Subfield · Mechanical Engineering
Top Mechanical Engineering Research Institutions
Central South University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,351 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 | Central South University China · Changsha | 100.0 | 24.1% | 3k | 35k | #1 |
| 2 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China · Xi'an | 90.4 | 26.9% | 2.1k | 28k | #9 |
| 3 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 84.8 | 25.8% | 2.3k | 29k | #5 |
| 4 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 80.8 | 25.3% | 2.9k | 35k | #4 |
| 5 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 77.7 | 22.7% | 2.8k | 33k | #8 |
| 6 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 75.1 | 23.8% | 1.9k | 24k | #6 |
| 7 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 73.0 | 23.3% | 2.2k | 28k | #3 |
| 8 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China · Beijing | 71.2 | 18.2% | 2.8k | 29k | #12 |
| 9 | Northeastern University China · Shenyang | 69.5 | 20.4% | 2.6k | 27k | #22 |
| 10 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 68.1 | 22.0% | 1.8k | 22k | #36 |
| 11 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 66.7 | 23.1% | 1.7k | 21k | #23 |
| 12 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 65.5 | 21.6% | 1.3k | 14k | #53 |
| 13 | Beihang University China · Beijing | 64.4 | 21.9% | 1.4k | 13k | #17 |
| 14 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 63.4 | 21.1% | 1.5k | 17k | #40 |
| 15 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 62.4 | 20.7% | 1.4k | 17k | #34 |
| 16 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 61.5 | 25.0% | 1.1k | 13k | #70 |
| 17 | Southwest Jiaotong University China · Chengdu | 60.7 | 22.2% | 1.5k | 16k | #66 |
| 18 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 59.9 | 20.8% | 1.6k | 16k | #42 |
| 19 | Kunming University of Science and Technology China · Kunming | 59.2 | 18.5% | 1.3k | 12k | — |
| 20 | Southeast University China · Nanjing | 58.4 | 21.2% | 1.2k | 13k | #73 |
| 21 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 57.8 | 33.2% | 540 | 8.6k | #75 |
| 22 | China University of Mining and Technology China · Xuzhou | 57.1 | 20.2% | 1.2k | 12k | — |
| 23 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 56.5 | 24.1% | 1.1k | 14k | #46 |
| 24 | Hunan University China · Changsha | 55.9 | 24.5% | 809 | 11k | #60 |
| 25 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 55.3 | 24.2% | 988 | 12k | #77 |
| 26 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 54.8 | 23.5% | 900 | 12k | — |
| 27 | Tongji University China · Shanghai | 54.3 | 18.1% | 1k | 9.4k | — |
| 28 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology China · Nanjing | 53.8 | 18.7% | 899 | 9.1k | — |
| 29 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 53.3 | 23.0% | 1.1k | 13k | #48 |
| 30 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore · Singapore | 52.8 | 30.6% | 510 | 8.6k | #20 |
| 31 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 52.4 | 32.2% | 398 | 7.3k | #74 |
| 32 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China · Nanjing | 51.9 | 17.2% | 1.6k | 14k | #67 |
| 33 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 51.5 | 32.2% | 438 | 8.2k | #28 |
| 34 | Beijing University of Technology China · Beijing | 51.1 | 20.4% | 1.1k | 12k | #98 |
| 35 | North China Electric Power University China · Beijing | 50.7 | 22.4% | 882 | 9.4k | — |
| 36 | Imperial College London United Kingdom · London | 50.3 | 23.6% | 496 | 6.2k | #14 |
| 37 | Saveetha University India · Chennai | 49.9 | 20.3% | 507 | 5.5k | — |
| 38 | Harbin Engineering University China · Harbin | 49.5 | 20.4% | 761 | 6.8k | — |
| 39 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 49.2 | 20.4% | 761 | 9k | — |
| 40 | Wuhan University of Technology China · Wuhan | 48.8 | 16.8% | 1.1k | 10k | — |
| 41 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 48.5 | 23.0% | 818 | 9.7k | — |
| 42 | China University of Petroleum, East China China · Qingdao | 48.1 | 18.1% | 931 | 8.9k | — |
| 43 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia · Dhahran | 47.8 | 25.0% | 562 | 6.6k | #92 |
| 44 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 47.5 | 20.3% | 822 | 9.1k | — |
| 45 | Shenyang University of Technology China · Shenyang | 47.2 | 18.8% | 605 | 5.1k | — |
| 46 | Shanghai University China · Shanghai | 46.9 | 16.4% | 818 | 7.3k | — |
| 47 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing China · Beijing | 46.6 | 16.1% | 1.1k | 8.7k | — |
| 48 | Yanshan University China · Qinhuangdao | 46.3 | 16.3% | 853 | 7.7k | — |
| 49 | Southern University of Science and Technology China · Shenzhen | 46.0 | 28.5% | 379 | 5.3k | — |
| 50 | University of Tehran Iran · Tehran | 45.7 | 23.9% | 529 | 7.4k | #51 |
| 51 | RMIT University Australia · Melbourne | 45.5 | 34.6% | 224 | 4.6k | — |
| 52 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 45.2 | 24.8% | 521 | 6.2k | — |
| 53 | Guangdong University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 44.9 | 22.0% | 560 | 7.1k | — |
| 54 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 44.7 | 14.5% | 783 | 6.7k | #13 |
| 55 | Beijing Jiaotong University China · Beijing | 44.4 | 17.0% | 668 | 6.5k | — |
| 56 | Taiyuan University of Technology China · Taiyuan | 44.2 | 18.6% | 859 | 8.5k | — |
| 57 | Georgia Institute of Technology United States · Atlanta | 43.9 | 19.4% | 453 | 5.4k | #15 |
| 58 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 43.7 | 18.7% | 691 | 7.5k | — |
| 59 | Hebei University of Technology China · Tianjin | 43.4 | 18.7% | 713 | 7k | — |
| 60 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India · Vellore | 43.2 | 16.7% | 842 | 7.7k | — |
| 61 | Southwest Petroleum University China · Chengdu | 43.0 | 15.3% | 761 | 5.9k | — |
| 62 | Iran University of Science and Technology Iran · Tehran | 42.7 | 25.2% | 475 | 6k | — |
| 63 | Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen | 42.5 | 24.7% | 352 | 4.7k | — |
| 64 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China · Beijing | 42.3 | 22.5% | 516 | 6.6k | — |
| 65 | Peking University China · Beijing | 42.1 | 26.8% | 298 | 4.2k | — |
| 66 | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology China · Zhenjiang | 41.9 | 17.9% | 606 | 5.5k | — |
| 67 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 41.7 | 23.2% | 349 | 4.8k | #44 |
| 68 | Soochow University China · Suzhou | 41.5 | 21.7% | 392 | 4.2k | — |
| 69 | Amirkabir University of Technology Iran · Tehran | 41.3 | 19.7% | 392 | 4.1k | — |
| 70 | Politecnico di Milano Italy · Milan | 41.1 | 15.5% | 721 | 5.4k | #72 |
| 71 | Khalifa University of Science and Technology United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | 40.9 | 28.9% | 283 | 4.1k | — |
| 72 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States · Cambridge | 40.7 | 21.1% | 326 | 4.3k | #2 |
| 73 | University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester | 40.5 | 21.9% | 343 | 4k | #25 |
| 74 | Lanzhou University of Technology China · Lanzhou | 40.3 | 16.9% | 755 | 6.1k | — |
| 75 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 40.1 | 22.4% | 391 | 4.5k | — |
| 76 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 39.9 | 21.9% | 413 | 4.7k | — |
| 77 | Zhejiang University of Technology China · Hangzhou | 39.7 | 17.6% | 549 | 5.5k | — |
| 78 | Anhui University of Technology China · Ma'anshan City | 39.6 | 18.3% | 426 | 4.2k | — |
| 79 | China University of Geosciences China · Wuhan | 39.4 | 26.0% | 313 | 3.4k | — |
| 80 | Guizhou University China · Guiyang | 39.2 | 21.4% | 418 | 4.8k | — |
| 81 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 39.0 | 25.2% | 320 | 4.3k | — |
| 82 | Ningbo University China · Ningbo | 38.9 | 21.4% | 342 | 3.7k | — |
| 83 | Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway · Trondheim | 38.7 | 17.0% | 474 | 4.4k | #49 |
| 84 | Delft University of Technology Netherlands · Delft | 38.5 | 19.0% | 552 | 5.3k | #24 |
| 85 | UNSW Sydney Australia · Sydney | 38.4 | 28.5% | 284 | 4.7k | #91 |
| 86 | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 38.2 | 16.9% | 460 | 4.6k | — |
| 87 | East China University of Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 38.0 | 21.0% | 561 | 6.4k | — |
| 88 | Fuzhou University China · Fuzhou | 37.9 | 18.6% | 412 | 4k | — |
| 89 | Changsha University of Science and Technology China · Changsha | 37.7 | 23.4% | 333 | 3.8k | — |
| 90 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States · Oak Ridge | 37.6 | 15.0% | 524 | 4.6k | #11 |
| 91 | Hefei University of Technology China · Hefei | 37.4 | 14.4% | 636 | 5k | — |
| 92 | Pennsylvania State University United States · State College | 37.3 | 16.0% | 486 | 4k | #16 |
| 93 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China · Chengdu | 37.1 | 20.2% | 374 | 3.5k | — |
| 94 | Wuhan University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 37.0 | 15.4% | 754 | 7.2k | — |
| 95 | University of Alberta Canada · Edmonton | 36.8 | 18.9% | 401 | 4.2k | #88 |
| 96 | The University of Queensland Australia · Brisbane | 36.7 | 22.2% | 291 | 3.9k | #39 |
| 97 | Technical University of Denmark Denmark · Kongens Lyngby | 36.5 | 16.3% | 495 | 3.6k | #62 |
| 98 | RWTH Aachen University Germany · Aachen | 36.4 | 9.1% | 903 | 4.7k | #61 |
| 99 | Jiangxi University of Science and Technology China · Ganzhou | 36.3 | 17.0% | 409 | 3.7k | — |
| 100 | Shanghai University of Engineering Science China · Shanghai | 36.1 | 14.7% | 386 | 3.5k | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Mechanical Engineering (1,351). 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 Central South University China 3k works
- 2 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 2.9k works
- 3 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 2.8k works
- 4 Harbin Institute of Technology China 2.8k works
- 5 Northeastern University China 2.6k works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 2.3k works
- 7 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 2.2k works
- 8 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 2.1k works
- 9 Tsinghua University China 1.9k works
- 10 Chongqing University China 1.8k works
- 11 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 1.7k works
- 12 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 1.6k works
- 13 Dalian University of Technology China 1.6k works
- 14 Southwest Jiaotong University China 1.5k works
- 15 Zhejiang University China 1.5k works
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