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National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 8th in Taiwan, 884th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 145 research topics. National Sun Yat-Sen University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,168 academic publications and 698,680 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#884 of 14,131 In the World
#188 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 16 In Kaohsiung
#143 of 3,524 For Electronic Engineering
#174 of 4,757 For Telecommunications
#203 of 2,154 For Computer Engineering
#1129 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1635 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 142 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Engineering in Taiwan and 514th in the World with 23,277 publications made and 457,282 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 128 In Taiwan
#145 of 2,835 In Asia
#514 of 6,782 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 117 249
1993 146 324
1994 188 448
1995 166 466
1996 216 594
1997 219 704
1998 289 883
1999 314 1292
2000 368 1404
2001 343 1578
2002 709 2748
2003 577 2727
2004 607 3532
2005 613 4562
2006 763 5980
2007 886 7035
2008 897 8523
2009 899 10217
2010 1018 11804
2011 984 14277
2012 1038 16638
2013 1021 17637
2014 995 19622
2015 836 20265
2016 855 21014
2017 865 22049
2018 877 24295
2019 865 27758
2020 957 32502
2021 988 37651
2022 1123 39311
2023 1149 40933
2024 946 37792

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 10th for Chemistry in Taiwan and 719th in the World with 21,497 publications made and 419,722 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 126 In Taiwan
#235 of 2,781 In Asia
#719 of 6,545 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 111 225
1993 140 293
1994 171 417
1995 136 425
1996 187 535
1997 194 657
1998 233 833
1999 278 1136
2000 333 1372
2001 331 1522
2002 537 2266
2003 473 2608
2004 546 3328
2005 512 3979
2006 603 5278
2007 712 6347
2008 795 7525
2009 764 9042
2010 877 10243
2011 894 12658
2012 952 14724
2013 928 16110
2014 921 17886
2015 851 18469
2016 856 19147
2017 866 20509
2018 809 21998
2019 841 25149
2020 946 29667
2021 1036 35419
2022 1110 37329
2023 1200 37940
2024 968 36829

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 5 102 338
Nanotechnology 9 170 430
Materials Science 8 168 499
Chemical Engineering 10 221 531
Physical chemistry 9 194 538
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 165 581
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 148 586
Organic Chemistry 8 223 658
Pharmacy 8 239 685
Inorganic Chemistry 9 288 751
Computational Chemistry 5 223 777
Biochemistry 11 347 972
Radiochemistry 14 496 989
Biochemical Engineering 11 470 1246
Nutrition and Food Science 23 697 1633

Physics rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Physics in Taiwan and 564th in the World with 21,221 publications made and 413,982 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 126 In Taiwan
#159 of 2,817 In Asia
#564 of 6,713 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 124 248
1993 148 326
1994 184 435
1995 163 475
1996 216 612
1997 218 708
1998 283 908
1999 312 1296
2000 351 1389
2001 330 1562
2002 640 2621
2003 521 2674
2004 556 3385
2005 564 4391
2006 669 5565
2007 783 6620
2008 812 7823
2009 810 9338
2010 932 10854
2011 923 13380
2012 954 15093
2013 952 16296
2014 889 18054
2015 769 18276
2016 795 18933
2017 780 19696
2018 788 21505
2019 746 24494
2020 862 28484
2021 874 33180
2022 982 34891
2023 1028 36414
2024 826 34378

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 5 94 345
Optical Engineering 6 114 420
Nanotechnology 9 170 430
Condensed Matter Physics 6 149 470
Materials Science 8 168 499
Quantum and Particle physics 6 155 534
Astrobiology 6 153 669
Nuclear Physics 6 188 682
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 246 737
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 216 844
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 265 895
Biophysics 12 297 969
Theoretical Physics 10 360 1207

Biology rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 10th for Biology in Taiwan and 930th in the World with 18,932 publications made and 403,445 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 123 In Taiwan
#302 of 2,834 In Asia
#930 of 6,833 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 69 145
1993 75 149
1994 88 262
1995 71 250
1996 121 330
1997 143 438
1998 162 609
1999 189 720
2000 221 994
2001 233 1076
2002 353 1638
2003 338 2012
2004 405 2538
2005 391 3267
2006 448 4304
2007 555 5227
2008 608 6345
2009 603 7774
2010 724 8911
2011 794 11287
2012 830 13491
2013 870 14649
2014 846 16653
2015 796 17579
2016 808 18598
2017 821 19854
2018 773 21760
2019 778 25018
2020 923 29815
2021 1067 35978
2022 1155 37670
2023 1310 39106
2024 1064 36989

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 9 170 430
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 104 501
Astrobiology 6 153 669
Oncology and Cancer research 12 266 751
Evolutionary Biology 5 183 812
Zoology 6 182 836
Molecular Biology 11 282 849
Paleontology 8 275 939
Biophysics 12 297 969
Biochemistry 11 347 972
Genetics 11 338 993
Neuroscience 11 269 1002
Botany 9 332 1006
Animal Science 7 348 1115
Immunology 13 403 1152
Virology 13 401 1206
Pharmacology 14 501 1208
Agricultural Science 10 467 1233
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 472 1303
Biotechnology 14 558 1418
Forestry 9 447 1424
Microbiology 17 596 1492
Horticulture 13 625 1536
Nutrition and Food Science 23 697 1633

Computer Science rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Taiwan and 568th in the World with 15,689 publications made and 316,793 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Taiwan
#128 of 2,840 In Asia
#568 of 6,845 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 49 85
1993 64 127
1994 99 186
1995 90 206
1996 127 270
1997 124 301
1998 171 424
1999 196 623
2000 197 669
2001 196 816
2002 523 1768
2003 410 1771
2004 410 2275
2005 435 2996
2006 528 4058
2007 563 4797
2008 568 5715
2009 652 7044
2010 689 8266
2011 671 9737
2012 716 11567
2013 690 11929
2014 711 13830
2015 603 14294
2016 594 14435
2017 583 14948
2018 623 16936
2019 598 19912
2020 646 23301
2021 669 26518
2022 768 27394
2023 848 28864
2024 673 24067

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Telecommunications 5 62 174
Computer Engineering 6 66 203
Computer Networking 6 83 271
Information Technology 2 49 277
Computer Graphics 5 74 297
Database Administration 6 84 336
Management Information Systems 6 56 392
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 126 405
Web Design and Development 6 105 419
Multimedia 11 93 466
Cyber Security 8 130 502
Human-Computer Interaction 9 127 578
UX/UI Desgin 9 134 608
Machine Learning 7 175 618
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 168 634
Computer Vision 12 183 639
Animation 16 237 737
Software Engineering 7 149 746
Robotics 14 275 752
Data Science 8 198 901
Neuroscience 11 269 1002
Cognitive Science 14 319 1042
Computational Linguistics 12 416 1143
Library and Information science 12 248 1251
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 472 1303

Environmental Science rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 770th in the World with 14,159 publications made and 305,599 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Taiwan
#213 of 2,838 In Asia
#770 of 6,876 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 73 154
1993 91 208
1994 91 257
1995 98 263
1996 112 359
1997 145 447
1998 168 588
1999 178 703
2000 220 865
2001 208 1015
2002 329 1449
2003 318 1769
2004 346 2194
2005 312 2662
2006 379 3423
2007 488 4318
2008 509 5349
2009 491 6354
2010 550 7341
2011 597 9127
2012 632 10717
2013 649 11802
2014 615 13100
2015 547 13492
2016 565 14185
2017 573 15202
2018 536 16584
2019 551 19050
2020 618 22336
2021 665 26353
2022 800 27729
2023 809 28766
2024 621 26148

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 5 102 338
Oceanography 3 87 359
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 104 501
Environmental Engineering 5 175 528
Earth science and Geophysics 6 155 578
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 148 586
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 165 613
Geology 7 185 699
Ecology 6 182 701
Environmental Management 6 240 733
Geotechnical Engineering 10 265 763
Geography and Cartography 7 221 903
Paleontology 8 275 939
Agricultural Science 10 467 1233
Forestry 9 447 1424

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 1140th in the World with 10,020 publications made and 207,367 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 123 In Taiwan
#245 of 2,864 In Asia
#1140 of 7,081 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 35 61
1993 46 85
1994 60 97
1995 55 133
1996 68 170
1997 89 212
1998 107 283
1999 108 360
2000 116 460
2001 96 528
2002 226 935
2003 207 1084
2004 199 1275
2005 210 1765
2006 264 2147
2007 296 2654
2008 297 3319
2009 378 4217
2010 392 5070
2011 401 6137
2012 458 7509
2013 482 8222
2014 458 9548
2015 402 9808
2016 410 10159
2017 426 10715
2018 410 12294
2019 427 14278
2020 465 16953
2021 513 19965
2022 664 20489
2023 635 21529
2024 485 18728

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 84 554
Journalism and Digital Media 8 119 569
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 88 676
Aesthetics 5 126 738
Communications and Public Relations 4 109 755
Education Majors 9 142 758
Linguistics 7 191 799
International Law 4 134 815
Law 7 156 829
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 165 841
Broadcast Journalism 6 187 857
Political Science 8 166 967
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 23 296 985
Archaeology 8 258 994
Anthropology 9 184 1054
History 8 267 1110
Philosophy 7 230 1124
Sociology 12 229 1154
Media Studies 7 147 1165
Political Economy 3 171 1217
Library and Information science 12 248 1251
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 257 1253
Gender Studies 4 168 1303
Demography 15 423 1437
Public Policy / Administration 6 269 1451
Classics and Ancient History 7 342 1523
Art History 10 261 1669

Medicine rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 12th for Medicine in Taiwan and 1206th in the World with 9,299 publications made and 188,556 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 122 In Taiwan
#388 of 2,809 In Asia
#1206 of 6,775 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 24 41
1993 32 49
1994 36 78
1995 19 68
1996 56 120
1997 61 165
1998 55 177
1999 80 245
2000 79 320
2001 99 381
2002 131 569
2003 161 806
2004 174 1090
2005 173 1345
2006 187 1866
2007 210 2121
2008 222 2707
2009 251 3100
2010 272 3817
2011 312 4490
2012 333 5306
2013 371 6132
2014 386 6977
2015 390 7932
2016 412 8246
2017 409 8914
2018 402 9998
2019 434 11615
2020 508 15048
2021 634 18607
2022 702 19596
2023 833 20045
2024 729 19322

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Respiratory Therapy 8 135 562
Pharmacy 8 239 685
Oncology and Cancer research 12 266 751
Radiation Therapy 16 366 947
Biomedical Engineering 15 341 981
Plastic Surgery 14 367 1023
Anesthesiology 12 353 1039
Occupational Therapy 17 277 1063
Cardiology 14 365 1072
Surgery 14 370 1085
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 368 1104
Anatomy and Physiology 13 364 1118
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 238 1121
Psychiatry 12 331 1138
Immunology 13 403 1152
Virology 13 401 1206
Pharmacology 14 501 1208
Pathology 14 418 1212
Urology 14 445 1215
Clinical Psychology 12 279 1217
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 314 1223
Ophthalmology 18 419 1234
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 515 1278
Orthodontics 10 405 1307
Dentistry 9 449 1351
Epidemiology 17 439 1369
Pediatrics 14 439 1384
Public Health 13 416 1421
Physical Therapy 20 450 1485
Dermatology 14 567 1485
Nursing 16 379 1500
Audiology 24 487 1523
Gerontology 20 346 1540
Sports Medicine 23 444 1547
Health Science 16 424 1566
Critical Care Nursing 18 503 1613
Family medicine 20 550 1781
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 625 2069

Mathematics rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 8th for Mathematics in Taiwan and 618th in the World with 8,027 publications made and 175,340 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Taiwan
#146 of 2,718 In Asia
#618 of 6,418 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 32 59
1993 48 75
1994 65 78
1995 45 132
1996 73 167
1997 62 169
1998 69 235
1999 69 267
2000 71 348
2001 78 385
2002 214 745
2003 169 789
2004 158 901
2005 182 1209
2006 253 1719
2007 300 2211
2008 300 2685
2009 314 3333
2010 318 4090
2011 310 5047
2012 368 5903
2013 381 6183
2014 353 7214
2015 331 7448
2016 318 7551
2017 296 8136
2018 338 9263
2019 338 10946
2020 340 12694
2021 377 14653
2022 485 14884
2023 517 15116
2024 316 10221

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 5 89 345
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 126 405
Statistics 8 153 645
Actuarial Science 10 117 688
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 149 699
Math Teachers 8 136 705
Operations Research 25 313 925

Business rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Business in Taiwan and 691st in the World with 5,239 publications made and 129,068 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Taiwan
#145 of 2,646 In Asia
#691 of 6,339 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 18 32
1993 25 51
1994 41 50
1995 41 104
1996 46 114
1997 41 133
1998 59 144
1999 59 197
2000 50 206
2001 46 240
2002 154 584
2003 117 639
2004 106 699
2005 119 839
2006 141 1213
2007 172 1401
2008 181 1880
2009 228 2389
2010 263 2944
2011 227 3633
2012 238 4522
2013 241 4785
2014 220 5485
2015 235 6149
2016 230 6083
2017 241 6473
2018 221 7524
2019 212 8439
2020 229 9927
2021 221 11361
2022 271 11538
2023 262 12038
2024 193 9159

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 6 56 392
Advertising 5 87 523
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 138 568
Marketing 8 120 598
Management 8 153 635
Human Resource Management 5 121 635
Real Estate 12 177 651
Actuarial Science 10 117 688
Project Management 8 124 711
Risk Management 9 145 714
Finance 8 162 764
Entertainment Industry Business 9 135 766
Supply Chain Management 24 314 845
Hospitality and Hotel Management 24 280 854
Accounting 14 206 916
Tax Law 9 211 919
Operations Research 25 313 925
International Business 9 190 1042
International Trade 8 201 1075
Public Policy / Administration 6 269 1451

Art & Design rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 5th for Art & Design in Taiwan and 546th in the World with 3,045 publications made and 57,165 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Literature, 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
#5 of 118 In Taiwan
#90 of 2,428 In Asia
#546 of 5,966 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 10 12
1993 7 11
1994 16 25
1995 11 28
1996 22 39
1997 21 39
1998 33 53
1999 33 123
2000 47 97
2001 36 161
2002 93 219
2003 67 264
2004 81 363
2005 82 502
2006 93 663
2007 106 869
2008 115 1071
2009 145 1351
2010 167 1621
2011 179 1914
2012 164 2429
2013 150 2362
2014 135 2890
2015 114 2726
2016 123 2722
2017 133 2668
2018 124 2925
2019 102 3567
2020 123 3740
2021 103 4363
2022 130 4242
2023 157 4412
2024 98 3975

The following table provides academic rankings for National Sun Yat-Sen University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 5 74 297
Fashion Design 4 80 446
Multimedia 11 93 466
Graphic Design 8 105 496
UX/UI Desgin 9 134 608
Architecture 8 151 690
Animation 16 237 737
Aesthetics 5 126 738
Entertainment Industry Business 9 135 766
Literature 7 213 1016
Creative Writing 8 177 1111
Art History 10 261 1669

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Sun Yat-Sen University

Speciality Taiwan Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 135 535
Social Psychology 5 98 651
Development Studies 4 137 706
Economics 7 172 825
Psychology 12 260 979
Child Psychology 12 202 1047
International Economics 8 201 1103
Environmental Economics 25 488 1345