The GRAS rankings use a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of world-class universities in respective subjects, including research output (Q1), research influence (CNCI), international collaboration (IC), research quality (Top), and international academic awards (Award). More than 1,800 out of 5,000 universities across 96 countries and regions are listed in the rankings.
The BA and MGT studies from NUBS China focus on the digital economy, intelligent manufacturing, marketing management, application of blockchain business models, green supply chains, digital ports, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems, and rural vitalisation by the culture and tourism industry. They all supply a source of support in terms of applied basic research and industrialisation integration for the nation and local governments at all levels while also facilitating the construction of scientific innovation and industry enclaves, which have made special contributions to the realisation of shared prosperity.
"Quality research directly supports teaching excellence, feeds our rankings and external reputation. As a globally engaged university, we will continue recruiting top scholars from the global market, helping current staff reach their potential and developing our international research collaboration. Aligning with the University Strategy, we strive to provide a great platform to empower and support our academics and postgraduate researchers to deliver work they are proud of, whether fundamental discovery or transformative innovations that change lives," said Professor Martin Liu, Interim Dean of NUBS China.
In the past five years, the faculty members of NUBS China have published 373 journal papers in Scopus, including 12 CABS4*, 46 CABS4 and 218 CABS3. Regarding these papers, 81.2% were published in the top journals, 54% were published in the top 10% of journals globally, 24.7% outputs in top citation, and 72.1% were published with overseas universities, the citation number of which has reached 7332. The Field-Weighted Citation Impact of these papers obtained 1.87, keeping abreast of top universities home and abroad.
Our world-class research also drives high-quality teaching. The Finance, Accounting and Management degree programme was awarded the recognition of the National Level 'First Class' Programme; and Marketing Management was also awarded the recognition of the National Level 'First Class' Module. Furthermore, six modules were awarded as Provincial Level 'First Class' Undergraduate Modules. NUBS China is committed to shaping the future of responsible business and management in an increasingly interconnected world.
Since the first doctoral student graduated in 2013, NUBS China has continued to output high-level doctoral graduates in the last ten years, with an employment rate of 100%. Their employers include the University of Science and Technology of China, Zhejiang University, IESEG France, the University of Sussex Business School, etc.
The high-quality faculty is why NUBS China has achieved these significant achievements. We have faculty from around 20 countries and regions, and many have been awarded PhDs from the world's most prestigious universities. Four faculty members have been listed among the "Top 2% of scientists in the world" (compiled by Stanford University); seven faculty members are listed in Elsevier's 2021 "Highly Cited Chinese Researchers".
NUBS China has established an integrated scientific research support system to provide faculty with multi-channel and multi-level funds, staffing, databases, and policy support. These include financial support at different career development stages, a professional research assistant team, rich databases, scientific research software, and a relaxed and free academic environment that encourages innovation. The faculty actively organises and participates in high-level international and domestic academic conferences with the School's support and utilises the School's unique international scientific research resources. NUBS China provides good opportunities for teachers and students to exchange and cooperate with outstanding scholars at home and abroad. In addition, the newly-built Digital Business and Analytics Lab is equipped with 51 high-performance computers, including leading financial databases, data analysis and visualisation software, constantly improving the scientific research infrastructure and building an excellent scientific research platform for researchers.