Top Aerospace Engineering Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022-now, followed by Max Planck Society and Tsinghua University, out of 785 ranked institutions.

Quality score: the square root of excellence (the share of works in the world top 10% against what the place's own topics predict, on English-language articles and reviews) times the square root of the journal factor (its papers in the Nature Index's selective journals against what its topics predict), times output to the power 0.3 times breadth (how much of the selected area it works in) to the power 0.25. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

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Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#	Institution	Score	Top-10% rate	Works	Citations	All time
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing	100.0	12.4%	4.6k	31k	#1
2	Max Planck SocietyGermany · Munich	89.6	12.7%	599	1.6k	#27
3	Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing	83.5	16.1%	1.4k	13k	#4
4	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai	79.2	15.9%	1.6k	13k	#9
5	Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin	75.9	15.4%	2.2k	16k	#10
6	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an	73.1	16.7%	2.6k	23k	#15
7	Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing	70.8	12.6%	2.2k	15k	#11
8	Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing	68.8	14.2%	2.4k	16k	#7
9	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing	67.0	13.3%	882	6.2k	#6
10	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an	65.5	15.4%	1.6k	12k	#12
11	Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany · Berlin	64.0	7.4%	1.4k	6.6k	#2
12	Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan	62.7	18.9%	738	6.8k	#22
13	Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou	61.5	16.5%	948	8.8k	#42
14	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge	60.4	12.3%	359	2.6k	#3
15	Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore	59.4	25.5%	417	5k	#18
16	Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an	58.4	12.6%	2k	13k	#25
17	Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou	57.5	12.6%	915	5.3k	#59
18	Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing	56.6	16.1%	1.4k	11k	#45
19	Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian	55.8	17.2%	745	7.2k	#43
20	University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei	55.1	13.8%	637	5.5k	#26
21	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Daejeon	54.3	13.3%	424	2.6k	#24
22	California Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Pasadena	53.6	9.4%	467	2.4k	#5
23	National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha	53.0	12.7%	2.3k	13k	#32
24	National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore	52.3	18.8%	386	4.1k	#33
25	Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai	51.7	14.2%	615	4.6k	#64
26	Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft	51.1	11.7%	612	4.1k	#17
27	Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing	50.6	10.7%	1.6k	8.6k	#51
28	South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou	50.0	14.8%	780	6.4k	#41
29	Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing	49.5	14.8%	624	5.4k	#37
30	Peking UniversityChina · Beijing	49.0	17.1%	395	3.5k	#48
31	Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris	48.5	7.9%	1.5k	6.6k	#14
32	Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina · Hong Kong	48.0	25.5%	401	4.8k	-
33	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu	47.5	13.6%	2.1k	13k	#40
34	ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich	47.1	19.7%	148	1.9k	#16
35	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing	46.7	10.6%	2.1k	11k	#53
36	Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford	46.2	16.4%	232	1.8k	#8
37	National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUnited States · Washington	45.8	6.1%	958	3.5k	#23
38	Princeton UniversityUnited States · Princeton	45.4	19.1%	136	1.5k	#13
39	Central South UniversityChina · Changsha	45.0	17.4%	908	9.5k	#66
40	University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor	44.7	10.8%	395	2.2k	#20
41	Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London	44.3	17.7%	292	2.8k	#63
42	Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen	43.9	18.6%	255	2.7k	#34
43	City University of Hong KongChina · Hong Kong	43.6	20.4%	309	3.5k	#28
44	Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Hong Kong	43.2	26.7%	165	2.4k	#68
45	University of Hong KongChina · Pok Fu Lam	42.9	30.3%	175	3.5k	#87
46	École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland · Lausanne	42.6	16.9%	184	1.7k	#21
47	Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai	42.2	15.6%	386	3.4k	-
48	Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha	41.9	17.5%	314	3k	#84
49	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan	41.6	13.2%	707	5.8k	#62
50	Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich	41.3	9.8%	372	2.2k	#49
51	Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing	41.0	15.9%	275	3.2k	-
52	Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta	40.7	7.2%	502	2.2k	#19
53	The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo	40.4	3.6%	713	1.3k	#90
54	University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford	40.2	12.4%	182	1.5k	#56
55	Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan	39.9	17.3%	404	5k	#100
56	University of LuxembourgLuxembourg · Luxembourg	39.6	17.7%	206	2.3k	-
57	Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen	39.3	12.8%	453	2.8k	#75
58	Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin	39.1	14.4%	634	5.5k	#70
59	University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley	38.8	14.9%	162	1.3k	#29
60	King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah	38.6	18.2%	195	2.1k	#61
61	Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu	38.3	17.4%	384	4.5k	-
62	University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing	38.1	14.3%	556	5.7k	#98
63	University of TorontoCanada · Toronto	37.8	13.5%	229	1.8k	#67
64	Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette	37.6	9.0%	401	2.1k	#69
65	University of Colorado BoulderUnited States · Boulder	37.4	9.0%	255	1.2k	#50
66	Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul	37.1	12.1%	311	1.9k	#86
67	University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle	36.9	11.4%	137	688	#74
68	University of California San DiegoUnited States · San Diego	36.7	15.4%	145	1.1k	#58
69	Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen	36.5	13.4%	270	2.1k	-
70	UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney	36.3	15.4%	254	2.3k	#80
71	The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin	36.1	8.9%	199	1.1k	#35
72	Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesFrance · Paris	35.8	7.0%	342	1.4k	#44
73	University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles	35.6	13.5%	144	1k	#30
74	Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge	35.4	20.2%	72	706	#31
75	University of BristolUnited Kingdom · Bristol	35.2	11.3%	172	928	-
76	Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu	35.0	15.4%	583	4.6k	-
77	University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London	34.8	17.5%	185	1.9k	#83
78	Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing	34.6	14.7%	306	2.4k	-
79	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana	34.4	11.8%	236	1.3k	#47
80	University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge	34.3	10.8%	148	834	#36
81	Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States · Baltimore	34.1	10.8%	216	901	#46
82	Queen Mary University of LondonUnited Kingdom · London	33.9	17.4%	160	1.9k	-
83	Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Nanjing	33.7	8.5%	540	2.8k	-
84	United States Department of DefenseUnited States · Washington	33.5	5.4%	1.1k	3.3k	#60
85	Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College	33.4	6.5%	341	1.4k	#55
86	Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States · Pittsburgh	33.2	16.4%	118	1.4k	#71
87	University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester	33.0	13.3%	210	1.7k	#85
88	Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyChina · Beijing	32.8	15.6%	345	2.7k	#99
89	Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun	32.7	15.4%	304	2.8k	-
90	Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca	32.5	12.2%	120	787	#38
91	Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan	32.3	11.9%	590	3.2k	-
92	Harbin Engineering UniversityChina · Harbin	32.2	12.2%	995	6.4k	-
93	Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station	32.0	11.6%	259	1.7k	#73
94	New York UniversityUnited States · New York	31.8	18.2%	109	1k	#88
95	Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore · Singapore	31.7	16.4%	146	1.6k	#89
96	North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing	31.5	14.0%	382	2.4k	-
97	Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin	31.4	14.4%	172	1.2k	-
98	Chinese University of Hong KongChina · Hong Kong	31.2	21.6%	133	1.5k	-
99	Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei	31.1	10.5%	301	1.9k	-
100	Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaChina · Beijing	30.9	17.4%	125	1.1k	-

institutions ranked worldwide in Aerospace Engineering (785). rank on the quality score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (about 6% in Dentistry, 21% in Economics).

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