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Top Polymers and Plastics Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022-now, followed by University of Science and Technology of China and Sichuan University, out of 268 ranked institutions.

Quality score: the square root of excellence (the share of works in the world top 10% against what the place's own topics predict, on English-language articles and reviews) times the square root of the journal factor (its papers in the Nature Index's selective journals against what its topics predict), times output to the power 0.3 times breadth (how much of the selected area it works in) to the power 0.25. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 100.0 16.2% 1.8k 36k#1
2University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 87.6 17.9% 334 6.3k#2
3Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 80.4 17.1% 628 13k#4
4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 75.2 19.0% 310 7.5k#3
5Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 71.2 17.2% 273 5.1k#7
6South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 68.0 14.4% 492 8.6k#9
7Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 65.2 13.3% 491 7k#25
8Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 62.8 17.2% 320 5.9k#17
9Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 60.7 21.5% 120 3.1k#6
10Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 58.8 16.3% 269 4.7k#12
11Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 57.1 16.5% 324 5.6k#38
12National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 55.6 21.1% 131 3k#13
13Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 54.1 16.9% 176 3.2k#32
14Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 52.8 7.4% 971 7.6k#5
15Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 51.6 16.7% 182 3.2k#31
16Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 50.4 17.8% 206 3.8k#83
17Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 49.3 17.5% 128 2.5k#35
18Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 48.3 15.7% 295 5.2k#42
19Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 47.3 19.2% 286 5.8k#74
20City University of Hong KongChina · Hong Kong 46.4 28.0% 108 3.5k#21
21Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 45.5 19.0% 129 2.7k#30
22Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 44.7 16.1% 181 3.1k#27
23Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina · Hong Kong 43.9 23.2% 156 3.2k#61
24Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 43.2 17.0% 266 5k#63
25Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing 42.4 15.8% 450 7.6k#39
26Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 41.7 15.5% 320 5.5k#56
27Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 41.1 15.5% 259 3.9k#73
28Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 40.4 18.3% 109 2.1k#10
29Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 39.8 14.4% 179 2.6k#75
30Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 39.2 17.7% 110 2.4k#52
31Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 38.6 15.7% 155 3.1k#55
32Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesChina · Beijing 38.0 20.0% 84 2.2k#18
33Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore · Singapore 37.5 19.1% 83 1.6k#41
34Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 36.9 17.6% 190 3.8k#77
35Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou 36.4 14.4% 250 4.6k#57
36Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta 35.9 20.0% 98 2.3k#24
37University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 35.4 14.0% 65 1k#26
38University of Hong KongChina · Pok Fu Lam 34.9 21.5% 61 1.4k#59
39Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 34.5 10.9% 269 3.8k#40
40Henan UniversityChina · Kaifeng 34.0 18.3% 94 1.9k-
41Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 33.6 13.9% 106 1.6k#44
42Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 33.1 9.5% 432 5.4k-
43UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 32.7 19.5% 78 1.4k#90
44Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 32.3 22.9% 182 4.3k-
45Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 31.9 9.9% 245 3.4k#81
46Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 31.5 15.6% 262 4.6k-
47East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 31.1 10.0% 283 3.2k#89
48Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Daejeon 30.8 13.4% 95 1.7k#47
49University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 30.4 19.1% 66 1k#68
50King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 30.0 16.8% 83 1.9k#20
51Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 29.7 18.5% 99 2.3k#72
52University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 29.3 15.8% 88 1.6k#51
53Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 29.0 15.6% 128 2.2k#85
54Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 28.7 13.1% 117 1.9k#98
55University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 28.3 17.3% 138 2.5k-
56Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 28.0 17.4% 231 4.9k-
57Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 27.7 10.8% 131 1.8k#65
58Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany · Berlin 27.4 8.7% 219 2.5k#45
59Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 27.1 12.7% 161 2.1k-
60Southwest UniversityChina · Chongqing 26.8 13.0% 108 1.9k#100
61Sungkyunkwan UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 26.5 11.6% 139 2.3k-
62Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 26.2 12.5% 72 1.3k#64
63Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 25.9 12.4% 220 3.1k-
64Dalian UniversityChina · Dalian 25.6 13.5% 86 1.2k-
65Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaChina · Beijing 25.3 12.9% 72 873#71
66Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Ulsan 25.1 14.3% 72 1.3k#29
67University of British ColumbiaCanada · Vancouver 24.8 16.8% 72 1.3k-
68Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 24.5 13.1% 254 4.1k-
69Pohang University of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Pohang 24.3 9.9% 76 1.2k#43
70Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 24.0 18.7% 114 2.2k#99
71Jiangnan UniversityChina · Wuxi 23.8 11.9% 280 3.8k-
72Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 23.5 11.3% 114 1.7k-
73Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 23.3 13.7% 72 1.3k#69
74Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 23.0 12.5% 108 1.6k-
75Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 22.8 13.7% 148 2.2k-
76Wuhan Textile UniversityChina · Wuhan 22.5 15.4% 147 2k-
77State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringChina · Hangzhou 22.3 15.4% 97 1.2k-
78University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 22.1 14.2% 67 946#70
79Beijing Forestry UniversityChina · Beijing 21.8 20.1% 105 2.3k-
80Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 21.6 13.9% 67 1.1k-
81Anhui UniversityChina · Hefei 21.4 13.9% 84 1.2k-
82North Carolina State UniversityUnited States · Raleigh 21.2 14.4% 87 1.2k#93
83Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 21.0 11.4% 159 2.5k-
84Ghent UniversityBelgium · Ghent 20.8 15.3% 69 1.2k-
85Zhejiang Sci-Tech UniversityChina · Hangzhou 20.5 9.9% 218 2.2k-
86Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 20.3 9.7% 92 1.2k#92
87Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 20.1 12.8% 139 2.1k-
88Korea UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 19.9 13.7% 111 1.8k-
89The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 19.7 7.3% 109 1k-
90Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 19.5 18.3% 94 1.4k-
91Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 19.3 17.3% 145 2.3k-
92Tiangong UniversityChina · Tianjin 19.1 12.0% 180 2.3k-
93Bangladesh University of TextilesBangladesh · Dhaka 18.9 20.0% 76 1.1k-
94Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 18.7 9.6% 87 1.1k-
95Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina · Xi'an 18.5 12.1% 151 2.3k-
96KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden · Stockholm 18.4 13.5% 64 953#96
97Changzhou UniversityChina · Changzhou 18.2 8.4% 139 1.6k-
98Technische Universität DresdenGermany · Dresden 18.0 6.5% 114 972#67
99Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia · Kharagpur 17.8 10.2% 123 1.5k-
100University of the Basque CountrySpain · Leioa 17.6 7.8% 110 1.2k#78

institutions ranked worldwide in Polymers and Plastics (268). rank on the quality score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (about 6% in Dentistry, 21% in Economics).

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.

18 to 22: 21 places22 to 26: 16 places26 to 30: 13 places30 to 34: 11 places34 to 38: 8 places38 to 42: 6 places42 to 46: 6 places46 to 51: 4 places51 to 55: 3 places55 to 59: 3 places59 to 63: 2 places63 to 67: 1 places67 to 71: 1 places71 to 75: 2 places75 to 79: 0 places79 to 84: 1 places84 to 88: 1 places88 to 92: 0 places92 to 96: 0 places96 to 100: 1 places18100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 2k works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.1k works
  3. 3 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 715 works
  4. 4 Sichuan UniversityChina 669 works
  5. 5 South China University of TechnologyChina 542 works
  6. 6 Donghua UniversityChina 537 works
  7. 7 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 507 works
  8. 8 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 494 works
  9. 9 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 377 works
  10. 10 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 361 works
  11. 11 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 361 works
  12. 12 Zhejiang UniversityChina 356 works
  13. 13 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 342 works
  14. 14 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 330 works
  15. 15 Jiangnan UniversityChina 317 works

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