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Top Earth and Planetary Sciences Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,209 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 27.0% 3.9k 37k#3
2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 90.2 28.0% 2.1k 19k#44
3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 84.5 27.1% 1.8k 15k#4
4 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 80.5 28.5% 1.5k 13k#85
5 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 77.3 33.3% 850 8.7k#37
6 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 74.8 28.3% 869 8.3k#66
7 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 72.6 18.7% 1.2k 9.2k#87
8 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 70.7 30.4% 636 7.1k#60
9 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 69.0 35.9% 690 8.4k#11
10 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 67.6 27.6% 835 7.8k#96
11 China Meteorological AdministrationChina · Beijing 66.2 15.9% 871 6.3k#95
12 Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesChina · Lanzhou 65.0 28.8% 437 4.5k—
13 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 63.9 28.0% 554 5.7k—
14 University of Colorado BoulderUnited States · Boulder 62.8 23.5% 476 4.5k#10
15 Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 61.8 25.0% 636 5.7k—
16 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 60.9 27.9% 749 6.8k—
17 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 60.1 25.3% 784 7k—
18 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom · Leeds 59.3 30.1% 357 3.7k#32
19 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina · Beijing 58.5 21.3% 1.2k 8.5k—
20 Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und MeeresforschungGermany · Bremerhaven 57.8 30.6% 371 3.9k#53
21 Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsChina · Beijing 57.1 19.8% 425 4.1k—
22 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 56.4 26.0% 469 4.1k—
23 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 55.8 33.0% 479 4.2k#12
24 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China · Beijing 55.2 20.3% 1.4k 9.5k—
25 Institute of Tibetan Plateau ResearchChina · Beijing 54.6 32.8% 241 3.3k—
26 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChina · Beijing 54.1 31.4% 227 2.8k—
27 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 53.6 25.9% 498 4.7k—
28 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands · Utrecht 53.1 31.8% 397 4.2k#47
29 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 52.6 23.4% 418 3.7k—
30 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 52.1 28.1% 374 4.1k#9
31 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 51.6 30.3% 503 4.8k#18
32 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 51.2 23.8% 769 5.5k—
33 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 50.7 24.0% 695 5.6k—
34 Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 50.3 25.1% 372 3.3k—
35 University of ArizonaUnited States · Tucson 49.9 17.0% 563 3.3k#28
36 NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchUnited States · Boulder 49.5 23.5% 324 3.7k#1
37 Chengdu University of TechnologyChina · Chengdu 49.1 21.6% 686 4k—
38 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 48.7 27.9% 639 5.7k—
39 Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUnited States · Pasadena 48.4 22.5% 347 3.2k#8
40 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 48.0 25.4% 770 6.7k—
41 Northwest UniversityChina · Xi'an 47.7 26.1% 388 3k—
42 Planetary Science InstituteUnited States · Tucson 47.3 27.9% 537 4.4k#22
43 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 47.0 37.8% 262 2.8k—
44 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom · Exeter 46.7 29.9% 260 2.8k#83
45 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 46.4 25.9% 532 4.2k—
46 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 46.1 18.9% 1.3k 8.4k—
47 Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesChina · Beijing 45.8 15.9% 384 3.3k—
48 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 45.5 29.3% 413 3.5k#33
49 Goddard Space Flight CenterUnited States · Greenbelt 45.2 23.2% 290 2.9k#2
50 Aerospace Information Research InstituteChina · Beijing 44.9 28.2% 266 2.4k—
51 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesUnited States · Boulder 44.6 28.2% 195 2.4k#27
52 Colorado State UniversityUnited States · Fort Collins 44.3 14.7% 424 2.9k#36
53 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 44.1 31.9% 307 3.6k—
54 University of BristolUnited Kingdom · Bristol 43.8 35.0% 322 3.2k#35
55 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 43.5 28.0% 305 3.5k#13
56 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)China · Guangzhou 43.3 24.1% 701 6.5k—
57 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 43.0 27.8% 301 2.5k—
58 National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha 42.8 19.7% 569 3.4k—
59 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 42.6 19.1% 707 4.8k—
60 State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote SensingChina · Wuhan 42.3 40.6% 130 1.9k—
61 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 42.1 24.3% 659 5.3k—
62 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 41.9 30.5% 300 3.6k—
63 University of BremenGermany · Bremen 41.6 25.3% 317 2.8k#84
64 Princeton UniversityUnited States · Princeton 41.4 28.4% 312 3.1k#24
65 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 41.2 24.9% 349 3.2k#63
66 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 41.0 28.7% 405 4k#25
67 University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle 40.8 20.9% 560 4.3k#5
68 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States · Madison 40.5 20.0% 398 2.7k#31
69 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 40.3 12.8% 583 3.2k#26
70 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 40.1 27.0% 262 2.6k—
71 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong · Hong Kong 39.9 36.7% 189 2.1k—
72 China Geological SurveyChina · Beijing 39.7 18.0% 766 4k—
73 United States Geological SurveyUnited States · Reston 39.6 17.8% 845 5k#6
74 Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus 39.4 26.7% 372 2.9k—
75 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 39.2 20.0% 686 4.7k#67
76 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 39.0 23.2% 432 3.6k#23
77 State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution ControlChina · Beijing 38.8 42.9% 94 1.9k—
78 British Antarctic SurveyUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 38.6 29.8% 157 1.7k#89
79 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 38.4 22.0% 359 3k#73
80 Yunnan UniversityChina · Kunming 38.3 24.9% 312 2.3k—
81 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 38.1 21.9% 512 3.8k#86
82 Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFrance · Marseille 37.9 27.6% 475 4.1k—
83 Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanada · Ottawa 37.7 23.6% 210 2.1k#58
84 National Research CouncilItaly · Rome 37.6 28.9% 365 3.1k—
85 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 37.4 4.1% 2k 3k#14
86 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States · College Park 37.2 20.5% 352 3k#29
87 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 37.1 22.4% 378 3k—
88 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 36.9 28.6% 348 3.2k—
89 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Germany · Cologne 36.8 25.6% 246 2.1k#30
90 University of CopenhagenDenmark · Copenhagen 36.6 29.7% 269 2.4k#88
91 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 36.4 27.0% 392 3.5k—
92 University of ReadingUnited Kingdom · Reading 36.3 24.3% 221 2k#38
93 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 36.1 29.5% 456 2.8k—
94 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 36.0 30.3% 416 4.1k—
95 China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing 35.8 28.4% 143 1.3k—
96 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 35.7 28.1% 312 2.3k#42
97 California Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Pasadena 35.5 34.8% 327 3.8k#7
98 Scripps Institution of OceanographyUnited States · La Jolla 35.4 26.9% 402 3.6k#21
99 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin 35.3 19.5% 626 4k#57
100 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 35.1 23.8% 279 1.8k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Earth and Planetary Sciences (1,209). 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.

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 3.9k works
  2. 2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 2.1k works
  3. 3 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 2k works
  4. 4 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 1.9k works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.8k works
  6. 6 China University of GeosciencesChina 1.5k works
  7. 7 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 1.4k works
  8. 8 Ocean University of ChinaChina 1.3k works
  9. 9 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 1.2k works
  10. 10 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina 1.2k works
  11. 11 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 1.1k works
  12. 12 China Meteorological AdministrationChina 871 works
  13. 13 Peking UniversityChina 869 works
  14. 14 Wuhan UniversityChina 850 works
  15. 15 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 845 works

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