South China Agricultural University: Rankings

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South China Agricultural University ranked 85th in China, 914th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 131 research topics. South China Agricultural University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 39,598 academic publications and 708,011 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#914 of 14,131 In the World
#199 of 5,830 In Asia
#85 of 960 In China
#5 of 24 In Guangzhou
#33 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#37 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#73 of 4,407 For Agricultural Science
#4615 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1176 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 128 other topics

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Biology rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 59th for Biology in China and 481st in the World with 32,888 publications made and 641,559 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#59 of 553 In China
#121 of 2,834 In Asia
#481 of 6,833 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 7 83
1993 9 113
1994 9 141
1995 17 192
1996 12 191
1997 15 215
1998 12 229
1999 25 222
2000 45 212
2001 58 216
2002 77 232
2003 125 329
2004 238 433
2005 311 592
2006 475 874
2007 637 1318
2008 779 1802
2009 952 2511
2010 1077 3549
2011 1256 4934
2012 1315 6658
2013 1314 8919
2014 1276 10823
2015 1073 12994
2016 1077 16313
2017 1340 20905
2018 1661 27287
2019 2039 38284
2020 2540 54879
2021 2588 74320
2022 3756 94992
2023 3534 105396
2024 3003 120038

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 6 9 37
Agricultural Science 6 11 73
Toxicology 7 13 97
Nutrition and Food Science 11 25 97
Entomology 7 12 129
Animal Science 8 22 147
Botany 12 24 151
Microbiology 12 25 168
Zoology 8 26 274
Virology 22 46 275
Forestry 15 62 318
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 63 354
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 74 397
Genetics 43 94 417
Biochemistry 53 99 418
Molecular Biology 51 121 439
Paleontology 47 89 445
Biotechnology 49 116 464
Immunology 52 143 501
Evolutionary Biology 53 92 543
Nanotechnology 116 243 614
Pharmacology 95 282 786
Biophysics 97 259 875
Oncology and Cancer research 126 355 948
Astrobiology 111 294 1034
Neuroscience 138 448 1422

Chemistry rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 72nd for Chemistry in China and 496th in the World with 28,813 publications made and 599,269 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#72 of 546 In China
#136 of 2,781 In Asia
#496 of 6,545 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 5 76
1993 6 109
1994 5 130
1995 10 182
1996 8 170
1997 10 199
1998 9 215
1999 19 214
2000 30 196
2001 38 193
2002 57 209
2003 102 293
2004 175 391
2005 251 525
2006 364 731
2007 533 1182
2008 640 1616
2009 775 2256
2010 884 3219
2011 1065 4495
2012 1115 5924
2013 1122 7931
2014 1095 9802
2015 937 11963
2016 969 15155
2017 1219 19483
2018 1487 25855
2019 1862 36026
2020 2326 50747
2021 2320 69122
2022 3397 89017
2023 3122 98222
2024 2664 111587

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 11 25 97
Environmental Chemistry 59 120 403
Biochemistry 53 99 418
Radiochemistry 89 224 425
Chemical Engineering 108 205 492
Organic Chemistry 79 169 546
Biochemical Engineering 66 152 572
Nanotechnology 116 243 614
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 78 208 687
Materials Science 115 244 714
Physical chemistry 132 274 722
Inorganic Chemistry 135 285 746
Pharmacy 125 408 1077
Computational Chemistry 188 530 1355
Petrology and Geochemistry 195 581 1633

Environmental Science rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 60th for Environmental Science in China and 480th in the World with 24,379 publications made and 446,162 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#60 of 553 In China
#106 of 2,838 In Asia
#480 of 6,876 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 5 28
1993 7 47
1994 8 52
1995 13 78
1996 9 84
1997 12 87
1998 8 99
1999 18 111
2000 40 94
2001 60 109
2002 65 128
2003 110 199
2004 192 296
2005 268 386
2006 417 581
2007 563 897
2008 651 1307
2009 743 1810
2010 884 2508
2011 1029 3539
2012 1025 4600
2013 1038 6128
2014 996 7202
2015 819 8490
2016 755 10861
2017 921 13731
2018 1206 17983
2019 1456 25525
2020 1781 37349
2021 1908 51914
2022 2552 66350
2023 2534 75458
2024 2125 85062

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 6 11 73
Forestry 15 62 318
Ecology 43 73 353
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 63 354
Environmental Chemistry 59 120 403
Paleontology 47 89 445
Geology 64 122 525
Environmental Engineering 86 191 572
Environmental Management 87 182 603
Oceanography 95 205 722
Urban and Regional planning 87 148 747
Geography and Cartography 89 176 776
Mining Engineering 127 291 810
Geotechnical Engineering 127 287 815
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 109 276 886
Earth science and Geophysics 141 327 991
Hydrology and Water resources management 143 421 1007
Petrology and Geochemistry 195 581 1633

Engineering rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 115th for Engineering in China and 773rd in the World with 17,143 publications made and 341,182 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#115 of 560 In China
#245 of 2,835 In Asia
#773 of 6,782 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 25
1993 2 29
1994 2 41
1995 7 50
1996 7 55
1997 4 54
1998 4 56
1999 8 64
2000 19 50
2001 32 58
2002 40 86
2003 62 127
2004 126 148
2005 172 224
2006 301 315
2007 412 525
2008 452 794
2009 544 1125
2010 634 1592
2011 763 2257
2012 687 3046
2013 719 3957
2014 674 5112
2015 547 6223
2016 528 7921
2017 701 10904
2018 854 14808
2019 992 21200
2020 1244 29329
2021 1248 41302
2022 1750 53945
2023 1870 62033
2024 1633 72260

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 6 10 33
Landscape Architecture 47 67 279
Firefighting and Fire Science 95 164 431
Biotechnology 49 116 464
Aviation 52 105 475
Chemical Engineering 108 205 492
Remote Sensing 76 129 539
Environmental Engineering 86 191 572
Biochemical Engineering 66 152 572
Robotics 84 213 601
Nanotechnology 116 243 614
Applied/Engineering Physics 99 202 628
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 78 208 687
Metallurgical Engineering 117 247 702
Materials Science 115 244 714
Mining Engineering 127 291 810
Geotechnical Engineering 127 287 815
Marine Engineering 118 305 864
Optical Engineering 130 281 867
Renewable Energy Engineering 105 344 911
Mechanical Engineering 117 300 947
Product and Industrial Design 139 337 967
Transportation Engineering 120 325 1009
Electronic Engineering 138 390 1014
Civil Engineering 141 352 1031
Telecommunications 149 375 1037
Structural Engineering 144 383 1060
Computer Networking 146 370 1076
Technical Drawing 227 472 1089
Engineering Management 168 305 1090
Acoustical Engineering 155 379 1126
Electrical Engineering 163 444 1152
Aerospace Engineering 140 380 1163
Architectural Engineering 162 443 1202
Computer Engineering 170 506 1248
Automotive Engineering 159 510 1279
Biomedical Engineering 153 497 1289
Architecture 154 420 1292
Reliability and Quality Engineering 191 513 1322
Human-Computer Interaction 140 425 1352
Systems Engineering 168 467 1448
Operations Research 209 588 1456
Automation and Control engineering 233 647 1484

Medicine rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 75th for Medicine in China and 825th in the World with 15,182 publications made and 255,189 citations received. Main research topics: Immunology, Pathology, Virology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#75 of 545 In China
#242 of 2,809 In Asia
#825 of 6,775 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 57
1993 6 74
1994 3 99
1995 4 144
1996 5 144
1997 7 133
1998 4 133
1999 6 106
2000 15 103
2001 21 97
2002 38 89
2003 61 121
2004 105 190
2005 131 248
2006 246 411
2007 301 554
2008 366 831
2009 456 1167
2010 519 1647
2011 583 2330
2012 621 3116
2013 586 4079
2014 567 4968
2015 482 5860
2016 457 7044
2017 607 8977
2018 734 11120
2019 911 15463
2020 1174 24075
2021 1219 31547
2022 1880 39916
2023 1637 43057
2024 1325 45235

The following table provides academic rankings for South China Agricultural University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 7 13 97
Veterinary 4 19 142
Virology 22 46 275
Immunology 52 143 501
Respiratory Therapy 36 147 583
Urology 53 203 619
Forensic Science 42 163 638
Public Health 36 114 640
Anatomy and Physiology 64 228 771
Pharmacology 95 282 786
Social Work 29 66 806
Pathology 85 281 884
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 86 344 910
Oncology and Cancer research 126 355 948
Physical Therapy 79 273 1049
Epidemiology 68 308 1057
Pharmacy 125 408 1077
Dermatology 79 421 1169
Dentistry 83 397 1222
Biomedical Engineering 153 497 1289
Family medicine 63 378 1339
Radiation Therapy 186 609 1458
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 58 418 1472
Health Science 110 469 1705
Gerontology 89 408 1716
Psychiatry 174 611 1804
Orthodontics 145 639 1876
Surgery 165 674 1889
Cardiology 172 707 1921
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 211 791 2084
Nursing 136 651 2133
Anesthesiology 186 803 2157
Sports Medicine 205 915 2467
Clinical Psychology 188 850 2578
Healthcare Management (MHA) 172 1012 2854

Physics rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 129th for Physics in China and 870th in the World with 14,302 publications made and 289,912 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#129 of 558 In China
#279 of 2,817 In Asia
#870 of 6,713 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 25
1993 3 33
1994 3 33
1995 6 57
1996 9 58
1997 3 51
1998 5 58
1999 7 62
2000 20 45
2001 35 53
2002 32 82
2003 56 121
2004 106 143
2005 156 190
2006 248 258
2007 338 414
2008 363 662
2009 468 886
2010 520 1367
2011 634 1908
2012 605 2454
2013 613 3140
2014 577 4128
2015 466 5133
2016 453 6568
2017 601 9034
2018 716 12354
2019 846 17631
2020 1025 23500
2021 1030 32344
2022 1478 42590
2023 1510 48786
2024 1292 57729

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 116 243 614
Applied/Engineering Physics 99 202 628
Materials Science 115 244 714
Optical Engineering 130 281 867
Biophysics 97 259 875
Condensed Matter Physics 149 334 893
Quantum and Particle physics 143 310 945
Astrobiology 111 294 1034
Nuclear Physics 133 365 1073
Acoustical Engineering 155 379 1126
Astrophysics and Astronomy 137 362 1216
Atomic and Molecular physics 180 522 1434
Theoretical Physics 189 555 1628

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 102nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 1249th in the World with 11,565 publications made and 151,767 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#102 of 562 In China
#275 of 2,864 In Asia
#1249 of 7,081 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 13
1993 1 28
1994 6 31
1995 7 29
1996 4 31
1997 11 32
1998 2 30
1999 6 28
2000 18 27
2001 33 36
2002 31 42
2003 72 84
2004 111 112
2005 165 187
2006 277 244
2007 347 380
2008 395 586
2009 465 783
2010 528 1180
2011 579 1548
2012 530 1929
2013 515 2502
2014 480 2926
2015 356 3264
2016 314 3818
2017 421 4959
2018 509 6518
2019 615 9054
2020 733 14072
2021 792 19452
2022 1079 24900
2023 1137 29011
2024 963 33041

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 37 110 623
Forensic Science 42 163 638
Archaeology 82 141 655
Urban and Regional planning 87 148 747
History 82 152 763
Social Work 29 66 806
Sociology 74 211 1091
Law 115 259 1148
Aesthetics 123 287 1189
Classics and Ancient History 80 234 1227
Linguistics 144 377 1249
Political Science 116 292 1374
Journalism and Digital Media 121 466 1446
Anthropology 89 328 1493
Public Policy / Administration 115 305 1559
Education Majors 138 434 1636
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 105 404 1654
Philosophy 129 412 1676
Art History 154 373 2004
Communications and Public Relations 162 562 2081
Library and Information science 164 665 2375

Computer Science rankings

South China Agricultural University ranked 115th for Computer Science in China and 962nd in the World with 10,749 publications made and 166,285 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#115 of 563 In China
#278 of 2,840 In Asia
#962 of 6,845 In the World

South China Agricultural University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 19
1993 3 18
1994 1 36
1995 3 39
1996 4 37
1997 2 42
1998 1 44
1999 5 43
2000 4 28
2001 13 39
2002 14 34
2003 29 66
2004 69 67
2005 111 101
2006 195 138
2007 272 278
2008 289 432
2009 365 565
2010 426 853
2011 477 1147
2012 379 1476
2013 393 1945
2014 366 2460
2015 315 3088
2016 335 3813
2017 381 5089
2018 492 6738
2019 579 10230
2020 749 15430
2021 747 20854
2022 1309 27368
2023 1267 31445
2024 1080 36940

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 74 397
Robotics 84 213 601
UX/UI Desgin 59 152 647
Blockchain and Cryptography 109 262 749
Computer Vision 119 264 819
Data Science 66 171 826
Cyber Security 97 257 843
Cognitive Science 110 236 850
Software Engineering 86 193 892
Animation 171 353 939
Information Technology 120 295 941
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 130 297 952
Computer Graphics 115 289 961
Database Administration 159 355 971
Machine Learning 141 349 1009
Telecommunications 149 375 1037
Computer Networking 146 370 1076
Computer Engineering 170 506 1248
Computational Linguistics 165 507 1334
Human-Computer Interaction 140 425 1352
Neuroscience 138 448 1422
Multimedia 137 475 1504
Management Information Systems 170 534 1765
Library and Information science 164 665 2375

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for South China Agricultural University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 16 31 165
Interior Design 53 93 323
Singing and Vocal Performance 41 123 639
Marketing 73 194 841
Fashion Design 85 192 887
Photography 74 206 899
Real Estate 133 284 926
Supply Chain Management 153 365 943
Tax Law 101 230 959
Statistics 128 297 1035
Art & Design 104 238 1057
Mathematics 138 323 1087
Hospitality and Hotel Management 151 395 1124
Environmental Economics 175 410 1200
Literature 121 277 1220
Business 138 345 1264
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 144 364 1284
Development Studies 137 359 1358
Economics 138 351 1359
Finance 155 411 1426
Investment Banking and Stock trading 136 489 1447
International Economics 136 371 1501
International Trade 151 373 1517
Psychology 148 482 1517
Advertising 110 459 1566
Creative Writing 135 368 1595
Math Teachers 127 454 1606
International Business 155 423 1659
Applied Mathematics 250 657 1682
Management 215 633 1773
Accounting 168 608 1965
Social Psychology 182 631 2040
Project Management 237 726 2177
Child Psychology 168 748 2354