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Top Automotive Engineering Research Institutions

Tsinghua University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 347 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 30.5% 856 16k#1
2 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 88.1 26.8% 802 13k#2
3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 81.2 25.5% 486 6.6k#9
4 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 76.3 20.2% 802 8.4k#14
5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 72.5 32.0% 357 6.6k#8
6 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 69.4 28.9% 451 6.5k#18
7 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 66.7 28.4% 399 6.9k#16
8 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 64.4 38.7% 258 5.8k#17
9 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 62.4 32.5% 274 5.1k#3
10 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 60.6 27.2% 441 6.8k#22
11 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 59.0 22.6% 387 5.2k#32
12 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 57.5 23.5% 436 5.7k#28
13 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 56.1 25.5% 449 5k#54
14 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 54.9 33.6% 281 4.2k#29
15 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 53.7 24.5% 391 5.4k#36
16 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 52.6 23.5% 391 4.5k#25
17 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 51.6 29.7% 232 4.1k#58
18 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 50.6 25.0% 341 4.8k#89
19 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 49.7 31.7% 201 3.6k#21
20 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 48.8 23.6% 336 4.4k#70
21 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 48.0 19.4% 412 4.2k#98
22 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 47.2 18.4% 510 4.8k#82
23 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 46.4 19.2% 408 3.7k#40
24 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 45.7 22.0% 359 3.4k#84
25 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 45.0 20.1% 343 3.6k#26
26 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 44.3 24.2% 315 4k#37
27 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 43.7 34.8% 128 2.6k#68
28 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 43.0 34.2% 166 3.4k#50
29 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 42.4 20.7% 427 4.6k#79
30 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 41.9 18.8% 363 3k#86
31 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 41.3 22.6% 284 3.7k#44
32 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 40.7 24.2% 254 3.6k#94
33 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 40.2 23.5% 232 2.9k—
34 University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 39.7 30.2% 154 2.5k—
35 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 39.2 16.5% 375 3.1k#47
36 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 38.7 26.8% 172 2.4k—
37 RMIT UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 38.3 29.4% 121 1.9k#72
38 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 37.8 25.1% 224 2.8k—
39 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 37.4 34.7% 124 2.4k#60
40 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 36.9 35.8% 140 2.4k—
41 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 36.5 36.7% 135 2.5k—
42 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 36.1 28.2% 192 2.8k—
43 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 35.7 27.3% 266 3.1k#20
44 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 35.3 33.5% 123 2.4k—
45 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 34.9 29.2% 143 2.2k—
46 Politecnico di TorinoItaly · Turin 34.5 21.8% 300 3.3k#69
47 University of WaterlooCanada · Waterloo 34.2 28.2% 142 2.6k#23
48 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin 33.8 26.5% 143 2.3k#6
49 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 33.5 25.5% 145 2.4k#33
50 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 33.1 19.8% 246 2.6k—
51 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 32.8 25.9% 192 2.8k—
52 Chalmers University of TechnologySweden · Gothenburg 32.4 23.4% 177 2.3k#35
53 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 32.1 19.7% 227 2.4k—
54 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 31.8 31.9% 133 2k#81
55 Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 31.5 15.3% 313 2.6k—
56 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 31.2 33.2% 112 1.9k#80
57 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 30.9 25.1% 136 2.1k#5
58 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 30.6 30.6% 86 2.3k#10
59 Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 30.3 17.2% 259 2.5k—
60 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 30.0 23.7% 156 2k—
61 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 29.7 21.6% 194 1.7k—
62 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 29.4 23.3% 161 2.1k—
63 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 29.2 24.5% 161 2.1k—
64 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 28.9 34.4% 100 1.9k—
65 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 28.6 30.9% 122 1.8k#42
66 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 28.4 26.9% 156 2k—
67 Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg 28.1 21.5% 145 2.4k#64
68 Hanyang UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 27.9 20.9% 173 2.1k#53
69 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 27.6 16.4% 216 1.9k—
70 Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia · Melbourne 27.4 37.0% 80 1.7k#61
71 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark · Kongens Lyngby 27.1 21.6% 164 2k#56
72 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia · Dhahran 26.9 29.1% 105 1.3k—
73 University of TehranIran · Tehran 26.7 33.0% 80 1.4k—
74 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 26.4 27.5% 108 1.8k#83
75 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 26.2 28.4% 111 2.1k—
76 Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States · Pittsburgh 26.0 26.8% 120 1.7k#12
77 University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 25.7 19.9% 171 1.9k#7
78 Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta 25.5 19.7% 169 1.8k#13
79 Hebei University of TechnologyChina · Tianjin 25.3 27.1% 153 1.8k—
80 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 25.1 27.2% 107 1.9k—
81 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming 24.9 23.2% 170 1.8k—
82 Yanshan UniversityChina · Qinhuangdao 24.7 20.1% 178 1.8k—
83 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 24.5 21.9% 114 1.6k#4
84 Argonne National LaboratoryUnited States · Lemont 24.3 22.4% 134 1.9k#19
85 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States · College Park 24.0 24.5% 82 1.6k#11
86 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 23.8 15.5% 227 2.1k#31
87 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong · Hong Kong 23.7 31.5% 121 1.9k#93
88 Chongqing University of TechnologyChina · Chongqing 23.5 24.6% 124 1.7k—
89 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 23.3 19.0% 206 1.9k#41
90 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany · Aachen 23.1 11.9% 292 2k#51
91 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 22.9 25.7% 128 1.8k—
92 Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany · Karlsruhe 22.7 12.2% 267 2.2k#88
93 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 22.5 26.5% 127 1.9k#24
94 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 22.3 25.3% 127 1.6k—
95 Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 22.1 23.8% 117 1.4k—
96 The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 22.0 27.8% 102 1.5k#97
97 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · Trondheim 21.8 22.3% 122 1.6k—
98 Korea UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 21.6 29.5% 96 1.5k—
99 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 21.4 21.7% 116 1.6k#66
100 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 21.3 26.6% 83 1.3k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Automotive Engineering (347). 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.

21 – 25: 21 places25 – 29: 16 places29 – 33: 13 places33 – 37: 11 places37 – 41: 8 places41 – 45: 6 places45 – 49: 6 places49 – 53: 4 places53 – 57: 3 places57 – 61: 2 places61 – 65: 3 places65 – 69: 1 places69 – 72: 1 places72 – 76: 2 places76 – 80: 0 places80 – 84: 1 places84 – 88: 1 places88 – 92: 0 places92 – 96: 0 places96 – 100: 1 places21100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tsinghua UniversityChina 856 works
  2. 2 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 802 works
  3. 3 Tongji UniversityChina 802 works
  4. 4 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 510 works
  5. 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 486 works
  6. 6 Central South UniversityChina 451 works
  7. 7 Southeast UniversityChina 449 works
  8. 8 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 441 works
  9. 9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 436 works
  10. 10 Jilin UniversityChina 427 works
  11. 11 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 412 works
  12. 12 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 408 works
  13. 13 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 399 works
  14. 14 Chongqing UniversityChina 391 works
  15. 15 Beihang UniversityChina 391 works

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