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Chongqing University rises in World-first-rate Discipline Ranking

On June 26, 2019, Shanghai Ranking released the “Ranking World-first-rate Discipline Ranking” of 2019. The 2019 Ranking involved 54 disciplines in 5 areas including the science, engineering, life science, medicine and social science. Shanghai Ranking evaluated more than 4,000 colleges and universities across the world and eventually more than 1,700 colleges and universities from 86 countries and regions were included in the ranking. In China alone, 233 colleges and universities were included in the ranking, with a total of 2,001 inclusions. In particular, 10 disciplines ranked the world first place.

There was a rise of Chongqing University in the Ranking. Specifically, totally 20 disciplines of Chongqing University were included in the Ranking, 2 disciplines more than that in the last year. Chongqing University ranked the 26th place in this regard among colleges and universities in mainland China, rising by one place year on year. Three disciplines of Chongqing University ranked among the top 50 disciplines (metallurgical engineering ranked the 18th place; instrument science ranked the 22nd place and mechanical engineering ranked the 40th place), ranking the 27th place in this regard among colleges and universities in mainland China. Nine disciplines of Chongqing University ranked among the top 100 disciplines, 3 disciplines more than that in the last year, ranking the 21st place among colleges and universities in mainland China, rising by 5 places year on year. Four disciplines ranked between the 51st place and the 75th place (civil engineering, mineral engineering, control science and engineering and traffic engineering). In particular, it is the first time that traffic engineering has been included in the ranking. Control science and engineering ranked between the 76th place and the 100th place in 2018. Two disciplines ranked between 76th and the 100th place (chemical engineering and energy science and engineering) in 2019, and in 2018 they ranked between the 101st place and the 150th place. In addition, 2 disciplines ranked between the 101st place and the 150th place, three disciplines ranked between the 151st place and the 200th place, five disciplines ranked between the 201st place and the 300th place and 1 discipline ranked between the 301st place and the 400th place.