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Top Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Engineering) Research Institutions

Huazhong University of Science and Technology ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 290 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 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 100.0 34.8% 474 6k#1
2 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 87.8 37.5% 283 4.5k#3
3 University of PatrasGreece · Pátrai 80.6 39.3% 142 2.4k#6
4 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 75.5 28.4% 343 3.9k#4
5 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 71.6 25.5% 354 3.6k#10
6 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 68.4 28.3% 271 3.2k#40
7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 65.7 20.9% 423 3.5k#21
8 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 63.3 28.3% 296 2.4k#9
9 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 61.2 20.2% 489 3.5k#46
10 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 59.4 21.9% 278 2.4k#45
11 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 57.7 23.0% 280 2.7k#37
12 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 56.2 27.3% 271 2.5k#32
13 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 54.8 21.5% 355 2.4k#54
14 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 53.5 17.7% 471 3.1k#61
15 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 52.2 41.9% 73 1.5k—
16 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 51.1 23.9% 183 1.6k#42
17 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina · Shanghai 50.0 20.4% 338 2.3k#95
18 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 49.0 30.3% 148 1.8k#13
19 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 48.1 19.4% 281 1.9k#90
20 KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden · Stockholm 47.2 35.7% 118 1.9k#29
21 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 46.3 24.3% 275 2.2k#69
22 Liaocheng UniversityChina · Liaocheng 45.5 43.6% 104 1.6k#49
23 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 44.7 15.4% 525 2.8k#34
24 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 43.9 23.7% 223 1.8k—
25 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany · Aachen 43.2 15.0% 414 1.7k#28
26 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 42.5 19.0% 254 1.8k#48
27 Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacau · Macao 41.9 34.1% 104 1.3k—
28 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · Trondheim 41.2 31.0% 147 1.5k#38
29 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 40.6 21.6% 243 1.9k#55
30 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 40.0 19.7% 212 1.5k#60
31 University of Naples Federico IIItaly · Naples 39.4 28.4% 107 1.2k#100
32 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 38.9 31.7% 122 1.4k#11
33 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 38.3 20.8% 178 1.2k—
34 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 37.8 25.6% 223 2k—
35 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina · Dalian 37.3 27.2% 262 2.2k#99
36 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 36.8 18.8% 218 1.4k—
37 Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 36.3 27.1% 168 1.8k—
38 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 35.8 18.3% 240 1.3k—
39 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 35.4 13.9% 292 1.5k#53
40 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 34.9 25.2% 176 1.4k#18
41 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 34.5 19.2% 181 1.4k—
42 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 34.1 31.3% 111 1.2k#15
43 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 33.7 18.6% 205 1.4k#24
44 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 33.3 20.0% 146 1k—
45 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 32.9 23.2% 147 1.4k—
46 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 32.5 23.4% 102 689—
47 Politecnico di TorinoItaly · Turin 32.1 23.3% 162 1.2k—
48 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 31.7 27.5% 122 953—
49 University of StuttgartGermany · Stuttgart 31.4 13.9% 248 1.2k#68
50 Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany · Karlsruhe 31.0 13.8% 277 1.3k#73
51 Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 30.7 20.0% 144 1.2k—
52 Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain · Valencia 30.3 21.6% 152 917#36
53 Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 30.0 24.1% 99 970—
54 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 29.6 33.5% 69 967#77
55 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 29.3 17.7% 127 700—
56 Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus 29.0 27.5% 90 746—
57 University of PaduaItaly · Padua 28.7 27.3% 107 1.2k#80
58 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 28.4 25.9% 126 1.1k—
59 Sungkyunkwan UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 28.1 27.7% 108 898—
60 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 27.8 19.7% 148 1.1k—
61 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark · Kongens Lyngby 27.5 21.1% 126 818#14
62 Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands · Eindhoven 27.2 25.5% 133 1k#19
63 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 26.9 28.4% 84 989#25
64 National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityTaiwan · Hsinchu 26.6 29.4% 83 554—
65 University of CalabriaItaly · Rende 26.4 31.5% 75 781—
66 University of AucklandNew Zealand · Auckland 26.1 31.4% 69 982#20
67 University of BolognaItaly · Bologna 25.8 22.0% 135 1.1k#16
68 Universidad de SevillaSpain · Seville 25.6 22.8% 112 841—
69 Cranfield UniversityUnited Kingdom · Cranfield 25.3 26.9% 74 870#64
70 University of TehranIran · Tehran 25.1 24.3% 88 762#31
71 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico · Monterrey 24.8 22.8% 122 1k—
72 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland · Gliwice 24.6 17.0% 130 867#82
73 University of TwenteNetherlands · Enschede 24.3 21.2% 106 681#51
74 Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg 24.1 26.6% 92 884#93
75 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 23.9 21.9% 102 849—
76 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia · Chennai 23.6 14.4% 122 451—
77 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 23.4 30.8% 65 518—
78 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 23.2 14.8% 159 758—
79 University of AveiroPortugal · Aveiro 22.9 24.7% 96 812—
80 University of MinhoPortugal · Braga 22.7 17.2% 139 693—
81 University of ZagrebCroatia · Zagreb 22.5 18.1% 133 946—
82 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 22.3 22.8% 150 1.1k—
83 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 22.1 29.5% 64 995—
84 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 21.9 22.1% 148 969—
85 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 21.6 17.6% 157 988—
86 Lanzhou University of TechnologyChina · Lanzhou 21.4 28.7% 83 817—
87 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town 21.2 20.4% 73 785—
88 Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an 21.0 20.9% 130 921—
89 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 20.8 18.6% 131 756—
90 Chalmers University of TechnologySweden · Gothenburg 20.6 26.2% 88 796#72
91 Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain · Madrid 20.4 28.4% 80 619—
92 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 20.2 14.5% 126 753#17
93 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming 20.1 20.3% 124 672—
94 University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom · Nottingham 19.9 31.8% 67 750#27
95 Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 19.7 20.1% 147 815—
96 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 19.5 19.1% 88 602—
97 Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta 19.3 17.9% 136 779#8
98 Technische Universität DresdenGermany · Dresden 19.1 10.7% 186 675#96
99 Graphic Era UniversityIndia · Dehradun 19.0 19.3% 93 539—
100 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 18.8 21.9% 99 697—

institutions ranked worldwide in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (290). 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.

19 – 23: 21 places23 – 27: 16 places27 – 31: 13 places31 – 35: 11 places35 – 39: 8 places39 – 43: 6 places43 – 47: 6 places47 – 51: 4 places51 – 55: 3 places55 – 59: 2 places59 – 63: 3 places63 – 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 places19100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 525 works
  2. 2 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 489 works
  3. 3 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 474 works
  4. 4 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 471 works
  5. 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 423 works
  6. 6 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 414 works
  7. 7 Tongji UniversityChina 355 works
  8. 8 Beihang UniversityChina 355 works
  9. 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 343 works
  10. 10 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina 337 works
  11. 11 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 296 works
  12. 12 Technical University of MunichGermany 292 works
  13. 13 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 283 works
  14. 14 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 281 works
  15. 15 Northeastern UniversityChina 280 works

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