Shanghai Ranking released its 2025 global subject rankings last month, covering 57 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, biological sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences.
Nanyang Technological University leads the artificial intelligence (AI) subject ranking with 289 points, followed by Tsinghua University, China. Three Asian universities are in the global top 10, with the remaining institutions located in North America and Australia.
China accounts for half of the top 20 institutions, notably dominating ranks 11 through 20. The US follows with 4 universities, while Canada has three. Singapore, Australia, and the UK each have one representative.
| No. | University | Country | Score |
| 1 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | 289 |
| 2 | Tsinghua University | China | 284,7 |
| 3 | University of Toronto | Canada | 265,9 |
| 4 | Zhejiang University | China | 248,8 |
| 5 | University of Alberta | Canada | 246,2 |
| 6 | Carnegie Mellon University | US | 241,3 |
| 7 | University of California, Los Angeles | US | 237,5 |
| 8 | University of Technology Sydney | Australia | 235 |
| 9 | University of Montreal | Canada | 234,5 |
| 10 | Stanford University | US | 228,9 |
| 11 | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | 225,6 |
| 12 | Harvard University | US | 225,1 |
| 13 | Peking University | China | 219,5 |
| 14 | Northwestern Polytechnical University | China | 212,4 |
| 15 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | 211,7 |
| 16 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | China | 211,2 |
| 17 | University of Oxford | UK | 210,2 |
| 18 | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | 202,3 |
| 19 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | 199,9 |
| 20 | Beihang University | China | 198,7 |
This year, Shanghai Ranking evaluated approximately 2,000 universities across 100 countries and regions. The AI ranking specifically included 400 institutions. To qualify, universities needed to have published at least 100 scientific papers in the field between 2020 and 2024.
Evaluation indicators are categorized into five main groups: faculty quality, excellent research output, research quality, research impact, and international collaboration.
Excellent research output carries the heaviest weighting, encompassing articles published in top scientific journals (TJ) and international academic awards.
Faculty quality ranks second. This category assesses the number of international academic award recipients, highly cited researchers, editors-in-chief of journals, or leaders of international academic organizations.
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Carnegie Mellon University campus, US. *Photo: Carnegie Mellon University Fanpage* |
The Shanghai Ranking, also known as the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), was initiated by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003. It stands as one of the three most prestigious global university rankings, alongside QS and Times Higher Education.
Khanh Linh
