Subfield · Spectroscopy
Top Spectroscopy Research Institutions
Harbin Institute of Technology ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 66 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 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 100.0 | 33.9% | 110 | 2.4k | #96 |
| 2 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 83.5 | 20.0% | 341 | 3.8k | #21 |
| 3 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 73.8 | 14.5% | 271 | 2.2k | #12 |
| 4 | Donghua University China · Shanghai | 66.9 | 39.5% | 64 | 1.5k | — |
| 5 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 61.6 | 19.8% | 207 | 2.2k | — |
| 6 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 57.2 | 31.0% | 90 | 1.8k | #81 |
| 7 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 53.6 | 24.7% | 103 | 1.6k | — |
| 8 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 50.4 | 24.3% | 117 | 1.5k | #66 |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin–Madison United States · Madison | 47.6 | 21.4% | 116 | 1.2k | #7 |
| 10 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 45.0 | 21.3% | 142 | 1.5k | — |
| 11 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 42.8 | 23.0% | 130 | 1.6k | — |
| 12 | East China University of Science and Technology China · Shanghai | 40.7 | 19.4% | 106 | 1.4k | #74 |
| 13 | University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford | 38.8 | 28.0% | 79 | 1k | #16 |
| 14 | Tsinghua University China · Beijing | 37.0 | 18.7% | 128 | 1.3k | — |
| 15 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 35.4 | 22.0% | 86 | 996 | — |
| 16 | Fudan University China · Shanghai | 33.8 | 23.1% | 97 | 1.1k | #78 |
| 17 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 32.4 | 19.8% | 127 | 1.4k | — |
| 18 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 31.0 | 34.1% | 76 | 1.3k | — |
| 19 | Shanxi University China · Taiyuan | 29.7 | 34.1% | 72 | 1.1k | — |
| 20 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 28.5 | 23.4% | 96 | 1.1k | — |
| 21 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 27.3 | 18.6% | 136 | 1.1k | #11 |
| 22 | Central South University China · Changsha | 26.2 | 27.5% | 85 | 1.4k | — |
| 23 | University of Washington United States · Seattle | 25.2 | 19.4% | 93 | 979 | #6 |
| 24 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 24.1 | 23.7% | 92 | 1.3k | — |
| 25 | Purdue University West Lafayette United States · West Lafayette | 23.2 | 22.7% | 101 | 1k | #9 |
| 26 | University of Copenhagen Denmark · Copenhagen | 22.2 | 22.5% | 70 | 1k | #57 |
| 27 | East China Normal University China · Shanghai | 21.3 | 27.8% | 65 | 837 | — |
| 28 | University of Michigan United States · Ann Arbor | 20.5 | 23.0% | 68 | 900 | #10 |
| 29 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 19.6 | 21.0% | 100 | 1.1k | — |
| 30 | Nanjing University China · Nanjing | 18.8 | 22.7% | 84 | 1k | — |
| 31 | Jiangnan University China · Wuxi | 18.0 | 29.5% | 67 | 979 | — |
| 32 | Tianjin University China · Tianjin | 17.3 | 19.5% | 115 | 1.2k | — |
| 33 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 16.5 | 25.1% | 79 | 985 | — |
| 34 | Nanjing Tech University China · Nanjing | 15.8 | 23.1% | 79 | 998 | — |
| 35 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge | 15.1 | 27.8% | 68 | 980 | #13 |
| 36 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 14.5 | 28.8% | 67 | 904 | — |
| 37 | Peking University China · Beijing | 13.8 | 22.4% | 75 | 938 | — |
| 38 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 13.2 | 19.6% | 84 | 977 | — |
| 39 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 12.6 | 24.8% | 72 | 905 | — |
| 40 | China Pharmaceutical University China · Nanjing | 12.0 | 25.6% | 75 | 899 | — |
| 41 | Technical University of Munich Germany · Munich | 11.4 | 21.7% | 71 | 718 | #47 |
| 42 | Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing | 10.8 | 18.0% | 90 | 939 | — |
| 43 | University College London United Kingdom · London | 10.2 | 22.2% | 67 | 813 | #46 |
| 44 | Xiamen University China · Xiamen | 9.7 | 23.6% | 76 | 751 | — |
| 45 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 9.1 | 24.5% | 66 | 970 | — |
| 46 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 8.6 | 21.1% | 75 | 835 | — |
| 47 | University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester | 8.1 | 25.1% | 60 | 839 | #37 |
| 48 | The University of Texas at Austin United States · Austin | 7.6 | 21.0% | 72 | 797 | #24 |
| 49 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 7.1 | 18.6% | 70 | 736 | — |
| 50 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 6.6 | 18.8% | 73 | 606 | — |
| 51 | Guizhou University China · Guiyang | 6.2 | 23.0% | 71 | 755 | — |
| 52 | University of Jinan China · Jinan | 5.7 | 22.3% | 64 | 770 | — |
| 53 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India · Vellore | 5.2 | 20.3% | 66 | 670 | — |
| 54 | The University of Tokyo Japan · Tokyo | 4.8 | 9.3% | 90 | 593 | #28 |
| 55 | Kyoto University Japan · Kyoto | 4.4 | 12.5% | 73 | 477 | #51 |
| 56 | Universidade de São Paulo Brazil · São Paulo | 3.9 | 14.6% | 62 | 438 | — |
| 57 | Soochow University China · Suzhou | 3.5 | 15.4% | 66 | 592 | — |
| 58 | Imperial College London United Kingdom · London | 3.1 | 14.8% | 61 | 556 | #50 |
| 59 | Ningbo University China · Ningbo | 2.7 | 8.9% | 84 | 620 | — |
| 60 | University of Delhi India · New Delhi | 2.3 | 10.9% | 65 | 398 | — |
| 61 | The University of Osaka Japan · Osaka | 1.9 | 8.2% | 79 | 448 | #83 |
| 62 | St Petersburg University Russia · Saint Petersburg | 149.2 | 7.7% | 88 | 410 | — |
| 63 | Tohoku University Japan · Sendai | 111.0 | 9.1% | 65 | 334 | — |
| 64 | Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia · Moscow | 73.4 | 2.7% | 136 | 443 | — |
| 65 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States · Chapel Hill | 36.4 | 4.4% | 90 | 228 | #76 |
| 66 | Russian Academy of Sciences Russia · Moscow | 0.0 | 2.8% | 63 | 187 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Spectroscopy (66). 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 341 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 271 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 207 works
- 4 University of Science and Technology of China China 141 works
- 5 ETH Zurich Switzerland 136 works
- 6 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 136 works
- 7 Sichuan University China 130 works
- 8 Tsinghua University China 128 works
- 9 Jilin University China 127 works
- 10 Zhejiang University China 117 works
- 11 University of Wisconsin–Madison United States 116 works
- 12 Tianjin University China 115 works
- 13 Harbin Institute of Technology China 110 works
- 14 East China University of Science and Technology China 106 works
- 15 Zhengzhou University China 103 works