- Student-faculty ratios: 12.1
- Male to female ratio: 25 : 75
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://ewww.gist.ac.kr/
- Address: 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro (Oryong-dong), Buk-gu,Gwangju, Jeolla 500-712,South Korea
- Phone: -
The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) is a research-oriented university that focuses on the fields of applied science and engineering. This institute was founded in 1993 by the Korean government to meet the nation’s demand for advanced research and to enhance the development of higher education in science and engineering. GIST takes a leading role in performing research and development in cooperation with industry sectors. In 2010, GIST opened its doors to undergraduate students. GIST is the first university in the nation to adopt an innovative system that provides a comprehensive, foundational science curriculum to serve as a stepping stone for research into a wide variety of science and engineering fields.
- Total number of students 1,964
- Number of international students 110
- Total number of academic staff 169
- Number of international staff 11
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 78
- Number of master's degrees awarded 219
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 107
- Number of research only staff 58
- Number of new undergraduate students 200
- Number of new master's students 263
- Number of new doctoral students 194
- Global score 39.2
- Global research reputation #492
- Regional research reputation #94
- Publications #809
- Books #1,183
- Conferences #619
- Normalized citation impact #900
- Total citations #854
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #817
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #839
- International collaboration #65
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #675
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #737
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #666
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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2,098
Number of FTE Students
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6%
Percentage of International Students
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25 : 75
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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12.1
No. of students per staff
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2016
301-350
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2017
301—350
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2018
351–400
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2019
401–500
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2020
401–500
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Asia University Rankings
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2016
=32
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2017
31
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2018
39
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2019
46
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Young University Rankings
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2016
33
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2017
26
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2018
=41
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2019
46
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Engineering & technology
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2015
96
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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Life sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
401–500
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Physical sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
601–800
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#320 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 51.0
- Chemistry global research reputation #334
- Chemistry regional research reputation #85
- Chemistry publications #552
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #297
- Chemistry total citations #472
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #424
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #254
- Chemistry international collaboration #80
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #467
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #284
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #172
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#492 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 39.1
- Engineering global research reputation #264
- Engineering regional research reputation #76
- Engineering publications #416
- Engineering normalized citation impact #649
- Engineering total citations #547
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #638
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #695
- Engineering international collaboration #62
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #470
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #643
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #687
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#118 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 54.6
- Materials Science global research reputation #153
- Materials Science regional research reputation #30
- Materials Science publications #292
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #51
- Materials Science total citations #167
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #215
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #135
- Materials Science international collaboration #92
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #311
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #115
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #55
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#571 Physics
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- Physics overall score 35.6
- Physics global research reputation #472
- Physics regional research reputation #50
- Physics publications #416
- Physics normalized citation impact #647
- Physics total citations #555
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #598
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #685
- Physics international collaboration #492
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #645
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #543
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #592