Subfield · Polymers and Plastics
Top Polymers and Plastics Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 250 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 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 100.0 | 29.7% | 664 | 14k | #1 |
| 2 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 87.4 | 27.2% | 608 | 12k | #2 |
| 3 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 80.1 | 32.0% | 310 | 7.5k | #12 |
| 4 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 74.9 | 26.9% | 477 | 8.3k | #4 |
| 5 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China · Xi'an | 70.9 | 31.6% | 285 | 5.8k | #34 |
| 6 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 67.5 | 28.2% | 324 | 5.6k | #26 |
| 7 | Donghua University China · Shanghai | 64.8 | 20.6% | 478 | 6.7k | #28 |
| 8 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China · Beijing | 62.3 | 24.2% | 446 | 7.6k | #43 |
| 9 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 60.2 | 30.3% | 242 | 4.6k | #10 |
| 10 | Saveetha University India · Chennai | 58.3 | 27.2% | 280 | 4.3k | — |
| 11 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 56.6 | 31.9% | 320 | 5.5k | #90 |
| 12 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 55.0 | 26.2% | 288 | 5.1k | #21 |
| 13 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 53.5 | 28.5% | 285 | 5.1k | #30 |
| 14 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 52.2 | 39.0% | 181 | 4.3k | — |
| 15 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 51.0 | 33.3% | 334 | 6.3k | #14 |
| 16 | Qingdao University China · Qingdao | 49.8 | 32.6% | 225 | 4.8k | #74 |
| 17 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 48.7 | 42.9% | 108 | 3.5k | #52 |
| 18 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 47.7 | 25.0% | 259 | 3.9k | #71 |
| 19 | Soochow University China · Suzhou | 46.7 | 26.2% | 246 | 4.6k | #29 |
| 20 | Wuhan University of Technology China · Wuhan | 45.7 | 24.5% | 252 | 4.1k | #51 |
| 21 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 44.9 | 26.5% | 253 | 4.4k | #19 |
| 22 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 44.0 | 25.3% | 259 | 4.5k | #64 |
| 23 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 43.2 | 30.1% | 192 | 3.4k | — |
| 24 | Southern University of Science and Technology China · Shenzhen | 42.4 | 40.7% | 120 | 3.1k | — |
| 25 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 41.7 | 35.5% | 156 | 3.2k | #47 |
| 26 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 41.0 | 27.3% | 216 | 3.8k | #61 |
| 27 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 40.3 | 31.7% | 186 | 3.8k | #58 |
| 28 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China · Qingdao | 39.6 | 17.3% | 432 | 5.4k | — |
| 29 | Jiangnan University China · Wuxi | 39.0 | 22.1% | 280 | 3.8k | — |
| 30 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 38.4 | 36.5% | 107 | 2.4k | #66 |
| 31 | University of Babylon Iraq · Hillah | 37.8 | 31.3% | 186 | 3.4k | — |
| 32 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 37.2 | 25.5% | 178 | 2.6k | — |
| 33 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 36.7 | 28.8% | 141 | 2.7k | #75 |
| 34 | Central South University China · Changsha | 36.1 | 25.0% | 209 | 2.9k | — |
| 35 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 35.6 | 22.9% | 244 | 3.3k | — |
| 36 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 35.1 | 31.8% | 176 | 3.2k | #91 |
| 37 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 34.6 | 21.8% | 234 | 3.1k | #93 |
| 38 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China · Beijing | 34.1 | 28.2% | 137 | 2.5k | — |
| 39 | Fudan University China · Shanghai | 33.6 | 29.9% | 162 | 2.8k | #33 |
| 40 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 33.2 | 34.6% | 110 | 2.6k | #18 |
| 41 | Nanjing University China · Nanjing | 32.7 | 30.2% | 122 | 2.4k | #60 |
| 42 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China · Chengdu | 32.3 | 26.6% | 151 | 2.3k | — |
| 43 | Peking University China · Beijing | 31.9 | 32.6% | 114 | 2.3k | #39 |
| 44 | Guangdong University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 31.5 | 24.5% | 148 | 2.2k | — |
| 45 | Tongji University China · Shanghai | 31.1 | 28.1% | 171 | 3k | #72 |
| 46 | Georgia Institute of Technology United States · Atlanta | 30.7 | 32.7% | 97 | 2.3k | #5 |
| 47 | Wuhan Textile University China · Wuhan | 30.3 | 23.3% | 147 | 2k | — |
| 48 | Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences China · Beijing | 29.9 | 34.5% | 84 | 2.2k | #22 |
| 49 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 29.5 | 33.1% | 96 | 2.2k | #77 |
| 50 | East China University of Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 29.1 | 16.2% | 283 | 3.2k | — |
| 51 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 28.8 | 19.9% | 231 | 3k | — |
| 52 | Northeast Forestry University China · Harbin | 28.4 | 24.2% | 173 | 2.5k | — |
| 53 | Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems China · Beijing | 28.1 | 48.8% | 66 | 2.2k | #62 |
| 54 | Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology China · Ningbo | 27.8 | 29.0% | 93 | 1.9k | — |
| 55 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore · Singapore | 27.4 | 30.4% | 109 | 2.1k | #9 |
| 56 | Beijing Forestry University China · Beijing | 27.1 | 35.1% | 105 | 2.3k | — |
| 57 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 26.8 | 12.2% | 270 | 2.8k | #6 |
| 58 | Sungkyunkwan University South Korea · Seoul | 26.5 | 28.1% | 137 | 2.3k | #59 |
| 59 | King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok Thailand · Bangkok | 26.2 | 33.8% | 92 | 1.7k | — |
| 60 | Beihang University China · Beijing | 25.8 | 30.8% | 114 | 2.2k | — |
| 61 | Zhejiang University of Technology China · Hangzhou | 25.5 | 22.2% | 134 | 2.1k | — |
| 62 | Southeast University China · Nanjing | 25.3 | 24.7% | 150 | 2k | — |
| 63 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology China · Nanjing | 25.0 | 22.4% | 159 | 2.5k | — |
| 64 | Henan University China · Kaifeng | 24.7 | 33.4% | 94 | 1.9k | — |
| 65 | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology China · Xi'an | 24.4 | 22.9% | 151 | 2.3k | — |
| 66 | Yeungnam University South Korea · Daegu | 24.1 | 28.2% | 119 | 2k | — |
| 67 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 23.8 | 26.5% | 144 | 2.3k | — |
| 68 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India · Vellore | 23.6 | 21.8% | 198 | 2.2k | — |
| 69 | Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen | 23.3 | 27.0% | 128 | 2.2k | — |
| 70 | Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeres France · Villeurbanne | 23.1 | 19.2% | 143 | 1.2k | — |
| 71 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia · Jeddah | 22.8 | 30.3% | 83 | 1.9k | #82 |
| 72 | Xiamen University China · Xiamen | 22.5 | 26.6% | 108 | 1.8k | — |
| 73 | China University of Petroleum, East China China · Qingdao | 22.3 | 29.8% | 75 | 1.7k | — |
| 74 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology South Korea · Daejeon | 22.0 | 24.3% | 94 | 1.7k | #48 |
| 75 | Seoul National University South Korea · Seoul | 21.8 | 23.5% | 118 | 1.6k | #41 |
| 76 | Tiangong University China · Tianjin | 21.6 | 20.7% | 180 | 2.3k | — |
| 77 | UNSW Sydney Australia · Sydney | 21.3 | 34.2% | 77 | 1.4k | — |
| 78 | Fuzhou University China · Fuzhou | 21.1 | 23.6% | 114 | 1.7k | — |
| 79 | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University China · Hangzhou | 20.9 | 14.7% | 218 | 2.2k | — |
| 80 | Korea University South Korea · Seoul | 20.6 | 26.2% | 111 | 1.8k | — |
| 81 | Southwest University China · Chongqing | 20.4 | 30.0% | 105 | 1.8k | — |
| 82 | Wuhan Institute of Technology China · Wuhan | 20.2 | 27.4% | 90 | 1.4k | — |
| 83 | Chang'an University China · Xi'an | 20.0 | 31.6% | 94 | 1.4k | — |
| 84 | Fujian Normal University China · Fuzhou | 19.8 | 28.5% | 80 | 1.4k | — |
| 85 | Institute of Chemistry China · Beijing | 19.5 | 30.9% | 66 | 1.5k | #23 |
| 86 | Kunming University of Science and Technology China · Kunming | 19.3 | 22.8% | 88 | 1.2k | — |
| 87 | Southwest Jiaotong University China · Chengdu | 19.1 | 27.0% | 98 | 1.4k | — |
| 88 | Beijing Technology and Business University China · Beijing | 18.9 | 23.5% | 105 | 1.8k | — |
| 89 | Hunan University China · Changsha | 18.7 | 23.7% | 102 | 1.6k | — |
| 90 | Anhui University China · Hefei | 18.5 | 25.7% | 84 | 1.2k | — |
| 91 | Nanchang University China · Nanchang | 18.3 | 32.1% | 71 | 1.2k | — |
| 92 | Yangzhou University China · Yangzhou | 18.1 | 29.4% | 82 | 1.4k | — |
| 93 | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China · Nanjing | 17.9 | 25.2% | 80 | 1.3k | — |
| 94 | Changzhou University China · Changzhou | 17.7 | 18.3% | 139 | 1.6k | — |
| 95 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India · Kharagpur | 17.5 | 20.1% | 123 | 1.5k | — |
| 96 | Pennsylvania State University United States · State College | 17.3 | 23.4% | 71 | 1.3k | #49 |
| 97 | Ghent University Belgium · Ghent | 17.1 | 24.7% | 64 | 1.2k | — |
| 98 | Yonsei University South Korea · Seoul | 17.0 | 24.9% | 107 | 1.6k | — |
| 99 | Shanghai University China · Shanghai | 16.8 | 18.9% | 122 | 1.5k | — |
| 100 | Xinjiang University China · Ürümqi | 16.6 | 21.7% | 82 | 1.2k | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Polymers and Plastics (250). 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 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 664 works
- 2 Sichuan University China 608 works
- 3 Donghua University China 479 works
- 4 South China University of Technology China 477 works
- 5 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 446 works
- 6 Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 432 works
- 7 University of Science and Technology of China China 334 works
- 8 Harbin Institute of Technology China 324 works
- 9 Nanjing Forestry University China 320 works
- 10 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 310 works
- 11 Zhejiang University China 287 works
- 12 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 285 works
- 13 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 285 works
- 14 East China University of Science and Technology China 283 works
- 15 Saveetha University India 280 works