University of Incheon: Rankings

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The University of Incheon ranked 95th in South Korea, 4587th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 89 research topics. The University of Incheon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,212 academic publications and 204,003 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4587 of 14,131 In the World
#1581 of 5,830 In Asia
#95 of 193 In South Korea
#2 of 3 In Incheon
#350 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#527 of 1,015 For Game Design and Development
#580 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2512 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#9909 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 86 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 40th for Engineering in South Korea and 1410th in the World with 8,676 publications made and 150,381 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#40 of 144 In South Korea
#547 of 2,841 In Asia
#1410 of 6,795 In the World

University of Incheon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 106 323
2006 133 439
2007 143 566
2008 136 714
2009 120 868
2010 157 979
2011 191 1373
2012 235 1545
2013 367 1915
2014 379 2570
2015 489 3236
2016 483 4272
2017 512 5622
2018 553 7159
2019 624 9423
2020 717 12370
2021 730 16053
2022 674 18346
2023 689 20917
2024 612 21779
2025 356 20018

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 13 134 350
Renewable Energy Engineering 15 212 580
Transportation Engineering 15 201 677
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 289 855
Electronic Engineering 33 333 892
Nuclear Engineering 36 353 897
Electrical Engineering 32 343 921
Operations Research 13 338 962
Computer Engineering 36 375 975
Telecommunications 33 366 1005
Nanotechnology 39 451 1017
Automation and Control engineering 32 421 1048
Human-Computer Interaction 24 292 1062
Computer Networking 34 377 1084
Construction Management 20 388 1138
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 446 1140
Civil Engineering 29 404 1141
Chemical Engineering 41 544 1168
Biomedical Engineering 41 440 1172
Automotive Engineering 40 493 1224
Architectural Engineering 37 468 1254
Materials Science 40 516 1267
Mechanical Engineering 37 459 1267
Petroleum Engineering 43 518 1324
Structural Engineering 43 540 1354
Aerospace Engineering 37 488 1366
Geotechnical Engineering 36 567 1412
Optical Engineering 43 578 1427
Robotics 50 597 1430
Metallurgical Engineering 45 631 1459
Systems Engineering 34 489 1474
Remote Sensing 37 578 1533
Environmental Engineering 45 679 1587
Acoustical Engineering 48 664 1708
Biotechnology 59 875 2005

Chemistry rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 47th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1585th in the World with 7,526 publications made and 145,496 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#47 of 141 In South Korea
#657 of 2,785 In Asia
#1585 of 6,561 In the World

University of Incheon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 98 538
2007 106 659
2008 115 794
2009 105 901
2010 130 1053
2011 160 1349
2012 192 1393
2013 300 1837
2014 316 2396
2015 434 3114
2016 420 4165
2017 426 5381
2018 484 6789
2019 538 8720
2020 606 11263
2021 645 14712
2022 616 17159
2023 626 19269
2024 540 20709
2025 328 19666

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 39 451 1017
Chemical Engineering 41 544 1168
Physical chemistry 44 534 1227
Materials Science 40 516 1267
Environmental Chemistry 36 560 1372
Computational Chemistry 32 556 1389
Inorganic Chemistry 46 665 1483
Organic Chemistry 48 678 1565
Biochemistry 49 756 1766
Nutrition and Food Science 56 796 1828
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 686 1868
Pharmacy 50 869 1973
Radiochemistry 63 1102 2103

Physics rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 40th for Physics in South Korea and 1480th in the World with 7,494 publications made and 131,486 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#40 of 142 In South Korea
#572 of 2,822 In Asia
#1480 of 6,729 In the World

University of Incheon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 104 414
2007 121 508
2008 116 641
2009 104 790
2010 137 914
2011 159 1239
2012 212 1400
2013 317 1764
2014 321 2347
2015 432 2984
2016 436 3949
2017 444 5163
2018 485 6504
2019 535 8478
2020 632 10926
2021 630 13887
2022 586 16016
2023 602 18050
2024 498 18897
2025 299 17376

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 39 451 1017
Condensed Matter Physics 34 441 1099
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 446 1140
Materials Science 40 516 1267
Quantum and Particle physics 39 533 1393
Atomic and Molecular physics 36 517 1417
Optical Engineering 43 578 1427
Biophysics 48 568 1538
Acoustical Engineering 48 664 1708
Nuclear Physics 50 727 1763
Astrophysics and Astronomy 46 682 1870
Theoretical Physics 45 800 2083

Biology rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 50th for Biology in South Korea and 1881st in the World with 6,635 publications made and 130,742 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 144 In South Korea
#767 of 2,838 In Asia
#1881 of 6,841 In the World

University of Incheon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 84 747
2010 106 856
2011 117 1109
2012 140 1137
2013 249 1569
2014 246 2094
2015 336 2754
2016 370 3649
2017 409 4742
2018 471 5993
2019 490 7881
2020 598 10395
2021 587 13663
2022 582 16058
2023 582 18034
2024 478 18274
2025 331 17561

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 39 451 1017
Zoology 31 371 1280
Toxicology 23 500 1321
Oncology and Cancer research 48 564 1399
Biophysics 48 568 1538
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 544 1591
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 685 1717
Horticulture 40 732 1741
Molecular Biology 60 711 1749
Biochemistry 49 756 1766
Botany 42 701 1767
Genetics 50 734 1791
Paleontology 45 690 1824
Nutrition and Food Science 56 796 1828
Biotechnology 59 875 2005
Animal Science 40 726 2028
Pharmacology 62 918 2081
Neuroscience 51 766 2156
Microbiology 62 973 2198
Agricultural Science 46 963 2267
Immunology 67 938 2304
Evolutionary Biology 50 906 2349
Virology 58 1148 2846

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 38th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1756th in the World with 5,656 publications made and 96,993 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#38 of 142 In South Korea
#643 of 2,841 In Asia
#1756 of 6,888 In the World

University of Incheon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 53 175
2006 60 224
2007 81 313
2008 68 388
2009 63 467
2010 91 552
2011 111 719
2012 150 852
2013 225 1113
2014 215 1407
2015 330 1876
2016 336 2489
2017 350 3287
2018 387 4340
2019 418 5836
2020 469 7851
2021 524 10459
2022 451 12200
2023 484 13717
2024 387 13249
2025 218 11968

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 35 419 1261
Environmental Chemistry 36 560 1372
Geotechnical Engineering 36 567 1412
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 38 543 1438
Earth science and Geophysics 37 555 1450
Environmental Management 37 614 1549
Environmental Engineering 45 679 1587
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 544 1591
Geology 36 568 1595
Ecology 33 571 1601
Paleontology 45 690 1824
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 686 1868
Geography and Cartography 36 635 1869
Agricultural Science 46 963 2267

Computer Science rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 43rd for Computer Science in South Korea and 1643rd in the World with 5,341 publications made and 79,866 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
#617 of 2,842 In Asia
#1643 of 6,855 In the World

University of Incheon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 65 194
2006 87 214
2007 85 264
2008 72 348
2009 71 455
2010 82 461
2011 108 655
2012 153 792
2013 232 906
2014 231 1113
2015 288 1334
2016 251 1693
2017 316 2242
2018 345 3098
2019 391 4288
2020 426 6219
2021 452 8870
2022 447 10395
2023 459 11867
2024 371 11182
2025 251 9997

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 13 108 527
Animation 21 285 823
Computer Engineering 36 375 975
Telecommunications 33 366 1005
Human-Computer Interaction 24 292 1062
Computer Networking 34 377 1084
Computer Graphics 33 343 1088
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 466 1168
Cyber Security 37 485 1345
Computer Vision 38 548 1359
Data Science 28 424 1414
Robotics 50 597 1430
Multimedia 34 460 1455
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 35 585 1498
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 685 1717
Machine Learning 43 727 1717
Cognitive Science 43 756 1861
Computational Linguistics 47 846 1948
Software Engineering 44 707 2026
Management Information Systems 34 682 2075
Neuroscience 51 766 2156
Library and Information science 38 774 2640

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2765th in the World with 3,540 publications made and 52,964 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 144 In South Korea
#894 of 2,867 In Asia
#2765 of 7,088 In the World

University of Incheon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
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 38 108
2006 44 123
2007 52 151
2008 32 181
2009 35 226
2010 38 259
2011 65 361
2012 83 436
2013 126 454
2014 155 668
2015 190 858
2016 168 969
2017 209 1432
2018 244 1987
2019 263 2906
2020 303 4425
2021 339 6187
2022 315 7531
2023 365 8735
2024 226 8120
2025 149 7366

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 33 258 1128
Public Policy / Administration 14 273 1458
Journalism and Digital Media 26 488 1479
Communications and Public Relations 25 465 1820
Archaeology 42 730 2056
History 42 755 2236
Linguistics 47 888 2286
Law 44 738 2314
Aesthetics 49 868 2519
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 38 770 2543
Political Science 45 770 2610
Library and Information science 38 774 2640
Education Majors 48 927 2726
Anthropology 49 867 2762
Philosophy 45 916 2850
Demography 58 1123 2981
Sociology 52 991 3000

Medicine rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 55th for Medicine in South Korea and 2395th in the World with 2,916 publications made and 55,131 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#55 of 144 In South Korea
#941 of 2,817 In Asia
#2395 of 6,793 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 31 252
2009 35 264
2010 34 306
2011 40 461
2012 47 455
2013 96 523
2014 103 696
2015 140 947
2016 148 1267
2017 169 1735
2018 199 2292
2019 231 3146
2020 253 4436
2021 279 6341
2022 296 7483
2023 294 8261
2024 243 8089
2025 162 7937

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 33 258 1128
Biomedical Engineering 41 440 1172
Toxicology 23 500 1321
Sports Medicine 46 369 1374
Oncology and Cancer research 48 564 1399
Physical Therapy 54 569 1765
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 51 732 1944
Pharmacy 50 869 1973
Veterinary 37 866 1988
Anatomy and Physiology 59 775 2047
Pharmacology 62 918 2081
Gerontology 75 637 2199
Psychiatry 48 798 2226
Healthcare Management (MHA) 50 718 2230
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 722 2237
Immunology 67 938 2304
Cardiology 52 928 2392
Pathology 63 989 2430
Surgery 60 919 2454
Public Health 53 962 2614
Clinical Psychology 72 932 2720
Virology 58 1148 2846
Nursing 84 1163 3261
Health Science 72 1274 3634

Mathematics rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 47th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1991st in the World with 2,279 publications made and 33,052 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#47 of 142 In South Korea
#783 of 2,725 In Asia
#1991 of 6,434 In the World

University of Incheon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 24 170
2011 32 232
2012 62 322
2013 118 372
2014 110 536
2015 128 633
2016 111 799
2017 149 967
2018 169 1361
2019 176 1922
2020 211 2674
2021 206 3924
2022 175 4531
2023 193 5024
2024 129 3601
2025 67 2777

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 13 338 962
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 466 1168
Statistics 49 778 1967
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 756 2056
Applied Mathematics 61 1155 2568
Math Teachers 52 1024 2847

Business rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 33rd for Business in South Korea and 1673rd in the World with 2,135 publications made and 33,879 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#33 of 138 In South Korea
#538 of 2,654 In Asia
#1673 of 6,366 In the World

University of Incheon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 39 153
2011 53 295
2012 47 348
2013 76 376
2014 87 457
2015 121 551
2016 125 761
2017 165 1023
2018 167 1307
2019 179 1955
2020 188 2676
2021 176 3632
2022 146 4206
2023 156 4648
2024 137 3883
2025 74 3071

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 9 253 706
Operations Research 13 338 962
Construction Management 20 388 1138
Public Policy / Administration 14 273 1458
Management 30 485 1469
Project Management 24 440 1621
Accounting 29 500 1704
International Trade 29 487 1747
Marketing 42 582 1757
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 693 1852
International Business 33 562 1938
Advertising 52 671 2037
Management Information Systems 34 682 2075
Finance 41 756 2135

Psychology rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 49th for Psychology in South Korea and 2262nd in the World with 1,872 publications made and 33,135 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#49 of 143 In South Korea
#836 of 2,766 In Asia
#2262 of 6,663 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 31 186
2013 61 226
2014 70 330
2015 105 482
2016 89 615
2017 111 891
2018 136 1195
2019 160 1752
2020 166 2665
2021 182 3650
2022 187 4344
2023 193 5023
2024 146 4574
2025 107 4362

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 43 756 1861
Social Psychology 44 691 2149
Neuroscience 51 766 2156
Psychiatry 48 798 2226
Child Psychology 55 779 2375
Clinical Psychology 72 932 2720
Education Majors 48 927 2726

Art & Design rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 38th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1876th in the World with 865 publications made and 11,770 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
#38 of 126 In South Korea
#575 of 2,450 In Asia
#1876 of 6,010 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 49 111
2014 46 195
2015 55 227
2016 53 289
2017 51 314
2018 55 431
2019 57 582
2020 63 916
2021 70 1272
2022 68 1427
2023 72 1627
2024 37 1657
2025 25 1675

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 13 108 527
Animation 21 285 823
Computer Graphics 33 343 1088
Multimedia 34 460 1455
Fashion Design 40 607 1860
Aesthetics 49 868 2519
Literature 48 912 2710

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Incheon

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 9 261 810
Economics 41 789 2284
Development Studies 50 1048 2882