Zhongnan University of Economics and Law: Rankings

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The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 174th in China, 1607th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 65 research topics. The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,562 academic publications and 98,131 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1607 of 14,131 In the World
#460 of 5,830 In Asia
#174 of 960 In China
#8 of 37 In Wuhan
#115 of 1,037 For Tax Law
#155 of 1,036 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#314 of 1,908 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#3224 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1498 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 62 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 138th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 1557th in the World with 8,509 publications made and 78,996 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#138 of 562 In China
#384 of 2,864 In Asia
#1557 of 7,081 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 0
1999 3 4
2000 19 3
2001 43 4
2002 47 6
2003 89 7
2004 193 6
2005 213 8
2006 240 8
2007 288 19
2008 301 41
2009 344 39
2010 372 84
2011 417 90
2012 264 154
2013 301 214
2014 226 282
2015 261 414
2016 220 679
2017 204 1090
2018 336 1850
2019 440 3033
2020 518 5360
2021 670 8604
2022 867 13620
2023 971 17350
2024 625 18373

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 14 155
Law Enforcement 16 37 378
International Law 19 57 510
Public Policy / Administration 37 99 814
Urban and Regional planning 100 176 846
Broadcast Journalism 60 198 893
Law 80 171 897
Human Rights Law 20 108 901
Archaeology 119 225 912
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 64 155 913
Radio and Television broadcasting 60 215 933
Communications and Public Relations 55 165 954
International Relations and Diplomacy 65 228 968
History 124 246 1046
Political Science 80 194 1090
Criminology and Criminal Justice 38 123 1141
Aesthetics 125 292 1206
Political Economy 54 185 1255
Journalism and Digital Media 100 390 1292
Classics and Ancient History 107 316 1454
Linguistics 194 540 1602
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 111 413 1674
Sociology 134 417 1676
Anthropology 124 461 1822
Demography 163 648 1957
Gender Studies 95 388 1991
Philosophy 170 578 2092
Library and Information science 165 667 2379
Education Majors 265 778 2429

Environmental Science rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 246th for Environmental Science in China and 1912th in the World with 6,143 publications made and 61,693 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#246 of 553 In China
#715 of 2,838 In Asia
#1912 of 6,876 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1999 2 4
2000 11 0
2001 23 4
2002 22 5
2003 63 7
2004 118 4
2005 138 7
2006 163 7
2007 191 12
2008 208 25
2009 227 27
2010 265 56
2011 284 70
2012 187 100
2013 218 148
2014 158 197
2015 174 297
2016 139 497
2017 139 869
2018 239 1435
2019 290 2301
2020 395 4084
2021 515 6726
2022 700 11293
2023 794 14355
2024 453 15546

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 100 176 846
Geography and Cartography 164 421 1404
Petrology and Geochemistry 189 559 1569
Environmental Management 248 701 1751
Ecology 229 684 1850
Environmental Engineering 293 991 2211
Agricultural Science 278 974 2319
Oceanography 304 937 2349
Environmental Chemistry 352 1210 2604
Geology 342 1158 2781
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 363 1298 2933
Paleontology 353 1251 2974
Earth science and Geophysics 395 1389 3251
Geotechnical Engineering 403 1519 3347

Business rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 101st for Business in China and 1012th in the World with 5,771 publications made and 50,185 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#101 of 557 In China
#251 of 2,646 In Asia
#1012 of 6,339 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1999 0 3
2000 16 3
2001 30 2
2002 38 3
2003 65 2
2004 132 3
2005 147 5
2006 159 4
2007 177 10
2008 203 23
2009 223 25
2010 268 60
2011 265 65
2012 194 117
2013 194 151
2014 166 196
2015 180 308
2016 149 441
2017 163 719
2018 248 1201
2019 305 2069
2020 363 3486
2021 445 5487
2022 569 8477
2023 622 11049
2024 426 11670

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

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Tax Law 6 12 115
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 66 314
Real Estate 35 70 342
Actuarial Science 34 65 461
International Business 29 53 468
Supply Chain Management 81 170 472
Accounting 43 98 523
International Trade 33 58 533
Hospitality and Hotel Management 68 172 617
Risk Management 57 125 642
Finance 61 134 661
Public Policy / Administration 37 99 814
Entrepreneurship 64 208 969
Marketing 104 307 1136
Management Information Systems 100 283 1195
Human Resource Management 92 302 1228
Operations Research 165 465 1244
Management 153 416 1342
Engineering Management 252 432 1354
Project Management 99 337 1384
Advertising 118 489 1634

Economics rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 67th for Economics in China and 756th in the World with 5,559 publications made and 50,975 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#67 of 541 In China
#151 of 2,553 In Asia
#756 of 6,167 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 3
2000 18 1
2001 31 2
2002 24 5
2003 53 5
2004 113 3
2005 134 3
2006 135 5
2007 168 9
2008 178 29
2009 212 23
2010 243 52
2011 249 58
2012 183 112
2013 194 122
2014 162 173
2015 170 234
2016 148 364
2017 146 575
2018 221 1061
2019 262 1703
2020 385 2871
2021 455 5078
2022 570 8407
2023 673 11420
2024 404 11537

The following table provides academic rankings for The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 66 314
Agricultural Economics 51 126 440
Actuarial Science 34 65 461
International Trade 33 58 533
International Economics 28 59 538
Environmental Economics 80 155 540
Finance 61 134 661
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 68 138 665
Development Studies 78 185 858
International Relations and Diplomacy 65 228 968
Political Economy 54 185 1255

Computer Science rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 249th for Computer Science in China and 1846th in the World with 5,024 publications made and 58,758 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#249 of 563 In China
#711 of 2,840 In Asia
#1846 of 6,845 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 7 2
2001 12 0
2002 24 1
2003 38 6
2004 82 3
2005 94 6
2006 111 3
2007 127 16
2008 145 33
2009 171 36
2010 199 64
2011 216 72
2012 159 117
2013 166 148
2014 135 209
2015 156 357
2016 151 677
2017 164 1116
2018 258 1833
2019 331 2929
2020 343 5001
2021 457 7053
2022 516 10217
2023 587 12050
2024 357 10869

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 97 221 745
Information Technology 71 207 791
Data Science 78 201 909
Cyber Security 142 400 1165
Management Information Systems 100 283 1195
Machine Learning 224 588 1454
Computational Linguistics 179 581 1477
Blockchain and Cryptography 216 633 1509
Human-Computer Interaction 166 514 1536
Computer Networking 232 667 1628
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 265 714 1769
Multimedia 202 662 1878
Computer Vision 297 882 2017
Telecommunications 291 912 2050
Software Engineering 258 718 2058
Computer Graphics 340 915 2103
Cognitive Science 299 881 2132
Library and Information science 165 667 2379
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 369 1364 3039
Neuroscience 328 1215 3131

Mathematics rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 192nd for Mathematics in China and 1526th in the World with 4,160 publications made and 46,627 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#192 of 550 In China
#530 of 2,718 In Asia
#1526 of 6,418 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2000 3 0
2001 9 0
2002 7 0
2003 22 4
2004 45 1
2005 55 3
2006 64 4
2007 84 9
2008 79 21
2009 112 26
2010 143 49
2011 177 49
2012 118 91
2013 131 102
2014 117 179
2015 136 286
2016 142 451
2017 144 749
2018 227 1283
2019 303 2179
2020 357 3597
2021 394 5379
2022 485 8114
2023 519 9614
2024 273 7588

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 34 65 461
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 68 138 665
Operations Research 165 465 1244
Blockchain and Cryptography 216 633 1509
Statistics 205 575 1610
Applied Mathematics 276 721 1793
Math Teachers 325 977 2762

Engineering rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 366th for Engineering in China and 2652nd in the World with 3,843 publications made and 47,635 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#366 of 560 In China
#1190 of 2,835 In Asia
#2652 of 6,782 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2000 6 2
2001 10 1
2002 21 4
2003 27 6
2004 58 3
2005 63 6
2006 77 5
2007 95 14
2008 125 30
2009 116 27
2010 131 39
2011 166 57
2012 121 103
2013 112 113
2014 99 156
2015 118 293
2016 120 551
2017 144 952
2018 189 1651
2019 263 2515
2020 265 4101
2021 369 5915
2022 407 8748
2023 454 10509
2024 271 10213

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 165 465 1244
Transportation Engineering 165 442 1253
Engineering Management 252 432 1354
Human-Computer Interaction 166 514 1536
Computer Networking 232 667 1628
Renewable Energy Engineering 205 773 1770
Remote Sensing 271 743 1865
Civil Engineering 265 749 1875
Reliability and Quality Engineering 279 829 1926
Telecommunications 291 912 2050
Systems Engineering 279 829 2197
Environmental Engineering 293 991 2211
Aerospace Engineering 324 1066 2486
Mechanical Engineering 321 1055 2492
Structural Engineering 325 1111 2503
Electrical Engineering 347 1175 2549
Acoustical Engineering 354 1118 2605
Electronic Engineering 382 1349 2858
Metallurgical Engineering 414 1482 3101
Optical Engineering 430 1508 3274
Geotechnical Engineering 403 1519 3347
Materials Science 431 1606 3378
Chemical Engineering 456 1702 3434
Nanotechnology 485 2015 4139

Physics rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 377th for Physics in China and 2723rd in the World with 3,324 publications made and 34,407 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#377 of 558 In China
#1208 of 2,817 In Asia
#2723 of 6,713 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1999 0 2
2000 5 1
2001 7 0
2002 19 3
2003 29 2
2004 58 1
2005 69 3
2006 78 2
2007 105 7
2008 101 23
2009 117 13
2010 127 21
2011 149 45
2012 101 75
2013 105 82
2014 83 135
2015 106 227
2016 102 385
2017 120 717
2018 149 1241
2019 207 1766
2020 219 2789
2021 304 4065
2022 352 5946
2023 372 7106
2024 223 7504

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 238 736 1976
Quantum and Particle physics 365 1149 2601
Acoustical Engineering 354 1118 2605
Astrophysics and Astronomy 353 1121 2781
Optical Engineering 430 1508 3274
Materials Science 431 1606 3378
Nanotechnology 485 2015 4139

Biology rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 424th for Biology in China and 3516th in the World with 2,791 publications made and 28,753 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Agricultural Science, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#424 of 553 In China
#1544 of 2,834 In Asia
#3516 of 6,833 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 4 0
2001 14 0
2002 9 2
2003 12 4
2004 45 2
2005 47 4
2006 55 2
2007 75 8
2008 68 12
2009 77 11
2010 99 22
2011 116 31
2012 65 61
2013 102 84
2014 53 104
2015 81 179
2016 76 286
2017 90 574
2018 132 860
2019 159 1299
2020 208 2377
2021 252 3759
2022 329 5552
2023 399 7040
2024 215 6854

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 295 707 1986
Agricultural Science 278 974 2319
Virology 243 1048 2635
Paleontology 353 1251 2974
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 369 1364 3039
Neuroscience 328 1215 3131
Genetics 438 1619 3631
Biochemistry 466 1845 4055
Nanotechnology 485 2015 4139
Immunology 427 1935 4376
Botany 461 1933 4444

Art & Design rankings

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked 162nd for Art & Design in China and 1514th in the World with 1,483 publications made and 11,283 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Multimedia, Creative Writing.

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
#162 of 553 In China
#420 of 2,428 In Asia
#1514 of 5,966 In the World

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2002 4 1
2003 13 3
2004 33 1
2005 36 0
2006 45 2
2007 50 4
2008 62 4
2009 70 6
2010 84 13
2011 84 11
2012 62 25
2013 72 27
2014 47 37
2015 47 51
2016 39 105
2017 36 156
2018 42 266
2019 71 408
2020 74 736
2021 110 1216
2022 130 1905
2023 159 2263
2024 100 2533

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aesthetics 125 292 1206
Fashion Design 159 408 1400
Creative Writing 112 311 1487
Literature 178 458 1699
Multimedia 202 662 1878
Computer Graphics 340 915 2103

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 74 340 995
Healthcare Management (MHA) 43 229 1103
Social Psychology 133 404 1512
Public Health 164 658 1956
Gerontology 116 537 2014
Child Psychology 145 628 2096
Psychology 236 779 2177
Sports Medicine 236 999 2602
Pathology 281 1072 2615
Nursing 185 874 2632
Clinical Psychology 233 1017 2890
Medicine 308 1169 2926
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 349 1373 3288
Health Science 300 1148 3400
Chemistry 440 1615 3480
Psychiatry 344 1391 3555
Surgery 321 1415 3572
Physical chemistry 454 1717 3628
Physical Therapy 398 1517 3658
Organic Chemistry 462 1819 3852