Nanjing Forestry University: Rankings

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Nanjing Forestry University ranked 134th in China, 1290th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 123 research topics. Nanjing Forestry University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,455 academic publications and 545,769 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1290 of 14,131 In the World
#345 of 5,830 In Asia
#134 of 960 In China
#12 of 22 In Nanjing
#35 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#134 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#201 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#6797 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1897 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 120 other topics

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Biology rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 98th for Biology in China and 774th in the World with 26,088 publications made and 455,738 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#98 of 553 In China
#233 of 2,834 In Asia
#774 of 6,833 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 5 23
1993 7 14
1994 8 11
1995 10 14
1996 2 22
1997 5 35
1998 11 34
1999 14 30
2000 9 42
2001 44 44
2002 27 48
2003 60 72
2004 128 68
2005 145 81
2006 189 132
2007 335 145
2008 373 258
2009 455 348
2010 514 621
2011 576 984
2012 618 1349
2013 622 1803
2014 635 2524
2015 637 3481
2016 594 4890
2017 645 6594
2018 995 9977
2019 1794 18594
2020 2317 32987
2021 2830 52265
2022 4178 78190
2023 4027 98584
2024 3083 119451

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 22 55 201
Forestry 12 47 255
Botany 25 50 260
Agricultural Science 37 72 284
Nutrition and Food Science 46 115 357
Nanotechnology 81 154 384
Entomology 42 116 566
Biochemistry 97 235 730
Biotechnology 82 239 746
Paleontology 97 227 816
Evolutionary Biology 105 188 827
Zoology 70 198 876
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 121 285 929
Genetics 115 314 956
Microbiology 93 316 969
Biophysics 123 343 1075
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 97 323 1094
Pharmacology 138 456 1127
Astrobiology 136 378 1226
Molecular Biology 167 468 1247
Toxicology 116 463 1259
Animal Science 93 421 1297
Immunology 194 637 1659
Oncology and Cancer research 230 807 1908
Virology 193 783 2073
Neuroscience 226 797 2233

Chemistry rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 99th for Chemistry in China and 689th in the World with 25,968 publications made and 468,290 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#99 of 546 In China
#219 of 2,781 In Asia
#689 of 6,545 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 24
1993 5 10
1994 7 13
1995 9 12
1996 2 20
1997 5 24
1998 11 36
1999 13 32
2000 12 40
2001 34 44
2002 29 46
2003 65 66
2004 106 60
2005 122 67
2006 170 119
2007 313 117
2008 342 210
2009 405 288
2010 491 579
2011 540 877
2012 608 1241
2013 618 1800
2014 603 2465
2015 631 3528
2016 581 4881
2017 650 6591
2018 1006 10109
2019 1831 19111
2020 2361 34048
2021 2893 53805
2022 4131 81043
2023 4075 101999
2024 3114 127517

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 60 233
Chemical Engineering 66 116 244
Radiochemistry 63 153 276
Biochemical Engineering 36 72 310
Nutrition and Food Science 46 115 357
Nanotechnology 81 154 384
Physical chemistry 89 181 491
Materials Science 84 173 511
Inorganic Chemistry 94 190 532
Organic Chemistry 83 184 588
Biochemistry 97 235 730
Environmental Chemistry 108 244 735
Petrology and Geochemistry 101 268 923
Pharmacy 103 338 945
Computational Chemistry 157 398 1129

Engineering rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 99th for Engineering in China and 672nd in the World with 24,018 publications made and 432,136 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#99 of 560 In China
#200 of 2,835 In Asia
#672 of 6,782 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 17
1993 4 5
1994 4 7
1995 7 6
1996 3 10
1997 5 12
1998 11 22
1999 13 20
2000 10 23
2001 37 32
2002 30 29
2003 66 47
2004 104 27
2005 144 39
2006 203 82
2007 307 78
2008 371 128
2009 433 222
2010 551 487
2011 638 832
2012 639 1136
2013 638 1558
2014 599 2246
2015 590 3044
2016 528 4256
2017 562 5696
2018 893 9063
2019 1579 17327
2020 2126 31385
2021 2603 50200
2022 3504 75031
2023 3686 97234
2024 2958 120691

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 6 6 35
Firefighting and Fire Science 31 41 134
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 60 233
Chemical Engineering 66 116 244
Agricultural Engineering 34 98 283
Biochemical Engineering 36 72 310
Renewable Energy Engineering 44 120 319
Architectural Engineering 55 102 339
Nanotechnology 81 154 384
Remote Sensing 64 100 412
Geotechnical Engineering 77 147 450
Environmental Engineering 75 164 488
Materials Science 84 173 511
Civil Engineering 75 141 519
Technical Drawing 84 169 532
Metallurgical Engineering 95 195 581
Structural Engineering 81 175 597
Transportation Engineering 77 169 604
Construction Management 75 175 646
Biotechnology 82 239 746
Automotive Engineering 97 299 795
Automation and Control engineering 130 315 829
Optical Engineering 127 271 842
Product and Industrial Design 104 263 842
Mechanical Engineering 108 254 857
Mining Engineering 146 329 866
Biomedical Engineering 100 307 901
Systems Engineering 92 233 903
Reliability and Quality Engineering 121 305 904
Operations Research 112 307 910
Industrial Engineering 128 289 914
Robotics 132 360 937
Telecommunications 141 350 982
Applied/Engineering Physics 162 367 998
Electronic Engineering 140 395 1022
Electrical Engineering 147 388 1028
Aerospace Engineering 124 332 1058
Petroleum Engineering 149 369 1061
Acoustical Engineering 152 362 1088
Engineering Management 189 333 1144
Architecture 137 387 1236
Computer Networking 177 495 1317
Human-Computer Interaction 153 470 1436
Computer Engineering 225 677 1570

Physics rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 103rd for Physics in China and 729th in the World with 21,547 publications made and 398,000 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#103 of 558 In China
#218 of 2,817 In Asia
#729 of 6,713 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 16
1993 4 6
1994 4 7
1995 5 6
1996 3 10
1997 6 14
1998 9 17
1999 10 20
2000 11 18
2001 27 29
2002 23 30
2003 57 43
2004 83 22
2005 119 38
2006 174 72
2007 247 76
2008 294 118
2009 367 185
2010 459 431
2011 535 707
2012 543 998
2013 551 1397
2014 533 1971
2015 499 2726
2016 471 3752
2017 508 5135
2018 847 8183
2019 1448 16042
2020 1982 28776
2021 2363 45478
2022 3196 68555
2023 3338 88375
2024 2676 109219

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 81 154 384
Materials Science 84 173 511
Optical Engineering 127 271 842
Quantum and Particle physics 131 281 892
Condensed Matter Physics 161 374 973
Applied/Engineering Physics 162 367 998
Nuclear Physics 124 336 1021
Biophysics 123 343 1075
Acoustical Engineering 152 362 1088
Astrobiology 136 378 1226
Astrophysics and Astronomy 157 426 1348
Atomic and Molecular physics 186 546 1493
Theoretical Physics 203 607 1721

Environmental Science rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 89th for Environmental Science in China and 680th in the World with 21,166 publications made and 329,640 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#89 of 553 In China
#179 of 2,838 In Asia
#680 of 6,876 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 4 11
1993 7 11
1994 6 5
1995 9 11
1996 2 14
1997 2 20
1998 7 25
1999 13 15
2000 7 27
2001 52 31
2002 30 28
2003 62 41
2004 121 46
2005 140 62
2006 199 110
2007 319 119
2008 385 225
2009 452 315
2010 556 532
2011 578 887
2012 615 1149
2013 591 1587
2014 579 2148
2015 567 2947
2016 478 3997
2017 478 5140
2018 758 7816
2019 1344 13744
2020 1748 23705
2021 2206 38298
2022 3212 56908
2023 3061 73219
2024 2427 87396

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 12 47 255
Agricultural Science 37 72 284
Environmental Management 58 98 311
Geotechnical Engineering 77 147 450
Environmental Engineering 75 164 488
Ecology 57 108 508
Urban and Regional planning 56 92 530
Oceanography 80 163 600
Hydrology and Water resources management 89 254 682
Geology 92 190 721
Environmental Chemistry 108 244 735
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 92 226 773
Paleontology 97 227 816
Geography and Cartography 100 201 840
Mining Engineering 146 329 866
Petrology and Geochemistry 101 268 923
Earth science and Geophysics 132 302 933
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 97 323 1094

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 144th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 1618th in the World with 9,395 publications made and 110,790 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#144 of 562 In China
#411 of 2,864 In Asia
#1618 of 7,081 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 6
1993 2 8
1994 3 4
1995 3 7
1996 0 5
1997 1 6
1998 5 11
1999 5 5
2000 7 13
2001 26 12
2002 21 12
2003 31 28
2004 67 42
2005 68 37
2006 129 49
2007 189 67
2008 227 105
2009 266 158
2010 327 274
2011 351 479
2012 288 595
2013 295 766
2014 272 982
2015 242 1257
2016 237 1590
2017 203 2042
2018 306 2900
2019 500 4937
2020 653 8104
2021 867 12706
2022 1292 19389
2023 1317 26611
2024 1124 33447

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 20 104 460
Urban and Regional planning 56 92 530
Archaeology 108 194 825
History 109 201 915
Demography 106 391 1366
Linguistics 166 444 1404
Law 161 396 1531
Aesthetics 170 413 1552
Classics and Ancient History 120 365 1579
Public Policy / Administration 175 414 1788
Political Science 163 439 1809
Sociology 159 527 1956
Art History 151 369 1995
Philosophy 166 560 2049
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 152 576 2110
Anthropology 167 653 2272
Communications and Public Relations 199 711 2415
Education Majors 294 842 2562
Library and Information science 217 831 2816

Computer Science rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 159th for Computer Science in China and 1300th in the World with 9,222 publications made and 117,126 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#159 of 563 In China
#435 of 2,840 In Asia
#1300 of 6,845 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 7
1993 2 4
1994 2 1
1995 1 4
1996 1 3
1997 0 1
1998 2 7
1999 2 4
2000 2 4
2001 13 6
2002 16 5
2003 27 15
2004 39 24
2005 51 16
2006 112 24
2007 146 36
2008 155 53
2009 209 103
2010 283 207
2011 293 299
2012 287 417
2013 262 570
2014 238 773
2015 212 952
2016 252 1329
2017 210 1753
2018 318 2608
2019 523 5014
2020 713 8369
2021 853 13629
2022 1451 21248
2023 1429 27956
2024 1052 33829

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 159 334 910
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 121 285 929
Robotics 132 360 937
Telecommunications 141 350 982
Computer Vision 147 339 985
Computer Graphics 122 308 993
Machine Learning 151 368 1044
Cognitive Science 153 350 1098
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 166 404 1172
Computer Networking 177 495 1317
Human-Computer Interaction 153 470 1436
Computer Engineering 225 677 1570
Cyber Security 208 655 1681
Blockchain and Cryptography 261 774 1757
Computational Linguistics 222 726 1759
Software Engineering 228 623 1849
Multimedia 197 650 1857
Data Science 195 657 1912
Management Information Systems 228 699 2119
Neuroscience 226 797 2233
Library and Information science 217 831 2816

Medicine rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 153rd for Medicine in China and 1524th in the World with 7,724 publications made and 112,626 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Pharmacology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#153 of 545 In China
#530 of 2,809 In Asia
#1524 of 6,775 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 10
1993 0 5
1994 2 8
1995 1 3
1996 3 3
1997 0 7
1998 4 14
1999 2 5
2000 3 21
2001 18 12
2002 9 17
2003 16 21
2004 34 35
2005 46 34
2006 66 53
2007 116 54
2008 134 84
2009 147 124
2010 175 233
2011 195 343
2012 205 371
2013 169 521
2014 173 727
2015 184 969
2016 190 1365
2017 193 1787
2018 277 2718
2019 503 4986
2020 668 8864
2021 859 13864
2022 1282 20194
2023 1131 25158
2024 857 28929

The following table provides academic rankings for Nanjing Forestry University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 20 104 460
Dentistry 37 214 745
Orthodontics 50 254 899
Biomedical Engineering 100 307 901
Pharmacy 103 338 945
Pharmacology 138 456 1127
Toxicology 116 463 1259
Public Health 105 384 1368
Pathology 156 509 1416
Radiation Therapy 182 596 1435
Veterinary 121 586 1453
Anatomy and Physiology 150 530 1516
Immunology 194 637 1659
Dermatology 142 698 1749
Oncology and Cancer research 230 807 1908
Physical Therapy 170 642 1924
Virology 193 783 2073
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 224 912 2152
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 219 829 2170
Sports Medicine 161 740 2180
Surgery 205 843 2332
Psychiatry 232 866 2414
Anesthesiology 224 987 2543
Nursing 193 936 2768
Clinical Psychology 256 1130 3097
Health Science 297 1142 3387

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nanjing Forestry University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Interior Design 4 5 25
Agricultural Economics 60 138 469
Graphic Design 57 124 568
Illustration and Concept Art 103 192 742
Painting and Drawing 106 205 772
Sculpture 106 205 772
Environmental Economics 116 238 781
Hospitality and Hotel Management 99 250 792
Supply Chain Management 137 331 883
Real Estate 140 296 946
Fashion Design 98 222 972
Statistics 150 382 1222
Art & Design 130 321 1281
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 150 387 1319
Applied Mathematics 196 466 1326
Mathematics 163 441 1339
Management 165 465 1442
Business 172 474 1544
Literature 161 402 1573
Marketing 151 512 1614
Economics 172 478 1654
International Trade 192 485 1735
Finance 200 566 1757
Accounting 157 544 1809
Development Studies 187 556 1838
International Business 196 569 1945
Psychology 202 681 1956
Social Psychology 176 602 1981
Project Management 192 626 1994
Advertising 177 736 2194
Math Teachers 312 954 2710
Child Psychology 209 960 2812