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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

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 100.0 27.7% 1.3k 33k#1
2 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 89.4 29.5% 859 22k#2
3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 83.2 26.0% 920 17k#14
4 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 78.8 31.5% 593 18k#6
5 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 75.4 25.3% 579 13k#33
6 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 72.6 28.8% 376 8.6k#19
7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 70.3 28.4% 620 15k#15
8 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 68.2 24.5% 735 16k#13
9 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 66.4 24.0% 342 5.3k#18
10 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 64.8 24.6% 357 7.9k#57
11 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 63.3 33.0% 474 13k#11
12 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 62.0 35.0% 268 7.7k#34
13 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 60.8 25.0% 706 15k#27
14 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 59.7 32.8% 464 13k#31
15 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 58.6 16.7% 940 9.6k#16
16 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 57.6 26.8% 543 11k#42
17 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 56.7 24.1% 640 12k#21
18 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 55.8 34.1% 306 8.1k#40
19 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 55.0 19.3% 524 8.3k#67
20 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 54.2 27.3% 474 12k#66
21 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 53.5 20.5% 663 11k#23
22 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 52.8 23.8% 590 12k#38
23 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 52.1 26.4% 537 12k#36
24 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 51.4 28.8% 381 8.4k#24
25 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 50.8 27.9% 289 6.5k#90
26 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 50.2 22.2% 592 11k#53
27 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 49.6 21.7% 549 9.5k#82
28 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 49.1 27.2% 386 8.1k#41
29 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing 48.5 27.2% 493 13k#43
30 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 48.0 28.7% 515 13k#20
31 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 47.5 28.2% 348 8.8k#91
32 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 47.0 27.7% 460 11k#81
33 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 46.6 28.4% 351 8.4k#79
34 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 46.1 36.6% 297 9k#83
35 The University of AdelaideAustralia · Adelaide 45.7 41.1% 157 6.3k#28
36 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 45.2 25.2% 483 10k#12
37 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 44.8 32.0% 298 8k#7
38 Lebanese American UniversityLebanon · Beirut 44.4 58.7% 63 2k—
39 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia · Dhahran 44.0 23.0% 355 6.5k#80
40 Nanchang UniversityChina · Nanchang 43.6 28.9% 190 4.6k—
41 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 43.2 34.5% 264 7.7k—
42 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 42.9 34.1% 259 7.9k#5
43 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 42.5 21.4% 427 8.4k#46
44 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 42.2 22.3% 558 11k#52
45 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 41.8 22.2% 401 8.9k#54
46 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 41.5 20.0% 359 6.8k—
47 Azerbaijan State University of EconomicsAzerbaijan · Baku 41.2 41.3% 78 752—
48 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 40.8 23.7% 410 7.5k—
49 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 40.5 30.2% 264 6.7k#63
50 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland · Gliwice 40.2 21.1% 130 1.9k#95
51 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 39.9 25.1% 239 4.4k#45
52 Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina · Jinhua 39.6 38.4% 147 4.5k—
53 Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina · Taiyuan 39.3 16.2% 348 4.8k—
54 Xinjiang UniversityChina · Ürümqi 39.0 19.1% 296 4.2k—
55 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 38.7 25.7% 324 6.7k—
56 Ural Federal UniversityRussia · Yekaterinburg 38.5 24.8% 128 1.6k—
57 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi 38.2 24.4% 187 4.3k#94
58 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark · Kongens Lyngby 37.9 20.4% 315 5.2k#37
59 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 37.7 24.7% 306 7.1k#64
60 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 37.4 24.4% 235 5.3k#49
61 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 37.2 22.0% 311 5.1k—
62 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 36.9 26.9% 272 7.2k—
63 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China · Beijing 36.7 25.9% 177 4k—
64 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 36.4 28.2% 256 5.6k—
65 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 36.2 28.9% 252 6.3k—
66 Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 36.0 22.9% 404 8.2k—
67 Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsChina · Shanghai 35.7 35.8% 145 4.2k#62
68 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 35.5 27.0% 353 8.5k#61
69 Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou 35.3 25.4% 368 9.5k#76
70 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 35.1 23.4% 343 7.6k—
71 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 34.8 21.9% 318 5.2k—
72 United Arab Emirates UniversityUnited Arab Emirates · Al Ain 34.6 26.0% 111 2k—
73 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 34.4 19.6% 432 7.2k—
74 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 34.2 18.9% 200 3.2k—
75 Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg 34.0 25.3% 178 2.7k#30
76 Qatar UniversityQatar · Doha 33.8 24.0% 156 2.8k—
77 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 33.6 23.7% 304 5.6k—
78 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 33.4 20.2% 463 9.5k—
79 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina · Beijing 33.2 22.7% 246 4.7k—
80 University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 33.0 25.6% 276 5.4k—
81 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 32.8 14.7% 399 5.3k#26
82 Technische Universität BerlinGermany · Berlin 32.6 26.0% 137 2.9k#70
83 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 32.5 26.6% 253 6k—
84 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 32.3 22.7% 213 3.9k#22
85 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 32.1 27.9% 161 3.7k#47
86 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 31.9 21.6% 211 2.9k—
87 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming 31.7 18.2% 367 5.6k—
88 University of TehranIran · Tehran 31.6 24.4% 266 4.8k#89
89 Hainan UniversityChina · Haikou 31.4 27.8% 232 4.9k—
90 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 31.2 28.0% 158 3.7k—
91 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 31.1 28.9% 149 3.1k#29
92 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 30.9 27.0% 177 4.3k—
93 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 30.7 28.9% 195 5.6k—
94 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 30.6 30.0% 167 3.7k—
95 Dalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChina · Dalian 30.4 29.8% 170 4.9k—
96 Jiangnan UniversityChina · Wuxi 30.2 24.5% 221 4.5k—
97 Nanjing Normal UniversityChina · Nanjing 30.1 26.6% 196 4.8k—
98 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 29.9 18.0% 389 6.5k—
99 Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 29.8 26.9% 222 5.3k—
100 Hohai UniversityChina · 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.

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

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 1.3k works
  2. 2 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 940 works
  3. 3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 920 works
  4. 4 Tsinghua UniversityChina 859 works
  5. 5 Tianjin UniversityChina 735 works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 706 works
  7. 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 663 works
  8. 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 640 works
  9. 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 620 works
  10. 10 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 593 works
  11. 11 Shandong UniversityChina 592 works
  12. 12 Jiangsu UniversityChina 590 works
  13. 13 Central South UniversityChina 579 works
  14. 14 South China University of TechnologyChina 558 works
  15. 15 Chongqing UniversityChina 549 works

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