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Top Computational Mechanics Research Institutions

Tsinghua University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 376 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 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 100.0 26.0% 906 8.5k#15
2 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 88.3 25.2% 1.1k 8.5k#33
3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 81.5 25.7% 1k 8.4k#27
4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 76.6 27.9% 889 6.4k#38
5 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 72.9 27.5% 842 7.3k#45
6 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 69.8 28.0% 866 5.7k#19
7 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 67.2 23.9% 628 5.2k#68
8 National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha 64.9 28.8% 567 4.2k#37
9 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 62.9 24.9% 640 5.5k#80
10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 61.2 22.2% 616 4.6k#50
11 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 59.6 28.6% 336 3.1k#60
12 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 58.1 31.8% 318 3.1k—
13 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 56.7 21.7% 556 3.8k#89
14 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 55.5 24.7% 546 4.8k#99
15 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 54.3 34.9% 281 2.9k—
16 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 53.2 27.8% 336 3.4k—
17 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina · Harbin 52.2 23.3% 506 3.7k—
18 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 51.3 23.5% 709 4.3k#91
19 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 50.3 22.9% 421 3.1k#79
20 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 49.5 22.2% 464 3.4k—
21 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 48.7 16.0% 418 2.6k#35
22 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 47.9 25.6% 329 2.8k—
23 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 47.1 20.5% 489 4k—
24 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 46.4 23.6% 323 2.5k#14
25 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 45.7 33.8% 163 2k#59
26 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong · Hong Kong 45.1 35.9% 157 1.9k—
27 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 44.4 24.1% 346 2.2k#20
28 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 43.8 16.0% 574 3.3k#10
29 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 43.2 27.8% 232 1.9k—
30 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 42.6 22.1% 346 2.8k—
31 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 42.1 21.9% 353 2.9k—
32 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 41.6 19.5% 371 2.3k—
33 China Aerodynamics Research and Development CenterChina · Mianyang 41.0 24.7% 384 2.3k—
34 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 40.5 20.9% 275 1.9k—
35 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 40.0 22.5% 261 2k—
36 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 39.6 34.4% 116 1.4k—
37 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 39.1 22.2% 239 2.2k#31
38 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 38.7 30.1% 267 2.1k—
39 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 38.2 21.9% 247 1.8k—
40 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 37.8 28.7% 177 1.8k#46
41 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 37.4 24.2% 217 2.5k#2
42 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 37.0 28.4% 185 1.6k—
43 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 36.6 23.2% 291 2k#70
44 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 36.2 23.1% 217 1.6k—
45 Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an 35.8 22.9% 182 1.2k—
46 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 35.4 27.9% 159 1.7k—
47 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 35.1 15.7% 246 1.4k—
48 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 34.7 24.0% 173 1.3k#56
49 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 34.4 16.9% 272 1.7k—
50 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 34.0 22.7% 211 1.9k—
51 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 33.7 20.3% 246 1.8k—
52 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 33.4 19.0% 206 1.5k#5
53 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Germany · Cologne 33.0 17.7% 310 1.2k#25
54 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 32.7 21.6% 231 1.9k—
55 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 32.4 16.3% 284 2k#18
56 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 32.1 16.4% 261 1.7k—
57 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 31.8 18.4% 232 1.8k—
58 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 31.5 25.1% 172 1.7k—
59 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland · Lausanne 31.2 22.1% 151 1.3k#36
60 University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 31.0 17.9% 236 1.7k#16
61 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 30.7 16.1% 226 1.4k#13
62 Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 30.4 28.4% 114 1.1k#76
63 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 30.1 21.9% 168 1.4k#4
64 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 29.9 20.3% 255 1.9k—
65 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Daejeon 29.6 26.6% 148 1.1k#98
66 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 29.3 20.0% 180 971#87
67 Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta 29.1 17.0% 254 1.3k#12
68 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 28.8 21.5% 196 1.5k—
69 KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden · Stockholm 28.6 22.2% 167 1.4k#97
70 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia · Abhā 28.4 30.0% 145 2.1k—
71 Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyChina · Zhenjiang 28.1 21.8% 157 1.2k—
72 Kyoto UniversityJapan · Kyoto 27.9 17.4% 146 1k#95
73 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States · Baltimore 27.6 33.7% 91 937#57
74 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 27.4 26.7% 156 1.5k—
75 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany · Aachen 27.2 14.0% 319 1.5k#43
76 Institute of MechanicsChina · Beijing 27.0 26.0% 136 1.2k—
77 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 26.7 22.8% 139 965—
78 University of StuttgartGermany · Stuttgart 26.5 14.0% 327 1.3k#42
79 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 26.3 16.1% 210 1.7k—
80 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 26.1 28.1% 95 1k—
81 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 25.9 13.1% 255 1.3k#51
82 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 25.7 27.6% 129 1.1k—
83 Amirkabir University of TechnologyIran · Tehran 25.5 24.3% 119 899—
84 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 25.3 22.6% 150 1.2k#34
85 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 25.1 25.1% 160 1.2k—
86 Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States · Pittsburgh 24.9 29.5% 88 1.3k#88
87 Indian Institute of Technology MadrasIndia · Chennai 24.7 11.7% 411 1.6k—
88 University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom · Southampton 24.5 19.3% 151 826#26
89 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 24.3 14.1% 217 1.1k#39
90 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 24.1 21.2% 128 985#63
91 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 23.9 18.7% 176 1.1k—
92 Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany · Darmstadt 23.7 16.2% 243 1.3k#94
93 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 23.6 19.9% 133 1.1k—
94 Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands · Eindhoven 23.4 22.5% 146 1.1k#90
95 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina · Beijing 23.2 16.4% 177 1.2k—
96 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 23.0 17.7% 172 1.2k—
97 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 22.8 19.3% 186 1.1k#100
98 Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany · Karlsruhe 22.7 10.6% 294 1.2k#96
99 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 22.5 14.2% 213 1k#8
100 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States · Columbus 22.3 19.8% 160 875#11

institutions ranked worldwide in Computational Mechanics (376). 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.

22 – 26: 21 places26 – 30: 16 places30 – 34: 13 places34 – 38: 11 places38 – 42: 8 places42 – 46: 6 places46 – 50: 6 places50 – 53: 4 places53 – 57: 3 places57 – 61: 3 places61 – 65: 2 places65 – 69: 1 places69 – 73: 1 places73 – 77: 2 places77 – 81: 0 places81 – 84: 1 places84 – 88: 1 places88 – 92: 0 places92 – 96: 0 places96 – 100: 1 places22100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 1.1k works
  2. 2 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 1k works
  3. 3 Tsinghua UniversityChina 906 works
  4. 4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 889 works
  5. 5 Beihang UniversityChina 866 works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 842 works
  7. 7 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 709 works
  8. 8 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 640 works
  9. 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 628 works
  10. 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 617 works
  11. 11 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 574 works
  12. 12 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 567 works
  13. 13 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 556 works
  14. 14 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 546 works
  15. 15 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 506 works

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