Ranked 7th in the world for Earth Sciences
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Earth Sciences, 2026
Full ranking profile 13 placements
Every placement the Index records for China University of Geosciences (Beijing). The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Headline Earth Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =7 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =12 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Water Resources | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =30 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Remote Sensing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =51 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Environmental Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Geography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =277 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Energy Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Materials Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =427 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =439 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =458 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.