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Top Environmental Engineering Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 315 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 29.3% 724 10k#5
2 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 88.0 32.1% 455 7.3k#7
3 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 80.9 32.9% 428 6k#19
4 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 75.9 44.2% 299 5.2k#9
5 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 72.0 33.6% 352 5.4k#39
6 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 68.9 38.5% 304 3.9k#16
7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 66.2 29.4% 391 5.2k#36
8 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 63.9 33.5% 255 3.7k#34
9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 61.8 31.5% 395 5.6k#46
10 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 60.0 28.1% 423 5k#44
11 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 58.3 29.5% 339 4.5k#48
12 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 56.8 30.5% 305 3.7k#42
13 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 55.4 34.6% 285 4.3k#89
14 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 54.1 28.4% 287 3.4k#4
15 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 52.9 29.2% 306 4k—
16 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 51.8 26.7% 334 3.9k#87
17 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 50.7 31.0% 209 3.1k—
18 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 49.8 30.7% 294 4.1k#75
19 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 48.8 38.4% 181 3.2k#24
20 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 47.9 29.4% 211 2.9k—
21 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 47.1 30.3% 260 3.5k#63
22 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 46.3 29.9% 201 2.5k#54
23 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 45.5 28.6% 226 2.8k—
24 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 44.8 23.5% 350 3.7k—
25 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 44.0 28.8% 209 2.8k—
26 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 43.4 29.7% 173 2.3k#32
27 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 42.7 37.5% 160 3.1k#92
28 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 42.1 21.2% 267 2.7k—
29 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 41.5 32.5% 212 2.2k#74
30 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 40.9 23.9% 246 2.9k—
31 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 40.3 32.5% 187 3.1k—
32 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 39.8 27.7% 282 3.5k#77
33 Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 39.2 26.8% 193 2.6k#88
34 University of TehranIran · Tehran 38.7 25.8% 202 2.4k#59
35 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 38.2 34.7% 149 2.2k—
36 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 37.7 38.2% 121 2k#80
37 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia · Dhahran 37.2 32.5% 160 2.3k—
38 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 36.8 31.1% 162 2.6k#8
39 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 36.3 36.8% 109 1.7k—
40 Xinjiang UniversityChina · Ürümqi 35.9 27.7% 137 1.8k—
41 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 35.4 39.2% 124 2k#78
42 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 35.0 30.2% 145 2k—
43 Northwest A&F UniversityChina · Yangling 34.6 36.8% 140 2.2k—
44 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 34.2 28.7% 188 2.6k—
45 China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing 33.8 33.2% 166 2.4k—
46 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChina · Beijing 33.4 33.0% 134 2.2k—
47 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 33.1 33.4% 144 1.8k—
48 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 32.7 21.6% 238 2.1k#10
49 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 32.3 30.9% 153 1.9k—
50 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina · Beijing 32.0 23.9% 182 2.1k—
51 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 31.7 20.8% 227 2.8k—
52 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 31.3 27.4% 157 2.2k#40
53 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina · Dalian 31.0 28.5% 180 1.8k—
54 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong · Hong Kong 30.7 40.7% 107 1.7k—
55 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 30.3 24.7% 171 1.7k#33
56 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 30.0 33.1% 118 1.8k—
57 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina · Xi'an 29.7 27.0% 209 3k—
58 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China · Beijing 29.4 26.4% 168 1.9k—
59 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 29.1 25.5% 181 2.3k—
60 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 28.8 24.6% 164 2k—
61 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 28.5 25.0% 175 1.7k#51
62 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark · Kongens Lyngby 28.3 23.8% 213 2k#2
63 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 28.0 22.4% 185 1.9k—
64 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina · Beijing 27.7 24.8% 169 1.9k—
65 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 27.4 25.8% 156 1.7k#17
66 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 27.2 18.7% 252 2.2k#11
67 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 26.9 27.8% 155 1.8k—
68 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 26.7 24.0% 188 2.3k—
69 Guangzhou UniversityChina · Guangzhou 26.4 33.4% 118 1.9k—
70 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 26.1 31.6% 129 1.3k—
71 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 25.9 31.4% 122 1.8k—
72 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · Trondheim 25.7 22.0% 200 2.1k#37
73 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 25.4 30.8% 138 1.4k—
74 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 25.2 32.2% 107 1.8k—
75 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 24.9 26.7% 117 1.5k#15
76 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 24.7 31.1% 125 1.6k#94
77 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina · Beijing 24.5 28.0% 153 1.8k—
78 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 24.3 33.3% 98 1.4k—
79 Chengdu University of TechnologyChina · Chengdu 24.0 27.0% 120 1.2k—
80 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 23.8 30.8% 116 1.6k—
81 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 23.6 27.5% 122 1.7k—
82 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 23.4 22.9% 132 1.8k#6
83 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 23.2 27.2% 125 1.5k—
84 Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUnited States · Berkeley 23.0 9.4% 291 1.6k#20
85 Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 22.8 28.5% 127 1.5k—
86 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 22.6 23.4% 152 1.4k—
87 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 22.4 18.4% 164 1.2k#70
88 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 22.2 27.4% 102 1.4k—
89 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 22.0 26.4% 106 1k—
90 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina · Shanghai 21.8 21.1% 170 1.5k—
91 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 21.6 29.7% 109 1.3k—
92 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 21.4 23.1% 118 1.5k#3
93 University of Naples Federico IIItaly · Naples 21.2 24.7% 113 1.1k—
94 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi 21.0 24.3% 84 1.3k—
95 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 20.8 29.4% 108 1.3k—
96 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 20.7 28.0% 94 1.1k—
97 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 20.5 22.3% 125 1k—
98 The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 20.3 31.5% 95 1.3k#52
99 National Laboratory of the RockiesUnited States · Golden 20.1 35.1% 90 1k#22
100 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina · Beijing 19.9 40.4% 82 1.3k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Environmental Engineering (315). 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.

20 – 24: 21 places24 – 28: 16 places28 – 32: 13 places32 – 36: 11 places36 – 40: 8 places40 – 44: 6 places44 – 48: 6 places48 – 52: 4 places52 – 56: 3 places56 – 60: 3 places60 – 64: 2 places64 – 68: 1 places68 – 72: 1 places72 – 76: 2 places76 – 80: 0 places80 – 84: 1 places84 – 88: 1 places88 – 92: 0 places92 – 96: 0 places96 – 100: 1 places20100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 724 works
  2. 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 455 works
  3. 3 Wuhan UniversityChina 428 works
  4. 4 Tongji UniversityChina 423 works
  5. 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 395 works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 391 works
  7. 7 Chongqing UniversityChina 352 works
  8. 8 Hohai UniversityChina 350 works
  9. 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 339 works
  10. 10 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 334 works
  11. 11 Southeast UniversityChina 306 works
  12. 12 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 305 works
  13. 13 Central South UniversityChina 304 works
  14. 14 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 299 works
  15. 15 Tianjin UniversityChina 294 works

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