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Beihang University ranked 28th in China, 376th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 46 research topics. Beihang University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 123,425 academic publications and 1,977,592 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#376 of 14,131 In the World
#50 of 5,830 In Asia
#28 of 960 In China
#4 of 59 In Beijing
#2 of 2,121 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#2 of 1,052 For Aviation
#5 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#2497 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#418 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 43 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Beihang University ranked 20th for Engineering in China and 97th in the World with 102,621 publications made and 1,669,709 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 560 In China
#30 of 2,835 In Asia
#97 of 6,782 In the World

Beihang University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 54 85
1993 54 109
1994 72 103
1995 73 151
1996 83 194
1997 89 209
1998 104 236
1999 115 304
2000 189 391
2001 218 394
2002 461 974
2003 522 948
2004 636 1253
2005 1039 1699
2006 1902 2612
2007 2282 3311
2008 2765 4513
2009 3153 6249
2010 3904 9177
2011 4483 13332
2012 4360 17927
2013 4676 24646
2014 4846 32269
2015 5021 41207
2016 5177 54465
2017 5812 70849
2018 6543 99073
2019 6744 128771
2020 6445 159983
2021 7058 198079
2022 7857 227443
2023 8305 257424
2024 6870 260594

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 2 2
Aviation 1 1 2
Industrial Engineering 1 1 5
Automation and Control engineering 3 4 6
Product and Industrial Design 1 2 12
Robotics 4 6 17
Automotive Engineering 9 9 20
Construction Management 5 6 26
Aerospace Engineering 3 4 26
Transportation Engineering 9 9 26
Remote Sensing 10 11 34
Marine Engineering 12 17 35
Structural Engineering 9 12 39
Technical Drawing 12 15 42
Systems Engineering 5 8 50
Mechanical Engineering 9 15 54
Computer Engineering 9 17 57
Operations Research 12 18 58
Nuclear Engineering 12 23 59
Architecture 10 12 61
Telecommunications 14 22 64
Computer Networking 15 22 67
Engineering Management 5 8 67
Electrical Engineering 15 26 70
Human-Computer Interaction 7 12 84
Electronic Engineering 20 30 84
Acoustical Engineering 12 22 89
Architectural Engineering 20 28 91
Nanotechnology 34 53 95
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 32 97
Metallurgical Engineering 27 40 98
Materials Science 28 41 106
Petroleum Engineering 22 36 107
Civil Engineering 23 32 111
Chemical Engineering 41 61 112
Optical Engineering 28 45 144
Biomedical Engineering 24 46 207
Geotechnical Engineering 51 86 248
Firefighting and Fire Science 65 108 298
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 33 84 318
Renewable Energy Engineering 45 121 320
Environmental Engineering 65 131 383
Biochemical Engineering 55 124 479
Mining Engineering 102 238 672
Agricultural Engineering 114 438 926
Biotechnology 161 536 1378

Physics rankings

Beihang University ranked 21st for Physics in China and 125th in the World with 90,613 publications made and 1,539,214 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 558 In China
#36 of 2,817 In Asia
#125 of 6,713 In the World

Beihang University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 44 78
1993 50 90
1994 67 102
1995 68 145
1996 75 193
1997 95 200
1998 95 220
1999 114 284
2000 177 360
2001 203 379
2002 397 892
2003 448 938
2004 541 1167
2005 881 1680
2006 1562 2480
2007 1846 3115
2008 2259 4365
2009 2654 5716
2010 3239 8644
2011 3860 12360
2012 3758 16448
2013 4096 22475
2014 4321 29342
2015 4570 38172
2016 4646 50837
2017 5337 66828
2018 5891 92932
2019 6129 120718
2020 5751 147787
2021 6290 182150
2022 7064 208046
2023 7431 234280
2024 6026 235752

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 12 22 89
Nanotechnology 34 53 95
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 32 97
Materials Science 28 41 106
Quantum and Particle physics 20 34 111
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 17 114
Optical Engineering 28 45 144
Condensed Matter Physics 20 45 154
Astrobiology 18 34 242
Nuclear Physics 22 48 258
Theoretical Physics 19 47 295
Atomic and Molecular physics 23 53 298
Medical Physics 33 119 562
Biophysics 78 199 742

Computer Science rankings

Beihang University ranked 10th for Computer Science in China and 113th in the World with 78,305 publications made and 1,097,461 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 563 In China
#17 of 2,840 In Asia
#113 of 6,845 In the World

Beihang University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 34 34
1993 35 72
1994 35 84
1995 38 95
1996 49 121
1997 39 141
1998 51 141
1999 62 200
2000 96 268
2001 137 246
2002 344 726
2003 373 554
2004 442 722
2005 745 1106
2006 1521 1662
2007 1734 2192
2008 2297 3231
2009 2578 4580
2010 3146 6702
2011 3337 9398
2012 3260 12046
2013 3586 16340
2014 3654 21571
2015 3679 26604
2016 3871 34199
2017 4266 43949
2018 4872 60515
2019 5023 81412
2020 4909 102865
2021 5536 131668
2022 6047 147905
2023 6672 173564
2024 5362 159697

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Computer Science.

Chemistry rankings

Beihang University ranked 39th for Chemistry in China and 292nd in the World with 60,477 publications made and 1,144,115 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#39 of 546 In China
#71 of 2,781 In Asia
#292 of 6,545 In the World

Beihang University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 35 58
1993 36 66
1994 49 54
1995 55 66
1996 57 85
1997 63 131
1998 70 153
1999 77 189
2000 138 212
2001 138 240
2002 281 541
2003 313 659
2004 367 865
2005 599 1181
2006 1006 1756
2007 1252 2273
2008 1408 2917
2009 1702 3921
2010 2131 6081
2011 2542 8844
2012 2471 12165
2013 2655 16372
2014 2767 21402
2015 3001 27946
2016 2975 37298
2017 3417 48585
2018 3848 67488
2019 4139 87682
2020 3961 109681
2021 4238 135967
2022 5021 158221
2023 5095 177265
2024 4140 188039

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 34 53 95
Materials Science 28 41 106
Chemical Engineering 41 61 112
Physical chemistry 44 68 157
Computational Chemistry 32 57 278
Organic Chemistry 47 87 305
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 33 84 318
Inorganic Chemistry 67 129 368
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 81 371
Biochemical Engineering 55 124 479
Environmental Chemistry 82 183 588
Biochemistry 90 220 701
Radiochemistry 157 454 915
Pharmacy 225 714 1687
Nutrition and Food Science 224 818 1877

Environmental Science rankings

Beihang University ranked 31st for Environmental Science in China and 250th in the World with 52,542 publications made and 845,685 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 553 In China
#49 of 2,838 In Asia
#250 of 6,876 In the World

Beihang University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 16 36
1993 23 26
1994 34 59
1995 32 54
1996 39 80
1997 36 100
1998 61 120
1999 62 144
2000 112 210
2001 122 240
2002 222 511
2003 291 550
2004 348 617
2005 557 874
2006 974 1399
2007 1214 1701
2008 1435 2401
2009 1656 3264
2010 2034 4751
2011 2309 6695
2012 2233 9085
2013 2394 12482
2014 2489 15967
2015 2588 20660
2016 2662 27467
2017 3008 35631
2018 3311 50673
2019 3405 66934
2020 3348 83399
2021 3647 104366
2022 4069 119275
2023 4292 136052
2024 3195 124095

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 27 104
Earth science and Geophysics 29 42 155
Geography and Cartography 19 28 165
Oceanography 35 53 221
Geotechnical Engineering 51 86 248
Agricultural Science 34 64 257
Geology 36 55 277
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 81 371
Environmental Engineering 65 131 383
Ecology 44 78 389
Environmental Management 66 123 405
Paleontology 46 88 443
Environmental Chemistry 82 183 588
Urban and Regional planning 68 110 591
Mining Engineering 102 238 672
Forestry 75 308 1036
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 99 337 1130

Biology rankings

Beihang University ranked 62nd for Biology in China and 503rd in the World with 44,713 publications made and 940,367 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#62 of 553 In China
#127 of 2,834 In Asia
#503 of 6,833 In the World

Beihang University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 19 32
1993 17 45
1994 24 52
1995 28 63
1996 30 73
1997 31 103
1998 42 117
1999 50 161
2000 79 202
2001 96 206
2002 182 557
2003 223 547
2004 260 705
2005 376 963
2006 710 1396
2007 923 1825
2008 1013 2507
2009 1185 3277
2010 1516 5066
2011 1767 7572
2012 1723 9979
2013 1890 13414
2014 1934 17337
2015 2172 22901
2016 2149 30449
2017 2490 39539
2018 2816 55613
2019 3025 71968
2020 3122 92820
2021 3504 116680
2022 4033 133631
2023 4124 149843
2024 2896 141878

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 34 53 95
Astrobiology 18 34 242
Agricultural Science 34 64 257
Evolutionary Biology 25 50 345
Paleontology 46 88 443
Neuroscience 50 153 673
Botany 72 189 694
Biochemistry 90 220 701
Genetics 79 214 705
Biophysics 78 199 742
Zoology 56 154 766
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 126 302 963
Forestry 75 308 1036
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 99 337 1130
Molecular Biology 149 410 1145
Horticulture 119 470 1196
Oncology and Cancer research 160 497 1247
Immunology 153 499 1340
Biotechnology 161 536 1378
Virology 134 515 1468
Microbiology 179 662 1621
Toxicology 166 674 1622
Pharmacology 217 779 1795
Animal Science 153 648 1845
Nutrition and Food Science 224 818 1877

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Beihang University ranked 24th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 428th in the World with 40,956 publications made and 600,229 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#24 of 562 In China
#46 of 2,864 In Asia
#428 of 7,081 In the World

Beihang University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 21 23
1993 21 45
1994 23 47
1995 22 62
1996 31 81
1997 34 91
1998 28 82
1999 43 108
2000 57 135
2001 93 154
2002 181 362
2003 190 307
2004 252 374
2005 433 552
2006 776 839
2007 928 1137
2008 1200 1724
2009 1421 2446
2010 1759 3625
2011 1763 5085
2012 1689 6476
2013 1834 8922
2014 1931 11387
2015 1937 14315
2016 1910 17927
2017 2222 23120
2018 2669 33344
2019 2598 45384
2020 2662 59530
2021 2823 76483
2022 3168 85537
2023 3362 99647
2024 2632 90098

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Military science 2 6 125
Linguistics 17 29 202
Journalism and Digital Media 17 33 209
Education Majors 9 27 233
Archaeology 39 52 299
Law 23 37 344
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 37 62 359
History 39 56 359
Philosophy 19 54 424
Aesthetics 36 63 429
Political Science 25 43 448
Broadcast Journalism 27 91 577
Urban and Regional planning 68 110 591
Sociology 26 72 592
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 79 648
Classics and Ancient History 41 105 741
Publishing 42 121 761
Anthropology 39 125 844
Library and Information science 35 133 867
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 47 174 957
International Law 64 194 970
Communications and Public Relations 59 176 992
Public Policy / Administration 60 153 1042
Demography 84 302 1171
Art History 56 130 1184
Media Studies 49 205 1404
Gender Studies 78 315 1806

Mathematics rankings

Beihang University ranked 20th for Mathematics in China and 150th in the World with 35,608 publications made and 509,515 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#20 of 550 In China
#29 of 2,718 In Asia
#150 of 6,418 In the World

Beihang University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 11 26
1993 15 39
1994 16 33
1995 17 47
1996 33 69
1997 32 56
1998 28 72
1999 33 80
2000 58 106
2001 100 132
2002 143 272
2003 196 324
2004 224 330
2005 361 452
2006 678 754
2007 842 1078
2008 1164 1712
2009 1317 2419
2010 1577 3461
2011 1611 4665
2012 1528 5898
2013 1750 7887
2014 1712 10281
2015 1718 12544
2016 1770 16135
2017 2015 20707
2018 2321 28655
2019 2267 38011
2020 2196 47250
2021 2423 59377
2022 2640 65845
2023 2888 74002
2024 1741 52892

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 13 42
Operations Research 12 18 58
Applied Mathematics 14 20 105
Statistics 20 30 159
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 39 270
Actuarial Science 38 73 489
Math Teachers 27 108 608

Business rankings

Beihang University ranked 11th for Business in China and 97th in the World with 31,615 publications made and 441,115 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 557 In China
#15 of 2,646 In Asia
#97 of 6,339 In the World

Beihang University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 17 15
1993 10 32
1994 16 36
1995 14 42
1996 32 80
1997 19 94
1998 19 80
1999 30 143
2000 33 158
2001 68 152
2002 148 513
2003 173 346
2004 215 378
2005 360 576
2006 697 895
2007 778 1020
2008 1044 1697
2009 1181 2264
2010 1424 3112
2011 1514 4209
2012 1423 5140
2013 1489 7282
2014 1618 9772
2015 1572 11823
2016 1676 15028
2017 1872 19561
2018 2014 27501
2019 1859 34543
2020 1829 42492
2021 2086 52974
2022 2234 57945
2023 2382 66194
2024 1571 52116

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 5 6 26
Management 8 10 48
Operations Research 12 18 58
Engineering Management 5 8 67
Supply Chain Management 34 51 153
Marketing 11 21 164
Project Management 8 18 191
Risk Management 22 37 248
Finance 23 35 252
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 57 291
Management Information Systems 18 38 318
Accounting 33 80 468
Actuarial Science 38 73 489
Advertising 33 110 647
Real Estate 78 186 686
International Trade 51 99 717
Human Resource Management 44 148 725
Hospitality and Hotel Management 91 229 737
International Business 56 111 762
Public Policy / Administration 60 153 1042

Psychology rankings

Beihang University ranked 28th for Psychology in China and 395th in the World with 19,816 publications made and 350,284 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#28 of 552 In China
#62 of 2,755 In Asia
#395 of 6,645 In the World

Beihang University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 2
1993 3 16
1994 5 9
1995 4 23
1996 5 32
1997 5 9
1998 10 25
1999 4 34
2000 16 39
2001 30 36
2002 58 84
2003 63 92
2004 75 107
2005 137 172
2006 234 249
2007 306 383
2008 431 541
2009 502 863
2010 659 1303
2011 665 2021
2012 648 2825
2013 786 4000
2014 852 5283
2015 939 6808
2016 931 9110
2017 1095 12360
2018 1310 16668
2019 1445 23677
2020 1451 31565
2021 1658 41824
2022 1837 47302
2023 2018 55669
2024 1524 50783

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 16 21 118
Education Majors 9 27 233
Social Psychology 25 56 442
Occupational Therapy 23 86 518
Child Psychology 21 55 535
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 79 648
Neuroscience 50 153 673
Psychiatry 62 219 835
Clinical Psychology 55 222 1084

Economics rankings

Beihang University ranked 30th for Economics in China and 345th in the World with 10,199 publications made and 144,812 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#30 of 541 In China
#47 of 2,553 In Asia
#345 of 6,167 In the World

Beihang University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 3
1993 3 12
1994 5 8
1995 3 3
1996 11 15
1997 4 18
1998 7 19
1999 8 23
2000 16 37
2001 37 37
2002 49 87
2003 64 79
2004 74 86
2005 125 157
2006 194 211
2007 268 333
2008 349 565
2009 402 693
2010 496 970
2011 484 1473
2012 396 1547
2013 465 2340
2014 466 2880
2015 447 3529
2016 519 4587
2017 560 5864
2018 653 8606
2019 620 11017
2020 650 14483
2021 743 18371
2022 754 21250
2023 797 23655
2024 479 17984

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 23 35 252
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 39 270
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 57 291
Environmental Economics 57 104 372
Development Studies 26 52 384
Actuarial Science 38 73 489
International Trade 51 99 717
International Economics 40 92 740
Agricultural Economics 130 322 899

Art & Design rankings

Beihang University ranked 17th for Art & Design in China and 256th in the World with 9,265 publications made and 107,015 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#17 of 553 In China
#32 of 2,428 In Asia
#256 of 5,966 In the World

Beihang University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 5
1993 2 6
1994 2 2
1995 1 3
1996 7 7
1997 3 11
1998 2 18
1999 5 17
2000 15 16
2001 12 17
2002 46 56
2003 42 34
2004 72 60
2005 105 91
2006 219 169
2007 257 252
2008 300 309
2009 349 454
2010 458 723
2011 428 985
2012 446 1365
2013 491 1831
2014 459 2276
2015 429 2806
2016 407 3373
2017 434 4399
2018 550 5835
2019 566 7972
2020 565 10306
2021 591 13432
2022 617 15033
2023 713 18030
2024 618 20437

The following table provides academic rankings for Beihang University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 4 11 40
Architecture 10 12 61
Game Design and Development 5 8 65
Computer Graphics 6 13 66
UX/UI Desgin 14 28 182
Graphic Design 18 32 190
Fashion Design 15 26 211
Painting and Drawing 20 33 220
Sculpture 20 33 220
Illustration and Concept Art 21 35 231
Multimedia 16 56 304
Photography 18 43 364
Literature 21 38 381
Aesthetics 36 63 429
Music 53 120 677
Performing arts 86 185 954
Singing and Vocal Performance 145 273 1009
Art History 56 130 1184
Creative Writing 69 197 1185

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Beihang University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 44 103 379
Sports Medicine 14 54 441
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 43 165 547
Neurosurgery 42 201 560
Anatomy and Physiology 44 172 613
Physical Therapy 35 115 643
Orthodontics 31 174 652
Optometry 38 168 655
Ophthalmology 44 202 674
Cardiology 55 222 743
Dentistry 39 222 769
Pathology 76 247 790
Medicine 71 234 807
Respiratory Therapy 66 258 866
Surgery 63 296 876
Plastic Surgery 51 333 959
Audiology 56 238 960
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 56 247 1057
Anesthesiology 90 391 1147
Radiation Therapy 148 474 1175
Public Health 84 311 1192
Healthcare Management (MHA) 55 305 1282
Critical Care Nursing 97 463 1503
Gerontology 80 355 1566
Dermatology 124 644 1653
Veterinary 136 686 1662
Health Science 108 459 1680
Urology 189 707 1719
Nursing 111 538 1902
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 212 848 2035
Family medicine 143 793 2422
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 125 765 2432