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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

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

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tongji UniversityChina 918 works
  2. 2 Southeast UniversityChina 739 works
  3. 3 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 543 works
  4. 4 Tsinghua UniversityChina 526 works
  5. 5 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 439 works
  6. 6 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 429 works
  7. 7 Chongqing UniversityChina 425 works
  8. 8 Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringRussia 417 works
  9. 9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 414 works
  10. 10 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 404 works
  11. 11 Central South UniversityChina 391 works
  12. 12 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 388 works
  13. 13 Chang'an UniversityChina 341 works
  14. 14 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 339 works
  15. 15 Zhejiang UniversityChina 330 works

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