Catholic University of Korea: Rankings

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The Catholic University of Korea ranked 26th in South Korea, 1622nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. The Catholic University of Korea ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 48,648 academic publications and 818,027 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1622 of 14,131 In the World
#466 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 193 In South Korea
#13 of 39 In Seoul
#78 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#91 of 1,762 For Ophthalmology
#96 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#2211 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4603 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 5th for Medicine in South Korea and 264th in the World with 44,448 publications made and 753,445 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 144 In South Korea
#41 of 2,809 In Asia
#264 of 6,775 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 30 25
1993 41 32
1994 60 68
1995 74 113
1996 89 179
1997 99 240
1998 154 348
1999 266 443
2000 307 872
2001 325 1121
2002 397 1507
2003 475 2209
2004 620 2909
2005 679 3944
2006 871 5152
2007 974 6320
2008 1125 7859
2009 1359 9663
2010 1602 12086
2011 1709 15140
2012 2007 18868
2013 2218 22839
2014 2282 27419
2015 2333 31367
2016 2288 34220
2017 2234 37726
2018 2402 41262
2019 2738 48104
2020 2928 64490
2021 2862 75497
2022 2812 77972
2023 3088 82313
2024 2703 80921

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of Korea in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 3 8 78
Ophthalmology 2 14 91
Neurosurgery 3 20 96
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 30 121
Dermatology 3 18 138
Plastic Surgery 6 18 140
Oncology and Cancer research 5 38 145
Radiation Therapy 5 31 146
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 30 146
Surgery 5 28 149
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 28 157
Optometry 2 24 163
Anatomy and Physiology 5 36 217
Anesthesiology 5 38 228
Pathology 5 38 230
Medical Physics 5 25 234
Urology 5 47 246
Immunology 4 48 251
Cardiology 5 57 280
Critical Care Nursing 5 35 284
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 31 286
Psychiatry 5 41 294
Orthodontics 5 70 295
Dentistry 5 72 298
Pediatrics 5 55 305
Audiology 5 38 307
Family medicine 4 43 316
Pharmacology 6 74 318
Biomedical Engineering 13 90 330
Epidemiology 6 66 348
Virology 6 72 354
Respiratory Therapy 6 62 356
Gerontology 5 35 384
Physical Therapy 6 51 388
Nursing 3 42 399
Clinical Psychology 4 32 404
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 74 408
Public Health 5 60 419
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 53 432
Health Science 5 68 467
Occupational Therapy 11 89 528
Sports Medicine 12 78 529
Forensic Science 4 204 759
Sports / Exercise science 10 128 797
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 122 829
Veterinary 28 557 1397
Toxicology 27 572 1448
Pharmacy 49 850 1951

Biology rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 10th for Biology in South Korea and 440th in the World with 37,969 publications made and 683,986 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 144 In South Korea
#105 of 2,834 In Asia
#440 of 6,833 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 19 28
1993 37 26
1994 49 74
1995 58 106
1996 77 154
1997 93 230
1998 123 335
1999 230 451
2000 287 909
2001 304 1158
2002 377 1547
2003 461 2266
2004 574 3086
2005 634 4076
2006 773 5290
2007 874 6398
2008 1005 7910
2009 1168 9530
2010 1394 11783
2011 1469 14613
2012 1741 18140
2013 1951 21896
2014 1930 26116
2015 2042 29647
2016 1936 31957
2017 1889 35287
2018 1979 38239
2019 2260 43991
2020 2450 58053
2021 2384 67884
2022 2333 69829
2023 2592 73745
2024 2223 71623

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 5 38 145
Immunology 4 48 251
Biotechnology 5 58 303
Pharmacology 6 74 318
Genetics 6 68 347
Virology 6 72 354
Molecular Biology 7 98 381
Neuroscience 5 57 383
Biochemistry 13 134 491
Microbiology 14 127 493
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 113 507
Biophysics 14 144 600
Astrobiology 12 137 612
Paleontology 21 220 797
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 122 829
Zoology 21 216 920
Botany 23 311 958
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 288 1024
Nanotechnology 50 575 1272
Evolutionary Biology 27 388 1325
Nutrition and Food Science 45 582 1408
Toxicology 27 572 1448
Horticulture 48 803 1886
Animal Science 51 809 2203
Agricultural Science 58 1180 2751

Chemistry rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 21st for Chemistry in South Korea and 683rd in the World with 21,741 publications made and 436,308 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#21 of 141 In South Korea
#217 of 2,781 In Asia
#683 of 6,545 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 11 23
1993 20 17
1994 34 53
1995 41 85
1996 52 101
1997 53 169
1998 92 260
1999 155 393
2000 195 723
2001 207 945
2002 269 1275
2003 348 1791
2004 405 2395
2005 439 3149
2006 513 4123
2007 588 4788
2008 592 5856
2009 693 6905
2010 814 8526
2011 904 10405
2012 1076 12499
2013 1131 15057
2014 1147 17663
2015 1159 19646
2016 1103 21272
2017 1054 23328
2018 1079 25092
2019 1201 28383
2020 1244 36053
2021 1258 42207
2022 1225 43302
2023 1353 45381
2024 1157 43009

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 13 134 491
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 305 900
Radiochemistry 32 535 1060
Organic Chemistry 32 427 1095
Nanotechnology 50 575 1272
Materials Science 43 552 1343
Nutrition and Food Science 45 582 1408
Chemical Engineering 53 699 1470
Computational Chemistry 37 671 1634
Physical chemistry 61 902 1942
Pharmacy 49 850 1951
Inorganic Chemistry 55 928 1972
Environmental Chemistry 61 995 2182
Petrology and Geochemistry 60 1043 2542

Psychology rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 7th for Psychology in South Korea and 411th in the World with 16,583 publications made and 271,963 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 143 In South Korea
#67 of 2,755 In Asia
#411 of 6,645 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 11 7
1993 13 14
1994 21 63
1995 25 53
1996 25 74
1997 25 92
1998 47 116
1999 98 112
2000 121 272
2001 127 408
2002 162 543
2003 182 776
2004 222 1000
2005 254 1301
2006 302 1628
2007 310 2098
2008 428 2675
2009 513 3304
2010 591 4051
2011 610 5129
2012 732 6640
2013 843 8013
2014 879 9743
2015 892 11225
2016 838 12161
2017 845 13395
2018 922 15290
2019 1049 17887
2020 1138 25064
2021 1073 29210
2022 1065 30131
2023 1163 31658
2024 942 29170

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 5 41 294
Neuroscience 5 57 383
Clinical Psychology 4 32 404
Occupational Therapy 11 89 528
Special Education 2 58 626
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 14 190 696
Child Psychology 8 98 705
Social Psychology 12 188 943
Cognitive Science 26 410 1231
Education Majors 26 590 2008

Computer Science rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 16th for Computer Science in South Korea and 837th in the World with 14,286 publications made and 240,402 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 145 In South Korea
#220 of 2,840 In Asia
#837 of 6,845 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 11 6
1993 8 9
1994 21 61
1995 23 41
1996 15 59
1997 16 70
1998 29 98
1999 67 111
2000 89 261
2001 96 383
2002 122 495
2003 134 646
2004 162 962
2005 205 1275
2006 258 1598
2007 277 1981
2008 338 2517
2009 406 3126
2010 455 3788
2011 461 4808
2012 601 6049
2013 692 7437
2014 721 9122
2015 716 10375
2016 743 11265
2017 737 12570
2018 753 14098
2019 902 16834
2020 1004 23841
2021 1028 28679
2022 1041 30307
2023 1106 32467
2024 950 30759

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 5 57 383
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 113 507
Machine Learning 20 309 925
Data Science 19 278 1085
Library and Information science 13 216 1162
Cognitive Science 26 410 1231
Computational Linguistics 32 487 1291
Computer Vision 38 543 1357
Computer Graphics 44 526 1463
Multimedia 37 487 1526
Human-Computer Interaction 49 538 1579
Computer Networking 51 655 1598
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 39 630 1612
Telecommunications 52 693 1628
Cyber Security 56 853 2075
Computer Engineering 75 992 2091
Blockchain and Cryptography 80 1108 2328
Management Information Systems 47 865 2499
Software Engineering 65 1057 2628

Engineering rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 29th for Engineering in South Korea and 1036th in the World with 13,566 publications made and 244,438 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 144 In South Korea
#360 of 2,835 In Asia
#1036 of 6,782 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 8 6
1993 13 7
1994 12 29
1995 19 26
1996 15 43
1997 21 63
1998 34 86
1999 82 121
2000 111 241
2001 98 341
2002 125 494
2003 138 656
2004 188 962
2005 226 1155
2006 256 1533
2007 308 1889
2008 360 2392
2009 406 2926
2010 507 3741
2011 549 4877
2012 691 6129
2013 717 7724
2014 746 9455
2015 749 10566
2016 676 12010
2017 634 13189
2018 690 14405
2019 782 16656
2020 858 21667
2021 925 25528
2022 879 26402
2023 879 27684
2024 768 26507

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 5 58 303
Biomedical Engineering 13 90 330
Optical Engineering 20 223 708
Petroleum Engineering 16 233 752
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 305 900
Aerospace Engineering 26 325 1047
Acoustical Engineering 30 367 1094
Mechanical Engineering 31 388 1134
Nanotechnology 50 575 1272
Electronic Engineering 45 552 1322
Materials Science 43 552 1343
Structural Engineering 42 530 1343
Metallurgical Engineering 41 593 1391
Civil Engineering 35 527 1426
Chemical Engineering 53 699 1470
Architectural Engineering 46 595 1497
Human-Computer Interaction 49 538 1579
Computer Networking 51 655 1598
Telecommunications 52 693 1628
Electrical Engineering 54 712 1667
Operations Research 42 820 1890
Geotechnical Engineering 53 858 2012
Computer Engineering 75 992 2091
Systems Engineering 51 844 2224
Environmental Engineering 64 1035 2299

Physics rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 29th for Physics in South Korea and 1085th in the World with 12,242 publications made and 214,539 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#29 of 142 In South Korea
#380 of 2,817 In Asia
#1085 of 6,713 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 7 3
1993 8 5
1994 11 20
1995 19 23
1996 21 36
1997 23 57
1998 44 79
1999 82 133
2000 119 244
2001 100 355
2002 126 495
2003 138 646
2004 176 904
2005 197 1082
2006 228 1413
2007 283 1657
2008 332 2018
2009 367 2542
2010 464 3181
2011 484 4104
2012 628 5170
2013 667 6706
2014 692 7995
2015 670 9188
2016 599 10519
2017 583 11624
2018 621 12349
2019 682 14513
2020 759 18869
2021 801 21939
2022 754 22777
2023 765 24360
2024 711 23742

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 5 25 234
Biophysics 14 144 600
Astrobiology 12 137 612
Optical Engineering 20 223 708
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 248 934
Nuclear Physics 25 344 1035
Acoustical Engineering 30 367 1094
Nanotechnology 50 575 1272
Materials Science 43 552 1343
Condensed Matter Physics 48 645 1484
Quantum and Particle physics 47 675 1661
Atomic and Molecular physics 43 657 1714

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1254th in the World with 11,253 publications made and 188,623 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Demography, Philosophy, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 144 In South Korea
#278 of 2,864 In Asia
#1254 of 7,081 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 5 6
1993 7 7
1994 7 20
1995 4 21
1996 13 31
1997 15 41
1998 32 62
1999 48 81
2000 54 154
2001 49 218
2002 87 291
2003 86 366
2004 116 500
2005 136 728
2006 168 958
2007 169 1214
2008 198 1601
2009 267 1998
2010 335 2647
2011 390 3507
2012 469 4358
2013 498 5317
2014 553 6498
2015 596 7587
2016 552 8425
2017 604 9240
2018 653 10844
2019 767 13006
2020 884 19379
2021 848 22951
2022 852 24222
2023 920 26217
2024 809 24062

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 5 58 423
Occupational Safety and Health 5 71 479
Special Education 2 58 626
Forensic Science 4 204 759
Sports / Exercise science 10 128 797
Sociology 8 139 864
Linguistics 15 261 977
Anthropology 9 199 1090
Library and Information science 13 216 1162
Archaeology 22 430 1403
History 22 418 1474
Journalism and Digital Media 27 481 1476
Law 19 383 1493
Philosophy 17 386 1593
Public Policy / Administration 16 323 1607
Classics and Ancient History 21 417 1709
Political Science 19 399 1717
Gender Studies 14 334 1855
Aesthetics 35 570 1915
Education Majors 26 590 2008
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 24 547 2037
Communications and Public Relations 34 588 2136

Mathematics rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 12th for Mathematics in South Korea and 699th in the World with 9,207 publications made and 143,775 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 141 In South Korea
#178 of 2,718 In Asia
#699 of 6,418 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 2
1993 4 1
1994 1 3
1995 4 3
1996 1 6
1997 2 11
1998 8 30
1999 9 21
2000 20 43
2001 26 72
2002 32 92
2003 31 110
2004 38 142
2005 70 242
2006 82 343
2007 101 443
2008 114 610
2009 161 808
2010 193 1112
2011 215 1512
2012 304 2100
2013 351 2890
2014 394 3719
2015 410 4643
2016 485 5094
2017 507 5872
2018 583 7002
2019 730 8949
2020 886 13366
2021 924 16590
2022 899 17870
2023 917 19133
2024 656 14765

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 10 147 618
Operations Research 42 820 1890
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 737 2029
Blockchain and Cryptography 80 1108 2328
Math Teachers 40 813 2422
Applied Mathematics 66 1259 2743

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Catholic University of Korea

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Geology 26 321 1064
Development Studies 13 267 1119
Environmental Science 27 391 1238
Marketing 30 432 1425
International Trade 21 346 1456
Economics 21 414 1504
International Business 24 420 1653
Geography and Cartography 28 545 1680
Business 35 557 1732
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 47 698 1735
Advertising 43 530 1750
Literature 29 508 1804
Ecology 37 667 1813
Management 46 681 1869
Earth science and Geophysics 51 769 1911
Art & Design 38 581 1913
Fashion Design 41 628 1921
Finance 42 758 2148
Accounting 48 838 2427
Oceanography 64 997 2467
Environmental Management 63 1143 2662