University of Incheon: Rankings

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The University of Incheon ranked 88th in South Korea, 4375th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 86 research topics. The University of Incheon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,732 academic publications and 181,612 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4375 of 14,131 In the World
#1526 of 5,830 In Asia
#88 of 193 In South Korea
#2 of 3 In Incheon
#351 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#532 of 1,017 For Game Design and Development
#564 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2454 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#9459 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 83 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 40th for Engineering in South Korea and 1423rd in the World with 8,381 publications made and 134,103 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#40 of 144 In South Korea
#551 of 2,835 In Asia
#1423 of 6,782 In the World

University of Incheon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 1
1993 7 4
1994 4 6
1995 6 6
1996 14 12
1997 22 35
1998 19 18
1999 20 68
2000 23 55
2001 22 86
2002 56 150
2003 54 185
2004 76 234
2005 106 322
2006 132 439
2007 143 566
2008 136 714
2009 120 868
2010 157 979
2011 191 1373
2012 235 1544
2013 367 1913
2014 379 2563
2015 490 3237
2016 481 4275
2017 512 5629
2018 554 7162
2019 622 9424
2020 715 12376
2021 729 16063
2022 677 18372
2023 689 20925
2024 592 21530

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 13 133 351
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 199 564
Transportation Engineering 15 197 692
Reliability and Quality Engineering 22 290 868
Nuclear Engineering 36 343 881
Electronic Engineering 33 328 893
Electrical Engineering 32 341 929
Operations Research 13 334 958
Computer Engineering 36 383 994
Telecommunications 34 360 1005
Nanotechnology 39 449 1027
Automation and Control engineering 29 418 1045
Computer Networking 35 376 1088
Human-Computer Interaction 25 301 1098
Construction Management 19 377 1120
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 443 1146
Civil Engineering 29 405 1153
Chemical Engineering 41 547 1180
Biomedical Engineering 45 465 1220
Automotive Engineering 40 489 1228
Architectural Engineering 37 471 1258
Mechanical Engineering 37 457 1276
Materials Science 41 519 1277
Petroleum Engineering 43 507 1300
Structural Engineering 45 537 1357
Aerospace Engineering 38 484 1366
Geotechnical Engineering 36 566 1421
Optical Engineering 43 577 1430
Robotics 51 592 1432
Metallurgical Engineering 45 643 1484
Systems Engineering 36 499 1513
Remote Sensing 36 577 1538
Environmental Engineering 46 682 1605
Acoustical Engineering 48 661 1710
Biotechnology 61 899 2062

Chemistry rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 47th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1599th in the World with 7,269 publications made and 129,555 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#47 of 141 In South Korea
#659 of 2,781 In Asia
#1599 of 6,545 In the World

University of Incheon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 1
1993 6 3
1994 4 5
1995 7 5
1996 14 13
1997 21 34
1998 16 21
1999 19 78
2000 30 101
2001 27 143
2002 55 212
2003 50 272
2004 64 294
2005 79 429
2006 97 538
2007 106 659
2008 115 794
2009 105 900
2010 130 1055
2011 160 1350
2012 192 1392
2013 300 1835
2014 317 2398
2015 434 3115
2016 420 4167
2017 425 5385
2018 485 6786
2019 538 8718
2020 609 11270
2021 646 14748
2022 620 17187
2023 627 19275
2024 526 20547

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 39 449 1027
Chemical Engineering 41 547 1180
Physical chemistry 44 537 1246
Materials Science 41 519 1277
Environmental Chemistry 38 563 1385
Computational Chemistry 32 563 1418
Inorganic Chemistry 45 662 1489
Organic Chemistry 48 684 1589
Biochemistry 48 761 1786
Nutrition and Food Science 56 795 1828
Pharmacy 50 865 1971
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 744 1984
Radiochemistry 63 1091 2093

Physics rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 40th for Physics in South Korea and 1492nd in the World with 7,248 publications made and 117,713 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#40 of 142 In South Korea
#572 of 2,817 In Asia
#1492 of 6,713 In the World

University of Incheon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 1
1993 6 3
1994 4 5
1995 5 5
1996 10 11
1997 23 34
1998 19 15
1999 17 67
2000 23 50
2001 21 83
2002 48 138
2003 48 175
2004 61 229
2005 84 303
2006 103 414
2007 121 508
2008 116 640
2009 104 790
2010 137 914
2011 159 1239
2012 212 1402
2013 317 1764
2014 322 2346
2015 433 2987
2016 433 3949
2017 445 5169
2018 483 6511
2019 533 8482
2020 628 10929
2021 630 13921
2022 588 16047
2023 604 18060
2024 481 18691

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 39 449 1027
Condensed Matter Physics 34 440 1107
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 443 1146
Materials Science 41 519 1277
Quantum and Particle physics 38 532 1399
Atomic and Molecular physics 35 510 1411
Optical Engineering 43 577 1430
Biophysics 49 580 1563
Acoustical Engineering 48 661 1710
Nuclear Physics 50 717 1753
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 678 1878
Theoretical Physics 45 796 2080

Biology rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 50th for Biology in South Korea and 1911th in the World with 6,372 publications made and 116,500 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 144 In South Korea
#776 of 2,834 In Asia
#1911 of 6,833 In the World

University of Incheon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 1
1993 3 1
1994 1 4
1995 3 0
1996 12 8
1997 12 14
1998 13 12
1999 14 48
2000 17 81
2001 21 124
2002 34 169
2003 41 221
2004 44 218
2005 57 338
2006 71 433
2007 74 523
2008 96 700
2009 84 746
2010 106 856
2011 117 1111
2012 140 1136
2013 248 1570
2014 248 2094
2015 336 2760
2016 370 3656
2017 410 4744
2018 469 5983
2019 489 7892
2020 595 10404
2021 586 13686
2022 586 16093
2023 582 18059
2024 471 18110

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 39 449 1027
Zoology 30 376 1299
Toxicology 23 503 1333
Oncology and Cancer research 48 562 1405
Biophysics 49 580 1563
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 549 1609
Horticulture 41 735 1758
Molecular Biology 61 713 1769
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 709 1781
Botany 44 699 1785
Biochemistry 48 761 1786
Genetics 52 740 1820
Nutrition and Food Science 56 795 1828
Paleontology 45 692 1844
Animal Science 41 729 2031
Biotechnology 61 899 2062
Pharmacology 63 928 2104
Neuroscience 51 785 2203
Microbiology 63 968 2208
Agricultural Science 47 957 2281
Evolutionary Biology 54 921 2394
Immunology 69 971 2401
Virology 58 1184 2920

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 37th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1772nd in the World with 5,486 publications made and 86,501 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#37 of 142 In South Korea
#641 of 2,838 In Asia
#1772 of 6,876 In the World

University of Incheon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 5 1
1994 3 3
1995 6 2
1996 11 7
1997 9 10
1998 16 7
1999 14 33
2000 17 44
2001 18 50
2002 33 78
2003 38 102
2004 49 134
2005 53 174
2006 60 224
2007 81 313
2008 68 389
2009 63 465
2010 91 550
2011 111 717
2012 150 852
2013 224 1112
2014 217 1402
2015 330 1872
2016 335 2483
2017 347 3282
2018 384 4332
2019 415 5851
2020 473 7855
2021 525 10499
2022 453 12222
2023 481 13724
2024 381 13120

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oceanography 36 417 1278
Environmental Chemistry 38 563 1385
Geotechnical Engineering 36 566 1421
Earth science and Geophysics 38 543 1446
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 39 550 1466
Environmental Management 37 611 1545
Environmental Engineering 46 682 1605
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 549 1609
Ecology 34 570 1611
Geology 36 570 1615
Paleontology 45 692 1844
Geography and Cartography 36 637 1887
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 744 1984
Agricultural Science 47 957 2281

Computer Science rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 43rd for Computer Science in South Korea and 1659th in the World with 5,141 publications made and 71,223 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#43 of 145 In South Korea
#618 of 2,840 In Asia
#1659 of 6,845 In the World

University of Incheon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 2
1994 1 1
1995 6 6
1996 9 8
1997 17 27
1998 8 15
1999 10 43
2000 8 28
2001 9 53
2002 40 92
2003 40 93
2004 51 168
2005 65 193
2006 87 214
2007 85 264
2008 72 350
2009 71 454
2010 82 461
2011 108 655
2012 153 792
2013 232 905
2014 232 1113
2015 289 1335
2016 249 1694
2017 317 2239
2018 344 3101
2019 390 4293
2020 428 6218
2021 455 8880
2022 450 10413
2023 457 11876
2024 363 10964

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 12 109 532
Animation 22 281 822
Computer Engineering 36 383 994
Telecommunications 34 360 1005
Computer Networking 35 376 1088
Human-Computer Interaction 25 301 1098
Computer Graphics 33 346 1104
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 461 1166
Cyber Security 39 493 1362
Computer Vision 39 549 1370
Data Science 29 419 1410
Robotics 51 592 1432
Multimedia 35 462 1479
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 588 1525
Machine Learning 44 726 1733
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 709 1781
Cognitive Science 43 753 1873
Computational Linguistics 48 842 1950
Software Engineering 45 705 2021
Management Information Systems 35 680 2084
Neuroscience 51 785 2203
Library and Information science 41 771 2657

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2786th in the World with 3,423 publications made and 44,831 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 144 In South Korea
#893 of 2,864 In Asia
#2786 of 7,081 In the World

University of Incheon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 0 2
1995 3 4
1996 8 2
1997 4 9
1998 10 6
1999 7 14
2000 6 16
2001 11 23
2002 13 26
2003 25 54
2004 36 72
2005 38 107
2006 44 123
2007 52 151
2008 32 181
2009 35 226
2010 38 260
2011 65 362
2012 83 436
2013 125 456
2014 156 668
2015 191 855
2016 168 968
2017 207 1425
2018 245 1986
2019 261 2903
2020 298 4424
2021 343 6210
2022 313 7556
2023 366 8737
2024 224 7977

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 32 250 1115
Journalism and Digital Media 26 470 1457
Public Policy / Administration 14 276 1465
Communications and Public Relations 26 467 1844
Archaeology 44 743 2093
History 44 765 2275
Linguistics 48 892 2313
Law 44 737 2335
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 38 760 2530
Aesthetics 51 901 2604
Political Science 45 768 2621
Library and Information science 41 771 2657
Education Majors 47 907 2719
Anthropology 49 856 2761
Philosophy 45 924 2882
Sociology 53 985 3028
Demography 61 1143 3060

Medicine rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 56th for Medicine in South Korea and 2437th in the World with 2,792 publications made and 48,163 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#56 of 144 In South Korea
#953 of 2,809 In Asia
#2437 of 6,775 In the World

University of Incheon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1995 3 1
1996 4 1
1997 5 8
1998 3 5
1999 3 14
2000 9 29
2001 10 51
2002 11 53
2003 18 82
2004 20 91
2005 13 129
2006 22 172
2007 22 186
2008 31 251
2009 35 265
2010 34 306
2011 40 461
2012 47 454
2013 96 526
2014 102 694
2015 140 947
2016 147 1272
2017 169 1745
2018 198 2292
2019 230 3146
2020 257 4437
2021 279 6339
2022 296 7507
2023 298 8267
2024 240 7995

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 32 250 1115
Biomedical Engineering 45 465 1220
Toxicology 23 503 1333
Oncology and Cancer research 48 562 1405
Sports Medicine 49 392 1430
Physical Therapy 55 580 1801
Pharmacy 50 865 1971
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 51 744 1989
Anatomy and Physiology 59 783 2079
Pharmacology 63 928 2104
Healthcare Management (MHA) 50 705 2221
Gerontology 78 662 2242
Psychiatry 48 802 2268
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 55 741 2279
Cardiology 53 909 2370
Immunology 69 971 2401
Pathology 64 994 2465
Surgery 62 950 2539
Public Health 56 1001 2718
Clinical Psychology 72 929 2722
Virology 58 1184 2920
Nursing 86 1153 3272
Health Science 71 1257 3611

Mathematics rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 46th for Mathematics in South Korea and 2002nd in the World with 2,227 publications made and 29,735 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#46 of 141 In South Korea
#784 of 2,718 In Asia
#2002 of 6,418 In the World

University of Incheon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 4 0
1996 4 2
1997 4 8
1998 5 5
1999 1 10
2000 4 8
2001 3 6
2002 19 21
2003 16 24
2004 25 46
2005 26 70
2006 29 77
2007 33 96
2008 26 131
2009 29 155
2010 24 169
2011 32 232
2012 62 322
2013 117 375
2014 111 538
2015 130 633
2016 109 804
2017 150 971
2018 164 1354
2019 176 1933
2020 213 2692
2021 206 3951
2022 174 4556
2023 197 5058
2024 126 3526

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 13 334 958
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 461 1166
Statistics 50 779 1976
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 757 2067
Applied Mathematics 62 1167 2586
Math Teachers 49 1035 2906

Business rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 34th for Business in South Korea and 1696th in the World with 2,077 publications made and 30,623 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#34 of 137 In South Korea
#542 of 2,646 In Asia
#1696 of 6,339 In the World

University of Incheon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 3 1
1996 5 2
1997 8 6
1998 9 7
1999 5 14
2000 2 10
2001 6 6
2002 8 20
2003 17 22
2004 16 47
2005 19 59
2006 26 89
2007 35 101
2008 22 121
2009 27 132
2010 39 151
2011 53 297
2012 47 347
2013 76 374
2014 88 455
2015 123 551
2016 125 760
2017 165 1028
2018 168 1310
2019 180 1969
2020 187 2678
2021 175 3644
2022 147 4222
2023 158 4661
2024 133 3798

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 9 240 688
Operations Research 13 334 958
Construction Management 19 377 1120
Public Policy / Administration 14 276 1465
Management 30 485 1484
Project Management 23 422 1595
Accounting 29 497 1713
International Trade 29 475 1722
Marketing 42 579 1759
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 674 1823
International Business 32 544 1905
Advertising 52 660 2040
Management Information Systems 35 680 2084
Finance 41 746 2129

Psychology rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 50th for Psychology in South Korea and 2299th in the World with 1,786 publications made and 29,015 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#50 of 143 In South Korea
#839 of 2,755 In Asia
#2299 of 6,645 In the World

University of Incheon
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 5 0
1997 3 0
1998 6 1
1999 2 4
2000 1 16
2001 6 26
2002 7 31
2003 11 30
2004 9 58
2005 8 82
2006 12 68
2007 12 69
2008 14 82
2009 14 117
2010 17 136
2011 18 153
2012 31 185
2013 61 226
2014 69 330
2015 104 483
2016 88 613
2017 112 893
2018 135 1200
2019 160 1753
2020 163 2665
2021 182 3665
2022 188 4355
2023 195 5028
2024 143 4504

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 43 753 1873
Neuroscience 51 785 2203
Social Psychology 45 711 2206
Psychiatry 48 802 2268
Child Psychology 55 770 2400
Education Majors 47 907 2719
Clinical Psychology 72 929 2722

Art & Design rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 37th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1909th in the World with 837 publications made and 10,427 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#37 of 125 In South Korea
#579 of 2,428 In Asia
#1909 of 5,966 In the World

University of Incheon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1995 1 1
1996 4 3
1997 5 2
1998 2 3
1999 0 4
2000 2 2
2001 4 3
2002 4 9
2003 8 12
2004 12 25
2005 10 38
2006 17 32
2007 16 55
2008 7 53
2009 21 69
2010 11 80
2011 11 89
2012 31 115
2013 48 112
2014 46 191
2015 55 226
2016 52 289
2017 51 313
2018 54 432
2019 56 580
2020 60 903
2021 71 1262
2022 67 1433
2023 68 1627
2024 36 1626

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 12 109 532
Animation 22 281 822
Computer Graphics 33 346 1104
Multimedia 35 462 1479
Fashion Design 40 604 1875
Aesthetics 51 901 2604
Literature 47 907 2721

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Incheon

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 9 245 796
Economics 41 778 2292
Development Studies 51 1052 2903