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Northeastern University, China ranked 44th in China, 573rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 161 research topics. Northeastern University, China ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 75,792 academic publications and 1,077,777 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#573 of 14,131 In the World
#96 of 5,830 In Asia
#44 of 960 In China
#1 of 24 In Shenyang
#19 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#28 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#56 of 2,121 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#2111 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#820 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 158 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 39th for Engineering in China and 216th in the World with 63,244 publications made and 923,828 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#39 of 560 In China
#67 of 2,835 In Asia
#216 of 6,782 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 56 71
1993 58 75
1994 66 93
1995 64 104
1996 66 144
1997 130 158
1998 102 191
1999 123 248
2000 131 308
2001 141 352
2002 325 598
2003 339 749
2004 729 993
2005 978 1327
2006 1496 1841
2007 1631 2369
2008 2113 3397
2009 2428 4729
2010 2375 6821
2011 2209 9079
2012 2078 11177
2013 1970 14377
2014 1772 17632
2015 2043 21013
2016 2564 25656
2017 2814 32140
2018 3488 43650
2019 4101 58863
2020 4365 78114
2021 5039 102239
2022 5693 131014
2023 6158 152238
2024 5151 172135

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 19
Automation and Control engineering 11 15 28
Reliability and Quality Engineering 18 20 56
Metallurgical Engineering 20 31 76
Industrial Engineering 17 23 77
Product and Industrial Design 14 21 109
Operations Research 23 34 121
Technical Drawing 28 41 127
Computer Networking 27 40 132
Structural Engineering 34 56 159
Mechanical Engineering 30 45 159
Robotics 30 54 159
Materials Science 40 64 168
Chemical Engineering 49 81 170
Electrical Engineering 43 67 171
Telecommunications 41 60 172
Geotechnical Engineering 41 62 175
Electronic Engineering 41 67 186
Construction Management 28 51 197
Acoustical Engineering 39 62 211
Petroleum Engineering 38 74 213
Nanotechnology 52 90 216
Systems Engineering 32 50 223
Civil Engineering 42 72 229
Automotive Engineering 39 83 242
Nuclear Engineering 41 93 257
Firefighting and Fire Science 61 103 285
Architectural Engineering 46 82 285
Computer Engineering 48 92 286
Human-Computer Interaction 29 58 287
Environmental Engineering 53 99 291
Optical Engineering 50 84 298
Renewable Energy Engineering 42 111 306
Architecture 36 61 313
Landscape Architecture 51 72 318
Aerospace Engineering 47 85 323
Transportation Engineering 53 96 351
Applied/Engineering Physics 62 116 396
Aviation 49 98 437
Marine Engineering 69 145 487
Remote Sensing 72 123 519
Engineering Management 59 118 596
Biochemical Engineering 83 192 699
Biomedical Engineering 85 235 732
Agricultural Engineering 106 419 894
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 125 332 949
Biotechnology 201 729 1763

Physics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 41st for Physics in China and 253rd in the World with 57,197 publications made and 876,657 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#41 of 558 In China
#69 of 2,817 In Asia
#253 of 6,713 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 60 80
1993 58 74
1994 69 92
1995 62 101
1996 69 130
1997 126 152
1998 92 192
1999 105 236
2000 126 288
2001 132 324
2002 285 557
2003 302 672
2004 655 942
2005 828 1208
2006 1260 1681
2007 1424 2182
2008 1760 3102
2009 2045 4378
2010 2045 6351
2011 1951 8374
2012 1848 10379
2013 1726 13412
2014 1619 16641
2015 1871 19688
2016 2361 24524
2017 2607 30899
2018 3252 41550
2019 3863 56139
2020 4029 74128
2021 4626 96314
2022 5223 123584
2023 5647 143117
2024 4658 161650

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 40 64 168
Acoustical Engineering 39 62 211
Nanotechnology 52 90 216
Quantum and Particle physics 44 72 246
Condensed Matter Physics 44 83 281
Optical Engineering 50 84 298
Astrobiology 34 65 353
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 72 370
Applied/Engineering Physics 62 116 396
Nuclear Physics 58 134 550
Atomic and Molecular physics 69 167 674
Theoretical Physics 68 165 713
Biophysics 104 279 915
Medical Physics 73 303 987

Chemistry rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 55th for Chemistry in China and 401st in the World with 44,971 publications made and 711,547 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#55 of 546 In China
#102 of 2,781 In Asia
#401 of 6,545 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 54 59
1993 48 52
1994 60 76
1995 56 81
1996 55 117
1997 91 102
1998 66 146
1999 88 190
2000 105 248
2001 99 264
2002 200 417
2003 250 550
2004 480 779
2005 624 1000
2006 953 1290
2007 1088 1728
2008 1334 2355
2009 1461 3019
2010 1497 4444
2011 1484 6149
2012 1323 7395
2013 1264 9610
2014 1173 12041
2015 1433 14673
2016 1832 18072
2017 2024 22977
2018 2617 32002
2019 3113 43968
2020 3237 59296
2021 3859 79099
2022 4286 103629
2023 4556 119111
2024 3822 142089

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 45 69 158
Inorganic Chemistry 43 67 165
Materials Science 40 64 168
Chemical Engineering 49 81 170
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 31 177
Nanotechnology 52 90 216
Radiochemistry 58 138 248
Environmental Chemistry 53 104 340
Organic Chemistry 54 98 351
Computational Chemistry 59 113 469
Biochemical Engineering 83 192 699
Biochemistry 116 282 837
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 125 332 949
Pharmacy 216 686 1642
Nutrition and Food Science 203 704 1657

Computer Science rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 37th for Computer Science in China and 283rd in the World with 41,201 publications made and 532,891 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#37 of 563 In China
#58 of 2,840 In Asia
#283 of 6,845 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 28 45
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 73 187
2002 248 354
2003 233 434
2004 521 583
2005 709 760
2006 1146 1298
2007 1139 1540
2008 1598 2574
2009 1979 3862
2010 1946 5329
2011 1587 6652
2012 1601 8293
2013 1429 10353
2014 1279 12498
2015 1317 14255
2016 1655 17059
2017 1779 20903
2018 1969 27363
2019 2400 36160
2020 2586 45831
2021 2913 59072
2022 3309 71528
2023 3830 84055
2024 3296 83603

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 69
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 33 108
Machine Learning 30 37 116
Computer Networking 27 40 132
Web Design and Development 20 30 151
Database Administration 24 36 159
Robotics 30 54 159
Telecommunications 41 60 172
Computer Vision 38 55 181
Cyber Security 34 50 184
Cognitive Science 38 55 260
Software Engineering 27 40 285
Computer Engineering 48 92 286
Human-Computer Interaction 29 58 287
Computational Linguistics 37 74 322
Animation 55 95 348
Game Design and Development 29 75 392
Computer Graphics 53 103 419
UX/UI Desgin 40 94 484
Management Information Systems 42 88 547
Data Science 52 102 590
Multimedia 59 176 767
Information Technology 75 218 816
Neuroscience 91 292 1059
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 179 476 1309
Library and Information science 110 467 1863

Environmental Science rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 51st for Environmental Science in China and 422nd in the World with 37,132 publications made and 553,458 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#51 of 553 In China
#89 of 2,838 In Asia
#422 of 6,876 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 37 41
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 80 203
2002 184 369
2003 174 399
2004 472 561
2005 584 673
2006 895 1067
2007 1014 1394
2008 1268 1957
2009 1385 2608
2010 1368 3863
2011 1288 5229
2012 1251 6332
2013 1115 7981
2014 985 9785
2015 1163 11996
2016 1505 14622
2017 1647 18323
2018 2031 25203
2019 2449 34767
2020 2634 47186
2021 3057 62238
2022 3413 79104
2023 3678 92345
2024 2786 92377

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 19
Earth science and Geophysics 27 40 153
Geotechnical Engineering 41 62 175
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 31 177
Agricultural Science 26 49 198
Environmental Management 54 89 288
Environmental Engineering 53 99 291
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 45 83 297
Environmental Chemistry 53 104 340
Geology 44 72 353
Oceanography 51 90 369
Paleontology 44 82 418
Geography and Cartography 54 90 436
Ecology 67 128 564
Urban and Regional planning 64 104 569
Hydrology and Water resources management 101 289 766
Forestry 142 586 1766
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 191 664 1883

Biology rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 79th for Biology in China and 655th in the World with 32,863 publications made and 569,063 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#79 of 553 In China
#184 of 2,834 In Asia
#655 of 6,833 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 19 29
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 63 206
2002 154 343
2003 146 397
2004 342 586
2005 451 662
2006 658 992
2007 784 1285
2008 1029 1912
2009 1115 2682
2010 1118 3910
2011 1044 5320
2012 954 6561
2013 952 8432
2014 893 10297
2015 1077 12739
2016 1309 15625
2017 1535 19701
2018 1910 26552
2019 2301 36339
2020 2481 49344
2021 2874 65211
2022 3153 81948
2023 3331 94323
2024 2637 95165

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 26 49 198
Nanotechnology 52 90 216
Astrobiology 34 65 353
Paleontology 44 82 418
Evolutionary Biology 44 76 453
Biochemistry 116 282 837
Biophysics 104 279 915
Genetics 112 304 932
Neuroscience 91 292 1059
Oncology and Cancer research 141 417 1072
Botany 121 366 1091
Zoology 96 286 1094
Molecular Biology 146 396 1111
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 179 476 1309
Pharmacology 168 559 1337
Horticulture 157 584 1453
Microbiology 161 590 1482
Immunology 181 589 1544
Nutrition and Food Science 203 704 1657
Biotechnology 201 729 1763
Forestry 142 586 1766
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 191 664 1883
Virology 181 740 1965

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 47th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 683rd in the World with 24,773 publications made and 309,876 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#47 of 562 In China
#109 of 2,864 In Asia
#683 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 20 24
1993 13 17
1994 19 23
1995 13 28
1996 22 23
1997 37 51
1998 33 57
1999 45 87
2000 45 88
2001 60 148
2002 164 204
2003 145 225
2004 399 335
2005 535 486
2006 812 753
2007 770 1013
2008 1015 1616
2009 1137 2282
2010 1114 3061
2011 959 3734
2012 952 4676
2013 800 5803
2014 706 7125
2015 663 7962
2016 936 9231
2017 958 11232
2018 1100 14810
2019 1437 20286
2020 1592 26398
2021 1759 34792
2022 2133 44565
2023 2292 52458
2024 1927 55423

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 58 340
Archaeology 59 99 486
Education Majors 33 90 543
Urban and Regional planning 64 104 569
Aesthetics 53 93 572
History 61 102 577
Philosophy 36 101 640
Journalism and Digital Media 47 142 654
Law 60 123 719
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 90 200 806
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 50 125 808
Gender Studies 22 66 850
Political Science 60 135 861
Sociology 62 174 960
Anthropology 49 160 970
Military science 55 156 995
Classics and Ancient History 60 173 1010
Public Policy / Administration 59 151 1035
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 64 225 1135
Demography 85 303 1172
Art History 71 184 1404
Communications and Public Relations 90 307 1407
Library and Information science 110 467 1863

Mathematics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 40th for Mathematics in China and 318th in the World with 20,807 publications made and 274,990 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
#63 of 2,718 In Asia
#318 of 6,418 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 18 21
1993 14 20
1994 11 21
1995 14 24
1996 18 38
1997 29 45
1998 34 66
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 1440
2009 1014 2120
2010 1001 2933
2011 882 3650
2012 814 4615
2013 740 5852
2014 694 6920
2015 683 7705
2016 874 9365
2017 936 11146
2018 994 14646
2019 1182 18418
2020 1357 23233
2021 1498 29150
2022 1655 34986
2023 1827 39716
2024 1257 30819

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 69
Operations Research 23 34 121
Applied Mathematics 39 56 236
Statistics 41 66 346
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 74 425
Actuarial Science 62 126 710
Math Teachers 75 293 1157

Business rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 19th for Business in China and 197th in the World with 19,886 publications made and 265,859 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#19 of 557 In China
#28 of 2,646 In Asia
#197 of 6,339 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 23 29
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 918 1583
2009 1060 2464
2010 1002 3309
2011 855 4091
2012 793 4960
2013 728 5968
2014 635 7310
2015 619 8084
2016 779 9960
2017 827 11897
2018 880 15002
2019 1054 18966
2020 1152 23209
2021 1299 28798
2022 1401 33419
2023 1687 38982
2024 1270 34562

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 15 76
Supply Chain Management 26 39 117
Operations Research 23 34 121
Construction Management 28 51 197
Marketing 38 76 425
Risk Management 44 80 433
Finance 49 100 515
Management Information Systems 42 88 547
Project Management 31 83 550
Engineering Management 59 118 596
Investment Banking and Stock trading 64 169 675
Actuarial Science 62 126 710
Human Resource Management 52 181 839
Advertising 50 167 842
Accounting 64 192 850
Public Policy / Administration 59 151 1035
Hospitality and Hotel Management 136 360 1053
International Trade 108 245 1188
International Business 117 281 1277

Economics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 45th for Economics in China and 546th in the World with 6,430 publications made and 80,039 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#45 of 541 In China
#91 of 2,553 In Asia
#546 of 6,167 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 9 7
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 63
2005 156 100
2006 234 171
2007 238 228
2008 274 369
2009 277 535
2010 284 700
2011 295 964
2012 242 1105
2013 232 1424
2014 176 1744
2015 175 2108
2016 237 2329
2017 237 3068
2018 256 3740
2019 363 5191
2020 392 6668
2021 444 8821
2022 570 11860
2023 653 13517
2024 364 10839

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 42 83 303
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 74 425
Development Studies 35 70 475
Finance 49 100 515
Investment Banking and Stock trading 64 169 675
Actuarial Science 62 126 710
Agricultural Economics 97 246 743
International Trade 108 245 1188
International Economics 97 274 1283

Art & Design rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 46th for Art & Design in China and 541st in the World with 4,629 publications made and 46,926 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#46 of 553 In China
#88 of 2,428 In Asia
#541 of 5,966 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 0
1993 3 1
1994 4 2
1995 1 5
1996 3 3
1997 5 5
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 187 163
2009 244 297
2010 246 443
2011 220 517
2012 162 667
2013 164 833
2014 134 1025
2015 146 1203
2016 148 1390
2017 167 1602
2018 161 2216
2019 235 2915
2020 269 3757
2021 324 5316
2022 346 6461
2023 378 7805
2024 415 10301

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 36 61 313
Landscape Architecture 51 72 318
Interior Design 56 97 337
Photography 16 41 345
Animation 55 95 348
Fashion Design 36 66 391
Game Design and Development 29 75 392
Computer Graphics 53 103 419
UX/UI Desgin 40 94 484
Graphic Design 51 113 528
Aesthetics 53 93 572
Performing arts 53 117 756
Multimedia 59 176 767
Literature 78 154 839
Art History 71 184 1404

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Northeastern University, China

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 65 209 636
Psychology 60 141 677
Social Psychology 47 107 681
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 63 235 739
Clinical Psychology 41 139 831
Orthodontics 52 272 946
Ophthalmology 64 311 963
Sports Medicine 54 211 971
Child Psychology 57 180 975
Dentistry 65 329 1040
Psychiatry 84 296 1041
Anatomy and Physiology 98 349 1078
Physical Therapy 87 299 1108
Medicine 101 356 1132
Occupational Therapy 79 314 1147
Pathology 118 401 1183
Public Health 98 359 1303
Radiation Therapy 167 537 1322
Cardiology 121 469 1369
Surgery 121 501 1438
Audiology 105 452 1454
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 84 440 1575
Anesthesiology 147 637 1753
Healthcare Management (MHA) 97 610 2002
Nursing 158 740 2342
Health Science 166 728 2392