Catholic University of Korea: Rankings

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The Catholic University of Korea ranked 27th in South Korea, 1585th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. The Catholic University of Korea ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 42,459 academic publications and 612,965 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1585 of 14,131 In the World
#452 of 5,830 In Asia
#27 of 193 In South Korea
#13 of 39 In Seoul
#81 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#89 of 1,621 For Ophthalmology
#97 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#2596 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4603 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 5th for Medicine in South Korea and 267th in the World with 38,929 publications made and 563,217 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 141 In South Korea
#42 of 2,781 In Asia
#267 of 6,680 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 18 8
1992 31 13
1993 44 41
1994 59 42
1995 75 94
1996 85 139
1997 92 197
1998 150 281
1999 242 348
2000 278 663
2001 317 878
2002 359 1177
2003 429 1700
2004 571 2253
2005 631 3110
2006 812 4151
2007 901 5294
2008 1003 6395
2009 1262 7759
2010 1445 9971
2011 1543 12270
2012 1838 15486
2013 2051 19023
2014 2061 23036
2015 2180 26581
2016 2226 29459
2017 2188 32463
2018 2286 35391
2019 2617 41730
2020 2796 53293
2021 2702 64035
2022 2666 69272
2023 2661 71435

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 9 81
Ophthalmology 2 13 89
Neurosurgery 2 17 97
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 29 119
Optometry 2 16 125
Dermatology 3 18 131
Oncology and Cancer research 5 35 140
Radiation Therapy 5 31 142
Surgery 5 25 151
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 32 156
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 29 164
Plastic Surgery 6 23 181
Medical Physics 5 21 224
Anatomy and Physiology 5 36 232
Pathology 5 37 237
Anesthesiology 5 38 240
Urology 5 44 244
Immunology 4 46 251
Cardiology 5 52 272
Dentistry 5 66 285
Orthodontics 5 64 287
Critical Care Nursing 5 31 288
Pediatrics 5 46 301
Audiology 4 33 303
Psychiatry 5 41 307
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 28 309
Family medicine 4 41 310
Pharmacology 6 68 316
Biomedical Engineering 12 86 330
Epidemiology 6 56 338
Virology 6 73 351
Respiratory Therapy 6 61 358
Gerontology 4 29 371
Physical Therapy 6 51 391
Nursing 3 42 403
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 54 405
Clinical Psychology 4 30 423
Public Health 5 57 424
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 52 477
Health Science 6 78 528
Sports Medicine 12 77 538
Occupational Therapy 15 93 562
Forensic Science 7 179 716
Sports / Exercise science 12 130 817
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 109 818
Veterinary 28 488 1274
Toxicology 29 516 1362
Pharmacy 50 794 1864

Biology rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 10th for Biology in South Korea and 450th in the World with 33,492 publications made and 522,712 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 144 In South Korea
#103 of 2,814 In Asia
#450 of 6,770 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 18 11
1992 21 18
1993 41 40
1994 49 50
1995 60 87
1996 74 120
1997 86 194
1998 122 285
1999 205 357
2000 256 698
2001 295 925
2002 341 1250
2003 409 1797
2004 535 2421
2005 587 3291
2006 730 4348
2007 817 5443
2008 897 6519
2009 1063 7884
2010 1273 9849
2011 1308 12046
2012 1601 15167
2013 1830 18543
2014 1767 22403
2015 1898 25533
2016 1900 28070
2017 1848 30870
2018 1923 33514
2019 2183 38853
2020 2356 48802
2021 2277 58513
2022 2233 63049
2023 2218 65173

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 35 140
Immunology 4 46 251
Biotechnology 5 55 304
Pharmacology 6 68 316
Virology 6 73 351
Genetics 6 69 356
Molecular Biology 6 95 381
Neuroscience 5 54 394
Biochemistry 14 138 505
Microbiology 14 126 505
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 111 518
Biophysics 11 139 597
Astrobiology 12 145 651
Paleontology 19 216 802
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 109 818
Botany 23 295 950
Zoology 21 227 957
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 278 1017
Nanotechnology 51 566 1271
Evolutionary Biology 27 396 1360
Toxicology 29 516 1362
Nutrition and Food Science 45 555 1371
Horticulture 46 751 1826
Agricultural Science 56 1062 2530

Chemistry rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 20th for Chemistry in South Korea and 687th in the World with 19,489 publications made and 344,864 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 141 In South Korea
#213 of 2,750 In Asia
#687 of 6,447 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 9
1992 11 14
1993 24 32
1994 33 37
1995 42 72
1996 50 76
1997 50 151
1998 92 223
1999 145 316
2000 175 572
2001 198 765
2002 255 1048
2003 313 1458
2004 373 1926
2005 406 2656
2006 481 3461
2007 559 4204
2008 528 4999
2009 643 5878
2010 735 7278
2011 812 8831
2012 994 10736
2013 1074 13086
2014 1057 15496
2015 1097 17406
2016 1094 19111
2017 1023 20833
2018 1057 22509
2019 1151 25599
2020 1243 31273
2021 1204 37296
2022 1185 40340
2023 1229 41176

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 14 138 505
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 263 833
Radiochemistry 32 518 1031
Organic Chemistry 32 406 1076
Nanotechnology 51 566 1271
Materials Science 44 544 1331
Nutrition and Food Science 45 555 1371
Chemical Engineering 53 667 1432
Computational Chemistry 37 605 1537
Pharmacy 50 794 1864
Physical chemistry 62 878 1913
Inorganic Chemistry 56 919 1962
Environmental Chemistry 59 943 2103

Psychology rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 7th for Psychology in South Korea and 421st in the World with 14,516 publications made and 202,029 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 141 In South Korea
#67 of 2,703 In Asia
#421 of 6,528 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 8 1
1992 13 6
1993 14 29
1994 22 45
1995 27 51
1996 24 65
1997 24 91
1998 49 108
1999 90 115
2000 101 226
2001 122 342
2002 146 460
2003 158 593
2004 193 817
2005 225 1067
2006 268 1330
2007 265 1788
2008 360 2188
2009 470 2704
2010 511 3367
2011 538 4155
2012 664 5377
2013 783 6718
2014 789 8167
2015 797 9552
2016 822 10678
2017 845 11597
2018 891 13093
2019 1035 15660
2020 1093 20949
2021 1018 24617
2022 995 26992
2023 1025 27739

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 41 307
Neuroscience 5 54 394
Clinical Psychology 4 30 423
Occupational Therapy 15 93 562
Special Education 3 41 574
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 14 148 673
Child Psychology 7 83 686
Social Psychology 13 169 950
Cognitive Science 25 394 1216
Education Majors 30 635 2198

Computer Science rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 16th for Computer Science in South Korea and 829th in the World with 12,562 publications made and 181,007 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 143 In South Korea
#210 of 2,809 In Asia
#829 of 6,752 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 6 3
1992 11 6
1993 10 25
1994 23 42
1995 26 38
1996 14 52
1997 17 71
1998 35 99
1999 63 97
2000 77 224
2001 99 322
2002 115 427
2003 120 532
2004 144 774
2005 190 1023
2006 239 1332
2007 253 1720
2008 285 2096
2009 369 2515
2010 421 3181
2011 408 3914
2012 552 5104
2013 630 6347
2014 667 7815
2015 665 8985
2016 724 10053
2017 747 11054
2018 740 12412
2019 902 15082
2020 964 20134
2021 997 24825
2022 975 27544
2023 969 29114

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 54 394
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 111 518
Machine Learning 19 276 890
Data Science 16 213 968
Library and Information science 13 205 1116
Cognitive Science 25 394 1216
Computational Linguistics 29 440 1245
Computer Vision 38 527 1358
Computer Graphics 42 481 1381
Multimedia 37 433 1443
Computer Networking 48 585 1505
Telecommunications 52 648 1572
Human-Computer Interaction 49 538 1638
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 39 628 1640
Computer Engineering 71 904 1950
Cyber Security 55 786 1975
Blockchain and Cryptography 76 1046 2226
Management Information Systems 46 741 2277

Engineering rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 29th for Engineering in South Korea and 1034th in the World with 12,023 publications made and 189,416 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 143 In South Korea
#350 of 2,809 In Asia
#1034 of 6,684 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 8 3
1992 7 3
1993 16 21
1994 13 18
1995 19 27
1996 13 44
1997 21 60
1998 36 80
1999 71 114
2000 104 227
2001 97 297
2002 121 424
2003 121 526
2004 172 767
2005 215 992
2006 239 1287
2007 279 1623
2008 313 2019
2009 370 2429
2010 447 3157
2011 491 4023
2012 635 5154
2013 654 6658
2014 676 8192
2015 697 9182
2016 664 10686
2017 626 11488
2018 663 12718
2019 781 14801
2020 829 18576
2021 877 22469
2022 854 24120
2023 797 24959

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 55 304
Biomedical Engineering 12 86 330
Petroleum Engineering 16 220 704
Optical Engineering 20 226 734
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 263 833
Aerospace Engineering 26 324 1057
Acoustical Engineering 31 378 1137
Mechanical Engineering 32 394 1154
Nanotechnology 51 566 1271
Materials Science 44 544 1331
Electronic Engineering 48 562 1361
Architectural Engineering 43 539 1371
Metallurgical Engineering 40 589 1403
Structural Engineering 47 554 1409
Chemical Engineering 53 667 1432
Civil Engineering 36 532 1457
Computer Networking 48 585 1505
Telecommunications 52 648 1572
Human-Computer Interaction 49 538 1638
Electrical Engineering 56 714 1693
Geotechnical Engineering 51 806 1943
Computer Engineering 71 904 1950
Systems Engineering 49 774 2100
Environmental Engineering 63 966 2167

Physics rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 29th for Physics in South Korea and 1101st in the World with 10,750 publications made and 162,702 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
#378 of 2,786 In Asia
#1101 of 6,603 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 7 3
1992 5 1
1993 9 6
1994 12 13
1995 19 24
1996 20 38
1997 24 52
1998 42 80
1999 73 110
2000 109 219
2001 95 310
2002 120 413
2003 118 516
2004 164 727
2005 184 914
2006 213 1176
2007 265 1389
2008 279 1719
2009 326 2032
2010 402 2618
2011 439 3269
2012 557 4245
2013 619 5632
2014 627 6862
2015 626 7789
2016 595 9188
2017 556 10076
2018 599 10714
2019 676 12678
2020 716 15975
2021 756 19062
2022 726 20531
2023 700 21737

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 21 224
Biophysics 11 139 597
Astrobiology 12 145 651
Optical Engineering 20 226 734
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 251 955
Nuclear Physics 25 346 1038
Acoustical Engineering 31 378 1137
Nanotechnology 51 566 1271
Materials Science 44 544 1331
Condensed Matter Physics 47 595 1409
Atomic and Molecular physics 42 621 1651
Quantum and Particle physics 47 687 1704

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1182nd in the World with 9,748 publications made and 138,145 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Demography, Philosophy, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 141 In South Korea
#235 of 2,845 In Asia
#1182 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 2 2
1992 3 3
1993 6 5
1994 9 15
1995 7 13
1996 11 25
1997 13 33
1998 29 48
1999 44 56
2000 49 122
2001 46 162
2002 78 210
2003 79 250
2004 107 371
2005 127 558
2006 152 760
2007 160 1013
2008 179 1246
2009 243 1612
2010 299 2168
2011 339 2827
2012 413 3516
2013 436 4303
2014 478 5376
2015 543 6382
2016 557 7111
2017 589 7963
2018 639 9282
2019 743 11127
2020 828 15491
2021 820 19003
2022 824 20851
2023 816 22100

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 58 434
Occupational Safety and Health 7 76 522
Special Education 3 41 574
Military science 8 68 671
Forensic Science 7 179 716
Sports / Exercise science 12 130 817
Sociology 8 117 831
Linguistics 13 230 924
Anthropology 9 174 1058
Library and Information science 13 205 1116
Archaeology 22 384 1341
History 22 375 1407
Public Policy / Administration 11 274 1457
Law 19 372 1531
Philosophy 16 355 1539
Classics and Ancient History 18 372 1617
Gender Studies 12 267 1698
Political Science 19 387 1727
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 26 554 2099
Education Majors 30 635 2198
Communications and Public Relations 43 636 2298
Aesthetics 47 855 2536

Mathematics rankings

The Catholic University of Korea ranked 12th for Mathematics in South Korea and 677th in the World with 8,522 publications made and 114,229 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 138 In South Korea
#165 of 2,673 In Asia
#677 of 6,305 In the World

Catholic University of Korea
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 1
1993 4 3
1994 2 3
1995 5 1
1996 2 5
1997 2 8
1998 8 22
1999 10 19
2000 18 36
2001 24 57
2002 29 79
2003 23 92
2004 40 119
2005 63 190
2006 79 282
2007 81 415
2008 100 495
2009 166 651
2010 177 955
2011 200 1245
2012 276 1837
2013 332 2496
2014 368 3316
2015 413 4208
2016 520 4775
2017 541 5626
2018 612 6753
2019 779 8668
2020 870 11439
2021 926 14673
2022 910 17250
2023 865 18185

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 10 145 608
Blockchain and Cryptography 76 1046 2226
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 891 2368
Math Teachers 42 826 2537
Applied Mathematics 63 1176 2589

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Catholic University of Korea

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Geology 25 311 1060
Development Studies 15 281 1187
Environmental Science 27 376 1209
Marketing 31 391 1386
Economics 27 421 1573
Geography and Cartography 30 496 1607
Business 38 543 1720
Ecology 36 616 1737
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 47 694 1738
Literature 25 450 1739
International Business 30 497 1778
Advertising 45 526 1803
Management 45 638 1821
Earth science and Geophysics 52 753 1894
Art & Design 40 573 1952
Fashion Design 43 641 1987
Finance 41 703 2085
Accounting 46 785 2335
Environmental Management 62 1073 2519
Oceanography 67 1024 2533