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Engineering research in China

Tsinghua University ranks first in China for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Central South University.

China's world rank
#1
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1M
Top-10% rate
20.0%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Engineering in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #1100.025.6%16,314
2Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #292.125.3%15,611
3Central South UniversityChangsha #387.527.3%12,783
4Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #484.223.5%17,648
5Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #581.723.6%15,460
6Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #679.624.0%12,026
7Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #777.927.9%12,473
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #876.421.1%13,295
9Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #975.023.6%15,729
10Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #1073.823.0%12,292
11Beihang UniversityBeijing #1172.825.4%11,414
12Southeast UniversityNanjing #1370.821.5%14,128
13Chongqing UniversityChongqing #1470.023.3%10,854
14University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #1569.220.0%9,812
15Tongji UniversityShanghai #1767.822.7%11,724
16South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #1867.222.3%8,995
17University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1966.525.7%8,547
18Hunan UniversityChangsha #2165.426.4%6,030
19University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #2264.924.9%7,045
20Wuhan UniversityWuhan #2364.427.6%6,384
21Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #2463.922.7%9,553
22Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #2563.426.1%5,302
23Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #2762.521.5%8,855
24Northeastern UniversityShenyang #2862.122.9%9,209
25Tianjin UniversityTianjin #2961.719.4%10,565
26Xidian UniversityXi'an #3061.323.4%7,341
27Sichuan UniversityChengdu #3161.024.2%7,133
28Peking UniversityBeijing #3260.623.9%4,777
29National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #3360.323.6%7,152
30University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #3459.921.8%8,179
31China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #3559.623.0%8,849
32Shandong UniversityJinan #3659.320.4%7,987
33Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #3759.019.5%8,399
34Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #3858.720.2%10,854
35Nankai UniversityTianjin #3958.428.8%2,866
36Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #4058.124.1%4,995
37Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #4157.827.5%3,716
38Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #4257.519.2%8,100
39Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #4357.325.6%5,559
40Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing #4457.017.1%6,379
41Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #4556.722.8%4,716
42Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #4656.524.0%5,956
43North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #4856.015.6%7,861
44Fudan UniversityShanghai #5055.522.5%4,209
45Shanghai UniversityShanghai #5155.318.4%5,807
46Nanjing UniversityNanjing #5255.124.3%2,940
47Soochow UniversitySuzhou #5354.923.7%3,598
48Jilin UniversityChangchun #5454.723.2%5,637
49Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #5554.521.0%6,528
50Xiamen UniversityXiamen #5953.723.4%3,488
51Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #6053.519.7%4,647
52Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing #6153.315.8%4,800
53Guangxi UniversityNanning #6552.624.5%4,055
54Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #6951.922.3%4,239
55Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #7051.725.3%3,220
56Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #7151.621.9%3,538
57Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #7351.220.0%4,301
58Chang'an UniversityXi'an #7650.821.6%4,148
59China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #7750.620.2%4,696
60Harbin Engineering UniversityHarbin #7950.321.3%5,973

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Engineering researchers in China?

Wei Liu, Fei Tao and Jie Xu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Wei Liu#275 worldwide overall9.7k citations · 116 works
  2. 2Fei Tao#831 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 107 works
  3. 3Jie Xu#2,728 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 110 works
  4. 4Yong Zeng#2,906 worldwide overall2k citations · 105 works
  5. 5Linglong Dai#3,147 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 128 works
  6. 6Huijun Gao#6,660 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 159 works
  7. 7Liquan Chen#11,582 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 105 works
  8. 8Fei–Yue Wang#12,170 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 172 works
  9. 9Qingqing Wu#12,865 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 242 works
  10. 10Wanming Zhai#13,805 worldwide overall784 citations · 135 works
  11. 11Ruqiang Yan#14,942 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 120 works
  12. 12Caijun Shi#15,029 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 139 works
  13. 13Shuguang Cui#16,057 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 119 works
  14. 14Wei He#17,909 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 183 works
  15. 15Wenxiang Zhao#21,893 worldwide overall863 citations · 125 works

How China compares with other countries in Engineering