Northwest A&F University: Rankings

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Northwest A&F University ranked 59th in China, 909th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 11 research topics. Northwest A&F University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 52,658 academic publications and 1,228,743 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#909 of 14,131 In the World
#179 of 5,830 In Asia
#59 of 960 In China
#11 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#12 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#17 of 4,448 For Agricultural Science
#4774 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1783 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 8 other topics

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Biology rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 33rd for Biology in China and 324th in the World with 46,233 publications made and 1,116,286 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#33 of 553 In China
#65 of 2,838 In Asia
#324 of 6,841 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 901 1055
2009 1111 1737
2010 1307 2936
2011 1424 4829
2012 1600 7043
2013 1644 10282
2014 1451 14155
2015 1681 18693
2016 1916 24617
2017 2117 31914
2018 2480 43410
2019 2800 60323
2020 3163 85034
2021 3798 112128
2022 5192 148371
2023 4992 163107
2024 3808 186238
2025 3120 192062

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 12
Agricultural Science 4 4 17
Nutrition and Food Science 7 8 36
Botany 4 6 51
Forestry 2 6 62
Animal Science 4 6 77
Toxicology 14 38 175
Microbiology 14 29 183
Entomology 9 18 196
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 35 251
Paleontology 24 39 252
Biochemistry 35 66 303
Genetics 30 64 327
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 55 331
Zoology 13 35 341
Molecular Biology 38 86 353
Biotechnology 34 74 358
Virology 31 79 373
Immunology 50 136 481
Evolutionary Biology 49 83 484
Pharmacology 58 155 517
Biophysics 54 135 577
Nanotechnology 133 273 662
Oncology and Cancer research 97 275 761
Neuroscience 65 202 822
Astrobiology 88 227 847

Chemistry rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 50th for Chemistry in China and 341st in the World with 40,077 publications made and 1,001,212 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#50 of 547 In China
#87 of 2,785 In Asia
#341 of 6,561 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 725 847
2009 900 1464
2010 1069 2580
2011 1223 4272
2012 1363 6162
2013 1428 9151
2014 1308 12586
2015 1493 16871
2016 1684 21927
2017 1902 28656
2018 2200 38938
2019 2472 53876
2020 2802 75225
2021 3327 99321
2022 4542 131093
2023 4327 143914
2024 3382 163776
2025 2714 168595

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 36
Environmental Chemistry 35 56 184
Radiochemistry 63 149 262
Biochemistry 35 66 303
Biochemical Engineering 39 75 306
Organic Chemistry 56 102 358
Inorganic Chemistry 80 146 395
Chemical Engineering 101 184 426
Physical chemistry 118 230 606
Materials Science 105 211 615
Nanotechnology 133 273 662
Pharmacy 88 266 744
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 100 249 782
Petrology and Geochemistry 122 324 1052
Computational Chemistry 161 399 1119

Environmental Science rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 29th for Environmental Science in China and 235th in the World with 36,060 publications made and 905,341 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 553 In China
#45 of 2,841 In Asia
#235 of 6,888 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 706 765
2009 904 1270
2010 1059 2184
2011 1188 3444
2012 1259 5016
2013 1270 7206
2014 1040 10181
2015 1258 13596
2016 1437 18060
2017 1593 23783
2018 1903 32982
2019 2188 46900
2020 2483 66557
2021 3099 90511
2022 3936 121094
2023 3879 136333
2024 2981 156513
2025 2304 160024

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 17
Hydrology and Water resources management 10 16 38
Forestry 2 6 62
Ecology 10 17 127
Geotechnical Engineering 40 58 151
Environmental Management 35 56 182
Environmental Chemistry 35 56 184
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 35 251
Paleontology 24 39 252
Geology 35 52 258
Oceanography 43 69 276
Earth science and Geophysics 48 77 312
Environmental Engineering 61 114 340
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 61 123 431
Geography and Cartography 56 92 438
Urban and Regional planning 93 156 763
Mining Engineering 139 316 849
Petrology and Geochemistry 122 324 1052

Engineering rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 88th for Engineering in China and 587th in the World with 23,281 publications made and 603,355 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#88 of 560 In China
#169 of 2,841 In Asia
#587 of 6,795 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 399 438
2009 555 729
2010 633 1283
2011 729 2143
2012 774 3173
2013 715 4530
2014 603 6866
2015 751 9092
2016 837 12160
2017 1020 16641
2018 1235 23076
2019 1408 32613
2020 1590 45930
2021 2109 63497
2022 2576 85660
2023 2737 98733
2024 2145 116369
2025 1609 123755

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 11
Landscape Architecture 20 24 97
Geotechnical Engineering 40 58 151
Remote Sensing 47 73 251
Biochemical Engineering 39 75 306
Environmental Engineering 61 114 340
Renewable Energy Engineering 51 132 349
Biotechnology 34 74 358
Chemical Engineering 101 184 426
Metallurgical Engineering 92 184 532
Civil Engineering 82 160 549
Materials Science 105 211 615
Nanotechnology 133 273 662
Marine Engineering 96 221 670
Robotics 107 274 738
Optical Engineering 118 247 780
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 100 249 782
Mining Engineering 139 316 849
Architectural Engineering 117 286 886
Biomedical Engineering 106 321 922
Mechanical Engineering 122 307 952
Telecommunications 144 353 977
Electrical Engineering 148 373 991
Structural Engineering 139 361 1004
Petroleum Engineering 142 349 1025
Aerospace Engineering 125 335 1061
Electronic Engineering 155 435 1100
Operations Research 144 408 1118
Systems Engineering 127 336 1151
Automotive Engineering 154 490 1219
Acoustical Engineering 177 431 1228
Computer Networking 170 457 1235
Automation and Control engineering 195 538 1272
Applied/Engineering Physics 229 570 1362
Engineering Management 272 462 1412
Reliability and Quality Engineering 206 568 1419
Transportation Engineering 206 581 1520
Computer Engineering 270 818 1839
Human-Computer Interaction 215 679 1854

Physics rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 98th for Physics in China and 662nd in the World with 19,345 publications made and 500,216 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#98 of 558 In China
#196 of 2,822 In Asia
#662 of 6,729 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 425 623
2010 530 1025
2011 613 1677
2012 647 2591
2013 622 3733
2014 525 5505
2015 670 7409
2016 763 10020
2017 895 13462
2018 1032 18473
2019 1204 26041
2020 1332 36042
2021 1671 49073
2022 2092 65541
2023 2229 76358
2024 1799 90825
2025 1254 97286

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 54 135 577
Materials Science 105 211 615
Nanotechnology 133 273 662
Optical Engineering 118 247 780
Quantum and Particle physics 118 241 781
Astrobiology 88 227 847
Nuclear Physics 108 277 898
Astrophysics and Astronomy 112 269 981
Acoustical Engineering 177 431 1228
Applied/Engineering Physics 229 570 1362
Condensed Matter Physics 228 617 1428
Atomic and Molecular physics 183 527 1443
Theoretical Physics 227 698 1915

Medicine rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 57th for Medicine in China and 655th in the World with 18,919 publications made and 415,062 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#57 of 549 In China
#177 of 2,817 In Asia
#655 of 6,793 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 355 221
2008 385 386
2009 473 766
2010 554 1317
2011 658 2217
2012 670 3100
2013 702 4584
2014 630 6059
2015 754 8231
2016 789 10242
2017 841 13208
2018 930 17144
2019 1087 23744
2020 1247 33784
2021 1479 43754
2022 2161 56151
2023 2098 60284
2024 1470 62491
2025 1264 62726

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 7 28 174
Toxicology 14 38 175
Urology 21 44 231
Virology 31 79 373
Forensic Science 22 106 461
Immunology 50 136 481
Pharmacology 58 155 517
Public Health 33 96 574
Anatomy and Physiology 42 158 577
Pathology 56 176 631
Dermatology 39 236 715
Pharmacy 88 266 744
Oncology and Cancer research 97 275 761
Respiratory Therapy 64 247 826
Radiation Therapy 110 348 905
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 91 351 919
Biomedical Engineering 106 321 922
Physical Therapy 94 350 1214
Anesthesiology 102 424 1228
Dentistry 96 430 1286
Pediatrics 66 422 1330
Psychiatry 128 441 1403
Surgery 125 511 1453
Family medicine 76 434 1477
Cardiology 155 606 1668
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 174 640 1753
Ophthalmology 170 706 1784
Orthodontics 135 618 1825
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 79 551 1826
Gerontology 123 546 2015
Nursing 130 609 2025
Sports Medicine 196 857 2375
Health Science 230 935 2898
Clinical Psychology 287 1234 3275

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 68th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 896th in the World with 14,987 publications made and 333,670 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#68 of 563 In China
#168 of 2,867 In Asia
#896 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
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 328 174
2008 356 296
2009 401 512
2010 481 835
2011 511 1350
2012 552 1923
2013 511 2890
2014 378 4088
2015 487 5315
2016 509 6978
2017 611 9361
2018 712 12622
2019 815 18154
2020 968 26734
2021 1231 36050
2022 1589 48855
2023 1646 55975
2024 1335 66134
2025 1054 69732

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 45 64 346
History 45 68 421
Forensic Science 22 106 461
Demography 30 90 547
Urban and Regional planning 93 156 763
Law 90 191 935
Linguistics 118 281 1017
Classics and Ancient History 66 185 1031
Sociology 72 205 1036
Political Science 90 215 1145
Aesthetics 134 318 1267
Anthropology 88 316 1446
Philosophy 116 376 1551
Public Policy / Administration 133 346 1652
Library and Information science 110 458 1830
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 135 491 1854
Education Majors 229 690 2193
Communications and Public Relations 354 1152 3348

Computer Science rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 93rd for Computer Science in China and 794th in the World with 12,451 publications made and 269,436 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#93 of 563 In China
#203 of 2,842 In Asia
#794 of 6,855 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 280 285
2010 338 543
2011 353 1017
2012 397 1653
2013 347 2260
2014 273 3271
2015 392 4493
2016 440 5782
2017 449 7747
2018 585 10208
2019 755 14963
2020 809 21869
2021 1071 29500
2022 1670 39129
2023 1604 44252
2024 1152 51237
2025 952 55290

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 55 331
Animation 85 181 597
Machine Learning 108 227 719
Computer Vision 107 224 724
Robotics 107 274 738
Cognitive Science 102 207 754
Neuroscience 65 202 822
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 126 280 906
Cyber Security 115 308 957
Telecommunications 144 353 977
Computer Graphics 139 353 1110
Computer Networking 170 457 1235
Software Engineering 206 550 1722
Management Information Systems 172 535 1748
Computational Linguistics 228 748 1784
Library and Information science 110 458 1830
Computer Engineering 270 818 1839
Human-Computer Interaction 215 679 1854
Data Science 238 761 2077
Blockchain and Cryptography 320 991 2132

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Northwest A&F University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 3 4 50
Interior Design 16 24 86
Environmental Economics 69 130 451
Fashion Design 48 92 504
Marketing 71 188 816
Art & Design 77 161 822
Statistics 106 222 836
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 95 211 878
Music 100 197 899
Actuarial Science 83 185 901
Mathematics 116 260 922
Economics 90 212 938
Literature 94 196 969
Risk Management 130 263 978
Development Studies 93 225 989
Business 120 295 1114
Psychology 109 325 1118
Finance 126 303 1158
Hospitality and Hotel Management 166 450 1238
International Trade 127 292 1302
International Economics 111 300 1338
Applied Mathematics 207 495 1374
Management 166 458 1418
International Business 137 347 1433
Investment Banking and Stock trading 143 504 1469
Accounting 123 413 1484
Social Psychology 149 454 1605
Child Psychology 161 681 2188
Project Management 238 741 2205
Advertising 233 944 2609
Math Teachers 319 962 2712