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Yeungnam University ranked 21st in South Korea, 1344th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 141 research topics. Yeungnam University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,954 academic publications and 489,708 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1344 of 14,131 In the World
#368 of 5,830 In Asia
#21 of 193 In South Korea
#1 of 8 In Gyeongsan
#240 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#305 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#339 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#1178 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3576 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 138 other topics

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Biology rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 21st for Biology in South Korea and 718th in the World with 20,545 publications made and 382,966 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 144 In South Korea
#207 of 2,814 In Asia
#718 of 6,770 In the World

Yeungnam University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 22 43
1992 31 44
1993 36 62
1994 36 83
1995 57 93
1996 62 109
1997 130 154
1998 113 233
1999 143 273
2000 145 390
2001 170 517
2002 201 773
2003 206 1029
2004 240 1320
2005 278 1568
2006 362 1995
2007 493 2570
2008 492 3405
2009 520 4311
2010 647 5746
2011 730 7094
2012 840 8827
2013 895 10501
2014 1039 12877
2015 1131 14811
2016 1176 17424
2017 1191 20797
2018 1087 24100
2019 1108 29992
2020 1236 37366
2021 1537 46339
2022 1774 54454
2023 2105 61746

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

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 15 136 352
Pharmacology 20 160 534
Biotechnology 18 160 572
Oncology and Cancer research 23 186 590
Microbiology 18 158 604
Nutrition and Food Science 19 210 625
Horticulture 12 207 663
Biochemistry 21 204 680
Agricultural Science 15 217 713
Genetics 23 214 714
Molecular Biology 27 234 736
Immunology 25 233 758
Neuroscience 19 187 786
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 211 791
Paleontology 20 217 805
Botany 18 231 824
Toxicology 15 262 885
Biophysics 27 265 897
Virology 27 323 1020
Astrobiology 25 307 1067
Evolutionary Biology 19 293 1102
Zoology 26 310 1169
Animal Science 25 414 1324
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 461 1425
Forestry 20 445 1461

Chemistry rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 21st for Chemistry in South Korea and 688th in the World with 19,228 publications made and 367,445 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#21 of 141 In South Korea
#214 of 2,750 In Asia
#688 of 6,447 In the World

Yeungnam University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 25 56
1992 33 49
1993 36 86
1994 45 93
1995 56 117
1996 77 131
1997 129 198
1998 125 291
1999 137 326
2000 162 445
2001 164 620
2002 223 828
2003 219 1089
2004 242 1434
2005 267 1653
2006 331 2038
2007 403 2468
2008 438 3263
2009 476 4011
2010 587 5292
2011 668 6578
2012 773 8033
2013 811 9594
2014 951 11799
2015 1054 13561
2016 1071 16305
2017 1101 19393
2018 1000 23015
2019 1032 28673
2020 1085 35469
2021 1388 43926
2022 1690 52511
2023 2083 59980

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

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 10 136 240
Chemical Engineering 16 150 341
Nanotechnology 15 136 352
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 129 494
Physical chemistry 16 180 504
Biochemical Engineering 12 124 513
Inorganic Chemistry 16 203 568
Materials Science 16 190 582
Organic Chemistry 17 188 599
Environmental Chemistry 16 188 611
Nutrition and Food Science 19 210 625
Pharmacy 15 223 666
Biochemistry 21 204 680
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 398 1235
Computational Chemistry 30 474 1286

Engineering rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 17th for Engineering in South Korea and 669th in the World with 18,116 publications made and 327,134 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 143 In South Korea
#198 of 2,809 In Asia
#669 of 6,684 In the World

Yeungnam University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 17 39
1992 28 36
1993 25 64
1994 36 59
1995 47 85
1996 65 98
1997 92 158
1998 84 184
1999 101 254
2000 129 311
2001 141 445
2002 199 619
2003 187 740
2004 212 956
2005 252 1129
2006 311 1447
2007 345 1814
2008 387 2371
2009 406 3098
2010 513 4034
2011 568 5160
2012 678 6537
2013 710 7652
2014 865 9598
2015 977 11331
2016 1014 14036
2017 1041 17152
2018 973 21030
2019 1006 25982
2020 1080 32399
2021 1443 40846
2022 1729 49407
2023 2132 57323

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

Engineering subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 16 150 341
Nanotechnology 15 136 352
Technical Drawing 11 117 368
Automation and Control engineering 10 136 393
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 129 494
Biochemical Engineering 12 124 513
Biomedical Engineering 23 155 535
Electrical Engineering 18 179 560
Metallurgical Engineering 16 187 568
Biotechnology 18 160 572
Materials Science 16 190 582
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 207 592
Telecommunications 16 177 594
Computer Networking 15 174 610
Robotics 20 212 621
Automotive Engineering 21 228 623
Electronic Engineering 22 221 649
Nuclear Engineering 26 240 661
Mechanical Engineering 14 183 665
Optical Engineering 19 212 691
Aerospace Engineering 16 189 719
Environmental Engineering 16 250 736
Structural Engineering 21 242 787
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 268 788
Systems Engineering 13 186 802
Petroleum Engineering 20 264 839
Marine Engineering 29 293 862
Acoustical Engineering 22 272 911
Geotechnical Engineering 21 327 934
Transportation Engineering 22 300 962
Firefighting and Fire Science 35 411 983
Computer Engineering 38 378 1015
Architectural Engineering 28 334 1019
Remote Sensing 21 311 1021
Human-Computer Interaction 25 288 1087
Civil Engineering 27 369 1087
Reliability and Quality Engineering 31 394 1097
Operations Research 21 519 1358

Physics rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 17th for Physics in South Korea and 721st in the World with 16,491 publications made and 297,153 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 142 In South Korea
#212 of 2,786 In Asia
#721 of 6,603 In the World

Yeungnam University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 17 39
1992 29 38
1993 27 69
1994 37 69
1995 44 98
1996 68 112
1997 92 160
1998 89 224
1999 94 260
2000 130 310
2001 132 466
2002 176 606
2003 178 736
2004 188 923
2005 238 1092
2006 271 1397
2007 327 1778
2008 356 2303
2009 354 3036
2010 459 3745
2011 506 4855
2012 605 5955
2013 623 6941
2014 780 8782
2015 871 10318
2016 914 12898
2017 905 15799
2018 892 19424
2019 919 24184
2020 980 29682
2021 1305 36927
2022 1588 44674
2023 1977 52519

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

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 15 136 352
Materials Science 16 190 582
Condensed Matter Physics 14 188 604
Optical Engineering 19 212 691
Quantum and Particle physics 16 209 705
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 268 788
Medical Physics 21 204 807
Biophysics 27 265 897
Acoustical Engineering 22 272 911
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 268 1004
Astrobiology 25 307 1067
Nuclear Physics 32 409 1164
Atomic and Molecular physics 34 499 1400

Medicine rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 20th for Medicine in South Korea and 751st in the World with 12,237 publications made and 194,435 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#20 of 141 In South Korea
#211 of 2,781 In Asia
#751 of 6,680 In the World

Yeungnam University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 15 6
1992 16 8
1993 26 16
1994 19 29
1995 33 30
1996 40 31
1997 94 54
1998 93 88
1999 116 123
2000 92 181
2001 105 229
2002 125 365
2003 156 480
2004 165 716
2005 192 822
2006 243 1138
2007 368 1443
2008 321 1963
2009 359 2493
2010 426 3376
2011 457 4181
2012 526 5114
2013 582 6376
2014 646 7708
2015 670 8704
2016 678 9987
2017 695 11334
2018 650 12652
2019 693 15009
2020 806 19225
2021 851 24055
2022 913 27446
2023 924 28727

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

Medicine subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 13 60 305
Occupational Therapy 6 47 339
Radiation Therapy 12 152 483
Sports Medicine 9 65 486
Pharmacology 20 160 534
Biomedical Engineering 23 155 535
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 156 538
Ophthalmology 17 149 547
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 187 572
Cosmetology 25 177 572
Neurosurgery 14 198 574
Anesthesiology 13 165 575
Surgery 17 173 582
Oncology and Cancer research 23 186 590
Optometry 17 143 602
Dermatology 22 193 627
Anatomy and Physiology 22 178 633
Pharmacy 15 223 666
Physical Therapy 16 122 666
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 227 683
Cardiology 19 201 691
Audiology 18 154 725
Pathology 22 214 729
Critical Care Nursing 13 171 738
Urology 24 252 749
Immunology 25 233 758
Psychiatry 17 190 774
Medical Physics 21 204 807
Respiratory Therapy 29 232 810
Dentistry 23 254 859
Toxicology 15 262 885
Pediatrics 21 252 894
Orthodontics 22 249 903
Virology 27 323 1020
Gerontology 28 181 1048
Veterinary 19 379 1054
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 27 233 1065
Family medicine 25 289 1137
Public Health 23 288 1175
Epidemiology 33 356 1175
Clinical Psychology 26 262 1203
Nursing 31 299 1332
Health Science 24 330 1395
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 375 1538
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 31 435 1585

Environmental Science rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 20th for Environmental Science in South Korea and 934th in the World with 11,069 publications made and 197,192 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#20 of 142 In South Korea
#263 of 2,811 In Asia
#934 of 6,798 In the World

Yeungnam University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 9 42
1992 22 33
1993 7 53
1994 22 58
1995 30 64
1996 35 73
1997 66 110
1998 53 120
1999 75 134
2000 82 212
2001 85 272
2002 106 403
2003 97 506
2004 129 581
2005 143 735
2006 174 945
2007 215 1214
2008 221 1616
2009 249 2098
2010 343 2693
2011 399 3364
2012 436 4181
2013 480 5118
2014 568 6264
2015 640 7175
2016 602 8699
2017 664 10503
2018 584 12743
2019 598 16281
2020 632 20260
2021 848 25574
2022 1060 30802
2023 1226 35562

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

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 16 188 611
Agricultural Science 15 217 713
Environmental Engineering 16 250 736
Paleontology 20 217 805
Earth science and Geophysics 19 268 861
Geology 21 248 889
Environmental Management 21 317 933
Geotechnical Engineering 21 327 934
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 23 294 956
Urban and Regional planning 10 218 974
Ecology 22 284 1002
Oceanography 29 333 1077
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 398 1235
Geography and Cartography 24 379 1329
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 461 1425
Forestry 20 445 1461

Computer Science rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 18th for Computer Science in South Korea and 841st in the World with 9,747 publications made and 160,930 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 143 In South Korea
#214 of 2,809 In Asia
#841 of 6,752 In the World

Yeungnam University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 7
1992 11 4
1993 7 10
1994 17 19
1995 18 27
1996 30 33
1997 48 64
1998 37 59
1999 58 105
2000 49 126
2001 47 179
2002 118 288
2003 99 331
2004 116 431
2005 180 567
2006 200 834
2007 217 1120
2008 270 1557
2009 282 2208
2010 335 2740
2011 356 3324
2012 394 4236
2013 423 5007
2014 478 6183
2015 534 6844
2016 513 7997
2017 526 9231
2018 517 10956
2019 583 12832
2020 640 16427
2021 782 20761
2022 886 24812
2023 879 26699

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

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 12 124 492
Telecommunications 16 177 594
Computer Networking 15 174 610
Robotics 20 212 621
Cyber Security 19 216 769
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 212 771
Neuroscience 19 187 786
Machine Learning 16 239 789
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 211 791
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 283 809
Database Administration 20 262 858
Computer Vision 24 289 902
Data Science 15 212 966
Computer Graphics 29 301 991
Computational Linguistics 23 327 1011
Computer Engineering 38 378 1015
Human-Computer Interaction 25 288 1087
Cognitive Science 24 363 1146
Library and Information science 18 254 1280
Management Information Systems 18 318 1320
Software Engineering 25 364 1365
Multimedia 39 439 1453

Psychology rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 19th for Psychology in South Korea and 963rd in the World with 4,952 publications made and 71,172 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 141 In South Korea
#246 of 2,703 In Asia
#963 of 6,528 In the World

Yeungnam University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 6 0
1992 10 4
1993 13 5
1994 7 7
1995 13 6
1996 13 11
1997 29 14
1998 24 28
1999 45 41
2000 23 57
2001 31 83
2002 46 109
2003 50 175
2004 48 224
2005 73 232
2006 80 390
2007 145 525
2008 122 633
2009 128 890
2010 158 1255
2011 179 1527
2012 216 1961
2013 227 2412
2014 251 2895
2015 270 3176
2016 292 3739
2017 304 4440
2018 279 5062
2019 275 5714
2020 363 7455
2021 389 9309
2022 403 10837
2023 399 11520

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

Psychology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 6 47 339
Psychiatry 17 190 774
Neuroscience 19 187 786
Cognitive Science 24 363 1146
Clinical Psychology 26 262 1203
Social Psychology 22 350 1446
Child Psychology 28 371 1578
Education Majors 36 682 2293

Mathematics rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 19th for Mathematics in South Korea and 1016th in the World with 4,430 publications made and 73,982 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#19 of 138 In South Korea
#283 of 2,673 In Asia
#1016 of 6,305 In the World

Yeungnam University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 5
1992 4 7
1993 1 9
1994 4 8
1995 5 12
1996 9 18
1997 30 28
1998 20 30
1999 20 35
2000 14 47
2001 18 53
2002 44 97
2003 42 94
2004 49 156
2005 78 186
2006 94 292
2007 81 436
2008 124 665
2009 136 973
2010 121 1046
2011 140 1305
2012 182 1743
2013 182 1965
2014 223 2573
2015 223 2941
2016 235 3482
2017 229 3993
2018 240 5135
2019 291 5938
2020 271 7323
2021 376 9198
2022 400 10986
2023 486 11602

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

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 10 203 724
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 283 809
Statistics 19 263 967
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 358 1270
Operations Research 21 519 1358
Math Teachers 47 924 2744

Business rankings

Yeungnam University ranked 12th for Business in South Korea and 880th in the World with 3,341 publications made and 65,297 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 135 In South Korea
#195 of 2,579 In Asia
#880 of 6,187 In the World

Yeungnam University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 4
1992 3 7
1993 6 4
1994 4 5
1995 12 13
1996 16 10
1997 26 28
1998 24 22
1999 13 42
2000 20 62
2001 16 70
2002 49 117
2003 27 103
2004 40 150
2005 73 210
2006 72 343
2007 94 484
2008 109 802
2009 107 1097
2010 103 1219
2011 105 1426
2012 141 1917
2013 148 2132
2014 180 2670
2015 179 2862
2016 162 3141
2017 175 3992
2018 167 4889
2019 206 5546
2020 206 6444
2021 266 7678
2022 276 8877
2023 282 9582

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

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 9 143 614
Marketing 21 284 1125
International Trade 14 217 1128
International Business 15 239 1199
Advertising 26 292 1255
Finance 21 341 1300
Management Information Systems 18 318 1320
Operations Research 21 519 1358
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 569 1614
Accounting 37 589 1963

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Yeungnam University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Journalism and Digital Media 9 90 483
Broadcast Journalism 9 72 547
Radio and Television broadcasting 11 129 717
International Economics 14 225 1159
Demography 23 307 1224
Linguistics 22 363 1247
Aesthetics 17 296 1255
Environmental Economics 24 485 1333
Fashion Design 29 381 1371
Art & Design 26 348 1382
Economics 19 370 1448
Archaeology 24 453 1508
Communications and Public Relations 16 317 1514
Development Studies 20 406 1536
Sociology 22 359 1555
Law 21 393 1578
Literature 21 391 1585
History 25 460 1617
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 23 416 1648
Philosophy 22 399 1662
Classics and Ancient History 21 422 1750
Political Science 22 411 1779
Anthropology 31 458 1890
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 27 555 2101