Subfield · Catalysis
Top Catalysis Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 60 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 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 100.0 | 24.9% | 407 | 9.1k | #1 |
| 2 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 83.1 | 29.2% | 194 | 4.8k | #3 |
| 3 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 73.2 | 22.4% | 256 | 5.2k | #7 |
| 4 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 66.1 | 19.8% | 248 | 5.2k | #4 |
| 5 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 60.7 | 24.6% | 166 | 4k | #11 |
| 6 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 56.2 | 22.1% | 208 | 3.6k | #39 |
| 7 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China · Beijing | 52.5 | 18.8% | 171 | 3.4k | #22 |
| 8 | East China University of Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 49.2 | 15.7% | 204 | 3.1k | #36 |
| 9 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 46.3 | 20.5% | 160 | 2.9k | #15 |
| 10 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 43.8 | 22.8% | 129 | 2.4k | #69 |
| 11 | Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics China · Dalian | 41.4 | 24.4% | 103 | 2.3k | #14 |
| 12 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 39.3 | 19.0% | 160 | 2.8k | #63 |
| 13 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 37.4 | 21.3% | 128 | 2.4k | #57 |
| 14 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 35.5 | 26.2% | 109 | 2k | — |
| 15 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 33.9 | 27.5% | 81 | 2k | #19 |
| 16 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 32.3 | 24.3% | 86 | 1.7k | #96 |
| 17 | Fuzhou University China · Fuzhou | 30.8 | 18.2% | 128 | 2.3k | #80 |
| 18 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 29.4 | 18.9% | 133 | 2.3k | #54 |
| 19 | Zhejiang University of Technology China · Hangzhou | 28.1 | 17.9% | 114 | 2k | — |
| 20 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 26.8 | 22.6% | 109 | 2k | — |
| 21 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 25.6 | 26.4% | 92 | 1.9k | #82 |
| 22 | Central South University China · Changsha | 24.5 | 21.0% | 96 | 1.6k | — |
| 23 | Kunming University of Science and Technology China · Kunming | 23.4 | 19.1% | 113 | 1.8k | — |
| 24 | Taiyuan University of Technology China · Taiyuan | 22.4 | 15.2% | 174 | 2.1k | — |
| 25 | Nanjing University China · Nanjing | 21.4 | 23.6% | 86 | 1.8k | — |
| 26 | Xiamen University China · Xiamen | 20.4 | 21.3% | 87 | 2k | #53 |
| 27 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China · Beijing | 19.5 | 21.0% | 81 | 1.5k | — |
| 28 | Hunan University China · Changsha | 18.6 | 28.9% | 67 | 1.6k | — |
| 29 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 17.8 | 20.2% | 117 | 2.1k | #99 |
| 30 | Technical University of Denmark Denmark · Kongens Lyngby | 16.9 | 18.3% | 90 | 1.7k | #10 |
| 31 | Fudan University China · Shanghai | 16.1 | 27.7% | 69 | 1.6k | #61 |
| 32 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 15.4 | 20.0% | 107 | 1.8k | #84 |
| 33 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 14.6 | 19.3% | 114 | 1.9k | #40 |
| 34 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 13.9 | 17.9% | 120 | 1.7k | — |
| 35 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia · Dhahran | 13.2 | 22.4% | 73 | 1.3k | — |
| 36 | State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering China · Hangzhou | 12.5 | 16.8% | 104 | 1.6k | #87 |
| 37 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China · Qingdao | 11.8 | 15.4% | 131 | 1.8k | — |
| 38 | Beijing University of Technology China · Beijing | 11.2 | 18.0% | 107 | 2k | — |
| 39 | Southeast University China · Nanjing | 10.5 | 15.4% | 99 | 1.5k | — |
| 40 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 9.9 | 23.6% | 77 | 1.4k | — |
| 41 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing China · Beijing | 9.3 | 15.6% | 103 | 1.6k | — |
| 42 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 8.7 | 26.7% | 65 | 1.4k | — |
| 43 | North China Electric Power University China · Beijing | 8.1 | 17.7% | 88 | 1k | — |
| 44 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 7.6 | 18.7% | 65 | 1.2k | — |
| 45 | China University of Petroleum, East China China · Qingdao | 7.0 | 13.1% | 110 | 1.3k | — |
| 46 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 6.5 | 10.7% | 107 | 1.3k | #2 |
| 47 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 6.0 | 22.1% | 60 | 988 | — |
| 48 | Institute of Process Engineering China · Beijing | 5.5 | 14.4% | 78 | 973 | #74 |
| 49 | Wuhan University of Technology China · Wuhan | 4.9 | 16.8% | 69 | 929 | — |
| 50 | Institute of Coal Chemistry China · Taiyuan | 4.5 | 16.7% | 67 | 1.1k | — |
| 51 | Sinopec (China) China · Beijing | 4.0 | 13.4% | 82 | 997 | — |
| 52 | Dalian University China · Dalian | 3.5 | 12.9% | 78 | 1k | — |
| 53 | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Germany · Karlsruhe | 3.0 | 12.9% | 83 | 976 | #62 |
| 54 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology China · Nanjing | 2.6 | 13.3% | 73 | 1.1k | — |
| 55 | Shiraz University Iran · Shiraz | 2.1 | 13.5% | 67 | 582 | — |
| 56 | Changzhou University China · Changzhou | 1.7 | 13.5% | 71 | 926 | — |
| 57 | Ningxia University China · Yinchuan | 125.3 | 11.8% | 74 | 1k | — |
| 58 | Hebei University of Technology China · Tianjin | 82.8 | 12.6% | 70 | 891 | — |
| 59 | Boreskov Institute of Catalysis Russia · Novosibirsk | 41.0 | 2.2% | 146 | 634 | #93 |
| 60 | Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia · Moscow | 0.0 | 1.3% | 64 | 328 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Catalysis (60). 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 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 407 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 256 works
- 3 Tianjin University China 247 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 208 works
- 5 East China University of Science and Technology China 204 works
- 6 Tsinghua University China 194 works
- 7 Taiyuan University of Technology China 174 works
- 8 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 171 works
- 9 University of Science and Technology of China China 166 works
- 10 Zhejiang University China 160 works
- 11 Sichuan University China 160 works
- 12 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis Russia 146 works
- 13 Dalian University of Technology China 133 works
- 14 Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 131 works
- 15 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 129 works