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Top Engineering Research Institutions

Tsinghua University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 6,636 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 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 100.0 25.6% 16k 210k#2
2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 92.1 25.3% 16k 200k#4
3 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 87.5 27.3% 13k 159k#11
4 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 84.2 23.5% 18k 181k#13
5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 81.7 23.6% 15k 162k#20
6 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 79.6 24.0% 12k 123k#28
7 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 77.9 27.9% 12k 132k#33
8 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 76.4 21.1% 13k 140k#26
9 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 75.0 23.6% 16k 163k#27
10 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 73.8 23.0% 12k 143k#36
11 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 72.8 25.4% 11k 97k#15
12 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 71.8 34.6% 6.3k 94k#52
13 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 70.9 21.5% 14k 137k#46
14 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 70.0 23.3% 11k 123k#69
15 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 69.2 20.0% 9.8k 74k#18
16 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 68.5 30.8% 5.2k 78k#7
17 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 67.8 22.7% 12k 122k#39
18 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 67.2 22.3% 9k 100k#43
19 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 66.5 25.7% 8.5k 107k#77
20 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 66.0 33.2% 3.8k 64k#35
21 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 65.4 26.4% 6k 84k#68
22 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 64.9 24.9% 7k 90k#65
23 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 64.4 27.6% 6.4k 81k#58
24 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 63.9 22.7% 9.6k 98k#71
25 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 63.4 26.1% 5.3k 66k—
26 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 63.0 31.0% 4.1k 65k#21
27 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 62.5 21.5% 8.9k 80k#48
28 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 62.1 22.9% 9.2k 97k—
29 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 61.7 19.4% 11k 108k#87
30 Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an 61.4 23.5% 7.3k 50k#10
31 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 61.0 24.2% 7.1k 91k—
32 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 60.6 23.9% 4.8k 54k#78
33 National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha 60.3 23.6% 7.2k 45k#45
34 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 59.9 21.8% 8.2k 91k—
35 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 59.6 23.0% 8.8k 87k—
36 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 59.3 20.4% 8k 83k—
37 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 59.0 19.5% 8.4k 81k—
38 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 58.7 20.2% 11k 78k#85
39 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 58.4 28.8% 2.9k 48k—
40 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 58.1 24.1% 5k 67k—
41 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 57.8 27.5% 3.7k 51k—
42 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 57.5 19.2% 8.1k 62k—
43 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 57.3 25.6% 5.6k 70k—
44 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 57.0 17.1% 6.4k 50k#97
45 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 56.7 22.8% 4.7k 55k—
46 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 56.5 24.0% 6k 60k—
47 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 56.2 23.1% 4.1k 47k#24
48 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 56.0 15.6% 7.9k 58k—
49 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 55.8 31.1% 2.9k 41k#100
50 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 55.5 22.5% 4.2k 47k—
51 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 55.3 18.4% 5.8k 54k—
52 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 55.1 24.3% 2.9k 42k—
53 Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou 54.9 23.7% 3.6k 47k—
54 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 54.7 23.2% 5.6k 66k—
55 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 54.5 21.0% 6.5k 64k—
56 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 54.3 26.6% 3.1k 40k#84
57 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 54.1 18.8% 4.1k 31k—
58 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 53.9 20.2% 6.2k 44k#72
59 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 53.7 23.4% 3.5k 43k—
60 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 53.5 19.7% 4.6k 39k—
61 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Beijing 53.3 15.8% 4.8k 27k—
62 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong · Hong Kong 53.1 30.5% 2.3k 31k#98
63 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 52.9 22.7% 3k 36k#1
64 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 52.7 22.9% 5.6k 49k#17
65 Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 52.6 24.5% 4.1k 51k—
66 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 52.4 27.5% 2.1k 30k—
67 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 52.2 17.9% 6.3k 49k—
68 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 52.1 23.1% 2.6k 34k#3
69 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 51.9 22.3% 4.2k 50k—
70 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing 51.7 25.3% 3.2k 48k—
71 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 51.6 21.9% 3.5k 41k—
72 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 51.4 24.1% 2.8k 31k#96
73 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 51.2 20.0% 4.3k 43k—
74 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 51.1 14.7% 7.2k 53k#16
75 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 50.9 28.8% 2.2k 30k—
76 Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 50.8 21.6% 4.1k 39k—
77 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 50.6 20.2% 4.7k 48k—
78 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 50.5 23.9% 3.3k 39k#42
79 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina · Harbin 50.3 21.3% 6k 44k—
80 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 50.2 27.7% 2.9k 34k—
81 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia · Dhahran 50.1 24.2% 3.3k 36k—
82 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming 49.9 19.7% 4.9k 47k—
83 Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg 49.8 20.6% 2.8k 30k#79
84 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 49.7 20.3% 4.9k 41k—
85 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 49.5 26.8% 2.4k 38k—
86 Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta 49.4 18.0% 4.3k 36k#6
87 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland · Lausanne 49.3 22.0% 2.6k 28k#32
88 University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 49.1 21.5% 3.3k 35k—
89 RMIT UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 49.0 30.0% 1.9k 28k—
90 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 48.9 27.0% 1.8k 23k—
91 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 48.7 17.3% 4.7k 35k#81
92 Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 48.6 24.5% 2.7k 36k—
93 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 48.5 27.5% 2.5k 39k—
94 KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden · Stockholm 48.4 20.5% 2.8k 27k#89
95 Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi 48.3 26.9% 2k 25k—
96 Wenzhou UniversityChina · Wenzhou 48.1 24.6% 1.6k 22k—
97 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin 48.0 19.6% 3.2k 30k#8
98 Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 47.9 16.5% 5k 40k—
99 The University of AdelaideAustralia · Adelaide 47.8 27.6% 1.2k 19k—
100 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Daejeon 47.7 21.7% 3.6k 35k#61

institutions ranked worldwide in Engineering (6,636). 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.

48 – 50: 21 places50 – 53: 16 places53 – 56: 13 places56 – 58: 11 places58 – 61: 8 places61 – 63: 6 places63 – 66: 6 places66 – 69: 4 places69 – 71: 3 places71 – 74: 3 places74 – 76: 2 places76 – 79: 1 places79 – 82: 1 places82 – 84: 2 places84 – 87: 0 places87 – 90: 1 places90 – 92: 1 places92 – 95: 0 places95 – 97: 0 places97 – 100: 1 places48100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 18k works
  2. 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 16k works
  3. 3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 16k works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 16k works
  5. 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 15k works
  6. 6 Southeast UniversityChina 14k works
  7. 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 13k works
  8. 8 Central South UniversityChina 13k works
  9. 9 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 12k works
  10. 10 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 12k works
  11. 11 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 12k works
  12. 12 Tongji UniversityChina 12k works
  13. 13 Beihang UniversityChina 11k works
  14. 14 Chongqing UniversityChina 11k works
  15. 15 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 11k works

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