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Northeastern University, China ranked 44th in China, 567th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 158 research topics. Northeastern University, China ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 68,424 academic publications and 776,334 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#567 of 14,131 In the World
#96 of 5,830 In Asia
#44 of 960 In China
#1 of 24 In Shenyang
#21 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#31 of 1,820 For Automation and Control engineering
#54 of 1,970 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#2100 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#820 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 155 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 39th for Engineering in China and 224th in the World with 57,661 publications made and 668,748 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#39 of 560 In China
#69 of 2,809 In Asia
#224 of 6,684 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 35 38
1992 68 60
1993 58 60
1994 67 73
1995 60 102
1996 66 135
1997 131 154
1998 102 168
1999 120 233
2000 131 275
2001 146 303
2002 329 506
2003 325 567
2004 746 836
2005 973 1111
2006 1524 1391
2007 1740 1976
2008 2287 2741
2009 2492 4137
2010 2437 5654
2011 2247 8045
2012 2089 9758
2013 1972 13017
2014 1843 15840
2015 1988 18559
2016 2392 22928
2017 2566 28656
2018 3280 38602
2019 3876 51706
2020 4212 68742
2021 4810 91324
2022 5593 120484
2023 5937 136964

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 21
Automation and Control engineering 11 16 31
Reliability and Quality Engineering 18 20 54
Industrial Engineering 12 18 73
Metallurgical Engineering 20 32 79
Product and Industrial Design 12 19 91
Operations Research 22 33 113
Technical Drawing 26 40 124
Computer Networking 26 39 131
Mechanical Engineering 27 44 160
Structural Engineering 32 56 166
Robotics 29 55 171
Construction Management 23 41 173
Telecommunications 41 63 178
Materials Science 40 67 179
Chemical Engineering 49 84 179
Electrical Engineering 42 68 180
Geotechnical Engineering 41 62 182
Petroleum Engineering 34 68 190
Electronic Engineering 40 69 191
Acoustical Engineering 39 64 213
Nanotechnology 52 92 223
Systems Engineering 31 49 232
Civil Engineering 42 74 241
Automotive Engineering 41 90 246
Computer Engineering 45 89 283
Architectural Engineering 43 84 293
Optical Engineering 50 84 305
Human-Computer Interaction 28 56 305
Environmental Engineering 54 104 313
Firefighting and Fire Science 67 111 316
Architecture 37 63 328
Nuclear Engineering 46 120 330
Renewable Energy Engineering 45 119 335
Aerospace Engineering 47 89 340
Landscape Architecture 52 78 342
Transportation Engineering 51 93 371
Applied/Engineering Physics 68 132 453
Aviation 51 106 500
Remote Sensing 71 126 541
Engineering Management 62 106 570
Marine Engineering 78 177 578
Biochemical Engineering 86 198 713
Biomedical Engineering 85 246 775
Agricultural Engineering 110 397 888
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 120 307 938
Biotechnology 192 667 1656

Physics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 41st for Physics in China and 262nd in the World with 52,306 publications made and 642,359 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#41 of 556 In China
#72 of 2,786 In Asia
#262 of 6,603 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 35 37
1992 70 67
1993 60 62
1994 68 72
1995 61 99
1996 71 126
1997 126 148
1998 93 173
1999 104 221
2000 127 260
2001 135 279
2002 286 473
2003 286 530
2004 668 792
2005 824 1024
2006 1286 1324
2007 1498 1854
2008 1898 2567
2009 2117 3922
2010 2099 5401
2011 1974 7588
2012 1883 9220
2013 1760 12319
2014 1663 15058
2015 1840 17680
2016 2220 21992
2017 2391 27815
2018 3079 37082
2019 3644 49530
2020 3894 65908
2021 4436 86780
2022 5164 114453
2023 5493 130182

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 67 179
Acoustical Engineering 39 64 213
Nanotechnology 52 92 223
Quantum and Particle physics 44 74 250
Condensed Matter Physics 41 81 284
Optical Engineering 50 84 305
Astrobiology 31 59 332
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 72 376
Applied/Engineering Physics 68 132 453
Nuclear Physics 57 140 568
Theoretical Physics 63 155 668
Atomic and Molecular physics 68 179 723
Biophysics 101 284 943
Medical Physics 72 283 968

Chemistry rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 54th for Chemistry in China and 413th in the World with 40,985 publications made and 522,000 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#54 of 546 In China
#101 of 2,750 In Asia
#413 of 6,447 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 23 25
1992 63 50
1993 49 36
1994 61 54
1995 55 78
1996 55 109
1997 93 92
1998 71 129
1999 86 184
2000 108 231
2001 102 236
2002 197 367
2003 234 438
2004 490 676
2005 621 867
2006 959 1047
2007 1122 1521
2008 1392 2001
2009 1505 2809
2010 1541 3929
2011 1512 5572
2012 1342 6635
2013 1283 8910
2014 1219 11046
2015 1444 13521
2016 1744 16654
2017 1876 21161
2018 2469 29017
2019 2952 39549
2020 3184 53314
2021 3707 72030
2022 4205 96459
2023 4432 109498

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 44 69 167
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 29 178
Materials Science 40 67 179
Chemical Engineering 49 84 179
Inorganic Chemistry 44 71 191
Radiochemistry 53 124 223
Nanotechnology 52 92 223
Environmental Chemistry 49 99 342
Organic Chemistry 54 105 375
Computational Chemistry 59 115 487
Biochemical Engineering 86 198 713
Biochemistry 114 282 852
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 120 307 938
Nutrition and Food Science 197 659 1591
Pharmacy 220 709 1691

Computer Science rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 37th for Computer Science in China and 284th in the World with 37,517 publications made and 378,093 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#37 of 561 In China
#60 of 2,809 In Asia
#284 of 6,752 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 21 18
1992 34 41
1993 26 37
1994 27 33
1995 28 51
1996 37 61
1997 76 90
1998 54 88
1999 81 128
2000 50 114
2001 77 142
2002 255 297
2003 230 326
2004 534 447
2005 722 581
2006 1179 940
2007 1260 1167
2008 1796 1881
2009 2013 3123
2010 1967 4213
2011 1625 5638
2012 1585 6890
2013 1425 9105
2014 1291 10720
2015 1234 11891
2016 1492 14522
2017 1631 17315
2018 1879 22844
2019 2275 29982
2020 2437 38783
2021 2740 50579
2022 3232 63955
2023 3653 71501

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 16 21 69
Machine Learning 24 32 108
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 22 33 114
Web Design and Development 17 26 130
Computer Networking 26 39 131
Database Administration 23 35 158
Robotics 29 55 171
Cyber Security 33 49 176
Telecommunications 41 63 178
Computer Vision 39 59 189
Cognitive Science 37 55 262
Software Engineering 25 37 272
Computer Engineering 45 89 283
Human-Computer Interaction 28 56 305
Computational Linguistics 37 79 360
Animation 57 98 368
Game Design and Development 26 67 377
Computer Graphics 50 101 409
UX/UI Desgin 31 72 412
Management Information Systems 39 80 530
Data Science 51 105 640
Multimedia 49 151 726
Information Technology 84 228 848
Neuroscience 88 296 1083
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 161 428 1244
Library and Information science 116 446 1807

Environmental Science rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 49th for Environmental Science in China and 414th in the World with 34,390 publications made and 404,452 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#49 of 552 In China
#86 of 2,811 In Asia
#414 of 6,798 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 16 22
1992 44 39
1993 37 31
1994 32 37
1995 31 49
1996 38 78
1997 79 82
1998 62 92
1999 63 160
2000 87 167
2001 83 171
2002 186 314
2003 167 398
2004 486 480
2005 596 557
2006 916 830
2007 1071 1170
2008 1364 1576
2009 1452 2256
2010 1412 3277
2011 1332 4621
2012 1271 5540
2013 1165 7220
2014 1026 8783
2015 1139 10652
2016 1440 13064
2017 1505 16076
2018 1894 22244
2019 2312 30587
2020 2594 41910
2021 2955 55668
2022 3407 73155
2023 3559 83267

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 21
Earth science and Geophysics 22 35 143
Agricultural Science 21 37 177
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 29 178
Geotechnical Engineering 41 62 182
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 43 79 287
Environmental Management 53 93 302
Environmental Engineering 54 104 313
Environmental Chemistry 49 99 342
Geology 43 69 351
Oceanography 49 91 373
Paleontology 43 82 419
Geography and Cartography 51 84 422
Ecology 62 119 547
Urban and Regional planning 67 108 586
Hydrology and Water resources management 83 217 645
Forestry 134 537 1675
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 192 649 1879

Biology rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 77th for Biology in China and 656th in the World with 30,364 publications made and 418,291 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#77 of 551 In China
#181 of 2,814 In Asia
#656 of 6,770 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 10 10
1992 20 29
1993 27 24
1994 24 28
1995 31 51
1996 29 73
1997 65 67
1998 39 75
1999 60 131
2000 65 161
2001 64 173
2002 158 289
2003 144 385
2004 355 481
2005 443 570
2006 681 729
2007 837 1130
2008 1101 1565
2009 1149 2365
2010 1154 3310
2011 1093 4750
2012 962 5819
2013 985 7781
2014 935 9396
2015 1069 11525
2016 1261 14107
2017 1397 17582
2018 1809 23578
2019 2191 32384
2020 2426 43784
2021 2788 58754
2022 3115 76218
2023 3305 86524

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 21 37 177
Nanotechnology 52 92 223
Astrobiology 31 59 332
Paleontology 43 82 419
Evolutionary Biology 39 69 424
Biochemistry 114 282 852
Genetics 108 297 928
Biophysics 101 284 943
Botany 118 341 1039
Zoology 92 262 1043
Neuroscience 88 296 1083
Molecular Biology 157 421 1164
Oncology and Cancer research 148 453 1166
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 161 428 1244
Pharmacology 156 515 1256
Horticulture 146 525 1356
Microbiology 159 575 1476
Immunology 176 561 1493
Nutrition and Food Science 197 659 1591
Biotechnology 192 667 1656
Forestry 134 537 1675
Virology 171 656 1812
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 192 649 1879

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 45th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 643rd in the World with 22,526 publications made and 217,827 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#45 of 561 In China
#87 of 2,845 In Asia
#643 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 12 9
1992 18 20
1993 13 10
1994 20 16
1995 13 25
1996 22 24
1997 37 42
1998 28 46
1999 46 72
2000 46 79
2001 60 111
2002 160 159
2003 138 168
2004 418 242
2005 545 359
2006 821 545
2007 831 778
2008 1108 1236
2009 1154 1795
2010 1133 2396
2011 986 3120
2012 943 3947
2013 837 5125
2014 702 5976
2015 625 6750
2016 859 7856
2017 841 9134
2018 1047 12401
2019 1324 16552
2020 1487 22006
2021 1668 29640
2022 2084 39789
2023 2185 44384

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 32 56 328
Archaeology 57 95 490
Education Majors 29 71 521
Aesthetics 49 86 547
Philosophy 33 66 561
History 61 99 570
Urban and Regional planning 67 108 586
Journalism and Digital Media 51 134 660
Law 58 106 681
Gender Studies 18 46 732
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 42 101 744
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 85 187 761
Political Science 58 112 813
Publishing 50 144 828
Radio and Television broadcasting 56 179 866
Sociology 59 146 907
Anthropology 48 142 949
Classics and Ancient History 61 155 972
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 55 159 1004
Military science 64 163 1015
Public Policy / Administration 58 137 1026
Demography 85 267 1128
Communications and Public Relations 86 272 1387
Art History 93 217 1539
Library and Information science 116 446 1807

Mathematics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 38th for Mathematics in China and 305th in the World with 19,643 publications made and 204,916 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#38 of 550 In China
#61 of 2,673 In Asia
#305 of 6,305 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 16 13
1992 18 16
1993 12 11
1994 11 14
1995 15 21
1996 20 38
1997 28 48
1998 34 54
1999 42 70
2000 28 80
2001 44 93
2002 110 174
2003 130 221
2004 287 299
2005 389 368
2006 641 519
2007 703 747
2008 950 1058
2009 1057 1754
2010 1004 2328
2011 915 3136
2012 834 3916
2013 738 5181
2014 700 5918
2015 656 6583
2016 808 8036
2017 860 9312
2018 974 12505
2019 1132 15549
2020 1298 20146
2021 1419 25285
2022 1679 32059
2023 1780 34891

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 16 21 69
Operations Research 22 33 113
Applied Mathematics 36 52 217
Statistics 40 66 336
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 72 411
Actuarial Science 57 108 674
Math Teachers 73 232 1070

Business rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 17th for Business in China and 185th in the World with 18,647 publications made and 193,025 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 556 In China
#26 of 2,579 In Asia
#185 of 6,187 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 18 13
1992 26 29
1993 13 25
1994 12 25
1995 15 33
1996 27 44
1997 55 59
1998 45 68
1999 60 82
2000 36 75
2001 52 95
2002 189 191
2003 151 197
2004 326 230
2005 443 343
2006 749 578
2007 712 741
2008 1025 1155
2009 1091 2004
2010 1023 2547
2011 893 3521
2012 775 4187
2013 762 5437
2014 657 6353
2015 576 6774
2016 697 8452
2017 755 9955
2018 837 12714
2019 964 15719
2020 1069 19842
2021 1220 24735
2022 1421 30480
2023 1667 33939

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 73
Operations Research 22 33 113
Supply Chain Management 26 38 126
Construction Management 23 41 173
Risk Management 39 65 375
Marketing 37 70 434
Project Management 27 62 482
Finance 48 88 497
Management Information Systems 39 80 530
Engineering Management 62 106 570
Investment Banking and Stock trading 56 131 616
Actuarial Science 57 108 674
Accounting 61 157 810
Human Resource Management 50 156 828
Advertising 47 143 832
Tax Law 90 188 868
Real Estate 137 271 930
Hospitality and Hotel Management 129 316 971
Public Policy / Administration 58 137 1026
International Trade 107 234 1161
International Business 117 277 1277

Economics rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 44th for Economics in China and 524th in the World with 6,068 publications made and 56,552 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#44 of 542 In China
#84 of 2,461 In Asia
#524 of 5,995 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 6
1992 10 6
1993 8 6
1994 8 7
1995 4 6
1996 2 16
1997 8 14
1998 12 10
1999 13 15
2000 12 17
2001 13 17
2002 40 29
2003 48 25
2004 111 64
2005 155 56
2006 249 123
2007 258 162
2008 294 255
2009 296 392
2010 295 548
2011 309 778
2012 251 958
2013 239 1275
2014 181 1520
2015 180 1662
2016 204 1860
2017 199 2459
2018 259 3278
2019 318 4158
2020 398 5747
2021 416 7417
2022 553 10491
2023 611 11635

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 51 100 364
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 72 411
Development Studies 31 58 430
Finance 48 88 497
Investment Banking and Stock trading 56 131 616
Actuarial Science 57 108 674
Agricultural Economics 93 204 679
International Trade 107 234 1161
International Economics 98 261 1236

Art & Design rankings

Northeastern University, China ranked 43rd for Art & Design in China and 519th in the World with 4,176 publications made and 34,417 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
#43 of 550 In China
#82 of 2,302 In Asia
#519 of 5,720 In the World

Northeastern University, China
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 0
1993 2 0
1994 5 2
1995 1 3
1996 4 2
1997 7 3
1998 2 3
1999 7 3
2000 7 9
2001 18 10
2002 33 21
2003 33 14
2004 90 30
2005 115 45
2006 167 74
2007 177 109
2008 203 132
2009 253 239
2010 253 340
2011 234 448
2012 172 556
2013 169 729
2014 145 820
2015 137 995
2016 133 1206
2017 139 1365
2018 153 1987
2019 223 2495
2020 260 3217
2021 298 4526
2022 344 5651
2023 337 6464

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
Photography 13 31 254
Architecture 37 63 328
Landscape Architecture 52 78 342
Interior Design 54 87 349
Animation 57 98 368
Game Design and Development 26 67 377
Fashion Design 33 59 377
Computer Graphics 50 101 409
UX/UI Desgin 31 72 412
Aesthetics 49 86 547
Graphic Design 52 110 575
Multimedia 49 151 726
Performing arts 55 107 736
Literature 70 131 821
Art History 93 217 1539

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Northeastern University, China

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 65 217 654
Psychology 59 137 675
Social Psychology 45 97 677
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 62 228 734
Clinical Psychology 33 108 754
Orthodontics 47 240 883
Sports Medicine 43 185 910
Child Psychology 55 158 951
Dentistry 62 296 983
Psychiatry 77 274 1006
Ophthalmology 68 324 1019
Anatomy and Physiology 93 333 1070
Physical Therapy 80 277 1079
Occupational Therapy 69 296 1091
Medicine 100 333 1097
Pathology 112 368 1140
Public Health 90 312 1239
Radiation Therapy 167 526 1296
Cardiology 118 451 1327
Surgery 117 470 1402
Audiology 99 428 1417
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 86 434 1634
Anesthesiology 149 629 1755
Healthcare Management (MHA) 92 541 1913
Health Science 161 640 2264
Nursing 158 693 2295