Top Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Environmental Science) Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 130 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
| # | Institution | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing | 100.0 | 31.7% | 337 | 6.6k | #1 |
| 2 | Central South UniversityChina · Changsha | 85.8 | 31.8% | 230 | 4.1k | #6 |
| 3 | Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing | 77.4 | 34.5% | 185 | 4k | #2 |
| 4 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin | 71.5 | 32.2% | 161 | 3.2k | #8 |
| 5 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing | 66.9 | 32.0% | 176 | 3.5k | #9 |
| 6 | Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang | 63.2 | 39.0% | 91 | 1.7k | #57 |
| 7 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai | 60.0 | 32.8% | 144 | 2.7k | #4 |
| 8 | Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai | 57.3 | 25.1% | 186 | 2.6k | #14 |
| 9 | Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou | 54.9 | 29.5% | 161 | 2.4k | #12 |
| 10 | China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing | 52.7 | 34.3% | 111 | 1.8k | #10 |
| 11 | State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseChina · Nanjing | 50.7 | 34.4% | 119 | 2.3k | #11 |
| 12 | Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu | 48.9 | 27.2% | 127 | 1.9k | #91 |
| 13 | Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin | 47.3 | 27.0% | 120 | 1.9k | #52 |
| 14 | Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming | 45.8 | 26.0% | 155 | 2.1k | #77 |
| 15 | Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin | 44.4 | 36.0% | 78 | 1.9k | #35 |
| 16 | Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai | 43.0 | 24.4% | 100 | 1.4k | — |
| 17 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing | 41.8 | 30.5% | 117 | 2k | #81 |
| 18 | Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan | 40.6 | 31.3% | 101 | 1.7k | #31 |
| 19 | National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore | 39.5 | 35.0% | 67 | 1.6k | #15 |
| 20 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina · Yangling | 38.5 | 42.0% | 68 | 1.8k | #22 |
| 21 | Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesChina · Beijing | 37.5 | 28.3% | 89 | 1.5k | #59 |
| 22 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 36.5 | 31.6% | 104 | 1.6k | #34 |
| 23 | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina · Beijing | 35.6 | 39.5% | 91 | 1.8k | — |
| 24 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing | 34.7 | 21.7% | 146 | 2k | #54 |
| 25 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing | 33.9 | 30.4% | 89 | 1.7k | #67 |
| 26 | Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing | 33.1 | 26.1% | 109 | 1.6k | #60 |
| 27 | University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney | 32.3 | 40.5% | 61 | 1.5k | #16 |
| 28 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou | 31.5 | 25.9% | 97 | 1.4k | — |
| 29 | Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing | 30.8 | 30.0% | 102 | 1.5k | — |
| 30 | Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia · Guwahati | 30.1 | 24.8% | 74 | 917 | #99 |
| 31 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore | 29.5 | 20.7% | 103 | 1k | — |
| 32 | Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing | 28.8 | 31.0% | 72 | 1.5k | #18 |
| 33 | University of TehranIran · Tehran | 28.2 | 27.0% | 82 | 1.1k | #41 |
| 34 | South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou | 27.6 | 22.5% | 99 | 1.4k | #68 |
| 35 | Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen | 27.0 | 24.5% | 69 | 1.2k | — |
| 36 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei | 26.4 | 26.4% | 69 | 1k | — |
| 37 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina · Xi'an | 25.8 | 21.3% | 99 | 1.3k | — |
| 38 | Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning | 25.3 | 30.9% | 74 | 1.3k | — |
| 39 | Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou | 24.7 | 30.8% | 73 | 1.1k | — |
| 40 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing | 24.2 | 33.4% | 66 | 1.1k | — |
| 41 | Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeIndia · Roorkee | 23.7 | 25.7% | 83 | 934 | #26 |
| 42 | Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing | 23.2 | 22.2% | 119 | 1.6k | — |
| 43 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands · Wageningen | 22.7 | 32.5% | 71 | 2.1k | #5 |
| 44 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an | 22.3 | 32.1% | 78 | 1.1k | — |
| 45 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou | 21.8 | 26.5% | 90 | 1.3k | — |
| 46 | Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang | 21.3 | 22.3% | 85 | 1.2k | — |
| 47 | University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia · Johor Bahru | 20.9 | 17.9% | 94 | 1.2k | #30 |
| 48 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark · Kongens Lyngby | 20.5 | 22.6% | 88 | 1.3k | #3 |
| 49 | North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing | 20.0 | 30.2% | 66 | 1.1k | — |
| 50 | Lovely Professional UniversityIndia · Phagwāra | 19.6 | 27.7% | 69 | 570 | — |
| 51 | Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentChina · Beijing | 19.2 | 26.7% | 73 | 971 | — |
| 52 | Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai | 18.8 | 24.8% | 67 | 883 | — |
| 53 | Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town | 18.4 | 23.5% | 83 | 916 | #50 |
| 54 | Ghent UniversityBelgium · Ghent | 18.0 | 30.3% | 72 | 1.4k | #29 |
| 55 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris | 17.7 | 17.2% | 111 | 1.3k | #7 |
| 56 | Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan | 17.3 | 28.4% | 68 | 1k | — |
| 57 | Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou | 16.9 | 25.3% | 75 | 1.3k | — |
| 58 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg | 16.6 | 20.2% | 97 | 899 | — |
| 59 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh | 16.2 | 25.9% | 83 | 1.1k | — |
| 60 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou | 15.9 | 29.9% | 63 | 1.1k | — |
| 61 | RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany · Aachen | 15.5 | 28.8% | 60 | 730 | — |
| 62 | Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia · Ghaziabad | 15.2 | 27.1% | 61 | 921 | — |
| 63 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai | 14.9 | 30.1% | 70 | 1.1k | — |
| 64 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 14.6 | 18.3% | 79 | 1k | — |
| 65 | National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi | 14.2 | 24.3% | 72 | 866 | — |
| 66 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing | 13.9 | 26.1% | 63 | 990 | — |
| 67 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan | 13.6 | 27.4% | 62 | 595 | #82 |
| 68 | University of South ChinaChina · Hengyang | 13.3 | 21.8% | 64 | 910 | — |
| 69 | Indian Institute of Technology DelhiIndia · New Delhi | 13.0 | 26.2% | 66 | 786 | — |
| 70 | Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing | 12.7 | 19.8% | 75 | 829 | — |
| 71 | Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao | 12.4 | 22.6% | 72 | 962 | — |
| 72 | Chandigarh UniversityIndia · Mohali | 12.1 | 19.7% | 62 | 415 | — |
| 73 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus | 11.9 | 21.6% | 65 | 953 | #24 |
| 74 | National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia · Jakarta | 11.6 | 15.7% | 82 | 490 | — |
| 75 | Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina · Mianyang | 11.3 | 21.8% | 64 | 790 | — |
| 76 | SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia · Chennai | 11.0 | 12.3% | 101 | 713 | — |
| 77 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo | 10.8 | 12.8% | 111 | 856 | #49 |
| 78 | Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia · Kharagpur | 10.5 | 19.8% | 68 | 726 | #87 |
| 79 | Tohoku UniversityJapan · Sendai | 10.2 | 18.3% | 62 | 583 | — |
| 80 | AGH University of KrakowPoland · Krakow | 10.0 | 17.6% | 67 | 649 | — |
| 81 | Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia · Seri Kembangan | 9.7 | 18.0% | 63 | 684 | #97 |
| 82 | Universidade do PortoPortugal · Porto | 9.5 | 19.9% | 63 | 687 | #96 |
| 83 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil · São Paulo | 9.2 | 11.7% | 79 | 449 | — |
| 84 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia · Shah Alam | 9.0 | 8.3% | 107 | 488 | — |
| 85 | Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia · Semarang | 8.7 | 4.8% | 173 | 422 | — |
| 86 | Istanbul Technical UniversityTürkiye · Istanbul | 8.5 | 15.5% | 66 | 549 | — |
| 87 | Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia · Surakarta | 8.3 | 3.8% | 196 | 273 | — |
| 88 | Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia · Bandung | 8.0 | 5.6% | 128 | 349 | — |
| 89 | The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo | 7.8 | 13.9% | 61 | 548 | #62 |
| 90 | University of BrawijayaIndonesia · Malang | 7.6 | 4.9% | 121 | 229 | — |
| 91 | University of BaghdadIraq · Baghdad | 7.3 | 8.0% | 96 | 559 | — |
| 92 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Depok | 7.1 | 3.6% | 141 | 320 | — |
| 93 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia · Bandung | 6.9 | 4.6% | 83 | 200 | — |
| 94 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia · Surabaya | 6.7 | 5.5% | 104 | 294 | — |
| 95 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia · Yogyakarta | 6.4 | 3.8% | 126 | 244 | — |
| 96 | IPB UniversityIndonesia · Bogor | 6.2 | 4.4% | 106 | 210 | — |
| 97 | Airlangga UniversityIndonesia · Surabaya | 6.0 | 6.6% | 65 | 354 | — |
| 98 | Egyptian Atomic Energy AuthorityEgypt · Cairo | 5.8 | 7.1% | 65 | 481 | — |
| 99 | State University of MalangIndonesia · Malang | 5.6 | 1.8% | 148 | 121 | — |
| 100 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia · Makassar | 5.4 | 3.3% | 83 | 162 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (130). 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.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.
Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 337 works
- 2 Central South UniversityChina 230 works
- 3 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 196 works
- 4 Tongji UniversityChina 186 works
- 5 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 186 works
- 6 Tsinghua UniversityChina 185 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 176 works
- 8 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 173 works
- 9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 161 works
- 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 161 works
- 11 University of MataramIndonesia 155 works
- 12 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 155 works
- 13 State University of MalangIndonesia 148 works
- 14 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 146 works
- 15 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 144 works