Hunan University of Science and Technology

Hunan University of Science and Technology
湖南科技大学
Motto
唯实惟新 至诚致志
TypePublic
Established18 August 1949; 75 years ago (1949)
AffiliationHunan Education Department
PresidentZhu Chuanqu (朱川曲)
Academic staff
2,567 (August 2019)[1]
Students36,714 (August 2019)[1]
Location, ,
China

27°54′16″N 112°55′02″E / 27.90444°N 112.91722°E / 27.90444; 112.91722
Campus3,100 mu
Colors   
Websiteenglish.hnust.edu.cn
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese湖南科技大學
Simplified Chinese湖南科技大学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHúnán Kējì Dàxué

The Hunan University of Science and Technology (HNUST; Chinese: 湖南科技大学; pinyin: Húnán Kējì Dàxué) is a provincial public university in Xiangtan, Hunan of China, under the jointly jurisdiction of central government and provincial government, and is mainly administered by Hunan Province.[2]

History

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Hunan University of Science & Technology (HNUST), which evolves from Northern Hunan Construction College founded in 1949 and was formed in 2003 by the merger of Xiangtan Institute of Technology and Xiangtan Normal University.[3]

Rankings and Reputation

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As of 2022, Hunan University of Science and Technology was ranked 101st in China, 261st in Asia and 988th globally by the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[4]

The 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked Hunan University of Science and Technology 989th in the world based on their publications for the period 2018–2021.[5] The Nature Index 2023 by Nature Research ranked the university among the top 1000 leading research institutions globally for the high quality of research publications in natural science.[6]

University rankings
Global – Overall
USNWR Global[7]988 (2022)
Regional – Overall
USNWR Asia[8]261 (2022)
National – Overall
USNWR National[9]101 (2022)

Overall, Hunan University of Science and Technology was ranked in the top 1000 universities in the world by several international rankings including the CWTS Leiden Ranking, the U.S. News & World Report, and the Nature Index.[4][6][5]

Subjects Rankings

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Subjects ranking by 2022 Global Ranking
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking[4]
Chemistry 384th
Computer Science 411th
Engineering 601th
Material Science 659th
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)[10]
Civil Engineering 201-300
Chemical Engineering 301-400
Computer Science & Engineering 301-400
Chemistry 401-500
Electrical & Electronic Engineering 401-500

References

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  1. ^ a b 学校简介. Hunan University of Science and Technology (in Chinese). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Hunan University of Science and Technology". english.hnust.edu.cn. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  3. ^ "About Hunan University of Science and Technology". english.hnust.edu.cn. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  4. ^ a b c "2022 US News Best Global Universities Ranking Hunan University of Science and Technology". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Studies (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology. "CWTS Leiden Ranking". CWTS Leiden Ranking. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  6. ^ a b "Institution research output table | Nature Index". www.natureindex.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  7. ^ "US News Best Global University Rankings 2022".
  8. ^ "US News Asia University Rankings 2022".
  9. ^ "US News University Rankings 2022".
  10. ^ "ShanghaiRanking-Hunan University of Science and Technology". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
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