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Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 34th in China, 445th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 29 research topics. Northwestern Polytechnical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 100,397 academic publications and 1,109,767 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#445 of 14,131 In the World
#66 of 5,830 In Asia
#34 of 960 In China
#2 of 31 In Xi'an
#18 of 1,020 For Aviation
#24 of 1,008 For Technical Drawing
#25 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#2233 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#686 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 26 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 24th for Engineering in China and 118th in the World with 87,767 publications made and 985,534 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

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

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 78 57
1992 90 100
1993 74 116
1994 74 127
1995 61 116
1996 78 135
1997 87 130
1998 85 131
1999 109 206
2000 201 248
2001 180 332
2002 367 459
2003 473 595
2004 804 789
2005 1560 1021
2006 2516 1502
2007 3239 2004
2008 3444 2866
2009 3697 3968
2010 4037 5458
2011 4207 7671
2012 3491 9420
2013 3647 12398
2014 3257 16061
2015 2885 20443
2016 3298 28591
2017 3840 38972
2018 5159 56638
2019 5939 81739
2020 6037 106466
2021 6936 145850
2022 8073 188466
2023 8481 217224

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aviation 4 4 18
Technical Drawing 9 12 24
Marine Engineering 9 11 25
Automation and Control engineering 10 14 28
Structural Engineering 8 11 33
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 14 43
Aerospace Engineering 6 9 44
Industrial Engineering 7 9 44
Product and Industrial Design 8 12 47
Remote Sensing 11 12 47
Metallurgical Engineering 19 28 57
Robotics 11 25 59
Architectural Engineering 12 16 69
Architecture 10 13 70
Acoustical Engineering 9 18 71
Telecommunications 19 28 77
Mechanical Engineering 12 21 80
Automotive Engineering 25 37 82
Materials Science 20 33 86
Computer Engineering 16 26 87
Nanotechnology 30 47 87
Chemical Engineering 34 50 92
Electrical Engineering 23 35 92
Construction Management 14 20 99
Electronic Engineering 24 39 114
Computer Networking 25 37 129
Systems Engineering 16 23 134
Operations Research 26 41 138
Human-Computer Interaction 12 25 143
Geotechnical Engineering 37 55 147
Optical Engineering 30 49 158
Civil Engineering 35 52 173
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 67 207
Firefighting and Fire Science 44 66 216
Nuclear Engineering 36 85 230
Petroleum Engineering 39 79 238
Engineering Management 24 34 239
Transportation Engineering 38 66 243
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 63 271
Renewable Energy Engineering 55 147 415
Biomedical Engineering 46 112 422
Environmental Engineering 70 149 451
Biochemical Engineering 69 162 632
Mining Engineering 101 224 632
Landscape Architecture 213 331 939
Biotechnology 159 515 1350

Physics rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 27th for Physics in China and 156th in the World with 78,342 publications made and 937,978 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#27 of 556 In China
#44 of 2,786 In Asia
#156 of 6,603 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 71 56
1992 86 97
1993 69 114
1994 75 121
1995 57 115
1996 70 130
1997 82 128
1998 85 133
1999 109 216
2000 182 247
2001 172 331
2002 334 452
2003 405 574
2004 669 775
2005 1255 983
2006 2044 1470
2007 2585 1984
2008 2833 2756
2009 3076 3752
2010 3400 5189
2011 3602 7293
2012 3009 8924
2013 3221 11640
2014 2966 15178
2015 2645 19440
2016 3025 27204
2017 3566 37045
2018 4689 53671
2019 5456 77043
2020 5572 100044
2021 6458 137315
2022 7416 177037
2023 7869 204889

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 9 18 71
Materials Science 20 33 86
Nanotechnology 30 47 87
Quantum and Particle physics 27 46 155
Optical Engineering 30 49 158
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 67 207
Condensed Matter Physics 34 64 228
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 51 272
Nuclear Physics 48 110 471
Astrobiology 45 94 476
Theoretical Physics 42 98 489
Atomic and Molecular physics 50 122 551
Biophysics 97 267 901
Medical Physics 64 254 914

Chemistry rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 36th for Chemistry in China and 280th in the World with 59,803 publications made and 801,879 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 546 In China
#67 of 2,750 In Asia
#280 of 6,447 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 60 44
1992 74 70
1993 60 102
1994 56 108
1995 44 91
1996 60 118
1997 69 103
1998 64 99
1999 90 180
2000 151 219
2001 145 273
2002 233 366
2003 273 511
2004 483 678
2005 875 864
2006 1400 1228
2007 1773 1712
2008 1956 2376
2009 2166 3230
2010 2414 4415
2011 2577 6353
2012 2224 7703
2013 2396 10178
2014 2269 13321
2015 2092 16971
2016 2359 23522
2017 2811 31380
2018 3700 45506
2019 4201 65144
2020 4421 85153
2021 5106 118375
2022 6009 154590
2023 6197 179734

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 20 33 86
Nanotechnology 30 47 87
Chemical Engineering 34 50 92
Physical chemistry 41 65 156
Organic Chemistry 33 61 243
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 50 262
Computational Chemistry 30 55 265
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 63 271
Inorganic Chemistry 67 136 394
Environmental Chemistry 71 156 520
Biochemical Engineering 69 162 632
Radiochemistry 126 327 658
Biochemistry 91 231 737
Pharmacy 171 559 1416
Nutrition and Food Science 208 695 1645

Computer Science rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 24th for Computer Science in China and 175th in the World with 58,610 publications made and 537,608 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 561 In China
#39 of 2,809 In Asia
#175 of 6,752 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 25 11
1992 24 36
1993 28 34
1994 36 32
1995 29 44
1996 25 53
1997 27 50
1998 40 50
1999 47 75
2000 92 87
2001 75 106
2002 268 181
2003 327 210
2004 550 305
2005 1169 453
2006 1898 691
2007 2415 906
2008 2639 1334
2009 2690 1884
2010 2980 2540
2011 2867 3525
2012 2359 4552
2013 2414 5736
2014 2065 7585
2015 1738 9830
2016 2085 14229
2017 2458 20382
2018 3345 30917
2019 3971 46516
2020 3837 60528
2021 4505 82194
2022 5172 104011
2023 5673 119035

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 11 25 59
Animation 7 16 60
Computer Vision 15 23 72
Telecommunications 19 28 77
Computer Engineering 16 26 87
Machine Learning 18 23 88
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 16 24 89
Cognitive Science 15 20 102
Computer Graphics 16 29 122
Computer Networking 25 37 129
Human-Computer Interaction 12 25 143
Cyber Security 30 45 151
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 43 152
Computational Linguistics 20 37 172
Web Design and Development 26 41 197
Software Engineering 17 25 201
Database Administration 32 51 228
Data Science 27 48 373
Game Design and Development 25 66 375
UX/UI Desgin 25 63 382
Management Information Systems 22 53 390
Multimedia 22 65 406
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 88 187 740
Neuroscience 68 217 873
Information Technology 95 245 877
Library and Information science 75 319 1467

Environmental Science rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 38th for Environmental Science in China and 302nd in the World with 46,307 publications made and 493,783 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#38 of 552 In China
#60 of 2,811 In Asia
#302 of 6,798 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 40 28
1992 41 52
1993 34 41
1994 37 62
1995 25 48
1996 36 58
1997 45 56
1998 43 69
1999 44 79
2000 121 115
2001 118 183
2002 198 226
2003 239 350
2004 412 428
2005 840 535
2006 1308 806
2007 1745 1027
2008 1874 1468
2009 1970 2028
2010 2179 2838
2011 2320 4091
2012 1917 5025
2013 1976 6609
2014 1734 8420
2015 1486 10617
2016 1693 14492
2017 2032 19540
2018 2624 28036
2019 3048 40510
2020 3163 52324
2021 3646 72097
2022 4238 94225
2023 4409 107502

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 13 24 97
Geotechnical Engineering 37 55 147
Earth science and Geophysics 26 39 156
Oceanography 26 41 176
Geography and Cartography 22 35 182
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 50 262
Geology 32 50 262
Environmental Management 69 129 439
Paleontology 45 84 443
Agricultural Science 62 119 445
Environmental Engineering 70 149 451
Environmental Chemistry 71 156 520
Ecology 64 124 561
Mining Engineering 101 224 632
Urban and Regional planning 122 207 942
Hydrology and Water resources management 141 393 996
Forestry 122 442 1455
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 159 521 1565

Biology rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 63rd for Biology in China and 529th in the World with 40,854 publications made and 607,087 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#63 of 551 In China
#134 of 2,814 In Asia
#529 of 6,770 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 30 22
1992 32 46
1993 27 39
1994 24 53
1995 21 50
1996 25 48
1997 38 45
1998 32 62
1999 31 72
2000 66 112
2001 68 169
2002 144 188
2003 168 278
2004 278 358
2005 575 486
2006 921 763
2007 1197 1105
2008 1308 1522
2009 1430 2115
2010 1545 2915
2011 1599 3979
2012 1377 5059
2013 1552 6909
2014 1447 8839
2015 1365 11805
2016 1511 16211
2017 1829 22685
2018 2608 32986
2019 2989 48884
2020 3260 65224
2021 3718 91675
2022 4336 117744
2023 4638 138138

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 47 87
Evolutionary Biology 23 45 340
Paleontology 45 84 443
Agricultural Science 62 119 445
Astrobiology 45 94 476
Biochemistry 91 231 737
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 88 187 740
Genetics 83 233 770
Zoology 61 168 817
Neuroscience 68 217 873
Biophysics 97 267 901
Botany 105 288 933
Oncology and Cancer research 123 362 976
Pharmacology 143 481 1200
Microbiology 121 432 1214
Immunology 146 466 1285
Biotechnology 159 515 1350
Forestry 122 442 1455
Molecular Biology 207 589 1520
Virology 146 544 1549
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 159 521 1565
Nutrition and Food Science 208 695 1645
Horticulture 198 702 1723

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 35th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 521st in the World with 31,503 publications made and 272,465 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#35 of 561 In China
#61 of 2,845 In Asia
#521 of 7,020 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 19 14
1992 17 27
1993 19 37
1994 22 39
1995 16 40
1996 22 39
1997 25 41
1998 29 32
1999 23 44
2000 61 37
2001 52 69
2002 152 96
2003 189 112
2004 327 186
2005 621 260
2006 1040 412
2007 1377 547
2008 1383 693
2009 1456 978
2010 1653 1488
2011 1659 1915
2012 1225 2356
2013 1346 3126
2014 1095 3950
2015 879 5128
2016 1077 7335
2017 1291 10136
2018 1666 15367
2019 1991 23093
2020 2027 30674
2021 2465 42847
2022 2801 54474
2023 3070 62154

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 23 43 245
Archaeology 43 62 358
Education Majors 16 46 403
History 43 65 419
Military science 9 28 432
Philosophy 28 54 498
Journalism and Digital Media 41 109 559
Law 45 83 582
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 67 147 649
Aesthetics 62 114 680
Classics and Ancient History 35 90 682
Political Science 45 85 693
Broadcast Journalism 41 123 720
Sociology 49 113 808
Anthropology 38 109 852
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 57 136 872
Urban and Regional planning 122 207 942
Art History 47 99 1043
Communications and Public Relations 62 166 1051
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 77 226 1240
Demography 105 356 1332
Library and Information science 75 319 1467
Public Policy / Administration 127 296 1503

Mathematics rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 30th for Mathematics in China and 224th in the World with 27,386 publications made and 230,770 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#30 of 550 In China
#44 of 2,673 In Asia
#224 of 6,305 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 16 5
1992 23 23
1993 15 25
1994 17 33
1995 18 42
1996 13 41
1997 18 30
1998 26 22
1999 21 31
2000 51 55
2001 34 67
2002 117 76
2003 141 92
2004 230 133
2005 551 197
2006 859 366
2007 1154 405
2008 1241 636
2009 1220 789
2010 1443 1164
2011 1360 1613
2012 1101 2032
2013 1109 2666
2014 1006 3463
2015 862 4473
2016 1026 6407
2017 1189 9124
2018 1582 13534
2019 1856 20106
2020 1890 25827
2021 2077 34766
2022 2280 42653
2023 2511 48223

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 26 41 138
Applied Mathematics 21 32 144
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 43 152
Statistics 31 45 221
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 60 349
Actuarial Science 71 138 756
Math Teachers 65 213 1009

Business rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 22nd for Business in China and 214th in the World with 22,596 publications made and 162,218 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#22 of 556 In China
#33 of 2,579 In Asia
#214 of 6,187 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 14 6
1992 14 15
1993 5 13
1994 10 11
1995 13 11
1996 8 16
1997 6 21
1998 17 22
1999 16 25
2000 37 28
2001 33 31
2002 80 72
2003 127 90
2004 259 109
2005 439 154
2006 814 249
2007 999 289
2008 1065 471
2009 1170 627
2010 1255 839
2011 1235 1133
2012 945 1338
2013 1023 1812
2014 775 2210
2015 625 2889
2016 700 4358
2017 903 6597
2018 1255 9708
2019 1509 13966
2020 1439 18167
2021 1702 25628
2022 1830 31847
2023 2013 35990

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 14 20 99
Management 16 21 103
Operations Research 26 41 138
Engineering Management 24 34 239
Project Management 19 41 340
Supply Chain Management 59 112 343
Management Information Systems 22 53 390
Marketing 35 66 419
Finance 49 89 504
Accounting 41 79 525
Risk Management 47 94 546
Human Resource Management 42 125 717
Actuarial Science 71 138 756
Entrepreneurship 41 119 784
Real Estate 98 207 795
Tax Law 93 191 877
Advertising 55 172 920
Investment Banking and Stock trading 90 264 988
International Trade 123 278 1283
International Business 133 327 1409
Public Policy / Administration 127 296 1503

Psychology rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 34th for Psychology in China and 475th in the World with 15,091 publications made and 188,422 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#34 of 549 In China
#78 of 2,703 In Asia
#475 of 6,528 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 1
1992 2 7
1993 5 9
1994 3 7
1995 3 6
1996 1 5
1997 3 7
1998 7 6
1999 8 2
2000 12 13
2001 11 12
2002 58 20
2003 66 38
2004 101 67
2005 259 64
2006 382 143
2007 445 216
2008 524 346
2009 504 424
2010 584 567
2011 598 801
2012 485 1157
2013 527 1646
2014 451 1927
2015 435 2709
2016 548 3945
2017 677 6005
2018 934 9679
2019 1147 15218
2020 1140 20560
2021 1424 27869
2022 1648 35690
2023 1872 39659

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 15 20 102
Education Majors 16 46 403
Social Psychology 37 78 602
Child Psychology 35 99 752
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 57 136 872
Neuroscience 68 217 873
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 70 301 971
Psychiatry 87 304 1079
Clinical Psychology 117 494 1823

Economics rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 45th for Economics in China and 532nd in the World with 7,340 publications made and 53,750 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#45 of 542 In China
#86 of 2,461 In Asia
#532 of 5,995 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 0
1992 3 4
1993 4 8
1994 2 3
1995 3 4
1996 4 9
1997 0 2
1998 8 2
1999 4 7
2000 8 9
2001 8 16
2002 20 8
2003 28 18
2004 71 31
2005 129 29
2006 236 48
2007 318 75
2008 323 126
2009 346 156
2010 383 246
2011 407 327
2012 311 394
2013 321 572
2014 286 712
2015 225 892
2016 240 1359
2017 273 2031
2018 429 3319
2019 464 4676
2020 529 6221
2021 603 8912
2022 592 10701
2023 670 12148

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 60 349
Finance 49 89 504
Development Studies 41 81 536
Environmental Economics 74 148 553
Actuarial Science 71 138 756
Investment Banking and Stock trading 90 264 988
International Trade 123 278 1283

Art & Design rankings

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranked 30th for Art & Design in China and 384th in the World with 6,353 publications made and 48,346 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture.

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
#30 of 550 In China
#54 of 2,302 In Asia
#384 of 5,720 In the World

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 1
1992 1 2
1993 5 9
1994 1 4
1995 1 2
1996 5 7
1997 6 1
1998 5 7
1999 8 5
2000 16 6
2001 22 10
2002 38 14
2003 44 23
2004 88 31
2005 153 63
2006 240 67
2007 303 135
2008 352 160
2009 349 275
2010 325 361
2011 385 459
2012 288 544
2013 280 676
2014 248 769
2015 196 1087
2016 207 1309
2017 248 1868
2018 309 2627
2019 380 3918
2020 359 5339
2021 417 7097
2022 467 8877
2023 541 10226

The following table provides academic rankings for Northwestern Polytechnical University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 7 16 60
Architecture 10 13 70
Computer Graphics 16 29 122
Graphic Design 13 25 176
Fashion Design 20 37 275
Photography 19 46 340
Game Design and Development 25 66 375
UX/UI Desgin 25 63 382
Multimedia 22 65 406
Literature 43 78 596
Illustration and Concept Art 84 149 650
Singing and Vocal Performance 50 123 666
Aesthetics 62 114 680
Painting and Drawing 96 167 687
Sculpture 96 167 687
Interior Design 161 274 791
Performing arts 59 119 801
Landscape Architecture 213 331 939
Art History 47 99 1043

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Northwestern Polytechnical University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Cardiology 46 199 687
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 52 210 691
Sonography and Ultrasound 71 236 701
Anatomy and Physiology 56 212 749
Physical Therapy 55 186 843
Pathology 84 271 868
Medicine 87 278 950
Sports Medicine 51 221 1024
Radiation Therapy 124 397 1040
Ophthalmology 77 358 1120
Orthodontics 69 340 1132
Audiology 71 301 1145
Surgery 94 381 1174
Dentistry 86 383 1210
Public Health 110 376 1374
Critical Care Nursing 112 541 1730
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 183 698 1742
Gerontology 98 451 1859
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 117 565 1938
Anesthesiology 177 741 2042
Healthcare Management (MHA) 106 623 2097
Nursing 147 657 2196
Health Science 208 799 2625