Qingdao University of Science and Technology: Rankings

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The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 138th in China, 1855th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 116 research topics. The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,713 academic publications and 575,432 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1855 of 14,131 In the World
#498 of 5,830 In Asia
#138 of 960 In China
#3 of 8 In Qingdao
#49 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#149 of 4,453 For Chemical Engineering
#168 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#4980 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3885 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 113 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 82nd for Engineering in China and 550th in the World with 26,479 publications made and 514,548 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#82 of 560 In China
#159 of 2,841 In Asia
#550 of 6,795 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 3 5
1994 2 3
1995 6 4
1996 2 9
1997 2 11
1998 2 9
1999 2 14
2000 5 26
2001 7 13
2002 36 24
2003 92 34
2004 231 76
2005 321 194
2006 548 464
2007 648 760
2008 722 1410
2009 946 2041
2010 933 3067
2011 965 4315
2012 898 5150
2013 956 6213
2014 780 7695
2015 648 9145
2016 644 10067
2017 898 11644
2018 1355 16634
2019 1944 27290
2020 1893 39718
2021 1918 52640
2022 2494 65653
2023 2852 78123
2024 2338 90630
2025 1655 89017

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 20 22 49
Chemical Engineering 47 75 149
Nanotechnology 54 92 213
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 57 216
Materials Science 63 120 358
Metallurgical Engineering 67 128 374
Automation and Control engineering 73 145 403
Nuclear Engineering 58 147 405
Biochemical Engineering 51 109 415
Systems Engineering 60 113 471
Applied/Engineering Physics 84 151 492
Marine Engineering 76 158 506
Environmental Engineering 82 174 511
Petroleum Engineering 84 165 511
Geotechnical Engineering 104 204 610
Optical Engineering 97 194 637
Technical Drawing 101 222 666
Mechanical Engineering 95 201 687
Electrical Engineering 109 256 725
Electronic Engineering 104 266 748
Robotics 109 285 768
Computer Engineering 103 274 779
Telecommunications 113 265 795
Reliability and Quality Engineering 113 272 812
Renewable Energy Engineering 103 326 841
Biomedical Engineering 95 285 842
Automotive Engineering 109 326 860
Mining Engineering 143 325 868
Industrial Engineering 128 280 885
Aerospace Engineering 106 262 897
Acoustical Engineering 126 276 903
Product and Industrial Design 124 304 920
Structural Engineering 135 340 952
Transportation Engineering 120 310 969
Construction Management 129 309 974
Architecture 102 294 1027
Civil Engineering 145 360 1034
Architectural Engineering 146 364 1055
Computer Networking 147 367 1064
Remote Sensing 191 433 1235
Biotechnology 160 517 1331
Engineering Management 248 429 1365
Operations Research 207 573 1435
Human-Computer Interaction 184 575 1637

Physics rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 80th for Physics in China and 542nd in the World with 25,653 publications made and 504,039 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#80 of 558 In China
#154 of 2,822 In Asia
#542 of 6,729 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 3 6
1994 2 4
1995 6 7
1996 2 10
1997 2 11
1998 2 12
1999 2 14
2000 6 27
2001 9 17
2002 36 28
2003 95 38
2004 233 84
2005 362 208
2006 542 459
2007 628 792
2008 702 1460
2009 919 2069
2010 910 3104
2011 919 4337
2012 848 5182
2013 928 6186
2014 758 7597
2015 638 9048
2016 628 9937
2017 870 11482
2018 1327 16104
2019 1903 26463
2020 1810 38496
2021 1857 51133
2022 2419 63707
2023 2731 75326
2024 2252 87428
2025 1554 85200

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 54 92 213
Materials Science 63 120 358
Applied/Engineering Physics 84 151 492
Quantum and Particle physics 82 155 531
Condensed Matter Physics 91 176 535
Optical Engineering 97 194 637
Biophysics 66 175 665
Acoustical Engineering 126 276 903
Nuclear Physics 111 284 907
Astrobiology 102 254 930
Astrophysics and Astronomy 127 312 1084
Atomic and Molecular physics 139 373 1137
Theoretical Physics 216 640 1778

Chemistry rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 89th for Chemistry in China and 605th in the World with 25,193 publications made and 515,210 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#89 of 547 In China
#181 of 2,785 In Asia
#605 of 6,561 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 3 6
1994 2 4
1995 6 7
1996 3 11
1997 2 10
1998 3 12
1999 3 16
2000 6 27
2001 11 17
2002 37 29
2003 98 39
2004 245 89
2005 375 229
2006 538 501
2007 607 868
2008 662 1532
2009 857 2260
2010 868 3319
2011 902 4723
2012 830 5513
2013 918 6704
2014 737 8236
2015 596 9685
2016 575 10436
2017 832 11999
2018 1285 16656
2019 1867 26926
2020 1832 39177
2021 1860 51718
2022 2433 65122
2023 2675 76899
2024 2241 90498
2025 1529 89442

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 47 75 149
Radiochemistry 44 96 168
Inorganic Chemistry 48 78 201
Physical chemistry 52 85 203
Nanotechnology 54 92 213
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 57 216
Materials Science 63 120 358
Biochemical Engineering 51 109 415
Organic Chemistry 68 128 423
Pharmacy 44 131 431
Environmental Chemistry 84 182 575
Biochemistry 97 226 704
Computational Chemistry 97 208 733
Petrology and Geochemistry 121 322 1049
Nutrition and Food Science 125 409 1056

Biology rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 109th for Biology in China and 823rd in the World with 20,910 publications made and 460,960 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#109 of 553 In China
#255 of 2,838 In Asia
#823 of 6,841 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 3 2
1994 2 4
1995 2 5
1996 3 8
1997 2 10
1998 3 12
1999 2 13
2000 4 25
2001 7 14
2002 24 23
2003 74 36
2004 158 79
2005 266 190
2006 398 433
2007 474 791
2008 527 1404
2009 665 2105
2010 707 3060
2011 676 4341
2012 654 5075
2013 706 6197
2014 631 7622
2015 515 8971
2016 462 9634
2017 694 10870
2018 1116 15328
2019 1625 24677
2020 1593 35842
2021 1636 47289
2022 2060 58699
2023 2286 69669
2024 1836 76324
2025 1308 73688

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 54 92 213
Biophysics 66 175 665
Biochemistry 97 226 704
Molecular Biology 89 254 778
Astrobiology 102 254 930
Agricultural Science 129 359 990
Nutrition and Food Science 125 409 1056
Genetics 159 415 1144
Evolutionary Biology 166 340 1199
Paleontology 146 378 1201
Horticulture 128 492 1230
Pharmacology 158 527 1256
Botany 151 451 1270
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 182 470 1292
Biotechnology 160 517 1331
Zoology 156 467 1505
Oncology and Cancer research 196 625 1512
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 171 548 1603
Microbiology 185 674 1635
Forestry 138 550 1664
Immunology 207 689 1748
Animal Science 189 784 2157
Neuroscience 248 871 2378
Virology 264 1183 2917

Environmental Science rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 122nd for Environmental Science in China and 952nd in the World with 13,780 publications made and 248,857 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#122 of 553 In China
#282 of 2,841 In Asia
#952 of 6,888 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 3
1994 2 3
1995 5 3
1996 2 6
1997 1 9
1998 0 6
1999 2 12
2000 2 15
2001 8 9
2002 22 23
2003 47 20
2004 114 38
2005 183 102
2006 312 261
2007 402 454
2008 405 776
2009 560 1159
2010 568 1676
2011 557 2303
2012 476 2567
2013 556 3274
2014 454 3987
2015 338 4614
2016 315 5004
2017 430 5645
2018 585 7944
2019 933 12318
2020 934 18279
2021 957 24821
2022 1297 31634
2023 1489 38630
2024 1160 43152
2025 793 42307

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Management 68 124 412
Environmental Engineering 82 174 511
Environmental Chemistry 84 182 575
Geotechnical Engineering 104 204 610
Oceanography 97 204 708
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 97 230 766
Earth science and Geophysics 112 240 790
Mining Engineering 143 325 868
Ecology 120 288 979
Agricultural Science 129 359 990
Geology 123 297 990
Petrology and Geochemistry 121 322 1049
Geography and Cartography 129 310 1122
Urban and Regional planning 154 292 1181
Paleontology 146 378 1201
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 171 548 1603
Forestry 138 550 1664

Computer Science rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 143rd for Computer Science in China and 1155th in the World with 9,386 publications made and 115,196 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#143 of 563 In China
#367 of 2,842 In Asia
#1155 of 6,855 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 2
1999 1 2
2000 2 5
2001 1 2
2002 7 4
2003 39 5
2004 60 5
2005 135 21
2006 232 64
2007 295 95
2008 337 215
2009 421 404
2010 398 603
2011 327 795
2012 305 957
2013 343 1117
2014 284 1455
2015 232 1756
2016 229 2080
2017 343 2474
2018 380 4008
2019 576 6912
2020 548 10003
2021 598 13843
2022 800 16632
2023 1009 20441
2024 913 23463
2025 682 23111

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 109 285 768
Software Engineering 70 160 775
Computer Engineering 103 274 779
Telecommunications 113 265 795
Computer Vision 124 274 830
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 121 266 872
Animation 171 350 926
Cognitive Science 125 272 932
Machine Learning 135 325 951
Web Design and Development 152 349 994
Computer Networking 147 367 1064
Computational Linguistics 135 405 1106
Blockchain and Cryptography 167 469 1173
Computer Graphics 157 400 1234
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 182 470 1292
Cyber Security 161 481 1336
Human-Computer Interaction 184 575 1637
Multimedia 176 608 1752
Data Science 190 632 1833
Library and Information science 137 568 2121
Management Information Systems 233 712 2136
Neuroscience 248 871 2378

Mathematics rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 124th for Mathematics in China and 1008th in the World with 5,136 publications made and 87,192 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#124 of 550 In China
#292 of 2,725 In Asia
#1008 of 6,434 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1995 2 3
1996 1 6
1997 0 2
1998 1 2
1999 2 7
2000 2 6
2001 3 4
2002 5 10
2003 13 8
2004 33 5
2005 72 15
2006 123 37
2007 146 95
2008 200 196
2009 281 387
2010 254 693
2011 221 899
2012 207 1138
2013 218 1450
2014 167 1609
2015 148 1774
2016 140 1811
2017 198 2206
2018 237 3124
2019 357 5036
2020 339 6554
2021 361 8650
2022 377 9882
2023 476 11477
2024 351 9628
2025 241 7864

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 116 258 925
Applied Mathematics 157 343 1069
Blockchain and Cryptography 167 469 1173
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 142 349 1243
Math Teachers 94 349 1315
Operations Research 207 573 1435

Business rankings

The Qingdao University of Science and Technology ranked 142nd for Business in China and 1285th in the World with 3,776 publications made and 44,038 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#142 of 557 In China
#357 of 2,654 In Asia
#1285 of 6,366 In the World

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2000 1 1
2001 2 0
2002 4 0
2003 17 1
2004 39 0
2005 67 8
2006 114 11
2007 135 16
2008 161 55
2009 200 125
2010 204 189
2011 170 246
2012 141 254
2013 141 321
2014 106 493
2015 103 508
2016 106 632
2017 125 866
2018 162 1385
2019 234 2605
2020 203 3710
2021 207 5124
2022 299 5833
2023 347 7341
2024 296 7102
2025 230 6289

The following table provides academic rankings for The Qingdao University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 102 247 908
Construction Management 129 309 974
Supply Chain Management 167 407 1020
Engineering Management 248 429 1365
Operations Research 207 573 1435
Finance 170 475 1557
International Trade 184 467 1719
International Business 166 457 1735
Marketing 179 618 1835
Project Management 206 656 2053
Management Information Systems 233 712 2136
Accounting 219 797 2338
Advertising 305 1119 2934

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 137 276 857
Painting and Drawing 172 301 966
Sculpture 172 301 966
Illustration and Concept Art 181 307 968
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 176 331 1036
Archaeology 152 307 1104
Fashion Design 135 315 1186
History 152 323 1227
Linguistics 155 399 1284
Radiation Therapy 171 548 1329
Education Majors 126 389 1502
Art & Design 167 425 1505
Economics 164 452 1572
Literature 173 424 1598
Development Studies 175 484 1658
Psychology 174 568 1670
Psychiatry 165 565 1691
Medicine 185 611 1702
Pathology 202 677 1793
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 168 503 1832
Law 201 545 1851
Classics and Ancient History 161 488 1856
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 200 780 1886
Philosophy 159 513 1914
Anatomy and Physiology 217 737 1957
Social Psychology 185 621 2004
Dentistry 176 745 2035
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 224 823 2128
Art History 210 468 2176
Aesthetics 249 707 2181
Political Science 202 600 2190
Physical Therapy 217 833 2302
Surgery 219 888 2394
Sociology 224 762 2504
Sports Medicine 228 974 2563
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 212 800 2617
Anesthesiology 245 1065 2681
Clinical Psychology 235 996 2832
Anthropology 224 901 2846
Cardiology 271 1158 2857
Nursing 209 1017 2932
Health Science 255 1007 3076
Public Health 296 1220 3177
Demography 293 1214 3181
Communications and Public Relations 335 1107 3260
Child Psychology 301 1303 3474