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Top Media Technology Research Institutions

Wuhan University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 129 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 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 100.0 40.0% 340 8.4k#1
2 Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an 85.7 31.7% 447 4.7k#2
3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 77.4 28.8% 356 4.7k#3
4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 71.5 32.5% 289 3.8k#6
5 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 66.9 22.7% 311 3k#19
6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 63.1 24.2% 259 2.6k#10
7 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 60.0 23.2% 233 2.8k#22
8 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 57.2 38.1% 174 2.7k#25
9 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 54.8 24.0% 225 2.7k#7
10 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 52.6 21.0% 249 2.2k#11
11 State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote SensingChina · Wuhan 50.7 48.7% 96 2.3k#5
12 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 48.9 26.8% 201 2.5k#23
13 Aerospace Information Research InstituteChina · Beijing 47.2 36.4% 142 2.5k#76
14 National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha 45.7 22.9% 217 1.5k#15
15 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 44.3 23.1% 211 2k#12
16 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 42.9 35.2% 136 2.1k#20
17 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 41.7 27.6% 100 1.8k#62
18 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 40.5 22.9% 170 1.6k#51
19 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 39.4 30.0% 98 1.2k#72
20 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 38.4 23.7% 168 1.6k#39
21 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 37.4 30.2% 117 1.6k#67
22 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 36.4 21.6% 177 1.8k#34
23 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 35.5 32.1% 96 1.3k#21
24 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 34.6 21.8% 198 1.8k#68
25 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 33.8 28.7% 111 1.2k—
26 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 33.0 31.7% 86 1.3k#18
27 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 32.2 20.3% 137 1.5k#57
28 Mississippi State UniversityUnited States · Starkville 31.4 37.0% 63 1.2k#27
29 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 30.7 21.8% 124 1k#83
30 Jiangnan UniversityChina · Wuxi 30.0 24.5% 88 1.3k—
31 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 29.3 25.4% 111 998#97
32 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 28.7 27.0% 96 842—
33 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 28.1 33.9% 66 1.1k#53
34 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 27.4 16.7% 139 1.1k#94
35 Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 26.8 18.6% 106 1.2k—
36 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 26.3 20.8% 124 1.2k#33
37 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 25.7 16.5% 150 1.4k#86
38 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 25.1 30.0% 76 859#61
39 Ningbo UniversityChina · Ningbo 24.6 32.1% 89 1.2k—
40 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 24.1 18.8% 142 1.1k—
41 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 23.6 24.5% 106 909—
42 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 23.1 16.4% 167 848—
43 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 22.6 23.4% 98 852#56
44 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Beijing 22.1 14.8% 158 900#75
45 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina · Dalian 21.7 25.1% 101 1.1k—
46 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 21.2 25.0% 90 818—
47 Xinjiang UniversityChina · Ürümqi 20.8 22.7% 101 1.1k—
48 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming 20.3 22.0% 81 725—
49 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 19.9 20.0% 116 968—
50 Anhui UniversityChina · Hefei 19.5 19.9% 111 779—
51 Chongqing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Chongqing 19.1 16.6% 121 918—
52 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 18.7 22.1% 79 866#87
53 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 18.3 20.5% 101 867—
54 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 17.9 24.9% 63 545#70
55 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 17.5 8.1% 202 562—
56 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 17.2 17.8% 120 799—
57 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 16.8 34.5% 60 576#26
58 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 16.4 25.4% 77 562—
59 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 16.1 21.9% 76 618—
60 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 15.8 16.6% 114 715#81
61 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 15.4 22.1% 113 1k—
62 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 15.1 14.4% 127 856—
63 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina · Harbin 14.7 19.9% 108 736—
64 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · Trondheim 14.4 22.2% 77 784#82
65 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 14.1 29.3% 62 676—
66 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 13.8 18.6% 106 638—
67 Shandong Institute of Business and TechnologyChina · Yantai 13.5 26.2% 66 731—
68 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 13.2 26.2% 66 577—
69 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 12.9 21.1% 61 580—
70 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 12.6 8.5% 170 475#13
71 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 12.3 11.1% 123 591—
72 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia · Coimbatore 12.0 14.9% 125 558—
73 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 11.7 15.4% 88 767#41
74 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 11.4 23.9% 79 739—
75 Graphic Era UniversityIndia · Dehradun 11.2 18.3% 77 414—
76 Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Xi'an 10.9 11.7% 137 507—
77 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 10.6 17.7% 84 324—
78 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 10.4 16.0% 82 455—
79 Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg 10.1 17.6% 64 317#79
80 Yunnan UniversityChina · Kunming 9.8 18.6% 88 912—
81 Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Nanjing 9.6 16.5% 113 632—
82 Hainan UniversityChina · Haikou 9.3 20.6% 72 569—
83 Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityChina · Hangzhou 9.1 17.3% 78 724—
84 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia · Chennai 8.8 7.7% 160 486—
85 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 8.6 15.0% 91 538—
86 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 8.3 21.6% 63 554#60
87 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 8.1 18.6% 64 486—
88 Chandigarh UniversityIndia · Mohali 7.9 13.0% 97 417—
89 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 7.6 19.2% 87 573—
90 East China Normal UniversityChina · Shanghai 7.4 24.4% 61 442—
91 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 7.2 12.5% 94 402—
92 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 7.0 13.8% 84 523—
93 Virginia TechUnited States · Blacksburg 6.7 8.5% 116 317#50
94 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia · Pune 6.5 19.7% 62 279—
95 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 6.3 10.9% 90 273#24
96 Chitkara UniversityIndia · Chandigarh 6.1 10.8% 89 413—
97 Arizona State UniversityUnited States · Tempe 5.9 12.1% 86 334#31
98 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 5.7 13.5% 71 510#78
99 Wuhan Institute of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 5.4 16.7% 68 309—
100 Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityChina · Lanzhou 5.2 16.2% 62 380—

institutions ranked worldwide in Media Technology (129). 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.

5 – 10: 21 places10 – 15: 16 places15 – 19: 13 places19 – 24: 11 places24 – 29: 8 places29 – 34: 6 places34 – 38: 6 places38 – 43: 4 places43 – 48: 3 places48 – 53: 2 places53 – 57: 3 places57 – 62: 1 places62 – 67: 1 places67 – 72: 2 places72 – 76: 0 places76 – 81: 1 places81 – 86: 1 places86 – 91: 0 places91 – 95: 0 places95 – 100: 1 places5100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Xidian UniversityChina 447 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 356 works
  3. 3 Wuhan UniversityChina 340 works
  4. 4 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 311 works
  5. 5 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 289 works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 259 works
  7. 7 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 249 works
  8. 8 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 233 works
  9. 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 225 works
  10. 10 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 217 works
  11. 11 Beihang UniversityChina 211 works
  12. 12 Saveetha UniversityIndia 201 works
  13. 13 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 201 works
  14. 14 Zhejiang UniversityChina 198 works
  15. 15 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 177 works

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