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Top Water Science and Technology Research Institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 295 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 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 100.0 27.1% 632 10k#1
2 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 87.8 33.1% 388 8.5k#3
3 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 80.7 28.7% 330 6.5k#5
4 State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseChina · Nanjing 75.6 33.0% 227 4.9k#9
5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 71.7 26.1% 349 5.3k#12
6 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina · Kunming 68.5 24.2% 355 4.9k#63
7 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 65.8 21.7% 387 4.6k#51
8 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 63.4 21.5% 475 6.5k#27
9 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 61.4 26.8% 300 4.4k#24
10 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 59.5 26.6% 270 4.3k#25
11 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 57.8 43.0% 154 4.4k#4
12 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 56.3 27.6% 223 4k#30
13 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 54.9 26.5% 267 4.4k#38
14 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 53.6 25.7% 221 3.2k#26
15 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia · Dhahran 52.4 30.7% 174 3.1k#36
16 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 51.2 23.0% 244 3.7k#11
17 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 50.2 33.4% 136 3.2k#58
18 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 49.2 29.0% 154 3.1k#23
19 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 48.2 23.1% 232 3.5k#50
20 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 47.3 17.4% 309 3.5k—
21 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 46.5 34.0% 111 2.6k#60
22 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 45.6 21.9% 188 1.9k—
23 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 44.9 24.2% 210 3.2k#53
24 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 44.1 25.0% 180 2.8k#52
25 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 43.4 31.8% 126 2.1k#87
26 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 42.7 26.3% 170 2.8k#34
27 Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia · Guwahati 42.0 24.7% 120 1.5k#89
28 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 41.4 26.3% 134 2.6k#28
29 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 40.8 29.8% 148 2.6k#92
30 Northeastern UniversityChina · Shenyang 40.2 22.4% 225 2.9k—
31 Northwest A&F UniversityChina · Yangling 39.6 31.4% 125 2.1k#95
32 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina · Nanjing 39.1 33.7% 128 2.5k—
33 Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina · Jinhua 38.5 44.7% 70 1.9k—
34 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 38.0 28.0% 129 2.6k#66
35 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina · Xi'an 37.5 22.4% 188 2.7k—
36 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina · Nanjing 37.0 22.0% 207 2.9k#80
37 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina · Shanghai 36.5 24.6% 133 2.4k#85
38 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 36.0 35.2% 84 2k#44
39 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 35.6 24.9% 169 3k#56
40 Beijing University of TechnologyChina · Beijing 35.1 21.2% 193 2.9k—
41 Guangxi UniversityChina · Nanning 34.7 25.6% 184 2.8k—
42 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 34.3 32.2% 91 2.1k#2
43 Qatar UniversityQatar · Doha 33.9 35.2% 92 1.9k—
44 Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeIndia · Roorkee 33.5 25.1% 139 1.5k#13
45 China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing 33.1 25.2% 148 2.2k#94
46 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 32.7 29.3% 98 2k#48
47 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChina · Beijing 32.3 27.4% 116 1.6k—
48 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina · Harbin 31.9 33.8% 87 1.7k—
49 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 31.6 25.0% 125 2k—
50 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 31.2 31.2% 99 1.9k#57
51 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 30.9 17.7% 163 1.9k#14
52 Tiangong UniversityChina · Tianjin 30.5 25.2% 195 2.9k—
53 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 30.2 24.0% 104 1.8k—
54 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina · Beijing 29.9 17.9% 176 2.3k—
55 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 29.5 27.4% 135 2.1k—
56 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 29.2 25.0% 161 2.5k—
57 University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia · Johor Bahru 28.9 17.0% 199 2.2k#29
58 China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower ResearchChina · Beijing 28.6 18.7% 195 2k—
59 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco · Rabat 28.3 31.1% 70 530—
60 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 28.0 20.5% 145 1.3k—
61Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security?? · Shanghai 27.7 37.2% 76 2k—
62 Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi 27.4 31.4% 89 1.7k—
63 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 27.1 22.8% 96 1.6k#43
64 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 26.9 24.6% 150 2.4k—
65 University of TabrizIran · Tabriz 26.6 29.4% 74 1.4k#59
66 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 26.3 23.2% 146 2.1k—
67 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan 26.1 22.1% 152 1.9k—
68 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 25.8 25.4% 128 1.8k—
69 Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaChina · Beijing 25.5 22.6% 129 1.5k—
70 Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia · Kharagpur 25.3 21.2% 129 1.6k#62
71 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina · Beijing 25.0 30.1% 112 1.7k—
72 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 24.8 26.6% 110 1.8k—
73 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 24.6 36.0% 72 1.6k#64
74 University of TehranIran · Tehran 24.3 17.3% 201 2.1k#74
75 Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesChina · Beijing 24.1 29.5% 98 1.6k#73
76 Alexandria UniversityEgypt · Alexandria 23.8 28.3% 97 1.8k—
77 Manipal Academy of Higher EducationIndia · Manipal 23.6 32.7% 65 1k—
78 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Singapore 23.4 34.0% 84 1.8k#10
79 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 23.2 18.0% 139 1.6k—
80 Chang'an UniversityChina · Xi'an 22.9 27.1% 94 1.5k#45
81 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Qingdao 22.7 20.1% 112 1.5k—
82 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 22.5 26.5% 93 1.8k—
83 North China University of Water Resources and Electric PowerChina · Zhengzhou 22.3 21.3% 162 1.7k—
84 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 22.1 23.8% 137 1.8k—
85 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina · Beijing 21.9 19.1% 125 2.2k—
86 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 21.7 21.5% 115 1.5k—
87 Xi'an University of TechnologyChina · Xi'an 21.5 17.8% 142 1.3k—
88 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 21.3 31.6% 72 1.4k—
89 Donghua UniversityChina · Shanghai 21.1 24.8% 108 1.9k—
90 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town 20.9 17.0% 143 1.7k#8
91 National Technical University of AthensGreece · Athens 20.7 25.8% 62 1.2k#79
92 Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran · Tehran 20.5 32.5% 99 1.8k—
93 Mansoura UniversityEgypt · Al Mansurah 20.3 31.8% 66 1.1k—
94 Yangzhou UniversityChina · Yangzhou 20.1 21.7% 93 1.4k—
95 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia · Abhā 19.9 32.2% 67 1.2k—
96 Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesChina · Beijing 19.7 21.5% 128 1.7k—
97 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 19.6 30.0% 83 1.7k—
98 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia · Phagwāra 19.4 24.8% 68 738—
99 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China · Beijing 19.2 23.1% 119 1.7k—
100 The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane 19.0 19.0% 105 1.4k#42

institutions ranked worldwide in Water Science and Technology (295). 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.

19 – 23: 21 places23 – 27: 16 places27 – 31: 13 places31 – 35: 11 places35 – 39: 8 places39 – 43: 6 places43 – 47: 6 places47 – 51: 4 places51 – 55: 3 places55 – 60: 2 places60 – 64: 3 places64 – 68: 1 places68 – 72: 1 places72 – 76: 2 places76 – 80: 0 places80 – 84: 1 places84 – 88: 1 places88 – 92: 0 places92 – 96: 0 places96 – 100: 1 places19100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 632 works
  2. 2 Central South UniversityChina 475 works
  3. 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 388 works
  4. 4 Hohai UniversityChina 387 works
  5. 5 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 355 works
  6. 6 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 349 works
  7. 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 330 works
  8. 8 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 309 works
  9. 9 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 300 works
  10. 10 Tianjin UniversityChina 270 works
  11. 11 Sichuan UniversityChina 267 works
  12. 12 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 245 works
  13. 13 Zhejiang UniversityChina 244 works
  14. 14 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 232 works
  15. 15 State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseChina 227 works

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