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Tsinghua University ranked 1st in China, 39th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 14 research topics. Tsinghua University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 275,237 academic publications and 5,768,179 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 164 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#39 of 14,131 In the World
#2 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 960 In China
#1 of 59 In Beijing
#1 of 4,260 For Chemical Engineering
#1 of 4,321 For Physical chemistry
#1 of 4,209 For Environmental Management
#238 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#51 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 11 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 1st for Engineering in China and 7th in the World with 216,332 publications made and 4,529,114 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 560 In China
#2 of 2,809 In Asia
#7 of 6,684 In the World

Tsinghua University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 312 439
1992 324 522
1993 418 640
1994 347 739
1995 427 912
1996 686 1117
1997 733 1407
1998 1107 1578
1999 1380 2277
2000 1403 2835
2001 2005 3660
2002 4224 6211
2003 3709 7954
2004 4148 10711
2005 5461 15713
2006 6555 21464
2007 6923 28176
2008 6895 37669
2009 7288 47309
2010 7483 59657
2011 7953 77071
2012 8333 93746
2013 8985 117724
2014 9441 144231
2015 9473 171280
2016 9952 202253
2017 10907 241361
2018 12253 305271
2019 13111 385029
2020 13473 475258
2021 14358 573882
2022 16078 658951
2023 17164 717571

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

Physics rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 1st for Physics in China and 8th in the World with 193,257 publications made and 4,201,445 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 556 In China
#2 of 2,786 In Asia
#8 of 6,603 In the World

Tsinghua University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 294 450
1992 331 529
1993 409 644
1994 340 734
1995 422 899
1996 664 1175
1997 758 1447
1998 1076 1611
1999 1300 2360
2000 1355 2903
2001 1969 3818
2002 3786 6148
2003 3417 8029
2004 3703 10683
2005 4824 15633
2006 5665 21228
2007 6143 27615
2008 6063 36553
2009 6326 45422
2010 6497 56670
2011 6907 72939
2012 7300 87977
2013 7945 110360
2014 8449 134902
2015 8403 159679
2016 8958 188016
2017 9894 224645
2018 11111 282866
2019 11787 354742
2020 12042 432659
2021 12823 520722
2022 14284 596462
2023 15224 652041

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

Chemistry rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 1st for Chemistry in China and 27th in the World with 162,945 publications made and 4,079,305 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 546 In China
#5 of 2,750 In Asia
#27 of 6,447 In the World

Tsinghua University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 252 371
1992 284 443
1993 358 573
1994 285 620
1995 369 804
1996 570 1013
1997 654 1251
1998 894 1452
1999 1077 2134
2000 1227 2666
2001 1693 3591
2002 2963 5430
2003 2767 7310
2004 2958 9868
2005 3857 14537
2006 4534 19406
2007 5042 25644
2008 4920 33791
2009 5055 42369
2010 5220 53605
2011 5709 70054
2012 6096 85386
2013 6514 107404
2014 6977 131356
2015 7159 154777
2016 7724 182690
2017 8415 217808
2018 9500 270942
2019 10030 337775
2020 10511 424592
2021 11166 514724
2022 12598 591456
2023 13138 637816

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

Computer Science rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 1st for Computer Science in China and 24th in the World with 137,924 publications made and 2,255,135 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 561 In China
#1 of 2,809 In Asia
#24 of 6,752 In the World

Tsinghua University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 120 163
1992 117 185
1993 195 259
1994 124 299
1995 189 308
1996 303 423
1997 274 487
1998 570 515
1999 748 870
2000 678 1041
2001 1010 1307
2002 2966 2946
2003 2347 3257
2004 2807 4739
2005 3701 7104
2006 4537 10206
2007 4346 12906
2008 4523 17785
2009 4891 22818
2010 4886 27952
2011 5041 35259
2012 5121 42593
2013 5519 53829
2014 5797 66727
2015 5852 78892
2016 6101 94162
2017 6748 114737
2018 7515 148383
2019 8447 194822
2020 8997 257883
2021 9913 317441
2022 10440 342759
2023 11501 376985

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

Environmental Science rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in China and 21st in the World with 126,104 publications made and 2,665,435 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 552 In China
#2 of 2,811 In Asia
#21 of 6,798 In the World

Tsinghua University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 163 229
1992 162 271
1993 216 354
1994 177 347
1995 207 443
1996 343 565
1997 368 700
1998 547 791
1999 716 1206
2000 724 1485
2001 1057 1838
2002 1971 3208
2003 1947 4188
2004 2249 5464
2005 2941 8031
2006 3589 11107
2007 3894 15070
2008 3846 20155
2009 4163 25523
2010 4358 32299
2011 4664 42107
2012 4763 50499
2013 5249 63909
2014 5520 78759
2015 5451 92755
2016 5714 109966
2017 6362 133030
2018 7234 168832
2019 7831 218175
2020 8392 281529
2021 8905 346463
2022 10073 400322
2023 10445 432889

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

Biology rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 6th for Biology in China and 81st in the World with 124,737 publications made and 3,468,710 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 551 In China
#13 of 2,814 In Asia
#81 of 6,770 In the World

Tsinghua University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 144 199
1992 148 235
1993 192 294
1994 144 348
1995 210 438
1996 307 550
1997 368 700
1998 524 863
1999 667 1328
2000 736 1701
2001 1002 2343
2002 1897 3878
2003 1919 5476
2004 2061 7137
2005 2755 10986
2006 3220 15146
2007 3512 20264
2008 3594 27179
2009 3738 34368
2010 3738 43678
2011 4181 57606
2012 4417 70937
2013 4802 89663
2014 5240 110029
2015 5572 129565
2016 5936 152648
2017 6609 182414
2018 7484 228370
2019 8189 287664
2020 8804 386273
2021 9370 463653
2022 10535 518282
2023 11039 554197

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 1 2
Astrobiology 1 4 44
Paleontology 3 5 70
Agricultural Science 6 11 74
Biochemistry 7 17 102
Biophysics 1 12 120
Evolutionary Biology 1 8 122
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 17 130
Nutrition and Food Science 18 36 148
Botany 13 25 170
Genetics 13 26 177
Virology 16 36 223
Biotechnology 20 41 253
Toxicology 20 52 266
Molecular Biology 22 54 272
Forestry 14 43 280
Horticulture 30 68 280
Neuroscience 13 34 283
Zoology 9 27 287
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 43 305
Pharmacology 31 69 320
Microbiology 22 57 327
Immunology 28 74 351
Oncology and Cancer research 41 101 359
Entomology 25 74 448
Animal Science 52 205 792
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 45 162 965

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 84th in the World with 86,116 publications made and 1,522,047 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

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

Tsinghua University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 94 112
1992 91 124
1993 118 154
1994 101 187
1995 122 219
1996 195 278
1997 187 299
1998 339 375
1999 417 560
2000 380 705
2001 663 846
2002 1502 1763
2003 1256 2074
2004 1617 2706
2005 2135 4261
2006 2678 5892
2007 2567 7632
2008 2763 10776
2009 3017 13673
2010 3085 17300
2011 3248 22466
2012 3205 26702
2013 3488 34334
2014 3521 42487
2015 3586 50754
2016 3681 59282
2017 4086 71587
2018 4627 92314
2019 5302 124110
2020 5979 176748
2021 6451 217266
2022 6996 235989
2023 7484 258113

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

Mathematics rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 1st for Mathematics in China and 29th in the World with 68,690 publications made and 1,164,266 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 550 In China
#1 of 2,673 In Asia
#29 of 6,305 In the World

Tsinghua University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 60 78
1992 71 93
1993 76 123
1994 59 140
1995 96 169
1996 133 198
1997 152 236
1998 239 270
1999 319 319
2000 322 457
2001 483 569
2002 1274 1299
2003 1056 1533
2004 1394 2080
2005 1804 3391
2006 2217 4877
2007 2156 6397
2008 2311 9072
2009 2530 11430
2010 2572 14340
2011 2596 18017
2012 2725 21811
2013 2945 27930
2014 2944 34010
2015 3012 39569
2016 3118 47137
2017 3364 57770
2018 3757 74017
2019 4141 95286
2020 4551 124804
2021 4862 151434
2022 5138 163578
2023 5416 174253

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 1 7
Operations Research 4 6 20
Statistics 1 1 28
Applied Mathematics 2 4 34
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 5 68
Actuarial Science 11 17 173
Math Teachers 6 21 183

Medicine rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 15th for Medicine in China and 254th in the World with 50,872 publications made and 1,302,054 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 546 In China
#39 of 2,781 In Asia
#254 of 6,680 In the World

Tsinghua University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 38 34
1992 42 57
1993 37 70
1994 39 70
1995 43 76
1996 79 143
1997 99 134
1998 147 168
1999 192 274
2000 180 378
2001 314 542
2002 602 974
2003 589 1272
2004 702 1813
2005 991 3071
2006 1137 4316
2007 1203 5755
2008 1242 7608
2009 1400 10200
2010 1421 12795
2011 1636 17688
2012 1736 22220
2013 1895 28654
2014 2026 35331
2015 2193 42730
2016 2373 51183
2017 2713 63158
2018 3098 78646
2019 3585 103089
2020 4067 168016
2021 4470 204893
2022 5018 219537
2023 4951 225391

The following table provides academic rankings for Tsinghua University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 3 5 29
Pharmacy 12 27 119
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 34 167
Virology 16 36 223
Pathology 17 42 251
Psychiatry 13 33 262
Toxicology 20 52 266
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 53 275
Anatomy and Physiology 13 47 289
Pharmacology 31 69 320
Medical Physics 12 36 331
Physical Therapy 12 38 335
Epidemiology 20 55 335
Public Health 15 33 336
Immunology 28 74 351
Oncology and Cancer research 41 101 359
Audiology 13 45 363
Sports Medicine 10 43 385
Optometry 18 72 388
Neurosurgery 22 115 390
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 44 394
Respiratory Therapy 21 73 412
Forensic Science 20 89 444
Orthodontics 23 109 458
Surgery 33 128 463
Ophthalmology 27 122 479
Dentistry 25 126 486
Radiation Therapy 49 157 496
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 60 511
Critical Care Nursing 26 89 513
Nursing 18 64 535
Pediatrics 24 130 540
Cardiology 38 156 557
Anesthesiology 37 162 567
Family medicine 21 108 593
Gerontology 17 73 629
Occupational Therapy 28 117 646
Health Science 40 114 656
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 57 235 663
Dermatology 32 216 679
Cosmetology 39 233 687
Clinical Psychology 29 93 687
Urology 58 230 694
Veterinary 46 212 694
Sports / Exercise science 32 114 777
Social Work 48 89 905
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 45 162 965
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 35 273 1080

Business rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 2nd for Business in China and 32nd in the World with 50,133 publications made and 716,110 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 556 In China
#3 of 2,579 In Asia
#32 of 6,187 In the World

Tsinghua University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 47 54
1992 51 62
1993 54 92
1994 49 83
1995 52 111
1996 86 129
1997 92 130
1998 190 166
1999 276 265
2000 198 342
2001 341 426
2002 962 1043
2003 823 1011
2004 1056 1453
2005 1365 2111
2006 1679 3200
2007 1626 4024
2008 1883 5870
2009 1833 7487
2010 2001 9631
2011 1911 12380
2012 1976 14708
2013 2040 18559
2014 2058 22913
2015 2019 26209
2016 2069 31102
2017 2308 38292
2018 2700 48862
2019 3062 62711
2020 3249 81509
2021 3525 101058
2022 3796 110664
2023 4127 120990

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

Psychology rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 6th for Psychology in China and 140th in the World with 37,284 publications made and 858,944 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 549 In China
#12 of 2,703 In Asia
#140 of 6,528 In the World

Tsinghua University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 20 18
1992 16 27
1993 29 40
1994 16 37
1995 40 48
1996 54 89
1997 63 94
1998 122 119
1999 151 235
2000 140 225
2001 247 283
2002 604 602
2003 483 796
2004 573 1107
2005 815 1671
2006 986 2496
2007 915 3179
2008 919 4231
2009 1023 5524
2010 1051 6910
2011 1164 9347
2012 1194 11745
2013 1273 15922
2014 1425 20454
2015 1621 24986
2016 1664 29800
2017 1950 38416
2018 2183 50918
2019 2632 71469
2020 2899 104011
2021 3246 126133
2022 3523 134618
2023 3820 148100

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

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 1 1 31
Social Psychology 3 9 140
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 12 175
Education Majors 6 12 180
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 24 221
Psychiatry 13 33 262
Neuroscience 13 34 283
Child Psychology 6 16 285
Occupational Therapy 28 117 646
Clinical Psychology 29 93 687
Sexology 16 63 807
Social Work 48 89 905

Economics rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 2nd for Economics in China and 73rd in the World with 24,051 publications made and 385,302 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 542 In China
#3 of 2,461 In Asia
#73 of 5,995 In the World

Tsinghua University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 24 18
1992 9 23
1993 25 37
1994 21 47
1995 20 53
1996 42 69
1997 37 53
1998 74 92
1999 86 131
2000 73 151
2001 149 206
2002 315 324
2003 280 391
2004 392 540
2005 529 896
2006 688 1361
2007 674 1817
2008 796 2714
2009 822 3662
2010 928 4808
2011 917 6310
2012 1011 7379
2013 959 9438
2014 930 11614
2015 982 13295
2016 998 15631
2017 1186 19227
2018 1368 24717
2019 1533 31405
2020 1792 44672
2021 1909 56748
2022 2032 65587
2023 2121 71047

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

Art & Design rankings

Tsinghua University ranked 1st for Art & Design in China and 46th in the World with 19,625 publications made and 262,685 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#1 of 550 In China
#3 of 2,302 In Asia
#46 of 5,720 In the World

Tsinghua University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 29 32
1992 14 29
1993 28 27
1994 19 24
1995 27 34
1996 53 47
1997 37 66
1998 100 64
1999 111 111
2000 119 131
2001 145 167
2002 395 322
2003 355 472
2004 436 669
2005 570 896
2006 710 1387
2007 712 1811
2008 744 2332
2009 843 3083
2010 799 3908
2011 830 4911
2012 814 5812
2013 880 6996
2014 778 8306
2015 834 9646
2016 815 11479
2017 889 14017
2018 995 17187
2019 1108 21900
2020 1146 28079
2021 1226 34637
2022 1362 38725
2023 1494 42816

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 1 1 6
Animation 2 2 11
Computer Graphics 1 2 13
UX/UI Desgin 1 1 13
Multimedia 1 3 26
Fashion Design 1 2 42
Photography 1 2 42
Game Design and Development 2 5 45
Illustration and Concept Art 3 3 54
Painting and Drawing 3 3 54
Sculpture 3 3 54
Aesthetics 1 2 56
Graphic Design 7 9 93
Literature 2 6 97
Interior Design 17 23 103
Music 4 12 163
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 15 165
Entertainment Industry Business 7 13 187
Landscape Architecture 31 40 201
Creative Writing 3 10 222
Performing arts 15 27 258
Art History 5 14 343
Cinematography 9 22 421