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Wuhan University ranked 8th in China, 181st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 48 research topics. Wuhan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 182,387 academic publications and 3,390,624 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 38 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#181 of 14,131 In the World
#18 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 960 In China
#1 of 37 In Wuhan
#1 of 2,403 For Remote Sensing
#10 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#14 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#792 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#257 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 45 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Wuhan University ranked 14th for Engineering in China and 84th in the World with 106,800 publications made and 2,158,459 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 560 In China
#23 of 2,835 In Asia
#84 of 6,782 In the World

Wuhan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 125 221
1993 117 255
1994 100 309
1995 115 315
1996 155 329
1997 208 438
1998 238 455
1999 307 644
2000 418 897
2001 496 1009
2002 723 1468
2003 1183 2256
2004 1718 3073
2005 2445 4416
2006 2841 6542
2007 3135 8941
2008 3788 12518
2009 4120 15916
2010 3749 19954
2011 3875 26224
2012 3669 32511
2013 3787 39305
2014 4003 49205
2015 4059 59031
2016 4157 70819
2017 4550 87150
2018 5344 112193
2019 6157 145696
2020 6912 198310
2021 7479 247763
2022 9130 284793
2023 9397 323697
2024 7509 337589

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 1 1 1
Mining Engineering 15 16 28
Geotechnical Engineering 10 13 32
Chemical Engineering 22 31 50
Civil Engineering 11 15 56
Nanotechnology 19 29 57
Architecture 11 13 66
Renewable Energy Engineering 15 26 71
Architectural Engineering 16 21 77
Telecommunications 20 29 78
Aerospace Engineering 14 22 82
Optical Engineering 15 28 88
Transportation Engineering 18 24 88
Materials Science 23 36 89
Electrical Engineering 25 36 93
Reliability and Quality Engineering 24 30 97
Technical Drawing 21 30 101
Marine Engineering 23 37 101
Metallurgical Engineering 28 42 101
Petroleum Engineering 23 37 108
Biomedical Engineering 12 24 110
Environmental Engineering 28 42 111
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 23 117
Computer Networking 24 35 119
Agricultural Engineering 18 43 129
Landscape Architecture 24 32 138
Computer Engineering 25 44 143
Mechanical Engineering 25 39 144
Acoustical Engineering 31 46 153
Electronic Engineering 37 57 155
Structural Engineering 33 55 157
Firefighting and Fire Science 38 51 163
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 54 165
Operations Research 33 54 169
Automotive Engineering 34 62 182
Biotechnology 14 28 189
Systems Engineering 29 44 194
Automation and Control engineering 48 80 196
Engineering Management 20 33 226
Biochemical Engineering 27 50 230
Human-Computer Interaction 23 48 239
Construction Management 38 71 256
Robotics 47 91 267
Nuclear Engineering 45 106 287
Product and Industrial Design 36 71 333
Aviation 39 73 352
Industrial Engineering 54 106 392

Biology rankings

Wuhan University ranked 13th for Biology in China and 146th in the World with 98,887 publications made and 2,291,871 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 553 In China
#24 of 2,834 In Asia
#146 of 6,833 In the World

Wuhan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 74 190
1993 78 218
1994 61 203
1995 81 252
1996 117 236
1997 196 366
1998 217 379
1999 281 527
2000 350 805
2001 447 877
2002 650 1301
2003 997 2099
2004 1464 3225
2005 1829 4615
2006 2198 6899
2007 2377 9378
2008 2668 13236
2009 2922 16955
2010 2815 21378
2011 3022 28137
2012 3085 34967
2013 3367 42720
2014 3735 52804
2015 3871 63137
2016 3870 73961
2017 4436 90688
2018 4944 112435
2019 5927 142306
2020 7867 258173
2021 7594 293245
2022 10009 306887
2023 9506 324927
2024 7149 330255

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 19 29 57
Oncology and Cancer research 16 23 92
Virology 9 15 99
Pharmacology 15 25 128
Biochemistry 12 24 131
Molecular Biology 9 22 134
Immunology 14 25 144
Genetics 13 26 163
Astrobiology 9 24 170
Biophysics 8 21 181
Agricultural Science 22 42 182
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 26 188
Biotechnology 14 28 189
Paleontology 17 32 219
Botany 19 39 226
Horticulture 29 72 257
Evolutionary Biology 11 27 262
Microbiology 20 48 270
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 20 316
Entomology 15 42 325
Nutrition and Food Science 41 101 327
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 51 327
Neuroscience 17 51 344
Animal Science 18 81 373
Zoology 23 52 415
Toxicology 44 149 522
Forestry 30 115 548

Chemistry rankings

Wuhan University ranked 16th for Chemistry in China and 121st in the World with 93,019 publications made and 2,132,779 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 546 In China
#28 of 2,781 In Asia
#121 of 6,545 In the World

Wuhan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 134 262
1993 131 288
1994 105 331
1995 116 344
1996 161 352
1997 242 497
1998 266 501
1999 338 707
2000 436 1031
2001 506 1129
2002 696 1619
2003 1039 2515
2004 1466 3595
2005 1811 5094
2006 2176 7630
2007 2344 10254
2008 2600 14174
2009 2838 17738
2010 2744 22296
2011 2919 28995
2012 2992 35884
2013 3212 43432
2014 3556 53679
2015 3726 63453
2016 3747 73791
2017 4286 90458
2018 4844 112590
2019 5571 142996
2020 6314 206640
2021 6587 250335
2022 8949 278098
2023 8637 301614
2024 6751 321333

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 8 13 14
Chemical Engineering 22 31 50
Physical chemistry 19 28 51
Inorganic Chemistry 21 31 54
Nanotechnology 19 29 57
Materials Science 23 36 89
Organic Chemistry 20 32 103
Environmental Chemistry 20 32 105
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 23 117
Biochemistry 12 24 131
Pharmacy 22 46 182
Computational Chemistry 23 40 200
Biochemical Engineering 27 50 230
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 69 312
Nutrition and Food Science 41 101 327

Physics rankings

Wuhan University ranked 18th for Physics in China and 105th in the World with 92,420 publications made and 1,925,983 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 558 In China
#30 of 2,817 In Asia
#105 of 6,713 In the World

Wuhan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 135 237
1993 134 291
1994 116 334
1995 135 350
1996 171 383
1997 232 520
1998 262 510
1999 324 704
2000 439 994
2001 473 1119
2002 672 1554
2003 1106 2400
2004 1503 3243
2005 2032 4668
2006 2423 6727
2007 2668 9136
2008 3068 12538
2009 3260 15468
2010 3053 19349
2011 3238 25174
2012 3097 30608
2013 3225 36956
2014 3484 46026
2015 3548 54616
2016 3595 64972
2017 3989 79563
2018 4679 101708
2019 5440 131233
2020 5958 171469
2021 6417 215053
2022 7990 246154
2023 8164 278852
2024 6579 290350

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 19 29 57
Optical Engineering 15 28 88
Materials Science 23 36 89
Quantum and Particle physics 19 33 110
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 20 123
Acoustical Engineering 31 46 153
Condensed Matter Physics 22 47 157
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 54 165
Astrobiology 9 24 170
Biophysics 8 21 181
Nuclear Physics 17 42 216
Atomic and Molecular physics 25 57 311
Theoretical Physics 23 57 354
Medical Physics 15 46 357

Environmental Science rankings

Wuhan University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in China and 91st in the World with 81,675 publications made and 1,560,760 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 553 In China
#11 of 2,838 In Asia
#91 of 6,876 In the World

Wuhan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 66 159
1993 68 155
1994 42 174
1995 55 190
1996 103 207
1997 125 271
1998 149 267
1999 190 392
2000 277 596
2001 381 687
2002 530 918
2003 841 1357
2004 1320 1856
2005 1911 2562
2006 2144 3997
2007 2541 5447
2008 2823 7387
2009 3230 9331
2010 2845 11688
2011 3095 15465
2012 2783 19354
2013 2770 22971
2014 2951 28942
2015 2953 35183
2016 3037 43660
2017 3303 54136
2018 3870 70840
2019 4536 93357
2020 5796 147922
2021 5826 179495
2022 7599 206085
2023 7344 231437
2024 5599 239680

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

Computer Science rankings

Wuhan University ranked 12th for Computer Science in China and 117th in the World with 81,392 publications made and 1,246,152 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 563 In China
#19 of 2,840 In Asia
#117 of 6,845 In the World

Wuhan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 31 85
1993 30 130
1994 39 154
1995 42 106
1996 74 131
1997 82 160
1998 86 158
1999 123 185
2000 184 267
2001 297 305
2002 519 530
2003 744 723
2004 1212 1008
2005 1932 1569
2006 2129 2401
2007 2422 3397
2008 2921 4805
2009 3404 6673
2010 2984 8888
2011 2993 11402
2012 2628 14148
2013 2696 17133
2014 2909 22478
2015 2998 28254
2016 2998 36036
2017 3195 45434
2018 3829 60667
2019 4649 81599
2020 5567 136206
2021 5875 172473
2022 7645 192106
2023 7711 219410
2024 5990 215555

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

Medicine rankings

Wuhan University ranked 13th for Medicine in China and 170th in the World with 63,860 publications made and 1,406,818 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 545 In China
#25 of 2,809 In Asia
#170 of 6,775 In the World

Wuhan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 25 77
1993 29 80
1994 21 81
1995 27 74
1996 40 71
1997 62 114
1998 70 117
1999 69 159
2000 103 240
2001 222 311
2002 323 440
2003 562 802
2004 740 1369
2005 1013 2123
2006 1221 3164
2007 1302 4256
2008 1482 6143
2009 1686 7784
2010 1739 10165
2011 1820 13383
2012 1933 16677
2013 2166 20700
2014 2419 26393
2015 2499 32179
2016 2448 38676
2017 3010 47919
2018 3239 58825
2019 3872 74213
2020 5792 192374
2021 5232 208113
2022 6791 202559
2023 6404 201169
2024 5113 193849

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

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Epidemiology 7 8 77
Oncology and Cancer research 16 23 92
Virology 9 15 99
Dentistry 5 19 104
Biomedical Engineering 12 24 110
Radiation Therapy 15 27 128
Pharmacology 15 25 128
Orthodontics 5 23 129
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 36 142
Immunology 14 25 144
Pathology 13 24 147
Surgery 13 29 150
Cardiology 12 23 164
Pharmacy 22 46 182
Urology 15 32 191
Pediatrics 11 27 203
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 17 215
Critical Care Nursing 13 22 226
Anesthesiology 16 41 236
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 45 238
Psychiatry 13 29 239
Sonography and Ultrasound 29 60 246
Respiratory Therapy 15 39 252
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 18 254
Family medicine 9 27 261
Health Science 15 30 286
Anatomy and Physiology 16 52 302
Public Health 13 30 304
Optometry 16 62 314
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 20 316
Nursing 13 31 318
Ophthalmology 20 76 333
Medical Physics 15 46 357
Plastic Surgery 18 98 401
Neurosurgery 28 122 406
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 77 420
Social Work 11 22 421
Dermatology 21 125 467
Cosmetology 26 147 483
Physical Therapy 21 76 505
Toxicology 44 149 522
Gerontology 16 63 532
Clinical Psychology 20 60 535
Occupational Therapy 26 94 542
Sports / Exercise science 18 74 575
Veterinary 44 224 680
Sports Medicine 29 116 692
Audiology 35 149 705
Forensic Science 56 214 787

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Wuhan University ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 202nd in the World with 61,940 publications made and 1,047,574 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 562 In China
#14 of 2,864 In Asia
#202 of 7,081 In the World

Wuhan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 24 70
1993 21 86
1994 28 87
1995 27 79
1996 48 75
1997 63 108
1998 68 127
1999 86 160
2000 186 282
2001 272 291
2002 427 491
2003 654 592
2004 1187 869
2005 1667 1174
2006 1859 1653
2007 2193 2361
2008 2526 3306
2009 2817 4452
2010 2569 5738
2011 2671 7624
2012 2130 9307
2013 2094 11412
2014 2191 14606
2015 2205 18942
2016 2037 24146
2017 2143 30492
2018 2681 40937
2019 3113 54271
2020 4379 123596
2021 4299 143101
2022 5335 153036
2023 5478 169560
2024 4131 165430

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

Mathematics rankings

Wuhan University ranked 9th for Mathematics in China and 96th in the World with 41,659 publications made and 698,674 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 550 In China
#14 of 2,718 In Asia
#96 of 6,418 In the World

Wuhan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 21 60
1993 26 71
1994 20 66
1995 29 69
1996 54 88
1997 68 123
1998 79 138
1999 102 175
2000 117 230
2001 172 296
2002 242 388
2003 375 511
2004 661 710
2005 957 1056
2006 1062 1613
2007 1267 2230
2008 1479 2877
2009 1707 3945
2010 1540 4779
2011 1620 6198
2012 1337 7500
2013 1445 9235
2014 1627 11318
2015 1673 14533
2016 1584 18124
2017 1770 22597
2018 2031 30040
2019 2508 39746
2020 3154 69846
2021 3082 86856
2022 3651 95242
2023 3674 102599
2024 2292 72703

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 26 86
Statistics 9 14 93
Applied Mathematics 27 40 166
Operations Research 33 54 169
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 24 217
Actuarial Science 18 33 286
Math Teachers 20 84 516

Psychology rankings

Wuhan University ranked 14th for Psychology in China and 191st in the World with 32,830 publications made and 680,328 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 552 In China
#23 of 2,755 In Asia
#191 of 6,645 In the World

Wuhan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 7 23
1993 9 42
1994 9 37
1995 14 41
1996 9 27
1997 23 39
1998 28 48
1999 25 68
2000 38 78
2001 85 106
2002 162 140
2003 246 228
2004 412 404
2005 639 569
2006 711 873
2007 765 1233
2008 959 1767
2009 1115 2425
2010 1055 3300
2011 1099 4370
2012 1060 5766
2013 1119 7339
2014 1261 9825
2015 1286 12519
2016 1293 16092
2017 1415 20327
2018 1670 26531
2019 2006 34904
2020 2709 79948
2021 2619 95581
2022 3157 97731
2023 3144 104844
2024 2512 94660

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

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 8 12 84
Psychiatry 13 29 239
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 16 282
Neuroscience 17 51 344
Social Psychology 18 34 347
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 23 89 410
Social Work 11 22 421
Education Majors 28 75 487
Clinical Psychology 20 60 535
Occupational Therapy 26 94 542
Child Psychology 22 60 556
Sexology 18 75 875

Business rankings

Wuhan University ranked 18th for Business in China and 196th in the World with 25,538 publications made and 281,708 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 557 In China
#27 of 2,646 In Asia
#196 of 6,339 In the World

Wuhan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 8 13
1993 5 24
1994 9 16
1995 5 21
1996 23 23
1997 19 33
1998 27 39
1999 42 68
2000 69 105
2001 105 93
2002 180 158
2003 292 229
2004 572 359
2005 773 556
2006 895 754
2007 1057 1122
2008 1328 1540
2009 1474 2210
2010 1349 2816
2011 1302 3646
2012 1042 4140
2013 971 4826
2014 966 5988
2015 938 7289
2016 819 8658
2017 814 10870
2018 942 14137
2019 1223 18737
2020 1437 29949
2021 1553 39171
2022 1899 44445
2023 1999 53209
2024 1289 44951

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

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Real Estate 7 13 77
Supply Chain Management 32 48 146
Management Information Systems 9 15 167
Operations Research 33 54 169
Risk Management 15 24 171
Marketing 12 23 173
Finance 13 22 192
Management 32 44 195
Engineering Management 20 33 226
Project Management 15 28 230
Tax Law 16 35 232
International Trade 12 19 248
Construction Management 38 71 256
International Business 14 24 271
Actuarial Science 18 33 286
Advertising 13 40 291
Accounting 16 41 299
Hospitality and Hotel Management 27 68 302
Public Policy / Administration 12 23 333
Human Resource Management 15 47 335
Entertainment Industry Business 14 41 369
Investment Banking and Stock trading 38 82 382
Entrepreneurship 30 92 644
Occupational Safety and Health 31 160 830

Economics rankings

Wuhan University ranked 10th for Economics in China and 195th in the World with 16,611 publications made and 239,943 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 541 In China
#18 of 2,553 In Asia
#195 of 6,167 In the World

Wuhan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 19
1993 7 27
1994 9 20
1995 11 30
1996 18 25
1997 22 41
1998 31 47
1999 33 71
2000 57 139
2001 84 119
2002 110 164
2003 185 206
2004 361 271
2005 450 365
2006 523 480
2007 664 678
2008 707 837
2009 812 1188
2010 772 1540
2011 841 1975
2012 593 2284
2013 582 2655
2014 612 3530
2015 571 4511
2016 506 5623
2017 499 7066
2018 656 9404
2019 830 12961
2020 1063 26871
2021 1102 32410
2022 1433 37501
2023 1461 43013
2024 899 35233

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

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 14 20 79
Development Studies 8 13 187
Agricultural Economics 18 41 188
Finance 13 22 192
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 24 217
International Trade 12 19 248
Actuarial Science 18 33 286
International Economics 13 26 329
Investment Banking and Stock trading 38 82 382
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 39 405
Political Economy 21 54 679

Art & Design rankings

Wuhan University ranked 9th for Art & Design in China and 176th in the World with 12,207 publications made and 127,595 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#9 of 553 In China
#17 of 2,428 In Asia
#176 of 5,966 In the World

Wuhan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 13
1993 5 16
1994 8 12
1995 3 32
1996 10 10
1997 10 21
1998 15 35
1999 20 33
2000 54 61
2001 85 57
2002 103 92
2003 187 108
2004 296 175
2005 471 266
2006 525 345
2007 582 433
2008 732 592
2009 750 814
2010 651 1199
2011 648 1434
2012 516 1786
2013 406 2020
2014 429 2536
2015 391 3112
2016 365 3718
2017 357 4491
2018 437 6085
2019 496 7763
2020 597 11766
2021 679 15239
2022 812 17505
2023 823 20469
2024 691 25798

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Graphic Design 2 3 31
UX/UI Desgin 2 4 39
Animation 9 18 59
Architecture 11 13 66
Computer Graphics 13 24 100
Interior Design 24 38 128
Landscape Architecture 24 32 138
Fashion Design 9 20 156
Illustration and Concept Art 13 21 164
Painting and Drawing 12 20 164
Sculpture 12 20 164
Performing arts 10 15 202
Literature 8 17 215
Photography 8 18 217
Aesthetics 14 29 243
Multimedia 15 48 270
Game Design and Development 23 59 312
Creative Writing 9 18 330
Entertainment Industry Business 14 41 369
Cinematography 13 36 504
Music 48 113 638
Singing and Vocal Performance 44 129 650
Art History 17 43 669