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Top Materials Chemistry Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,556 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 23.3% 4k 68k#1
2 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 90.6 25.3% 1.8k 32k#5
3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 85.1 25.4% 1.6k 26k#21
4 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 81.1 24.8% 1.6k 23k#17
5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 78.1 23.4% 1.8k 31k#30
6 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 75.6 25.9% 1.4k 24k#40
7 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 73.5 20.6% 1.8k 26k#43
8 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 71.7 22.9% 1.6k 27k#26
9 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 70.1 25.2% 1.4k 24k#35
10 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 68.7 20.6% 2.2k 29k#27
11 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 67.4 24.4% 1.3k 25k#80
12 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 66.2 20.3% 1.4k 19k#82
13 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 65.1 25.2% 1.3k 22k#57
14 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 64.1 21.6% 1.8k 27k#51
15 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 63.2 20.7% 1.5k 23k#60
16 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 62.3 20.1% 1.5k 23k—
17 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 61.5 24.5% 1.4k 23k#64
18 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 60.7 31.1% 631 14k#16
19 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 59.9 21.4% 1.3k 20k#70
20 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 59.2 22.5% 1.4k 21k#65
21 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 58.6 22.3% 1.3k 19k#99
22 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 57.9 25.6% 858 17k#50
23 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 57.3 32.6% 524 13k#66
24 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 56.8 25.5% 813 15k#28
25 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 56.2 21.2% 1.1k 17k#74
26 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 55.7 23.6% 837 15k#42
27 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 55.2 26.7% 830 16k#71
28 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 54.7 25.5% 939 17k—
29 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing 54.2 22.8% 923 17k#83
30 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 53.7 23.6% 940 18k#76
31 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 53.3 29.1% 524 11k#11
32 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 52.8 23.2% 849 15k#77
33 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 52.4 26.6% 824 16k—
34 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 52.0 18.8% 1.2k 15k—
35 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 51.6 24.1% 1.1k 17k#90
36 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 51.2 19.6% 926 14k—
37 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 50.9 20.9% 1.1k 16k—
38 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 50.5 24.5% 702 11k#63
39 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 50.2 25.4% 670 9.2k—
40 Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou 49.8 24.8% 838 15k#62
41 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 49.5 19.1% 1.1k 16k—
42 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 49.1 22.1% 852 14k—
43 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 48.8 27.9% 501 9.5k#2
44 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 48.5 35.0% 455 9.8k—
45 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 48.2 23.1% 778 12k—
46 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 47.9 12.8% 1.5k 15k#3
47 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 47.6 17.2% 1.1k 13k—
48 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 47.3 19.4% 1.1k 14k—
49 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 47.0 18.8% 935 13k—
50 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 46.8 26.6% 658 12k—
51 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 46.5 22.3% 1k 15k—
52 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 46.2 22.8% 668 11k—
53 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 46.0 25.2% 405 7.7k—
54 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 45.7 28.8% 521 11k—
55 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 45.5 20.0% 655 10k—
56 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming 45.2 18.2% 1k 12k—
57 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 45.0 20.8% 651 9.8k—
58 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 44.8 30.5% 328 8k#86
59 National Institute for Materials ScienceJapan · Tsukuba 44.5 13.3% 796 10k#23
60 Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 44.3 22.5% 836 12k—
61 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 44.1 19.4% 737 11k—
62 Northwestern UniversityUnited States · Evanston 43.8 25.9% 360 7.6k#7
63 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia · Abhā 43.6 25.6% 505 8.2k—
64 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 43.4 30.4% 377 6.7k#95
65 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina · Harbin 43.2 21.3% 491 6.5k—
66 Sungkyunkwan UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 43.0 19.8% 565 8.5k—
67 Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina · Jinhua 42.8 28.8% 329 6.8k—
68 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 42.6 23.7% 412 7.1k#9
69 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 42.4 15.7% 752 7.9k—
70 Jiangnan UniversityChina · Wuxi 42.2 22.3% 608 9.4k—
71 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 42.0 19.3% 667 10k—
72 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia · Dhahran 41.8 23.6% 428 7.2k—
73 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 41.6 17.8% 490 6.8k#19
74 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 41.4 31.0% 268 6.6k—
75 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 41.3 19.8% 583 7.9k—
76 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland · Lausanne 41.1 25.4% 370 6.2k#12
77 Yangzhou UniversityChina · Yangzhou 40.9 22.2% 583 9.4k—
78 University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 40.7 21.1% 450 7k—
79 The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane 40.6 31.5% 228 5.6k#73
80 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 40.4 21.3% 333 4.7k#38
81 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 40.2 18.9% 563 8.4k—
82 Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesChina · Beijing 40.0 27.3% 284 6k—
83 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 39.9 23.1% 322 5.9k#6
84 Dalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChina · Dalian 39.7 26.4% 302 6.6k—
85 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 39.6 17.0% 618 7.6k—
86 University of JinanChina · Jinan 39.4 21.4% 525 8.2k—
87 Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 39.2 22.9% 440 7k—
88 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 39.1 21.2% 418 6.3k#61
89 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 38.9 10.8% 808 7.3k#22
90 Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUnited States · Berkeley 38.8 22.2% 342 6.1k#8
91 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 38.6 25.7% 438 7.7k—
92 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 38.5 25.6% 326 5.9k—
93 Hebei University of TechnologyChina · Tianjin 38.3 16.4% 668 8.1k—
94 RMIT UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 38.2 28.2% 235 5k—
95 Guizhou UniversityChina · Guiyang 38.0 19.1% 555 7.2k—
96 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 37.9 17.4% 631 6.8k—
97 Hainan UniversityChina · Haikou 37.8 26.6% 329 5.6k—
98 Southwest UniversityChina · Chongqing 37.6 23.9% 504 8.2k—
99 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina · Chengdu 37.5 20.2% 395 5.9k—
100 Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina · Taiyuan 37.3 16.5% 798 9.6k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Materials Chemistry (1,556). 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.

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 4k works
  2. 2 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 2.2k works
  3. 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 1.8k works
  4. 4 Tsinghua UniversityChina 1.8k works
  5. 5 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 1.8k works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 1.8k works
  7. 7 Central South UniversityChina 1.6k works
  8. 8 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 1.6k works
  9. 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 1.6k works
  10. 10 Sichuan UniversityChina 1.5k works
  11. 11 Tianjin UniversityChina 1.5k works
  12. 12 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.5k works
  13. 13 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 1.4k works
  14. 14 Zhejiang UniversityChina 1.4k works
  15. 15 Jilin UniversityChina 1.4k works

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