Subfield · Inorganic Chemistry
Top Inorganic Chemistry Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 127 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 | 23.7% | 564 | 9.2k | #1 |
| 2 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing | 85.7 | 25.7% | 324 | 5.4k | #39 |
| 3 | Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin | 77.3 | 27.8% | 246 | 4.9k | #10 |
| 4 | Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou | 71.4 | 29.0% | 208 | 4.2k | #21 |
| 5 | Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing | 66.8 | 27.3% | 176 | 3.4k | #34 |
| 6 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei | 63.0 | 26.7% | 165 | 3.2k | #54 |
| 7 | Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu | 59.8 | 20.9% | 236 | 3.5k | #92 |
| 8 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou | 57.1 | 25.7% | 160 | 3.1k | #23 |
| 9 | Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun | 54.6 | 23.2% | 187 | 3.4k | #30 |
| 10 | National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore | 52.5 | 37.6% | 87 | 2.3k | #18 |
| 11 | Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing | 50.5 | 23.6% | 156 | 2.5k | #46 |
| 12 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou | 48.7 | 23.3% | 189 | 3k | — |
| 13 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai | 47.1 | 30.8% | 139 | 2.6k | #81 |
| 14 | Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin | 45.5 | 22.3% | 175 | 2.9k | — |
| 15 | South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou | 44.1 | 26.7% | 136 | 2.6k | #88 |
| 16 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing | 42.8 | 28.1% | 116 | 2.2k | — |
| 17 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing | 41.5 | 22.0% | 130 | 2.3k | #93 |
| 18 | Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou | 40.3 | 25.3% | 151 | 2.8k | #96 |
| 19 | Yangzhou UniversityChina · Yangzhou | 39.2 | 32.2% | 89 | 2.1k | — |
| 20 | North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing | 38.2 | 28.8% | 82 | 1.9k | — |
| 21 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris | 37.2 | 11.7% | 256 | 2.5k | #3 |
| 22 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen | 36.2 | 28.0% | 102 | 2k | — |
| 23 | East China University of TechnologyChina · Nanchang | 35.3 | 24.0% | 153 | 2.5k | — |
| 24 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing | 34.4 | 23.2% | 142 | 2.3k | #94 |
| 25 | Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing | 33.6 | 17.0% | 193 | 2.6k | — |
| 26 | Peking UniversityChina · Beijing | 32.7 | 26.8% | 84 | 1.6k | #70 |
| 27 | Northwestern UniversityUnited States · Evanston | 32.0 | 30.9% | 71 | 2.1k | #5 |
| 28 | Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha | 31.2 | 29.6% | 74 | 1.7k | — |
| 29 | Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan | 30.5 | 27.1% | 108 | 2k | — |
| 30 | Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChina · Fuzhou | 29.8 | 22.9% | 106 | 1.8k | #44 |
| 31 | Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan | 29.1 | 22.7% | 114 | 1.9k | — |
| 32 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin | 28.5 | 28.0% | 91 | 1.7k | — |
| 33 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an | 27.8 | 23.6% | 121 | 1.9k | — |
| 34 | Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou | 27.2 | 21.4% | 112 | 1.6k | — |
| 35 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah | 26.6 | 31.7% | 62 | 1.9k | #68 |
| 36 | Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou | 26.0 | 21.7% | 117 | 2.1k | — |
| 37 | University of South ChinaChina · Hengyang | 25.5 | 19.7% | 144 | 1.9k | — |
| 38 | Central South UniversityChina · Changsha | 24.9 | 20.3% | 138 | 1.9k | — |
| 39 | Hainan UniversityChina · Haikou | 24.4 | 28.5% | 97 | 1.7k | — |
| 40 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 23.8 | 24.6% | 102 | 1.9k | — |
| 41 | Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai | 23.3 | 26.8% | 92 | 1.6k | — |
| 42 | Fujian Normal UniversityChina · Fuzhou | 22.8 | 29.9% | 70 | 1.4k | — |
| 43 | Northeast Normal UniversityChina · Changchun | 22.4 | 23.1% | 103 | 1.7k | #58 |
| 44 | Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai | 21.9 | 23.0% | 103 | 1.8k | #64 |
| 45 | Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen | 21.4 | 18.8% | 101 | 1.4k | #100 |
| 46 | Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina · Jinhua | 21.0 | 26.9% | 70 | 1.4k | — |
| 47 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai | 20.5 | 15.9% | 147 | 2k | — |
| 48 | Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian | 20.1 | 18.9% | 133 | 1.8k | — |
| 49 | Shanghai Institute of Organic ChemistryChina · Shanghai | 19.7 | 26.9% | 80 | 1.2k | #33 |
| 50 | Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao | 19.2 | 25.7% | 65 | 1.3k | — |
| 51 | Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina · Mianyang | 18.8 | 21.6% | 105 | 1.7k | — |
| 52 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao | 18.4 | 17.5% | 108 | 1.6k | — |
| 53 | Henan UniversityChina · Kaifeng | 18.0 | 20.5% | 85 | 1.3k | — |
| 54 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh | 17.7 | 19.1% | 102 | 1.3k | — |
| 55 | Henan Normal UniversityChina · Xinxiang | 17.3 | 29.5% | 68 | 1.2k | — |
| 56 | Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming | 16.9 | 21.3% | 91 | 1.3k | — |
| 57 | Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou | 16.5 | 21.3% | 102 | 1.4k | — |
| 58 | Nanchang UniversityChina · Nanchang | 16.2 | 24.3% | 89 | 1.4k | — |
| 59 | Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang | 15.8 | 24.5% | 80 | 1.2k | — |
| 60 | Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran · Tehran | 15.5 | 27.5% | 62 | 1k | — |
| 61 | Dalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChina · Dalian | 15.1 | 20.8% | 83 | 1.4k | — |
| 62 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing | 14.8 | 22.9% | 65 | 1.1k | — |
| 63 | Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning | 14.5 | 22.4% | 84 | 1.1k | — |
| 64 | Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesChina · Beijing | 14.1 | 22.3% | 71 | 1.3k | — |
| 65 | Tiangong UniversityChina · Tianjin | 13.8 | 28.4% | 78 | 1.4k | — |
| 66 | Kyoto UniversityJapan · Kyoto | 13.5 | 13.6% | 103 | 1.2k | #9 |
| 67 | University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester | 13.2 | 18.8% | 92 | 1.4k | #74 |
| 68 | Guizhou UniversityChina · Guiyang | 12.9 | 19.5% | 84 | 1.1k | — |
| 69 | Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing | 12.6 | 23.0% | 74 | 1.1k | — |
| 70 | Dalian UniversityChina · Dalian | 12.3 | 18.7% | 96 | 1.3k | — |
| 71 | Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina · Taiyuan | 12.0 | 13.6% | 124 | 1.4k | — |
| 72 | Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaChina · Beijing | 11.7 | 22.9% | 63 | 1k | — |
| 73 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing | 11.4 | 25.6% | 68 | 1.3k | — |
| 74 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an | 11.1 | 23.8% | 67 | 986 | — |
| 75 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia · Dhahran | 10.9 | 27.5% | 62 | 1k | — |
| 76 | Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai | 10.6 | 21.0% | 72 | 1k | — |
| 77 | The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo | 10.3 | 10.7% | 145 | 1.1k | #7 |
| 78 | East China Normal UniversityChina · Shanghai | 10.1 | 17.8% | 83 | 1.2k | — |
| 79 | China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina · Beijing | 9.8 | 15.7% | 89 | 1.2k | — |
| 80 | Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station | 9.5 | 16.6% | 64 | 1k | #6 |
| 81 | Wuhan Institute of TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 9.3 | 25.3% | 65 | 886 | — |
| 82 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford | 9.0 | 18.0% | 73 | 867 | #28 |
| 83 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing | 8.8 | 19.1% | 80 | 1.2k | — |
| 84 | Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich | 8.5 | 14.4% | 78 | 823 | #24 |
| 85 | Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao | 8.3 | 17.5% | 86 | 1.2k | — |
| 86 | State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringChina · Hangzhou | 8.0 | 18.8% | 62 | 907 | — |
| 87 | Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou | 7.8 | 19.9% | 61 | 919 | — |
| 88 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing | 7.6 | 22.1% | 62 | 927 | — |
| 89 | Hebei University of TechnologyChina · Tianjin | 7.3 | 16.2% | 67 | 867 | — |
| 90 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 7.1 | 16.0% | 70 | 904 | — |
| 91 | Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang | 6.9 | 16.0% | 74 | 948 | — |
| 92 | Yantai UniversityChina · Yantai | 6.7 | 18.0% | 71 | 966 | — |
| 93 | Changzhou UniversityChina · Changzhou | 6.4 | 15.6% | 86 | 1.1k | — |
| 94 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore | 6.2 | 16.2% | 66 | 602 | — |
| 95 | Jiangnan UniversityChina · Wuxi | 6.0 | 19.1% | 62 | 767 | — |
| 96 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUnited States · Oak Ridge | 5.8 | 12.0% | 92 | 766 | #52 |
| 97 | Ningbo UniversityChina · Ningbo | 5.6 | 17.9% | 65 | 816 | — |
| 98 | Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing | 5.4 | 17.1% | 62 | 798 | — |
| 99 | Philipps University of MarburgGermany · Marburg | 5.1 | 14.4% | 60 | 571 | #42 |
| 100 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou | 4.9 | 17.6% | 67 | 922 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Inorganic Chemistry (127). 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 564 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 324 works
- 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 256 works
- 4 Nankai UniversityChina 246 works
- 5 Sichuan UniversityChina 236 works
- 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 207 works
- 7 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 193 works
- 8 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 189 works
- 9 Jilin UniversityChina 187 works
- 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 177 works
- 11 Tianjin UniversityChina 175 works
- 12 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 165 works
- 13 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 160 works
- 14 Nanjing UniversityChina 156 works
- 15 East China University of TechnologyChina 153 works