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The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 8th in China, 204th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 56 research topics. The University of Science and Technology of China ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 174,412 academic publications and 4,793,609 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 34 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#204 of 14,131 In the World
#22 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 960 In China
#1 of 13 In Hefei
#1 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#4 of 4,453 For Chemical Engineering
#4 of 3,237 For Inorganic Chemistry
#1039 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#346 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 53 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 4th for Physics in China and 38th in the World with 130,854 publications made and 3,847,812 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 558 In China
#9 of 2,822 In Asia
#38 of 6,729 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 307 955
1994 342 1008
1995 341 1030
1996 446 1299
1997 590 1640
1998 694 1785
1999 767 2251
2000 945 3195
2001 1072 4251
2002 1265 5725
2003 1438 7865
2004 1670 10404
2005 2185 14714
2006 2612 19988
2007 2847 24264
2008 2892 30948
2009 2964 36793
2010 3169 43728
2011 3272 53335
2012 3579 64497
2013 3961 78212
2014 4685 93637
2015 4571 111882
2016 5214 133124
2017 5774 157474
2018 7006 193845
2019 7959 240410
2020 8627 296791
2021 9551 368096
2022 10775 413662
2023 11668 470713
2024 9769 498138
2025 7183 463879

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Physics.

Engineering rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 8th for Engineering in China and 50th in the World with 130,842 publications made and 3,753,654 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 560 In China
#14 of 2,841 In Asia
#50 of 6,795 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 269 794
1994 288 859
1995 308 906
1996 399 1071
1997 528 1411
1998 583 1515
1999 681 1961
2000 822 2680
2001 950 3603
2002 1149 4967
2003 1314 6665
2004 1559 8803
2005 2100 12525
2006 2561 17040
2007 2819 20588
2008 2956 26944
2009 3054 32941
2010 3245 39837
2011 3310 48966
2012 3624 59014
2013 4018 72321
2014 4750 87961
2015 4615 105601
2016 5200 126540
2017 5823 151687
2018 7076 190688
2019 8014 238568
2020 8637 297668
2021 9757 371237
2022 10916 419510
2023 11883 476890
2024 10001 501356
2025 7205 464485

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 1 1
Chemical Engineering 3 3 4
Nuclear Engineering 4 4 5
Nanotechnology 3 6 11
Metallurgical Engineering 7 11 18
Materials Science 5 11 26
Optical Engineering 3 8 32
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 16 39
Computer Engineering 6 12 43
Electrical Engineering 11 18 46
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 10 50
Architecture 8 10 55
Computer Networking 12 16 56
Telecommunications 12 18 58
Petroleum Engineering 16 23 62
Environmental Engineering 20 30 65
Transportation Engineering 16 20 67
Biochemical Engineering 7 15 77
Automation and Control engineering 24 32 78
Electronic Engineering 18 27 79
Remote Sensing 17 18 83
Aerospace Engineering 16 24 84
Civil Engineering 19 26 87
Acoustical Engineering 15 26 94
Structural Engineering 21 31 95
Robotics 19 36 95
Geotechnical Engineering 27 36 106
Mechanical Engineering 21 31 107
Systems Engineering 15 19 109
Renewable Energy Engineering 18 35 109
Mining Engineering 35 54 111
Reliability and Quality Engineering 29 40 118
Operations Research 25 36 125
Human-Computer Interaction 17 29 146
Architectural Engineering 29 43 151
Automotive Engineering 33 57 167
Marine Engineering 34 59 185
Industrial Engineering 37 58 216
Technical Drawing 40 66 220
Aviation 24 43 235
Biomedical Engineering 36 67 262
Product and Industrial Design 39 77 361
Construction Management 45 97 363
Agricultural Engineering 47 162 401
Biotechnology 51 118 464
Engineering Management 74 138 668
Landscape Architecture 168 280 812

Chemistry rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 11th for Chemistry in China and 82nd in the World with 115,319 publications made and 3,542,161 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 547 In China
#19 of 2,785 In Asia
#82 of 6,561 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 234 714
1994 274 794
1995 281 836
1996 364 1001
1997 491 1320
1998 561 1420
1999 666 1884
2000 805 2713
2001 887 3694
2002 1034 4846
2003 1258 6647
2004 1450 8843
2005 1879 12450
2006 2187 16992
2007 2340 20408
2008 2370 26511
2009 2387 31598
2010 2550 38377
2011 2774 47186
2012 2994 56789
2013 3417 69799
2014 3956 84406
2015 3905 100721
2016 4377 119824
2017 4945 143055
2018 6128 177956
2019 7108 219674
2020 7714 277219
2021 8585 342258
2022 10314 390066
2023 10774 435781
2024 9059 478722
2025 6980 457787

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Chemistry.

Biology rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 16th for Biology in China and 165th in the World with 90,473 publications made and 3,020,557 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 553 In China
#29 of 2,838 In Asia
#165 of 6,841 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 137 332
1994 143 482
1995 153 478
1996 198 526
1997 245 682
1998 360 883
1999 443 1212
2000 527 1781
2001 622 2461
2002 677 3414
2003 934 4892
2004 1041 6612
2005 1297 9535
2006 1559 13085
2007 1664 16184
2008 1752 20862
2009 1772 25039
2010 1870 30990
2011 2056 38112
2012 2302 46799
2013 2598 57295
2014 3020 70680
2015 3016 83719
2016 3339 99509
2017 3805 120765
2018 4785 150698
2019 5668 187239
2020 6467 244231
2021 7159 299986
2022 8670 339074
2023 8885 378090
2024 7471 397317
2025 6181 377179

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 6 11
Astrobiology 6 16 128
Biochemistry 16 28 161
Paleontology 14 27 184
Biophysics 10 25 198
Evolutionary Biology 18 35 291
Genetics 29 60 305
Oncology and Cancer research 43 91 323
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 56 333
Agricultural Science 53 95 352
Pharmacology 46 101 388
Entomology 22 65 404
Immunology 42 108 414
Molecular Biology 54 121 434
Neuroscience 28 74 438
Virology 37 101 444
Biotechnology 51 118 464
Botany 53 110 473
Toxicology 49 162 543
Forestry 35 118 546
Zoology 37 94 547
Nutrition and Food Science 74 201 575
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 132 596
Horticulture 66 200 608
Microbiology 60 178 626
Animal Science 104 443 1357

Computer Science rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 16th for Computer Science in China and 127th in the World with 69,812 publications made and 1,515,843 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 563 In China
#25 of 2,842 In Asia
#127 of 6,855 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 113 275
1994 106 325
1995 108 294
1996 119 401
1997 175 489
1998 232 575
1999 194 661
2000 315 942
2001 364 1150
2002 566 1803
2003 540 2050
2004 695 2855
2005 1088 3969
2006 1486 5645
2007 1608 7222
2008 1757 9360
2009 1832 12424
2010 1917 15055
2011 1742 18353
2012 1943 22337
2013 2103 26550
2014 2467 32708
2015 2365 39072
2016 2637 46939
2017 2853 56934
2018 3468 71976
2019 4116 94417
2020 4557 123275
2021 5359 160461
2022 6041 178351
2023 6732 216602
2024 5748 212610
2025 4574 185791

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 15th for Environmental Science in China and 131st in the World with 67,152 publications made and 1,903,067 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 553 In China
#25 of 2,841 In Asia
#131 of 6,888 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 133 390
1994 137 423
1995 150 431
1996 197 543
1997 259 661
1998 310 770
1999 334 945
2000 407 1306
2001 507 1737
2002 564 2447
2003 724 3513
2004 871 4481
2005 1108 6406
2006 1373 8866
2007 1508 11136
2008 1571 13861
2009 1713 16992
2010 1675 20296
2011 1860 25692
2012 1972 31646
2013 2160 37693
2014 2622 45578
2015 2410 54058
2016 2705 64641
2017 2857 76521
2018 3634 93935
2019 4053 117983
2020 4429 147992
2021 5043 186028
2022 5704 208978
2023 6078 235156
2024 4713 235746
2025 3128 213343

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 20th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 351st in the World with 41,387 publications made and 1,016,061 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#20 of 563 In China
#33 of 2,867 In Asia
#351 of 7,088 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 75 237
1994 77 278
1995 83 271
1996 84 329
1997 101 340
1998 133 443
1999 140 474
2000 199 662
2001 229 806
2002 303 1215
2003 336 1333
2004 413 1817
2005 607 2684
2006 859 3522
2007 951 4566
2008 1064 6372
2009 1074 7958
2010 1166 9848
2011 1151 12781
2012 1201 16147
2013 1308 19289
2014 1566 23135
2015 1438 27385
2016 1539 32482
2017 1731 38021
2018 2144 48297
2019 2520 63597
2020 2790 84289
2021 3211 108842
2022 3462 118307
2023 3908 141826
2024 3142 136106
2025 2357 123029

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 11 19 142
Journalism and Digital Media 13 24 183
Archaeology 25 32 190
History 24 32 243
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 19 37 256
Aesthetics 20 41 297
Philosophy 13 33 326
Law 25 39 342
Political Science 25 42 441
Publishing 18 43 444
Education Majors 24 67 460
Anthropology 17 57 548
Sociology 24 67 552
Communications and Public Relations 28 70 565
Library and Information science 20 63 597
Classics and Ancient History 29 83 620
Broadcast Journalism 36 117 643
Forensic Science 44 166 653
Urban and Regional planning 76 128 653
Art History 19 45 675
Demography 48 143 726
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 43 164 905
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 65 157 919
Public Policy / Administration 69 180 1128
Gender Studies 47 204 1427
Media Studies 58 225 1456

Medicine rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 33rd for Medicine in China and 425th in the World with 35,245 publications made and 990,625 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#33 of 549 In China
#86 of 2,817 In Asia
#425 of 6,793 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 35 85
1994 30 120
1995 36 106
1996 47 116
1997 56 160
1998 73 177
1999 83 237
2000 131 418
2001 142 620
2002 189 850
2003 262 1150
2004 310 1561
2005 439 2357
2006 506 3405
2007 582 4202
2008 571 5519
2009 620 6709
2010 662 8712
2011 724 11178
2012 837 14469
2013 902 17976
2014 1087 22542
2015 1040 27280
2016 1125 31703
2017 1295 37225
2018 1679 44364
2019 2343 56205
2020 2709 80438
2021 3004 101446
2022 3894 113894
2023 3775 128017
2024 3323 134297
2025 3064 131837

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 9 17 63
Biomedical Engineering 36 67 262
Sonography and Ultrasound 32 67 283
Oncology and Cancer research 43 91 323
Radiation Therapy 37 96 324
Pharmacology 46 101 388
Immunology 42 108 414
Psychiatry 31 79 440
Virology 37 101 444
Pathology 38 110 458
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 37 132 465
Anatomy and Physiology 39 141 537
Toxicology 49 162 543
Physical Therapy 25 85 543
Urology 49 180 555
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 52 207 593
Sports Medicine 24 94 593
Medical Physics 45 151 631
Audiology 30 126 632
Optometry 39 168 645
Forensic Science 44 166 653
Surgery 50 206 664
Ophthalmology 45 198 664
Respiratory Therapy 46 188 670
Cardiology 50 197 670
Neurosurgery 53 255 678
Public Health 44 131 683
Occupational Therapy 44 150 708
Anesthesiology 53 224 716
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 141 768
Epidemiology 55 218 816
Dentistry 49 262 862
Critical Care Nursing 61 246 884
Orthodontics 51 255 886
Veterinary 71 355 977
Health Science 67 248 1083
Clinical Psychology 68 243 1119
Nursing 64 258 1173
Pediatrics 57 387 1224
Dermatology 89 457 1239
Healthcare Management (MHA) 64 339 1361
Gerontology 73 301 1369
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 55 400 1385
Family medicine 70 407 1400

Mathematics rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 19th for Mathematics in China and 141st in the World with 33,027 publications made and 702,044 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#19 of 550 In China
#26 of 2,725 In Asia
#141 of 6,434 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 65 163
1994 61 206
1995 63 198
1996 70 244
1997 90 312
1998 112 337
1999 109 403
2000 177 531
2001 202 633
2002 292 941
2003 286 1110
2004 366 1454
2005 606 2308
2006 845 3122
2007 894 3979
2008 987 5276
2009 1057 6676
2010 1072 8097
2011 1010 9918
2012 1075 11706
2013 1126 14354
2014 1376 17786
2015 1230 20840
2016 1304 24637
2017 1407 28508
2018 1694 35414
2019 1986 44879
2020 2201 55779
2021 2470 72060
2022 2537 76193
2023 2898 89332
2024 1931 64658
2025 1315 49748

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 15 53
Operations Research 25 36 125
Applied Mathematics 18 26 130
Statistics 16 23 137
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 34 240
Actuarial Science 33 62 445
Math Teachers 35 133 687

Psychology rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 17th for Psychology in China and 284th in the World with 22,925 publications made and 693,876 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#17 of 553 In China
#37 of 2,766 In Asia
#284 of 6,663 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 26 74
1994 25 88
1995 17 89
1996 20 97
1997 26 117
1998 46 126
1999 38 141
2000 70 254
2001 87 315
2002 119 486
2003 162 543
2004 177 737
2005 313 1147
2006 407 1650
2007 406 2125
2008 476 2984
2009 457 3908
2010 507 5048
2011 464 6184
2012 501 7301
2013 571 9343
2014 732 11928
2015 706 14926
2016 768 17615
2017 887 22942
2018 1190 29798
2019 1562 40142
2020 1801 55266
2021 1953 70603
2022 2328 80307
2023 2464 95883
2024 2101 89727
2025 1726 80231

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 9 12 81
Social Psychology 21 40 364
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 21 78 373
Neuroscience 28 74 438
Psychiatry 31 79 440
Education Majors 24 67 460
Child Psychology 33 91 684
Occupational Therapy 44 150 708
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 65 157 919
Clinical Psychology 68 243 1119

Business rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 22nd for Business in China and 204th in the World with 18,574 publications made and 379,582 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#22 of 557 In China
#31 of 2,654 In Asia
#204 of 6,366 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 22 67
1994 26 63
1995 19 74
1996 36 103
1997 45 127
1998 62 167
1999 62 191
2000 83 209
2001 89 278
2002 158 405
2003 121 524
2004 211 661
2005 302 910
2006 419 1289
2007 470 1587
2008 592 2233
2009 561 3068
2010 626 3782
2011 585 4600
2012 674 5598
2013 672 7082
2014 831 8982
2015 723 9986
2016 797 12463
2017 878 15512
2018 966 19343
2019 1148 25444
2020 1203 33671
2021 1346 43410
2022 1399 47694
2023 1617 56556
2024 1134 45755
2025 682 36916

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 8 12 29
Operations Research 25 36 125
Finance 10 16 136
Management 29 37 158
Marketing 16 33 234
Management Information Systems 19 36 306
Risk Management 34 53 317
Advertising 16 52 342
Construction Management 45 97 363
Accounting 30 70 422
Entertainment Industry Business 19 55 441
Actuarial Science 33 62 445
Hospitality and Hotel Management 47 119 466
Investment Banking and Stock trading 51 113 476
Entrepreneurship 15 51 481
Project Management 36 96 614
Human Resource Management 37 117 623
Engineering Management 74 138 668
International Trade 55 111 752
Real Estate 98 217 772
International Business 61 122 809
Public Policy / Administration 69 180 1128

Economics rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 27th for Economics in China and 306th in the World with 9,659 publications made and 198,958 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#27 of 541 In China
#38 of 2,559 In Asia
#306 of 6,188 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 16 44
1994 21 52
1995 19 55
1996 33 76
1997 41 112
1998 41 137
1999 43 142
2000 54 170
2001 54 218
2002 95 319
2003 93 413
2004 126 530
2005 184 694
2006 230 913
2007 260 1120
2008 303 1562
2009 297 2125
2010 300 2455
2011 326 2938
2012 351 3566
2013 358 4302
2014 422 5218
2015 382 5972
2016 412 7000
2017 417 8198
2018 440 10030
2019 548 12686
2020 614 16400
2021 660 20869
2022 730 23139
2023 823 27266
2024 573 23111
2025 325 19206

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Science and Technology of China in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 24 33 132
Finance 10 16 136
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 34 240
Actuarial Science 33 62 445
Investment Banking and Stock trading 51 113 476
Development Studies 38 79 501
Agricultural Economics 92 225 688
International Trade 55 111 752
International Economics 57 125 872

Art & Design rankings

The University of Science and Technology of China ranked 13th for Art & Design in China and 222nd in the World with 8,919 publications made and 189,807 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
#13 of 554 In China
#25 of 2,450 In Asia
#222 of 6,010 In the World

University of Science and Technology of China
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 17 42
1994 18 47
1995 12 64
1996 21 63
1997 19 53
1998 30 66
1999 22 64
2000 43 104
2001 51 133
2002 78 200
2003 77 225
2004 81 364
2005 138 494
2006 179 590
2007 197 867
2008 220 1117
2009 248 1312
2010 243 1762
2011 236 2141
2012 242 2591
2013 288 2931
2014 313 3784
2015 294 4292
2016 381 5441
2017 388 6823
2018 483 8399
2019 546 10823
2020 525 14660
2021 623 18989
2022 730 21312
2023 768 26176
2024 776 32598
2025 658 34247

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 8 10 55
Animation 14 23 75
Computer Graphics 10 19 79
Fashion Design 11 22 168
UX/UI Desgin 16 31 201
Singing and Vocal Performance 10 29 241
Photography 12 25 253
Literature 14 25 264
Aesthetics 20 41 297
Multimedia 21 64 326
Music 14 40 328
Performing arts 17 38 369
Graphic Design 38 72 370
Entertainment Industry Business 19 55 441
Game Design and Development 40 95 452
Painting and Drawing 61 110 507
Sculpture 61 110 507
Illustration and Concept Art 66 118 528
Art History 19 45 675
Landscape Architecture 168 280 812
Creative Writing 108 314 1497