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Top Energy Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022-now, followed by Tsinghua University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, out of 707 ranked institutions.

Quality score: the square root of excellence (the share of works in the world top 10% against what the place's own topics predict, on English-language articles and reviews) times the square root of the journal factor (its papers in the Nature Index's selective journals against what its topics predict), times output to the power 0.3 times breadth (how much of the selected area it works in) to the power 0.25. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 100.0 15.9% 3.8k 96k#1
2Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 89.4 17.6% 917 24k#3
3University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 83.3 16.7% 620 15k#2
4University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 78.9 18.1% 593 18k#5
5Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 75.5 13.9% 942 17k#10
6Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 72.7 17.2% 469 14k#40
7Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 70.3 19.6% 500 14k#12
8Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 68.3 13.0% 747 13k#16
9North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 66.5 11.0% 954 9.7k#14
10ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 64.9 15.3% 165 3.9k#6
11Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 63.5 14.4% 797 18k#4
12Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 62.1 15.2% 651 13k#11
13Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 60.9 22.0% 259 7.9k#7
14National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 59.8 19.7% 342 8.8k#9
15City University of Hong KongChina · Hong Kong 58.7 24.1% 297 9k#25
16Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 57.7 16.3% 586 13k#32
17Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina · Hong Kong 56.8 21.1% 306 8.1k#26
18Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 55.9 14.6% 555 12k#15
19Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 55.1 15.1% 565 14k#41
20Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 54.3 15.2% 394 8.3k#31
21Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 53.6 14.6% 419 9.7k#27
22Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 52.9 11.9% 552 9.5k#17
23Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 52.2 14.3% 707 15k#21
24Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 51.6 13.1% 585 12k#37
25Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 50.9 20.4% 293 8.3k#64
26Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 50.3 15.3% 601 14k#55
27Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 49.8 14.1% 381 8.4k#58
28Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 49.2 12.5% 405 8.2k-
29Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 48.7 15.3% 224 5.3k#83
30Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaChina · Beijing 48.2 14.1% 144 2.9k#48
31University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 47.7 15.4% 169 3.7k#29
32University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 47.2 16.2% 159 3.5k#36
33Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 46.7 12.4% 314 7.3k#88
34Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsChina · Shanghai 46.3 19.9% 145 4.2k#13
35Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 45.8 6.6% 1.4k 15k#24
36South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 45.4 11.3% 567 11k#42
37Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 45.0 17.5% 195 5.6k#20
38UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 44.6 17.5% 240 5.4k#49
39Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 44.2 15.3% 281 7k#74
40Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 43.8 14.7% 482 12k-
41King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 43.4 16.7% 167 4.3k#19
42Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 43.0 16.8% 348 8.8k#50
43Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 42.7 13.7% 169 3.5k#22
44China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 42.3 21.0% 265 7.7k-
45Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore · Singapore 42.0 21.6% 139 4.5k#44
46Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Hong Kong 41.6 16.4% 130 3.1k#53
47Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg 41.3 19.5% 178 2.7k#8
48Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing 41.0 15.1% 495 13k#81
49Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 40.7 15.2% 214 3.9k#30
50Max Planck SocietyGermany · Munich 40.4 14.0% 263 5.6k#45
51East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 40.1 12.2% 401 8.9k#98
52Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 39.8 13.1% 324 6.7k#77
53Shaanxi Normal UniversityChina · Xi'an 39.5 11.4% 174 3.9k-
54Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 39.2 15.4% 178 3.8k#80
55Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 38.9 14.2% 364 8.8k#63
56University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 38.6 9.7% 122 2.4k#70
57Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 38.4 12.2% 533 8.5k#85
58Technische Universität BerlinGermany · Berlin 38.1 17.0% 137 2.9k#79
59Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 37.9 12.7% 168 3k#23
60University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 37.6 13.3% 137 2.2k#59
61Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUnited States · Berkeley 37.3 14.0% 153 2.7k#33
62Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 37.1 10.3% 181 3.2k#68
63Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 36.9 16.0% 515 13k#35
64Leibniz AssociationGermany · Berlin 36.6 10.3% 182 2.8k#72
65Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Daejeon 36.4 11.6% 141 2.7k#71
66Technical University of DenmarkDenmark · Kongens Lyngby 36.1 14.4% 315 5.2k#38
67Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou 35.9 13.8% 375 9.6k-
68Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 35.7 12.2% 430 8.4k#65
69Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven 35.5 15.3% 90 1.9k#96
70University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 35.2 13.9% 352 8.4k-
71Sungkyunkwan UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 35.0 9.8% 188 2.8k-
72Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge 34.8 18.6% 65 1.5k#61
73Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany · Berlin 34.6 8.2% 671 7.7k#34
74Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · Trondheim 34.4 14.2% 172 2.3k#84
75Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 34.2 13.9% 650 13k#54
76Yangzhou UniversityChina · Yangzhou 34.0 13.5% 315 6.8k-
77Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina · Xi'an 33.8 11.3% 203 3.6k-
78China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 33.6 13.0% 357 7.9k-
79Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina · Taiyuan 33.4 7.9% 348 4.8k-
80Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 33.2 11.4% 209 4.1k-
81University of AlbertaCanada · Edmonton 33.0 15.5% 165 3k#76
82China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China · Beijing 32.8 14.8% 177 4k-
83Westlake UniversityChina · Hangzhou 32.7 25.2% 62 2k-
84Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 32.5 9.0% 248 2.8k#82
85Princeton UniversityUnited States · Princeton 32.3 17.1% 74 1.3k#46
86University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 32.1 14.1% 126 1.9k#90
87Northeast Electric Power UniversityChina · Jilin City 31.9 13.4% 191 2.4k-
88Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 31.8 14.4% 253 6k#97
89Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 31.6 10.3% 463 9.5k-
90Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security · Shanghai 31.4 17.8% 82 2.3k#75
91Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca 31.2 16.9% 95 2.1k#56
92Henan UniversityChina · Kaifeng 31.1 10.8% 202 3.7k-
93University of Hong KongChina · Pok Fu Lam 30.9 16.7% 134 3k#47
94China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina · Beijing 30.8 12.3% 252 4.8k-
95University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 30.6 15.3% 82 2.2k-
96Pohang University of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Pohang 30.4 14.5% 132 3.1k#69
97University of MacauChina · Macao 30.3 16.7% 80 1.6k-
98Rice UniversityUnited States · Houston 30.1 18.2% 70 1.8k-
99China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 30.0 14.1% 343 5.3k#92
100Northwest UniversityChina · Xi'an 29.8 11.6% 140 3k-

institutions ranked worldwide in Energy (707). rank on the quality score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (about 6% in Dentistry, 21% in Economics).

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.

30 to 33: 21 places33 to 37: 16 places37 to 40: 13 places40 to 44: 11 places44 to 47: 8 places47 to 51: 6 places51 to 54: 6 places54 to 58: 4 places58 to 61: 3 places61 to 65: 2 places65 to 68: 3 places68 to 72: 1 places72 to 75: 1 places75 to 79: 2 places79 to 82: 0 places82 to 86: 1 places86 to 89: 1 places89 to 93: 0 places93 to 96: 0 places96 to 100: 1 places30100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 4.3k works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.6k works
  3. 3 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 1.3k works
  4. 4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 1.1k works
  5. 5 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 1k works
  6. 6 Tsinghua UniversityChina 1k works
  7. 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 897 works
  8. 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 825 works
  9. 9 Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany 789 works
  10. 10 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 779 works
  11. 11 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 735 works
  12. 12 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 722 works
  13. 13 Shandong UniversityChina 712 works
  14. 14 State Grid Corporation of China (China)China 702 works
  15. 15 Jiangsu UniversityChina 689 works

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