Singapore, Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
Ranked in the world
2
Nanyang Technological University is ranked 2nd in the world for Communication & Media Studies.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Communication & Media Studies, 2026
Full ranking profile
Nanyang Technological University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Communication & Media Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Materials Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Mechanical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 3 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 4 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Materials Science | National Taiwan University | 4 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemistry | National Taiwan University | 5 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 5 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Computer Science | National Taiwan University | 6 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 7 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 8 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 8 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 8 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 8 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 9 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 12 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | 12 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Engineering | METU (URAP Lab) | 12 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 13 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 14 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Chemical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 19 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 21 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 23 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Physical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 24 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 26 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 29 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Mathematical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 30 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 31 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 34 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 36 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 37 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Physics | National Taiwan University | 37 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 38 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 38 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 39 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 43 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 44 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 44 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 45 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biomedical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 46 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environmental Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 47 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 47 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 48 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 55 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 59 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 59 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 64 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 68 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 83 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 87 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 109 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 110 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 113 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 113 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 122 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 132 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 134 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 156 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 162 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 169 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 172 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 181 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 183 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 200 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 206 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 209 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 220 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 224 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 245 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 294 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 375 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 395 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 525 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.