Field · Materials Science
Top Materials Science Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 2,468 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 | 23.7% | 6.7k | 115k | #1 |
| 2 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China · Xi'an | 91.1 | 28.8% | 2.6k | 51k | #20 |
| 3 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 85.9 | 25.6% | 2.8k | 50k | #8 |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China · Beijing | 82.3 | 20.7% | 2.7k | 40k | #34 |
| 5 | Central South University China · Changsha | 79.4 | 25.0% | 2.7k | 40k | #22 |
| 6 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 77.1 | 25.4% | 2.6k | 43k | #25 |
| 7 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 75.1 | 24.0% | 3.1k | 54k | #41 |
| 8 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 73.4 | 21.8% | 3.4k | 47k | #23 |
| 9 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 71.9 | 22.7% | 3.2k | 48k | #35 |
| 10 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 70.5 | 22.5% | 2.2k | 33k | #76 |
| 11 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 69.3 | 24.8% | 2.5k | 43k | #37 |
| 12 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 68.2 | 24.7% | 2.7k | 45k | #39 |
| 13 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 67.2 | 24.2% | 3.2k | 56k | #89 |
| 14 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 66.2 | 24.8% | 2.1k | 41k | #99 |
| 15 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 65.3 | 25.4% | 2.6k | 46k | #61 |
| 16 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 64.5 | 22.5% | 2.2k | 34k | #80 |
| 17 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 63.7 | 21.6% | 2.4k | 36k | #62 |
| 18 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 63.0 | 23.0% | 2.2k | 35k | #65 |
| 19 | Beihang University China · Beijing | 62.3 | 25.9% | 1.3k | 21k | #49 |
| 20 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 61.6 | 33.9% | 893 | 22k | #72 |
| 21 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 61.0 | 30.6% | 1.1k | 24k | #19 |
| 22 | Wuhan University of Technology China · Wuhan | 60.4 | 21.4% | 1.9k | 28k | #74 |
| 23 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 59.9 | 24.8% | 2.2k | 36k | #73 |
| 24 | Fudan University China · Shanghai | 59.3 | 26.9% | 1.4k | 28k | #45 |
| 25 | Northeastern University China · Shenyang | 58.8 | 18.8% | 1.9k | 24k | — |
| 26 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 58.3 | 23.5% | 2.1k | 32k | — |
| 27 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore · Singapore | 57.8 | 28.5% | 910 | 19k | #13 |
| 28 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 57.3 | 27.8% | 1.3k | 26k | #83 |
| 29 | Hunan University China · Changsha | 56.9 | 25.5% | 1.3k | 25k | #77 |
| 30 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 56.5 | 24.4% | 1.7k | 28k | #96 |
| 31 | Southeast University China · Nanjing | 56.0 | 21.4% | 1.9k | 27k | — |
| 32 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China · Beijing | 55.6 | 23.7% | 1.9k | 35k | — |
| 33 | Peking University China · Beijing | 55.2 | 24.8% | 1.3k | 23k | #64 |
| 34 | Nanjing University China · Nanjing | 54.9 | 23.4% | 1.5k | 26k | #90 |
| 35 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 54.5 | 26.3% | 1.6k | 28k | — |
| 36 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 54.1 | 20.7% | 1.8k | 24k | #100 |
| 37 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 53.8 | 34.3% | 847 | 18k | — |
| 38 | Fuzhou University China · Fuzhou | 53.4 | 23.4% | 1.3k | 24k | — |
| 39 | Saveetha University India · Chennai | 53.1 | 25.9% | 1.4k | 19k | — |
| 40 | Tongji University China · Shanghai | 52.8 | 24.7% | 1.4k | 23k | — |
| 41 | Qingdao University China · Qingdao | 52.5 | 31.4% | 1.2k | 27k | — |
| 42 | Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen | 52.1 | 26.0% | 1.3k | 23k | — |
| 43 | Donghua University China · Shanghai | 51.8 | 24.8% | 1.5k | 26k | — |
| 44 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 51.6 | 24.2% | 1.3k | 23k | — |
| 45 | Soochow University China · Suzhou | 51.3 | 23.2% | 1.6k | 28k | #79 |
| 46 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 51.0 | 12.5% | 2.6k | 26k | #4 |
| 47 | Southern University of Science and Technology China · Shenzhen | 50.7 | 28.1% | 1.1k | 21k | — |
| 48 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States · Cambridge | 50.4 | 26.6% | 745 | 14k | #2 |
| 49 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology China · Nanjing | 50.2 | 18.7% | 1.7k | 21k | — |
| 50 | East China University of Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 49.9 | 18.8% | 1.6k | 24k | — |
| 51 | Guangdong University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 49.7 | 22.8% | 1.2k | 19k | — |
| 52 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China · Nanjing | 49.4 | 18.9% | 1.2k | 16k | — |
| 53 | Shanghai University China · Shanghai | 49.2 | 18.8% | 1.5k | 20k | — |
| 54 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 48.9 | 20.0% | 1.8k | 25k | — |
| 55 | Kunming University of Science and Technology China · Kunming | 48.7 | 18.4% | 1.5k | 18k | — |
| 56 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 48.5 | 26.5% | 1.5k | 25k | — |
| 57 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China · Chengdu | 48.2 | 20.2% | 1.3k | 18k | — |
| 58 | China University of Petroleum, East China China · Qingdao | 48.0 | 20.9% | 884 | 13k | — |
| 59 | Beijing University of Technology China · Beijing | 47.8 | 18.7% | 1k | 14k | — |
| 60 | Beijing Normal University China · Beijing | 47.6 | 24.4% | 565 | 10k | — |
| 61 | National Institute for Materials Science Japan · Tsukuba | 47.4 | 12.0% | 1.2k | 14k | #29 |
| 62 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 47.2 | 21.7% | 1.7k | 25k | — |
| 63 | Harbin Engineering University China · Harbin | 47.0 | 21.8% | 784 | 11k | — |
| 64 | Xiamen University China · Xiamen | 46.8 | 20.9% | 1.2k | 19k | — |
| 65 | University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam | 46.6 | 30.3% | 584 | 11k | — |
| 66 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia · Jeddah | 46.4 | 28.3% | 559 | 12k | — |
| 67 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia · Dhahran | 46.2 | 24.1% | 695 | 11k | — |
| 68 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 46.0 | 29.5% | 1.3k | 24k | — |
| 69 | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 45.8 | 22.8% | 791 | 13k | — |
| 70 | Zhejiang University of Technology China · Hangzhou | 45.6 | 20.9% | 1k | 16k | — |
| 71 | Southwest Jiaotong University China · Chengdu | 45.4 | 21.1% | 978 | 13k | — |
| 72 | Wuhan University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 45.2 | 19.1% | 826 | 11k | — |
| 73 | Jiangnan University China · Wuxi | 45.1 | 23.7% | 1.4k | 21k | — |
| 74 | Northwestern University United States · Evanston | 44.9 | 25.8% | 571 | 12k | #11 |
| 75 | Pennsylvania State University United States · State College | 44.7 | 18.4% | 836 | 11k | #16 |
| 76 | Southwest Petroleum University China · Chengdu | 44.6 | 18.6% | 662 | 9.2k | — |
| 77 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge | 44.4 | 23.5% | 678 | 11k | #7 |
| 78 | Yangzhou University China · Yangzhou | 44.2 | 25.1% | 972 | 17k | — |
| 79 | North China Electric Power University China · Beijing | 44.1 | 15.1% | 1k | 11k | — |
| 80 | Hebei University of Technology China · Tianjin | 43.9 | 16.4% | 1.1k | 13k | — |
| 81 | The University of Queensland Australia · Brisbane | 43.7 | 29.7% | 426 | 9.3k | #86 |
| 82 | University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford | 43.6 | 21.7% | 563 | 7.9k | #42 |
| 83 | King Khalid University Saudi Arabia · Abhā | 43.4 | 25.7% | 839 | 14k | — |
| 84 | The University of Tokyo Japan · Tokyo | 43.3 | 11.4% | 1.4k | 12k | #18 |
| 85 | Zhejiang Normal University China · Jinhua | 43.1 | 30.2% | 471 | 10k | — |
| 86 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China · Qingdao | 43.0 | 19.0% | 1.5k | 21k | — |
| 87 | Nanchang University China · Nanchang | 42.8 | 24.0% | 809 | 13k | — |
| 88 | Imperial College London United Kingdom · London | 42.7 | 18.6% | 704 | 9.2k | #44 |
| 89 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 42.5 | 21.3% | 659 | 9.9k | #60 |
| 90 | Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology China · Ningbo | 42.4 | 24.1% | 613 | 10k | — |
| 91 | Nanchang Hangkong University China · Nanchang | 42.3 | 26.5% | 341 | 6.3k | — |
| 92 | University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester | 42.1 | 17.2% | 691 | 8.9k | #48 |
| 93 | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology China · Xi'an | 42.0 | 22.9% | 1.1k | 17k | — |
| 94 | Yanshan University China · Qinhuangdao | 41.8 | 16.2% | 777 | 8.8k | — |
| 95 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland · Lausanne | 41.7 | 23.8% | 578 | 9.1k | #21 |
| 96 | University of Toronto Canada · Toronto | 41.6 | 23.9% | 544 | 9k | #56 |
| 97 | Sungkyunkwan University South Korea · Seoul | 41.4 | 20.8% | 932 | 14k | — |
| 98 | Xiangtan University China · Xiangtan | 41.3 | 19.9% | 795 | 10k | — |
| 99 | University of Jinan China · Jinan | 41.2 | 21.5% | 745 | 11k | — |
| 100 | Anhui University of Technology China · Ma'anshan City | 41.0 | 18.4% | 573 | 6.8k | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Materials Science (2,468). 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.
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Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 6.7k works
- 2 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 3.4k works
- 3 Sichuan University China 3.2k works
- 4 Harbin Institute of Technology China 3.2k works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 3.1k works
- 6 Tsinghua University China 2.8k works
- 7 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 2.7k works
- 8 Central South University China 2.7k works
- 9 University of Science and Technology of China China 2.7k works
- 10 South China University of Technology China 2.6k works
- 11 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 2.6k works
- 12 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 2.6k works
- 13 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 2.6k works
- 14 Zhejiang University China 2.5k works
- 15 Tianjin University China 2.4k works
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