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Top Signal Processing Research Institutions

Tsinghua University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 150 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 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 100.0 23.3% 308 2.6k#8
2 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 86.2 22.6% 265 2.7k#43
3 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 78.1 24.0% 262 2k#44
4 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 72.3 34.5% 171 2.1k#11
5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 67.9 20.8% 267 2k#22
6 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 64.2 17.8% 360 1.9k#6
7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 61.2 22.5% 318 2.5k#59
8 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 58.5 19.0% 258 1.4k—
9 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 56.1 20.3% 302 1.9k#53
10 National University of Defense TechnologyChina · Changsha 54.0 19.9% 286 1.5k#38
11 Xidian UniversityChina · Xi'an 52.1 22.7% 281 1.7k#12
12 Beihang UniversityChina · Beijing 50.4 23.6% 173 1.2k#83
13 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 48.8 22.9% 184 1.2k#69
14 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 47.3 21.8% 244 1.8k#62
15 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 46.0 22.2% 164 1.5k#42
16 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 44.7 21.3% 189 1.5k—
17 Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States · Pittsburgh 43.5 27.0% 127 1.5k#2
18 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Beijing 42.3 16.0% 300 1.5k#88
19 Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 41.2 38.5% 61 1.3k#79
20 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 40.2 19.3% 213 1.3k—
21 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 39.2 40.7% 69 974—
22 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 38.3 20.0% 188 1.3k#73
23 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 37.4 27.2% 97 1.2k#33
24 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 36.6 17.2% 230 1.1k—
25 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 35.8 24.9% 105 976#21
26 Tencent (China)China · Shenzhen 35.0 28.1% 80 1.3k—
27 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 34.2 19.5% 139 944—
28 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia · Coimbatore 33.5 16.3% 216 893—
29 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 32.8 20.5% 135 917—
30 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia · Chennai 32.1 12.7% 238 888—
31 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 31.5 9.5% 217 672—
32 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 30.8 23.0% 117 746#56
33 Google (United States)United States · Mountain View 30.2 18.8% 114 1.4k#9
34 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 29.6 17.6% 113 1.1k—
35 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 29.0 26.0% 80 756#64
36 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 28.5 22.9% 100 688—
37 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 27.9 29.9% 84 742#82
38 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 27.4 19.8% 135 898—
39 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 26.9 27.3% 83 1.7k#40
40 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 26.4 16.3% 183 904—
41 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 25.9 19.1% 115 669—
42 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 25.4 13.6% 146 802#34
43 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 24.9 30.9% 75 872—
44 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 24.5 21.0% 127 885—
45 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina · Harbin 24.0 15.1% 187 885—
46 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 23.6 19.1% 133 885—
47 Peng Cheng LaboratoryChina · Shenzhen 23.2 25.5% 73 775—
48 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong · Hong Kong 22.7 24.3% 85 683#39
49 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 22.3 21.0% 91 647—
50 Korea UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 21.9 25.9% 103 892—
51 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 21.5 17.5% 132 896—
52 Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Nanjing 21.1 17.2% 115 686—
53 Hefei University of TechnologyChina · Hefei 20.8 23.4% 82 701—
54 Chitkara UniversityIndia · Chandigarh 20.4 14.7% 125 504—
55 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 20.0 21.7% 73 613—
56 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 19.7 22.8% 70 531#90
57 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · Daejeon 19.3 23.4% 113 936#97
58 New York UniversityUnited States · New York 19.0 21.1% 65 789#46
59 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 18.6 24.8% 87 561#30
60 Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta 18.3 18.0% 110 673#15
61 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 18.0 19.2% 99 574—
62 Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg 17.6 19.9% 87 654#70
63 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 17.3 20.0% 94 527#98
64 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 17.0 17.4% 116 556—
65 Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityChina · Hangzhou 16.7 18.2% 96 630—
66 Queen Mary University of LondonUnited Kingdom · London 16.4 21.5% 74 641#78
67 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 16.1 12.9% 133 608—
68 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin 15.8 22.0% 60 473#24
69 Delhi Technological UniversityIndia · New Delhi 15.5 17.4% 101 592—
70 Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationIndia · Vijayawada 15.2 12.7% 127 520—
71 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · Trondheim 14.9 22.8% 77 554—
72 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 14.6 13.9% 135 544—
73 University of California San DiegoUnited States · San Diego 14.4 18.1% 86 695#16
74 Anna University, ChennaiIndia · Chennai 14.1 22.3% 69 364—
75 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 13.8 21.9% 84 509—
76 Institute of Information EngineeringChina · Beijing 13.6 17.9% 87 496—
77 Anhui UniversityChina · Hefei 13.3 20.0% 86 483—
78 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States · Columbus 13.1 30.0% 65 624#14
79 Chongqing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Chongqing 12.8 14.6% 122 566—
80 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shenzhen 12.5 24.5% 66 500—
81 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 12.3 18.2% 115 635—
82 University of SurreyUnited Kingdom · Guildford 12.1 26.6% 64 601—
83 Guangzhou UniversityChina · Guangzhou 11.8 21.1% 79 439—
84 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft 11.6 24.4% 80 638#67
85 Chandigarh UniversityIndia · Mohali 11.3 9.6% 123 474—
86 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 11.1 16.6% 103 513—
87 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 10.9 15.0% 83 462—
88 Aalto UniversityFinland · Espoo 10.6 18.9% 78 494—
89 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 10.4 19.6% 75 409—
90 Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina · Xi'an 10.2 11.6% 72 289—
91 Graphic Era UniversityIndia · Dehradun 10.0 14.4% 88 398—
92 KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden · Stockholm 9.8 18.4% 63 418—
93 Institute of AcousticsChina · Beijing 9.5 17.9% 88 500—
94 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 9.3 17.9% 83 423#61
95 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 9.1 19.0% 73 294—
96 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 8.9 13.9% 100 520#7
97 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 8.7 19.0% 68 416—
98 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 8.5 17.8% 62 369#19
99 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States · College Park 8.3 19.8% 73 445#13
100 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 8.1 12.5% 104 566—

institutions ranked worldwide in Signal Processing (150). 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.

8 – 13: 21 places13 – 17: 16 places17 – 22: 13 places22 – 26: 11 places26 – 31: 8 places31 – 36: 6 places36 – 40: 6 places40 – 45: 4 places45 – 49: 3 places49 – 54: 3 places54 – 59: 2 places59 – 63: 1 places63 – 68: 1 places68 – 72: 2 places72 – 77: 0 places77 – 82: 1 places82 – 86: 1 places86 – 91: 0 places91 – 95: 0 places95 – 100: 1 places8100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 359 works
  2. 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 318 works
  3. 3 Tsinghua UniversityChina 308 works
  4. 4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 302 works
  5. 5 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 300 works
  6. 6 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 286 works
  7. 7 Xidian UniversityChina 281 works
  8. 8 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 267 works
  9. 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 265 works
  10. 10 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 262 works
  11. 11 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 258 works
  12. 12 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 244 works
  13. 13 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 238 works
  14. 14 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 230 works
  15. 15 Saveetha UniversityIndia 217 works

Signal Processing by country