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The University of Seoul ranked 34th in South Korea, 1969th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. The University of Seoul ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,779 academic publications and 190,565 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1969 of 14,131 In the World
#581 of 5,830 In Asia
#34 of 193 In South Korea
#17 of 39 In Seoul
#380 of 1,696 For Transportation Engineering
#483 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#591 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#2266 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3761 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 36th for Engineering in South Korea and 1216th in the World with 8,216 publications made and 148,551 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#36 of 143 In South Korea
#439 of 2,809 In Asia
#1216 of 6,684 In the World

University of Seoul
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 4
1992 1 4
1993 7 7
1994 5 7
1995 9 16
1996 16 10
1997 31 28
1998 45 59
1999 63 110
2000 66 184
2001 73 299
2002 155 438
2003 127 454
2004 133 657
2005 197 891
2006 213 1054
2007 266 1263
2008 234 1457
2009 273 1890
2010 301 2390
2011 340 2951
2012 320 3424
2013 340 4203
2014 400 4866
2015 467 5970
2016 453 7142
2017 411 7956
2018 434 9712
2019 464 11822
2020 557 14513
2021 543 17545
2022 581 19815
2023 605 21096

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Transportation Engineering 5 97 380
Firefighting and Fire Science 12 172 483
Construction Management 13 147 591
Remote Sensing 11 152 626
Mining Engineering 11 253 720
Computer Engineering 31 286 822
Civil Engineering 18 247 823
Chemical Engineering 30 349 846
Nanotechnology 37 367 890
Environmental Engineering 21 317 895
Geotechnical Engineering 20 325 931
Electronic Engineering 37 369 986
Structural Engineering 29 348 988
Architectural Engineering 27 328 1003
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 369 1006
Telecommunications 35 365 1029
Electrical Engineering 36 384 1029
Materials Science 33 386 1035
Metallurgical Engineering 32 399 1042
Biochemical Engineering 31 392 1085
Petroleum Engineering 36 422 1138
Architecture 26 348 1145
Computer Networking 37 404 1161
Systems Engineering 23 344 1206
Biomedical Engineering 46 447 1209
Operations Research 19 452 1237
Optical Engineering 38 470 1240
Reliability and Quality Engineering 35 470 1254
Human-Computer Interaction 37 403 1344
Renewable Energy Engineering 40 548 1348
Acoustical Engineering 39 503 1403
Automotive Engineering 51 612 1480
Mechanical Engineering 47 557 1522
Automation and Control engineering 46 677 1539
Aerospace Engineering 53 616 1625
Biotechnology 51 738 1793

Physics rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 35th for Physics in South Korea and 1245th in the World with 7,237 publications made and 138,491 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#35 of 142 In South Korea
#447 of 2,786 In Asia
#1245 of 6,603 In the World

University of Seoul
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 3
1992 2 3
1993 7 5
1994 5 18
1995 8 18
1996 16 6
1997 30 28
1998 44 59
1999 63 113
2000 65 208
2001 80 340
2002 144 483
2003 112 540
2004 116 718
2005 165 965
2006 177 1044
2007 224 1248
2008 205 1442
2009 224 1825
2010 260 2327
2011 277 2780
2012 282 3159
2013 285 4052
2014 347 4638
2015 430 5770
2016 387 6804
2017 363 7508
2018 398 9068
2019 425 11190
2020 490 13450
2021 483 16469
2022 511 17852
2023 539 19149

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 14 200 793
Condensed Matter Physics 28 308 858
Nanotechnology 37 367 890
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 369 1006
Materials Science 33 386 1035
Biophysics 36 398 1187
Quantum and Particle physics 34 434 1212
Optical Engineering 38 470 1240
Nuclear Physics 36 502 1341
Acoustical Engineering 39 503 1403
Astrophysics and Astronomy 33 471 1468
Atomic and Molecular physics 40 580 1566

Chemistry rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 38th for Chemistry in South Korea and 1345th in the World with 6,892 publications made and 147,144 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#38 of 141 In South Korea
#523 of 2,750 In Asia
#1345 of 6,447 In the World

University of Seoul
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 4
1992 1 2
1993 3 8
1994 4 6
1995 6 10
1996 14 5
1997 27 27
1998 42 51
1999 55 92
2000 57 159
2001 71 267
2002 116 384
2003 110 444
2004 103 662
2005 149 847
2006 170 1009
2007 213 1225
2008 189 1455
2009 234 1862
2010 242 2350
2011 274 2945
2012 265 3366
2013 269 4087
2014 336 4719
2015 414 5819
2016 378 6870
2017 362 7715
2018 372 9360
2019 392 11349
2020 467 13939
2021 484 16990
2022 511 19427
2023 498 20552

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 30 349 846
Nanotechnology 37 367 890
Physical chemistry 32 416 1021
Materials Science 33 386 1035
Biochemical Engineering 31 392 1085
Environmental Chemistry 32 418 1112
Radiochemistry 34 601 1208
Organic Chemistry 35 498 1255
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 411 1269
Inorganic Chemistry 37 580 1330
Computational Chemistry 31 519 1363
Biochemistry 44 596 1489
Nutrition and Food Science 65 973 2159

Biology rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 42nd for Biology in South Korea and 1654th in the World with 5,486 publications made and 117,836 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#42 of 144 In South Korea
#638 of 2,814 In Asia
#1654 of 6,770 In the World

University of Seoul
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 2
1992 3 0
1993 1 7
1994 4 4
1995 6 5
1996 8 7
1997 15 17
1998 21 25
1999 33 57
2000 39 85
2001 46 149
2002 77 236
2003 71 297
2004 70 428
2005 120 594
2006 124 739
2007 154 966
2008 148 1124
2009 164 1457
2010 182 1908
2011 219 2378
2012 195 2902
2013 216 3467
2014 278 3992
2015 334 4840
2016 295 5700
2017 310 6523
2018 298 7836
2019 313 9504
2020 411 11753
2021 414 14377
2022 422 16732
2023 431 17688

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 13 249 856
Nanotechnology 37 367 890
Molecular Biology 40 384 1091
Biophysics 36 398 1187
Forestry 21 459 1486
Biochemistry 44 596 1489
Oncology and Cancer research 51 609 1516
Agricultural Science 29 580 1542
Genetics 45 606 1573
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 632 1657
Evolutionary Biology 36 591 1758
Biotechnology 51 738 1793
Botany 44 699 1819
Horticulture 51 820 1966
Immunology 61 812 2064
Paleontology 51 797 2082
Nutrition and Food Science 65 973 2159
Neuroscience 53 757 2203
Pharmacology 72 1041 2360
Virology 52 942 2441
Microbiology 74 1100 2523
Zoology 60 919 2580
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 1052 2724

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 34th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 1548th in the World with 5,184 publications made and 92,436 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Management, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#34 of 142 In South Korea
#521 of 2,811 In Asia
#1548 of 6,798 In the World

University of Seoul
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 0
1993 2 4
1994 2 8
1995 4 7
1996 6 4
1997 14 14
1998 25 24
1999 30 56
2000 33 83
2001 46 135
2002 66 223
2003 49 211
2004 57 331
2005 107 415
2006 125 513
2007 157 717
2008 128 859
2009 146 1098
2010 175 1464
2011 212 1941
2012 181 2172
2013 226 2648
2014 256 3161
2015 266 3811
2016 251 4412
2017 268 5015
2018 309 6014
2019 300 7342
2020 389 9103
2021 399 11534
2022 439 13549
2023 453 14507

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Management 14 211 682
Mining Engineering 11 253 720
Urban and Regional planning 4 156 784
Environmental Engineering 21 317 895
Geotechnical Engineering 20 325 931
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 381 981
Environmental Chemistry 32 418 1112
Oceanography 31 369 1169
Earth science and Geophysics 27 402 1189
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 411 1269
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 36 519 1417
Forestry 21 459 1486
Geology 34 501 1503
Ecology 31 503 1507
Agricultural Science 29 580 1542
Geography and Cartography 29 486 1580
Paleontology 51 797 2082
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 1052 2724

Computer Science rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 43rd for Computer Science in South Korea and 1603rd in the World with 4,243 publications made and 56,940 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#43 of 143 In South Korea
#565 of 2,809 In Asia
#1603 of 6,752 In the World

University of Seoul
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 3
1992 2 2
1993 3 5
1994 0 8
1995 6 13
1996 7 12
1997 8 9
1998 18 19
1999 27 32
2000 32 53
2001 30 96
2002 84 201
2003 75 176
2004 88 263
2005 139 428
2006 140 462
2007 167 633
2008 153 749
2009 172 1016
2010 172 1179
2011 212 1444
2012 176 1652
2013 170 1979
2014 177 2341
2015 205 2500
2016 211 2740
2017 210 3021
2018 195 3559
2019 209 4474
2020 288 5345
2021 258 6462
2022 269 7604
2023 312 8081

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 14 176 646
Computer Engineering 31 286 822
Telecommunications 35 365 1029
Multimedia 26 297 1155
Computer Networking 37 404 1161
Computer Graphics 37 419 1265
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 503 1282
Cyber Security 38 469 1338
Human-Computer Interaction 37 403 1344
Computer Vision 39 547 1394
Data Science 32 401 1415
Computational Linguistics 39 543 1441
Software Engineering 31 418 1475
Machine Learning 38 601 1513
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 632 1657
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 40 638 1660
Cognitive Science 46 776 1955
Management Information Systems 42 688 2155
Neuroscience 53 757 2203

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 40th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 2337th in the World with 3,138 publications made and 47,930 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#40 of 141 In South Korea
#670 of 2,845 In Asia
#2337 of 7,020 In the World

University of Seoul
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 2
1993 4 5
1994 2 5
1995 1 8
1996 2 6
1997 3 6
1998 13 20
1999 21 29
2000 18 50
2001 23 86
2002 32 131
2003 32 149
2004 43 168
2005 69 286
2006 73 283
2007 92 406
2008 79 457
2009 85 689
2010 98 813
2011 135 1052
2012 119 1201
2013 120 1622
2014 137 1922
2015 165 2264
2016 161 2386
2017 163 2403
2018 176 2818
2019 196 3872
2020 261 4472
2021 233 5790
2022 256 6549
2023 294 7081

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 4 156 784
Sports / Exercise science 23 193 1003
Public Policy / Administration 12 332 1574
Archaeology 29 507 1642
History 29 517 1782
Aesthetics 33 522 1841
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 24 529 2033
Linguistics 42 741 2039
Demography 43 667 2047
Law 40 623 2119
Political Science 40 650 2369
Philosophy 41 748 2522
Communications and Public Relations 49 725 2537
Sociology 44 767 2547
Anthropology 45 772 2622
Education Majors 56 1036 3106

Mathematics rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 42nd for Mathematics in South Korea and 1658th in the World with 2,218 publications made and 30,384 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#42 of 138 In South Korea
#589 of 2,673 In Asia
#1658 of 6,305 In the World

University of Seoul
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 2
1992 1 1
1993 3 2
1994 2 11
1995 4 9
1996 7 8
1997 3 2
1998 9 13
1999 14 20
2000 14 28
2001 12 39
2002 42 100
2003 29 72
2004 45 124
2005 78 206
2006 75 242
2007 80 356
2008 71 422
2009 84 549
2010 93 614
2011 91 729
2012 91 884
2013 97 1084
2014 95 1356
2015 101 1481
2016 117 1558
2017 98 1520
2018 117 1843
2019 120 2297
2020 133 2747
2021 141 3258
2022 157 3670
2023 176 3822

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 294 1115
Operations Research 19 452 1237
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 503 1282
Statistics 41 558 1588
Applied Mathematics 36 742 1832

Business rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 32nd for Business in South Korea and 1591st in the World with 1,540 publications made and 21,019 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#32 of 135 In South Korea
#484 of 2,579 In Asia
#1591 of 6,187 In the World

University of Seoul
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 1
1992 0 1
1993 0 2
1994 2 4
1995 2 3
1996 2 3
1997 2 5
1998 9 11
1999 13 18
2000 8 30
2001 12 48
2002 24 75
2003 24 65
2004 26 97
2005 43 139
2006 44 155
2007 50 248
2008 38 268
2009 56 415
2010 61 486
2011 70 602
2012 57 687
2013 61 849
2014 70 1053
2015 86 1063
2016 78 1125
2017 75 1111
2018 78 1274
2019 104 1582
2020 115 1869
2021 79 2363
2022 109 2649
2023 125 2806

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Real Estate 10 67 365
Construction Management 13 147 591
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 188 775
Tax Law 7 162 805
Advertising 22 262 1188
Project Management 16 268 1214
Operations Research 19 452 1237
International Business 16 257 1238
International Trade 16 272 1269
Finance 27 412 1467
Marketing 32 442 1501
Management 37 512 1571
Public Policy / Administration 12 332 1574
Accounting 35 563 1913
Management Information Systems 42 688 2155

Economics rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 29th for Economics in South Korea and 1747th in the World with 1,057 publications made and 13,408 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#29 of 121 In South Korea
#501 of 2,461 In Asia
#1747 of 5,995 In the World

University of Seoul
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 2 2
1995 3 4
1996 1 2
1997 0 5
1998 8 6
1999 9 8
2000 10 21
2001 9 31
2002 7 30
2003 8 32
2004 11 55
2005 26 69
2006 27 85
2007 34 144
2008 20 167
2009 36 261
2010 37 294
2011 40 319
2012 40 367
2013 34 498
2014 47 604
2015 54 620
2016 54 665
2017 51 677
2018 60 801
2019 79 923
2020 98 1283
2021 65 1587
2022 81 1805
2023 98 1895

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Seoul in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 188 775
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 294 1115
International Trade 16 272 1269
Environmental Economics 23 484 1329
Finance 27 412 1467
Development Studies 39 840 2490

Art & Design rankings

The University of Seoul ranked 39th for Art & Design in South Korea and 1929th in the World with 648 publications made and 7,477 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Literature, 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
#39 of 118 In South Korea
#563 of 2,302 In Asia
#1929 of 5,720 In the World

University of Seoul
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 2 2
1995 1 3
1996 0 3
1997 1 8
1998 7 6
1999 7 5
2000 2 9
2001 5 19
2002 12 30
2003 9 17
2004 8 40
2005 13 75
2006 21 57
2007 34 99
2008 20 117
2009 25 152
2010 25 185
2011 38 213
2012 32 244
2013 29 278
2014 27 301
2015 31 343
2016 34 367
2017 33 396
2018 28 458
2019 22 521
2020 53 690
2021 37 803
2022 49 990
2023 40 932

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

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 26 348 1145
Multimedia 26 297 1155
Computer Graphics 37 419 1265
Aesthetics 33 522 1841
Fashion Design 41 619 1948
Literature 34 657 2224

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Seoul

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 36 363 1429
Cardiology 42 598 1674
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 50 684 1894
Physical Therapy 63 647 1964
Gerontology 65 553 2048
Sports Medicine 83 696 2093
Public Health 43 708 2141
Anatomy and Physiology 64 809 2153
Pathology 57 825 2167
Medicine 52 819 2200
Anesthesiology 54 832 2253
Social Psychology 52 768 2385
Surgery 60 873 2411
Child Psychology 56 765 2478
Psychology 58 903 2487
Psychiatry 60 920 2562
Nursing 85 1138 3289