Northwest A&F University: Rankings

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Northwest A&F University ranked 60th in China, 721st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. Northwest A&F University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 49,853 academic publications and 1,053,957 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#721 of 14,131 In the World
#133 of 5,830 In Asia
#60 of 960 In China
#15 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#15 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#19 of 4,407 For Agricultural Science
#4835 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#821 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Biology rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 34th for Biology in China and 342nd in the World with 43,834 publications made and 959,571 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#34 of 553 In China
#69 of 2,834 In Asia
#342 of 6,833 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 2 15
1993 2 21
1994 0 18
1995 5 16
1996 4 34
1997 4 18
1998 7 29
1999 1 44
2000 12 38
2001 25 55
2002 59 68
2003 101 108
2004 293 153
2005 375 203
2006 535 390
2007 810 596
2008 900 1056
2009 1111 1736
2010 1308 2937
2011 1423 4830
2012 1599 7040
2013 1642 10282
2014 1452 14161
2015 1682 18691
2016 1914 24634
2017 2117 31929
2018 2481 43427
2019 2801 60389
2020 3171 85176
2021 3807 112266
2022 5189 148537
2023 4991 163233
2024 3789 185442

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 4 4 15
Agricultural Science 4 4 19
Nutrition and Food Science 7 8 40
Botany 4 6 59
Forestry 2 6 64
Animal Science 4 7 87
Toxicology 14 40 195
Microbiology 15 32 198
Entomology 9 19 204
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 35 259
Paleontology 25 43 278
Biochemistry 36 67 315
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 56 338
Genetics 30 69 348
Zoology 13 36 353
Molecular Biology 38 89 364
Biotechnology 34 80 378
Virology 31 82 389
Immunology 50 139 496
Evolutionary Biology 49 85 509
Pharmacology 58 163 533
Biophysics 54 140 594
Nanotechnology 136 283 703
Oncology and Cancer research 93 271 760
Neuroscience 65 213 845
Astrobiology 83 224 859

Chemistry rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 50th for Chemistry in China and 365th in the World with 38,022 publications made and 861,061 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#50 of 546 In China
#91 of 2,781 In Asia
#365 of 6,545 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 10
1993 2 16
1994 0 14
1995 3 13
1996 4 27
1997 1 12
1998 4 20
1999 1 27
2000 10 28
2001 23 45
2002 44 56
2003 77 68
2004 217 120
2005 269 172
2006 388 312
2007 612 488
2008 725 848
2009 900 1463
2010 1069 2581
2011 1223 4271
2012 1362 6162
2013 1427 9157
2014 1309 12598
2015 1496 16867
2016 1683 21927
2017 1904 28682
2018 2198 38985
2019 2478 53953
2020 2812 75555
2021 3330 99642
2022 4543 131421
2023 4342 144279
2024 3360 163125

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 7 8 40
Environmental Chemistry 38 66 215
Radiochemistry 65 157 281
Biochemistry 36 67 315
Biochemical Engineering 41 84 348
Organic Chemistry 56 110 387
Inorganic Chemistry 78 151 416
Chemical Engineering 102 195 460
Physical chemistry 120 236 638
Materials Science 109 222 656
Nanotechnology 136 283 703
Pharmacy 88 273 768
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 100 260 813
Petrology and Geochemistry 125 340 1098
Computational Chemistry 160 403 1142

Environmental Science rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 32nd for Environmental Science in China and 254th in the World with 34,320 publications made and 773,955 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#32 of 553 In China
#50 of 2,838 In Asia
#254 of 6,876 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 15
1993 2 20
1994 0 18
1995 3 14
1996 3 31
1997 2 18
1998 7 25
1999 1 40
2000 11 31
2001 17 54
2002 53 62
2003 95 93
2004 259 95
2005 341 156
2006 473 298
2007 679 450
2008 704 766
2009 904 1270
2010 1059 2184
2011 1188 3442
2012 1259 5016
2013 1270 7213
2014 1042 10184
2015 1258 13593
2016 1434 18065
2017 1591 23796
2018 1901 32969
2019 2187 46903
2020 2493 66634
2021 3103 90574
2022 3944 121204
2023 3883 136388
2024 2974 156052

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 4 4 19
Hydrology and Water resources management 10 16 42
Forestry 2 6 64
Ecology 11 20 150
Geotechnical Engineering 39 57 156
Environmental Management 37 60 193
Environmental Chemistry 38 66 215
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 35 259
Geology 37 56 278
Paleontology 25 43 278
Oceanography 43 73 305
Earth science and Geophysics 49 79 329
Environmental Engineering 62 123 365
Geography and Cartography 57 95 457
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 131 470
Urban and Regional planning 92 154 767
Mining Engineering 148 336 883
Petrology and Geochemistry 125 340 1098

Engineering rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 90th for Engineering in China and 612th in the World with 22,011 publications made and 511,703 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#90 of 560 In China
#178 of 2,835 In Asia
#612 of 6,782 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 7
1993 0 8
1994 0 9
1995 4 6
1996 1 18
1997 1 8
1998 3 7
1999 0 18
2000 1 17
2001 15 32
2002 31 24
2003 70 38
2004 144 57
2005 189 78
2006 272 188
2007 387 219
2008 398 438
2009 556 728
2010 633 1285
2011 729 2139
2012 774 3175
2013 715 4531
2014 604 6867
2015 751 9076
2016 837 12173
2017 1020 16638
2018 1232 23078
2019 1405 32614
2020 1586 45879
2021 2107 63391
2022 2576 85580
2023 2737 98718
2024 2116 115906

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 2 3 15
Landscape Architecture 21 27 107
Geotechnical Engineering 39 57 156
Remote Sensing 48 75 271
Biochemical Engineering 41 84 348
Renewable Energy Engineering 49 131 352
Environmental Engineering 62 123 365
Biotechnology 34 80 378
Chemical Engineering 102 195 460
Metallurgical Engineering 92 189 563
Civil Engineering 83 167 583
Materials Science 109 222 656
Nanotechnology 136 283 703
Marine Engineering 102 243 733
Robotics 108 290 783
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 100 260 813
Optical Engineering 123 261 820
Mining Engineering 148 336 883
Architectural Engineering 112 284 886
Biomedical Engineering 106 329 956
Mechanical Engineering 123 325 1005
Electrical Engineering 146 386 1025
Telecommunications 147 372 1031
Petroleum Engineering 143 353 1032
Structural Engineering 142 373 1036
Aerospace Engineering 128 350 1100
Operations Research 146 413 1137
Electronic Engineering 164 475 1177
Systems Engineering 131 356 1217
Automotive Engineering 154 495 1241
Acoustical Engineering 180 449 1280
Computer Networking 174 488 1303
Automation and Control engineering 198 555 1306
Applied/Engineering Physics 229 571 1370
Engineering Management 274 457 1396
Reliability and Quality Engineering 206 579 1450
Transportation Engineering 205 580 1519
Human-Computer Interaction 208 660 1841
Computer Engineering 275 835 1866

Physics rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 99th for Physics in China and 697th in the World with 18,378 publications made and 425,293 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#99 of 558 In China
#205 of 2,817 In Asia
#697 of 6,713 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 8
1993 0 11
1994 0 11
1995 3 6
1996 3 16
1997 1 7
1998 3 11
1999 0 23
2000 5 14
2001 16 32
2002 26 21
2003 56 36
2004 116 49
2005 147 74
2006 210 120
2007 324 168
2008 335 368
2009 426 622
2010 530 1025
2011 613 1675
2012 648 2594
2013 622 3730
2014 525 5498
2015 672 7397
2016 764 10037
2017 894 13471
2018 1030 18465
2019 1200 25995
2020 1333 36029
2021 1667 48980
2022 2101 65528
2023 2233 76452
2024 1778 90529

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 54 140 594
Materials Science 109 222 656
Nanotechnology 136 283 703
Optical Engineering 123 261 820
Quantum and Particle physics 118 253 829
Astrobiology 83 224 859
Nuclear Physics 114 298 947
Astrophysics and Astronomy 114 280 1028
Acoustical Engineering 180 449 1280
Applied/Engineering Physics 229 571 1370
Atomic and Molecular physics 184 538 1478
Condensed Matter Physics 229 646 1485
Theoretical Physics 230 708 1937

Medicine rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 54th for Medicine in China and 667th in the World with 17,996 publications made and 357,938 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#54 of 545 In China
#177 of 2,809 In Asia
#667 of 6,775 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 2 8
1993 2 9
1994 0 8
1995 2 11
1996 0 15
1997 1 7
1998 4 10
1999 1 21
2000 5 17
2001 10 22
2002 20 34
2003 45 52
2004 118 55
2005 150 97
2006 218 154
2007 355 223
2008 385 387
2009 474 765
2010 554 1318
2011 658 2217
2012 670 3102
2013 703 4582
2014 630 6061
2015 755 8244
2016 789 10245
2017 840 13219
2018 935 17219
2019 1098 23903
2020 1257 33950
2021 1491 44033
2022 2169 56448
2023 2101 60447
2024 1459 62076

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 8 31 184
Toxicology 14 40 195
Urology 22 49 250
Virology 31 82 389
Forensic Science 18 101 443
Immunology 50 139 496
Pharmacology 58 163 533
Public Health 33 100 599
Anatomy and Physiology 42 167 605
Pathology 54 184 652
Dermatology 38 243 733
Oncology and Cancer research 93 271 760
Pharmacy 88 273 768
Respiratory Therapy 63 253 850
Radiation Therapy 106 339 893
Biomedical Engineering 106 329 956
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 95 366 962
Physical Therapy 92 349 1219
Anesthesiology 103 440 1264
Dentistry 96 445 1346
Pediatrics 66 424 1347
Psychiatry 127 447 1425
Surgery 123 512 1476
Family medicine 76 434 1483
Cardiology 155 613 1697
Ophthalmology 162 680 1745
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 176 664 1818
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 74 542 1826
Orthodontics 136 621 1833
Gerontology 118 542 2025
Nursing 131 630 2089
Health Science 230 933 2927
Clinical Psychology 281 1232 3276

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 69th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 935th in the World with 14,140 publications made and 282,590 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#69 of 562 In China
#174 of 2,864 In Asia
#935 of 7,081 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 6
1993 0 10
1994 0 3
1995 2 8
1996 0 15
1997 2 12
1998 2 9
1999 1 14
2000 5 12
2001 11 17
2002 18 20
2003 53 37
2004 145 41
2005 193 81
2006 253 131
2007 328 176
2008 355 296
2009 401 512
2010 481 837
2011 511 1354
2012 552 1926
2013 511 2893
2014 379 4091
2015 489 5319
2016 513 7004
2017 607 9327
2018 716 12637
2019 810 18135
2020 963 26615
2021 1214 35897
2022 1593 48902
2023 1636 55889
2024 1317 66065

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 47 71 383
Forensic Science 18 101 443
History 47 73 449
Demography 29 90 567
Urban and Regional planning 92 154 767
Law 93 201 975
Sociology 72 205 1069
Linguistics 123 299 1070
Classics and Ancient History 67 193 1092
Political Science 93 224 1198
Aesthetics 141 339 1355
Anthropology 95 339 1526
Public Policy / Administration 129 336 1625
Philosophy 121 395 1628
Library and Information science 109 459 1842
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 136 493 1888
Education Majors 241 720 2304
Communications and Public Relations 353 1153 3364

Computer Science rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 95th for Computer Science in China and 829th in the World with 11,674 publications made and 229,672 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#95 of 563 In China
#214 of 2,840 In Asia
#829 of 6,845 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 4
1994 0 2
1995 0 5
1996 0 9
1997 1 4
1998 0 6
1999 0 10
2000 0 9
2001 5 6
2002 13 11
2003 33 17
2004 95 39
2005 89 18
2006 127 66
2007 168 105
2008 210 207
2009 279 285
2010 338 544
2011 353 1019
2012 396 1654
2013 347 2261
2014 275 3267
2015 393 4499
2016 437 5789
2017 448 7741
2018 581 10193
2019 750 14890
2020 803 21785
2021 1065 29399
2022 1671 39080
2023 1607 44136
2024 1120 50881

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwest A&F University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 56 338
Animation 90 199 652
Machine Learning 107 229 741
Computer Vision 105 230 758
Robotics 108 290 783
Cognitive Science 101 213 791
Neuroscience 65 213 845
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 128 293 947
Cyber Security 116 318 989
Telecommunications 147 372 1031
Computer Graphics 146 377 1176
Computer Networking 174 488 1303
Management Information Systems 171 538 1773
Software Engineering 215 591 1792
Human-Computer Interaction 208 660 1841
Library and Information science 109 459 1842
Computer Engineering 275 835 1866
Computational Linguistics 239 799 1874
Data Science 231 751 2087
Blockchain and Cryptography 329 1025 2203

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Northwest A&F University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 3 4 52
Interior Design 17 25 96
Environmental Economics 68 133 475
Fashion Design 50 98 545
Marketing 71 192 837
Statistics 107 234 866
Art & Design 83 176 880
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 98 218 916
Actuarial Science 83 188 919
Mathematics 119 271 961
Economics 92 217 974
Risk Management 131 266 992
Literature 102 219 1029
Development Studies 97 236 1033
Business 119 296 1142
Psychology 109 337 1155
Finance 127 310 1186
Hospitality and Hotel Management 176 470 1277
International Trade 131 300 1331
International Economics 110 300 1354
Applied Mathematics 206 489 1370
International Business 137 353 1458
Management 168 475 1469
Investment Banking and Stock trading 142 514 1499
Accounting 123 414 1500
Social Psychology 149 457 1634
Project Management 242 732 2187
Child Psychology 162 721 2294
Advertising 222 918 2557
Math Teachers 313 955 2711