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National Central University ranked 5th in Taiwan, 722nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 153 research topics. National Central University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,800 academic publications and 619,638 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#722 of 14,131 In the World
#134 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 11 In Taoyuan
#83 of 2,080 For Multimedia
#172 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#174 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#1150 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1146 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 150 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Central University ranked 5th for Engineering in Taiwan and 434th in the World with 27,251 publications made and 472,893 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Taiwan
#120 of 2,809 In Asia
#434 of 6,684 In the World

National Central University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 115 176
1992 117 176
1993 133 238
1994 194 390
1995 193 459
1996 259 617
1997 317 769
1998 319 1009
1999 318 1285
2000 406 1711
2001 458 2082
2002 762 3236
2003 661 3854
2004 747 4786
2005 863 5603
2006 971 7472
2007 1047 8373
2008 1098 9757
2009 1215 12249
2010 1244 14134
2011 1299 17339
2012 1296 19613
2013 1322 21478
2014 1277 22577
2015 1259 24352
2016 1134 25690
2017 1028 26196
2018 1019 28427
2019 1054 31146
2020 1090 33613
2021 1174 37963
2022 1195 38758
2023 1153 37519

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

Physics rankings

National Central University ranked 5th for Physics in Taiwan and 460th in the World with 25,004 publications made and 444,570 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 126 In Taiwan
#124 of 2,786 In Asia
#460 of 6,603 In the World

National Central University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 108 182
1992 111 192
1993 130 273
1994 197 411
1995 188 497
1996 259 666
1997 298 772
1998 307 1041
1999 300 1304
2000 396 1736
2001 432 2126
2002 680 3045
2003 581 3646
2004 668 4454
2005 794 5249
2006 847 7005
2007 946 7894
2008 991 9503
2009 1080 11636
2010 1176 13331
2011 1150 16435
2012 1145 18297
2013 1195 20115
2014 1151 21417
2015 1169 23396
2016 1084 25072
2017 961 25628
2018 957 27678
2019 999 30308
2020 991 32537
2021 1065 36664
2022 1079 36863
2023 1039 36413

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

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 52 290
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 67 338
Nuclear Physics 5 78 366
Optical Engineering 5 101 374
Nanotechnology 7 150 385
Condensed Matter Physics 5 117 401
Materials Science 6 142 430
Quantum and Particle physics 5 122 431
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 90 465
Theoretical Physics 3 102 494
Acoustical Engineering 7 138 536
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 247 741
Biophysics 9 218 792

Chemistry rankings

National Central University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Taiwan and 669th in the World with 19,468 publications made and 351,946 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 126 In Taiwan
#207 of 2,750 In Asia
#669 of 6,447 In the World

National Central University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 84 133
1992 86 150
1993 93 209
1994 143 294
1995 142 366
1996 197 516
1997 244 615
1998 243 847
1999 239 1046
2000 346 1459
2001 357 1767
2002 492 2451
2003 470 2959
2004 552 3566
2005 626 4256
2006 664 5612
2007 705 6376
2008 762 7510
2009 830 9275
2010 880 10505
2011 865 12694
2012 834 14308
2013 930 16115
2014 919 17301
2015 897 18262
2016 854 19612
2017 762 20177
2018 744 21961
2019 806 24029
2020 771 26306
2021 838 29127
2022 863 30248
2023 842 30255

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

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 150 385
Physical chemistry 7 148 392
Materials Science 6 142 430
Chemical Engineering 7 186 438
Inorganic Chemistry 8 177 502
Environmental Chemistry 7 150 511
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 130 539
Organic Chemistry 6 197 625
Radiochemistry 8 332 665
Computational Chemistry 5 212 760
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 239 788
Pharmacy 12 332 946
Biochemistry 12 348 983
Nutrition and Food Science 26 687 1636

Computer Science rankings

National Central University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Taiwan and 468th in the World with 18,576 publications made and 296,547 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 124 In Taiwan
#96 of 2,809 In Asia
#468 of 6,752 In the World

National Central University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 51 92
1992 62 79
1993 86 104
1994 128 168
1995 141 217
1996 161 332
1997 180 404
1998 179 504
1999 189 637
2000 219 843
2001 254 957
2002 571 1845
2003 414 2012
2004 485 2699
2005 581 3175
2006 640 4141
2007 739 4775
2008 756 5791
2009 849 7199
2010 889 8546
2011 977 10959
2012 959 12671
2013 941 13684
2014 879 14678
2015 863 15530
2016 755 15896
2017 696 16003
2018 684 17983
2019 757 20089
2020 777 22363
2021 812 25521
2022 811 26990
2023 793 25395

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

Biology rankings

National Central University ranked 10th for Biology in Taiwan and 892nd in the World with 16,072 publications made and 319,344 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 123 In Taiwan
#285 of 2,814 In Asia
#892 of 6,770 In the World

National Central University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 54 86
1992 48 84
1993 60 121
1994 85 181
1995 88 227
1996 137 293
1997 143 365
1998 129 478
1999 148 610
2000 238 983
2001 277 1203
2002 353 1804
2003 331 2256
2004 396 2836
2005 446 3240
2006 493 4434
2007 527 5252
2008 595 6205
2009 686 7932
2010 681 8970
2011 769 11196
2012 775 12650
2013 814 14407
2014 815 15733
2015 808 16869
2016 778 18462
2017 661 19252
2018 646 20946
2019 711 22825
2020 717 25403
2021 792 28587
2022 800 29895
2023 796 28942

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

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 52 290
Nanotechnology 7 150 385
Paleontology 7 206 771
Biophysics 9 218 792
Evolutionary Biology 6 187 833
Neuroscience 10 243 940
Agricultural Science 7 319 947
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 288 950
Biochemistry 12 348 983
Genetics 13 373 1081
Molecular Biology 18 438 1200
Botany 13 454 1314
Oncology and Cancer research 23 533 1349
Zoology 13 397 1372
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 454 1412
Forestry 10 438 1444
Pharmacology 24 671 1616
Nutrition and Food Science 26 687 1636
Microbiology 19 689 1709
Immunology 22 687 1774
Horticulture 17 756 1831
Biotechnology 29 786 1880
Virology 27 721 1976

Environmental Science rankings

National Central University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 626th in the World with 16,039 publications made and 293,435 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 124 In Taiwan
#149 of 2,811 In Asia
#626 of 6,798 In the World

National Central University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 51 98
1992 52 91
1993 66 107
1994 96 198
1995 85 226
1996 142 321
1997 164 413
1998 159 486
1999 163 673
2000 205 940
2001 262 1132
2002 368 1724
2003 305 1990
2004 394 2454
2005 457 2802
2006 513 3951
2007 542 4559
2008 612 5597
2009 655 7138
2010 690 8212
2011 758 10606
2012 742 11932
2013 801 13318
2014 807 14641
2015 746 15699
2016 753 16992
2017 681 17430
2018 666 19025
2019 660 21546
2020 721 23438
2021 785 27197
2022 817 28142
2023 805 27151

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

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 3 65 277
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 85 306
Geotechnical Engineering 3 110 345
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 121 389
Oceanography 6 100 422
Environmental Chemistry 7 150 511
Geology 5 119 531
Geography and Cartography 5 115 537
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 130 539
Mining Engineering 4 234 666
Environmental Engineering 11 228 674
Environmental Management 5 208 677
Paleontology 7 206 771
Ecology 8 216 806
Agricultural Science 7 319 947
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 454 1412
Forestry 10 438 1444

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Central University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 875th in the World with 11,214 publications made and 194,861 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 123 In Taiwan
#145 of 2,845 In Asia
#875 of 7,020 In the World

National Central University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 30 41
1992 45 54
1993 39 79
1994 66 101
1995 63 134
1996 84 208
1997 98 211
1998 99 254
1999 103 328
2000 104 426
2001 132 517
2002 262 978
2003 222 1041
2004 263 1359
2005 306 1641
2006 344 2276
2007 409 2789
2008 424 3465
2009 483 4511
2010 507 5588
2011 618 7391
2012 576 8478
2013 594 9581
2014 544 10203
2015 547 11352
2016 465 11098
2017 492 11338
2018 477 12454
2019 459 14164
2020 504 15830
2021 528 18465
2022 522 18641
2023 598 18400

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 4 49 421
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 14 115 546
Linguistics 6 119 594
Library and Information science 5 69 596
Journalism and Digital Media 8 121 597
Law 4 108 697
Communications and Public Relations 5 87 741
Military science 4 81 747
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 111 778
Political Science 4 113 814
Archaeology 6 189 830
Publishing 6 150 854
Aesthetics 7 169 861
Sociology 7 129 862
History 6 188 884
Philosophy 6 148 890
Anthropology 6 129 908
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 185 1084
Art History 8 174 1382
Classics and Ancient History 8 326 1493
Demography 18 435 1501

Mathematics rankings

National Central University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Taiwan and 475th in the World with 9,194 publications made and 171,112 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 122 In Taiwan
#105 of 2,673 In Asia
#475 of 6,305 In the World

National Central University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 34 55
1992 42 59
1993 44 86
1994 78 103
1995 88 168
1996 79 213
1997 82 251
1998 84 268
1999 87 317
2000 111 440
2001 101 462
2002 293 928
2003 182 1048
2004 238 1400
2005 289 1668
2006 314 2138
2007 368 2497
2008 407 2921
2009 449 3761
2010 460 4530
2011 492 5791
2012 482 6549
2013 451 7254
2014 436 7949
2015 415 8465
2016 340 8353
2017 348 8533
2018 351 9452
2019 327 10523
2020 378 11975
2021 400 13637
2022 378 13821
2023 379 12841

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

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 5 68 226
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 87 310
Math Teachers 3 46 348
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 85 460
Statistics 6 115 501
Actuarial Science 7 73 504
Applied Mathematics 7 160 587

Business rankings

National Central University ranked 6th for Business in Taiwan and 492nd in the World with 6,036 publications made and 120,792 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 124 In Taiwan
#97 of 2,579 In Asia
#492 of 6,187 In the World

National Central University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 22 49
1992 26 30
1993 36 64
1994 31 70
1995 56 112
1996 63 164
1997 54 162
1998 52 206
1999 53 217
2000 65 302
2001 64 337
2002 132 634
2003 116 630
2004 160 863
2005 199 981
2006 233 1464
2007 235 1695
2008 273 2157
2009 286 2868
2010 306 3615
2011 372 4833
2012 313 5613
2013 301 6043
2014 295 6324
2015 235 6781
2016 221 6464
2017 239 6306
2018 222 7151
2019 220 7869
2020 258 8750
2021 256 9812
2022 244 9916
2023 285 9421

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

Business subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Engineering Management 1 25 187
Supply Chain Management 8 68 205
Operations Research 5 68 226
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 42 260
Management Information Systems 2 27 264
Construction Management 7 81 320
Project Management 4 49 384
Management 6 95 403
Entertainment Industry Business 3 52 470
Risk Management 5 84 475
Marketing 6 80 482
Finance 4 83 486
Actuarial Science 7 73 504
Tax Law 4 90 530
Accounting 5 88 552
Advertising 7 82 589
Human Resource Management 12 111 681
Real Estate 16 225 833
International Business 9 153 945
International Trade 7 161 983

Art & Design rankings

National Central University ranked 7th for Art & Design in Taiwan and 618th in the World with 3,035 publications made and 38,434 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics.

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
#7 of 118 In Taiwan
#101 of 2,302 In Asia
#618 of 5,720 In the World

National Central University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 7
1992 8 13
1993 5 14
1994 13 21
1995 16 31
1996 19 49
1997 31 48
1998 22 70
1999 28 79
2000 18 91
2001 26 112
2002 74 222
2003 62 273
2004 62 285
2005 90 426
2006 114 506
2007 134 646
2008 155 792
2009 137 973
2010 149 1284
2011 206 1674
2012 160 1966
2013 192 2087
2014 157 2221
2015 157 2417
2016 138 2291
2017 126 2192
2018 123 2480
2019 99 2670
2020 104 2981
2021 143 3446
2022 99 3390
2023 123 3185

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

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 1 9 83
Game Design and Development 3 33 209
Animation 6 97 365
Computer Graphics 8 95 389
Graphic Design 6 76 406
Entertainment Industry Business 3 52 470
Architecture 6 101 503
UX/UI Desgin 7 102 517
Performing arts 3 69 572
Fashion Design 7 136 709
Creative Writing 6 87 822
Aesthetics 7 169 861
Literature 6 145 862
Photography 14 206 936
Music 8 233 1001
Art History 8 174 1382

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Central University

Speciality Taiwan Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 6 181 649
Social Psychology 6 94 659
Economics 5 119 673
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 14 198 796
Psychology 10 195 829
Optometry 9 247 891
Child Psychology 9 142 900
Audiology 10 213 912
Occupational Therapy 15 222 937
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 337 1036
Development Studies 10 243 1072
International Economics 10 205 1112
Ophthalmology 15 385 1177
Anatomy and Physiology 14 380 1179
Cardiology 15 393 1181
Psychiatry 14 337 1185
Pathology 16 436 1262
Medicine 16 420 1287
Sports Medicine 19 334 1296
Surgery 18 445 1333
Health Science 13 328 1386
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 358 1410
Radiation Therapy 28 600 1447
Physical Therapy 24 435 1459
Public Health 19 467 1580
Orthodontics 17 498 1585
Clinical Psychology 21 414 1613
Anesthesiology 24 580 1634
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 419 1636
Dentistry 22 578 1714
Nursing 25 495 1851
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 36 824 1980
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 633 2118