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The Renmin University of China ranked 39th in China, 497th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 159 research topics. The Renmin University of China ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 32,850 academic publications and 334,932 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 46 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#497 of 14,131 In the World
#79 of 5,830 In Asia
#39 of 960 In China
#8 of 59 In Beijing
#79 of 1,007 For Agricultural Economics
#86 of 1,052 For Real Estate
#99 of 1,716 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#630 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#234 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 156 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 605th in the World with 23,927 publications made and 181,101 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#43 of 561 In China
#78 of 2,845 In Asia
#605 of 7,020 In the World

Renmin University of China
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 4 5
1992 3 1
1993 6 5
1994 6 4
1995 5 7
1996 10 8
1997 9 17
1998 8 12
1999 11 13
2000 50 26
2001 87 30
2002 108 26
2003 239 61
2004 519 81
2005 721 110
2006 965 194
2007 1179 287
2008 1283 582
2009 1315 829
2010 1258 1220
2011 1301 1668
2012 1081 2235
2013 1056 3033
2014 984 4180
2015 945 5059
2016 827 6125
2017 749 7512
2018 855 9832
2019 1204 13596
2020 1224 18567
2021 1627 24623
2022 1969 32006
2023 2117 36865

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 5 7 183
Journalism and Digital Media 13 25 190
Radio and Television broadcasting 4 13 191
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 14 207
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 15 27 218
Broadcast Journalism 8 18 244
Law Enforcement 10 13 266
Archaeology 36 49 292
International Law 11 19 299
Communications and Public Relations 10 16 304
Political Economy 6 16 312
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 21 323
Law 21 35 338
Urban and Regional planning 32 51 346
History 34 50 349
Political Science 20 35 418
Aesthetics 36 64 433
Media Studies 6 18 465
Classics and Ancient History 17 50 468
Military science 11 30 469
Social Work 12 23 486
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 45 496
Criminology and Criminal Justice 9 17 510
Linguistics 57 114 576
Sociology 30 67 605
Genealogy 17 50 611
Human Rights Law 10 47 635
Anthropology 22 67 659
Publishing 40 103 679
Demography 49 144 766
Gender Studies 20 51 791
Philosophy 52 121 792
Occupational Safety and Health 31 178 884
Education Majors 71 177 957
Library and Information science 41 163 992
Art History 53 110 1105

Environmental Science rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 100th for Environmental Science in China and 760th in the World with 17,543 publications made and 166,850 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#100 of 552 In China
#206 of 2,811 In Asia
#760 of 6,798 In the World

Renmin University of China
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 3 2
1992 3 1
1993 5 2
1994 4 1
1995 4 5
1996 8 4
1997 6 12
1998 10 10
1999 6 7
2000 31 16
2001 59 18
2002 68 16
2003 139 48
2004 316 58
2005 458 79
2006 640 152
2007 788 247
2008 878 466
2009 911 754
2010 891 1123
2011 911 1547
2012 805 2069
2013 837 2823
2014 795 3861
2015 759 4741
2016 721 5902
2017 605 7418
2018 698 9603
2019 888 12941
2020 913 17304
2021 1215 21906
2022 1457 28721
2023 1540 32093

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 32 51 346
Hydrology and Water resources management 49 117 378
Environmental Engineering 76 167 513
Geography and Cartography 59 110 517
Environmental Management 100 220 706
Ecology 101 225 842
Agricultural Science 130 340 991
Oceanography 142 362 1151
Forestry 95 355 1181
Petrology and Geochemistry 143 397 1233
Geology 159 415 1296
Paleontology 166 436 1353
Geotechnical Engineering 200 536 1371
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 186 541 1461
Environmental Chemistry 226 658 1573
Earth science and Geophysics 259 706 1800
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 195 657 1891

Computer Science rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 89th for Computer Science in China and 788th in the World with 15,071 publications made and 133,067 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#89 of 561 In China
#196 of 2,809 In Asia
#788 of 6,752 In the World

Renmin University of China
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 2 3
1992 1 0
1993 3 2
1994 3 1
1995 1 8
1996 5 11
1997 6 12
1998 6 6
1999 9 10
2000 30 16
2001 42 21
2002 51 26
2003 104 44
2004 221 75
2005 302 88
2006 459 176
2007 599 259
2008 663 505
2009 758 834
2010 718 1157
2011 696 1591
2012 649 2057
2013 636 2571
2014 652 3459
2015 631 4178
2016 557 5057
2017 522 6078
2018 622 7808
2019 842 10832
2020 953 14287
2021 1213 19604
2022 1413 24593
2023 1567 28734

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 17 23 111
Web Design and Development 44 70 290
Information Technology 23 57 333
Management Information Systems 23 54 394
UX/UI Desgin 33 79 449
Computational Linguistics 48 103 462
Data Science 38 72 528
Machine Learning 82 153 552
Cyber Security 78 167 639
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 84 181 688
Blockchain and Cryptography 101 240 721
Multimedia 53 157 752
Computer Networking 95 231 771
Human-Computer Interaction 75 185 818
Computer Engineering 116 305 858
Cognitive Science 111 246 898
Software Engineering 85 196 908
Animation 169 347 946
Library and Information science 41 163 992
Computer Vision 150 357 1048
Computer Graphics 130 334 1086
Telecommunications 159 410 1130
Neuroscience 102 342 1181
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 199 558 1516

Engineering rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 140th for Engineering in China and 959th in the World with 13,893 publications made and 192,824 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#140 of 560 In China
#322 of 2,809 In Asia
#959 of 6,684 In the World

Renmin University of China
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 5
1992 2 1
1993 0 3
1994 2 2
1995 3 11
1996 7 6
1997 2 11
1998 7 12
1999 8 8
2000 20 15
2001 35 25
2002 41 22
2003 73 38
2004 157 73
2005 243 84
2006 361 153
2007 496 286
2008 582 682
2009 577 1177
2010 584 1816
2011 614 2827
2012 614 3552
2013 575 4296
2014 634 5431
2015 654 6575
2016 666 8402
2017 593 10458
2018 710 13146
2019 803 16926
2020 853 21211
2021 1088 26955
2022 1306 32622
2023 1449 36255

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Engineering.

Business rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 47th for Business in China and 413th in the World with 12,959 publications made and 105,188 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#47 of 556 In China
#78 of 2,579 In Asia
#413 of 6,187 In the World

Renmin University of China
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 3 3
1992 1 1
1993 1 1
1994 1 3
1995 2 9
1996 5 9
1997 4 13
1998 7 11
1999 6 10
2000 21 13
2001 44 26
2002 51 27
2003 126 37
2004 237 69
2005 316 60
2006 460 104
2007 601 169
2008 650 331
2009 720 544
2010 671 787
2011 715 1166
2012 639 1517
2013 617 2019
2014 556 2614
2015 544 3074
2016 462 3699
2017 411 4351
2018 477 5680
2019 616 7736
2020 661 10074
2021 906 13703
2022 1109 17726
2023 1195 20699

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Real Estate 8 14 86
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 14 99
Tax Law 4 7 100
Actuarial Science 10 15 158
Public Policy / Administration 5 7 183
International Business 10 15 218
International Trade 10 15 219
Supply Chain Management 42 80 234
Finance 20 34 244
Accounting 12 24 245
Risk Management 22 33 250
Human Resource Management 13 31 316
Entertainment Industry Business 12 30 322
Management Information Systems 23 54 394
Entrepreneurship 13 29 416
Advertising 21 62 472
Marketing 41 83 488
Hospitality and Hotel Management 56 122 511
Management 71 136 579
Project Management 37 97 631
Operations Research 87 220 700
Construction Management 84 206 754
Engineering Management 103 173 759
Occupational Safety and Health 31 178 884

Physics rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 133rd for Physics in China and 927th in the World with 12,628 publications made and 178,164 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#133 of 556 In China
#293 of 2,786 In Asia
#927 of 6,603 In the World

Renmin University of China
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 3 1
1992 2 0
1993 2 1
1994 2 0
1995 2 4
1996 5 4
1997 0 4
1998 4 8
1999 7 8
2000 18 9
2001 27 24
2002 37 15
2003 74 29
2004 171 39
2005 238 57
2006 360 124
2007 471 271
2008 510 661
2009 495 1156
2010 531 1739
2011 565 2697
2012 531 3375
2013 532 4096
2014 545 4945
2015 591 6111
2016 631 7836
2017 576 9853
2018 656 12256
2019 731 15513
2020 740 19211
2021 987 24130
2022 1144 28712
2023 1307 31973

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 69 137 459
Theoretical Physics 82 208 813
Atomic and Molecular physics 91 234 850
Acoustical Engineering 111 255 868
Nanotechnology 162 362 878
Quantum and Particle physics 126 273 879
Nuclear Physics 112 302 951
Astrophysics and Astronomy 112 272 1011
Optical Engineering 151 355 1032
Materials Science 168 409 1078
Applied/Engineering Physics 185 424 1119
Biophysics 145 426 1251

Economics rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 20th for Economics in China and 301st in the World with 12,475 publications made and 97,772 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#20 of 542 In China
#32 of 2,461 In Asia
#301 of 5,995 In the World

Renmin University of China
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 4
1992 2 1
1993 0 3
1994 1 5
1995 2 6
1996 1 4
1997 7 14
1998 2 10
1999 5 14
2000 21 16
2001 42 19
2002 56 22
2003 109 27
2004 249 55
2005 355 57
2006 453 73
2007 538 132
2008 630 276
2009 654 431
2010 633 587
2011 684 917
2012 616 1144
2013 612 1637
2014 543 2213
2015 514 2572
2016 418 3174
2017 418 3849
2018 482 5099
2019 601 6699
2020 598 8819
2021 831 11940
2022 1127 16149
2023 1125 18769

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 8 10 79
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 14 99
Actuarial Science 10 15 158
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 14 207
International Trade 10 15 219
Finance 20 34 244
Environmental Economics 40 77 299
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 46 303
Political Economy 6 16 312
International Economics 12 23 320
Development Studies 34 61 437

Biology rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 166th for Biology in China and 1236th in the World with 11,327 publications made and 164,786 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#166 of 551 In China
#431 of 2,814 In Asia
#1236 of 6,770 In the World

Renmin University of China
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 3
1992 1 0
1993 4 4
1994 2 0
1995 1 3
1996 3 4
1997 4 5
1998 6 5
1999 4 7
2000 19 12
2001 26 14
2002 27 9
2003 58 32
2004 118 45
2005 195 74
2006 270 108
2007 377 237
2008 413 531
2009 477 908
2010 452 1305
2011 489 1855
2012 451 2430
2013 531 3257
2014 503 4224
2015 530 5431
2016 515 6814
2017 508 8820
2018 606 11118
2019 687 14686
2020 755 18862
2021 940 23620
2022 1101 28613
2023 1133 31755

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 86 149 707
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 25 90 751
Nanotechnology 162 362 878
Agricultural Science 130 340 991
Forestry 95 355 1181
Neuroscience 102 342 1181
Biophysics 145 426 1251
Biochemistry 194 495 1281
Paleontology 166 436 1353
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 199 558 1516
Genetics 215 626 1611
Virology 154 576 1629
Nutrition and Food Science 209 701 1655
Botany 205 634 1684
Biotechnology 205 717 1747
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 195 657 1891
Molecular Biology 266 788 1925
Horticulture 235 837 2005
Oncology and Cancer research 244 844 2026
Pharmacology 244 875 2036
Immunology 248 895 2251
Microbiology 252 988 2302
Zoology 261 875 2486

Mathematics rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 81st for Mathematics in China and 656th in the World with 10,609 publications made and 100,964 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#81 of 550 In China
#155 of 2,673 In Asia
#656 of 6,305 In the World

Renmin University of China
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 8
1992 1 1
1993 3 2
1994 1 4
1995 2 9
1996 4 8
1997 3 17
1998 6 11
1999 4 13
2000 17 21
2001 18 34
2002 29 32
2003 56 42
2004 125 84
2005 167 73
2006 272 99
2007 341 199
2008 428 332
2009 453 532
2010 465 792
2011 473 1026
2012 449 1252
2013 486 1855
2014 492 2393
2015 448 2885
2016 435 3601
2017 393 4368
2018 459 5513
2019 608 7662
2020 700 10156
2021 916 13788
2022 1065 17363
2023 1169 19740

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 10 15 158
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 46 303
Statistics 81 160 671
Operations Research 87 220 700
Blockchain and Cryptography 101 240 721
Applied Mathematics 121 250 853
Math Teachers 64 212 1008

Chemistry rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 191st for Chemistry in China and 1267th in the World with 8,220 publications made and 157,232 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#191 of 546 In China
#485 of 2,750 In Asia
#1267 of 6,447 In the World

Renmin University of China
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 3
1992 2 0
1993 2 2
1994 2 0
1995 1 2
1996 3 5
1997 0 2
1998 3 4
1999 3 1
2000 6 5
2001 12 13
2002 20 4
2003 33 23
2004 60 20
2005 98 44
2006 133 91
2007 237 215
2008 248 544
2009 259 1028
2010 275 1588
2011 340 2419
2012 312 3073
2013 365 3673
2014 381 4462
2015 418 5540
2016 486 7050
2017 451 8945
2018 514 10999
2019 530 14101
2020 570 17630
2021 664 21753
2022 821 25634
2023 881 28242

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 78 242 706
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 87 232 774
Computational Chemistry 110 250 849
Nanotechnology 162 362 878
Chemical Engineering 172 376 901
Inorganic Chemistry 173 402 1001
Physical chemistry 189 441 1065
Materials Science 168 409 1078
Organic Chemistry 178 449 1165
Petrology and Geochemistry 143 397 1233
Biochemistry 194 495 1281
Radiochemistry 251 799 1571
Environmental Chemistry 226 658 1573
Nutrition and Food Science 209 701 1655

Psychology rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 82nd for Psychology in China and 916th in the World with 7,543 publications made and 71,024 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#82 of 549 In China
#229 of 2,703 In Asia
#916 of 6,528 In the World

Renmin University of China
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 3 1
1997 4 1
1998 4 0
1999 1 3
2000 11 10
2001 17 9
2002 20 7
2003 40 10
2004 117 20
2005 151 38
2006 193 44
2007 261 72
2008 261 131
2009 358 254
2010 337 376
2011 291 542
2012 275 723
2013 302 1047
2014 315 1416
2015 322 1879
2016 285 2393
2017 262 2924
2018 297 3920
2019 484 5801
2020 531 8135
2021 676 11254
2022 801 14607
2023 846 16599

The following table provides academic rankings for The Renmin University of China in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 10 30 244
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 21 323
Social Work 12 23 486
Social Psychology 30 58 495
Child Psychology 31 86 696
Clinical Psychology 41 130 831
Sexology 18 73 878
Cognitive Science 111 246 898
Education Majors 71 177 957
Neuroscience 102 342 1181
Psychiatry 112 396 1326

Art & Design rankings

The Renmin University of China ranked 42nd for Art & Design in China and 514th in the World with 5,162 publications made and 26,965 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

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
#42 of 550 In China
#80 of 2,302 In Asia
#514 of 5,720 In the World

Renmin University of China
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 1
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 1 1
1996 1 4
1997 0 3
1998 4 0
1999 3 5
2000 12 3
2001 19 9
2002 17 0
2003 46 6
2004 136 7
2005 203 14
2006 257 32
2007 347 35
2008 333 79
2009 361 109
2010 351 179
2011 323 221
2012 253 327
2013 200 395
2014 206 622
2015 200 735
2016 152 955
2017 120 1146
2018 127 1503
2019 236 2107
2020 205 2704
2021 274 3588
2022 351 4977
2023 383 5568

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 30 50 311
Sculpture 30 50 311
Entertainment Industry Business 12 30 322
Illustration and Concept Art 33 54 330
Aesthetics 36 64 433
UX/UI Desgin 33 79 449
Singing and Vocal Performance 24 68 467
Fashion Design 46 90 501
Music 30 70 503
Creative Writing 22 37 582
Literature 44 80 614
Multimedia 53 157 752
Architecture 77 200 830
Landscape Architecture 212 330 938
Performing arts 83 166 941
Animation 169 347 946
Photography 86 232 1012
Computer Graphics 130 334 1086
Art History 53 110 1105

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Renmin University of China

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Gerontology 29 116 815
Public Health 56 176 875
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 165 966
Optometry 65 300 993
Epidemiology 72 333 1122
Nursing 51 226 1152
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 62 286 1193
Health Science 88 308 1315
Medicine 134 454 1363
Pathology 152 492 1387
Ophthalmology 114 499 1428
Sports Medicine 91 411 1489
Audiology 116 491 1521
Family medicine 91 467 1622
Physical Therapy 137 511 1666
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 166 606 1710
Pediatrics 90 548 1726
Orthodontics 149 611 1817
Critical Care Nursing 126 623 1892
Surgery 171 682 1943
Cardiology 178 721 1963
Dentistry 184 719 1989
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 224 882 2088
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 92 616 2090
Anesthesiology 198 835 2258
Anatomy and Physiology 252 901 2371