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Top Ecology Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 578 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 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 100.0 33.7% 1.2k 16k#8
2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 89.1 35.8% 634 8.4k#46
3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 82.7 27.8% 587 5.6k#2
4 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands · Wageningen 78.2 38.0% 360 4.9k#13
5 China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing 74.7 41.2% 274 4.2k—
6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina · Beijing 71.8 35.8% 356 4.2k—
7 Northwest A&F UniversityChina · Yangling 69.4 42.5% 230 3.7k—
8 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 67.3 34.2% 313 4k—
9 The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane 65.5 31.4% 280 3.7k#17
10 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 63.8 35.8% 238 3.4k—
11 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 62.3 42.5% 174 2.8k#32
12 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 60.9 30.9% 252 2.5k#10
13 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina · Nanjing 59.7 38.8% 219 3k—
14 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 58.5 32.7% 247 3.4k—
15 Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus 57.4 32.3% 292 2.9k#42
16 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 56.4 35.4% 193 2.8k—
17 University of British ColumbiaCanada · Vancouver 55.4 29.5% 302 3k#7
18 University of CopenhagenDenmark · Copenhagen 54.6 33.5% 236 2.9k#28
19 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina · Beijing 53.7 30.5% 284 2.9k—
20 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom · Exeter 52.9 35.2% 201 2.4k#47
21 University of California, DavisUnited States · Davis 52.1 27.5% 247 2.3k#15
22 Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca 51.4 29.1% 238 2.5k#11
23 University of FloridaUnited States · Gainesville 50.7 22.5% 356 2.6k#30
24 University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle 50.0 26.9% 240 2.5k#4
25 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States · Madison 49.4 29.8% 208 2.3k#5
26 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChina · Beijing 48.8 38.6% 180 2.6k—
27 Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 48.2 36.0% 201 2.4k—
28 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 47.6 31.1% 206 2.5k—
29 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden · Uppsala 47.1 33.4% 258 2.7k#57
30 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina · Beijing 46.5 39.0% 155 2.1k—
31 University of HelsinkiFinland · Helsinki 46.0 31.2% 202 2k#48
32 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina · Wuhan 45.5 36.9% 177 2.3k—
33 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance · Paris 45.0 23.8% 267 2.2k—
34 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 44.6 27.8% 169 1.9k#9
35 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 44.1 25.9% 264 2.5k—
36 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 43.7 25.5% 341 2.8k—
37 Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge 43.2 37.1% 109 1.7k#1
38 The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne 42.8 28.3% 209 2.1k#31
39 The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 42.4 28.5% 184 1.8k#51
40 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 42.0 32.9% 164 1.9k#3
41 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina · Beijing 41.6 29.0% 243 2.4k—
42 Michigan State UniversityUnited States · East Lansing 41.2 27.2% 191 1.8k#26
43 University of GöttingenGermany · Göttingen 40.9 34.7% 144 1.9k#74
44 United States Geological SurveyUnited States · Reston 40.5 17.5% 433 2.8k#12
45 University of ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 40.1 38.3% 128 1.6k#72
46 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 39.8 36.4% 131 1.6k#6
47 Colorado State UniversityUnited States · Fort Collins 39.5 25.0% 223 2.2k#27
48 East China Normal UniversityChina · Shanghai 39.1 38.0% 160 1.9k—
49 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)China · Guangzhou 38.8 29.8% 185 2.2k—
50 Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFrance · Marseille 38.5 29.3% 187 1.6k—
51 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 38.2 29.3% 162 1.7k#76
52 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands · Utrecht 37.9 34.1% 120 1.6k#65
53 Oregon State UniversityUnited States · Corvallis 37.6 24.8% 211 1.8k#18
54 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 37.3 33.4% 176 2.1k—
55 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 37.0 32.0% 201 1.9k—
56 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 36.7 35.8% 121 1.5k#92
57 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 36.4 36.0% 115 1.2k—
58 Lund UniversitySweden · Lund 36.2 36.5% 128 1.4k#50
59 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 35.9 32.8% 144 1.8k—
60 The University of Western AustraliaAustralia · Perth 35.6 29.6% 180 1.7k#88
61 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 35.4 32.6% 140 1.8k—
62 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 35.1 27.7% 146 1.7k—
63 James Cook UniversityAustralia · Townsville 34.9 29.6% 167 1.5k#23
64 Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesChina · Beijing 34.6 41.0% 81 1.3k—
65 IPB UniversityIndonesia · Bogor 34.4 7.5% 559 1.2k—
66 Guizhou UniversityChina · Guiyang 34.1 35.9% 115 1.3k—
67 University of LisbonPortugal · Lisbon 33.9 27.0% 175 1.5k—
68 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 33.7 25.9% 158 1.3k#68
69 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 33.4 32.8% 123 1.5k—
70 Ningbo UniversityChina · Ningbo 33.2 30.2% 169 1.8k—
71 Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChina · Changchun 33.0 39.5% 106 1.3k—
72 Deakin UniversityAustralia · Burwood 32.8 32.2% 142 1.4k—
73 McGill UniversityCanada · Montreal 32.5 30.8% 145 1.3k#40
74 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 32.3 23.8% 180 1.5k#36
75 Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo 32.1 13.9% 371 1.8k#87
76 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States · Columbus 31.9 23.1% 173 1.5k#52
77 Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 31.7 37.0% 107 1.2k—
78 University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States · Santa Barbara 31.5 33.0% 123 1.4k#19
79 University of California San DiegoUnited States · San Diego 31.3 29.5% 133 2.8k#24
80 University of MinnesotaUnited States · Minneapolis 31.1 24.8% 156 1.5k#29
81 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 30.9 26.0% 161 1.5k—
82 Dalhousie UniversityCanada · Halifax 30.7 25.8% 132 1.5k#73
83 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico · Mexico City 30.5 11.5% 431 1.7k—
84 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 30.3 20.3% 211 1.5k#82
85 University of GeorgiaUnited States · Athens 30.1 20.5% 210 1.4k#25
86 Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven 30.0 34.2% 91 1.2k#16
87 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 29.8 29.6% 133 1.5k—
88 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 29.6 33.5% 99 1k#61
89 University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 29.4 26.7% 137 1.3k#21
90 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 29.2 31.3% 156 1.8k—
91 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina · Shanghai 29.1 23.5% 272 1.9k—
92 Institute of Soil and Water ConservationChina · Yangling 28.9 37.3% 86 1.3k—
93 University of ViennaAustria · Vienna 28.7 30.5% 118 1.4k#93
94 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 28.6 27.6% 144 1.3k#56
95 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 28.4 33.2% 84 1.2k#14
96 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 28.2 33.6% 108 937—
97 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 28.1 32.7% 110 1.2k#33
98 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 27.9 20.8% 233 1.5k—
99 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 27.7 26.0% 132 1.4k#75
100 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina · Harbin 27.6 40.4% 82 1.1k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Ecology (578). 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.

28 – 31: 21 places31 – 35: 16 places35 – 38: 13 places38 – 42: 11 places42 – 46: 8 places46 – 49: 6 places49 – 53: 6 places53 – 57: 4 places57 – 60: 3 places60 – 64: 2 places64 – 67: 3 places67 – 71: 1 places71 – 75: 1 places75 – 78: 2 places78 – 82: 0 places82 – 86: 1 places86 – 89: 1 places89 – 93: 0 places93 – 96: 0 places96 – 100: 1 places28100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 1.2k works
  2. 2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 634 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 587 works
  4. 4 IPB UniversityIndonesia 559 works
  5. 5 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 433 works
  6. 6 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 431 works
  7. 7 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 371 works
  8. 8 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 360 works
  9. 9 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 358 works
  10. 10 University of FloridaUnited States 356 works
  11. 11 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 356 works
  12. 12 Ocean University of ChinaChina 341 works
  13. 13 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 313 works
  14. 14 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 312 works
  15. 15 University of British ColumbiaCanada 302 works

Ecology by country