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Northeastern University, China ranked 46th in China, 735th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 163 research topics. Northeastern University, China ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 78,959 academic publications and 1,236,907 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#735 of 14,131 In the World
#124 of 5,830 In Asia
#46 of 960 In China
#1 of 24 In Shenyang
#18 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#26 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#54 of 2,157 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#2121 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1780 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 160 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 39th for Engineering in China and 197th in the World with 65,577 publications made and 1,063,770 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#39 of 560 In China
#62 of 2,841 In Asia
#197 of 6,795 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 58 75
1994 66 93
1995 64 104
1996 66 144
1997 130 158
1998 102 191
1999 123 248
2000 131 309
2001 141 352
2002 325 597
2003 339 751
2004 729 993
2005 978 1328
2006 1496 1841
2007 1632 2368
2008 2114 3400
2009 2428 4732
2010 2375 6826
2011 2209 9085
2012 2078 11181
2013 1972 14393
2014 1770 17634
2015 2041 21007
2016 2566 25675
2017 2820 32168
2018 3484 43690
2019 4105 58843
2020 4358 77940
2021 5042 102096
2022 5691 130857
2023 6151 152221
2024 5275 173602
2025 2920 172393

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 11 12 18
Automation and Control engineering 11 14 26
Reliability and Quality Engineering 18 20 54
Metallurgical Engineering 20 31 68
Industrial Engineering 18 22 74
Product and Industrial Design 14 22 107
Technical Drawing 27 38 119
Operations Research 24 35 120
Computer Networking 27 38 125
Structural Engineering 33 51 141
Robotics 30 52 145
Mechanical Engineering 29 43 149
Materials Science 39 60 153
Geotechnical Engineering 41 59 162
Chemical Engineering 48 79 163
Electrical Engineering 43 67 166
Telecommunications 41 59 167
Electronic Engineering 42 67 178
Construction Management 28 50 190
Acoustical Engineering 38 60 199
Nanotechnology 53 88 199
Petroleum Engineering 37 72 201
Systems Engineering 31 48 210
Civil Engineering 42 71 217
Automotive Engineering 39 79 224
Nuclear Engineering 40 90 241
Architectural Engineering 44 73 257
Environmental Engineering 51 97 268
Firefighting and Fire Science 61 99 273
Human-Computer Interaction 30 59 273
Optical Engineering 50 83 280
Computer Engineering 48 92 281
Architecture 37 58 292
Renewable Energy Engineering 41 105 293
Landscape Architecture 51 71 303
Aerospace Engineering 47 85 313
Transportation Engineering 53 94 341
Applied/Engineering Physics 61 109 363
Aviation 46 88 392
Marine Engineering 64 132 436
Remote Sensing 73 121 502
Engineering Management 57 110 572
Biochemical Engineering 82 186 652
Biomedical Engineering 85 228 715
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 108 266 815
Agricultural Engineering 105 414 876
Biotechnology 201 713 1728

Physics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 40th for Physics in China and 234th in the World with 59,163 publications made and 1,008,613 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#40 of 558 In China
#67 of 2,822 In Asia
#234 of 6,729 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 58 74
1994 69 92
1995 62 101
1996 69 130
1997 126 152
1998 92 192
1999 105 236
2000 126 289
2001 132 325
2002 285 556
2003 302 674
2004 655 942
2005 828 1209
2006 1260 1681
2007 1425 2182
2008 1761 3105
2009 2045 4382
2010 2045 6352
2011 1951 8379
2012 1848 10383
2013 1725 13392
2014 1616 16605
2015 1870 19713
2016 2356 24464
2017 2611 30881
2018 3245 41487
2019 3861 56101
2020 4018 73931
2021 4628 96121
2022 5221 123463
2023 5641 143079
2024 4761 162991
2025 2503 161825

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 39 60 153
Acoustical Engineering 38 60 199
Nanotechnology 53 88 199
Quantum and Particle physics 43 69 235
Condensed Matter Physics 44 79 260
Optical Engineering 50 83 280
Astrobiology 32 63 343
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 71 354
Applied/Engineering Physics 61 109 363
Nuclear Physics 57 130 536
Atomic and Molecular physics 69 161 655
Theoretical Physics 68 162 701
Biophysics 102 264 885
Medical Physics 78 309 989

Chemistry rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 56th for Chemistry in China and 385th in the World with 46,414 publications made and 828,313 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#56 of 547 In China
#99 of 2,785 In Asia
#385 of 6,561 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 48 52
1994 60 76
1995 56 81
1996 55 117
1997 91 102
1998 66 146
1999 88 190
2000 105 249
2001 99 264
2002 200 417
2003 250 552
2004 480 779
2005 624 1001
2006 953 1290
2007 1089 1728
2008 1334 2358
2009 1462 3023
2010 1497 4446
2011 1484 6152
2012 1324 7398
2013 1265 9611
2014 1172 12043
2015 1431 14669
2016 1835 18060
2017 2023 22930
2018 2612 31950
2019 3114 43874
2020 3225 59167
2021 3858 78939
2022 4294 103583
2023 4560 119046
2024 3873 142791
2025 1867 145721

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 43 65 141
Inorganic Chemistry 42 62 149
Materials Science 39 60 153
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 28 155
Chemical Engineering 48 79 163
Nanotechnology 53 88 199
Radiochemistry 57 130 231
Environmental Chemistry 53 97 320
Organic Chemistry 54 96 323
Computational Chemistry 59 111 442
Biochemical Engineering 82 186 652
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 108 266 815
Biochemistry 119 277 817
Pharmacy 212 670 1597
Nutrition and Food Science 207 705 1639

Computer Science rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 37th for Computer Science in China and 265th in the World with 43,219 publications made and 597,898 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#37 of 563 In China
#57 of 2,842 In Asia
#265 of 6,855 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 28 47
1994 26 38
1995 28 44
1996 37 61
1997 77 90
1998 56 96
1999 83 137
2000 51 132
2001 73 188
2002 248 354
2003 233 434
2004 521 583
2005 709 760
2006 1147 1298
2007 1139 1540
2008 1600 2576
2009 1979 3862
2010 1944 5327
2011 1588 6650
2012 1601 8294
2013 1430 10357
2014 1276 12502
2015 1315 14240
2016 1654 17059
2017 1782 20910
2018 1969 27338
2019 2409 36206
2020 2585 45806
2021 2913 58949
2022 3300 71444
2023 3830 84081
2024 3463 85157
2025 2369 75008

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 21 66
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 32 105
Machine Learning 31 37 116
Computer Networking 27 38 125
Robotics 30 52 145
Web Design and Development 20 30 151
Database Administration 24 36 155
Telecommunications 41 59 167
Computer Vision 38 54 173
Cyber Security 34 50 180
Cognitive Science 37 53 249
Human-Computer Interaction 30 59 273
Software Engineering 28 40 276
Computer Engineering 48 92 281
Computational Linguistics 37 73 308
Animation 55 92 334
Game Design and Development 32 79 402
Computer Graphics 53 102 405
UX/UI Desgin 41 94 482
Management Information Systems 42 86 538
Data Science 53 110 598
Multimedia 54 169 732
Information Technology 78 220 820
Neuroscience 91 284 1035
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 183 473 1295
Library and Information science 107 445 1795

Environmental Science rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 51st for Environmental Science in China and 399th in the World with 38,251 publications made and 636,004 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#51 of 553 In China
#85 of 2,841 In Asia
#399 of 6,888 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 35 43
1994 34 50
1995 32 59
1996 35 81
1997 77 96
1998 63 107
1999 61 166
2000 88 189
2001 80 204
2002 184 368
2003 174 400
2004 472 562
2005 584 673
2006 895 1067
2007 1015 1394
2008 1269 1959
2009 1386 2613
2010 1365 3857
2011 1288 5228
2012 1251 6335
2013 1112 7950
2014 984 9743
2015 1161 11962
2016 1494 14511
2017 1644 18215
2018 2034 25179
2019 2448 34727
2020 2620 46986
2021 3052 62031
2022 3411 78832
2023 3667 92173
2024 2857 93425
2025 1460 89604

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 11 12 18
Earth science and Geophysics 27 40 142
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 28 155
Geotechnical Engineering 41 59 162
Agricultural Science 28 51 199
Environmental Engineering 51 97 268
Environmental Management 52 83 269
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 45 82 286
Environmental Chemistry 53 97 320
Geology 44 70 334
Oceanography 51 87 352
Paleontology 42 75 393
Geography and Cartography 53 84 412
Urban and Regional planning 59 94 531
Ecology 69 122 535
Hydrology and Water resources management 104 293 778
Forestry 143 568 1703
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 192 664 1864

Biology rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 79th for Biology in China and 632nd in the World with 33,930 publications made and 654,392 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#79 of 553 In China
#176 of 2,838 In Asia
#632 of 6,841 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 27 34
1994 25 42
1995 31 55
1996 29 68
1997 62 73
1998 40 83
1999 60 136
2000 61 179
2001 63 207
2002 154 342
2003 146 398
2004 342 586
2005 451 662
2006 658 992
2007 784 1285
2008 1030 1913
2009 1117 2682
2010 1117 3909
2011 1044 5320
2012 954 6559
2013 948 8407
2014 892 10247
2015 1072 12675
2016 1302 15501
2017 1526 19557
2018 1905 26464
2019 2298 36261
2020 2477 49183
2021 2867 64999
2022 3159 81786
2023 3329 94161
2024 2690 96148
2025 1396 91745

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 28 51 199
Nanotechnology 53 88 199
Astrobiology 32 63 343
Paleontology 42 75 393
Evolutionary Biology 45 77 452
Biochemistry 119 277 817
Biophysics 102 264 885
Genetics 113 303 909
Neuroscience 91 284 1035
Oncology and Cancer research 141 409 1045
Zoology 95 268 1047
Botany 124 365 1078
Molecular Biology 147 390 1095
Pharmacology 168 546 1294
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 183 473 1295
Microbiology 163 571 1438
Horticulture 162 595 1463
Immunology 186 589 1524
Nutrition and Food Science 207 705 1639
Forestry 143 568 1703
Biotechnology 201 713 1728
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 192 664 1864
Virology 184 748 1976

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 47th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 664th in the World with 25,828 publications made and 352,658 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#47 of 563 In China
#104 of 2,867 In Asia
#664 of 7,088 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 13 17
1994 19 23
1995 13 28
1996 22 23
1997 37 50
1998 33 57
1999 45 87
2000 45 88
2001 60 149
2002 164 204
2003 145 226
2004 399 336
2005 535 486
2006 813 753
2007 770 1013
2008 1016 1617
2009 1137 2281
2010 1113 3060
2011 960 3735
2012 952 4674
2013 800 5799
2014 705 7120
2015 660 7961
2016 941 9250
2017 959 11226
2018 1102 14811
2019 1448 20259
2020 1588 26370
2021 1754 34787
2022 2141 44513
2023 2296 52532
2024 1992 55936
2025 1268 54778

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 34 56 327
Archaeology 60 96 468
Education Majors 33 86 514
Urban and Regional planning 59 94 531
History 62 102 557
Aesthetics 53 93 565
Philosophy 36 96 618
Journalism and Digital Media 48 146 654
Law 60 120 698
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 90 195 783
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 50 123 789
Gender Studies 22 67 844
Political Science 61 133 847
Sociology 62 164 932
Anthropology 49 157 947
Classics and Ancient History 58 163 953
Public Policy / Administration 58 148 1013
Military science 55 161 1017
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 64 229 1131
Demography 86 294 1148
Art History 70 172 1346
Communications and Public Relations 89 297 1353
Library and Information science 107 445 1795

Mathematics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 40th for Mathematics in China and 306th in the World with 21,468 publications made and 304,752 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#40 of 550 In China
#62 of 2,725 In Asia
#306 of 6,434 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 14 20
1994 11 21
1995 14 24
1996 18 38
1997 29 45
1998 35 67
1999 37 67
2000 29 89
2001 44 110
2002 112 212
2003 132 296
2004 281 367
2005 393 466
2006 618 738
2007 623 929
2008 862 1441
2009 1014 2122
2010 1001 2932
2011 884 3643
2012 815 4616
2013 743 5839
2014 693 6909
2015 681 7685
2016 873 9361
2017 933 11097
2018 993 14571
2019 1186 18390
2020 1352 23162
2021 1501 29072
2022 1639 34757
2023 1824 39643
2024 1298 31637
2025 827 24902

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 21 66
Operations Research 24 35 120
Applied Mathematics 39 55 228
Statistics 41 66 337
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 74 425
Actuarial Science 63 126 713
Math Teachers 76 294 1143

Business rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 19th for Business in China and 191st in the World with 20,634 publications made and 293,196 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#19 of 557 In China
#28 of 2,654 In Asia
#191 of 6,366 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 14 35
1994 11 23
1995 16 23
1996 25 33
1997 53 48
1998 44 75
1999 61 91
2000 38 87
2001 52 131
2002 177 232
2003 150 271
2004 315 312
2005 444 486
2006 712 800
2007 655 967
2008 919 1584
2009 1060 2461
2010 1002 3308
2011 856 4090
2012 793 4957
2013 729 5977
2014 634 7316
2015 616 8070
2016 777 9953
2017 823 11891
2018 879 15006
2019 1058 18948
2020 1154 23214
2021 1300 28728
2022 1390 33310
2023 1690 38967
2024 1338 35388
2025 888 29358

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 11 14 74
Supply Chain Management 26 38 109
Operations Research 24 35 120
Construction Management 28 50 190
Marketing 38 76 413
Risk Management 44 80 428
Finance 49 97 504
Management Information Systems 42 86 538
Project Management 31 81 552
Engineering Management 57 110 572
Investment Banking and Stock trading 64 166 650
Actuarial Science 63 126 713
Advertising 46 154 789
Human Resource Management 50 175 811
Accounting 64 183 824
Public Policy / Administration 58 148 1013
Hospitality and Hotel Management 132 349 1019
International Trade 103 228 1144
International Business 111 265 1231

Psychology rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 60th for Psychology in China and 655th in the World with 11,321 publications made and 173,901 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#60 of 553 In China
#139 of 2,766 In Asia
#655 of 6,663 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 5 11
1994 9 14
1995 5 11
1996 5 5
1997 3 6
1998 2 15
1999 16 32
2000 8 19
2001 12 43
2002 33 63
2003 49 71
2004 112 108
2005 164 133
2006 244 275
2007 227 261
2008 329 436
2009 423 796
2010 404 1069
2011 365 1245
2012 377 1635
2013 317 2097
2014 268 2572
2015 288 3024
2016 415 3726
2017 440 5011
2018 489 6407
2019 681 9083
2020 824 12714
2021 923 17315
2022 1069 21896
2023 1221 26400
2024 1013 26503
2025 674 23910

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 37 53 249
Education Majors 33 86 514
Social Psychology 47 106 672
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 50 123 789
Clinical Psychology 45 146 846
Child Psychology 59 178 955
Psychiatry 85 295 1032
Neuroscience 91 284 1035
Occupational Therapy 85 321 1146

Economics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 46th for Economics in China and 534th in the World with 6,596 publications made and 90,180 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#46 of 541 In China
#87 of 2,559 In Asia
#534 of 6,188 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 8 11
1994 8 6
1995 3 7
1996 2 13
1997 9 11
1998 12 13
1999 11 18
2000 14 21
2001 14 21
2002 41 39
2003 51 42
2004 106 64
2005 156 100
2006 234 171
2007 238 228
2008 274 369
2009 277 535
2010 284 698
2011 297 964
2012 242 1106
2013 233 1414
2014 176 1746
2015 174 2096
2016 234 2323
2017 235 3034
2018 255 3724
2019 368 5168
2020 393 6653
2021 444 8782
2022 566 11792
2023 653 13491
2024 386 11189
2025 199 8711

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 41 75 268
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 74 425
Development Studies 34 69 463
Finance 49 97 504
Investment Banking and Stock trading 64 166 650
Actuarial Science 63 126 713
Agricultural Economics 97 239 729
International Trade 103 228 1144
International Economics 94 268 1252

Art & Design rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 45th for Art & Design in China and 518th in the World with 4,873 publications made and 53,421 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, 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
#45 of 554 In China
#84 of 2,450 In Asia
#518 of 6,010 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 3 1
1994 4 2
1995 1 5
1996 3 3
1997 5 4
1998 4 7
1999 7 5
2000 7 12
2001 18 12
2002 34 28
2003 34 24
2004 93 39
2005 116 57
2006 168 93
2007 164 127
2008 187 164
2009 244 297
2010 245 443
2011 220 517
2012 162 668
2013 164 830
2014 134 1022
2015 144 1203
2016 147 1389
2017 168 1606
2018 161 2224
2019 232 2921
2020 268 3765
2021 324 5325
2022 344 6438
2023 378 7822
2024 428 10393
2025 307 11522

The following table provides academic rankings for Northeastern University, China in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 37 58 292
Landscape Architecture 51 71 303
Interior Design 58 98 332
Animation 55 92 334
Photography 17 41 345
Fashion Design 36 65 381
Game Design and Development 32 79 402
Computer Graphics 53 102 405
Graphic Design 52 105 472
UX/UI Desgin 41 94 482
Aesthetics 53 93 565
Performing arts 56 115 732
Multimedia 54 169 732
Literature 72 137 778
Art History 70 172 1346

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Northeastern University, China

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 63 192 598
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 62 230 723
Orthodontics 53 272 940
Ophthalmology 64 310 951
Sports Medicine 56 210 953
Dentistry 66 333 1037
Anatomy and Physiology 101 345 1059
Physical Therapy 88 293 1083
Medicine 102 351 1108
Pathology 118 398 1165
Radiation Therapy 165 522 1272
Public Health 99 352 1284
Cardiology 117 456 1317
Surgery 122 499 1415
Audiology 104 443 1446
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 90 453 1597
Anesthesiology 148 636 1721
Healthcare Management (MHA) 100 597 1946
Nursing 163 746 2328
Health Science 167 731 2382