Recently, the professional institution of higher education evaluation, Shanghai Ranking, officially released the Academic Ranking of Chinese Universities of 2022, with Zhejiang University, Zhongshan University and Tsinghua University occupying the top three positions. The number of world-class disciplines of Zhengzhou University ranked 33rd among mainland universities, an increase of 9 places over the previous year, and the progress is obvious. In addition, 21 disciplines of Zhengzhou University have entered ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, an increase of 3 disciplines over the previous year, and the total number of listed disciplines accounts for nearly 40% of the total number of ranked disciplines.

Zhengzhou University has a total of 7 disciplines including Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Material Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Metallurgical Engineering and Instrumentation science, which have entered the top 100 in the world. Among them, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Material Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry have entered the top 50 in the world.