National Chiao Tung University: Rankings

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National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd in Taiwan, 403rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 18 research topics. National Chiao Tung University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 107,029 academic publications and 1,948,447 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#403 of 14,131 In the World
#57 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 5 In Hsinchu
#25 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#33 of 3,360 For Electronic Engineering
#38 of 2,129 For Operations Research
#887 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#955 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 15 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Taiwan and 144th in the World with 65,259 publications made and 1,088,212 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Taiwan
#44 of 2,809 In Asia
#144 of 6,684 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 316 609
1992 398 798
1993 427 993
1994 484 1264
1995 547 1407
1996 756 1724
1997 772 2358
1998 782 2834
1999 818 3694
2000 856 4176
2001 960 4952
2002 2087 8473
2003 1649 8745
2004 1808 10425
2005 2130 13486
2006 2465 17395
2007 2431 19626
2008 2562 23392
2009 2675 27710
2010 2798 32221
2011 2979 38942
2012 2947 44452
2013 2951 51050
2014 2670 55560
2015 2537 56761
2016 2612 58211
2017 2608 59556
2018 2580 64698
2019 2691 70500
2020 2867 79764
2021 2881 91275
2022 2907 94826
2023 3055 95254

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

Biology rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Biology in Taiwan and 259th in the World with 63,650 publications made and 1,348,391 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 123 In Taiwan
#43 of 2,814 In Asia
#259 of 6,770 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 120 245
1992 175 353
1993 193 467
1994 262 612
1995 425 703
1996 610 985
1997 639 1669
1998 691 2312
1999 747 3303
2000 778 4171
2001 915 5369
2002 1250 7461
2003 1243 8860
2004 1499 11029
2005 1659 14407
2006 1932 18044
2007 1881 20842
2008 2074 24315
2009 2216 28842
2010 2499 34789
2011 2850 42202
2012 2913 49967
2013 2982 58874
2014 2907 65634
2015 2875 69485
2016 2951 73029
2017 3029 76594
2018 2885 82952
2019 3090 92374
2020 3519 110975
2021 3720 128558
2022 3839 135856
2023 3556 134783

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

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 48 88
Oncology and Cancer research 1 38 147
Pharmacology 2 41 207
Neuroscience 1 24 231
Virology 3 43 247
Molecular Biology 2 51 252
Genetics 2 47 269
Immunology 3 52 279
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 41 284
Biotechnology 2 50 287
Biochemistry 2 59 299
Microbiology 3 67 354
Evolutionary Biology 2 53 368
Biophysics 3 61 368
Astrobiology 4 70 389
Paleontology 3 79 403
Toxicology 4 122 502
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 46 506
Forestry 2 100 519
Botany 4 130 561
Agricultural Science 4 168 572
Zoology 5 132 715
Nutrition and Food Science 7 263 737
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 185 763
Animal Science 7 274 987
Horticulture 7 390 1073

Chemistry rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Taiwan and 231st in the World with 62,020 publications made and 1,225,233 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 126 In Taiwan
#47 of 2,750 In Asia
#231 of 6,447 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 231 467
1992 307 645
1993 316 804
1994 363 1019
1995 509 1133
1996 694 1410
1997 727 2123
1998 762 2748
1999 789 3681
2000 855 4385
2001 952 5548
2002 1458 7755
2003 1395 8934
2004 1706 10962
2005 1836 14479
2006 2161 18230
2007 2138 20856
2008 2258 24100
2009 2382 28201
2010 2651 34191
2011 2921 41425
2012 2849 47901
2013 2894 56104
2014 2673 61809
2015 2556 64512
2016 2617 67130
2017 2740 69178
2018 2491 74269
2019 2713 81771
2020 2950 94887
2021 3018 109146
2022 3069 114272
2023 2978 113668

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

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 48 88
Materials Science 4 56 143
Environmental Chemistry 4 49 164
Chemical Engineering 4 78 165
Physical chemistry 4 71 170
Organic Chemistry 4 71 258
Biochemistry 2 59 299
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 100 394
Computational Chemistry 3 95 417
Inorganic Chemistry 5 163 458
Radiochemistry 7 246 474
Pharmacy 6 181 576
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 153 598
Nutrition and Food Science 7 263 737
Biochemical Engineering 5 218 764

Physics rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 3rd for Physics in Taiwan and 196th in the World with 56,664 publications made and 921,411 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 126 In Taiwan
#56 of 2,786 In Asia
#196 of 6,603 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 286 575
1992 359 765
1993 374 935
1994 430 1155
1995 492 1317
1996 670 1582
1997 658 2141
1998 666 2544
1999 697 3253
2000 757 3606
2001 843 4368
2002 1660 7014
2003 1387 7249
2004 1585 8587
2005 1791 11309
2006 2106 14742
2007 2084 16739
2008 2185 19943
2009 2326 23239
2010 2434 27279
2011 2621 33574
2012 2586 38514
2013 2576 43984
2014 2328 48006
2015 2221 49250
2016 2257 50875
2017 2296 51875
2018 2184 56073
2019 2344 60712
2020 2503 69336
2021 2522 78831
2022 2590 82162
2023 2656 82836

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

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 48 88
Optical Engineering 2 35 111
Condensed Matter Physics 2 36 127
Materials Science 4 56 143
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 53 171
Acoustical Engineering 2 54 181
Quantum and Particle physics 4 57 186
Nuclear Physics 3 49 260
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 59 315
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 58 323
Biophysics 3 61 368
Astrobiology 4 70 389
Medical Physics 2 59 424
Theoretical Physics 5 115 530

Computer Science rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Taiwan and 140th in the World with 50,565 publications made and 829,989 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

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

National Chiao Tung University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 201 326
1992 246 460
1993 252 518
1994 307 639
1995 345 806
1996 475 1089
1997 491 1536
1998 576 1900
1999 601 2550
2000 618 2942
2001 661 3370
2002 1821 7093
2003 1283 6713
2004 1352 8071
2005 1650 10242
2006 1843 13079
2007 1820 14797
2008 1900 17920
2009 2059 21500
2010 2040 24604
2011 2065 29139
2012 2118 33043
2013 2140 37154
2014 2013 40641
2015 1980 41256
2016 1991 42588
2017 2619 44436
2018 2060 48908
2019 2133 55754
2020 2456 66015
2021 2529 78335
2022 2570 81894
2023 2573 81966

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

Medicine rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 1st for Medicine in Taiwan and 217th in the World with 48,370 publications made and 1,024,319 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Taiwan
#32 of 2,781 In Asia
#217 of 6,680 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 30 59
1992 43 86
1993 50 93
1994 59 105
1995 216 152
1996 386 403
1997 409 795
1998 499 1203
1999 503 1964
2000 524 2871
2001 633 3839
2002 749 4879
2003 852 6246
2004 1027 8068
2005 1036 10088
2006 1212 12489
2007 1194 14557
2008 1305 16635
2009 1450 19848
2010 1732 24116
2011 1958 28819
2012 2097 34732
2013 2233 41124
2014 2323 46873
2015 2381 51131
2016 2501 54158
2017 2524 57790
2018 2467 63223
2019 2701 71328
2020 3094 89246
2021 3348 105389
2022 3428 112311
2023 3007 110566

The following table provides academic rankings for National Chiao Tung University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 25 98
Cardiology 1 12 117
Radiation Therapy 2 27 127
Anesthesiology 1 10 129
Oncology and Cancer research 1 38 147
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 24 148
Ophthalmology 1 29 151
Surgery 2 26 153
Occupational Therapy 3 13 162
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 36 174
Plastic Surgery 2 24 182
Pediatrics 1 18 188
Optometry 2 30 191
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 8 197
Pathology 1 32 201
Neurosurgery 2 47 202
Pharmacology 2 41 207
Epidemiology 2 28 211
Psychiatry 1 25 214
Family medicine 2 17 217
Anatomy and Physiology 2 34 220
Audiology 1 19 227
Urology 2 39 230
Physical Therapy 1 20 233
Sports Medicine 2 18 233
Biomedical Engineering 3 54 246
Virology 3 43 247
Gerontology 1 13 250
Dermatology 2 45 252
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 17 260
Respiratory Therapy 2 39 266
Critical Care Nursing 2 28 276
Immunology 3 52 279
Public Health 2 26 290
Nursing 1 23 296
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 29 306
Clinical Psychology 3 22 331
Cosmetology 5 80 334
Orthodontics 4 76 334
Health Science 1 42 360
Dentistry 4 89 370
Sports / Exercise science 5 31 398
Medical Physics 2 59 424
Toxicology 4 122 502
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 46 506
Pharmacy 6 181 576
Veterinary 3 185 616
Forensic Science 2 228 838

Environmental Science rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 389th in the World with 30,039 publications made and 539,441 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 124 In Taiwan
#79 of 2,811 In Asia
#389 of 6,798 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 137 289
1992 174 376
1993 193 451
1994 222 578
1995 273 659
1996 401 821
1997 388 1223
1998 373 1538
1999 406 1879
2000 382 2067
2001 473 2537
2002 840 3966
2003 716 4219
2004 767 5186
2005 886 6463
2006 969 8253
2007 970 9303
2008 1042 10949
2009 1138 13069
2010 1218 15686
2011 1398 19534
2012 1294 22573
2013 1399 26131
2014 1232 28822
2015 1147 29520
2016 1200 30791
2017 1287 32006
2018 1168 34298
2019 1324 38305
2020 1439 45865
2021 1437 52124
2022 1569 54733
2023 1572 53741

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

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 4 49 164
Environmental Engineering 3 98 296
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 92 326
Oceanography 3 82 347
Geology 3 81 397
Paleontology 3 79 403
Geography and Cartography 3 82 417
Geotechnical Engineering 4 132 422
Earth science and Geophysics 5 112 428
Ecology 3 84 439
Forestry 2 100 519
Environmental Management 3 157 535
Agricultural Science 4 168 572
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 153 598
Mining Engineering 5 235 675
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 185 763
Urban and Regional planning 4 166 815

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 416th in the World with 29,069 publications made and 510,968 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

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

National Chiao Tung University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 98 180
1992 127 249
1993 99 243
1994 158 327
1995 194 424
1996 249 595
1997 249 790
1998 284 997
1999 266 1336
2000 317 1561
2001 349 1827
2002 813 3578
2003 633 3495
2004 610 4104
2005 802 5362
2006 863 6943
2007 840 7871
2008 896 9878
2009 1023 11642
2010 1070 13841
2011 1163 17104
2012 1195 19217
2013 1273 22307
2014 1214 24771
2015 1202 26416
2016 1266 26984
2017 2022 28229
2018 1265 31378
2019 1437 36301
2020 1607 44815
2021 1657 51743
2022 1692 54359
2023 1732 54469

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

Mathematics rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Taiwan and 149th in the World with 25,867 publications made and 458,276 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Taiwan
#29 of 2,673 In Asia
#149 of 6,305 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 109 179
1992 113 221
1993 104 213
1994 144 295
1995 130 370
1996 208 415
1997 220 551
1998 213 675
1999 227 902
2000 260 1057
2001 266 1181
2002 812 2664
2003 542 2519
2004 525 3192
2005 734 4108
2006 776 5433
2007 787 6268
2008 837 7782
2009 953 9217
2010 964 10930
2011 988 12589
2012 1109 14394
2013 1157 17068
2014 1138 19266
2015 1190 20300
2016 1203 20773
2017 1142 21913
2018 1191 24861
2019 1245 28198
2020 1420 33426
2021 1595 39572
2022 1631 42088
2023 1511 41083

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

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 11 38
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 20 65
Statistics 2 30 152
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 21 195
Actuarial Science 2 29 271
Math Teachers 4 56 397
Applied Mathematics 6 116 440

Psychology rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Psychology in Taiwan and 239th in the World with 23,844 publications made and 473,670 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 123 In Taiwan
#29 of 2,703 In Asia
#239 of 6,528 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 20 51
1992 40 83
1993 46 87
1994 68 129
1995 115 139
1996 182 289
1997 191 473
1998 245 689
1999 252 1082
2000 263 1419
2001 302 1736
2002 446 2637
2003 465 3160
2004 484 3727
2005 546 4771
2006 623 5835
2007 593 6623
2008 701 7803
2009 773 9326
2010 834 11202
2011 926 13566
2012 998 15600
2013 1033 18142
2014 1097 20827
2015 1121 22121
2016 1183 24191
2017 1172 25501
2018 1237 28375
2019 1348 32530
2020 1490 40738
2021 1642 49238
2022 1698 52583
2023 1506 52909

The following table provides academic rankings for National Chiao Tung University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 13 162
Psychiatry 1 25 214
Cognitive Science 2 47 229
Neuroscience 1 24 231
Education Majors 2 34 324
Clinical Psychology 3 22 331
Social Psychology 2 31 335
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 29 390
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 68 416
Child Psychology 2 33 436
Special Education 2 34 549
Sexology 3 60 790

Business rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Business in Taiwan and 249th in the World with 12,214 publications made and 208,478 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

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

National Chiao Tung University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 51 97
1992 61 119
1993 80 134
1994 91 181
1995 73 249
1996 131 302
1997 117 412
1998 120 519
1999 146 631
2000 140 754
2001 168 784
2002 456 1870
2003 298 1589
2004 370 1918
2005 457 2317
2006 470 3155
2007 474 3697
2008 501 4696
2009 595 5892
2010 552 6791
2011 545 8459
2012 537 9062
2013 577 10577
2014 494 11121
2015 440 11176
2016 457 11169
2017 489 11073
2018 438 12457
2019 482 13991
2020 502 16179
2021 541 18645
2022 557 18689
2023 568 18254

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

Art & Design rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Taiwan and 241st in the World with 6,921 publications made and 85,683 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#2 of 118 In Taiwan
#27 of 2,302 In Asia
#241 of 5,720 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 37 74
1992 43 85
1993 35 90
1994 27 98
1995 49 135
1996 56 149
1997 68 164
1998 83 209
1999 75 241
2000 80 308
2001 95 344
2002 213 702
2003 193 689
2004 170 745
2005 215 1005
2006 291 1281
2007 270 1557
2008 249 1846
2009 298 2277
2010 302 2700
2011 347 3389
2012 273 3708
2013 283 4258
2014 289 4446
2015 258 4613
2016 280 4471
2017 504 4783
2018 311 5280
2019 314 5834
2020 304 6673
2021 254 7687
2022 263 7756
2023 311 7379

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

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 2 19 74
Computer Graphics 2 18 80
Game Design and Development 2 14 96
Multimedia 2 11 97
Architecture 2 19 105
Graphic Design 2 20 154
Painting and Drawing 1 19 165
Sculpture 1 19 165
Illustration and Concept Art 3 20 170
Fashion Design 2 38 276
UX/UI Desgin 4 45 311
Music 2 35 314
Aesthetics 2 44 317
Art History 1 13 327
Entertainment Industry Business 2 36 363
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 47 370
Literature 2 39 386
Photography 4 71 499
Cinematography 4 58 658
Performing arts 4 97 687
Creative Writing 5 69 736
Interior Design 11 288 818

Economics rankings

National Chiao Tung University ranked 2nd for Economics in Taiwan and 345th in the World with 6,541 publications made and 121,651 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 118 In Taiwan
#46 of 2,461 In Asia
#345 of 5,995 In the World

National Chiao Tung University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 24 37
1992 34 49
1993 29 46
1994 34 62
1995 30 76
1996 55 97
1997 52 124
1998 55 140
1999 47 202
2000 56 221
2001 69 265
2002 155 445
2003 132 506
2004 132 575
2005 161 840
2006 217 1138
2007 231 1473
2008 240 2025
2009 298 2568
2010 298 3029
2011 290 4043
2012 274 4539
2013 294 5306
2014 316 5984
2015 264 6387
2016 300 6216
2017 288 6482
2018 257 7373
2019 313 8258
2020 371 10372
2021 378 11790
2022 346 12070
2023 377 11561

The following table provides academic rankings for National Chiao Tung University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 21 195
Actuarial Science 2 29 271
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 62 345
Development Studies 2 41 351
Finance 2 59 371
Environmental Economics 3 105 392
International Trade 4 96 730
International Economics 8 166 1015