Sichuan University: Rankings
Sichuan University ranked 19 in China, 345 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 217,341 academic publications and 3,882,141 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 345 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 39 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| # 19 of 960 | In China |
| # 75 of 5,430 | For Chemistry |
| # 81 of 5,910 | For Engineering |
| # 86 of 6,308 | For Biology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
Sichuan University ranked 7 for Biology in China and 86 in the World with 148,117 publications made and 3,018,584 citations received.
Sichuan University
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | #7 | #8 | #36 |
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #23 | #40 |
| Pharmacology | #3 | #3 | #47 |
| Biochemistry | #5 | #13 | #79 |
| Biotechnology | #6 | #10 | #81 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #6 | #11 | #85 |
| Genetics | #7 | #14 | #97 |
| Immunology | #8 | #13 | #97 |
| Microbiology | #8 | #14 | #116 |
| Paleontology | #8 | #19 | #144 |
| Virology | #11 | #21 | #145 |
| Biophysics | #7 | #19 | #159 |
| Neuroscience | #6 | #17 | #161 |
| Molecular | #12 | #30 | #168 |
| Astrobiology | #14 | #29 | #188 |
| Evolutionary | #8 | #19 | #194 |
| Botany | #19 | #36 | #208 |
| Zoology | #4 | #18 | #245 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #18 | #43 | #285 |
| Horticulture | #37 | #82 | #286 |
| Toxicology | #29 | #86 | #346 |
| Ethics | #13 | #43 | #474 |
| Forestry | #52 | #188 | #707 |
| Entomology | #71 | #179 | #733 |
| Animal Science | #52 | #215 | #767 |
Chemistry rankings
Sichuan University ranked 8 for Chemistry in China and 75 in the World with 134,756 publications made and 2,876,632 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiochemistry | #4 | #4 | #5 |
| Pharmacy | #5 | #13 | #29 |
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #23 | #40 |
| Organic chemistry | #6 | #13 | #43 |
| Physical | #21 | #30 | #54 |
| Biochemistry | #5 | #13 | #79 |
| Computational | #7 | #15 | #95 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #15 | #26 | #116 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #3 | #6 | #24 |
| Materials Science | #14 | #22 | #48 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #17 | #26 | #41 |
| Chemical Engineering | #8 | #11 | #12 |
Medicine rankings
Sichuan University ranked 7 for Medicine in China and 94 in the World with 114,961 publications made and 2,093,834 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
Engineering rankings
Sichuan University ranked 15 for Engineering in China and 81 in the World with 112,577 publications made and 2,258,329 citations received.
Sichuan University
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metallurgy | #8 | #15 | #31 |
| Operations Research | #7 | #10 | #33 |
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #23 | #40 |
| Environmental Engineering | #17 | #22 | #53 |
| Biotechnology | #6 | #10 | #81 |
| Aviation | #11 | #18 | #83 |
| Applied Physics | #24 | #35 | #98 |
| Optics | #20 | #33 | #102 |
| Renewable Energy | #20 | #38 | #116 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #15 | #26 | #116 |
| Reliability and Quality | #35 | #48 | #145 |
| Telecommunications | #36 | #52 | #149 |
| Computer Engineering | #35 | #61 | #176 |
| Construction Management | #39 | #70 | #237 |
| Systems | #38 | #65 | #280 |
| Architecture | #38 | #59 | #295 |
| Engineering Management | #30 | #50 | #306 |
| Landscape Architecture | #55 | #76 | #327 |
| Automation and Control | #59 | #119 | #330 |
| Robotics | #58 | #120 | #348 |
| Remote Sensing | #68 | #106 | #420 |
| Mining Engineering | #17 | #20 | #35 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #21 | #32 | #91 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | #17 | #21 | #54 |
| Technical Drawing | #23 | #32 | #100 |
| Biomedical Engineering | #2 | #3 | #13 |
| Firefighting and Fire Science | #3 | #3 | #5 |
Physics rankings
Sichuan University ranked 16 for Physics in China and 88 in the World with 106,269 publications made and 2,135,499 citations received.
Sichuan University
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #23 | #40 |
| Applied Physics | #24 | #35 | #98 |
| Optics | #20 | #33 | #102 |
| Biophysics | #7 | #19 | #159 |
| Condensed Matter | #27 | #52 | #163 |
| Astrobiology | #14 | #29 | #188 |
| Molecular | #16 | #36 | #222 |
| Theoretical | #35 | #78 | #418 |
Computer Science rankings
Sichuan University ranked 20 for Computer Science in China and 147 in the World with 75,653 publications made and 1,242,807 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #6 | #11 | #85 |
| Machine Learning | #26 | #32 | #108 |
| Telecommunications | #36 | #52 | #149 |
| Computer Vision | #34 | #49 | #156 |
| Neuroscience | #6 | #17 | #161 |
| Animation | #35 | #50 | #165 |
| Computer Engineering | #35 | #61 | #176 |
| Cognitive Science | #32 | #45 | #215 |
| Computational Linguistics | #29 | #51 | #232 |
| Data Science | #20 | #32 | #243 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #52 | #87 | #304 |
| Robotics | #58 | #120 | #348 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #25 | #51 | #362 |
| Software Engineering | #42 | #71 | #444 |
| Multimedia | #32 | #102 | #496 |
| Information Technology | #46 | #141 | #612 |
Environmental Science rankings
Sichuan University ranked 17 for Environmental Science in China and 149 in the World with 74,828 publications made and 1,306,121 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineering | #17 | #22 | #53 |
| Environmental Management | #25 | #34 | #119 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #23 | #44 | #138 |
| Paleontology | #8 | #19 | #144 |
| Geology | #15 | #28 | #151 |
| Ecology | #22 | #35 | #194 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #37 | #53 | #210 |
| Oceanography | #37 | #55 | #225 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #18 | #43 | #285 |
| Forestry | #52 | #188 | #707 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Sichuan University ranked 12 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 264 in the World with 60,092 publications made and 930,014 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science | #2 | #14 | #107 |
| Archaeology | #19 | #24 | #141 |
| Linguistics | #15 | #24 | #154 |
| Demography | #6 | #13 | #167 |
| History | #18 | #24 | #193 |
| Law | #14 | #20 | #206 |
| Political Science | #14 | #21 | #284 |
| Aesthetics | #22 | #43 | #302 |
| Sociology | #10 | #21 | #305 |
| Philosophy | #12 | #31 | #324 |
| Anthropology | #12 | #33 | #427 |
| Genealogy | #8 | #23 | #435 |
| Publishing | #19 | #45 | #451 |
| Special Education | #9 | #31 | #455 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #24 | #78 | #520 |
| Education | #34 | #92 | #546 |
| Gender Studies | #11 | #32 | #599 |
| Media Studies | #18 | #50 | #694 |
| International Law | #34 | #99 | #723 |
| Social Work | #34 | #77 | #843 |
Psychology rankings
Sichuan University ranked 8 for Psychology in China and 143 in the World with 44,613 publications made and 770,227 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry | #5 | #8 | #118 |
| Occupational Therapy | #4 | #9 | #130 |
| Neuroscience | #6 | #17 | #161 |
| Clinical Psychology | #3 | #6 | #171 |
| Cognitive Science | #32 | #45 | #215 |
| Special Education | #9 | #31 | #455 |
| Education | #34 | #92 | #546 |
| Human Sexuality | #15 | #58 | #762 |
| Social Work | #34 | #77 | #843 |
Mathematics rankings
Sichuan University ranked 12 for Mathematics in China and 126 in the World with 41,104 publications made and 642,363 citations received.
Sichuan University
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #7 | #10 | #33 |
| Statistics | #11 | #18 | #121 |
| Applied Mathematics | #19 | #28 | #137 |
| Econometrics | #24 | #41 | #277 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #52 | #87 | #304 |
| Actuarial Science | #29 | #50 | #410 |
| Mathematics Education | #31 | #120 | #647 |
Business rankings
Sichuan University ranked 33 for Business in China and 265 in the World with 20,140 publications made and 272,950 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #7 | #10 | #33 |
| Construction Management | #39 | #70 | #237 |
| Finance | #21 | #32 | #238 |
| Management | #40 | #59 | #259 |
| Risk Management | #28 | #43 | #274 |
| Marketing | #26 | #49 | #301 |
| Real Estate | #32 | #61 | #304 |
| Engineering Management | #30 | #50 | #306 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #25 | #51 | #362 |
| Advertising | #19 | #58 | #367 |
| Actuarial Science | #29 | #50 | #410 |
| Accounting | #33 | #76 | #443 |
| Project Management | #24 | #60 | #464 |
| International Trade | #51 | #99 | #719 |
| Entrepreneurship | #41 | #120 | #742 |
| Hospitality and Hotel Management | #3 | #10 | #58 |
Economics rankings
Sichuan University ranked 16 for Economics in China and 276 in the World with 13,808 publications made and 194,136 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | #21 | #32 | #238 |
| Econometrics | #24 | #41 | #277 |
| Actuarial Science | #29 | #50 | #410 |
| International Trade | #51 | #99 | #719 |
Art & Design rankings
Sichuan University ranked 19 for Art & Design in China and 267 in the World with 9,804 publications made and 92,874 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | #14 | #21 | #156 |
| Animation | #35 | #50 | #165 |
| Literature | #11 | #21 | #246 |
| Architecture | #38 | #59 | #295 |
| Aesthetics | #22 | #43 | #302 |
| Landscape Architecture | #55 | #76 | #327 |
| Interior Design | #61 | #104 | #360 |
| Creative Writing | #14 | #31 | #447 |
| Photography | #26 | #67 | #465 |
| Multimedia | #32 | #102 | #496 |
| Acting and Drama | #27 | #55 | #501 |
| Music | #34 | #88 | #548 |
| Graphic Design | #63 | #133 | #594 |
| Cinematography | #26 | #105 | #824 |
