Nanjing Forestry University: Rankings

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Nanjing Forestry University ranked 125th in China, 1690th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 126 research topics. Nanjing Forestry University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,957 academic publications and 670,742 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1690 of 14,131 In the World
#441 of 5,830 In Asia
#125 of 960 In China
#12 of 22 In Nanjing
#28 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#123 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#183 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#6789 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3323 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 123 other topics

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Biology rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 93rd for Biology in China and 727th in the World with 27,875 publications made and 559,042 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#93 of 553 In China
#217 of 2,838 In Asia
#727 of 6,841 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 69
2005 145 81
2006 189 132
2007 336 145
2008 373 258
2009 455 350
2010 514 619
2011 576 982
2012 619 1348
2013 621 1802
2014 634 2526
2015 637 3482
2016 595 4885
2017 644 6595
2018 992 9976
2019 1791 18594
2020 2313 32974
2021 2826 52216
2022 4179 78158
2023 4021 98568
2024 3093 119929
2025 2353 124432

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 21 51 183
Botany 22 42 230
Forestry 12 40 240
Agricultural Science 34 64 249
Nutrition and Food Science 44 105 327
Nanotechnology 78 145 348
Entomology 46 115 554
Biochemistry 92 219 688
Biotechnology 78 217 704
Paleontology 95 209 771
Evolutionary Biology 102 174 779
Zoology 69 188 850
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 123 274 899
Genetics 114 305 915
Microbiology 93 303 921
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 92 296 1035
Biophysics 123 335 1042
Pharmacology 137 440 1091
Astrobiology 135 359 1186
Molecular Biology 163 446 1194
Toxicology 114 444 1215
Animal Science 93 409 1261
Immunology 193 619 1606
Oncology and Cancer research 228 801 1872
Virology 193 773 2024
Neuroscience 220 746 2115

Chemistry rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 98th for Chemistry in China and 644th in the World with 27,814 publications made and 573,946 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#98 of 547 In China
#201 of 2,785 In Asia
#644 of 6,561 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 61
2005 122 67
2006 170 119
2007 314 117
2008 342 210
2009 405 290
2010 491 577
2011 540 876
2012 609 1242
2013 618 1799
2014 603 2465
2015 631 3526
2016 581 4876
2017 648 6587
2018 1004 10106
2019 1827 19103
2020 2352 34008
2021 2889 53717
2022 4128 80941
2023 4068 101920
2024 3135 128051
2025 2414 133658

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 22 45 187
Chemical Engineering 59 101 211
Radiochemistry 61 145 253
Biochemical Engineering 34 59 255
Nutrition and Food Science 44 105 327
Nanotechnology 78 145 348
Physical chemistry 86 175 455
Materials Science 82 161 472
Inorganic Chemistry 93 183 505
Organic Chemistry 81 168 539
Biochemistry 92 219 688
Environmental Chemistry 108 243 722
Petrology and Geochemistry 99 256 873
Pharmacy 101 328 901
Computational Chemistry 152 368 1067

Engineering rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 95th for Engineering in China and 627th in the World with 25,749 publications made and 531,927 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#95 of 560 In China
#185 of 2,841 In Asia
#627 of 6,795 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 28
2005 144 39
2006 203 82
2007 308 78
2008 371 128
2009 433 224
2010 551 485
2011 638 832
2012 640 1136
2013 639 1556
2014 600 2250
2015 590 3044
2016 529 4253
2017 559 5694
2018 891 9063
2019 1575 17330
2020 2118 31335
2021 2599 50148
2022 3503 74999
2023 3684 97254
2024 2982 121193
2025 2251 127145

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 5 5 28
Firefighting and Fire Science 31 40 123
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 45 187
Chemical Engineering 59 101 211
Biochemical Engineering 34 59 255
Agricultural Engineering 35 99 276
Architectural Engineering 48 86 294
Renewable Energy Engineering 43 107 298
Nanotechnology 78 145 348
Remote Sensing 63 97 373
Geotechnical Engineering 76 142 422
Environmental Engineering 73 152 441
Materials Science 82 161 472
Civil Engineering 73 135 486
Technical Drawing 82 157 492
Metallurgical Engineering 94 187 539
Transportation Engineering 76 154 553
Structural Engineering 79 163 553
Construction Management 71 162 587
Biotechnology 78 217 704
Automotive Engineering 96 277 741
Automation and Control engineering 129 296 770
Product and Industrial Design 88 231 773
Optical Engineering 123 255 796
Mechanical Engineering 106 239 811
Systems Engineering 89 212 844
Industrial Engineering 119 261 847
Biomedical Engineering 96 288 849
Mining Engineering 140 320 855
Robotics 127 328 858
Reliability and Quality Engineering 119 294 871
Operations Research 108 299 884
Applied/Engineering Physics 157 339 913
Telecommunications 135 331 934
Electronic Engineering 135 360 952
Electrical Engineering 144 357 953
Aerospace Engineering 121 314 1012
Acoustical Engineering 143 331 1018
Petroleum Engineering 147 359 1041
Engineering Management 178 320 1117
Architecture 137 387 1228
Computer Networking 173 474 1263
Human-Computer Interaction 139 424 1328
Computer Engineering 219 656 1523

Physics rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 101st for Physics in China and 683rd in the World with 23,083 publications made and 488,912 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#101 of 558 In China
#201 of 2,822 In Asia
#683 of 6,729 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 23
2005 119 38
2006 174 72
2007 248 76
2008 294 118
2009 367 187
2010 459 429
2011 535 708
2012 543 997
2013 550 1397
2014 533 1973
2015 499 2725
2016 472 3744
2017 508 5132
2018 845 8188
2019 1453 16034
2020 1972 28762
2021 2360 45420
2022 3193 68514
2023 3331 88364
2024 2698 109673
2025 2002 114203

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 78 145 348
Materials Science 82 161 472
Optical Engineering 123 255 796
Quantum and Particle physics 124 258 832
Applied/Engineering Physics 157 339 913
Condensed Matter Physics 157 355 923
Nuclear Physics 121 321 983
Acoustical Engineering 143 331 1018
Biophysics 123 335 1042
Astrobiology 135 359 1186
Astrophysics and Astronomy 151 386 1262
Atomic and Molecular physics 182 523 1435
Theoretical Physics 201 588 1683

Environmental Science rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 85th for Environmental Science in China and 633rd in the World with 22,507 publications made and 404,570 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#85 of 553 In China
#164 of 2,841 In Asia
#633 of 6,888 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 47
2005 140 62
2006 199 110
2007 319 119
2008 385 225
2009 452 316
2010 556 531
2011 578 885
2012 615 1147
2013 590 1586
2014 580 2148
2015 567 2942
2016 479 4002
2017 475 5151
2018 760 7816
2019 1343 13740
2020 1746 23645
2021 2200 38208
2022 3205 56853
2023 3060 73200
2024 2439 87719
2025 1768 92616

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 40 240
Agricultural Science 34 64 249
Environmental Management 56 90 282
Geotechnical Engineering 76 142 422
Environmental Engineering 73 152 441
Ecology 53 97 468
Urban and Regional planning 49 81 483
Oceanography 78 145 555
Hydrology and Water resources management 88 241 648
Geology 91 181 682
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 91 209 718
Environmental Chemistry 108 243 722
Paleontology 95 209 771
Geography and Cartography 94 181 777
Mining Engineering 140 320 855
Petrology and Geochemistry 99 256 873
Earth science and Geophysics 130 289 892
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 92 296 1035

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 139th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 1529th in the World with 10,061 publications made and 138,241 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#139 of 563 In China
#382 of 2,867 In Asia
#1529 of 7,088 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
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 289 595
2013 297 765
2014 272 983
2015 242 1255
2016 239 1591
2017 204 2046
2018 307 2892
2019 502 4945
2020 654 8107
2021 871 12780
2022 1293 19439
2023 1310 26598
2024 1119 33620
2025 872 37721

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 23 109 472
Urban and Regional planning 49 81 483
Archaeology 106 185 770
History 107 191 866
Demography 104 367 1313
Linguistics 162 410 1329
Law 154 372 1458
Aesthetics 162 386 1470
Classics and Ancient History 117 344 1517
Political Science 156 413 1723
Public Policy / Administration 175 423 1815
Sociology 157 502 1863
Philosophy 161 515 1922
Art History 149 367 1981
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 153 570 2072
Anthropology 164 625 2196
Communications and Public Relations 191 668 2296
Education Majors 256 755 2355
Library and Information science 198 762 2616

Computer Science rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 153rd for Computer Science in China and 1231st in the World with 9,911 publications made and 144,501 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#153 of 563 In China
#400 of 2,842 In Asia
#1231 of 6,855 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 293 297
2012 287 416
2013 263 569
2014 239 772
2015 212 955
2016 250 1333
2017 209 1752
2018 316 2609
2019 521 5028
2020 722 8373
2021 855 13621
2022 1450 21291
2023 1429 28013
2024 1076 34144
2025 865 36190

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
Robotics 127 328 858
Animation 158 319 881
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 123 274 899
Computer Vision 143 313 918
Telecommunications 135 331 934
Computer Graphics 120 298 968
Machine Learning 143 350 999
Cognitive Science 145 321 1039
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 165 381 1106
Computer Networking 173 474 1263
Human-Computer Interaction 139 424 1328
Computer Engineering 219 656 1523
Cyber Security 199 621 1611
Computational Linguistics 215 691 1681
Blockchain and Cryptography 254 742 1690
Data Science 171 561 1691
Software Engineering 210 561 1742
Multimedia 180 616 1769
Management Information Systems 223 690 2090
Neuroscience 220 746 2115
Library and Information science 198 762 2616

Medicine rankings

Nanjing Forestry University ranked 152nd for Medicine in China and 1462nd in the World with 8,265 publications made and 138,030 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Pharmacology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#152 of 549 In China
#512 of 2,817 In Asia
#1462 of 6,793 In the World

Nanjing Forestry University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 195 344
2012 205 371
2013 169 521
2014 174 727
2015 184 970
2016 190 1368
2017 189 1787
2018 279 2721
2019 504 4961
2020 669 8836
2021 853 13827
2022 1277 20122
2023 1132 25073
2024 867 29116
2025 707 29902

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 23 109 472
Dentistry 38 208 730
Biomedical Engineering 96 288 849
Orthodontics 49 245 861
Pharmacy 101 328 901
Pharmacology 137 440 1091
Toxicology 114 444 1215
Public Health 103 363 1304
Pathology 149 488 1356
Veterinary 119 565 1402
Radiation Therapy 185 601 1436
Anatomy and Physiology 151 520 1473
Immunology 193 619 1606
Dermatology 147 701 1745
Physical Therapy 164 613 1856
Oncology and Cancer research 228 801 1872
Virology 193 773 2024
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 126 631 2057
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 216 795 2071
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 223 885 2115
Sports Medicine 161 726 2140
Surgery 202 814 2243
Psychiatry 231 830 2315
Anesthesiology 214 941 2451
Nursing 191 875 2610
Clinical Psychology 265 1134 3107
Health Science 291 1120 3329

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nanjing Forestry University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Interior Design 4 5 24
Agricultural Economics 50 120 436
Graphic Design 56 122 546
Environmental Economics 110 218 714
Illustration and Concept Art 100 187 719
Painting and Drawing 104 191 730
Sculpture 104 191 730
Hospitality and Hotel Management 92 231 744
Supply Chain Management 131 320 856
Fashion Design 94 208 929
Real Estate 145 303 965
Statistics 149 366 1193
Art & Design 128 302 1226
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 143 350 1246
Applied Mathematics 185 432 1263
Mathematics 159 417 1276
Management 160 436 1378
Business 167 443 1460
Literature 153 363 1464
Marketing 140 459 1482
Economics 162 440 1550
Finance 192 541 1688
International Trade 181 460 1707
Development Studies 181 520 1739
Accounting 153 513 1744
Psychology 196 644 1837
Social Psychology 171 580 1900
International Business 189 554 1928
Project Management 196 634 2002
Advertising 178 713 2132
Math Teachers 301 922 2629
Child Psychology 205 911 2687