Northwest A&F University: Rankings

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Northwest A&F University ranked 60th in China, 727th in the global 2024 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 43,502 academic publications and 723,863 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#727 of 14,131 In the World
#135 of 5,830 In Asia
#60 of 960 In China
#15 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#16 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#21 of 4,195 For Agricultural Science
#5049 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#821 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 8 other topics

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Biology rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 34th for Biology in China and 358th in the World with 38,407 publications made and 665,500 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#34 of 551 In China
#71 of 2,814 In Asia
#358 of 6,770 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2 10
1992 1 13
1993 2 16
1994 0 15
1995 3 10
1996 3 23
1997 5 19
1998 8 20
1999 1 36
2000 13 29
2001 24 45
2002 44 56
2003 58 311
2004 179 137
2005 355 201
2006 524 308
2007 916 578
2008 1055 883
2009 1235 1480
2010 1505 2567
2011 1581 4229
2012 1701 5962
2013 1693 9020
2014 1310 12285
2015 1541 16358
2016 1874 21590
2017 1948 27605
2018 2383 37318
2019 2734 52403
2020 3004 71246
2021 3569 96566
2022 4258 131880
2023 4278 145906

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 16
Agricultural Science 4 4 21
Nutrition and Food Science 7 9 45
Forestry 2 5 63
Botany 4 7 63
Animal Science 4 6 90
Microbiology 14 32 212
Entomology 9 20 219
Toxicology 16 43 230
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 34 256
Paleontology 28 49 301
Biochemistry 36 68 339
Molecular Biology 34 85 353
Virology 29 74 358
Genetics 30 73 367
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 64 389
Zoology 19 47 404
Biotechnology 39 90 416
Immunology 46 138 507
Evolutionary Biology 52 89 518
Pharmacology 58 171 559
Biophysics 54 141 599
Nanotechnology 142 300 754
Oncology and Cancer research 91 270 768
Neuroscience 66 215 870
Astrobiology 83 226 872

Chemistry rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 51st for Chemistry in China and 389th in the World with 33,416 publications made and 607,470 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#51 of 546 In China
#95 of 2,750 In Asia
#389 of 6,447 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 2 4
1992 1 7
1993 2 14
1994 0 11
1995 2 9
1996 3 18
1997 1 11
1998 6 12
1999 1 20
2000 9 19
2001 24 34
2002 32 47
2003 52 89
2004 129 109
2005 258 174
2006 383 263
2007 688 480
2008 842 757
2009 989 1306
2010 1250 2267
2011 1344 3812
2012 1461 5323
2013 1459 8083
2014 1208 11145
2015 1389 14940
2016 1663 19516
2017 1760 25249
2018 2131 34016
2019 2432 47593
2020 2644 63941
2021 3110 86464
2022 3791 118720
2023 3800 130830

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 9 45
Environmental Chemistry 41 77 263
Radiochemistry 66 154 286
Biochemical Engineering 34 70 317
Biochemistry 36 68 339
Organic Chemistry 60 119 420
Inorganic Chemistry 79 161 443
Chemical Engineering 105 202 494
Physical chemistry 119 245 672
Materials Science 109 228 691
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 78 217 736
Nanotechnology 142 300 754
Pharmacy 90 282 806
Computational Chemistry 155 405 1165
Petrology and Geochemistry 134 374 1192

Environmental Science rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 34th for Environmental Science in China and 282nd in the World with 30,585 publications made and 523,799 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#34 of 552 In China
#56 of 2,811 In Asia
#282 of 6,798 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 11
1992 0 12
1993 2 16
1994 0 17
1995 3 13
1996 2 25
1997 3 19
1998 9 21
1999 1 33
2000 10 26
2001 15 42
2002 39 57
2003 54 310
2004 147 86
2005 320 157
2006 478 234
2007 779 460
2008 849 621
2009 1041 1091
2010 1261 1884
2011 1362 3027
2012 1359 4219
2013 1295 6306
2014 942 8773
2015 1127 11717
2016 1394 15521
2017 1449 20126
2018 1796 27825
2019 2134 40032
2020 2354 55102
2021 2907 76585
2022 3445 106403
2023 3514 120261

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 21
Hydrology and Water resources management 11 15 43
Forestry 2 5 63
Geotechnical Engineering 39 58 161
Ecology 13 24 165
Environmental Management 36 58 197
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 34 256
Environmental Chemistry 41 77 263
Paleontology 28 49 301
Geology 38 62 305
Oceanography 44 80 336
Earth science and Geophysics 51 81 342
Environmental Engineering 65 129 393
Geography and Cartography 56 97 463
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 61 133 482
Urban and Regional planning 78 127 649
Mining Engineering 167 373 963
Petrology and Geochemistry 134 374 1192

Engineering rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 93rd for Engineering in China and 644th in the World with 19,791 publications made and 347,873 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#93 of 560 In China
#189 of 2,809 In Asia
#644 of 6,684 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 3
1992 0 5
1993 0 7
1994 0 8
1995 3 7
1996 1 13
1997 2 8
1998 5 7
1999 0 16
2000 2 14
2001 13 22
2002 22 23
2003 44 27
2004 77 51
2005 182 80
2006 274 116
2007 468 224
2008 498 381
2009 657 619
2010 833 1074
2011 874 1866
2012 868 2655
2013 780 3954
2014 577 5911
2015 682 7902
2016 837 10492
2017 903 14180
2018 1173 19588
2019 1350 28050
2020 1477 38619
2021 1948 54396
2022 2362 75666
2023 2493 87611

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 15 20 99
Geotechnical Engineering 39 58 161
Biochemical Engineering 34 70 317
Remote Sensing 49 79 320
Renewable Energy Engineering 48 129 360
Environmental Engineering 65 129 393
Biotechnology 39 90 416
Chemical Engineering 105 202 494
Civil Engineering 78 157 573
Metallurgical Engineering 95 203 613
Materials Science 109 228 691
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 78 217 736
Nanotechnology 142 300 754
Robotics 109 307 831
Biomedical Engineering 92 285 853
Optical Engineering 123 272 859
Marine Engineering 132 329 923
Mining Engineering 167 373 963
Firefighting and Fire Science 188 404 972
Architectural Engineering 117 314 977
Technical Drawing 215 420 978
Mechanical Engineering 122 319 1008
Structural Engineering 135 357 1013
Telecommunications 139 357 1017
Petroleum Engineering 140 353 1023
Electrical Engineering 145 394 1042
Automotive Engineering 135 413 1077
Aerospace Engineering 127 349 1107
Engineering Management 216 339 1117
Operations Research 144 404 1138
Acoustical Engineering 171 426 1228
Electronic Engineering 167 498 1251
Automation and Control engineering 189 523 1261
Computer Networking 176 480 1310
Transportation Engineering 176 467 1319
Systems Engineering 151 407 1348
Reliability and Quality Engineering 198 536 1378
Human-Computer Interaction 162 498 1549
Computer Engineering 243 700 1633

Physics rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 99th for Physics in China and 731st in the World with 16,550 publications made and 295,877 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#99 of 556 In China
#214 of 2,786 In Asia
#731 of 6,603 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 2
1992 0 6
1993 0 9
1994 0 10
1995 3 6
1996 2 12
1997 2 9
1998 5 10
1999 0 18
2000 5 11
2001 17 21
2002 17 19
2003 35 31
2004 61 47
2005 144 73
2006 220 98
2007 381 165
2008 425 313
2009 524 531
2010 695 869
2011 736 1485
2012 733 2197
2013 658 3167
2014 492 4742
2015 610 6409
2016 751 8640
2017 802 11556
2018 1000 15834
2019 1174 22335
2020 1255 30660
2021 1547 42198
2022 1902 57792
2023 2013 67986

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 54 141 599
Materials Science 109 228 691
Nanotechnology 142 300 754
Optical Engineering 123 272 859
Quantum and Particle physics 121 263 861
Astrobiology 83 226 872
Nuclear Physics 125 340 1027
Astrophysics and Astronomy 122 312 1100
Acoustical Engineering 171 426 1228
Atomic and Molecular physics 189 564 1533
Condensed Matter Physics 240 698 1586
Theoretical Physics 234 688 1865

Medicine rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 53rd for Medicine in China and 662nd in the World with 15,771 publications made and 261,046 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#53 of 546 In China
#174 of 2,781 In Asia
#662 of 6,680 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 2 4
1992 1 6
1993 2 7
1994 0 6
1995 2 6
1996 0 8
1997 2 6
1998 4 5
1999 1 16
2000 6 13
2001 10 19
2002 19 25
2003 26 54
2004 73 56
2005 136 90
2006 202 129
2007 397 227
2008 460 329
2009 515 646
2010 637 1181
2011 731 1978
2012 726 2682
2013 756 4128
2014 573 5483
2015 717 7280
2016 798 9394
2017 805 11706
2018 928 15448
2019 1080 21367
2020 1200 29133
2021 1365 38557
2022 1682 51618
2023 1684 54955

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 25 173
Toxicology 16 43 230
Urology 18 45 248
Virology 29 74 358
Forensic Science 19 88 442
Immunology 46 138 507
Pharmacology 58 171 559
Anatomy and Physiology 39 160 596
Public Health 31 91 597
Pathology 52 179 645
Dermatology 37 246 748
Oncology and Cancer research 91 270 768
Pharmacy 90 282 806
Biomedical Engineering 92 285 853
Respiratory Therapy 68 271 912
Radiation Therapy 109 354 926
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 99 361 983
Physical Therapy 86 304 1140
Anesthesiology 107 434 1290
Pediatrics 65 393 1306
Family medicine 68 356 1314
Dentistry 101 431 1330
Psychiatry 122 427 1404
Surgery 124 496 1472
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 66 453 1637
Cardiology 155 607 1691
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 169 621 1744
Orthodontics 148 602 1800
Gerontology 105 482 1922
Nursing 135 611 2099
Health Science 227 872 2799

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 69th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 900th in the World with 12,424 publications made and 188,716 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#69 of 561 In China
#151 of 2,845 In Asia
#900 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 8
1992 0 3
1993 0 6
1994 0 5
1995 2 8
1996 0 12
1997 2 10
1998 2 8
1999 1 9
2000 4 11
2001 9 13
2002 12 21
2003 20 93
2004 71 30
2005 179 73
2006 265 87
2007 404 177
2008 448 250
2009 493 439
2010 634 725
2011 624 1146
2012 629 1587
2013 547 2431
2014 335 3474
2015 421 4454
2016 479 5833
2017 512 7650
2018 677 10398
2019 779 14985
2020 890 21386
2021 1132 30015
2022 1331 41597
2023 1358 47772

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 46 70 393
Forensic Science 19 88 442
History 47 73 456
Demography 30 87 568
Urban and Regional planning 78 127 649
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 148 288 975
Law 94 193 995
Sociology 69 180 1017
Classics and Ancient History 68 172 1055
Linguistics 123 287 1068
Political Science 97 207 1169
Aesthetics 140 324 1340
Public Policy / Administration 105 250 1399
Philosophy 121 372 1595
Library and Information science 96 379 1625
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 117 371 1627
Anthropology 123 425 1814
Education Majors 218 616 2162
Communications and Public Relations 322 978 3016

Computer Science rankings

Northwest A&F University ranked 98th for Computer Science in China and 870th in the World with 9,678 publications made and 147,874 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#98 of 561 In China
#230 of 2,809 In Asia
#870 of 6,752 In the World

Northwest A&F University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1997 1 4
1998 0 2
1999 0 11
2000 1 5
2001 4 6
2002 7 14
2003 17 24
2004 56 33
2005 86 23
2006 136 45
2007 207 94
2008 256 184
2009 331 250
2010 429 419
2011 426 839
2012 462 1286
2013 365 1874
2014 259 2688
2015 347 3766
2016 428 4938
2017 396 6619
2018 538 8499
2019 699 12485
2020 728 17749
2021 956 25158
2022 1157 33999
2023 1241 38431

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 36 64 389
Animation 88 197 659
Machine Learning 105 220 739
Computer Vision 108 244 805
Robotics 109 307 831
Cognitive Science 106 224 840
Neuroscience 66 215 870
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 129 289 966
Telecommunications 139 357 1017
Cyber Security 128 332 1064
Computer Graphics 142 363 1158
Computer Networking 176 480 1310
Human-Computer Interaction 162 498 1549
Library and Information science 96 379 1625
Computer Engineering 243 700 1633
Computational Linguistics 209 669 1689
Management Information Systems 169 494 1762
Software Engineering 217 567 1785
Data Science 192 601 1855
Blockchain and Cryptography 322 974 2115

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Northwest A&F University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 3 3 46
Interior Design 15 18 91
Environmental Economics 68 132 487
Fashion Design 49 96 548
Statistics 106 227 851
Art & Design 80 160 862
Marketing 74 192 868
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 95 207 891
Real Estate 132 262 914
Actuarial Science 88 185 927
Mathematics 120 256 932
Economics 90 196 933
Risk Management 123 239 961
Development Studies 90 207 974
Tax Law 133 279 1043
Literature 101 209 1052
Hospitality and Hotel Management 162 390 1110
Business 119 282 1115
Finance 129 286 1154
Psychology 106 324 1159
Applied Mathematics 189 420 1243
Investment Banking and Stock trading 129 389 1278
International Economics 118 303 1316
International Trade 129 294 1320
Management 157 418 1368
Accounting 119 356 1393
International Business 138 343 1457
Social Psychology 144 405 1582
Math Teachers 203 628 2109
Advertising 182 683 2119
Child Psychology 164 669 2260