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The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 108th in China, 1518th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 94 research topics. The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,946 academic publications and 222,706 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1518 of 14,131 In the World
#383 of 5,830 In Asia
#108 of 960 In China
#4 of 21 In Chengdu
#72 of 1,928 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#118 of 1,059 For Tax Law
#187 of 1,255 For Actuarial Science
#2927 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2117 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 91 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 113th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 1318th in the World with 9,430 publications made and 181,317 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#113 of 563 In China
#306 of 2,867 In Asia
#1318 of 7,088 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 2
2000 4 4
2001 13 0
2002 23 2
2003 41 2
2004 84 7
2005 120 17
2006 148 33
2007 154 59
2008 182 104
2009 210 141
2010 226 237
2011 257 351
2012 213 554
2013 278 794
2014 294 1081
2015 314 1542
2016 288 2109
2017 337 2858
2018 389 4403
2019 565 6979
2020 763 12054
2021 887 18657
2022 1151 26269
2023 1214 32337
2024 863 32290
2025 487 29568

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 42 69 401
Law Enforcement 25 56 483
Communications and Public Relations 32 85 637
Urban and Regional planning 77 129 658
Social Work 22 47 674
Journalism and Digital Media 52 153 676
Archaeology 90 155 682
Law 67 134 756
History 92 166 786
Aesthetics 94 175 870
Political Science 68 150 905
Radio and Television broadcasting 75 246 1003
International Law 84 226 1018
Classics and Ancient History 74 212 1132
Public Policy / Administration 76 194 1187
Linguistics 149 383 1249
Demography 109 385 1349
Sociology 108 309 1370
Anthropology 82 297 1400
Criminology and Criminal Justice 60 214 1447
Gender Studies 58 233 1517
Philosophy 125 395 1598
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 114 414 1668
Education Majors 228 689 2191
Library and Information science 178 705 2473

Economics rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 39th for Economics in China and 467th in the World with 7,145 publications made and 131,053 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#39 of 541 In China
#73 of 2,559 In Asia
#467 of 6,188 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 3 3
2001 8 0
2002 16 2
2003 29 2
2004 59 5
2005 91 10
2006 110 17
2007 120 31
2008 141 67
2009 157 105
2010 166 174
2011 186 258
2012 183 368
2013 231 542
2014 255 709
2015 255 1069
2016 245 1480
2017 272 2020
2018 340 3134
2019 442 4794
2020 603 8579
2021 648 12968
2022 811 18277
2023 872 22418
2024 618 21262
2025 337 18865

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 11 72
Actuarial Science 13 19 187
Finance 29 48 300
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 49 318
Agricultural Economics 31 79 327
Environmental Economics 54 99 345
International Economics 17 32 350
International Trade 27 49 479
Development Studies 62 147 725

Business rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 64th for Business in China and 633rd in the World with 7,132 publications made and 140,593 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#64 of 557 In China
#134 of 2,654 In Asia
#633 of 6,366 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1998 0 1
1999 1 3
2000 2 3
2001 7 0
2002 14 2
2003 36 1
2004 65 11
2005 111 30
2006 121 36
2007 132 59
2008 141 94
2009 161 133
2010 158 198
2011 199 257
2012 175 401
2013 224 554
2014 229 813
2015 261 1219
2016 242 1687
2017 266 2349
2018 337 3656
2019 443 5460
2020 583 9126
2021 659 14119
2022 779 19180
2023 882 23282
2024 621 22902
2025 335 20856

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 11 72
Tax Law 8 14 118
Actuarial Science 13 19 187
Real Estate 21 37 201
Risk Management 21 35 245
Finance 29 48 300
Hospitality and Hotel Management 35 77 319
Accounting 19 47 320
Supply Chain Management 64 124 342
International Business 19 35 343
Operations Research 60 139 466
International Trade 27 49 479
Human Resource Management 33 102 557
Entrepreneurship 26 79 586
Management Information Systems 59 131 695
Marketing 65 164 747
Advertising 45 142 761
Management 103 249 922
Project Management 64 202 972
Public Policy / Administration 76 194 1187

Environmental Science rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 196th for Environmental Science in China and 1502nd in the World with 6,712 publications made and 138,279 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#196 of 553 In China
#518 of 2,841 In Asia
#1502 of 6,888 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 2 4
2001 6 0
2002 18 0
2003 24 1
2004 48 8
2005 75 11
2006 107 13
2007 110 32
2008 126 61
2009 150 91
2010 159 148
2011 180 221
2012 142 345
2013 172 478
2014 182 699
2015 218 946
2016 198 1329
2017 237 1860
2018 272 2935
2019 394 4730
2020 521 8331
2021 645 13498
2022 911 19517
2023 886 24241
2024 627 25339
2025 358 23446

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 77 129 658
Petrology and Geochemistry 120 320 1044
Geography and Cartography 124 289 1085
Environmental Management 202 538 1401
Ecology 189 508 1476
Oceanography 208 568 1566
Geology 273 817 2084
Forestry 199 813 2244
Environmental Engineering 309 1045 2301
Agricultural Science 288 992 2333
Paleontology 300 962 2355
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 314 1084 2485
Earth science and Geophysics 395 1386 3228
Geotechnical Engineering 396 1481 3271
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 359 1368 3366

Computer Science rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 203rd for Computer Science in China and 1491st in the World with 6,535 publications made and 121,609 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#203 of 563 In China
#545 of 2,842 In Asia
#1491 of 6,855 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 3
2000 1 7
2001 7 0
2002 7 1
2003 20 2
2004 53 13
2005 73 28
2006 73 36
2007 89 60
2008 118 86
2009 144 113
2010 155 146
2011 160 252
2012 142 365
2013 182 532
2014 209 788
2015 202 1124
2016 206 1591
2017 230 2167
2018 317 3270
2019 434 5251
2020 586 9052
2021 671 14021
2022 779 18790
2023 837 22368
2024 558 20416
2025 335 17104

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 55 113 446
Management Information Systems 59 131 695
Information Technology 72 208 793
Machine Learning 136 329 959
Cyber Security 118 316 976
Data Science 114 344 1240
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 192 476 1297
Blockchain and Cryptography 190 560 1359
Computer Networking 208 573 1451
Computational Linguistics 205 645 1588
Human-Computer Interaction 180 554 1592
Cognitive Science 232 633 1631
Multimedia 183 622 1779
Software Engineering 236 644 1889
Computer Vision 293 861 1959
Computer Graphics 312 859 2030
Telecommunications 304 939 2095
Library and Information science 178 705 2473
Neuroscience 260 931 2507
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 442 1668 3591

Mathematics rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 122nd for Mathematics in China and 983rd in the World with 6,232 publications made and 121,445 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#122 of 550 In China
#283 of 2,725 In Asia
#983 of 6,434 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 4 0
2002 5 0
2003 17 1
2004 38 6
2005 49 23
2006 69 37
2007 84 47
2008 99 84
2009 107 103
2010 116 162
2011 168 241
2012 145 335
2013 191 497
2014 234 722
2015 218 983
2016 225 1486
2017 244 1919
2018 352 3074
2019 435 5037
2020 620 8470
2021 628 13158
2022 759 17439
2023 774 20174
2024 447 15767
2025 244 12445

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 13 19 187
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 49 318
Operations Research 60 139 466
Applied Mathematics 126 263 870
Statistics 130 304 1041
Blockchain and Cryptography 190 560 1359
Math Teachers 245 787 2350

Engineering rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 314th for Engineering in China and 2143rd in the World with 4,966 publications made and 105,007 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#314 of 560 In China
#935 of 2,841 In Asia
#2143 of 6,795 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 0 2
2001 3 1
2002 6 1
2003 15 1
2004 26 14
2005 39 15
2006 65 23
2007 61 40
2008 86 78
2009 105 91
2010 114 123
2011 123 205
2012 112 309
2013 133 451
2014 150 655
2015 176 938
2016 161 1277
2017 200 1703
2018 241 2696
2019 326 4206
2020 475 7382
2021 505 11440
2022 587 15188
2023 633 18504
2024 426 18142
2025 234 15896

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 60 139 466
Petroleum Engineering 104 218 690
Renewable Energy Engineering 115 367 959
Reliability and Quality Engineering 181 474 1246
Transportation Engineering 167 448 1254
Computer Networking 208 573 1451
Human-Computer Interaction 180 554 1592
Systems Engineering 218 584 1661
Civil Engineering 238 664 1706
Mechanical Engineering 249 704 1776
Remote Sensing 266 709 1777
Electrical Engineering 268 840 1875
Automotive Engineering 265 897 2011
Telecommunications 304 939 2095
Aerospace Engineering 298 923 2202
Structural Engineering 294 971 2226
Acoustical Engineering 314 944 2237
Environmental Engineering 309 1045 2301
Electronic Engineering 346 1133 2421
Metallurgical Engineering 369 1239 2586
Materials Science 383 1307 2747
Optical Engineering 407 1381 2987
Geotechnical Engineering 396 1481 3271
Biotechnology 362 1532 3282
Chemical Engineering 461 1745 3505
Nanotechnology 482 1978 4060

Physics rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 307th for Physics in China and 2107th in the World with 4,492 publications made and 86,617 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#307 of 558 In China
#902 of 2,822 In Asia
#2107 of 6,729 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 3
2001 6 1
2002 6 2
2003 18 1
2004 30 11
2005 38 21
2006 64 33
2007 61 48
2008 79 83
2009 97 90
2010 94 117
2011 107 180
2012 99 277
2013 130 427
2014 144 586
2015 149 760
2016 171 1094
2017 183 1405
2018 241 2265
2019 303 3568
2020 412 6099
2021 462 8980
2022 500 11787
2023 560 14172
2024 364 14613
2025 205 13478

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 180 526 1558
Quantum and Particle physics 288 807 1909
Astrophysics and Astronomy 252 733 1976
Acoustical Engineering 314 944 2237
Materials Science 383 1307 2747
Condensed Matter Physics 413 1450 2964
Optical Engineering 407 1381 2987
Nuclear Physics 393 1454 3173
Nanotechnology 482 1978 4060

Biology rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 384th for Biology in China and 3064th in the World with 3,540 publications made and 59,122 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#384 of 553 In China
#1358 of 2,838 In Asia
#3064 of 6,841 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 1 2
2001 8 0
2002 4 0
2003 11 1
2004 24 6
2005 36 15
2006 50 12
2007 54 22
2008 48 40
2009 77 54
2010 78 84
2011 68 123
2012 78 211
2013 85 316
2014 106 451
2015 107 628
2016 102 832
2017 114 1128
2018 154 1842
2019 215 2732
2020 302 5000
2021 365 7658
2022 513 10297
2023 517 12318
2024 284 11024
2025 162 9480

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 188 395 1333
Forestry 199 813 2244
Agricultural Science 288 992 2333
Paleontology 300 962 2355
Neuroscience 260 931 2507
Virology 251 1116 2780
Genetics 405 1432 3227
Biotechnology 362 1532 3282
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 359 1368 3366
Oncology and Cancer research 387 1617 3531
Botany 415 1581 3571
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 442 1668 3591
Biochemistry 453 1707 3717
Nutrition and Food Science 439 1829 3776
Nanotechnology 482 1978 4060
Immunology 426 1946 4399

Psychology rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 163rd for Psychology in China and 1608th in the World with 2,963 publications made and 67,397 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#163 of 553 In China
#537 of 2,766 In Asia
#1608 of 6,663 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 0 2
2001 1 0
2002 2 1
2003 7 1
2004 17 1
2005 22 7
2006 31 9
2007 28 12
2008 26 23
2009 45 25
2010 50 53
2011 68 84
2012 53 124
2013 65 193
2014 77 312
2015 93 460
2016 88 681
2017 103 977
2018 136 1557
2019 199 2461
2020 290 4258
2021 349 6697
2022 387 9332
2023 379 11258
2024 291 9841
2025 186 9035

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 32 138 551
Social Work 22 47 674
Social Psychology 69 169 885
Child Psychology 89 317 1373
Cognitive Science 232 633 1631
Clinical Psychology 118 490 1706
Education Majors 228 689 2191
Neuroscience 260 931 2507
Psychiatry 282 1071 2821

Art & Design rankings

The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics ranked 138th for Art & Design in China and 1282nd in the World with 1,440 publications made and 26,687 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Computer Graphics, 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
#138 of 554 In China
#328 of 2,450 In Asia
#1282 of 6,010 In the World

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 1 0
2002 3 0
2003 6 1
2004 16 1
2005 21 1
2006 21 3
2007 33 12
2008 31 20
2009 47 22
2010 41 18
2011 57 41
2012 36 72
2013 39 76
2014 45 164
2015 53 222
2016 35 277
2017 43 419
2018 52 583
2019 97 970
2020 115 1566
2021 117 2427
2022 167 3555
2023 170 4347
2024 129 4636
2025 76 4405

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aesthetics 94 175 870
Fashion Design 130 303 1161
Literature 183 455 1676
Multimedia 183 622 1779
Computer Graphics 312 859 2030

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 63 338 1356
Public Health 143 533 1660
Nursing 122 570 1951
Pathology 240 835 2110
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 134 664 2122
Gerontology 139 635 2192
Medicine 270 1003 2529
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 295 1119 2788
Family medicine 204 1030 2891
Chemistry 405 1394 2995
Health Science 258 1020 3104
Organic Chemistry 447 1665 3483
Physical chemistry 450 1677 3502
Physical Therapy 407 1532 3677
Surgery 349 1538 3779
Anatomy and Physiology 442 1860 4296