Harbin Engineering University: Rankings

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Harbin Engineering University ranked 80th in China, 839th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 134 research topics. Harbin Engineering University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 50,879 academic publications and 559,371 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#839 of 14,131 In the World
#176 of 5,830 In Asia
#80 of 960 In China
#2 of 26 In Harbin
#2 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#40 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#66 of 1,602 For Robotics
#4791 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#917 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 131 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 58th for Engineering in China and 326th in the World with 44,357 publications made and 506,174 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#58 of 560 In China
#100 of 2,835 In Asia
#326 of 6,782 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 2
1993 5 6
1994 1 4
1995 9 7
1996 10 7
1997 29 2
1998 22 11
1999 13 14
2000 25 38
2001 47 40
2002 128 66
2003 213 123
2004 516 138
2005 664 176
2006 1089 314
2007 1318 522
2008 1489 1016
2009 1753 1826
2010 1958 3098
2011 2160 4950
2012 2033 6752
2013 2071 8916
2014 1971 11738
2015 1726 14385
2016 1686 17952
2017 1976 22697
2018 2466 29746
2019 2733 38586
2020 2671 46180
2021 2659 55233
2022 3279 67292
2023 4045 78576
2024 3441 84916

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 1 1 2
Nuclear Engineering 10 18 40
Robotics 14 28 66
Automation and Control engineering 25 36 89
Automotive Engineering 31 50 138
Aerospace Engineering 27 45 174
Acoustical Engineering 37 57 187
Telecommunications 44 69 192
Structural Engineering 40 67 196
Reliability and Quality Engineering 42 67 206
Aviation 20 36 215
Electronic Engineering 47 91 253
Nanotechnology 58 103 254
Electrical Engineering 53 95 255
Chemical Engineering 68 123 259
Remote Sensing 46 73 264
Computer Engineering 45 87 268
Computer Networking 47 84 273
Mechanical Engineering 48 87 298
Materials Science 55 100 308
Firefighting and Fire Science 71 115 311
Metallurgical Engineering 61 111 321
Optical Engineering 53 88 323
Civil Engineering 54 92 335
Geotechnical Engineering 65 113 341
Technical Drawing 61 117 373
Applied/Engineering Physics 59 108 375
Petroleum Engineering 76 146 435
Systems Engineering 54 104 457
Industrial Engineering 59 128 473
Operations Research 64 146 491
Renewable Energy Engineering 69 181 515
Human-Computer Interaction 51 109 519
Architecture 54 121 576
Engineering Management 57 115 586
Architectural Engineering 83 180 597
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 73 196 656
Construction Management 82 194 698
Transportation Engineering 91 204 710
Environmental Engineering 108 261 757
Biomedical Engineering 88 247 768
Product and Industrial Design 106 267 848
Mining Engineering 160 365 941
Biochemical Engineering 190 538 1333
Biotechnology 226 884 2029

Physics rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 57th for Physics in China and 367th in the World with 39,404 publications made and 482,431 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#57 of 558 In China
#99 of 2,817 In Asia
#367 of 6,713 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 2
1993 5 6
1994 1 4
1995 9 7
1996 11 7
1997 27 2
1998 21 11
1999 11 15
2000 22 40
2001 44 42
2002 112 66
2003 175 124
2004 403 128
2005 542 170
2006 864 285
2007 1145 468
2008 1231 961
2009 1512 1698
2010 1719 2951
2011 1904 4727
2012 1762 6403
2013 1851 8582
2014 1806 11334
2015 1587 13944
2016 1522 17362
2017 1769 21913
2018 2225 28503
2019 2454 36468
2020 2449 43494
2021 2438 51565
2022 3011 62605
2023 3677 72601
2024 2968 77193

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 37 57 187
Nanotechnology 58 103 254
Materials Science 55 100 308
Optical Engineering 53 88 323
Quantum and Particle physics 57 98 341
Applied/Engineering Physics 59 108 375
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 81 433
Condensed Matter Physics 80 155 498
Nuclear Physics 53 125 526
Astrobiology 64 152 666
Theoretical Physics 74 180 761
Atomic and Molecular physics 90 224 815
Biophysics 139 388 1177

Computer Science rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 52nd for Computer Science in China and 449th in the World with 31,801 publications made and 251,287 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#52 of 563 In China
#94 of 2,840 In Asia
#449 of 6,845 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 3 2
1996 5 2
1997 14 0
1998 17 5
1999 9 5
2000 16 28
2001 34 14
2002 102 35
2003 151 58
2004 441 70
2005 558 84
2006 928 180
2007 942 323
2008 1196 595
2009 1395 937
2010 1562 1474
2011 1681 1966
2012 1529 2629
2013 1489 3330
2014 1401 4347
2015 1242 5528
2016 1247 7431
2017 1348 9989
2018 1677 13688
2019 1864 19024
2020 1777 23613
2021 1876 29410
2022 2169 35881
2023 2726 43201
2024 2307 40965

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 14 28 66
Telecommunications 44 69 192
Computer Vision 44 67 231
Animation 45 70 242
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 44 68 252
Computer Engineering 45 87 268
Computer Networking 47 84 273
Machine Learning 56 95 341
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 110 371
Cyber Security 55 103 406
Cognitive Science 52 88 419
Computational Linguistics 50 113 460
Computer Graphics 60 118 492
Human-Computer Interaction 51 109 519
Database Administration 65 133 533
Software Engineering 53 111 595
Web Design and Development 88 193 673
Game Design and Development 62 157 704
Management Information Systems 61 145 758
UX/UI Desgin 88 242 889
Information Technology 140 324 988
Data Science 93 261 1047
Library and Information science 44 182 1073
Multimedia 109 379 1281
Neuroscience 174 578 1727
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 245 720 1793

Chemistry rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 83rd for Chemistry in China and 576th in the World with 27,126 publications made and 391,991 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#83 of 546 In China
#171 of 2,781 In Asia
#576 of 6,545 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 2
1993 3 6
1994 1 4
1995 4 6
1996 8 6
1997 21 1
1998 20 10
1999 11 15
2000 17 38
2001 33 43
2002 72 60
2003 130 114
2004 260 108
2005 332 150
2006 562 224
2007 800 393
2008 832 802
2009 971 1492
2010 1082 2626
2011 1215 4235
2012 1171 5731
2013 1297 7679
2014 1251 10073
2015 1084 12330
2016 1002 14859
2017 1225 18417
2018 1537 23396
2019 1696 29772
2020 1712 35536
2021 1722 42008
2022 2187 51110
2023 2653 58511
2024 2128 64623

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 56 95 232
Nanotechnology 58 103 254
Chemical Engineering 68 123 259
Materials Science 55 100 308
Radiochemistry 68 168 320
Inorganic Chemistry 72 138 387
Computational Chemistry 70 140 548
Organic Chemistry 84 188 593
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 73 196 656
Environmental Chemistry 100 230 700
Petrology and Geochemistry 91 233 819
Biochemistry 163 415 1112
Biochemical Engineering 190 538 1333
Pharmacy 281 921 2066
Nutrition and Food Science 304 1176 2526

Environmental Science rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 71st for Environmental Science in China and 585th in the World with 25,600 publications made and 270,988 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#71 of 553 In China
#137 of 2,838 In Asia
#585 of 6,876 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 1
1993 2 3
1994 0 2
1995 5 4
1996 4 2
1997 16 2
1998 11 4
1999 7 4
2000 9 19
2001 27 11
2002 93 31
2003 133 46
2004 279 67
2005 394 96
2006 595 154
2007 726 270
2008 817 551
2009 949 927
2010 1099 1600
2011 1224 2479
2012 1218 3321
2013 1253 4302
2014 1179 5540
2015 946 6741
2016 905 8451
2017 1068 11002
2018 1381 14498
2019 1573 19145
2020 1571 24055
2021 1644 29557
2022 1984 36972
2023 2514 44197
2024 1884 44747

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oceanography 34 52 213
Geotechnical Engineering 65 113 341
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 50 101 372
Earth science and Geophysics 58 94 377
Geography and Cartography 61 111 513
Geology 62 116 513
Environmental Management 83 161 539
Agricultural Science 85 202 624
Environmental Chemistry 100 230 700
Environmental Engineering 108 261 757
Petrology and Geochemistry 91 233 819
Ecology 113 252 903
Mining Engineering 160 365 941
Urban and Regional planning 121 216 984
Paleontology 112 291 987
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 150 510 1511
Forestry 158 667 1945

Biology rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 117th for Biology in China and 925th in the World with 17,565 publications made and 298,841 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#117 of 553 In China
#301 of 2,834 In Asia
#925 of 6,833 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 2
1993 1 3
1994 0 2
1995 0 3
1996 2 2
1997 11 1
1998 4 5
1999 6 7
2000 5 20
2001 13 31
2002 59 42
2003 76 55
2004 175 70
2005 239 94
2006 421 183
2007 500 293
2008 595 607
2009 647 1143
2010 756 2073
2011 780 3308
2012 780 4679
2013 799 6038
2014 800 8076
2015 692 9845
2016 631 11980
2017 754 14753
2018 956 18211
2019 1123 23162
2020 1136 27764
2021 1152 32542
2022 1369 38623
2023 1712 43565
2024 1304 42628

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 58 103 254
Agricultural Science 85 202 624
Astrobiology 64 152 666
Evolutionary Biology 95 165 758
Paleontology 112 291 987
Biochemistry 163 415 1112
Biophysics 139 388 1177
Genetics 185 494 1326
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 150 510 1511
Zoology 158 488 1561
Oncology and Cancer research 196 642 1570
Botany 196 633 1634
Neuroscience 174 578 1727
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 245 720 1793
Virology 173 692 1875
Pharmacology 228 849 1941
Forestry 158 667 1945
Biotechnology 226 884 2029
Immunology 239 853 2129
Microbiology 255 1025 2335
Horticulture 298 1113 2488
Nutrition and Food Science 304 1176 2526

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 73rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 994th in the World with 17,492 publications made and 133,717 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Linguistics, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#73 of 562 In China
#191 of 2,864 In Asia
#994 of 7,081 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 1
1994 0 1
1995 3 2
1996 3 4
1997 11 0
1998 7 3
1999 4 3
2000 6 8
2001 15 15
2002 68 11
2003 96 19
2004 229 37
2005 339 45
2006 535 88
2007 547 190
2008 671 292
2009 779 498
2010 837 714
2011 1000 1019
2012 866 1288
2013 819 1700
2014 761 2163
2015 637 2619
2016 588 3651
2017 655 4792
2018 861 6680
2019 967 9213
2020 999 12611
2021 1050 15907
2022 1257 20046
2023 1567 24906
2024 1251 25784

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Military science 3 10 173
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 38 63 364
Archaeology 68 110 532
History 68 116 632
Education Majors 45 119 655
Linguistics 67 141 660
Publishing 37 107 709
Aesthetics 72 135 770
Classics and Ancient History 50 128 852
Journalism and Digital Media 65 224 906
Urban and Regional planning 121 216 984
Law 100 220 1043
Library and Information science 44 182 1073
Philosophy 70 220 1087
Political Science 100 250 1272
Sociology 95 277 1296
Anthropology 90 329 1494
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 113 422 1703
Communications and Public Relations 157 551 2049
Gender Studies 102 410 2053
Demography 177 701 2082

Mathematics rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 66th for Mathematics in China and 539th in the World with 14,269 publications made and 110,234 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#66 of 550 In China
#127 of 2,718 In Asia
#539 of 6,418 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 3
1997 5 0
1998 3 3
1999 4 4
2000 5 4
2001 8 4
2002 38 11
2003 69 23
2004 205 40
2005 228 37
2006 418 82
2007 491 133
2008 542 259
2009 650 406
2010 777 574
2011 806 731
2012 701 932
2013 645 1255
2014 632 1675
2015 571 2112
2016 583 3102
2017 637 4416
2018 807 6229
2019 858 8472
2020 844 11336
2021 870 13638
2022 967 16167
2023 1127 19384
2024 730 14410

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 110 371
Operations Research 64 146 491
Statistics 64 121 518
Applied Mathematics 78 147 543
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 97 216 906
Actuarial Science 114 271 1092
Math Teachers 115 405 1488

Business rankings

Harbin Engineering University ranked 57th for Business in China and 534th in the World with 11,669 publications made and 91,466 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#57 of 557 In China
#114 of 2,646 In Asia
#534 of 6,339 In the World

Harbin Engineering University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1996 1 0
1997 4 0
1998 2 0
1999 3 1
2000 5 3
2001 9 1
2002 47 6
2003 66 10
2004 172 20
2005 256 25
2006 333 67
2007 357 117
2008 468 184
2009 566 316
2010 601 464
2011 696 579
2012 603 820
2013 607 1023
2014 562 1389
2015 448 1673
2016 426 2724
2017 501 3910
2018 563 5191
2019 659 6853
2020 659 8811
2021 667 10803
2022 742 12987
2023 945 15788
2024 678 13849

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

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 45 72 315
Operations Research 64 146 491
Engineering Management 57 115 586
Construction Management 82 194 698
Management Information Systems 61 145 758
Finance 79 174 786
Risk Management 76 170 797
Supply Chain Management 128 318 853
International Trade 64 139 881
International Business 70 167 964
Human Resource Management 70 249 1086
Actuarial Science 114 271 1092
Marketing 109 325 1169
Project Management 79 262 1181
Investment Banking and Stock trading 118 384 1220
Accounting 129 427 1538
Advertising 137 547 1784

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Harbin Engineering University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 85 165 578
Graphic Design 73 160 678
Fashion Design 73 157 749
Development Studies 65 153 769
Sonography and Ultrasound 89 300 830
Art & Design 76 166 849
Economics 77 182 866
Social Psychology 69 180 920
Psychology 86 243 939
Radiation Therapy 131 427 1095
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 96 379 1126
Literature 114 257 1153
International Economics 88 251 1217
Anatomy and Physiology 119 434 1286
Sports Medicine 73 334 1295
Physical Therapy 105 405 1369
Pathology 170 553 1531
Medicine 157 539 1553
Psychiatry 163 554 1683
Surgery 156 628 1765
Orthodontics 159 698 1978
Cardiology 177 740 2004
Clinical Psychology 140 632 2099
Child Psychology 150 644 2132
Public Health 183 740 2148
Dentistry 190 802 2161
Nursing 209 1022 2962
Health Science 248 991 3052