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The National University of Defense Technology ranked 80th in China, 842nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 14 research topics. The National University of Defense Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 64,891 academic publications and 487,454 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#842 of 14,131 In the World
#176 of 5,830 In Asia
#80 of 960 In China
#3 of 16 In Changsha
#17 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#27 of 1,232 For Architecture
#40 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#2564 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1907 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 11 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 43rd for Engineering in China and 249th in the World with 55,187 publications made and 401,051 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#43 of 560 In China
#75 of 2,809 In Asia
#249 of 6,684 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 5 13
1992 7 22
1993 17 9
1994 9 16
1995 32 13
1996 44 17
1997 62 35
1998 53 24
1999 50 28
2000 90 44
2001 111 62
2002 307 106
2003 337 163
2004 649 254
2005 1055 385
2006 1645 692
2007 1887 945
2008 2025 1420
2009 2257 1929
2010 2373 2832
2011 2773 3950
2012 2847 5804
2013 2875 8424
2014 2620 11315
2015 2524 13593
2016 2755 17396
2017 2874 21007
2018 3193 27822
2019 3720 37439
2020 3497 45136
2021 3858 53874
2022 4396 65360
2023 3878 70552

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 4 5 17
Architecture 2 2 27
Computer Engineering 4 10 40
Aerospace Engineering 8 12 55
Reliability and Quality Engineering 19 21 60
Aviation 9 11 60
Telecommunications 13 21 65
Robotics 14 28 71
Computer Networking 18 29 84
Electronic Engineering 20 30 88
Automation and Control engineering 33 51 130
Electrical Engineering 35 58 144
Systems Engineering 19 29 157
Operations Research 29 49 162
Acoustical Engineering 33 55 184
Structural Engineering 37 64 193
Optical Engineering 37 62 198
Transportation Engineering 33 52 198
Marine Engineering 34 61 199
Automotive Engineering 36 75 213
Civil Engineering 40 69 227
Mechanical Engineering 43 74 237
Industrial Engineering 37 72 258
Human-Computer Interaction 24 49 261
Petroleum Engineering 45 90 261
Nuclear Engineering 42 107 297
Engineering Management 31 49 318
Materials Science 61 123 385
Architectural Engineering 57 115 392
Technical Drawing 67 131 397
Construction Management 49 110 452
Product and Industrial Design 45 106 465
Nanotechnology 93 190 498
Applied/Engineering Physics 90 172 552
Chemical Engineering 118 230 571
Metallurgical Engineering 93 199 600
Geotechnical Engineering 101 206 629
Firefighting and Fire Science 118 231 642
Renewable Energy Engineering 92 277 766
Mining Engineering 162 363 948
Environmental Engineering 162 417 1114
Biomedical Engineering 179 587 1467

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 25th for Computer Science in China and 181st in the World with 51,280 publications made and 358,776 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 561 In China
#41 of 2,809 In Asia
#181 of 6,752 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 5 3
1992 5 2
1993 8 4
1994 7 3
1995 26 4
1996 31 2
1997 50 14
1998 40 13
1999 31 17
2000 65 19
2001 112 33
2002 306 71
2003 322 113
2004 636 169
2005 1006 304
2006 1572 536
2007 1774 863
2008 1987 1289
2009 2146 1755
2010 2285 2550
2011 2574 3560
2012 2552 5335
2013 2594 7467
2014 2349 9651
2015 2241 11641
2016 2530 14689
2017 2603 17568
2018 2934 23637
2019 3463 32908
2020 3285 39994
2021 3679 48497
2022 4103 57971
2023 3646 62359

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 4 10 40
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 12 43
Telecommunications 13 21 65
Robotics 14 28 71
Computer Vision 17 26 80
Cyber Security 15 20 80
Computer Networking 18 29 84
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 32 111
Web Design and Development 15 23 120
Database Administration 19 27 124
Machine Learning 31 40 124
Cognitive Science 17 22 125
Software Engineering 12 16 132
Animation 29 43 141
Computer Graphics 24 40 153
Computational Linguistics 24 42 188
Human-Computer Interaction 24 49 261
Data Science 21 33 288
Multimedia 35 109 590
Game Design and Development 46 115 605
UX/UI Desgin 52 131 614
Management Information Systems 54 123 713
Information Technology 102 257 896
Neuroscience 76 250 959
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 128 322 1014
Library and Information science 110 421 1740

Physics rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 51st for Physics in China and 332nd in the World with 44,446 publications made and 331,485 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#51 of 556 In China
#89 of 2,786 In Asia
#332 of 6,603 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 6 17
1992 7 22
1993 17 11
1994 8 16
1995 30 13
1996 34 19
1997 47 34
1998 48 22
1999 44 39
2000 85 48
2001 96 67
2002 253 107
2003 251 163
2004 469 236
2005 732 341
2006 1182 593
2007 1410 841
2008 1531 1220
2009 1710 1683
2010 1905 2416
2011 2181 3333
2012 2279 4903
2013 2326 7159
2014 2227 9831
2015 2132 11592
2016 2294 14766
2017 2419 18214
2018 2565 23658
2019 3025 31574
2020 2880 37325
2021 3159 44652
2022 3537 54097
2023 3250 58534

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 33 55 184
Optical Engineering 37 62 198
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 31 201
Quantum and Particle physics 49 87 317
Materials Science 61 123 385
Atomic and Molecular physics 32 80 405
Condensed Matter Physics 59 123 421
Nuclear Physics 51 115 494
Nanotechnology 93 190 498
Applied/Engineering Physics 90 172 552
Theoretical Physics 60 148 650
Astrobiology 89 241 911
Biophysics 241 650 1693

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 86th for Chemistry in China and 638th in the World with 26,403 publications made and 237,415 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#86 of 546 In China
#191 of 2,750 In Asia
#638 of 6,447 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 7 16
1992 5 24
1993 16 10
1994 4 14
1995 23 12
1996 28 19
1997 34 27
1998 27 20
1999 30 31
2000 62 34
2001 63 47
2002 141 70
2003 148 119
2004 274 178
2005 452 222
2006 695 420
2007 862 598
2008 863 859
2009 960 1118
2010 1002 1625
2011 1175 2241
2012 1307 3239
2013 1374 5040
2014 1296 6941
2015 1259 8408
2016 1366 10669
2017 1492 13268
2018 1587 17090
2019 1836 22519
2020 1679 26273
2021 1970 31318
2022 2177 38073
2023 1991 41476

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 61 123 385
Computational Chemistry 48 89 407
Physical chemistry 84 173 473
Nanotechnology 93 190 498
Chemical Engineering 118 230 571
Organic Chemistry 113 262 784
Petrology and Geochemistry 82 217 794
Inorganic Chemistry 176 410 1013
Biochemistry 172 454 1194
Environmental Chemistry 188 533 1351
Radiochemistry 283 936 1826
Nutrition and Food Science 387 1516 3204

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 64th for Environmental Science in China and 514th in the World with 26,215 publications made and 202,778 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#64 of 552 In China
#117 of 2,811 In Asia
#514 of 6,798 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 3 6
1992 2 1
1993 6 2
1994 3 3
1995 13 3
1996 20 8
1997 18 13
1998 22 15
1999 20 10
2000 43 13
2001 66 23
2002 143 39
2003 183 61
2004 347 100
2005 511 155
2006 791 302
2007 917 410
2008 983 584
2009 1033 859
2010 1062 1187
2011 1261 1700
2012 1297 2568
2013 1344 3689
2014 1223 5139
2015 1148 6297
2016 1251 8325
2017 1289 10014
2018 1521 13556
2019 1739 18486
2020 1634 23055
2021 1937 27700
2022 2250 33894
2023 1951 36677

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 47 90 320
Geography and Cartography 39 64 330
Geology 58 106 486
Oceanography 64 128 515
Earth science and Geophysics 77 158 583
Geotechnical Engineering 101 206 629
Ecology 94 187 725
Environmental Management 112 257 789
Petrology and Geochemistry 82 217 794
Mining Engineering 162 363 948
Agricultural Science 126 324 955
Paleontology 110 284 990
Environmental Engineering 162 417 1114
Environmental Chemistry 188 533 1351
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 133 453 1411
Forestry 170 664 1958

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 33rd for Mathematics in China and 252nd in the World with 24,826 publications made and 159,197 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#33 of 550 In China
#49 of 2,673 In Asia
#252 of 6,305 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 3
1992 3 2
1993 1 2
1994 3 2
1995 14 2
1996 14 4
1997 30 10
1998 13 5
1999 19 9
2000 26 8
2001 45 16
2002 129 28
2003 165 47
2004 321 67
2005 494 145
2006 774 259
2007 892 425
2008 1003 588
2009 1046 861
2010 1206 1145
2011 1373 1664
2012 1302 2497
2013 1359 3474
2014 1179 4466
2015 1097 5262
2016 1170 6606
2017 1127 7856
2018 1370 10431
2019 1659 14766
2020 1586 18309
2021 1714 21834
2022 1876 25464
2023 1665 27500

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 12 43
Operations Research 29 49 162
Statistics 37 59 295
Applied Mathematics 50 83 322
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 66 135 658
Math Teachers 66 219 1032

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 608th in the World with 24,087 publications made and 171,848 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 561 In China
#79 of 2,845 In Asia
#608 of 7,020 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 2 1
1992 5 1
1993 2 2
1994 7 2
1995 15 3
1996 21 3
1997 30 4
1998 18 13
1999 17 11
2000 40 14
2001 71 24
2002 157 40
2003 147 48
2004 339 88
2005 498 160
2006 777 271
2007 848 380
2008 958 574
2009 1011 862
2010 1072 1106
2011 1227 1505
2012 1164 2366
2013 1233 3402
2014 1086 4423
2015 992 5484
2016 1054 6513
2017 1105 7834
2018 1360 10911
2019 1592 15929
2020 1550 20509
2021 1745 24970
2022 2001 29232
2023 1797 31869

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Military science 1 2 58
Journalism and Digital Media 24 52 296
Linguistics 35 62 362
Education Majors 22 57 456
Archaeology 56 94 488
Aesthetics 46 81 518
History 58 96 560
Law 43 80 577
Philosophy 37 75 597
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 30 66 607
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 61 135 608
Publishing 37 96 647
Political Science 43 83 684
Classics and Ancient History 36 93 697
Sociology 58 145 905
Anthropology 62 212 1209
Demography 133 463 1564
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 114 366 1616
Library and Information science 110 421 1740
Communications and Public Relations 123 402 1773

Biology rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 130th for Biology in China and 1039th in the World with 16,991 publications made and 163,413 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#130 of 551 In China
#344 of 2,814 In Asia
#1039 of 6,770 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 5 3
1992 0 6
1993 7 3
1994 0 4
1995 8 5
1996 15 6
1997 14 9
1998 11 5
1999 12 8
2000 22 11
2001 38 19
2002 88 16
2003 94 44
2004 190 84
2005 310 128
2006 469 224
2007 554 347
2008 592 492
2009 637 724
2010 647 980
2011 749 1384
2012 821 2217
2013 868 3367
2014 800 4685
2015 735 5943
2016 828 7389
2017 917 9219
2018 1018 11714
2019 1121 15887
2020 1074 19662
2021 1332 23533
2022 1493 27423
2023 1389 30423

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 93 190 498
Evolutionary Biology 53 91 523
Astrobiology 89 241 911
Agricultural Science 126 324 955
Neuroscience 76 250 959
Paleontology 110 284 990
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 128 322 1014
Genetics 133 369 1073
Biochemistry 172 454 1194
Zoology 122 349 1246
Botany 151 457 1323
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 133 453 1411
Virology 156 581 1635
Biophysics 241 650 1693
Horticulture 214 761 1844
Forestry 170 664 1958
Microbiology 250 977 2277
Molecular Biology 311 996 2320
Oncology and Cancer research 285 1069 2468
Immunology 290 1105 2718
Pharmacology 341 1358 2965
Nutrition and Food Science 387 1516 3204

Business rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 38th for Business in China and 350th in the World with 14,649 publications made and 85,687 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#38 of 556 In China
#60 of 2,579 In Asia
#350 of 6,187 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 1
1992 2 1
1993 3 1
1994 1 1
1995 6 1
1996 4 0
1997 9 1
1998 6 6
1999 9 5
2000 18 5
2001 22 7
2002 85 21
2003 90 26
2004 184 44
2005 321 85
2006 496 157
2007 575 241
2008 615 332
2009 661 474
2010 708 624
2011 850 857
2012 733 1404
2013 801 1941
2014 700 2561
2015 612 2962
2016 664 3829
2017 680 4755
2018 739 6304
2019 882 8585
2020 987 10949
2021 1000 13081
2022 1140 15194
2023 968 16792

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

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 29 49 162
Management 32 46 200
Engineering Management 31 49 318
Construction Management 49 110 452
Marketing 48 110 590
Finance 56 115 619
Management Information Systems 54 123 713
Advertising 51 160 874
Supply Chain Management 147 337 884
Project Management 59 179 894
Risk Management 115 230 939
Accounting 70 196 946
Human Resource Management 65 203 996
International Trade 176 416 1563
International Business 185 483 1756

Psychology rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 41st for Psychology in China and 552nd in the World with 11,604 publications made and 107,031 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#41 of 549 In China
#96 of 2,703 In Asia
#552 of 6,528 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 1
1993 3 0
1994 7 2
1995 10 1
1996 9 1
1997 19 3
1998 14 7
1999 7 3
2000 9 1
2001 27 5
2002 87 13
2003 58 27
2004 104 26
2005 179 40
2006 266 103
2007 338 162
2008 400 240
2009 449 359
2010 472 499
2011 564 745
2012 517 1149
2013 557 1857
2014 512 2452
2015 493 3254
2016 542 3993
2017 599 5009
2018 701 6814
2019 816 9712
2020 821 11616
2021 949 14723
2022 1035 17321
2023 953 18605

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Defense Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 17 22 125
Education Majors 22 57 456
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 30 66 607
Social Psychology 42 90 646
Neuroscience 76 250 959
Child Psychology 66 188 1047
Psychiatry 101 366 1249
Clinical Psychology 90 364 1480

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Defense Technology ranked 36th for Art & Design in China and 442nd in the World with 5,262 publications made and 30,846 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Architecture, 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
#36 of 550 In China
#65 of 2,302 In Asia
#442 of 5,720 In the World

National University of Defense Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 4
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 5 1
1997 5 2
1998 6 3
1999 1 0
2000 13 4
2001 22 1
2002 23 4
2003 59 19
2004 127 20
2005 152 42
2006 245 58
2007 229 113
2008 241 152
2009 266 215
2010 265 281
2011 291 336
2012 293 519
2013 269 763
2014 246 851
2015 209 1039
2016 240 1304
2017 246 1478
2018 251 2034
2019 300 2811
2020 286 3513
2021 313 4194
2022 355 4573
2023 278 5152

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 2 2 27
Animation 29 43 141
Computer Graphics 24 40 153
Graphic Design 29 56 322
Fashion Design 27 48 336
Photography 29 76 512
Aesthetics 46 81 518
Multimedia 35 109 590
Game Design and Development 46 115 605
UX/UI Desgin 52 131 614
Music 44 107 672
Literature 49 89 674

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of Defense Technology

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Development Studies 54 113 671
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 54 213 695
Economics 64 135 725
Anatomy and Physiology 105 367 1150
Pathology 130 422 1237
Cardiology 108 413 1239
Medicine 122 397 1254
Ophthalmology 100 438 1306
Sports Medicine 78 337 1312
Veterinary 118 530 1374
Public Health 136 477 1609
Physical Therapy 134 495 1625
Orthodontics 138 571 1743
Surgery 161 627 1810
Dentistry 156 649 1863
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 129 606 2035
Health Science 154 608 2187
Nursing 146 655 2193
Anesthesiology 212 913 2408
Family medicine 162 803 2456