Subfield · Building and Construction
Top Building and Construction Research Institutions
Tongji University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 422 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 | Tongji University China · Shanghai | 100.0 | 24.9% | 918 | 11k | #2 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 88.5 | 36.8% | 543 | 8.6k | #1 |
| 3 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 81.8 | 31.3% | 526 | 7.4k | #3 |
| 4 | Southeast University China · Nanjing | 77.1 | 26.3% | 739 | 8.8k | #8 |
| 5 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 73.4 | 28.1% | 425 | 5.5k | #15 |
| 6 | University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam | 70.4 | 40.0% | 243 | 3.7k | #7 |
| 7 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 67.8 | 28.8% | 414 | 5.4k | #24 |
| 8 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 65.6 | 28.0% | 330 | 4.1k | #30 |
| 9 | Central South University China · Changsha | 63.7 | 26.2% | 391 | 4.8k | #46 |
| 10 | Hunan University China · Changsha | 61.9 | 31.9% | 275 | 4.2k | #19 |
| 11 | Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen | 60.3 | 33.3% | 270 | 3.7k | #47 |
| 12 | Politecnico di Milano Italy · Milan | 58.9 | 21.9% | 429 | 3k | #10 |
| 13 | Delft University of Technology Netherlands · Delft | 57.6 | 23.9% | 339 | 3.4k | #4 |
| 14 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 56.3 | 28.4% | 271 | 3k | — |
| 15 | Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology China · Xi'an | 55.2 | 22.4% | 438 | 4.8k | #86 |
| 16 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 54.1 | 25.5% | 305 | 3.8k | #58 |
| 17 | RMIT University Australia · Melbourne | 53.1 | 34.2% | 181 | 2.8k | #33 |
| 18 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 52.2 | 33.0% | 218 | 3.1k | #9 |
| 19 | Beijing Jiaotong University China · Beijing | 51.3 | 17.7% | 388 | 3.1k | #65 |
| 20 | Beijing University of Technology China · Beijing | 50.4 | 22.0% | 404 | 4.3k | #92 |
| 21 | Chang'an University China · Xi'an | 49.6 | 17.7% | 341 | 2.9k | #90 |
| 22 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 48.9 | 38.2% | 151 | 2.3k | #31 |
| 23 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 48.1 | 28.1% | 240 | 3.2k | #35 |
| 24 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 47.4 | 28.4% | 211 | 2.7k | #51 |
| 25 | University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg | 46.8 | 25.0% | 251 | 2.1k | — |
| 26 | Politecnico di Torino Italy · Turin | 46.1 | 25.4% | 254 | 2.5k | #34 |
| 27 | Guangzhou University China · Guangzhou | 45.5 | 32.2% | 187 | 2.7k | — |
| 28 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 44.9 | 26.7% | 223 | 2.8k | — |
| 29 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 44.3 | 30.2% | 179 | 2.5k | #53 |
| 30 | University College London United Kingdom · London | 43.7 | 28.3% | 231 | 2.5k | #14 |
| 31 | UNSW Sydney Australia · Sydney | 43.2 | 30.2% | 202 | 2.3k | #23 |
| 32 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 42.7 | 31.9% | 213 | 2.6k | #87 |
| 33 | Western Sydney University Australia · Richmond | 42.2 | 33.0% | 143 | 2k | #84 |
| 34 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 41.7 | 28.2% | 208 | 2.4k | #11 |
| 35 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China · Beijing | 41.2 | 27.1% | 194 | 2.6k | — |
| 36 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 40.7 | 39.8% | 122 | 1.8k | #62 |
| 37 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland · Lausanne | 40.3 | 29.6% | 115 | 1.5k | #17 |
| 38 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore · Singapore | 39.8 | 32.3% | 193 | 2.8k | #12 |
| 39 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 39.4 | 23.0% | 250 | 2.7k | #54 |
| 40 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 39.0 | 20.2% | 267 | 2.6k | — |
| 41 | University of British Columbia Canada · Vancouver | 38.6 | 28.6% | 151 | 1.7k | #32 |
| 42 | Guangdong University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 38.2 | 31.2% | 164 | 2.2k | — |
| 43 | China University of Mining and Technology China · Xuzhou | 37.8 | 26.0% | 272 | 2.8k | — |
| 44 | The University of Melbourne Australia · Melbourne | 37.4 | 27.1% | 184 | 2k | #20 |
| 45 | Saveetha University India · Chennai | 37.0 | 16.4% | 192 | 1.5k | — |
| 46 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia · Dhahran | 36.7 | 29.7% | 139 | 1.8k | — |
| 47 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 36.3 | 25.7% | 192 | 2.3k | — |
| 48 | Wuhan University of Technology China · Wuhan | 36.0 | 18.7% | 327 | 2.9k | — |
| 49 | Hebei University of Technology China · Tianjin | 35.6 | 28.4% | 168 | 2.1k | — |
| 50 | Fuzhou University China · Fuzhou | 35.3 | 24.5% | 169 | 1.7k | — |
| 51 | University of Minho Portugal · Braga | 35.0 | 21.0% | 213 | 1.6k | #43 |
| 52 | Southwest Jiaotong University China · Chengdu | 34.6 | 18.3% | 299 | 2.1k | — |
| 53 | Sapienza University of Rome Italy · Rome | 34.3 | 19.1% | 206 | 1.4k | #52 |
| 54 | The University of Sydney Australia · Sydney | 34.0 | 28.5% | 137 | 1.5k | #41 |
| 55 | University of Tehran Iran · Tehran | 33.7 | 25.8% | 170 | 1.8k | — |
| 56 | Technical University of Munich Germany · Munich | 33.4 | 21.7% | 210 | 1.7k | #76 |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University United States · State College | 33.1 | 22.4% | 169 | 1.6k | #37 |
| 58 | Qingdao University of Technology China · Qingdao | 32.8 | 26.8% | 169 | 2.2k | — |
| 59 | Imperial College London United Kingdom · London | 32.5 | 27.3% | 118 | 1.8k | #18 |
| 60 | Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway · Trondheim | 32.3 | 23.1% | 189 | 1.9k | #67 |
| 61 | Beihang University China · Beijing | 32.0 | 25.7% | 135 | 1.6k | — |
| 62 | University of Naples Federico II Italy · Naples | 31.7 | 23.5% | 226 | 1.8k | #45 |
| 63 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory United States · Berkeley | 31.5 | 37.1% | 63 | 1.4k | #21 |
| 64 | Monash University Australia · Melbourne | 31.2 | 34.1% | 97 | 1.5k | #60 |
| 65 | University of Technology Sydney Australia · Sydney | 30.9 | 31.4% | 128 | 1.7k | #66 |
| 66 | Northeastern University China · Shenyang | 30.7 | 25.3% | 147 | 1.7k | — |
| 67 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Spain · Barcelona | 30.4 | 21.8% | 202 | 1.9k | #63 |
| 68 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 30.2 | 24.0% | 167 | 1.9k | — |
| 69 | Technical University of Denmark Denmark · Kongens Lyngby | 30.0 | 20.1% | 223 | 1.9k | #5 |
| 70 | Curtin University Australia · Perth | 29.7 | 33.1% | 97 | 1.4k | #29 |
| 71 | Hohai University China · Nanjing | 29.5 | 18.6% | 204 | 1.8k | — |
| 72 | Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands · Eindhoven | 29.3 | 30.7% | 138 | 1.6k | #16 |
| 73 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge | 29.0 | 30.1% | 121 | 1.4k | #36 |
| 74 | Peking University China · Beijing | 28.8 | 31.6% | 95 | 1.3k | — |
| 75 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 28.6 | 20.2% | 178 | 1.7k | — |
| 76 | Cardiff University United Kingdom · Cardiff | 28.4 | 24.5% | 95 | 990 | #61 |
| 77 | Aalborg University Denmark · Aalborg | 28.1 | 20.8% | 168 | 1.5k | #64 |
| 78 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 27.9 | 24.4% | 166 | 1.8k | — |
| 79 | University of Lisbon Portugal · Lisbon | 27.7 | 21.4% | 171 | 1.5k | #25 |
| 80 | Yangzhou University China · Yangzhou | 27.5 | 25.2% | 87 | 1.1k | — |
| 81 | Shanghai University China · Shanghai | 27.3 | 27.2% | 109 | 1.3k | — |
| 82 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States · Cambridge | 27.1 | 28.5% | 90 | 1.2k | #13 |
| 83 | Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia · Ipoh | 26.9 | 26.6% | 93 | 1.1k | — |
| 84 | Yonsei University South Korea · Seoul | 26.7 | 29.0% | 121 | 1.5k | — |
| 85 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain · Madrid | 26.5 | 17.4% | 188 | 1.2k | #81 |
| 86 | Ghent University Belgium · Ghent | 26.3 | 23.1% | 136 | 1.5k | #71 |
| 87 | University of Sharjah United Arab Emirates · Sharjah | 26.1 | 27.9% | 96 | 1k | — |
| 88 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India · Vellore | 25.9 | 16.0% | 228 | 1.5k | — |
| 89 | Jiangnan University China · Wuxi | 25.7 | 24.0% | 104 | 1.2k | — |
| 90 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 25.6 | 24.0% | 170 | 1.8k | — |
| 91 | University College Dublin Ireland · Dublin | 25.4 | 37.7% | 64 | 819 | — |
| 92 | Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia · George Town | 25.2 | 13.8% | 198 | 963 | #91 |
| 93 | Queensland University of Technology Australia · Brisbane | 25.0 | 31.2% | 78 | 1.3k | #99 |
| 94 | Universidade do Porto Portugal · Porto | 24.8 | 17.2% | 171 | 1.2k | — |
| 95 | Virginia Tech United States · Blacksburg | 24.7 | 19.7% | 116 | 1.1k | #59 |
| 96 | The University of Queensland Australia · Brisbane | 24.5 | 23.7% | 129 | 1.3k | #40 |
| 97 | University of Technology Malaysia Malaysia · Johor Bahru | 24.3 | 12.3% | 231 | 1.3k | #88 |
| 98 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 24.2 | 23.2% | 109 | 1.3k | — |
| 99 | National Technical University of Athens Greece · Athens | 24.0 | 21.2% | 148 | 1.2k | #85 |
| 100 | University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester | 23.8 | 27.3% | 103 | 1.1k | #74 |
institutions ranked worldwide in Building and Construction (422). 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.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.
Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji University China 918 works
- 2 Southeast University China 739 works
- 3 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 543 works
- 4 Tsinghua University China 526 works
- 5 Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology China 439 works
- 6 Politecnico di Milano Italy 429 works
- 7 Chongqing University China 425 works
- 8 Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Russia 417 works
- 9 Harbin Institute of Technology China 414 works
- 10 Beijing University of Technology China 404 works
- 11 Central South University China 391 works
- 12 Beijing Jiaotong University China 388 works
- 13 Chang'an University China 341 works
- 14 Delft University of Technology Netherlands 339 works
- 15 Zhejiang University China 330 works
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