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Harbin University ranked 480th in China, 5807th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 76 research topics. Harbin University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,477 academic publications and 151,643 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#5807 of 14,131 In the World
#2140 of 5,830 In Asia
#480 of 960 In China
#12 of 26 In Harbin
#578 of 4,220 For Nanotechnology
#654 of 4,453 For Chemical Engineering
#727 of 1,530 For Applied/Engineering Physics
#8958 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 73 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Harbin University ranked 195th for Engineering in China and 1261st in the World with 6,966 publications made and 135,984 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#195 of 560 In China
#472 of 2,841 In Asia
#1261 of 6,795 In the World

Harbin University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2 2
1994 1 1
1995 3 3
1996 16 7
1997 12 3
1998 11 19
1999 29 7
2000 50 20
2001 56 23
2002 126 35
2003 117 64
2004 195 58
2005 258 79
2006 302 124
2007 484 136
2008 281 232
2009 221 347
2010 176 458
2011 208 460
2012 184 520
2013 177 599
2014 260 758
2015 510 1795
2016 464 4206
2017 424 6809
2018 434 9658
2019 487 12721
2020 444 15380
2021 321 18155
2022 149 19007
2023 183 16875
2024 207 15768
2025 192 12918

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 115 229 578
Chemical Engineering 140 281 654
Applied/Engineering Physics 120 245 727
Materials Science 160 367 957
Marine Engineering 147 360 965
Technical Drawing 170 375 974
Industrial Engineering 164 333 980
Petroleum Engineering 135 331 988
Metallurgical Engineering 175 420 1053
Biomedical Engineering 131 395 1084
Robotics 169 448 1104
Engineering Management 185 329 1133
Geotechnical Engineering 183 456 1176
Construction Management 191 419 1184
Electrical Engineering 182 489 1228
Telecommunications 188 484 1234
Systems Engineering 149 399 1288
Electronic Engineering 192 544 1298
Computer Engineering 181 545 1317
Optical Engineering 207 517 1320
Reliability and Quality Engineering 195 522 1333
Automation and Control engineering 206 573 1335
Environmental Engineering 198 542 1335
Acoustical Engineering 203 501 1375
Architecture 196 494 1410
Civil Engineering 211 569 1502
Automotive Engineering 202 631 1521
Mechanical Engineering 211 572 1524
Aerospace Engineering 208 588 1547
Architectural Engineering 224 629 1558
Computer Networking 240 681 1643
Structural Engineering 233 685 1655
Operations Research 263 777 1807
Transportation Engineering 278 769 1843
Human-Computer Interaction 235 725 1944
Renewable Energy Engineering 238 882 1959
Remote Sensing 338 988 2327
Biotechnology 264 1087 2411

Physics rankings

Harbin University ranked 190th for Physics in China and 1237th in the World with 6,259 publications made and 134,026 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#190 of 558 In China
#459 of 2,822 In Asia
#1237 of 6,729 In the World

Harbin University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 4 2
1994 3 1
1995 2 3
1996 16 6
1997 12 2
1998 9 26
1999 25 6
2000 41 15
2001 50 18
2002 104 35
2003 97 48
2004 160 49
2005 209 60
2006 242 106
2007 402 120
2008 239 202
2009 183 300
2010 164 421
2011 182 463
2012 160 491
2013 144 590
2014 240 747
2015 511 1750
2016 462 4160
2017 407 6729
2018 415 9622
2019 472 12616
2020 421 15181
2021 290 17879
2022 116 18591
2023 165 16405
2024 169 15237
2025 154 12373

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 115 229 578
Applied/Engineering Physics 120 245 727
Condensed Matter Physics 152 334 877
Materials Science 160 367 957
Quantum and Particle physics 180 420 1153
Optical Engineering 207 517 1320
Acoustical Engineering 203 501 1375
Nuclear Physics 192 585 1489
Biophysics 223 587 1566
Atomic and Molecular physics 198 587 1571
Astrophysics and Astronomy 245 702 1909

Chemistry rankings

Harbin University ranked 223rd for Chemistry in China and 1395th in the World with 5,516 publications made and 140,752 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#223 of 547 In China
#560 of 2,785 In Asia
#1395 of 6,561 In the World

Harbin University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 4 1
1994 2 0
1995 2 1
1996 12 4
1997 9 3
1998 8 14
1999 25 4
2000 28 17
2001 33 19
2002 70 34
2003 72 53
2004 112 48
2005 131 67
2006 165 109
2007 260 116
2008 136 193
2009 120 280
2010 109 364
2011 113 373
2012 105 416
2013 119 520
2014 232 696
2015 514 1804
2016 473 4309
2017 426 6983
2018 437 10001
2019 488 13128
2020 437 16078
2021 298 18908
2022 110 19805
2023 142 17477
2024 171 16307
2025 170 13388

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 115 229 578
Chemical Engineering 140 281 654
Physical chemistry 142 297 763
Inorganic Chemistry 147 304 779
Materials Science 160 367 957
Organic Chemistry 205 497 1225
Radiochemistry 214 673 1313
Environmental Chemistry 198 541 1342
Pharmacy 196 626 1499
Biochemistry 251 673 1612
Computational Chemistry 239 686 1653
Petrology and Geochemistry 254 803 2090
Nutrition and Food Science 266 965 2112

Biology rankings

Harbin University ranked 239th for Biology in China and 1696th in the World with 4,977 publications made and 124,960 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#239 of 553 In China
#669 of 2,838 In Asia
#1696 of 6,841 In the World

Harbin University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 2
1994 0 0
1995 1 2
1996 5 3
1997 8 4
1998 3 13
1999 8 5
2000 19 13
2001 24 12
2002 69 25
2003 74 38
2004 88 46
2005 114 62
2006 151 97
2007 240 105
2008 150 185
2009 98 234
2010 91 329
2011 107 347
2012 98 381
2013 95 418
2014 219 593
2015 460 1632
2016 415 3882
2017 355 6241
2018 370 8905
2019 438 11750
2020 395 14393
2021 284 17114
2022 122 17844
2023 149 15768
2024 173 14153
2025 174 11490

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 115 229 578
Biophysics 223 587 1566
Biochemistry 251 673 1612
Forestry 136 536 1632
Evolutionary Biology 246 539 1646
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 229 648 1659
Agricultural Science 235 761 1862
Oncology and Cancer research 243 859 2008
Pharmacology 250 923 2090
Genetics 286 897 2093
Nutrition and Food Science 266 965 2112
Paleontology 278 857 2157
Biotechnology 264 1087 2411
Botany 299 1076 2507
Microbiology 286 1130 2511
Molecular Biology 337 1115 2530
Horticulture 315 1156 2564
Immunology 277 1089 2641
Zoology 284 992 2703
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 295 1091 2764
Neuroscience 321 1152 2969
Virology 330 1504 3563

Environmental Science rankings

Harbin University ranked 264th for Environmental Science in China and 1988th in the World with 4,195 publications made and 60,059 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#264 of 553 In China
#759 of 2,841 In Asia
#1988 of 6,888 In the World

Harbin University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 2 1
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 12 2
1997 6 2
1998 6 11
1999 15 8
2000 26 16
2001 28 17
2002 81 29
2003 93 56
2004 120 46
2005 163 69
2006 197 101
2007 316 119
2008 203 189
2009 151 263
2010 147 305
2011 159 311
2012 132 373
2013 116 372
2014 139 477
2015 243 908
2016 210 1888
2017 188 2846
2018 206 4112
2019 235 5464
2020 209 6492
2021 191 7895
2022 138 8559
2023 161 7804
2024 176 7344
2025 143 6174

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 183 456 1176
Environmental Engineering 198 542 1335
Environmental Chemistry 198 541 1342
Earth science and Geophysics 205 524 1393
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 215 606 1562
Environmental Management 232 650 1622
Forestry 136 536 1632
Oceanography 222 604 1645
Agricultural Science 235 761 1862
Geology 253 720 1883
Petrology and Geochemistry 254 803 2090
Ecology 270 819 2107
Geography and Cartography 271 772 2150
Paleontology 278 857 2157
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 295 1091 2764

Computer Science rankings

Harbin University ranked 271st for Computer Science in China and 1957th in the World with 4,108 publications made and 32,604 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#271 of 563 In China
#778 of 2,842 In Asia
#1957 of 6,855 In the World

Harbin University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 7 2
1997 5 4
1998 7 22
1999 15 5
2000 33 7
2001 41 13
2002 86 17
2003 104 26
2004 167 24
2005 218 32
2006 252 57
2007 427 62
2008 261 141
2009 178 197
2010 153 298
2011 188 288
2012 150 354
2013 124 380
2014 106 401
2015 145 623
2016 103 908
2017 118 1375
2018 124 1844
2019 150 2488
2020 133 2937
2021 171 3802
2022 136 4133
2023 165 3723
2024 186 3879
2025 175 3466

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 169 448 1104
Telecommunications 188 484 1234
Computer Engineering 181 545 1317
Multimedia 130 447 1427
Computer Networking 240 681 1643
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 229 648 1659
Computer Vision 275 768 1777
Data Science 186 618 1806
Computational Linguistics 243 796 1861
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 278 783 1891
Computer Graphics 277 772 1904
Software Engineering 243 668 1933
Human-Computer Interaction 235 725 1944
Blockchain and Cryptography 295 889 1954
Management Information Systems 230 704 2117
Cyber Security 284 882 2122
Machine Learning 333 1028 2270
Cognitive Science 345 1064 2492
Neuroscience 321 1152 2969
Library and Information science 330 1032 3248

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Harbin University ranked 311th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 2972nd in the World with 3,561 publications made and 19,284 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#311 of 563 In China
#996 of 2,867 In Asia
#2972 of 7,088 In the World

Harbin University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 4 0
1995 0 0
1996 9 5
1997 3 4
1998 2 25
1999 13 7
2000 26 3
2001 35 8
2002 106 9
2003 130 19
2004 160 19
2005 208 22
2006 213 29
2007 283 43
2008 218 69
2009 159 131
2010 160 158
2011 177 189
2012 149 231
2013 113 207
2014 87 221
2015 103 305
2016 60 454
2017 77 549
2018 94 824
2019 106 1140
2020 114 1432
2021 135 1890
2022 142 2259
2023 156 2353
2024 178 2853
2025 163 2756

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Military science 65 180 1058
Education Majors 222 672 2154
Aesthetics 250 710 2189
Archaeology 306 806 2205
Linguistics 302 892 2294
History 301 828 2392
Classics and Ancient History 227 727 2426
Law 309 899 2645
Philosophy 291 927 2865
Political Science 310 969 3027
Communications and Public Relations 325 1080 3202
Sociology 310 1091 3235
Library and Information science 330 1032 3248
Anthropology 287 1135 3355
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 333 1187 3469
Demography 354 1496 3778

Business rankings

Harbin University ranked 298th for Business in China and 2468th in the World with 2,016 publications made and 5,318 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Engineering Management.

Business ranking Location
#298 of 557 In China
#919 of 2,654 In Asia
#2468 of 6,366 In the World

Harbin University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1998 2 13
1999 4 4
2000 15 5
2001 16 7
2002 47 7
2003 53 7
2004 103 11
2005 124 12
2006 138 20
2007 222 17
2008 163 41
2009 116 67
2010 95 109
2011 108 131
2012 88 142
2013 83 124
2014 50 150
2015 46 144
2016 25 196
2017 29 207
2018 57 311
2019 37 346
2020 54 433
2021 71 657
2022 60 775
2023 65 811
2024 81 786
2025 62 665

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

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 210 489 1127
Engineering Management 185 329 1133
Construction Management 191 419 1184
Human Resource Management 171 482 1546
Operations Research 263 777 1807
International Trade 236 555 1842
Project Management 211 664 2069
International Business 255 678 2105
Management Information Systems 230 704 2117
Finance 254 774 2164
Management 303 916 2343
Marketing 267 930 2434
Accounting 270 976 2677
Advertising 346 1193 3041

Mathematics rankings

Harbin University ranked 326th for Mathematics in China and 2467th in the World with 1,937 publications made and 9,210 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#326 of 550 In China
#1017 of 2,725 In Asia
#2467 of 6,434 In the World

Harbin University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 2
1996 5 2
1997 3 1
1998 3 23
1999 9 1
2000 19 5
2001 27 1
2002 50 7
2003 69 11
2004 92 8
2005 111 10
2006 107 26
2007 195 27
2008 121 51
2009 99 92
2010 83 132
2011 101 142
2012 89 200
2013 71 191
2014 55 208
2015 51 236
2016 24 321
2017 37 469
2018 40 633
2019 58 826
2020 60 1030
2021 87 1292
2022 52 1555
2023 86 1451
2024 83 1232
2025 52 941

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 270 712 1770
Operations Research 263 777 1807
Blockchain and Cryptography 295 889 1954
Math Teachers 180 614 1986
Statistics 331 1045 2501
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 368 1232 2992

Psychology rankings

Harbin University ranked 283rd for Psychology in China and 2467th in the World with 1,586 publications made and 15,289 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience.

Psychology ranking Location
#283 of 553 In China
#929 of 2,766 In Asia
#2467 of 6,663 In the World

Harbin University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2001 13 3
2002 39 2
2003 54 6
2004 54 4
2005 56 2
2006 75 11
2007 98 17
2008 76 26
2009 57 46
2010 66 56
2011 63 73
2012 62 88
2013 49 104
2014 49 95
2015 67 250
2016 57 521
2017 57 869
2018 61 1002
2019 59 1220
2020 71 1587
2021 71 1767
2022 68 1803
2023 87 1694
2024 77 1677
2025 101 1673

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

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 215 757 2130
Education Majors 222 672 2154
Cognitive Science 345 1064 2492
Social Psychology 267 970 2734
Neuroscience 321 1152 2969
Clinical Psychology 301 1289 3358
Child Psychology 414 1636 4068

Economics rankings

Harbin University ranked 324th for Economics in China and 2838th in the World with 1,086 publications made and 3,002 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#324 of 541 In China
#1046 of 2,559 In Asia
#2838 of 6,188 In the World

Harbin University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1996 3 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 3
1999 3 6
2000 8 4
2001 8 1
2002 29 5
2003 36 7
2004 65 2
2005 70 7
2006 56 7
2007 90 7
2008 83 14
2009 60 28
2010 49 58
2011 62 68
2012 44 77
2013 46 64
2014 26 75
2015 27 77
2016 20 116
2017 19 104
2018 26 180
2019 26 180
2020 36 231
2021 39 303
2022 32 392
2023 42 432
2024 43 457
2025 38 444

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

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Trade 236 555 1842
Finance 254 774 2164
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 368 1232 2992
Development Studies 376 1258 3314

Art & Design rankings

Harbin University ranked 266th for Art & Design in China and 2256th in the World with 858 publications made and 4,261 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

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
#266 of 554 In China
#738 of 2,450 In Asia
#2256 of 6,010 In the World

Harbin University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 3 0
2001 7 0
2002 27 0
2003 44 3
2004 38 1
2005 52 1
2006 62 3
2007 78 7
2008 44 13
2009 31 19
2010 46 30
2011 39 27
2012 42 35
2013 28 32
2014 23 23
2015 19 43
2016 15 104
2017 11 117
2018 22 162
2019 29 278
2020 35 330
2021 32 387
2022 29 484
2023 29 518
2024 37 713
2025 41 671

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Music 91 185 873
Singing and Vocal Performance 154 282 999
Architecture 196 494 1410
Multimedia 130 447 1427
Literature 210 541 1855
Computer Graphics 277 772 1904
Aesthetics 250 710 2189
Fashion Design 325 929 2514

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Harbin University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Physical Therapy 184 694 2028
Anatomy and Physiology 233 814 2119
Sports Medicine 164 734 2168
Cardiology 226 966 2462
Pathology 275 1018 2493
Medicine 278 1041 2607
Surgery 234 1017 2672
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 298 1134 2823
Health Science 275 1058 3188
Public Health 359 1550 3859
Nursing 358 1639 4223