University of Ulsan: Rankings

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The University of Ulsan ranked 25th in South Korea, 1615th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 152 research topics. The University of Ulsan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 58,521 academic publications and 1,431,800 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1615 of 14,131 In the World
#419 of 5,830 In Asia
#25 of 193 In South Korea
#30 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#44 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#60 of 1,100 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#2412 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4796 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 149 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 4th for Medicine in South Korea and 199th in the World with 46,436 publications made and 1,180,586 citations received. Main research topics: Surgery, Pathology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 144 In South Korea
#30 of 2,817 In Asia
#199 of 6,793 In the World

University of Ulsan
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 38 20
1994 58 76
1995 64 99
1996 118 159
1997 117 231
1998 218 387
1999 264 605
2000 363 965
2001 301 1421
2002 391 1861
2003 448 2684
2004 522 3630
2005 650 4658
2006 786 6184
2007 921 8350
2008 943 10443
2009 1130 13354
2010 1382 16354
2011 1649 20409
2012 1982 25326
2013 2058 31673
2014 2175 38007
2015 2272 44632
2016 2517 49981
2017 2591 57535
2018 2588 63568
2019 2859 73643
2020 3022 99040
2021 3312 115396
2022 2997 118539
2023 2983 120763
2024 2715 118346
2025 2354 108410

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 1 2 30
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 8 44
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 10 60
Radiation Therapy 3 14 67
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 11 82
Surgery 2 13 88
Medical Physics 1 3 108
Oncology and Cancer research 4 29 112
Cardiology 2 10 113
Ophthalmology 5 35 163
Respiratory Therapy 3 22 179
Urology 3 30 182
Dermatology 5 30 185
Neurosurgery 5 47 185
Pathology 4 30 187
Anesthesiology 4 30 192
Anatomy and Physiology 4 32 205
Critical Care Nursing 4 25 230
Optometry 5 42 241
Cosmetology 10 56 245
Immunology 5 51 258
Psychiatry 4 34 259
Family medicine 3 37 284
Occupational Therapy 5 41 295
Pediatrics 4 52 295
Audiology 6 42 314
Epidemiology 5 59 329
Pharmacology 7 83 336
Virology 5 70 344
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 42 351
Health Science 4 49 359
Physical Therapy 7 60 414
Dentistry 13 117 438
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 89 452
Sports Medicine 7 61 468
Public Health 6 78 476
Gerontology 9 54 478
Orthodontics 14 128 490
Nursing 6 65 504
Biomedical Engineering 21 152 505
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 82 586
Clinical Psychology 8 87 637
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 109 796
Sports / Exercise science 35 265 1140
Pharmacy 26 466 1185
Veterinary 23 470 1197
Toxicology 32 612 1511

Biology rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 6th for Biology in South Korea and 370th in the World with 42,101 publications made and 1,119,119 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Oncology and Cancer research, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 144 In South Korea
#82 of 2,838 In Asia
#370 of 6,841 In the World

University of Ulsan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 38 45
1994 52 82
1995 65 104
1996 103 166
1997 96 241
1998 184 399
1999 215 616
2000 305 891
2001 268 1333
2002 406 1821
2003 423 2642
2004 472 3595
2005 595 4586
2006 696 5954
2007 860 7886
2008 907 9469
2009 1082 12226
2010 1340 15118
2011 1602 18991
2012 1836 23702
2013 1929 29700
2014 2054 36030
2015 2163 42264
2016 2280 47641
2017 2267 54863
2018 2310 61150
2019 2547 71002
2020 2711 93811
2021 2947 110310
2022 2639 114179
2023 2725 116885
2024 2303 113130
2025 1958 103558

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 4 29 112
Immunology 5 51 258
Genetics 5 63 326
Pharmacology 7 83 336
Virology 5 70 344
Neuroscience 8 69 418
Biotechnology 8 98 422
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 91 439
Microbiology 13 125 481
Biochemistry 12 132 484
Astrobiology 9 103 506
Molecular Biology 17 153 513
Nanotechnology 21 212 546
Paleontology 12 154 624
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 109 796
Biophysics 29 286 934
Botany 22 308 944
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 288 1016
Evolutionary Biology 22 290 1074
Zoology 25 292 1094
Agricultural Science 26 537 1384
Animal Science 27 473 1443
Toxicology 32 612 1511
Nutrition and Food Science 55 788 1814
Horticulture 49 834 1931
Forestry 32 682 1971

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 15th for Chemistry in South Korea and 560th in the World with 26,203 publications made and 716,660 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 141 In South Korea
#164 of 2,785 In Asia
#560 of 6,561 In the World

University of Ulsan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 32 70
1994 45 84
1995 56 101
1996 72 133
1997 89 192
1998 139 311
1999 151 493
2000 204 766
2001 196 1030
2002 324 1372
2003 358 2107
2004 310 2789
2005 457 3515
2006 516 4427
2007 594 5599
2008 625 6538
2009 728 8408
2010 945 10502
2011 1073 12967
2012 1260 16185
2013 1227 20292
2014 1337 24753
2015 1411 28575
2016 1366 32184
2017 1355 37123
2018 1395 41739
2019 1472 47474
2020 1647 59744
2021 1651 70659
2022 1481 72543
2023 1556 73787
2024 1265 70468
2025 978 62892

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 12 132 484
Radiochemistry 19 288 540
Nanotechnology 21 212 546
Chemical Engineering 23 250 582
Materials Science 19 236 685
Physical chemistry 24 271 707
Inorganic Chemistry 21 291 746
Organic Chemistry 23 262 749
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 236 751
Environmental Chemistry 23 271 785
Computational Chemistry 20 384 1099
Pharmacy 26 466 1185
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 511 1459
Nutrition and Food Science 55 788 1814

Engineering rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 13th for Engineering in South Korea and 593rd in the World with 20,974 publications made and 490,064 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 144 In South Korea
#174 of 2,841 In Asia
#593 of 6,795 In the World

University of Ulsan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 29 60
1994 31 67
1995 42 76
1996 47 90
1997 55 116
1998 97 181
1999 101 263
2000 124 426
2001 108 503
2002 254 645
2003 242 1038
2004 191 1520
2005 296 1787
2006 428 2485
2007 422 3169
2008 534 3838
2009 622 5158
2010 817 6894
2011 912 8653
2012 1003 11069
2013 942 13700
2014 1065 16819
2015 1103 19192
2016 1079 22197
2017 1055 25173
2018 1103 28313
2019 1190 32539
2020 1363 40897
2021 1358 47691
2022 1279 49777
2023 1306 50919
2024 1086 49890
2025 770 44084

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

Physics rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 16th for Physics in South Korea and 648th in the World with 18,962 publications made and 421,152 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 142 In South Korea
#193 of 2,822 In Asia
#648 of 6,729 In the World

University of Ulsan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 22 60
1994 26 57
1995 34 70
1996 33 84
1997 43 103
1998 90 148
1999 85 232
2000 122 396
2001 103 451
2002 234 594
2003 211 925
2004 174 1324
2005 233 1546
2006 390 2150
2007 381 2669
2008 473 3237
2009 567 4235
2010 694 5749
2011 821 7280
2012 894 9371
2013 850 11892
2014 941 14245
2015 966 16714
2016 966 19552
2017 975 22115
2018 1002 25167
2019 1091 28846
2020 1237 36432
2021 1236 42225
2022 1188 44468
2023 1241 46027
2024 998 45678
2025 716 40982

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 3 108
Acoustical Engineering 10 129 498
Astrobiology 9 103 506
Optical Engineering 13 157 529
Nanotechnology 21 212 546
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 131 612
Condensed Matter Physics 17 218 636
Materials Science 19 236 685
Nuclear Physics 21 230 779
Quantum and Particle physics 21 251 815
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 345 923
Biophysics 29 286 934
Atomic and Molecular physics 28 401 1195
Theoretical Physics 37 593 1690

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 10th for Computer Science in South Korea and 594th in the World with 18,581 publications made and 465,084 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 145 In South Korea
#137 of 2,842 In Asia
#594 of 6,855 In the World

University of Ulsan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 12 20
1994 20 31
1995 26 47
1996 28 82
1997 32 90
1998 37 170
1999 79 224
2000 76 306
2001 58 434
2002 164 665
2003 132 899
2004 154 1164
2005 220 1545
2006 291 1995
2007 349 2666
2008 380 3294
2009 529 4305
2010 562 5679
2011 662 7017
2012 796 9008
2013 846 11226
2014 961 13424
2015 936 15936
2016 967 18430
2017 958 20920
2018 1042 24121
2019 1128 28454
2020 1273 40015
2021 1412 47920
2022 1325 51578
2023 1338 52977
2024 1069 48413
2025 832 44423

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 8 69 418
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 91 439
Robotics 11 154 441
Machine Learning 8 141 483
Computer Vision 13 160 557
Computer Engineering 22 206 622
Cognitive Science 10 155 640
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 179 649
Telecommunications 21 212 659
Computer Graphics 18 183 702
Computer Networking 22 241 761
Human-Computer Interaction 20 231 893
Computational Linguistics 20 336 986
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 415 1063
Cyber Security 32 387 1131
Data Science 21 319 1179
Software Engineering 17 299 1183
Library and Information science 15 235 1202
Multimedia 58 743 2014
Management Information Systems 47 880 2502

Psychology rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 5th for Psychology in South Korea and 347th in the World with 16,697 publications made and 386,975 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 143 In South Korea
#49 of 2,766 In Asia
#347 of 6,663 In the World

University of Ulsan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 13 6
1994 25 28
1995 20 30
1996 29 72
1997 42 96
1998 72 176
1999 96 254
2000 136 394
2001 93 586
2002 162 781
2003 132 1086
2004 182 1355
2005 224 1698
2006 261 2163
2007 318 3095
2008 336 3841
2009 414 4752
2010 503 6062
2011 612 7484
2012 739 9170
2013 772 11068
2014 796 12973
2015 822 15294
2016 929 17206
2017 932 19087
2018 1013 21628
2019 1011 24467
2020 1133 33431
2021 1199 38356
2022 1092 39982
2023 1092 40605
2024 890 37181
2025 708 33751

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 4 34 259
Occupational Therapy 5 41 295
Neuroscience 8 69 418
Clinical Psychology 8 87 637
Cognitive Science 10 155 640
Child Psychology 9 134 825
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 27 300 914
Social Psychology 17 299 1252
Education Majors 22 550 1897

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 19th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 846th in the World with 12,714 publications made and 281,048 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#19 of 142 In South Korea
#238 of 2,841 In Asia
#846 of 6,888 In the World

University of Ulsan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 10 24
1994 14 30
1995 16 34
1996 28 43
1997 35 63
1998 58 79
1999 60 119
2000 77 208
2001 75 257
2002 173 375
2003 132 568
2004 121 835
2005 198 1015
2006 237 1465
2007 275 1849
2008 312 2322
2009 388 3098
2010 504 3940
2011 554 5052
2012 641 6636
2013 592 8383
2014 680 10170
2015 668 12295
2016 657 13823
2017 666 15920
2018 654 17545
2019 697 20400
2020 831 27361
2021 836 30855
2022 748 32171
2023 777 32769
2024 597 30329
2025 454 26254

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Paleontology 12 154 624
Geology 15 204 749
Earth science and Geophysics 17 238 783
Environmental Chemistry 23 271 785
Environmental Engineering 18 278 791
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 19 264 850
Oceanography 25 313 1004
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 288 1016
Environmental Management 25 389 1069
Geography and Cartography 18 295 1096
Ecology 25 374 1184
Geotechnical Engineering 30 515 1316
Agricultural Science 26 537 1384
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 511 1459
Forestry 32 682 1971

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1028th in the World with 12,565 publications made and 327,494 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics, Demography, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 144 In South Korea
#213 of 2,867 In Asia
#1028 of 7,088 In the World

University of Ulsan
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 7 11
1994 7 21
1995 15 30
1996 24 34
1997 19 59
1998 33 76
1999 49 121
2000 56 166
2001 41 285
2002 97 387
2003 99 558
2004 92 771
2005 154 1015
2006 198 1424
2007 212 1849
2008 239 2476
2009 319 3204
2010 377 4300
2011 428 5405
2012 520 6982
2013 512 9004
2014 599 11277
2015 596 13422
2016 638 14983
2017 694 16951
2018 673 18655
2019 760 22051
2020 937 31183
2021 1013 35450
2022 897 36567
2023 946 37828
2024 743 34546
2025 656 30186

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 6 65 435
Occupational Safety and Health 8 92 569
Linguistics 8 128 603
Genealogy 6 79 770
Sociology 10 149 892
Archaeology 16 311 1111
Philosophy 9 230 1114
Sports / Exercise science 35 265 1140
Classics and Ancient History 8 219 1153
History 14 305 1180
Library and Information science 15 235 1202
Anthropology 14 281 1343
Law 17 347 1383
Public Policy / Administration 15 282 1481
Political Science 17 376 1614
Aesthetics 30 493 1718
Education Majors 22 550 1897
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 515 1930
Communications and Public Relations 39 628 2190

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 6th for Mathematics in South Korea and 415th in the World with 12,260 publications made and 303,298 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 142 In South Korea
#87 of 2,725 In Asia
#415 of 6,434 In the World

University of Ulsan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 4 6
1994 3 6
1995 8 9
1996 8 15
1997 9 15
1998 15 34
1999 16 53
2000 25 65
2001 18 73
2002 51 140
2003 61 197
2004 61 267
2005 106 384
2006 132 714
2007 175 907
2008 179 1156
2009 274 1693
2010 287 2229
2011 371 2947
2012 502 4064
2013 500 5519
2014 586 6945
2015 571 8324
2016 658 9666
2017 730 11143
2018 739 12998
2019 884 16186
2020 1015 22742
2021 1131 27948
2022 996 29574
2023 1002 30188
2024 680 22876
2025 547 19315

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 6 73 369
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 415 1063
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 338 1223
Applied Mathematics 30 641 1647
Operations Research 33 753 1765
Math Teachers 50 1019 2839

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Ulsan

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Management 12 189 746
Business 17 273 1055
Development Studies 14 293 1164
Literature 14 299 1275
Art & Design 23 336 1307
Fashion Design 26 375 1328
Economics 17 363 1372
Advertising 35 397 1428
Marketing 36 509 1599
Finance 30 530 1664
International Trade 30 542 1829
Accounting 37 634 2004
International Business 35 663 2086