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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

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

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Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 407 works
  2. 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 256 works
  3. 3 Tianjin University China 247 works
  4. 4 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 208 works
  5. 5 East China University of Science and Technology China 204 works
  6. 6 Tsinghua University China 194 works
  7. 7 Taiyuan University of Technology China 174 works
  8. 8 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 171 works
  9. 9 University of Science and Technology of China China 166 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang University China 160 works
  11. 11 Sichuan University China 160 works
  12. 12 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis Russia 146 works
  13. 13 Dalian University of Technology China 133 works
  14. 14 Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 131 works
  15. 15 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 129 works

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