15 Best universities for Nutrition and Food Science in Nanjing

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 631K citations received by 25.4K academic papers made by 15 universities in Nanjing was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in China

#5 in Asia

Founded: 1952

2. Nanjing Tech University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#41 in China

#100 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

3. Nanjing Forestry University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#44 in China

#105 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

4. Nanjing University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#58 in China

#138 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

5. China Pharmaceutical University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#67 in China

#170 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

6. Nanjing Normal University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#96 in China

#282 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

7. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Nutrition and Food Science

#98 in China

#286 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

8. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#105 in China

#318 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

9. Southeast University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#123 in China

#386 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

10. Nanjing Medical University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#141 in China

#478 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

11. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#159 in China

#546 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

12. Hohai University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#189 in China

#642 in Asia

Founded: 1915

13. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#293 in China

#1107 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

14. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Nutrition and Food Science

#364 in China

#1451 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

15. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#442 in China

#1836 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1915

Universities for Nutrition and Food Science near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
73	Jiangsu University	13	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	17	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	182	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	234	Wuhu
143	University of Science and Technology of China	74	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	28	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	218	Hefei
145	Anhui University	179	Hefei
147	Hefei University of Technology	35	Hefei
156	Jiangnan University	1	Wuxi

Chemistry subfields in Nanjing

Biochemical Engineering13

Chemical Engineering17

Computational Chemistry14

Environmental Chemistry15

Inorganic Chemistry16

Materials Science18

Nanotechnology17

Organic Chemistry18

Petrology and Geochemistry16

Physical chemistry16

Polymer science and Plastics engineering5

Radiochemistry15