Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Domain · Physical Sciences

Top Physical Sciences Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 12,888 ranked institutions.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 100.0 25.5% 46k 608k#5
2 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 92.7 26.5% 32k 438k#19
3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 88.4 26.1% 26k 331k#55
4 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 85.4 23.3% 26k 307k#57
5 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 83.0 24.3% 20k 247k#54
6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 81.1 24.2% 29k 316k#65
7 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 79.4 26.1% 15k 185k#56
8 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 78.0 26.8% 8.4k 111k#1
9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 76.8 23.8% 30k 340k#78
10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 75.7 17.6% 24k 187k#4
11 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 74.7 23.2% 27k 289k#87
12 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 73.7 22.9% 22k 220k—
13 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 72.9 26.8% 23k 281k#98
14 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 72.1 24.9% 11k 148k#83
15 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 71.4 29.5% 11k 163k#48
16 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 70.7 27.8% 16k 202k#91
17 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 70.1 27.9% 9.2k 147k#99
18 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 69.5 27.2% 21k 242k—
19 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 68.9 23.5% 22k 261k—
20 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 68.3 27.9% 9.5k 119k#13
21 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 67.8 31.7% 11k 179k#50
22 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 67.3 26.4% 7.9k 107k#2
23 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 66.9 24.0% 17k 225k—
24 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 66.4 26.5% 8k 90k#17
25 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 66.0 24.9% 20k 180k#95
26 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 65.6 24.6% 17k 180k—
27 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 65.2 21.0% 21k 232k—
28 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 64.8 23.7% 12k 141k—
29 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 64.4 22.6% 18k 209k—
30 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 64.1 27.4% 11k 167k—
31 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 63.7 31.7% 7.6k 111k—
32 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 63.4 34.3% 11k 170k—
33 Princeton UniversityUnited States · Princeton 63.1 29.5% 4.7k 61k#8
34 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 62.7 27.3% 8.5k 118k—
35 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 62.4 23.9% 18k 217k—
36 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 62.1 23.4% 12k 164k—
37 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 61.8 32.2% 8.1k 135k—
38 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 61.6 17.9% 10k 90k#3
39 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 61.3 21.4% 17k 183k—
40 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 61.0 21.5% 14k 169k—
41 Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge 60.8 30.6% 4.1k 63k#7
42 California Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Pasadena 60.5 27.7% 3.8k 50k#6
43 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 60.3 25.4% 8.1k 90k#10
44 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 60.0 22.4% 17k 182k—
45 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 59.8 20.0% 19k 152k—
46 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 59.5 23.3% 13k 159k—
47 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 59.3 25.6% 11k 138k—
48 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 59.1 23.1% 20k 212k—
49 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland · Lausanne 58.9 23.8% 6.4k 70k#28
50 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 58.7 26.3% 10k 144k—
51 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 58.5 21.8% 23k 225k—
52 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 58.2 14.9% 14k 90k#14
53 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 58.0 23.3% 9.5k 103k#32
54 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 57.9 22.5% 9.7k 114k—
55 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong · Hong Kong 57.7 31.2% 6k 85k—
56 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 57.5 26.7% 7.8k 91k—
57 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 57.3 21.0% 6.2k 64k#22
58 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 57.1 25.7% 7.7k 84k#61
59 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing 56.9 23.7% 7.6k 121k—
60 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 56.7 18.9% 12k 109k—
61 Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUnited States · Berkeley 56.6 20.9% 4.5k 49k#15
62 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 56.4 21.2% 9.4k 108k—
63 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 56.2 27.6% 5k 73k—
64 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 56.1 29.2% 8.3k 101k—
65 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 55.9 19.0% 15k 126k—
66 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 55.7 26.2% 7.5k 93k#97
67 Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou 55.6 21.7% 8.5k 108k—
68 National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha 55.4 20.5% 15k 90k—
69 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 55.3 22.2% 16k 165k—
70 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 55.1 22.7% 5k 53k#35
71 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 55.0 21.1% 10k 87k#46
72 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 54.8 19.3% 14k 145k—
73 University of California San DiegoUnited States · San Diego 54.7 21.6% 6k 62k#31
74 University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 54.5 20.9% 8.6k 77k#16
75 Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca 54.4 23.1% 6k 62k#11
76 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 54.2 22.4% 9.7k 114k—
77 Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven 54.1 25.6% 3.6k 41k#30
78 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 54.0 20.5% 8.8k 76k#9
79 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 53.8 21.7% 7.8k 76k#41
80 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 53.7 18.8% 11k 82k—
81 University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle 53.6 23.6% 6.3k 64k#21
82 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 53.4 27.2% 5.6k 92k—
83 Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 53.3 23.7% 6.6k 71k—
84 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 53.2 21.9% 8.2k 99k—
85 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 53.1 24.9% 9k 106k—
86 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 52.9 28.0% 5.4k 68k—
87 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 52.8 20.6% 8k 98k—
88 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 52.7 19.5% 8.8k 76k#23
89 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 52.6 23.3% 15k 147k—
90 East China Normal UniversityChina · Shanghai 52.5 22.8% 6.2k 65k—
91 University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States · Santa Barbara 52.3 23.5% 3.7k 41k#12
92 Northwestern UniversityUnited States · Evanston 52.2 25.8% 3.5k 49k#34
93 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 52.1 21.5% 7k 66k—
94 Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina · Jinhua 52.0 26.7% 3.9k 51k—
95 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 51.9 20.6% 8.7k 104k—
96 University of ChicagoUnited States · Chicago 51.8 23.7% 3.7k 36k#29
97 Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an 51.7 23.3% 14k 105k—
98 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin 51.6 21.1% 8.1k 78k#20
99 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 51.4 21.4% 6.3k 61k#70
100 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 51.3 20.5% 9k 96k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Physical Sciences (12,888). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

51 – 54: 21 places54 – 56: 16 places56 – 59: 13 places59 – 61: 11 places61 – 64: 8 places64 – 66: 6 places66 – 68: 6 places68 – 71: 4 places71 – 73: 3 places73 – 76: 3 places76 – 78: 2 places78 – 81: 1 places81 – 83: 1 places83 – 85: 2 places85 – 88: 0 places88 – 90: 1 places90 – 93: 1 places93 – 95: 0 places95 – 98: 0 places98 – 100: 1 places51100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 46k works
  2. 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 32k works
  3. 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 30k works
  4. 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 29k works
  5. 5 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 27k works
  6. 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 26k works
  7. 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 26k works
  8. 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 24k works
  9. 9 Southeast UniversityChina 23k works
  10. 10 Central South UniversityChina 23k works
  11. 11 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 22k works
  12. 12 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 22k works
  13. 13 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 21k works
  14. 14 Tianjin UniversityChina 21k works
  15. 15 Beihang UniversityChina 20k works

Physical Sciences by country