Field · Chemistry
Top Chemistry Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,330 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
| # | Institution | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 100.0 | 23.6% | 2.3k | 33k | #1 |
| 2 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 90.4 | 30.7% | 1.1k | 19k | #31 |
| 3 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 84.7 | 24.5% | 1.4k | 20k | #51 |
| 4 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 80.7 | 25.5% | 969 | 15k | #32 |
| 5 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 77.6 | 26.0% | 819 | 13k | #38 |
| 6 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 75.1 | 24.5% | 894 | 14k | #53 |
| 7 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 72.9 | 23.0% | 1.3k | 17k | #68 |
| 8 | Nanjing University China · Nanjing | 71.1 | 26.7% | 712 | 10k | #28 |
| 9 | Southern University of Science and Technology China · Shenzhen | 69.5 | 31.8% | 531 | 10k | — |
| 10 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 68.0 | 31.3% | 546 | 9.6k | #56 |
| 11 | University of Münster Germany · Münster | 66.7 | 28.7% | 362 | 7.6k | #7 |
| 12 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 65.5 | 29.7% | 506 | 9.1k | — |
| 13 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 64.3 | 24.6% | 949 | 14k | #98 |
| 14 | Hunan University China · Changsha | 63.3 | 26.1% | 399 | 6.6k | #81 |
| 15 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 62.4 | 24.6% | 762 | 11k | #58 |
| 16 | Henan Normal University China · Xinxiang | 61.5 | 33.3% | 654 | 10k | — |
| 17 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 60.6 | 26.0% | 763 | 11k | — |
| 18 | Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry China · Shanghai | 59.8 | 30.6% | 594 | 9.8k | #16 |
| 19 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 59.1 | 31.7% | 398 | 7.7k | #47 |
| 20 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China · Beijing | 58.4 | 20.0% | 668 | 9.8k | — |
| 21 | East China University of Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 57.7 | 19.3% | 878 | 11k | — |
| 22 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 57.0 | 13.6% | 1.5k | 13k | #4 |
| 23 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 56.4 | 22.5% | 745 | 10k | #86 |
| 24 | Xiamen University China · Xiamen | 55.8 | 23.3% | 596 | 8.3k | #89 |
| 25 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 55.2 | 21.4% | 782 | 10k | — |
| 26 | Princeton University United States · Princeton | 54.7 | 36.9% | 200 | 4.8k | #14 |
| 27 | Peking University China · Beijing | 54.2 | 24.4% | 508 | 7.3k | #63 |
| 28 | Yangzhou University China · Yangzhou | 53.7 | 23.7% | 441 | 6.3k | — |
| 29 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 53.2 | 21.5% | 728 | 9.9k | #96 |
| 30 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 52.7 | 22.6% | 594 | 7.9k | — |
| 31 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 52.3 | 22.3% | 807 | 9k | — |
| 32 | Lanzhou University China · Lanzhou | 51.8 | 22.1% | 646 | 7.9k | #92 |
| 33 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 51.4 | 21.4% | 670 | 8.3k | — |
| 34 | Fuzhou University China · Fuzhou | 51.0 | 22.5% | 500 | 7.2k | — |
| 35 | East China Normal University China · Shanghai | 50.6 | 23.6% | 454 | 6.1k | #85 |
| 36 | Fudan University China · Shanghai | 50.2 | 23.1% | 626 | 8.2k | #80 |
| 37 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 49.8 | 30.3% | 523 | 7.9k | — |
| 38 | Central South University China · Changsha | 49.4 | 22.5% | 543 | 7.2k | — |
| 39 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 49.1 | 18.4% | 542 | 6.7k | — |
| 40 | Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences China · Beijing | 48.7 | 24.9% | 369 | 6.1k | #90 |
| 41 | University of South China China · Hengyang | 48.4 | 26.0% | 316 | 4.8k | — |
| 42 | Soochow University China · Suzhou | 48.0 | 18.2% | 625 | 7.6k | — |
| 43 | University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester | 47.7 | 24.0% | 370 | 6.1k | #52 |
| 44 | University of California, Berkeley United States · Berkeley | 47.4 | 30.5% | 234 | 4.6k | #3 |
| 45 | Qingdao University China · Qingdao | 47.1 | 28.8% | 325 | 5.5k | — |
| 46 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore · Singapore | 46.8 | 27.1% | 303 | 5.1k | #48 |
| 47 | Tongji University China · Shanghai | 46.5 | 27.6% | 374 | 5.6k | — |
| 48 | Northeast Normal University China · Changchun | 46.2 | 24.5% | 288 | 4.4k | — |
| 49 | Guizhou University China · Guiyang | 45.9 | 21.0% | 600 | 6k | — |
| 50 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 45.6 | 21.9% | 491 | 6.9k | — |
| 51 | Cornell University United States · Ithaca | 45.3 | 28.0% | 262 | 4.7k | #33 |
| 52 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China · Beijing | 45.1 | 23.4% | 299 | 4.5k | — |
| 53 | Hangzhou Normal University China · Hangzhou | 44.8 | 25.9% | 360 | 4.9k | — |
| 54 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 44.5 | 17.9% | 766 | 8.7k | — |
| 55 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 44.3 | 29.9% | 572 | 8.5k | — |
| 56 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 44.0 | 20.4% | 560 | 6.8k | — |
| 57 | University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford | 43.8 | 24.6% | 392 | 5.3k | #21 |
| 58 | Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Germany · Mülheim | 43.5 | 36.2% | 189 | 6.9k | #13 |
| 59 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia · Jeddah | 43.3 | 28.4% | 255 | 4.9k | — |
| 60 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 43.1 | 22.8% | 452 | 5.8k | #18 |
| 61 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States · Cambridge | 42.8 | 28.7% | 288 | 4.6k | #2 |
| 62 | University of Wisconsin–Madison United States · Madison | 42.6 | 27.6% | 337 | 4.8k | #15 |
| 63 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 42.4 | 23.2% | 463 | 5.9k | — |
| 64 | RWTH Aachen University Germany · Aachen | 42.2 | 22.0% | 429 | 5.1k | #46 |
| 65 | Henan University China · Kaifeng | 42.0 | 24.2% | 338 | 4.9k | — |
| 66 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India · Vellore | 41.8 | 20.4% | 588 | 5.7k | — |
| 67 | Northwestern University United States · Evanston | 41.5 | 30.3% | 222 | 4.5k | #9 |
| 68 | Zhejiang Normal University China · Jinhua | 41.3 | 25.2% | 260 | 4.1k | — |
| 69 | Zhejiang University of Technology China · Hangzhou | 41.1 | 19.2% | 693 | 8.4k | — |
| 70 | California Institute of Technology United States · Pasadena | 40.9 | 31.7% | 202 | 3.6k | #6 |
| 71 | Cairo University Egypt · Giza | 40.7 | 26.5% | 567 | 6.2k | — |
| 72 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China · Qingdao | 40.5 | 19.5% | 484 | 5.8k | — |
| 73 | University of Göttingen Germany · Göttingen | 40.4 | 28.5% | 247 | 3.9k | #12 |
| 74 | North China Electric Power University China · Beijing | 40.2 | 25.6% | 164 | 3k | — |
| 75 | Wuhan Institute of Technology China · Wuhan | 40.0 | 23.6% | 298 | 3.7k | — |
| 76 | East China University of Technology China · Nanchang | 39.8 | 22.3% | 248 | 3.5k | — |
| 77 | ShanghaiTech University China · Shanghai | 39.6 | 30.1% | 232 | 3.9k | — |
| 78 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China · Xi'an | 39.4 | 24.6% | 296 | 4.6k | — |
| 79 | University of California, Los Angeles United States · Los Angeles | 39.3 | 31.7% | 226 | 3.9k | #34 |
| 80 | Beijing Normal University China · Beijing | 39.1 | 26.3% | 313 | 4.5k | — |
| 81 | Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen | 38.9 | 26.3% | 272 | 4.2k | — |
| 82 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia · Dhahran | 38.7 | 27.4% | 255 | 4k | — |
| 83 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 38.6 | 29.1% | 164 | 2.9k | — |
| 84 | Technical University of Munich Germany · Munich | 38.4 | 18.2% | 398 | 4.2k | #26 |
| 85 | Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter China · Fuzhou | 38.2 | 21.0% | 219 | 3.2k | — |
| 86 | University of Chicago United States · Chicago | 38.1 | 29.6% | 201 | 3.6k | #27 |
| 87 | Hainan University China · Haikou | 37.9 | 22.9% | 281 | 3.8k | — |
| 88 | Saveetha University India · Chennai | 37.8 | 23.2% | 367 | 3.6k | — |
| 89 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States · Urbana | 37.6 | 25.0% | 289 | 3.8k | #25 |
| 90 | University of Delhi India · New Delhi | 37.4 | 13.9% | 487 | 3.7k | — |
| 91 | Lovely Professional University India · Phagwāra | 37.3 | 19.2% | 335 | 2.3k | — |
| 92 | The University of Tokyo Japan · Tokyo | 37.1 | 13.8% | 630 | 4.9k | #10 |
| 93 | Changzhou University China · Changzhou | 37.0 | 18.5% | 519 | 6k | — |
| 94 | Shanghai University China · Shanghai | 36.8 | 18.8% | 334 | 3.8k | — |
| 95 | Kunming University of Science and Technology China · Kunming | 36.7 | 18.0% | 367 | 4k | — |
| 96 | Donghua University China · Shanghai | 36.5 | 27.0% | 292 | 4.7k | — |
| 97 | Central China Normal University China · Wuhan | 36.4 | 30.7% | 233 | 3.7k | — |
| 98 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge | 36.3 | 28.6% | 294 | 4.4k | #20 |
| 99 | Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India · Bengaluru | 36.1 | 20.1% | 339 | 3.6k | — |
| 100 | Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics China · Dalian | 36.0 | 22.3% | 312 | 4.3k | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Chemistry (1,330). 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.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.
Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 2.3k works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 1.5k works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 1.4k works
- 4 Sichuan University China 1.3k works
- 5 Nankai University China 1.1k works
- 6 Zhejiang University China 969 works
- 7 Zhengzhou University China 949 works
- 8 University of Science and Technology of China China 894 works
- 9 East China University of Science and Technology China 878 works
- 10 Tsinghua University China 819 works
- 11 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 807 works
- 12 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 795 works
- 13 Tianjin University China 782 works
- 14 Nanjing Tech University China 765 works
- 15 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 763 works
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