Northwestern Polytechnical University

🇨🇳 China 4-Year University

Global #295 China #19

Campus of Northwestern Polytechnical University

Institution Info

Founded: 1938
Type: 4-Year University
Website: http://www.nwpu.edu.cn/

About

Northwestern Polytechnical University is a higher education institution in China, founded in 1938. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is one of the leading universities in China. The university has a member of Global B-Tier (World 101-300) and Top 100 Universities in Asia.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #499 · Ranked	32.20
THE	2026	THE #274 · Ranked	55.53
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #295 · Ranked	87.96
ARWU	2025	ARWU #101 · Top 200	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

472

h-index

6,852,078

Citations

131,754

Publications

143,849

i10-index

5.83

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global B-Tier (World 101-300) Top 100 Universities in Asia Top 30 Universities in China Project 985 Universities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Northwestern Polytechnical University is ranked #295 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within China, it holds the #19 position.

Northwestern Polytechnical University was founded in 1938, making it 88 years old. It is one of the established institutions in China.

Northwestern Polytechnical University has produced 131,754 research publications with 6,852,078 total citations and an h-index of 472, according to OpenAlex data.