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National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 8th in Taiwan, 860th in the global 2024 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 31,820 academic publications and 526,994 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#860 of 14,131 In the World
#184 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 16 In Kaohsiung
#144 of 3,360 For Electronic Engineering
#172 of 4,557 For Telecommunications
#189 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#1106 of 7,738 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 496th in the World with 21,362 publications made and 352,602 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 128 In Taiwan
#140 of 2,809 In Asia
#496 of 6,684 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 82 144
1992 110 189
1993 143 250
1994 182 386
1995 157 399
1996 202 523
1997 197 626
1998 249 738
1999 294 1067
2000 347 1180
2001 328 1347
2002 681 2093
2003 544 2129
2004 570 2930
2005 609 3722
2006 712 4842
2007 813 5836
2008 864 7163
2009 867 8799
2010 952 9896
2011 923 12238
2012 963 13872
2013 986 15565
2014 976 16889
2015 846 17361
2016 853 18378
2017 859 18846
2018 818 20986
2019 835 23767
2020 927 27156
2021 942 31554
2022 1029 33845
2023 1105 33340

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 8th for Chemistry in Taiwan and 697th in the World with 19,743 publications made and 334,256 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 126 In Taiwan
#216 of 2,750 In Asia
#697 of 6,447 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 70 133
1992 105 167
1993 133 230
1994 165 358
1995 131 364
1996 177 477
1997 176 594
1998 210 711
1999 261 978
2000 316 1165
2001 310 1313
2002 510 1844
2003 435 2120
2004 514 2747
2005 495 3459
2006 568 4405
2007 655 5389
2008 732 6511
2009 757 7909
2010 826 8735
2011 864 11010
2012 898 12558
2013 886 14349
2014 916 15643
2015 817 16095
2016 887 17036
2017 838 18106
2018 773 19513
2019 820 22225
2020 919 25667
2021 986 30714
2022 1084 33747
2023 1140 33239

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 91 320
Nanotechnology 8 159 408
Materials Science 8 163 488
Physical chemistry 9 184 525
Chemical Engineering 10 216 529
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 135 558
Organic Chemistry 7 203 636
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 191 665
Pharmacy 8 232 689
Inorganic Chemistry 9 278 738
Computational Chemistry 6 213 764
Radiochemistry 13 440 881
Biochemistry 11 332 953
Biochemical Engineering 10 400 1094
Nutrition and Food Science 23 622 1509

Physics rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Physics in Taiwan and 547th in the World with 19,505 publications made and 321,528 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
#152 of 2,786 In Asia
#547 of 6,603 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 84 156
1992 116 189
1993 143 248
1994 179 375
1995 154 411
1996 201 544
1997 193 631
1998 241 751
1999 295 1076
2000 331 1163
2001 317 1334
2002 621 2032
2003 490 2104
2004 524 2793
2005 549 3575
2006 624 4541
2007 719 5514
2008 768 6658
2009 791 8077
2010 867 9106
2011 877 11444
2012 891 12728
2013 913 14166
2014 871 15549
2015 760 15699
2016 797 16485
2017 782 16941
2018 724 18765
2019 723 20909
2020 835 23807
2021 838 27749
2022 929 29996
2023 974 29700

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 92 333
Nanotechnology 8 159 408
Optical Engineering 6 117 433
Condensed Matter Physics 6 142 468
Materials Science 8 163 488
Quantum and Particle physics 6 142 516
Astrobiology 6 144 647
Nuclear Physics 6 180 675
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 254 762
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 201 806
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 249 879
Biophysics 12 272 914
Theoretical Physics 10 358 1199

Biology rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 11th for Biology in Taiwan and 897th in the World with 17,220 publications made and 312,512 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 123 In Taiwan
#289 of 2,814 In Asia
#897 of 6,770 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 43 79
1992 64 102
1993 72 119
1994 89 217
1995 65 202
1996 113 269
1997 137 377
1998 147 501
1999 174 602
2000 207 818
2001 215 897
2002 330 1297
2003 295 1593
2004 385 2105
2005 384 2777
2006 422 3526
2007 503 4415
2008 559 5284
2009 590 6795
2010 685 7517
2011 762 9592
2012 788 11224
2013 835 12852
2014 870 14436
2015 780 15176
2016 835 16469
2017 803 17411
2018 724 18768
2019 769 21880
2020 910 25459
2021 1014 30809
2022 1118 33691
2023 1225 33557

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 8 159 408
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 96 511
Astrobiology 6 144 647
Oncology and Cancer research 12 263 751
Evolutionary Biology 5 176 800
Molecular Biology 11 268 831
Zoology 6 184 845
Paleontology 8 255 906
Biophysics 12 272 914
Biochemistry 11 332 953
Genetics 11 321 968
Neuroscience 11 261 981
Botany 9 312 985
Animal Science 8 285 1024
Agricultural Science 8 368 1064
Immunology 13 370 1089
Virology 13 373 1144
Pharmacology 14 465 1176
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 471 1312
Forestry 8 396 1322
Biotechnology 15 526 1370
Horticulture 12 536 1374
Microbiology 15 533 1394
Nutrition and Food Science 23 622 1509

Computer Science rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Taiwan and 544th in the World with 14,436 publications made and 231,533 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Taiwan
#119 of 2,809 In Asia
#544 of 6,752 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 41 51
1992 43 62
1993 63 93
1994 94 150
1995 88 171
1996 120 234
1997 106 246
1998 136 311
1999 172 452
2000 192 501
2001 183 626
2002 509 1295
2003 385 1233
2004 393 1825
2005 431 2309
2006 487 3098
2007 536 3747
2008 559 4618
2009 607 5799
2010 654 6706
2011 642 8004
2012 673 9311
2013 678 10118
2014 714 11421
2015 629 11827
2016 610 12069
2017 570 12319
2018 559 14058
2019 602 16437
2020 617 18676
2021 643 21611
2022 727 22526
2023 806 22197

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 59 172
Computer Engineering 6 61 189
Information Technology 2 28 216
Computer Networking 6 75 253
Database Administration 5 58 255
Computer Graphics 6 68 267
Management Information Systems 6 46 369
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 115 391
Web Design and Development 6 106 429
Multimedia 11 74 443
Cyber Security 8 115 461
Human-Computer Interaction 8 101 533
UX/UI Desgin 8 121 577
Machine Learning 7 158 577
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 155 603
Computer Vision 11 171 611
Animation 14 201 672
Software Engineering 7 133 698
Robotics 14 259 734
Data Science 8 161 823
Neuroscience 11 261 981
Cognitive Science 14 292 1004
Computational Linguistics 12 345 1052
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 471 1312
Library and Information science 13 270 1321

Environmental Science rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 718th in the World with 12,930 publications made and 236,400 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Taiwan
#190 of 2,811 In Asia
#718 of 6,798 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 45 99
1992 62 107
1993 89 151
1994 88 216
1995 88 214
1996 110 300
1997 136 395
1998 150 482
1999 170 594
2000 207 716
2001 191 852
2002 306 1151
2003 295 1405
2004 322 1821
2005 315 2218
2006 352 2817
2007 440 3572
2008 483 4463
2009 476 5465
2010 518 6104
2011 568 7760
2012 585 8789
2013 623 10246
2014 630 11347
2015 549 11635
2016 553 12254
2017 575 12862
2018 502 14155
2019 529 16209
2020 600 18686
2021 633 21998
2022 738 23875
2023 740 23310

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 91 320
Oceanography 4 85 355
Environmental Engineering 5 156 483
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 96 511
Earth science and Geophysics 6 151 547
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 135 558
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 162 590
Geology 7 173 668
Ecology 6 167 674
Environmental Management 6 225 718
Geotechnical Engineering 9 245 746
Geography and Cartography 7 191 833
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 302 836
Paleontology 8 255 906
Agricultural Science 8 368 1064
Forestry 8 396 1322

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 1045th in the World with 9,074 publications made and 148,862 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 123 In Taiwan
#194 of 2,845 In Asia
#1045 of 7,020 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
1991 17 33
1992 30 48
1993 48 65
1994 57 76
1995 51 108
1996 65 146
1997 75 184
1998 96 220
1999 99 271
2000 111 334
2001 89 414
2002 216 675
2003 195 773
2004 190 998
2005 200 1330
2006 241 1606
2007 272 2067
2008 299 2622
2009 342 3376
2010 365 3984
2011 375 4966
2012 415 5958
2013 465 6903
2014 468 7962
2015 438 8139
2016 400 8301
2017 415 8553
2018 359 9632
2019 410 11301
2020 440 13379
2021 513 15786
2022 608 16267
2023 607 16379

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 1 73 532
Journalism and Digital Media 7 118 594
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 77 657
International Law 4 80 659
Aesthetics 5 118 695
Communications and Public Relations 4 81 703
Linguistics 7 162 749
Education Majors 9 126 757
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 138 795
Law 8 139 811
Broadcast Journalism 5 155 818
Political Science 8 142 924
Archaeology 8 224 930
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 26 280 963
Anthropology 9 149 975
Philosophy 7 182 1015
History 8 226 1023
Political Economy 3 149 1119
Sociology 12 211 1123
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 194 1144
Gender Studies 4 128 1196
Public Policy / Administration 5 218 1309
Library and Information science 13 270 1321
Classics and Ancient History 7 300 1428
Demography 19 438 1508

Medicine rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 12th for Medicine in Taiwan and 1167th in the World with 8,342 publications made and 141,309 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 122 In Taiwan
#358 of 2,781 In Asia
#1167 of 6,680 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 21 22
1992 24 31
1993 33 47
1994 33 64
1995 15 61
1996 55 112
1997 56 142
1998 50 147
1999 77 221
2000 72 250
2001 94 319
2002 126 473
2003 144 620
2004 160 888
2005 171 1150
2006 171 1499
2007 195 1850
2008 207 2225
2009 252 2659
2010 267 3181
2011 300 3828
2012 325 4460
2013 363 5367
2014 391 5936
2015 395 6777
2016 442 7162
2017 398 7794
2018 393 8553
2019 437 10051
2020 489 12444
2021 604 15600
2022 667 17147
2023 803 17116

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 8 130 555
Pharmacy 8 232 689
Oncology and Cancer research 12 263 751
Radiation Therapy 15 332 877
Anesthesiology 12 328 992
Cardiology 13 333 1011
Plastic Surgery 16 351 1024
Biomedical Engineering 16 353 1026
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 340 1046
Immunology 13 370 1089
Psychiatry 12 316 1105
Anatomy and Physiology 13 356 1131
Clinical Psychology 11 231 1134
Surgery 14 367 1134
Virology 13 373 1144
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 438 1154
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 268 1155
Pharmacology 14 465 1176
Pathology 14 388 1181
Healthcare Management (MHA) 15 235 1182
Urology 14 435 1207
Orthodontics 10 375 1233
Pediatrics 14 372 1236
Dentistry 9 395 1248
Sports Medicine 17 329 1288
Ophthalmology 19 446 1320
Physical Therapy 20 389 1349
Nursing 16 357 1464
Audiology 25 466 1483
Critical Care Nursing 15 441 1493
Dermatology 16 571 1506
Public Health 18 441 1521
Health Science 17 379 1539
Family medicine 18 456 1588
Gerontology 20 385 1689
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 554 1903

Mathematics rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 8th for Mathematics in Taiwan and 591st in the World with 7,577 publications made and 132,891 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
#140 of 2,673 In Asia
#591 of 6,305 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 24 34
1992 30 52
1993 46 57
1994 61 60
1995 42 105
1996 68 151
1997 56 151
1998 61 200
1999 64 216
2000 73 306
2001 74 333
2002 211 615
2003 152 568
2004 145 730
2005 180 953
2006 224 1263
2007 284 1737
2008 296 2202
2009 300 2768
2010 310 3385
2011 297 4085
2012 344 4844
2013 387 5375
2014 362 6079
2015 346 6301
2016 344 6384
2017 291 6716
2018 322 7763
2019 336 9409
2020 333 10688
2021 381 12319
2022 464 12558
2023 540 12241

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 3 79 302
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 115 391
Statistics 9 148 625
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 133 652
Actuarial Science 10 107 672
Math Teachers 8 113 688
Operations Research 30 309 940

Business rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 7th for Business in Taiwan and 658th in the World with 4,884 publications made and 91,670 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Taiwan
#131 of 2,579 In Asia
#658 of 6,187 In the World

National Sun Yat-Sen University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 15 22
1992 16 27
1993 25 41
1994 38 44
1995 39 89
1996 41 94
1997 40 110
1998 55 120
1999 53 155
2000 48 171
2001 46 192
2002 149 418
2003 107 432
2004 104 556
2005 113 638
2006 131 885
2007 146 1080
2008 188 1476
2009 214 1944
2010 246 2323
2011 212 2878
2012 229 3652
2013 238 4105
2014 236 4665
2015 245 5098
2016 236 5201
2017 237 5212
2018 198 5952
2019 216 6882
2020 219 7818
2021 221 8961
2022 241 8991
2023 269 8846

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 46 369
Advertising 4 64 482
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 105 514
Marketing 8 103 566
Management 8 140 595
Human Resource Management 5 91 618
Project Management 7 98 636
Real Estate 12 157 644
Actuarial Science 10 107 672
Risk Management 10 129 688
Entertainment Industry Business 10 113 724
Finance 8 139 726
Supply Chain Management 23 266 757
Hospitality and Hotel Management 23 219 757
Tax Law 8 169 832
Accounting 13 172 865
International Business 8 151 938
Operations Research 30 309 940
International Trade 8 174 1017
Public Policy / Administration 5 218 1309

Art & Design rankings

National Sun Yat-Sen University ranked 5th for Art & Design in Taiwan and 508th in the World with 2,803 publications made and 43,141 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#79 of 2,302 In Asia
#508 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 9
1992 9 7
1993 6 6
1994 15 22
1995 12 21
1996 23 37
1997 18 33
1998 27 39
1999 32 93
2000 43 72
2001 35 135
2002 87 161
2003 62 182
2004 82 303
2005 73 380
2006 92 533
2007 107 682
2008 112 835
2009 131 1061
2010 162 1283
2011 159 1594
2012 160 1935
2013 146 2006
2014 141 2399
2015 119 2296
2016 125 2276
2017 120 2160
2018 108 2294
2019 112 2881
2020 115 3019
2021 107 3373
2022 98 3419
2023 141 3285

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 6 68 267
Fashion Design 4 69 423
Multimedia 11 74 443
Graphic Design 9 100 534
UX/UI Desgin 8 121 577
Architecture 7 125 615
Animation 14 201 672
Aesthetics 5 118 695
Entertainment Industry Business 10 113 724
Literature 7 190 1003
Creative Writing 7 132 1009

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Sun Yat-Sen University

Speciality Taiwan Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 92 514
Social Psychology 5 88 635
Development Studies 4 122 699
Economics 7 155 794
Psychology 12 250 969
International Economics 6 151 975
Child Psychology 12 182 1030
Environmental Economics 21 433 1244