In the 2020 Leiden Ranking, proved world-class research capacities and took first place for six straight years
Received good scores in various academic sectors such as 13th overall in Korea and 9th in life & earth sciences
Excluded qualitative elements such as university reputation and focused on achievements and quality of research
[July 17, 2020]
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2020 Leiden Ranking in Mathematics & Computer Science
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2020 Overall Leiden Ranking
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Korea ranking
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University
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Korea ranking
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University
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1
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YU
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1
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UNIST
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2
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UNIST
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2
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POSTECH
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3
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Sejong University
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3
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Sejong University
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4
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Kyunghee University
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4
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KAIST
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5
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POSTECH
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5
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Ulsan University
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6
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KAIST
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6
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Seoul National University
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7
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Ewha Womans University
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7
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Hanyang University
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8
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Korea University
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8
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Korea University
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9
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Ajou University
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9
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Sungkyunkwan University
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10
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Dongguk University
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10
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GIST
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11
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Chung-Ang University
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11
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Yonsei University
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12
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Seoul National University
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12
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Ewha Womans University
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13
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Sungkyunkwan University
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13
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YU
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14
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GIST
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14
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Kyunghee University
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15
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Kyungpook National University
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15
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Dongguk University
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16
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Ulsan University
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16
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Ajou University
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17
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Catholic University
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17
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UST
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18
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Dankook University
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18
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Jeonbuk National University
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19
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Yonsei University
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19
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Chonnam National University
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20
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Sogang University
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20
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Kyungpook National University
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<2020 Leiden Ranking of universities in Korea>
YU (President Sur Gil-soo) was once again proven to have world-class research capacities.
YU took first place (78th in the world) in the Mathematics & Computer Science sector in the ‘2020 Leiden Ranking’. YU has been exhibiting dominating research capacities by taking first place six years in a row in the 2020 Leiden Ranking for mathematics and computer science.
YU also placed 13th in the overall ranking. YU ranked 9th in Life & Earth Sciences and 24th in Physical Sciences & Engineering in the nation, thus being recognized for its extraordinary research capacities over various academic fields.
YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “Yu’s research capacities have been receiving good assessments in global university rankings. We are uncontested in math and computer science, ranking first in the nation, and we also receive good evaluations in various other academic fields.” He added, “YU will spare no support to pursue world-class research capacities.”
The Leiden Ranking is a world university ranking by Leiden University of the Netherlands that evaluates the research capacities of university research capacities based on the qualitative levels of research papers. It excludes subjective qualitative evaluation elements such as university reputation, and ranks universities based on the number of theses and frequency of citation, and therefore, it is judged to be an important indicator for assessing the research outcomes of universities and the quality of the research. This year, it evaluated a total of 1,76 universities around the world that published a minimum of 800 studies over a period of four years from 2015 to 2018. 44 Korean universities were included in this.
Leiden Ranking awards the overall ranking and a total of five sectors such as Mathematics & Computer Science, Biomedical & Health Sciences, Life & Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Social sciences & Humanities.
