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Top Civil and Structural Engineering Research Institutions

Tongji University ranks first in 2022-now, followed by Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chinese Academy of Sciences, out of 908 ranked institutions.

Quality score: the square root of excellence (the share of works in the world top 10% against what the place's own topics predict, on English-language articles and reviews) times the square root of the journal factor (its papers in the Nature Index's selective journals against what its topics predict), times output to the power 0.3 times breadth (how much of the selected area it works in) to the power 0.25. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 100.0 16.0% 3k 34k#1
2Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina · Hong Kong 89.8 28.7% 1.1k 18k#10
3Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 83.9 15.6% 1.5k 17k#5
4Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 79.6 18.4% 1k 13k#3
5Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 76.4 19.3% 1.2k 14k#2
6Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 73.7 20.0% 2.1k 28k#12
7Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 71.4 21.9% 749 12k#7
8Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 69.5 18.8% 1.4k 18k#16
9Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 67.7 17.3% 1.2k 14k#21
10Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 66.2 17.0% 1.2k 13k#13
11ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 64.8 15.4% 326 3.7k#4
12Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 63.5 19.0% 673 8.4k#15
13Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 62.3 20.4% 655 8.5k#29
14Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 61.3 13.9% 1.4k 14k#31
15Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 60.2 24.1% 365 5.3k#8
16University of Hong KongChina · Pok Fu Lam 59.3 23.6% 262 3.5k#14
17Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 58.4 18.0% 1.5k 17k#40
18Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Hong Kong 57.6 23.4% 215 3k#11
19Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 56.8 19.0% 625 8.7k#28
20National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 56.0 20.6% 302 4k#18
21Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 55.3 17.3% 1.2k 14k#65
22City University of Hong KongChina · Hong Kong 54.6 25.6% 237 4k#22
23Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 54.0 19.4% 606 7.6k#45
24Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 53.3 15.5% 1.2k 12k#44
25China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 52.7 17.7% 346 4.3k#46
26Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 52.2 16.3% 933 9.4k#25
27Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 51.6 18.2% 494 5.5k#53
28Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 51.1 16.5% 1.4k 16k#56
29University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 50.6 17.0% 301 3.6k#26
30Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina · Xi'an 50.1 13.0% 907 9.2k#73
31Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 49.6 15.9% 522 5.7k#20
32University of British ColumbiaCanada · Vancouver 49.1 20.8% 324 4.2k#77
33South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 48.7 13.3% 556 5.7k#72
34Guangzhou UniversityChina · Guangzhou 48.2 20.9% 521 6.9k-
35University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 47.8 22.0% 204 3k#79
36Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 47.4 13.8% 332 3.1k#27
37University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 47.0 16.2% 604 7.3k#99
38UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 46.6 18.4% 278 3.5k#32
39University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 46.2 12.6% 193 1.7k#17
40University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 45.8 11.7% 213 1.8k#38
41Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 45.5 21.8% 138 2.3k#90
42Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 45.1 13.5% 494 4.9k#92
43Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 44.8 22.1% 138 2.1k#39
44Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 44.4 7.3% 1.1k 6.7k#24
45Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 44.1 16.5% 532 5k#61
46Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 43.8 13.0% 517 4.7k#83
47RMIT UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 43.5 24.0% 240 4.2k#67
48Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 43.2 14.2% 345 3.4k#100
49University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 42.9 14.3% 302 3k#37
50Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 42.6 15.6% 505 4.8k#94
51Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 42.3 19.0% 182 2.6k#36
52University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 42.0 23.5% 311 4.4k#60
53Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 41.7 14.6% 696 8.6k-
54China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 41.4 13.5% 1.1k 11k#86
55Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 41.2 14.3% 312 3k-
56Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 40.9 21.0% 311 4.6k#62
57Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 40.6 15.4% 92 1.2k#19
58Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 40.4 12.9% 457 4.5k#98
59Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 40.1 13.8% 886 10k#66
60Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 39.9 15.4% 579 6.6k-
61Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaChina · Beijing 39.6 18.6% 141 1.7k-
62Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 39.4 13.6% 109 1.4k#23
63Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 39.2 21.7% 492 6k-
64The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne 38.9 17.0% 206 3k#91
65Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyChina · Beijing 38.7 20.1% 278 3.6k#74
66Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 38.5 10.9% 780 5.9k#81
67Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 38.3 14.8% 375 3.3k-
68Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 38.1 9.5% 278 1.8k#82
69Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 37.8 18.0% 316 4k-
70University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 37.6 13.9% 170 2k#42
71University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 37.4 13.3% 162 1.9k#30
72Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 37.2 11.3% 384 3.2k-
73École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland · Lausanne 37.0 12.5% 160 1.7k#9
74University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 36.8 14.0% 128 1.3k#58
75Changsha University of Science and TechnologyChina · Changsha 36.6 14.4% 660 6.6k-
76Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 36.4 14.1% 405 3.9k#95
77Northwestern UniversityUnited States · Evanston 36.2 15.6% 70 1k#33
78McGill UniversityCanada · Montreal 36.0 18.5% 130 1.4k-
79University of California San DiegoUnited States · San Diego 35.8 10.6% 129 1k#43
80Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany · Berlin 35.7 8.1% 308 2.1k#47
81University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom · Nottingham 35.5 11.4% 310 2.8k-
82Technische Universität DresdenGermany · Dresden 35.3 9.0% 308 1.9k#59
83Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)China · Guangzhou 35.1 23.7% 91 1.2k-
84Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Daejeon 34.9 12.3% 157 1.6k#54
85Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 34.8 15.3% 253 2.6k-
86Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 34.6 18.0% 116 1.4k-
87The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin 34.4 8.1% 189 1.4k#48
88The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 34.3 8.9% 400 2.6k-
89Curtin UniversityAustralia · Perth 34.1 24.3% 224 3.9k#68
90China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing 33.9 19.5% 166 1.7k-
91Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 33.8 17.0% 678 7.2k-
92Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 33.6 17.6% 136 2k-
93RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany · Aachen 33.5 9.8% 354 2.2k#85
94Ghent UniversityBelgium · Ghent 33.3 12.9% 255 2.5k-
95University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 33.1 17.1% 140 1.5k#96
96Western UniversityCanada · London 33.0 18.3% 206 2.3k-
97Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 32.8 20.8% 374 3.9k-
98New York UniversityUnited States · New York 32.7 21.2% 67 864-
99Kyoto UniversityJapan · Kyoto 32.5 9.8% 273 1.6k-
100Aalto UniversityFinland · Espoo 32.4 15.8% 128 1.3k-

institutions ranked worldwide in Civil and Structural Engineering (908). rank on the quality score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (about 6% in Dentistry, 21% in Economics).

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.

32 to 36: 21 places36 to 39: 16 places39 to 43: 13 places43 to 46: 11 places46 to 49: 8 places49 to 53: 6 places53 to 56: 6 places56 to 59: 4 places59 to 63: 3 places63 to 66: 2 places66 to 70: 3 places70 to 73: 1 places73 to 76: 1 places76 to 80: 2 places80 to 83: 0 places83 to 86: 1 places86 to 90: 1 places90 to 93: 0 places93 to 97: 0 places97 to 100: 1 places32100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Tongji UniversityChina 3.4k works
  2. 2 Southeast UniversityChina 2.3k works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 1.8k works
  4. 4 Central South UniversityChina 1.6k works
  5. 5 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 1.6k works
  6. 6 Chang'an UniversityChina 1.6k works
  7. 7 Hohai UniversityChina 1.6k works
  8. 8 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 1.4k works
  9. 9 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 1.4k works
  10. 10 Chongqing UniversityChina 1.4k works
  11. 11 Zhejiang UniversityChina 1.3k works
  12. 12 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 1.3k works
  13. 13 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 1.3k works
  14. 14 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.2k works
  15. 15 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina 1.2k works

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