University of Incheon: Rankings

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The University of Incheon ranked 87th in South Korea, 4305th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 82 research topics. The University of Incheon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,046 academic publications and 128,034 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4305 of 14,131 In the World
#1496 of 5,830 In Asia
#87 of 193 In South Korea
#2 of 3 In Incheon
#520 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#531 of 1,002 For Game Design and Development
#599 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2435 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#9459 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 79 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 40th for Engineering in South Korea and 1440th in the World with 7,283 publications made and 98,049 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#40 of 143 In South Korea
#549 of 2,809 In Asia
#1440 of 6,684 In the World

University of Incheon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 1
1993 8 1
1994 4 6
1995 5 6
1996 11 12
1997 21 37
1998 18 16
1999 19 66
2000 23 47
2001 20 84
2002 56 116
2003 53 151
2004 69 189
2005 100 275
2006 125 366
2007 137 449
2008 131 608
2009 109 772
2010 132 846
2011 155 1092
2012 192 1261
2013 280 1597
2014 332 2112
2015 444 2743
2016 437 3654
2017 468 4939
2018 545 6461
2019 596 8328
2020 660 10794
2021 711 14170
2022 675 16430
2023 670 18376

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 13 185 520
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 210 599
Transportation Engineering 15 191 717
Nuclear Engineering 36 333 868
Reliability and Quality Engineering 24 303 903
Electronic Engineering 33 331 905
Electrical Engineering 33 344 955
Computer Engineering 37 364 989
Telecommunications 34 356 1016
Operations Research 14 348 1023
Nanotechnology 40 445 1033
Automation and Control engineering 29 415 1059
Human-Computer Interaction 24 283 1081
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 408 1086
Computer Networking 35 373 1098
Biomedical Engineering 41 420 1162
Chemical Engineering 42 542 1198
Architectural Engineering 37 440 1214
Civil Engineering 29 423 1216
Mechanical Engineering 37 457 1280
Automotive Engineering 43 509 1291
Materials Science 42 528 1301
Aerospace Engineering 37 479 1359
Structural Engineering 44 545 1391
Robotics 50 591 1432
Optical Engineering 42 575 1454
Metallurgical Engineering 43 633 1474
Geotechnical Engineering 38 586 1483
Systems Engineering 33 486 1515
Remote Sensing 37 592 1595
Environmental Engineering 49 689 1641
Acoustical Engineering 46 639 1679
Biotechnology 61 851 2001

Chemistry rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 47th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1612th in the World with 6,361 publications made and 97,183 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#47 of 141 In South Korea
#655 of 2,750 In Asia
#1612 of 6,447 In the World

University of Incheon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 1
1993 7 1
1994 4 5
1995 7 5
1996 13 12
1997 20 36
1998 17 19
1999 17 81
2000 28 89
2001 23 122
2002 54 179
2003 47 217
2004 56 249
2005 71 380
2006 90 462
2007 102 551
2008 110 681
2009 89 815
2010 111 925
2011 133 1151
2012 155 1171
2013 238 1592
2014 266 2036
2015 392 2717
2016 389 3656
2017 405 4832
2018 476 6320
2019 537 7949
2020 567 9985
2021 634 13301
2022 631 15723
2023 613 17407

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 40 445 1033
Chemical Engineering 42 542 1198
Physical chemistry 44 546 1264
Materials Science 42 528 1301
Environmental Chemistry 39 574 1425
Computational Chemistry 33 557 1437
Inorganic Chemistry 47 668 1519
Organic Chemistry 48 683 1597
Nutrition and Food Science 55 764 1780
Biochemistry 49 748 1788
Pharmacy 48 779 1837
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 738 2001
Radiochemistry 62 1094 2118

Physics rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 42nd for Physics in South Korea and 1522nd in the World with 6,342 publications made and 89,148 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#42 of 142 In South Korea
#581 of 2,786 In Asia
#1522 of 6,603 In the World

University of Incheon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 1
1993 8 0
1994 4 5
1995 5 5
1996 9 11
1997 21 36
1998 17 12
1999 16 66
2000 23 42
2001 20 81
2002 47 112
2003 45 146
2004 56 187
2005 75 255
2006 101 359
2007 118 401
2008 111 556
2009 89 714
2010 114 805
2011 128 1031
2012 174 1146
2013 253 1486
2014 270 1956
2015 385 2560
2016 405 3442
2017 407 4545
2018 478 5915
2019 523 7605
2020 578 9654
2021 615 12423
2022 610 14504
2023 578 16021

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 40 445 1033
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 408 1086
Condensed Matter Physics 34 444 1132
Materials Science 42 528 1301
Atomic and Molecular physics 35 510 1419
Quantum and Particle physics 39 538 1428
Optical Engineering 42 575 1454
Biophysics 49 572 1550
Acoustical Engineering 46 639 1679
Nuclear Physics 51 706 1746
Astrophysics and Astronomy 47 656 1853
Theoretical Physics 44 756 1988

Biology rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 50th for Biology in South Korea and 1898th in the World with 5,532 publications made and 84,581 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 144 In South Korea
#753 of 2,814 In Asia
#1898 of 6,770 In the World

University of Incheon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 1
1993 3 1
1994 1 4
1995 3 0
1996 12 7
1997 11 12
1998 12 11
1999 12 50
2000 15 75
2001 18 105
2002 34 143
2003 40 261
2004 39 201
2005 48 293
2006 65 363
2007 73 425
2008 84 565
2009 71 650
2010 83 744
2011 98 943
2012 117 1012
2013 200 1366
2014 209 1759
2015 304 2402
2016 348 3205
2017 383 4222
2018 451 5554
2019 472 7088
2020 547 9109
2021 582 12183
2022 593 14525
2023 545 16088

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 40 445 1033
Toxicology 22 438 1226
Oncology and Cancer research 49 545 1383
Biophysics 49 572 1550
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 539 1609
Zoology 34 508 1638
Horticulture 41 691 1702
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 693 1766
Nutrition and Food Science 55 764 1780
Biochemistry 49 748 1788
Molecular Biology 64 732 1815
Genetics 52 743 1819
Botany 46 711 1841
Paleontology 46 712 1910
Animal Science 39 698 1973
Biotechnology 61 851 2001
Pharmacology 64 946 2174
Microbiology 63 934 2193
Neuroscience 52 752 2194
Agricultural Science 47 906 2225
Evolutionary Biology 51 847 2262
Immunology 69 938 2365
Virology 63 1191 2914

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 39th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1807th in the World with 4,696 publications made and 58,870 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#39 of 142 In South Korea
#646 of 2,811 In Asia
#1807 of 6,798 In the World

University of Incheon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 6 0
1994 3 4
1995 5 3
1996 8 7
1997 9 10
1998 15 9
1999 13 32
2000 14 32
2001 16 39
2002 32 65
2003 33 168
2004 44 113
2005 46 150
2006 55 175
2007 76 242
2008 67 315
2009 53 382
2010 77 453
2011 86 579
2012 110 677
2013 165 904
2014 181 1135
2015 286 1519
2016 293 2046
2017 319 2798
2018 364 3823
2019 391 4993
2020 445 6646
2021 511 9037
2022 462 10662
2023 464 11846

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 37 436 1324
Environmental Chemistry 39 574 1425
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 40 538 1452
Earth science and Geophysics 39 555 1477
Geotechnical Engineering 38 586 1483
Environmental Management 36 587 1522
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 539 1609
Environmental Engineering 49 689 1641
Ecology 35 570 1649
Geology 39 602 1687
Geography and Cartography 39 623 1872
Paleontology 46 712 1910
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 738 2001
Agricultural Science 47 906 2225

Computer Science rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 44th for Computer Science in South Korea and 1652nd in the World with 4,437 publications made and 49,629 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#44 of 143 In South Korea
#592 of 2,809 In Asia
#1652 of 6,752 In the World

University of Incheon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 7 5
1996 9 8
1997 17 30
1998 7 12
1999 10 39
2000 8 24
2001 8 50
2002 41 63
2003 38 64
2004 46 123
2005 63 157
2006 90 164
2007 83 199
2008 69 272
2009 64 370
2010 68 359
2011 78 476
2012 123 591
2013 170 691
2014 203 846
2015 238 1012
2016 234 1341
2017 277 1814
2018 333 2623
2019 384 3637
2020 392 5212
2021 447 7477
2022 428 8975
2023 452 9922

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 96 531
Animation 21 276 830
Computer Engineering 37 364 989
Telecommunications 34 356 1016
Computer Graphics 31 312 1035
Human-Computer Interaction 24 283 1081
Computer Networking 35 373 1098
Blockchain and Cryptography 40 435 1149
Cyber Security 39 481 1367
Data Science 31 384 1374
Computer Vision 41 555 1406
Robotics 50 591 1432
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 37 562 1518
Multimedia 41 465 1524
Machine Learning 44 718 1765
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 693 1766
Computational Linguistics 45 730 1806
Cognitive Science 42 720 1851
Software Engineering 45 627 1891
Management Information Systems 31 555 1893
Neuroscience 52 752 2194
Library and Information science 36 733 2583

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2718th in the World with 2,904 publications made and 30,377 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 141 In South Korea
#847 of 2,845 In Asia
#2718 of 7,020 In the World

University of Incheon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 3 0
1994 0 2
1995 2 4
1996 7 1
1997 5 10
1998 10 4
1999 6 13
2000 6 16
2001 9 12
2002 12 22
2003 23 58
2004 31 51
2005 34 73
2006 41 82
2007 51 120
2008 29 152
2009 32 193
2010 32 202
2011 41 266
2012 59 337
2013 93 362
2014 122 498
2015 160 672
2016 153 743
2017 181 1146
2018 237 1620
2019 245 2335
2020 273 3589
2021 321 5123
2022 292 6221
2023 356 7106

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
Journalism and Digital Media 25 379 1307
Communications and Public Relations 30 458 1885
Archaeology 45 756 2150
Linguistics 47 832 2229
Law 44 702 2289
History 45 766 2309
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 716 2484
Political Science 44 727 2546
Education Majors 43 812 2577
Library and Information science 36 733 2583
Aesthetics 51 938 2703
Anthropology 48 833 2752
Philosophy 45 882 2802
Sociology 53 951 2994
Demography 65 1147 3096

Medicine rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 59th for Medicine in South Korea and 2384th in the World with 2,357 publications made and 34,875 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#59 of 141 In South Korea
#904 of 2,781 In Asia
#2384 of 6,680 In the World

University of Incheon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1995 2 1
1996 5 1
1997 5 6
1998 3 4
1999 3 16
2000 10 31
2001 8 46
2002 11 44
2003 16 66
2004 20 80
2005 15 111
2006 20 142
2007 26 164
2008 24 207
2009 31 242
2010 25 283
2011 34 388
2012 34 386
2013 65 466
2014 93 549
2015 119 792
2016 142 1113
2017 148 1520
2018 201 2112
2019 216 2795
2020 239 3776
2021 260 5522
2022 279 6726
2023 276 7202

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
Biomedical Engineering 41 420 1162
Toxicology 22 438 1226
Oncology and Cancer research 49 545 1383
Sports Medicine 54 426 1516
Physical Therapy 59 571 1794
Pharmacy 48 779 1837
Anatomy and Physiology 59 755 2038
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 54 774 2086
Pharmacology 64 946 2174
Healthcare Management (MHA) 47 687 2231
Psychiatry 50 783 2259
Cardiology 54 890 2344
Immunology 69 938 2365
Pathology 64 951 2413
Surgery 63 895 2480
Clinical Psychology 68 855 2599
Public Health 58 992 2756
Virology 63 1191 2914
Nursing 87 1166 3341

Mathematics rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 48th for Mathematics in South Korea and 2013th in the World with 1,950 publications made and 20,372 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#48 of 138 In South Korea
#768 of 2,673 In Asia
#2013 of 6,305 In the World

University of Incheon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 5 0
1996 4 1
1997 3 10
1998 6 4
1999 1 9
2000 4 7
2001 3 7
2002 20 12
2003 15 15
2004 25 27
2005 24 58
2006 27 67
2007 32 67
2008 26 103
2009 26 121
2010 17 137
2011 21 165
2012 50 234
2013 90 294
2014 95 407
2015 113 496
2016 100 624
2017 128 791
2018 163 1163
2019 182 1654
2020 193 2252
2021 196 3257
2022 173 3990
2023 188 4289

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 14 348 1023
Blockchain and Cryptography 40 435 1149
Statistics 51 761 1971
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 710 2005
Applied Mathematics 61 1125 2510
Math Teachers 51 1019 2951

Business rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 36th for Business in South Korea and 1681st in the World with 1,769 publications made and 19,547 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#36 of 135 In South Korea
#528 of 2,579 In Asia
#1681 of 6,187 In the World

University of Incheon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 2
1995 3 2
1996 5 2
1997 8 3
1998 8 4
1999 5 10
2000 2 14
2001 5 5
2002 9 10
2003 13 15
2004 14 30
2005 16 48
2006 22 61
2007 33 82
2008 19 93
2009 22 110
2010 36 122
2011 40 186
2012 41 251
2013 48 258
2014 71 347
2015 112 430
2016 112 551
2017 144 803
2018 159 1064
2019 170 1659
2020 182 2274
2021 164 3069
2022 143 3560
2023 142 3779

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 9 227 676
Operations Research 14 348 1023
Management 32 470 1477
Project Management 25 396 1548
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 577 1626
Accounting 29 491 1739
Marketing 43 557 1771
Advertising 48 559 1882
Management Information Systems 31 555 1893
Finance 39 686 2050

Art & Design rankings

The University of Incheon ranked 37th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1913th in the World with 740 publications made and 6,922 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 118 In South Korea
#553 of 2,302 In Asia
#1913 of 5,720 In the World

University of Incheon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 4 3
1997 5 2
1998 2 2
1999 0 5
2000 2 1
2001 4 3
2002 4 8
2003 7 11
2004 9 20
2005 9 29
2006 17 26
2007 15 44
2008 7 40
2009 16 61
2010 11 65
2011 10 65
2012 23 88
2013 36 89
2014 47 142
2015 47 174
2016 46 246
2017 43 263
2018 56 366
2019 53 477
2020 59 728
2021 68 1045
2022 65 1169
2023 66 1324

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 96 531
Animation 21 276 830
Computer Graphics 31 312 1035
Multimedia 41 465 1524
Fashion Design 40 568 1822
Aesthetics 51 938 2703
Literature 47 889 2745

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Incheon

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 13 274 892
Social Psychology 45 688 2214
Psychology 52 801 2283
Economics 42 776 2305
Child Psychology 61 817 2572
Development Studies 50 1021 2878