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YU, 2023 Leiden Ranking “No. 8 in Korea”… “No. 1 for 9 consecutive years” in Mathematics & Computer N

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Consistently good ratings in World University Rankings ... Acceptance of world-class research capability

No. 1 in Mathematics & Computer Science in Korea for 9 consecutive years ... Solid global status with No. 44 in the world and No. 12 in Asia

Uniformly good rankings with No. 9 in Life & Earth Science and No. 17 in Physical Sciences & Engineering

[June 27, 2023]

2023 Overall Leiden Ranking

2023 Leiden Ranking in Mathematics & Computer Science

Korea ranking

University

Korea ranking

University

1

Sejong University

1

YU

2

UNIST

2

Sejong University

3

POSTECH

3

Kyunghee University 

4

KAIST

4

Yonsei University

5

DGIST

5

Gyeongsang National University 

6

Yonsei University

6

Ewha Womans University 

7

Seoul National University

7

UNIST

8

YU

8

Korea University 

9

Korea University

9

Sungkyunkwan University

10

Sungkyunkwan University 

10

Sogang University

11

Ewha Womans University 

11

Catholic University

12

Hanyang University

12

Inje University

13

Ulsan University

13

KAIST

14

Ajou University

14

Kyungpook National University 

15

Dongguk University

15

POSTECH

16

Sogang University

16

Ajou University

17

GIST

17

Hanyang University 

18

Kyunghee University

18

Ulsan University

19

University of Seoul

19

Chung-Ang University

20

Inha Univesity

20

DGIST


YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) ranked No. 8 in Korea in the overall ranking of “2023 Leiden Ranking”, World University Rankings. YU showed its potential with consistent inclusion in the top 10 in Korea in World University Rankings.


Especially, YU shows world-class research capability in the field of Mathematics & Computer Science.YU surprised the academic world by ranking No. 44 in the world and No. 12 in Asia in the fields of Mathematics & Computer Science. YU has been unrivaled in Korea by ranking No. 1 for 9 consecutive years.In addition, YU ranked No. 9 in Life and Earth Sciences and No. 17 in Physical Sciences & Engineering in Korea and was recognized for its excellence in research.


President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, In the global university evaluation, YU has been receiving good evaluation results year after yearEspecially, YU has consistently received good reviews in comprehensive evaluations covering all fields of study including Mathematics & Computer Science in which YU ranked No. 1 in Korea and is solidifying its status as a prestigious private university. In this way, YU's excellent education and research capabilities will serve as the basis for fostering global talent.We will cultivate not only the talents having global competitiveness in the academic field but also the talents to contribute in human society based on true character.”


“Leiden Ranking” is the ranking of universities in the world based on qualitative levels of theses of universities research capabilities evaluated by Leiden University in Netherlands.As the ranking is calculated based on the number of papers and the ratio of paper citations excluding subjective qualitative evaluation factors such as university reputation, this is evaluated as an important indicator to measure the research performance and quality of research by universities.This year, 1,411 universities in 72 countries around the world that published more than 800 papers in international journals for four years from 2018 to 2021 were evaluated.In case of Korea, 51 universities were included in the evaluation.


The Leiden ranking, along with the overall rankings, consists of five fields including Mathematics & Computer Science, Biomedical & Health Science, Life & Earth Science, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Social sciences, and Social Science & Humanities.