UNIST has proudly maintained its place as Korea’s high college in analysis high quality in keeping with the famend CWTS Leiden Ranking, marking an unbroken nine-year streak. This constant achievement underscores UNIST’s sustained excellence in analysis output and reaffirms its aggressive standing on the worldwide scientific stage.
The Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University introduced the 2025 CWTS Leiden Ranking in October 2025. UNIST ranked No. 203 worldwide in the ‘Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition,’ which evaluates establishments based mostly on quotation impression of SCI-indexed papers. Notably, UNIST demonstrated a 12.6% price of publications throughout the high 10% of citations, securing the highest place amongst Korean universities.
UNIST ranked No. 1 nationwide in the ‘2025 Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition,’ marking an unbroken nine-year steak. l Image Credit: CTWS Leiden Ranking
Since first coming into the rating in 2017, UNIST has maintained its high place in Korea yearly. Despite a slight lower in the proportion of high-impact papers in comparison with the earlier 12 months, the college reaffirmed its management in analysis excellence.
A key achievement was UNIST’s high rating in the fractional counting methodology, which accounts for creator contribution by dividing credit score in keeping with the variety of co-authors. This confirms that UNIST researchers’ precise contributions are among the many highest nationally.
In disciplinary rankings, UNIST’s efficiency is especially distinguished. It maintained its high place amongst Korean establishments in the ‘Physical Science and Engineering’ class, which accounts for the most important quantity of publications. Additionally, the ‘Life and Earth Sciences’ class noticed a outstanding rise, leaping 43 locations globally to achieve roughly the a hundred and thirtieth place.
UNIST maintained its high place amongst Korean establishments in the ‘Physical Science and Engineering’ class for the 2025 version of CWTS Leiden Ranking. l Image Credit: CTWS Leiden Ranking
The conventional version assesses analysis high quality based mostly on the variety of SCI publications and the proportion of papers in the highest 10% of citations. Only universities which have revealed greater than 800 SCI papers over 4 years are included.
The 2025 evaluation included 1,594 universities from 77 nations worldwide and 52 home Korean establishments. The evaluation thought-about papers revealed between 2020 and 2023 and adjusted for contribution ranges in co-authored works to make sure an correct analysis of every college’s analysis impression.
Globally, MIT secured the highest place this 12 months, with high U.S. establishments, resembling Princeton University, Caltech, Harvard University, and Stanford University additionally rating in the highest 5.
Within Korea, UNIST claimed the highest spot, adopted by POSTECH, KAIST, Sejong University, and Yeungnam University in the highest 5.
President Chong Rae Park acknowledged, “This achievement demonstrates UNIST’s ongoing ability to produce high-impact, world-class research,” including, “We will continue to foster challenging and innovative studies to lead the global advancement of science and technology, growing into a university that shapes the future.”