University of Ulsan: Rankings

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The University of Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, 1623rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. The University of Ulsan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 56,399 academic publications and 1,324,574 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1623 of 14,131 In the World
#467 of 5,830 In Asia
#27 of 193 In South Korea
#30 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#45 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#63 of 1,054 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#2388 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5110 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 4th for Medicine in South Korea and 202nd in the World with 44,639 publications made and 1,092,014 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 2,809 In Asia
#202 of 6,775 In the World

University of Ulsan
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 24 15
1993 38 20
1994 58 76
1995 64 99
1996 118 159
1997 117 230
1998 218 387
1999 264 604
2000 363 965
2001 301 1421
2002 391 1860
2003 448 2684
2004 522 3631
2005 650 4658
2006 786 6185
2007 921 8350
2008 943 10447
2009 1130 13357
2010 1382 16360
2011 1650 20408
2012 1981 25334
2013 2060 31677
2014 2175 37981
2015 2276 44608
2016 2516 50004
2017 2591 57529
2018 2590 63616
2019 2859 73678
2020 3026 99145
2021 3314 115471
2022 2998 118582
2023 2985 120835
2024 2697 117293

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 45
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 11 63
Radiation Therapy 3 13 66
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 11 84
Surgery 2 14 90
Cardiology 2 9 112
Oncology and Cancer research 4 30 116
Medical Physics 1 3 116
Ophthalmology 5 34 164
Respiratory Therapy 3 21 179
Urology 3 31 184
Dermatology 5 29 185
Neurosurgery 5 46 185
Pathology 4 30 187
Anesthesiology 4 29 195
Anatomy and Physiology 4 33 211
Critical Care Nursing 4 25 239
Cosmetology 9 53 241
Optometry 5 40 246
Immunology 5 49 257
Psychiatry 4 34 258
Family medicine 3 37 287
Pediatrics 4 50 299
Occupational Therapy 5 41 304
Audiology 6 41 321
Epidemiology 5 57 329
Pharmacology 7 80 335
Virology 5 69 343
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 42 356
Health Science 4 49 361
Physical Therapy 7 59 418
Dentistry 13 116 442
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 87 458
Sports Medicine 7 61 469
Public Health 6 74 476
Gerontology 9 54 488
Orthodontics 14 127 493
Nursing 6 62 495
Biomedical Engineering 20 151 510
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 81 582
Clinical Psychology 7 87 641
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 114 810
Sports / Exercise science 34 264 1147
Pharmacy 27 452 1169
Veterinary 23 465 1198
Toxicology 34 600 1490

Biology rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 6th for Biology in South Korea and 375th in the World with 40,671 publications made and 1,035,997 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Oncology and Cancer research, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 144 In South Korea
#82 of 2,834 In Asia
#375 of 6,833 In the World

University of Ulsan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 25 29
1993 38 45
1994 52 82
1995 65 104
1996 103 166
1997 96 240
1998 184 399
1999 215 615
2000 305 891
2001 268 1332
2002 406 1820
2003 424 2641
2004 471 3592
2005 594 4586
2006 696 5954
2007 860 7889
2008 907 9460
2009 1082 12223
2010 1341 15121
2011 1603 19003
2012 1837 23712
2013 1932 29722
2014 2056 36019
2015 2174 42244
2016 2284 47695
2017 2273 54927
2018 2311 61222
2019 2557 71137
2020 2719 94013
2021 2955 110448
2022 2648 114335
2023 2728 117114
2024 2290 112271

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 30 116
Immunology 5 49 257
Genetics 5 66 335
Pharmacology 7 80 335
Virology 5 69 343
Biotechnology 8 95 420
Neuroscience 7 68 424
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 91 446
Microbiology 13 125 485
Biochemistry 12 133 490
Astrobiology 9 105 509
Molecular Biology 17 154 516
Nanotechnology 21 209 544
Paleontology 12 149 626
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 114 810
Botany 22 305 946
Biophysics 29 286 948
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 280 1011
Evolutionary Biology 21 288 1077
Zoology 25 284 1091
Agricultural Science 26 525 1363
Animal Science 27 469 1446
Toxicology 34 600 1490
Nutrition and Food Science 55 780 1795
Horticulture 49 822 1918
Forestry 32 683 1980

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 15th for Chemistry in South Korea and 563rd in the World with 25,516 publications made and 661,452 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 141 In South Korea
#162 of 2,781 In Asia
#563 of 6,545 In the World

University of Ulsan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 21 36
1993 32 70
1994 45 84
1995 56 101
1996 72 133
1997 89 191
1998 139 311
1999 151 491
2000 204 766
2001 197 1030
2002 324 1371
2003 357 2106
2004 310 2789
2005 457 3517
2006 515 4427
2007 593 5599
2008 626 6537
2009 728 8409
2010 945 10509
2011 1073 12984
2012 1264 16202
2013 1234 20322
2014 1341 24750
2015 1419 28580
2016 1372 32256
2017 1361 37149
2018 1391 41793
2019 1473 47625
2020 1658 60110
2021 1658 70989
2022 1484 72916
2023 1564 74113
2024 1259 70095

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 12 133 490
Nanotechnology 21 209 544
Radiochemistry 19 288 546
Chemical Engineering 23 244 580
Materials Science 18 233 683
Physical chemistry 24 276 724
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 221 735
Organic Chemistry 23 259 748
Inorganic Chemistry 22 291 757
Environmental Chemistry 22 265 780
Computational Chemistry 20 382 1100
Pharmacy 27 452 1169
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 446 1321
Nutrition and Food Science 55 780 1795

Engineering rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 13th for Engineering in South Korea and 595th in the World with 20,410 publications made and 459,253 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 144 In South Korea
#171 of 2,835 In Asia
#595 of 6,782 In the World

University of Ulsan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 17 30
1993 29 60
1994 31 67
1995 42 76
1996 47 89
1997 55 116
1998 97 181
1999 101 262
2000 123 425
2001 108 503
2002 254 645
2003 243 1037
2004 190 1518
2005 297 1793
2006 428 2483
2007 423 3170
2008 536 3844
2009 623 5164
2010 815 6896
2011 912 8653
2012 1004 11068
2013 944 13722
2014 1067 16818
2015 1108 19234
2016 1079 22207
2017 1060 25214
2018 1103 28347
2019 1189 32637
2020 1370 41084
2021 1362 47884
2022 1289 49970
2023 1306 51132
2024 1082 49539

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 653rd in the World with 18,384 publications made and 388,011 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 2,817 In Asia
#653 of 6,713 In the World

University of Ulsan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 14 30
1993 22 60
1994 26 57
1995 34 70
1996 33 83
1997 43 103
1998 90 148
1999 85 231
2000 121 394
2001 104 451
2002 234 593
2003 212 925
2004 172 1321
2005 233 1546
2006 390 2148
2007 382 2668
2008 475 3247
2009 566 4233
2010 693 5754
2011 823 7283
2012 895 9357
2013 851 11900
2014 941 14240
2015 967 16702
2016 964 19559
2017 979 22115
2018 995 25112
2019 1091 28918
2020 1237 36499
2021 1231 42203
2022 1183 44470
2023 1235 46093
2024 988 45294

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 3 116
Astrobiology 9 105 509
Acoustical Engineering 10 129 511
Optical Engineering 13 152 534
Nanotechnology 21 209 544
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 131 622
Condensed Matter Physics 17 216 645
Materials Science 18 233 683
Nuclear Physics 21 231 792
Quantum and Particle physics 21 247 817
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 339 933
Biophysics 29 286 948
Atomic and Molecular physics 28 398 1200
Theoretical Physics 37 582 1679

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 10th for Computer Science in South Korea and 599th in the World with 17,970 publications made and 432,045 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
#136 of 2,840 In Asia
#599 of 6,845 In the World

University of Ulsan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 10 8
1993 12 20
1994 20 31
1995 26 47
1996 28 82
1997 32 90
1998 37 170
1999 79 225
2000 76 306
2001 58 435
2002 163 664
2003 132 899
2004 153 1164
2005 220 1546
2006 292 1996
2007 349 2664
2008 380 3294
2009 529 4300
2010 561 5678
2011 662 7028
2012 795 9039
2013 852 11256
2014 962 13443
2015 945 15980
2016 970 18490
2017 962 21002
2018 1040 24272
2019 1128 28650
2020 1276 40526
2021 1423 48374
2022 1335 52020
2023 1343 53404
2024 1054 47949

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 7 68 424
Robotics 11 150 437
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 91 446
Machine Learning 8 142 485
Computer Vision 14 163 571
Computer Engineering 20 199 613
Cognitive Science 10 156 646
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 180 661
Telecommunications 21 210 662
Computer Graphics 19 186 711
Computer Networking 22 238 760
Game Design and Development 23 194 807
Human-Computer Interaction 20 231 905
Computational Linguistics 19 325 976
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 442 1122
Cyber Security 31 378 1127
Data Science 21 307 1177
Software Engineering 18 309 1219
Library and Information science 15 240 1220
Multimedia 59 735 2006
Management Information Systems 48 867 2503

Psychology rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 5th for Psychology in South Korea and 347th in the World with 16,222 publications made and 364,618 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 143 In South Korea
#47 of 2,755 In Asia
#347 of 6,645 In the World

University of Ulsan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 10 6
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 133 1086
2004 182 1355
2005 225 1700
2006 261 2161
2007 319 3097
2008 335 3843
2009 414 4755
2010 502 6069
2011 611 7504
2012 738 9187
2013 776 11085
2014 802 13001
2015 830 15320
2016 927 17267
2017 944 19169
2018 1014 21723
2019 1018 24609
2020 1145 33832
2021 1207 38839
2022 1109 40307
2023 1102 40935
2024 888 36895

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 34 258
Occupational Therapy 5 41 304
Neuroscience 7 68 424
Clinical Psychology 7 87 641
Cognitive Science 10 156 646
Child Psychology 10 132 822
Special Education 6 122 911
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 29 303 934
Social Psychology 18 297 1254
Education Majors 22 552 1928

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 17th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 840th in the World with 12,378 publications made and 263,017 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#17 of 142 In South Korea
#233 of 2,838 In Asia
#840 of 6,876 In the World

University of Ulsan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 8 9
1993 10 25
1994 14 30
1995 16 34
1996 28 43
1997 35 63
1998 58 79
1999 60 119
2000 77 209
2001 75 256
2002 173 375
2003 133 568
2004 121 835
2005 197 1013
2006 237 1465
2007 275 1851
2008 313 2323
2009 386 3098
2010 504 3936
2011 554 5060
2012 641 6646
2013 590 8381
2014 680 10182
2015 674 12280
2016 661 13878
2017 658 15922
2018 653 17516
2019 696 20462
2020 835 27482
2021 845 30963
2022 753 32292
2023 777 32913
2024 596 30111

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 12 149 626
Geology 15 202 749
Environmental Chemistry 22 265 780
Environmental Engineering 19 281 793
Earth science and Geophysics 17 238 795
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 256 847
Oceanography 25 306 996
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 280 1011
Environmental Management 23 372 1047
Geography and Cartography 18 288 1090
Ecology 25 356 1170
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 446 1321
Geotechnical Engineering 30 522 1333
Agricultural Science 26 525 1363
Forestry 32 683 1980

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1036th in the World with 12,113 publications made and 305,832 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics, Demography, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 144 In South Korea
#210 of 2,864 In Asia
#1036 of 7,081 In the World

University of Ulsan
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 8 2
1993 7 11
1994 7 21
1995 15 30
1996 24 33
1997 19 59
1998 33 76
1999 49 119
2000 56 166
2001 41 285
2002 97 387
2003 100 558
2004 91 771
2005 154 1015
2006 198 1421
2007 213 1852
2008 239 2476
2009 318 3203
2010 376 4313
2011 426 5413
2012 519 6991
2013 512 9006
2014 601 11272
2015 610 13427
2016 643 15031
2017 697 17029
2018 671 18684
2019 763 22137
2020 938 31406
2021 1025 35695
2022 908 36788
2023 955 38033
2024 738 34228

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 61 433
Occupational Safety and Health 8 88 564
Linguistics 8 130 614
Genealogy 6 80 782
Sociology 9 148 889
Special Education 6 122 911
Archaeology 16 299 1104
Philosophy 9 232 1135
Sports / Exercise science 34 264 1147
History 14 294 1167
Classics and Ancient History 8 215 1168
Library and Information science 15 240 1220
Anthropology 16 290 1396
Law 17 345 1404
Political Science 17 372 1626
Aesthetics 30 487 1724
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 498 1903
Education Majors 22 552 1928
Communications and Public Relations 38 620 2197

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ulsan ranked 6th for Mathematics in South Korea and 419th in the World with 12,094 publications made and 289,334 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 141 In South Korea
#87 of 2,718 In Asia
#419 of 6,418 In the World

University of Ulsan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 1
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 51 141
2003 61 197
2004 60 267
2005 106 386
2006 132 713
2007 175 908
2008 179 1158
2009 273 1689
2010 288 2236
2011 373 2973
2012 504 4096
2013 510 5582
2014 596 7017
2015 590 8433
2016 680 9842
2017 754 11379
2018 749 13248
2019 903 16559
2020 1025 23572
2021 1175 28938
2022 1037 30623
2023 1028 30983
2024 693 22936

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 74 373
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 442 1122
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 346 1252
Applied Mathematics 31 642 1658
Operations Research 33 723 1728
Math Teachers 53 1064 2980

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Ulsan

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Management 12 188 747
Business 16 262 1039
Development Studies 14 287 1164
Literature 16 315 1321
Fashion Design 26 374 1331
Art & Design 23 341 1332
Economics 17 359 1371
Advertising 35 381 1396
Marketing 36 508 1604
Finance 31 515 1646
International Business 34 644 2047
Accounting 37 656 2060