NTU ranked Top 10 globally in 10 subjects by Shanghai Ranking

NTU Singapore continues to maintain its leading position in the global academic landscape with 10 subjects among the world's Top 10 for the second year running. This is according to the latest Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.

A total of 47 NTU subjects were ranked in the global ranking this year, of which 22 were listed among the Top 50 worldwide. These 22 subjects included 17 Engineering subjects, 4 Social Sciences subjects and 1 Natural Sciences subject.

NTU’s Nanoscience & Nanotechnology led the list, maintaining its No. 1 position for the fifth consecutive year. Another eight NTU Engineering subjects were ranked among the world’s Top 10: Energy Science (2nd), Automation & Control (5th), Telecommunication Engineering (6th), Instruments Science & Technology (6th), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (8th), Computer Science (8th), Transportation Science (8th) and Materials Science (9th). Other notable successes were Mining & Mineral Engineering that debuted at 36th place, and Metallurgical Engineering that broke into the world's Top 50 at 46th position.

In Social Sciences, NTU’s Communication climbed four places from 9th position to 5th this year, while Finance rose five places to 37th. Other Social Sciences subjects in the Top 50 were Library & Information Science (43rd) and Management (48th).

In Natural Sciences, NTU’s Chemistry ranked 11th.

The NTU subjects ranked in the global Top 50 were:

S/N	Subject Name	Faculty	2021 Global rank
1	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Engineering	1
2	Energy Science	Engineering	2
3	Automation & Control	Engineering	5
4	Communication	Social Sciences	5
5	Telecommunication	Engineering	6
6	Instruments Science & Technology	Engineering	6
7	Electrical & Electronic	Engineering	8
8	Computer Science	Engineering	8
9	Transportation Science	Engineering	8
10	Materials Science	Engineering	9
11	Chemistry	Natural Sciences	11
12	Civil	Engineering	13
13	Chemical	Engineering	16
14	Marine/Ocean	Engineering	25
15	Mechanical	Engineering	32
16	Biomedical	Engineering	32
17	Mining & Mineral (New)	Engineering	36
18	Aerospace	Engineering	37
19	Finance	Social Sciences	37
20	Library & Information Science	Social Sciences	43
21	Metallurgical	Engineering	46
22	Management	Social Sciences	48

The data for the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects is compiled by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, an independent organisation dedicated to research on higher education intelligence and consultation. It has been the official publisher of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) since 2009.  

For more information about Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021, visit: shanghairanking.com.