025 131 7002

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 21 366 1007
Forestry 23 487 1522
Environmental Engineering 44 670 1571
Environmental Management 38 632 1586
Environmental Chemistry 44 701 1628
Paleontology 42 647 1737
Oceanography 48 665 1751
Ecology 37 679 1815
Geology 49 739 1927
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 729 2008
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 57 887 2077
Earth science and Geophysics 56 862 2109
Petrology and Geochemistry 53 835 2157
Geotechnical Engineering 62 960 2215
Geography and Cartography 59 1102 2824

Physics rankings

Sunchon National University ranked 55th for Physics in South Korea and 2049th in the World with 3,817 publications made and 80,412 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#55 of 142 In South Korea
#870 of 2,822 In Asia
#2049 of 6,729 In the World

Sunchon National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 6 4
1994 9 3
1995 7 5
1996 11 12
1997 16 24
1998 25 31
1999 22 39
2000 38 87
2001 35 77
2002 89 169
2003 85 320
2004 72 391
2005 82 597
2006 111 766
2007 102 847
2008 116 1117
2009 129 1350
2010 144 1579
2011 173 1978
2012 203 2149
2013 190 2483
2014 170 2881
2015 198 3193
2016 172 3523
2017 194 3837
2018 176 4121
2019 160 5024
2020 186 5766
2021 206 6759
2022 182 7408
2023 235 7712
2024 174 8030
2025 107 7122

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 41 539 1309
Biophysics 39 480 1345
Nanotechnology 53 706 1478
Nuclear Physics 43 607 1535
Materials Science 52 772 1734
Condensed Matter Physics 63 856 1852
Atomic and Molecular physics 51 752 1888
Optical Engineering 55 848 1948
Quantum and Particle physics 55 883 2057
Acoustical Engineering 67 1075 2509
Astrophysics and Astronomy 66 1207 2956

Medicine rankings

Sunchon National University ranked 61st for Medicine in South Korea and 2495th in the World with 2,519 publications made and 48,629 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Oncology and Cancer research, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#61 of 144 In South Korea
#985 of 2,817 In Asia
#2495 of 6,793 In the World

Sunchon National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 2
1997 4 5
1998 8 7
1999 7 14
2000 7 22
2001 12 31
2002 25 47
2003 19 87
2004 25 180
2005 23 300
2006 42 328
2007 52 360
2008 59 470
2009 59 651
2010 73 814
2011 70 925
2012 96 1185
2013 114 1430
2014 139 1777
2015 132 1990
2016 135 2182
2017 140 2609
2018 141 2736
2019 140 3360
2020 151 4308
2021 185 4818
2022 165 5552
2023 211 5567
2024 162 5162
2025 142 4732

The following table provides academic rankings for Sunchon National University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urology 42 558 1446
Pharmacology 47 636 1491
Veterinary 33 707 1697
Oncology and Cancer research 53 724 1720
Biomedical Engineering 60 771 1785
Dermatology 51 771 1888
Immunology 53 774 1910
Anatomy and Physiology 54 730 1940
Physical Therapy 66 660 1966
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 54 872 2083
Pharmacy 54 978 2163
Pathology 59 939 2336
Dentistry 56 930 2363
Nursing 71 974 2830
Cardiology 68 1152 2842
Public Health 63 1120 2970
Virology 60 1231 3007
Psychiatry 80 1268 3260
Surgery 85 1281 3265
Clinical Psychology 90 1239 3284
Health Science 78 1349 3771
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 105 1723 3983

Computer Science rankings

Sunchon National University ranked 67th for Computer Science in South Korea and 2749th in the World with 2,044 publications made and 33,976 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#67 of 145 In South Korea
#1182 of 2,842 In Asia
#2749 of 6,855 In the World

Sunchon National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 1
1994 4 2
1995 2 2
1996 4 6
1997 5 7
1998 3 4
1999 6 8
2000 5 20
2001 7 10
2002 31 28
2003 29 64
2004 40 145
2005 26 215
2006 41 261
2007 57 269
2008 69 336
2009 66 477
2010 105 563
2011 113 769
2012 115 852
2013 108 988
2014 115 1189
2015 106 1284
2016 95 1440
2017 60 1583
2018 70 1756
2019 68 2221
2020 108 2720
2021 106 3194
2022 127 3717
2023 148 4035
2024 122 4144
2025 96 3739

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 53 663 1537
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 734 1809
Telecommunications 67 865 1955
Computer Graphics 71 885 2073
Computer Vision 64 980 2172
Human-Computer Interaction 68 828 2180
Computer Networking 72 966 2198
Blockchain and Cryptography 77 1079 2284
Computational Linguistics 59 1049 2336
Neuroscience 56 851 2337
Cyber Security 71 1053 2446
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 72 1173 2615
Machine Learning 76 1392 2962
Cognitive Science 91 1705 3831

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sunchon National University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Demography 56 1088 2913
Aesthetics 57 1076 2963
Fashion Design 65 1154 2976
Archaeology 59 1182 3007
Statistics 71 1339 3095
Marketing 79 1254 3147
Management 74 1301 3156
Art & Design 67 1185 3165
History 60 1222 3220
Literature 61 1160 3236
Mathematics 81 1462 3356
Business 79 1411 3497
Math Teachers 64 1310 3515
Child Psychology 88 1369 3592
Psychology 85 1475 3612
Education Majors 70 1323 3635
Linguistics 84 1557 3678
Anthropology 68 1328 3726
Social Psychology 96 1516 3850
Finance 82 1612 3935
Sociology 72 1451 3960
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 74 1505 4041
Economics 79 1622 4067
Philosophy 83 1557 4156
Development Studies 87 1672 4188
Law 90 1677 4314
Political Science 88 1669 4509