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ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022

Tuesday, July 19, 2022
From: Shanghai, People's Republic of China

ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is proudly introducing the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2022, representing the most comprehensive and objective ranking of world universities by subjects. This year league table contains rankings of universities in 54 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. More than 1,800 out of 5,000 universities across 96 countries and regions are finally listed in the rankings.

The top one universities ranked in each subject are shown in the table below. Universities from the United States cement their top positions in 32 subjects. Harvard University leads the best performing institution, taking 16 crowns, 7 of which are from Social Sciences, 4 from Medical Sciences, 3 from Engineering, and 2 from Life Sciences. MIT tops in 5 subjects, 4 of which are engineering subjects and one of which is natural science subject. Both University of Pennsylvania from the United States and Tsinghua University from China have 3 subjects ranked No. 1 in the world. And both University of California, Berkeley from the United States and Wageningen University & Research from Netherlands hold top positions in 2 subjects. Moreover, two new entrants make a brilliant appearance, including the University of California, San Diego from the United States and Hohai University from China for their excellent performance in Oceanography and Water Resources, respectively.

The Top One Universities in 54 Subject Rankings

Field Subject Institution Name Country/Region
Natural Sciences Mathematics Paris-Saclay University France
Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
Chemistry University of California, Berkeley United States
Earth Sciences University of Colorado at Boulder United States
Geography Wageningen University & Research Netherlands
Ecology University of Oxford United Kingdom
Oceanography University of California, San Diego United States
Atmospheric Science University of Washington United States
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University China
Electrical & Electronic Engineering University of California, Berkeley United States
Automation & Control Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
Telecommunication Engineering Tsinghua University China
Instruments Science & Technology Harbin Institute of Technology China
Biomedical Engineering Harvard University United States
Computer Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
Civil Engineering Tongji University China
Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Tsinghua University China
Energy Science & Engineering Tsinghua University China
Environmental Science & Engineering Harvard University United States
Water Resources Hohai University China
Food Science & Technology Jiangnan University China
Biotechnology Harvard University United States
Aerospace Engineering Beihang University China
Marine/Ocean Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University China
Transportation Science & Technology Beijing Jiaotong University China
Remote Sensing Wuhan University China
Mining & Mineral Engineering Central South University China
Metallurgical Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing China
Life Sciences Biological Sciences Harvard University United States
Human Biological Sciences Harvard University United States
Agricultural Sciences Wageningen University & Research Netherlands
Veterinary Sciences Ghent University Belgium
Medical Sciences Clinical Medicine Harvard University United States
Public Health Harvard University United States
Dentistry & Oral Sciences University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States
Nursing University of Pennsylvania United States
Medical Technology Harvard University United States
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Harvard University United States
Social Sciences Economics University of Chicago United States
Statistics Harvard University United States
Law Yale University United States
Political Sciences Harvard University United States
Sociology Harvard University United States
Education Harvard University United States
Communication University of Amsterdam Netherlands
Psychology Harvard University United States
Business Administration University of Pennsylvania United States
Finance University of Pennsylvania United States
Management Harvard University United States
Public Administration Aarhus University Denmark
Hospitality & Tourism Management The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China-Hong Kong
Library & Information Science Harvard University United States

By counting the number of times of all subjects appear in the league table, the corresponding universities from the United States appear 4714 times, followed by Chinese universities (3108 times) and universities from the United Kingdom (1613 times). The University of New South Wales, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, National University of Singapore, and The University of Queensland are presented in the league table in more than 50 subjects.

The Rankings use a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of world universities in relevant subjects, including international academic awards, top academic achievements, research quality, and international collaboration. In GRAS 2022, the index of international academic awards is based on Academic Excellence Survey (AES) conducted by ShanghaiRanking. Until March 2022, 1424 professors from top world universities have participated in the survey. They are from 110 universities and 18 countries/regions, covering 64 subjects. Their responses have revealed 180 top journals in 52 subjects, 36 top awards in 29 subjects, and 31 top conferences for Computer Science & Engineering. We want to express our great gratitude to the scholars who have completed the survey for their significant contribution to building the criteria of academic excellence.

2022 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects — Ranking Indicators

Indicator Definition
Q1 The number of papers published in Q1 Journal Impact Factor Quartile in an Academic Subject
CNCI Category Normalized Citation Impact from InCites to measure the average impact of papers published by an institution in an Academic Subject
IC The percentage of internationally co-authored papers published by an institution in an Academic Subject
Top The number of papers published in top journals and conferences in an Academic Subject
Award The total number of the staff of an institution winning a significant award in an Academic Subject

The detailed methodology and full results of ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 can be viewed on our official website www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2022.

ShanghaiRanking Consultancy: ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is a fully independent organization dedicating to research on higher education intelligence and consultation. It has been the official publisher of the Academic Ranking of World Universities since 2009.

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