According to the latest data released by Essential Science Indicators (ESI) on January 8, 2026, the engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) has entered the top 0.01% (one ten-thousandth) of ESI-ranked disciplines worldwide.
To date, NPU has one discipline ranked in the top 0.01%, four disciplines in the top 0.1%, and thirteen disciplines in the top 1% of ESI worldwide.
In the field of engineering, NPU has published 20,446 ESI-indexed papers, with a total of 334,867 citations. In terms of total citation count among institutions included in the top 1% of ESI engineering worldwide, NPU ranks 28th globally and 19th among universities in mainland China.
(Produced by: Media Office of the NPU Committee of the CPC;
Source: Development and Planning Department;
Editor: Wang Qing;
Managing Editor: Fu Yi;
Reviewed by: Guo Ningsheng, Ma Xiping;
Translators: Yang Runze, Li Yiwen)
