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Top Atmospheric Science Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 301 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 26.9% 1.7k 19k#3
2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 87.9 28.5% 821 8.9k#44
3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 80.8 25.1% 528 5.3k#4
4 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 75.7 18.4% 896 7.4k#73
5 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 71.8 30.2% 326 4.1k#58
6 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 68.6 31.5% 309 3.4k#98
7 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 65.9 29.4% 329 3.9k#64
8 China Meteorological AdministrationChina · Beijing 63.6 16.0% 761 5.6k#89
9 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 61.5 31.1% 274 3.6k#56
10 Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesChina · Lanzhou 59.7 29.3% 360 3.9k—
11 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 58.0 32.0% 251 3.5k#10
12 Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 56.5 24.3% 415 4k—
13 University of Colorado BoulderUnited States · Boulder 55.1 25.2% 272 3.1k#8
14 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 53.8 26.6% 356 3.8k—
15 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 52.5 26.6% 358 3.8k#92
16 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 51.4 26.0% 321 3.5k—
17 Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und MeeresforschungGermany · Bremerhaven 50.4 31.3% 208 2.4k#47
18 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 49.4 27.1% 176 2k—
19 Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsChina · Beijing 48.4 20.4% 350 3.4k#96
20 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina · Beijing 47.5 23.2% 307 2.5k—
21 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 46.7 24.2% 257 2.7k—
22 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom · Leeds 45.8 27.9% 150 1.7k#24
23 Institute of Tibetan Plateau ResearchChina · Beijing 45.1 34.7% 147 2.2k—
24 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChina · Beijing 44.3 32.1% 161 2.1k—
25 NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchUnited States · Boulder 43.6 23.6% 258 3k#1
26 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 42.9 23.6% 243 2.3k—
27 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands · Utrecht 42.3 33.1% 128 1.9k#38
28 Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesChina · Beijing 41.6 16.3% 328 2.9k—
29 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 41.0 16.8% 325 2.2k—
30 Northwest UniversityChina · Xi'an 40.4 30.3% 92 1.1k—
31 Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUnited States · Pasadena 39.8 22.1% 202 2.1k#6
32 Chengdu University of TechnologyChina · Chengdu 39.3 32.2% 143 1.1k—
33 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 38.7 26.7% 189 2k—
34 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 38.2 24.7% 235 2.3k—
35 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesUnited States · Boulder 37.7 28.3% 145 1.9k#19
36 Colorado State UniversityUnited States · Fort Collins 37.2 16.9% 257 2.2k#26
37 Aerospace Information Research InstituteChina · Beijing 36.7 26.8% 183 1.8k—
38 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 36.3 23.4% 229 1.8k—
39 Goddard Space Flight CenterUnited States · Greenbelt 35.8 21.8% 197 1.9k#2
40 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)China · Guangzhou 35.4 22.6% 256 2.6k—
41 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 34.9 39.2% 89 1.2k—
42 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 34.5 28.1% 134 1.7k#9
43 State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote SensingChina · Wuhan 34.1 42.4% 76 1.4k—
44 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 33.7 23.7% 141 1.4k#16
45 University of ArizonaUnited States · Tucson 33.3 26.6% 148 1.7k#29
46 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 32.9 26.0% 179 1.5k—
47 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 32.5 26.6% 134 1.4k#27
48 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom · Exeter 32.2 31.0% 117 1.6k#99
49 University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle 31.8 26.4% 205 2.3k#5
50 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 31.5 26.3% 142 1.9k#14
51 British Antarctic SurveyUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 31.1 33.0% 99 1.3k#65
52 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 30.8 26.6% 129 1.2k—
53 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 30.4 31.9% 127 1.3k—
54 University of BremenGermany · Bremen 30.1 26.0% 141 1.4k#71
55 Planetary Science InstituteUnited States · Tucson 29.8 26.7% 139 1.4k#23
56 University of BristolUnited Kingdom · Bristol 29.5 29.9% 102 1.3k#45
57 Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanada · Ottawa 29.2 24.7% 171 1.8k#41
58 State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution ControlChina · Beijing 28.9 45.1% 81 1.7k—
59 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Germany · Cologne 28.6 25.2% 149 1.5k#22
60 Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 28.3 30.7% 122 1.2k—
61 Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus 28.0 27.4% 141 1.4k—
62 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 27.7 23.8% 123 1.7k#30
63 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 27.4 31.3% 95 1.6k—
64 Princeton UniversityUnited States · Princeton 27.1 24.7% 132 1.5k#21
65 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 26.9 25.4% 168 1.4k—
66 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 26.6 22.1% 143 1.5k#70
67 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 26.3 22.7% 113 942—
68 Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFrance · Marseille 26.1 27.6% 133 1.4k—
69 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 25.8 23.9% 120 1.3k#76
70 University of Alaska FairbanksUnited States · Fairbanks 25.6 22.8% 156 1.6k#34
71 China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing 25.3 31.9% 84 894—
72 National Research CouncilItaly · Rome 25.1 26.9% 127 1.3k—
73 Finnish Meteorological InstituteFinland · Helsinki 24.8 23.7% 136 2.1k—
74 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 24.6 27.0% 99 1.1k#32
75 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 24.3 29.0% 123 1.1k—
76 National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha 24.1 14.9% 249 1.5k—
77 United States Geological SurveyUnited States · Reston 23.9 16.6% 165 1.1k#12
78 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 23.7 24.4% 146 1.3k—
79 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States · College Park 23.4 22.7% 158 1.7k#35
80 Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an 23.2 33.0% 108 1.1k—
81 University of ReadingUnited Kingdom · Reading 23.0 23.7% 139 1.4k#33
82 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 22.8 34.0% 90 1.1k—
83 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 22.6 17.4% 185 1.4k#91
84 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 22.4 25.8% 128 1.3k#94
85 Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchSwitzerland · Birmensdorf 22.2 37.2% 66 1.1k#88
86 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States · Madison 22.0 19.9% 176 1.4k#36
87 Yunnan UniversityChina · Kunming 21.7 25.8% 132 1.1k—
88 Met OfficeUnited Kingdom · Exeter 21.5 22.3% 146 1.7k#11
89 University of CopenhagenDenmark · Copenhagen 21.4 30.5% 102 1.2k#74
90 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China · Beijing 21.2 27.3% 155 1.3k—
91 University of OsloNorway · Oslo 21.0 29.9% 106 1.2k#90
92 Scripps Institution of OceanographyUnited States · La Jolla 20.8 26.7% 108 1.2k#20
93 Stockholm UniversitySweden · Stockholm 20.6 24.5% 107 1.3k#48
94 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 20.4 21.7% 136 1.1k—
95 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)China · Zhuhai 20.2 23.2% 162 1.6k—
96 University of California San DiegoUnited States · San Diego 20.0 27.1% 103 1.2k#39
97 University of HelsinkiFinland · Helsinki 19.8 24.3% 142 1.4k#78
98 East China Normal UniversityChina · Shanghai 19.7 29.8% 109 1.1k—
99 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 19.5 24.7% 123 1.2k—
100 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 19.3 29.8% 84 998—

institutions ranked worldwide in Atmospheric Science (301). 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.

19 – 23: 21 places23 – 27: 16 places27 – 31: 13 places31 – 35: 11 places35 – 39: 8 places39 – 44: 6 places44 – 48: 6 places48 – 52: 4 places52 – 56: 3 places56 – 60: 2 places60 – 64: 3 places64 – 68: 1 places68 – 72: 1 places72 – 76: 2 places76 – 80: 0 places80 – 84: 1 places84 – 88: 1 places88 – 92: 0 places92 – 96: 0 places96 – 100: 1 places19100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 1.7k works
  2. 2 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina 896 works
  3. 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 821 works
  4. 4 China Meteorological AdministrationChina 761 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 528 works
  6. 6 Lanzhou UniversityChina 415 works
  7. 7 Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesChina 360 works
  8. 8 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 358 works
  9. 9 Nanjing UniversityChina 356 works
  10. 10 Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsChina 350 works
  11. 11 Peking UniversityChina 329 works
  12. 12 Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesChina 328 works
  13. 13 Wuhan UniversityChina 326 works
  14. 14 Ocean University of ChinaChina 325 works
  15. 15 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 321 works

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