Southwest Jiaotong University: Rankings

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Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 56th in China, 681st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. Southwest Jiaotong University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 65,510 academic publications and 808,676 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#681 of 14,131 In the World
#124 of 5,830 In Asia
#56 of 960 In China
#3 of 21 In Chengdu
#13 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#15 of 1,845 For Transportation Engineering
#15 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#3913 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#840 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 46th for Engineering in China and 256th in the World with 54,908 publications made and 697,637 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#46 of 560 In China
#78 of 2,835 In Asia
#256 of 6,782 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 25 29
1993 22 29
1994 34 30
1995 26 34
1996 40 47
1997 57 51
1998 48 74
1999 52 89
2000 99 142
2001 127 172
2002 210 283
2003 312 400
2004 602 671
2005 875 982
2006 1166 1342
2007 1556 1897
2008 1574 2255
2009 2062 3154
2010 2254 4192
2011 2419 5421
2012 2167 6872
2013 2476 8496
2014 2206 10857
2015 1891 13224
2016 1829 17250
2017 2040 23144
2018 2609 32270
2019 3235 45719
2020 3472 61045
2021 3923 79676
2022 4933 101667
2023 5694 121065
2024 4554 134291

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automotive Engineering 7 7 13
Technical Drawing 5 8 15
Transportation Engineering 7 7 15
Structural Engineering 14 18 47
Mining Engineering 21 27 54
Firefighting and Fire Science 21 24 59
Civil Engineering 15 20 66
Operations Research 17 26 91
Landscape Architecture 20 26 106
Architectural Engineering 22 32 113
Construction Management 16 26 114
Reliability and Quality Engineering 28 39 118
Marine Engineering 24 40 119
Geotechnical Engineering 31 45 123
Automation and Control engineering 34 49 123
Mechanical Engineering 23 35 126
Industrial Engineering 25 37 136
Electronic Engineering 32 48 139
Acoustical Engineering 28 42 142
Telecommunications 38 54 158
Electrical Engineering 41 65 162
Computer Networking 36 54 170
Computer Engineering 37 68 216
Remote Sensing 42 63 229
Petroleum Engineering 40 79 234
Metallurgical Engineering 50 88 241
Aviation 26 46 243
Aerospace Engineering 39 66 246
Product and Industrial Design 31 50 246
Biomedical Engineering 30 58 248
Nuclear Engineering 40 92 256
Materials Science 54 93 282
Applied/Engineering Physics 49 92 285
Nanotechnology 64 120 304
Renewable Energy Engineering 43 117 316
Chemical Engineering 82 154 344
Optical Engineering 60 102 374
Engineering Management 37 66 398
Human-Computer Interaction 42 85 413
Robotics 69 156 465
Architecture 48 99 477
Systems Engineering 62 123 519
Environmental Engineering 85 190 571
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 90 237 770
Biochemical Engineering 144 400 1133
Biotechnology 144 478 1253

Physics rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 51st for Physics in China and 319th in the World with 46,161 publications made and 625,310 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#51 of 558 In China
#88 of 2,817 In Asia
#319 of 6,713 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 20 27
1993 22 27
1994 31 26
1995 25 32
1996 45 53
1997 59 46
1998 53 70
1999 58 91
2000 92 151
2001 111 166
2002 175 281
2003 251 414
2004 468 675
2005 670 1045
2006 908 1324
2007 1198 1851
2008 1265 2117
2009 1517 2883
2010 1795 3819
2011 1957 4897
2012 1749 6210
2013 1992 7543
2014 1826 9734
2015 1613 11876
2016 1622 15540
2017 1818 20683
2018 2243 28784
2019 2836 40851
2020 2964 54019
2021 3463 69991
2022 4264 89243
2023 4942 105815
2024 3848 114908

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 28 42 142
Materials Science 54 93 282
Applied/Engineering Physics 49 92 285
Nanotechnology 64 120 304
Quantum and Particle physics 51 89 319
Optical Engineering 60 102 374
Condensed Matter Physics 66 130 427
Astrophysics and Astronomy 52 98 495
Atomic and Molecular physics 67 161 659
Nuclear Physics 74 186 676
Biophysics 71 185 706
Astrobiology 72 179 728
Theoretical Physics 95 236 889

Computer Science rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 44th for Computer Science in China and 360th in the World with 35,330 publications made and 411,120 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#44 of 563 In China
#75 of 2,840 In Asia
#360 of 6,845 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 10
1993 11 16
1994 17 13
1995 14 15
1996 19 25
1997 23 21
1998 23 23
1999 33 46
2000 60 84
2001 70 85
2002 151 141
2003 209 236
2004 456 382
2005 632 558
2006 908 867
2007 1151 1151
2008 1158 1344
2009 1522 1981
2010 1582 2551
2011 1554 3268
2012 1442 4249
2013 1673 5222
2014 1387 7097
2015 1252 8239
2016 1191 10616
2017 1251 14370
2018 1568 20034
2019 1935 28504
2020 2049 36956
2021 2368 47289
2022 3019 58942
2023 3589 71384
2024 2817 68725

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Telecommunications 38 54 158
Computer Networking 36 54 170
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 41 58 208
Machine Learning 42 61 212
Computer Engineering 37 68 216
Computer Vision 45 68 233
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 77 260
Cyber Security 41 68 261
Web Design and Development 38 62 270
Animation 53 82 298
Cognitive Science 46 74 376
Computer Graphics 50 95 391
Human-Computer Interaction 42 85 413
Database Administration 52 103 415
UX/UI Desgin 29 76 415
Robotics 69 156 465
Game Design and Development 44 102 515
Computational Linguistics 62 136 532
Software Engineering 47 97 541
Information Technology 57 176 713
Data Science 62 145 736
Management Information Systems 65 155 802
Multimedia 88 287 1057
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 150 380 1126
Neuroscience 129 423 1355
Library and Information science 115 484 1911

Chemistry rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 78th for Chemistry in China and 542nd in the World with 34,385 publications made and 503,131 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#78 of 546 In China
#158 of 2,781 In Asia
#542 of 6,545 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 17 22
1993 13 19
1994 25 21
1995 15 26
1996 30 34
1997 46 36
1998 36 53
1999 39 64
2000 52 86
2001 75 123
2002 125 225
2003 183 310
2004 290 510
2005 453 780
2006 596 1000
2007 810 1431
2008 873 1689
2009 980 2252
2010 1240 3147
2011 1373 3971
2012 1231 4989
2013 1430 5945
2014 1306 7638
2015 1134 9555
2016 1195 12328
2017 1404 16038
2018 1717 22086
2019 2159 31349
2020 2298 42065
2021 2639 56205
2022 3457 72568
2023 3914 85901
2024 3023 97853

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 54 93 282
Nanotechnology 64 120 304
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 71 327
Chemical Engineering 82 154 344
Physical chemistry 82 168 443
Computational Chemistry 63 122 506
Organic Chemistry 87 196 608
Radiochemistry 131 352 689
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 90 237 770
Environmental Chemistry 114 270 790
Inorganic Chemistry 155 335 850
Biochemistry 149 377 1025
Biochemical Engineering 144 400 1133
Pharmacy 192 627 1517
Nutrition and Food Science 243 883 1980

Environmental Science rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 58th for Environmental Science in China and 476th in the World with 32,519 publications made and 401,762 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#58 of 553 In China
#104 of 2,838 In Asia
#476 of 6,876 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 5 12
1993 5 15
1994 12 8
1995 8 9
1996 12 14
1997 26 21
1998 19 27
1999 17 27
2000 38 48
2001 69 51
2002 102 115
2003 160 148
2004 321 269
2005 481 396
2006 596 528
2007 873 765
2008 872 1039
2009 1169 1395
2010 1290 1800
2011 1457 2580
2012 1281 3115
2013 1465 4040
2014 1301 5303
2015 1090 6308
2016 1027 8400
2017 1160 11300
2018 1478 16346
2019 1873 23908
2020 2174 34099
2021 2401 46108
2022 3176 60519
2023 3673 74069
2024 2722 78042

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 21 27 54
Geotechnical Engineering 31 45 123
Earth science and Geophysics 34 48 191
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 43 80 286
Oceanography 46 82 323
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 71 327
Urban and Regional planning 33 53 377
Geography and Cartography 47 75 383
Geology 52 93 429
Hydrology and Water resources management 54 143 431
Environmental Management 72 139 464
Paleontology 58 120 556
Environmental Engineering 85 190 571
Ecology 82 158 641
Environmental Chemistry 114 270 790
Agricultural Science 119 330 930
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 157 527 1561
Forestry 175 722 2058

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 50th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 717th in the World with 24,607 publications made and 261,942 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#50 of 562 In China
#118 of 2,864 In Asia
#717 of 7,081 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 8 12
1993 7 9
1994 5 10
1995 12 16
1996 15 20
1997 14 25
1998 13 16
1999 20 32
2000 58 76
2001 84 61
2002 99 113
2003 141 141
2004 370 249
2005 485 355
2006 618 501
2007 800 614
2008 784 842
2009 1110 1105
2010 1161 1421
2011 1181 2014
2012 1059 2450
2013 1249 3183
2014 1038 4061
2015 934 4926
2016 719 6083
2017 778 8067
2018 984 11263
2019 1211 16003
2020 1438 22540
2021 1609 29676
2022 2074 39238
2023 2486 48310
2024 1911 49231

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 33 53 377
Archaeology 48 73 395
Linguistics 43 81 444
History 48 77 469
Aesthetics 56 101 609
Law 57 113 673
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 74 168 721
Occupational Safety and Health 28 136 732
Philosophy 44 134 780
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 51 126 814
Political Science 57 128 827
Education Majors 66 186 926
Radio and Television broadcasting 108 295 1069
Classics and Ancient History 73 208 1142
Journalism and Digital Media 89 331 1151
Sociology 86 251 1200
Communications and Public Relations 79 259 1245
Public Policy / Administration 92 228 1320
Anthropology 78 283 1371
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 83 308 1399
Demography 127 467 1546
Art History 94 247 1635
Library and Information science 115 484 1911
Gender Studies 100 407 2045

Biology rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 107th for Biology in China and 841st in the World with 24,600 publications made and 376,478 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#107 of 553 In China
#261 of 2,834 In Asia
#841 of 6,833 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 5 11
1993 5 11
1994 11 7
1995 6 10
1996 9 14
1997 23 22
1998 17 24
1999 23 29
2000 34 49
2001 44 60
2002 77 143
2003 137 175
2004 244 350
2005 340 484
2006 419 645
2007 593 937
2008 670 1177
2009 733 1603
2010 821 2194
2011 933 2828
2012 862 3586
2013 962 4375
2014 944 5913
2015 794 7205
2016 812 9220
2017 938 12160
2018 1200 16612
2019 1507 23784
2020 1631 32566
2021 1960 43567
2022 2554 55572
2023 2922 65959
2024 2213 69684

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 64 120 304
Paleontology 58 120 556
Evolutionary Biology 57 101 564
Biophysics 71 185 706
Astrobiology 72 179 728
Agricultural Science 119 330 930
Genetics 131 351 1015
Biochemistry 149 377 1025
Oncology and Cancer research 139 410 1056
Pharmacology 136 452 1118
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 150 380 1126
Zoology 117 339 1211
Botany 136 423 1221
Immunology 142 453 1248
Biotechnology 144 478 1253
Neuroscience 129 423 1355
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 157 527 1561
Microbiology 183 693 1681
Horticulture 205 765 1819
Molecular Biology 258 783 1916
Virology 178 722 1930
Nutrition and Food Science 243 883 1980
Forestry 175 722 2058

Mathematics rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 46th for Mathematics in China and 389th in the World with 17,699 publications made and 215,983 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#46 of 550 In China
#79 of 2,718 In Asia
#389 of 6,418 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 10
1993 5 7
1994 6 8
1995 9 12
1996 7 17
1997 13 12
1998 14 18
1999 17 20
2000 37 41
2001 37 34
2002 63 60
2003 112 124
2004 226 218
2005 306 324
2006 437 458
2007 544 567
2008 589 677
2009 803 1003
2010 808 1168
2011 808 1543
2012 734 1931
2013 860 2474
2014 722 3339
2015 658 4074
2016 604 5285
2017 677 7596
2018 802 10558
2019 1006 15023
2020 1111 19746
2021 1233 25240
2022 1570 31634
2023 1708 37321
2024 1085 29147

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 17 26 91
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 77 260
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 67 373
Statistics 45 77 382
Applied Mathematics 76 144 538
Actuarial Science 57 118 690
Math Teachers 109 392 1464

Business rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 37th for Business in China and 342nd in the World with 16,301 publications made and 163,831 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#37 of 557 In China
#59 of 2,646 In Asia
#342 of 6,339 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 1
1993 7 8
1994 3 2
1995 7 2
1996 7 11
1997 6 6
1998 8 11
1999 8 16
2000 18 21
2001 46 24
2002 67 40
2003 93 84
2004 236 121
2005 340 222
2006 435 320
2007 600 373
2008 587 433
2009 897 688
2010 911 912
2011 866 1261
2012 773 1533
2013 833 2060
2014 718 2645
2015 659 3118
2016 488 4044
2017 494 5608
2018 639 7646
2019 807 10709
2020 966 14790
2021 990 19386
2022 1230 24009
2023 1456 29776
2024 1033 26195

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 17 26 91
Supply Chain Management 23 32 92
Construction Management 16 26 114
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 31 176
Management 35 53 233
Risk Management 33 51 301
Engineering Management 37 66 398
Finance 41 75 426
Marketing 43 98 515
Accounting 45 105 555
Real Estate 63 146 558
Project Management 34 93 598
Advertising 31 108 644
Actuarial Science 57 118 690
Occupational Safety and Health 28 136 732
Management Information Systems 65 155 802
Hospitality and Hotel Management 101 267 825
Entertainment Industry Business 48 167 861
Tax Law 121 269 1023
International Trade 100 224 1135
Human Resource Management 79 274 1168
International Business 108 255 1208
Public Policy / Administration 92 228 1320

Economics rankings

Southwest Jiaotong University ranked 49th for Economics in China and 566th in the World with 6,914 publications made and 75,711 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#49 of 541 In China
#99 of 2,553 In Asia
#566 of 6,167 In the World

Southwest Jiaotong University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 1
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 3 1
1996 4 2
1997 1 3
1998 1 3
1999 2 1
2000 7 17
2001 21 11
2002 19 14
2003 30 10
2004 101 28
2005 151 47
2006 171 86
2007 255 108
2008 244 152
2009 396 243
2010 360 298
2011 390 466
2012 314 543
2013 365 741
2014 322 1067
2015 297 1222
2016 223 1587
2017 197 2362
2018 238 2994
2019 345 4433
2020 416 6397
2021 444 8625
2022 586 11310
2023 612 13869
2024 367 11564

The following table provides academic rankings for Southwest Jiaotong University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 31 176
Environmental Economics 50 94 336
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 67 373
Finance 41 75 426
Actuarial Science 57 118 690
Development Studies 72 170 803
Agricultural Economics 129 318 892
International Trade 100 224 1135
International Economics 109 298 1348

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Southwest Jiaotong University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Interior Design 15 21 80
Graphic Design 50 104 477
Fashion Design 53 108 584
Photography 34 101 601
Art & Design 57 114 648
Anatomy and Physiology 58 207 721
Performing arts 56 123 776
Social Psychology 57 135 780
Literature 68 133 789
Psychology 80 216 875
Surgery 64 297 877
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 60 284 896
Dentistry 56 286 923
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 81 317 948
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 44 211 989
Radiation Therapy 123 401 1043
Medicine 103 362 1145
Orthodontics 71 362 1179
Cardiology 104 402 1189
Pathology 135 452 1285
Creative Writing 83 236 1296
Clinical Psychology 79 328 1361
Physical Therapy 108 414 1385
Psychiatry 122 437 1412
Child Psychology 85 326 1414
Public Health 116 411 1414
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 151 598 1499
Sports Medicine 91 418 1500
Ophthalmology 144 631 1676
Anesthesiology 148 640 1762
Critical Care Nursing 125 604 1858
Nursing 121 581 1985
Health Science 137 618 2103
Gerontology 147 672 2270
Healthcare Management (MHA) 139 851 2532
Family medicine 165 898 2630