Hohai University: Rankings

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Hohai University ranked 73rd in China, 1045th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 154 research topics. Hohai University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 60,342 academic publications and 813,715 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1045 of 14,131 In the World
#231 of 5,830 In Asia
#73 of 960 In China
#6 of 22 In Nanjing
#2 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#13 of 3,548 For Geotechnical Engineering
#46 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#4567 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2297 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 151 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Hohai University ranked 64th for Engineering in China and 372nd in the World with 48,473 publications made and 663,124 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Geotechnical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#64 of 560 In China
#112 of 2,841 In Asia
#372 of 6,795 In the World

Hohai University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 6 13
1994 5 12
1995 13 14
1996 13 21
1997 14 38
1998 5 27
1999 20 28
2000 28 48
2001 74 56
2002 90 98
2003 131 96
2004 407 156
2005 563 182
2006 855 291
2007 1091 418
2008 1162 746
2009 1472 1176
2010 1566 1763
2011 1950 2837
2012 1913 3769
2013 2227 5488
2014 2133 7539
2015 1916 9869
2016 1663 13377
2017 1942 17703
2018 2554 25810
2019 2940 36394
2020 3313 50154
2021 3581 67009
2022 4321 87200
2023 4727 103797
2024 3764 118045
2025 2375 115621

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 6 7 13
Marine Engineering 15 21 46
Environmental Engineering 19 29 64
Mining Engineering 27 40 82
Renewable Energy Engineering 17 31 100
Remote Sensing 23 24 100
Agricultural Engineering 13 31 104
Structural Engineering 28 43 118
Civil Engineering 34 47 154
Operations Research 36 58 184
Construction Management 27 49 189
Reliability and Quality Engineering 41 64 191
Petroleum Engineering 41 77 219
Automation and Control engineering 52 89 226
Automotive Engineering 53 118 313
Industrial Engineering 45 91 315
Transportation Engineering 50 87 317
Electrical Engineering 59 114 330
Robotics 59 122 350
Aerospace Engineering 51 93 353
Architectural Engineering 60 111 357
Computer Networking 57 109 364
Electronic Engineering 60 122 372
Telecommunications 61 116 374
Firefighting and Fire Science 88 145 382
Metallurgical Engineering 74 141 406
Mechanical Engineering 62 113 409
Acoustical Engineering 58 106 415
Engineering Management 43 79 436
Materials Science 79 154 451
Landscape Architecture 74 116 459
Technical Drawing 81 156 491
Chemical Engineering 117 220 521
Computer Engineering 77 175 543
Nanotechnology 116 231 581
Systems Engineering 70 140 593
Human-Computer Interaction 65 142 605
Optical Engineering 98 196 640
Biochemical Engineering 86 193 672
Nuclear Engineering 87 275 715
Aviation 71 180 716
Architecture 69 170 722
Product and Industrial Design 92 235 786
Applied/Engineering Physics 156 336 907
Biomedical Engineering 226 752 1751
Biotechnology 205 734 1757

Environmental Science rankings

Hohai University ranked 43rd for Environmental Science in China and 316th in the World with 43,910 publications made and 619,566 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geotechnical Engineering, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#43 of 553 In China
#67 of 2,841 In Asia
#316 of 6,888 In the World

Hohai University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 3 13
1994 5 5
1995 9 8
1996 8 15
1997 10 17
1998 5 18
1999 17 29
2000 21 48
2001 63 48
2002 71 82
2003 117 72
2004 339 124
2005 502 143
2006 700 236
2007 941 399
2008 987 650
2009 1327 1051
2010 1328 1500
2011 1771 2497
2012 1684 3255
2013 1990 4845
2014 1902 6587
2015 1667 8553
2016 1394 11653
2017 1623 15259
2018 2228 22137
2019 2598 31449
2020 3198 44891
2021 3344 61703
2022 4113 81660
2023 4536 97388
2024 3532 110757
2025 2220 110826

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 2 2
Geotechnical Engineering 6 7 13
Environmental Engineering 19 29 64
Mining Engineering 27 40 82
Earth science and Geophysics 23 36 135
Oceanography 19 31 140
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 33 55 183
Environmental Management 38 61 195
Geology 32 49 245
Environmental Chemistry 45 80 252
Geography and Cartography 33 50 269
Petrology and Geochemistry 36 60 285
Ecology 38 59 288
Agricultural Science 47 88 328
Urban and Regional planning 38 61 403
Paleontology 47 84 419
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 116 533
Forestry 68 260 915

Physics rankings

Hohai University ranked 68th for Physics in China and 474th in the World with 38,356 publications made and 543,149 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#68 of 558 In China
#130 of 2,822 In Asia
#474 of 6,729 In the World

Hohai University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 6 10
1994 4 11
1995 10 14
1996 13 24
1997 16 39
1998 5 23
1999 15 19
2000 28 45
2001 54 47
2002 76 88
2003 100 79
2004 269 125
2005 409 168
2006 607 237
2007 827 358
2008 874 620
2009 1082 979
2010 1168 1482
2011 1490 2366
2012 1464 3070
2013 1724 4455
2014 1629 6102
2015 1536 8182
2016 1389 10880
2017 1599 14561
2018 2099 21064
2019 2423 30077
2020 2709 41380
2021 2933 54360
2022 3500 70241
2023 3858 83980
2024 2935 93691
2025 1766 90821

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 58 106 415
Materials Science 79 154 451
Quantum and Particle physics 72 139 486
Astrophysics and Astronomy 57 110 536
Nanotechnology 116 231 581
Optical Engineering 98 196 640
Astrobiology 68 157 670
Condensed Matter Physics 127 277 757
Nuclear Physics 105 270 872
Applied/Engineering Physics 156 336 907
Theoretical Physics 110 272 970
Atomic and Molecular physics 147 402 1197
Biophysics 212 556 1513

Chemistry rankings

Hohai University ranked 100th for Chemistry in China and 673rd in the World with 29,127 publications made and 469,650 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#100 of 547 In China
#215 of 2,785 In Asia
#673 of 6,561 In the World

Hohai University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 5 6
1994 5 7
1995 9 15
1996 6 16
1997 10 29
1998 3 16
1999 12 19
2000 20 33
2001 40 32
2002 46 56
2003 66 53
2004 182 87
2005 285 88
2006 394 154
2007 531 259
2008 582 451
2009 693 670
2010 813 991
2011 1077 1689
2012 1039 2201
2013 1245 3389
2014 1194 4643
2015 1100 6345
2016 1051 8595
2017 1206 11669
2018 1597 17008
2019 1839 24437
2020 2053 34582
2021 2347 46905
2022 2948 62416
2023 3118 74318
2024 2398 85917
2025 1426 85931

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 45 80 252
Petrology and Geochemistry 36 60 285
Materials Science 79 154 451
Chemical Engineering 117 220 521
Physical chemistry 106 201 551
Radiochemistry 117 302 569
Nanotechnology 116 231 581
Biochemical Engineering 86 193 672
Organic Chemistry 110 242 700
Computational Chemistry 106 227 776
Inorganic Chemistry 150 309 790
Biochemistry 180 448 1160
Nutrition and Food Science 189 642 1506

Computer Science rankings

Hohai University ranked 57th for Computer Science in China and 484th in the World with 28,227 publications made and 340,714 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#57 of 563 In China
#105 of 2,842 In Asia
#484 of 6,855 In the World

Hohai University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 3 10
1994 2 7
1995 3 10
1996 8 14
1997 8 21
1998 1 10
1999 8 13
2000 13 25
2001 33 26
2002 54 61
2003 88 52
2004 239 98
2005 373 148
2006 548 180
2007 697 246
2008 726 448
2009 968 769
2010 990 1151
2011 1169 1650
2012 1137 2073
2013 1307 3116
2014 1276 4200
2015 1158 5350
2016 978 7262
2017 1152 9734
2018 1396 13629
2019 1692 19021
2020 1867 26157
2021 2014 34510
2022 2365 44303
2023 2705 53290
2024 2041 52641
2025 1433 47819

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 32 46 158
Machine Learning 45 66 234
Database Administration 41 72 289
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 96 326
Computer Vision 57 98 333
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 53 91 339
Robotics 59 122 350
Computer Networking 57 109 364
Telecommunications 61 116 374
Web Design and Development 56 101 404
Data Science 36 66 454
Computer Graphics 59 115 475
Cyber Security 63 130 502
Management Information Systems 41 85 527
Information Technology 39 115 534
Software Engineering 50 99 542
Computer Engineering 77 175 543
UX/UI Desgin 51 121 563
Cognitive Science 73 132 569
Human-Computer Interaction 65 142 605
Computational Linguistics 84 218 740
Game Design and Development 84 228 877
Multimedia 93 300 1080
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 187 502 1346
Neuroscience 160 511 1553
Library and Information science 112 461 1837

Biology rankings

Hohai University ranked 110th for Biology in China and 832nd in the World with 26,609 publications made and 428,414 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Agricultural Science, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#110 of 553 In China
#260 of 2,838 In Asia
#832 of 6,841 In the World

Hohai University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 4 14
1994 3 5
1995 6 16
1996 2 10
1997 5 15
1998 4 10
1999 9 21
2000 14 29
2001 32 33
2002 38 51
2003 68 42
2004 167 72
2005 287 83
2006 372 163
2007 486 279
2008 573 452
2009 714 706
2010 772 1098
2011 981 1696
2012 956 2225
2013 1140 3360
2014 1048 4540
2015 995 5885
2016 855 7959
2017 1062 10532
2018 1428 15344
2019 1718 22557
2020 1955 32152
2021 2130 44041
2022 2655 58408
2023 2940 68764
2024 2098 72385
2025 1297 70379

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 47 88 328
Paleontology 47 84 419
Toxicology 44 142 492
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 116 533
Nanotechnology 116 231 581
Astrobiology 68 157 670
Evolutionary Biology 84 143 671
Forestry 68 260 915
Botany 117 321 978
Horticulture 107 381 1023
Biochemistry 180 448 1160
Genetics 167 437 1199
Microbiology 136 457 1232
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 187 502 1346
Animal Science 114 474 1446
Nutrition and Food Science 189 642 1506
Biophysics 212 556 1513
Neuroscience 160 511 1553
Zoology 165 509 1605
Biotechnology 205 734 1757
Virology 164 645 1760
Pharmacology 238 880 1994
Molecular Biology 283 911 2170
Immunology 261 997 2451
Oncology and Cancer research 349 1445 3197

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hohai University ranked 55th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 743rd in the World with 25,711 publications made and 318,102 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#55 of 563 In China
#124 of 2,867 In Asia
#743 of 7,088 In the World

Hohai University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 10
1994 3 7
1995 2 9
1996 7 10
1997 8 12
1998 3 10
1999 8 16
2000 26 31
2001 54 25
2002 60 49
2003 98 47
2004 250 77
2005 341 101
2006 517 152
2007 604 213
2008 648 383
2009 897 621
2010 995 924
2011 1246 1353
2012 1129 1734
2013 1245 2545
2014 1195 3742
2015 958 4597
2016 789 6093
2017 895 8040
2018 1212 11581
2019 1396 16655
2020 1723 23444
2021 1803 31984
2022 2174 42632
2023 2509 52130
2024 1873 55222
2025 1230 54824

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 36 47 271
History 39 53 344
Urban and Regional planning 38 61 403
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 16 51 450
Linguistics 62 121 580
Law 59 115 673
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 36 94 700
Aesthetics 81 146 789
Political Science 58 129 827
Public Policy / Administration 45 113 868
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 114 237 877
Communications and Public Relations 52 151 893
Philosophy 60 177 911
Law Enforcement 62 147 937
Radio and Television broadcasting 70 235 986
International Law 82 224 1015
Broadcast Journalism 95 283 1037
Journalism and Digital Media 82 284 1042
Social Work 77 153 1048
Education Majors 103 311 1285
Classics and Ancient History 90 264 1297
Sociology 104 293 1328
Demography 113 402 1379
Anthropology 104 354 1541
Art History 93 241 1599
Library and Information science 112 461 1837
Gender Studies 82 330 1838

Mathematics rankings

Hohai University ranked 56th for Mathematics in China and 455th in the World with 16,540 publications made and 216,452 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#56 of 550 In China
#100 of 2,725 In Asia
#455 of 6,434 In the World

Hohai University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 5
1994 1 6
1995 2 5
1996 5 4
1997 10 11
1998 1 3
1999 5 5
2000 15 13
2001 22 8
2002 35 30
2003 46 36
2004 148 68
2005 186 91
2006 295 109
2007 372 165
2008 421 295
2009 569 488
2010 583 703
2011 726 1053
2012 705 1373
2013 796 1996
2014 784 2694
2015 696 3493
2016 567 4716
2017 710 6363
2018 885 9106
2019 1050 12779
2020 1227 17004
2021 1233 22191
2022 1430 28615
2023 1647 32888
2024 935 25343
2025 514 20605

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 36 58 184
Applied Mathematics 40 56 232
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 96 326
Statistics 59 104 475
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 56 101 503
Actuarial Science 89 196 928
Math Teachers 140 502 1707

Business rankings

Hohai University ranked 55th for Business in China and 507th in the World with 12,539 publications made and 119,966 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#55 of 557 In China
#107 of 2,654 In Asia
#507 of 6,366 In the World

Hohai University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 5
1994 1 4
1995 2 5
1996 3 5
1997 3 8
1998 1 8
1999 3 4
2000 5 14
2001 18 15
2002 22 29
2003 50 24
2004 142 49
2005 210 77
2006 317 86
2007 344 111
2008 402 211
2009 500 368
2010 566 514
2011 630 728
2012 578 857
2013 681 1181
2014 600 1734
2015 507 1960
2016 372 2509
2017 451 3475
2018 633 4974
2019 736 7399
2020 748 10082
2021 832 13342
2022 953 16915
2023 1104 20801
2024 745 18567
2025 446 16423

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

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 36 58 184
Construction Management 27 49 189
Management 55 97 386
Real Estate 39 81 390
Risk Management 41 70 402
Engineering Management 43 79 436
Finance 48 93 489
Accounting 42 93 509
Management Information Systems 41 85 527
International Business 35 67 545
Supply Chain Management 89 201 576
Marketing 59 150 688
Tax Law 69 159 750
Human Resource Management 51 177 824
Project Management 56 170 841
Investment Banking and Stock trading 80 242 856
Hospitality and Hotel Management 105 285 860
Public Policy / Administration 45 113 868
Actuarial Science 89 196 928
International Trade 78 167 979
Advertising 75 255 1071

Economics rankings

Hohai University ranked 47th for Economics in China and 541st in the World with 7,968 publications made and 89,549 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#47 of 541 In China
#89 of 2,559 In Asia
#541 of 6,188 In the World

Hohai University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 1 2
1996 1 1
1997 4 0
1998 1 4
1999 2 2
2000 4 10
2001 12 6
2002 16 12
2003 31 10
2004 74 13
2005 111 40
2006 177 44
2007 209 59
2008 209 126
2009 321 241
2010 347 274
2011 429 438
2012 360 473
2013 434 746
2014 410 970
2015 329 1227
2016 201 1604
2017 276 2273
2018 362 3314
2019 436 4736
2020 494 6843
2021 567 9550
2022 659 12675
2023 768 15111
2024 485 13573
2025 275 11608

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

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 23 31 120
Agricultural Economics 27 65 275
Finance 48 93 489
International Economics 26 52 495
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 56 101 503
Development Studies 60 142 715
Investment Banking and Stock trading 80 242 856
Actuarial Science 89 196 928
International Trade 78 167 979

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hohai University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 47 94 434
Interior Design 86 151 510
Performing arts 36 76 584
Fashion Design 62 126 644
Social Psychology 49 109 680
Art & Design 73 151 768
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 58 266 853
Photography 90 241 998
Literature 105 219 1019
Psychology 101 302 1071
Orthodontics 63 327 1079
Dentistry 87 406 1241
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 115 433 1255
Anatomy and Physiology 124 443 1295
Public Health 104 366 1308
Physical Therapy 122 448 1469
Medicine 167 553 1571
Child Psychology 114 450 1679
Pathology 194 642 1714
Anesthesiology 157 672 1822
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 111 563 1900
Sports Medicine 146 667 2013
Psychiatry 217 768 2155
Surgery 199 800 2213
Clinical Psychology 154 692 2226
Gerontology 154 688 2283
Nursing 159 729 2296
Cardiology 221 946 2425
Healthcare Management (MHA) 137 833 2492
Family medicine 154 849 2526
Health Science 206 861 2694