Field · Energy
Top Energy Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 694 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 | 27.7% | 1.3k | 33k | #1 |
| 2 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 89.4 | 29.5% | 859 | 22k | #2 |
| 3 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 83.2 | 26.0% | 920 | 17k | #14 |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 78.8 | 31.5% | 593 | 18k | #6 |
| 5 | Central South University China · Changsha | 75.4 | 25.3% | 579 | 13k | #33 |
| 6 | Xiamen University China · Xiamen | 72.6 | 28.8% | 376 | 8.6k | #19 |
| 7 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 70.3 | 28.4% | 620 | 15k | #15 |
| 8 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 68.2 | 24.5% | 735 | 16k | #13 |
| 9 | China University of Mining and Technology China · Xuzhou | 66.4 | 24.0% | 342 | 5.3k | #18 |
| 10 | China University of Petroleum, East China China · Qingdao | 64.8 | 24.6% | 357 | 7.9k | #57 |
| 11 | Hunan University China · Changsha | 63.3 | 33.0% | 474 | 13k | #11 |
| 12 | Peking University China · Beijing | 62.0 | 35.0% | 268 | 7.7k | #34 |
| 13 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 60.8 | 25.0% | 706 | 15k | #27 |
| 14 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 59.7 | 32.8% | 464 | 13k | #31 |
| 15 | North China Electric Power University China · Beijing | 58.6 | 16.7% | 940 | 9.6k | #16 |
| 16 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 57.6 | 26.8% | 543 | 11k | #42 |
| 17 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 56.7 | 24.1% | 640 | 12k | #21 |
| 18 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 55.8 | 34.1% | 306 | 8.1k | #40 |
| 19 | Southeast University China · Nanjing | 55.0 | 19.3% | 524 | 8.3k | #67 |
| 20 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 54.2 | 27.3% | 474 | 12k | #66 |
| 21 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 53.5 | 20.5% | 663 | 11k | #23 |
| 22 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 52.8 | 23.8% | 590 | 12k | #38 |
| 23 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 52.1 | 26.4% | 537 | 12k | #36 |
| 24 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 51.4 | 28.8% | 381 | 8.4k | #24 |
| 25 | Qingdao University China · Qingdao | 50.8 | 27.9% | 289 | 6.5k | #90 |
| 26 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 50.2 | 22.2% | 592 | 11k | #53 |
| 27 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 49.6 | 21.7% | 549 | 9.5k | #82 |
| 28 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 49.1 | 27.2% | 386 | 8.1k | #41 |
| 29 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China · Beijing | 48.5 | 27.2% | 493 | 13k | #43 |
| 30 | Fuzhou University China · Fuzhou | 48.0 | 28.7% | 515 | 13k | #20 |
| 31 | Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen | 47.5 | 28.2% | 348 | 8.8k | #91 |
| 32 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 47.0 | 27.7% | 460 | 11k | #81 |
| 33 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China · Beijing | 46.6 | 28.4% | 351 | 8.4k | #79 |
| 34 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 46.1 | 36.6% | 297 | 9k | #83 |
| 35 | The University of Adelaide Australia · Adelaide | 45.7 | 41.1% | 157 | 6.3k | #28 |
| 36 | Wuhan University of Technology China · Wuhan | 45.2 | 25.2% | 483 | 10k | #12 |
| 37 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 44.8 | 32.0% | 298 | 8k | #7 |
| 38 | Lebanese American University Lebanon · Beirut | 44.4 | 58.7% | 63 | 2k | — |
| 39 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia · Dhahran | 44.0 | 23.0% | 355 | 6.5k | #80 |
| 40 | Nanchang University China · Nanchang | 43.6 | 28.9% | 190 | 4.6k | — |
| 41 | China University of Geosciences China · Wuhan | 43.2 | 34.5% | 264 | 7.7k | — |
| 42 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore · Singapore | 42.9 | 34.1% | 259 | 7.9k | #5 |
| 43 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 42.5 | 21.4% | 427 | 8.4k | #46 |
| 44 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 42.2 | 22.3% | 558 | 11k | #52 |
| 45 | East China University of Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 41.8 | 22.2% | 401 | 8.9k | #54 |
| 46 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology China · Nanjing | 41.5 | 20.0% | 359 | 6.8k | — |
| 47 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics Azerbaijan · Baku | 41.2 | 41.3% | 78 | 752 | — |
| 48 | Tongji University China · Shanghai | 40.8 | 23.7% | 410 | 7.5k | — |
| 49 | Fudan University China · Shanghai | 40.5 | 30.2% | 264 | 6.7k | #63 |
| 50 | Silesian University of Technology Poland · Gliwice | 40.2 | 21.1% | 130 | 1.9k | #95 |
| 51 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China · Nanjing | 39.9 | 25.1% | 239 | 4.4k | #45 |
| 52 | Zhejiang Normal University China · Jinhua | 39.6 | 38.4% | 147 | 4.5k | — |
| 53 | Taiyuan University of Technology China · Taiyuan | 39.3 | 16.2% | 348 | 4.8k | — |
| 54 | Xinjiang University China · Ürümqi | 39.0 | 19.1% | 296 | 4.2k | — |
| 55 | Guangdong University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 38.7 | 25.7% | 324 | 6.7k | — |
| 56 | Ural Federal University Russia · Yekaterinburg | 38.5 | 24.8% | 128 | 1.6k | — |
| 57 | National University of Malaysia Malaysia · Bangi | 38.2 | 24.4% | 187 | 4.3k | #94 |
| 58 | Technical University of Denmark Denmark · Kongens Lyngby | 37.9 | 20.4% | 315 | 5.2k | #37 |
| 59 | Nanjing University China · Nanjing | 37.7 | 24.7% | 306 | 7.1k | #64 |
| 60 | UNSW Sydney Australia · Sydney | 37.4 | 24.4% | 235 | 5.3k | #49 |
| 61 | Northeastern University China · Shenyang | 37.2 | 22.0% | 311 | 5.1k | — |
| 62 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China · Chengdu | 36.9 | 26.9% | 272 | 7.2k | — |
| 63 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China · Beijing | 36.7 | 25.9% | 177 | 4k | — |
| 64 | Shanghai University China · Shanghai | 36.4 | 28.2% | 256 | 5.6k | — |
| 65 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China · Xi'an | 36.2 | 28.9% | 252 | 6.3k | — |
| 66 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 36.0 | 22.9% | 404 | 8.2k | — |
| 67 | Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials China · Shanghai | 35.7 | 35.8% | 145 | 4.2k | #62 |
| 68 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 35.5 | 27.0% | 353 | 8.5k | #61 |
| 69 | Soochow University China · Suzhou | 35.3 | 25.4% | 368 | 9.5k | #76 |
| 70 | Zhejiang University of Technology China · Hangzhou | 35.1 | 23.4% | 343 | 7.6k | — |
| 71 | Saveetha University India · Chennai | 34.8 | 21.9% | 318 | 5.2k | — |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates · Al Ain | 34.6 | 26.0% | 111 | 2k | — |
| 73 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 34.4 | 19.6% | 432 | 7.2k | — |
| 74 | Shandong University of Science and Technology China · Qingdao | 34.2 | 18.9% | 200 | 3.2k | — |
| 75 | Aalborg University Denmark · Aalborg | 34.0 | 25.3% | 178 | 2.7k | #30 |
| 76 | Qatar University Qatar · Doha | 33.8 | 24.0% | 156 | 2.8k | — |
| 77 | Beijing University of Technology China · Beijing | 33.6 | 23.7% | 304 | 5.6k | — |
| 78 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China · Qingdao | 33.4 | 20.2% | 463 | 9.5k | — |
| 79 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing China · Beijing | 33.2 | 22.7% | 246 | 4.7k | — |
| 80 | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 33.0 | 25.6% | 276 | 5.4k | — |
| 81 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 32.8 | 14.7% | 399 | 5.3k | #26 |
| 82 | Technische Universität Berlin Germany · Berlin | 32.6 | 26.0% | 137 | 2.9k | #70 |
| 83 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 32.5 | 26.6% | 253 | 6k | — |
| 84 | Imperial College London United Kingdom · London | 32.3 | 22.7% | 213 | 3.9k | #22 |
| 85 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 32.1 | 27.9% | 161 | 3.7k | #47 |
| 86 | University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg | 31.9 | 21.6% | 211 | 2.9k | — |
| 87 | Kunming University of Science and Technology China · Kunming | 31.7 | 18.2% | 367 | 5.6k | — |
| 88 | University of Tehran Iran · Tehran | 31.6 | 24.4% | 266 | 4.8k | #89 |
| 89 | Hainan University China · Haikou | 31.4 | 27.8% | 232 | 4.9k | — |
| 90 | University of Technology Sydney Australia · Sydney | 31.2 | 28.0% | 158 | 3.7k | — |
| 91 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge | 31.1 | 28.9% | 149 | 3.1k | #29 |
| 92 | Beihang University China · Beijing | 30.9 | 27.0% | 177 | 4.3k | — |
| 93 | Southern University of Science and Technology China · Shenzhen | 30.7 | 28.9% | 195 | 5.6k | — |
| 94 | Beijing Normal University China · Beijing | 30.6 | 30.0% | 167 | 3.7k | — |
| 95 | Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics China · Dalian | 30.4 | 29.8% | 170 | 4.9k | — |
| 96 | Jiangnan University China · Wuxi | 30.2 | 24.5% | 221 | 4.5k | — |
| 97 | Nanjing Normal University China · Nanjing | 30.1 | 26.6% | 196 | 4.8k | — |
| 98 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 29.9 | 18.0% | 389 | 6.5k | — |
| 99 | Donghua University China · Shanghai | 29.8 | 26.9% | 222 | 5.3k | — |
| 100 | Hohai University China · Nanjing | 29.6 | 18.3% | 306 | 4.5k | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Energy (694). 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 1.3k works
- 2 North China Electric Power University China 940 works
- 3 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 920 works
- 4 Tsinghua University China 859 works
- 5 Tianjin University China 735 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of Technology China 706 works
- 7 Zhejiang University China 663 works
- 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 640 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 620 works
- 10 University of Science and Technology of China China 593 works
- 11 Shandong University China 592 works
- 12 Jiangsu University China 590 works
- 13 Central South University China 579 works
- 14 South China University of Technology China 558 works
- 15 Chongqing University China 549 works
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