University of Science and Technology Korea: Rankings

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The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 52nd in South Korea, 2978th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 93 research topics. The University of Science and Technology Korea ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,124 academic publications and 328,101 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2978 of 14,131 In the World
#949 of 5,830 In Asia
#52 of 193 In South Korea
#3 of 10 In Daejeon
#378 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#641 of 4,260 For Chemical Engineering
#653 of 1,654 For Biomedical Engineering
#5560 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#7114 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 90 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 29th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1034th in the World with 15,381 publications made and 287,789 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#29 of 141 In South Korea
#362 of 2,750 In Asia
#1034 of 6,447 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 1
1993 5 5
1994 1 1
1995 0 3
1996 8 2
1997 22 7
1998 16 15
1999 14 20
2000 26 30
2001 19 44
2002 18 77
2003 19 107
2004 17 86
2005 34 84
2006 46 137
2007 69 206
2008 91 345
2009 131 564
2010 242 934
2011 348 1728
2012 462 2617
2013 511 3709
2014 668 5223
2015 1055 7308
2016 1179 10434
2017 1151 14446
2018 1294 19119
2019 1303 24567
2020 1491 32936
2021 1561 43132
2022 1649 51165
2023 1727 55530

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology Korea in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 25 262 641
Nanotechnology 27 252 654
Biochemical Engineering 21 207 740
Inorganic Chemistry 20 286 761
Physical chemistry 27 291 772
Environmental Chemistry 20 263 799
Radiochemistry 26 447 893
Materials Science 30 348 949
Biochemistry 31 350 986
Organic Chemistry 29 363 999
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 346 999
Nutrition and Food Science 35 479 1229
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 443 1331
Pharmacy 33 548 1395
Computational Chemistry 35 584 1497

Biology rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 34th for Biology in South Korea and 1171st in the World with 13,912 publications made and 267,655 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#34 of 144 In South Korea
#408 of 2,814 In Asia
#1171 of 6,770 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 1
1993 3 5
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 9 2
1997 15 16
1998 13 16
1999 12 18
2000 20 28
2001 14 43
2002 16 77
2003 14 761
2004 18 90
2005 31 102
2006 39 143
2007 59 219
2008 92 324
2009 132 585
2010 210 944
2011 286 1716
2012 412 2553
2013 455 3626
2014 588 5045
2015 922 6953
2016 1052 9834
2017 1034 13468
2018 1164 17917
2019 1241 22850
2020 1400 31317
2021 1401 40680
2022 1493 48292
2023 1572 51901

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology Korea in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 252 654
Biophysics 20 209 775
Oncology and Cancer research 37 294 830
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 23 237 841
Molecular Biology 36 319 943
Genetics 35 327 977
Biochemistry 31 350 986
Microbiology 31 323 998
Biotechnology 35 346 998
Immunology 37 352 1036
Pharmacology 40 406 1054
Astrobiology 27 332 1130
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 27 336 1156
Paleontology 29 356 1169
Neuroscience 35 340 1177
Virology 34 394 1205
Nutrition and Food Science 35 479 1229
Botany 29 430 1260
Toxicology 24 463 1273
Zoology 31 389 1352
Evolutionary Biology 32 465 1518
Horticulture 32 596 1521
Agricultural Science 31 607 1605
Animal Science 42 713 1999
Forestry 34 719 2070

Engineering rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 33rd for Engineering in South Korea and 1127th in the World with 12,731 publications made and 225,185 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#33 of 143 In South Korea
#394 of 2,809 In Asia
#1127 of 6,684 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 1
1993 3 2
1994 1 0
1995 1 2
1996 10 1
1997 27 8
1998 18 15
1999 18 18
2000 23 24
2001 15 32
2002 16 46
2003 18 71
2004 23 66
2005 31 66
2006 57 91
2007 86 149
2008 84 254
2009 115 395
2010 197 572
2011 289 1113
2012 367 1721
2013 417 2493
2014 561 3549
2015 844 5206
2016 925 7666
2017 947 11191
2018 1106 15330
2019 1064 20070
2020 1213 27173
2021 1276 35757
2022 1381 43040
2023 1423 46554

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology Korea in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 31st for Physics in South Korea and 1129th in the World with 11,983 publications made and 212,819 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 142 In South Korea
#392 of 2,786 In Asia
#1129 of 6,603 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 1
1993 3 2
1994 1 0
1995 0 3
1996 10 2
1997 21 17
1998 16 15
1999 16 17
2000 26 24
2001 15 35
2002 13 45
2003 17 69
2004 16 60
2005 29 53
2006 48 81
2007 68 126
2008 75 227
2009 104 364
2010 184 544
2011 274 1090
2012 345 1688
2013 387 2400
2014 509 3360
2015 811 4963
2016 850 7199
2017 910 10576
2018 1053 14484
2019 1021 18951
2020 1107 25021
2021 1227 32901
2022 1289 39591
2023 1368 43305

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology Korea in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 252 654
Biophysics 20 209 775
Applied/Engineering Physics 23 286 831
Materials Science 30 348 949
Condensed Matter Physics 32 391 1029
Quantum and Particle physics 31 394 1129
Astrobiology 27 332 1130
Optical Engineering 34 411 1133
Nuclear Physics 31 403 1157
Astrophysics and Astronomy 27 352 1189
Atomic and Molecular physics 36 524 1452
Acoustical Engineering 41 538 1478
Theoretical Physics 39 608 1716

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 29th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1295th in the World with 8,446 publications made and 141,988 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 142 In South Korea
#410 of 2,811 In Asia
#1295 of 6,798 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 2
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 8 2
1997 18 14
1998 9 13
1999 8 13
2000 15 14
2001 10 27
2002 12 43
2003 11 804
2004 16 47
2005 23 47
2006 31 85
2007 54 125
2008 70 190
2009 85 319
2010 142 466
2011 206 869
2012 247 1212
2013 267 1763
2014 390 2515
2015 566 3569
2016 616 5074
2017 584 6860
2018 687 9559
2019 705 12436
2020 805 17480
2021 861 22564
2022 910 27394
2023 975 29189

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology Korea in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 20 263 799
Oceanography 20 237 839
Environmental Engineering 22 318 896
Mining Engineering 15 358 937
Environmental Management 22 330 965
Geotechnical Engineering 25 369 1031
Earth science and Geophysics 24 359 1092
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 373 1120
Geology 28 344 1134
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 27 336 1156
Paleontology 29 356 1169
Ecology 26 374 1226
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 443 1331
Agricultural Science 31 607 1605
Geography and Cartography 32 533 1688
Forestry 34 719 2070

Medicine rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 40th for Medicine in South Korea and 1420th in the World with 6,878 publications made and 118,020 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Pharmacology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#40 of 141 In South Korea
#477 of 2,781 In Asia
#1420 of 6,680 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 4 2
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 6 2
1997 4 4
1998 8 4
1999 5 5
2000 3 12
2001 8 16
2002 6 33
2003 4 36
2004 12 44
2005 15 57
2006 16 77
2007 20 96
2008 52 142
2009 63 274
2010 109 444
2011 139 770
2012 191 1162
2013 210 1687
2014 256 2208
2015 435 3072
2016 545 4264
2017 520 5748
2018 562 7406
2019 605 9491
2020 693 13719
2021 729 18461
2022 766 21622
2023 809 22855

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology Korea in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 30 198 653
Oncology and Cancer research 37 294 830
Respiratory Therapy 34 309 985
Immunology 37 352 1036
Pharmacology 40 406 1054
Physical Therapy 40 296 1123
Ophthalmology 43 370 1148
Radiation Therapy 42 484 1199
Virology 34 394 1205
Veterinary 27 469 1232
Anatomy and Physiology 40 416 1262
Toxicology 24 463 1273
Pathology 39 459 1320
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 44 518 1321
Audiology 39 408 1389
Pharmacy 33 548 1395
Sports Medicine 53 423 1511
Dermatology 45 592 1550
Urology 46 617 1554
Psychiatry 40 489 1554
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 48 569 1628
Anesthesiology 46 583 1641
Surgery 45 617 1783
Cardiology 44 645 1785
Gerontology 69 588 2115
Nursing 51 716 2334
Public Health 50 834 2418
Family medicine 50 786 2425
Health Science 56 957 2997

Computer Science rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 42nd for Computer Science in South Korea and 1566th in the World with 6,162 publications made and 94,420 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 143 In South Korea
#548 of 2,809 In Asia
#1566 of 6,752 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 4
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 4 1
1997 12 4
1998 2 2
1999 8 4
2000 7 8
2001 10 13
2002 8 28
2003 10 67
2004 17 33
2005 19 35
2006 43 71
2007 61 94
2008 52 151
2009 79 242
2010 114 321
2011 129 597
2012 200 871
2013 201 1197
2014 258 1599
2015 381 2285
2016 439 2883
2017 435 4287
2018 488 5945
2019 465 8084
2020 588 11610
2021 653 16163
2022 669 19658
2023 733 21046

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 23 237 841
Game Design and Development 32 238 908
UX/UI Desgin 25 297 992
Robotics 35 392 1023
Telecommunications 38 406 1124
Neuroscience 35 340 1177
Computer Vision 36 480 1274
Computer Graphics 39 444 1317
Data Science 29 356 1319
Computer Engineering 44 534 1334
Human-Computer Interaction 46 500 1555
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 688 1613
Computer Networking 54 670 1662
Computational Linguistics 43 687 1721
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 45 729 1840
Cognitive Science 40 713 1840
Multimedia 54 709 1928
Cyber Security 53 773 1957
Machine Learning 51 863 2035
Software Engineering 60 908 2375
Management Information Systems 55 933 2656

Psychology rankings

The University of Science and Technology Korea ranked 42nd for Psychology in South Korea and 1877th in the World with 2,530 publications made and 39,674 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#42 of 141 In South Korea
#619 of 2,703 In Asia
#1877 of 6,528 In the World

University of Science and Technology Korea
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 2 3
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 4 3
1998 3 2
1999 4 3
2000 0 4
2001 3 5
2002 2 14
2003 3 12
2004 8 20
2005 7 17
2006 12 28
2007 14 35
2008 13 45
2009 21 93
2010 32 129
2011 42 253
2012 69 373
2013 64 550
2014 89 735
2015 156 949
2016 181 1318
2017 185 1845
2018 186 2563
2019 199 3332
2020 241 4765
2021 300 6301
2022 318 7673
2023 338 8411

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology Korea in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 35 340 1177
Psychiatry 40 489 1554
Cognitive Science 40 713 1840
Social Psychology 69 1080 3057
Child Psychology 75 1084 3118
Education Majors 59 1076 3207

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Science and Technology Korea

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Archaeology 38 651 1937
Fashion Design 42 626 1962
Statistics 50 760 1970
History 36 644 2049
Mathematics 51 846 2145
Classics and Ancient History 31 606 2189
Art & Design 45 717 2267
Management 58 888 2327
Applied Mathematics 54 1069 2404
Finance 48 902 2470
Business 57 958 2588
Linguistics 55 1012 2594
Aesthetics 49 895 2611
Demography 50 926 2617
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 38 795 2651
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 45 852 2725
Law 50 942 2761
Literature 48 898 2765
Marketing 68 1055 2773
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 59 1113 2789
Economics 51 1024 2835
Political Science 48 887 2892
Math Teachers 52 1020 2952
Philosophy 50 962 2983
Development Studies 55 1110 3068
Sociology 57 990 3070
Anthropology 65 1183 3480