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Mechanical Engineering research in China

Central South University ranks first in China for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

China's world rank
#1
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
144k
Top-10% rate
18.9%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Central South UniversityChangsha #1100.024.1%3,029
2Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #290.426.9%2,108
3Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #384.825.8%2,294
4Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #480.825.3%2,913
5Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #577.722.7%2,783
6Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #675.123.8%1,889
7Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #773.023.3%2,249
8University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #871.218.2%2,810
9Northeastern UniversityShenyang #969.520.4%2,559
10Chongqing UniversityChongqing #1068.122.0%1,847
11Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #1166.723.1%1,674
12Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #1265.521.6%1,297
13Beihang UniversityBeijing #1364.421.9%1,366
14Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1463.421.1%1,484
15Tianjin UniversityTianjin #1562.420.7%1,435
16Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #1661.525.0%1,107
17Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #1760.722.2%1,498
18Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #1859.920.8%1,574
19Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming #1959.218.5%1,304
20Southeast UniversityNanjing #2058.421.2%1,224
21China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #2257.120.2%1,210
22South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #2356.524.1%1,052
23Hunan UniversityChangsha #2455.924.5%809
24University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #2555.324.2%988
25Sichuan UniversityChengdu #2654.823.5%900
26Tongji UniversityShanghai #2754.318.1%1,014
27Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #2853.818.8%899
28Shandong UniversityJinan #2953.323.0%1,089
29Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #3251.917.2%1,620
30Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #3451.120.4%1,143
31North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #3550.722.4%882
32Harbin Engineering UniversityHarbin #3849.520.4%761
33Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #3949.220.4%761
34Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #4048.816.8%1,115
35University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #4148.523.0%818
36China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #4248.218.1%931
37Jilin UniversityChangchun #4447.520.3%822
38Shenyang University of TechnologyShenyang #4547.218.7%605
39Shanghai UniversityShanghai #4646.916.4%818
40China University of Petroleum, BeijingBeijing #4746.616.1%1,072
41Yanshan UniversityQinhuangdao #4846.316.3%853
42Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #4946.028.5%379
43Guangxi UniversityNanning #5245.224.8%521
44Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #5344.922.0%560
45Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing #5544.417.0%668
46Taiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan #5644.218.6%859
47Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #5843.718.7%691
48Hebei University of TechnologyTianjin #5943.418.7%713
49Southwest Petroleum UniversityChengdu #6143.015.3%761
50Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #6342.524.7%352
51Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #6442.322.5%516
52Peking UniversityBeijing #6542.126.8%298
53Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyZhenjiang #6641.917.9%606
54Soochow UniversitySuzhou #6841.521.7%392
55Lanzhou University of TechnologyLanzhou #7440.316.9%755
56Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #7540.122.4%391
57Wuhan UniversityWuhan #7639.921.9%413
58Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #7739.717.6%549
59Anhui University of TechnologyMa'anshan City #7839.618.3%426
60China University of GeosciencesWuhan #7939.426.0%313

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mechanical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in China?

K. Lu, Guangming Zeng and Guangyong Sun rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1K. Lu#3,811 worldwide overall2k citations · 30 works
  2. 2Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 22 works
  3. 3Guangyong Sun#12,852 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 26 works
  4. 4Wanming Zhai#13,805 worldwide overall784 citations · 56 works
  5. 5Ruqiang Yan#14,942 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 26 works
  6. 6Shuhong Liu#18,299 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 22 works
  7. 7Zhaoping Lü#18,363 worldwide overall987 citations · 23 works
  8. 8Xiaolei Wu#20,561 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 34 works
  9. 9Dongdong Gu#23,154 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 62 works
  10. 10Lijia Chen#32,290 worldwide overall702 citations · 21 works
  11. 11Yiping Lu#37,855 worldwide overall880 citations · 38 works
  12. 12Changhe Li#39,888 worldwide overall894 citations · 39 works
  13. 13Fulei Chu#40,756 worldwide overall850 citations · 31 works
  14. 14Tao Tang#41,011 worldwide overall843 citations · 21 works
  15. 15Laibin Zhang#41,915 worldwide overall740 citations · 21 works

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