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Automation & Control 2023
Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in automation and control.
ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.
How does Automation & Control evaluate universities?
Automation & Control, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2023 edition assessed 200 universities from 13 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.
Which are the top universities in Automation & Control 2023?
The top universities in Automation & Control 2023 are: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ETH Zurich, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Nanyang Technological University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 200 universities from 13 countries and regions using indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.
How does Automation & Control differ from other ranking systems?
ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.
Total 200 universities
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University
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Country
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| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT)
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đēđ¸ United States | 339.2 | 100.0 | 76.4 | 69.8 | 55.7 | 93.1 |
| 2 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
(SJTU)
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đ¨đŗ China | 314.8 | 70.7 | 66.6 | 55.4 | 84.4 | 82.0 |
| 3 |
ETH Zurich
|
đ¨đ Switzerland | 291.7 | 57.7 | 85.3 | 77.6 | 52.2 | 81.0 |
| 4 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC)
|
đēđ¸ United States | 285.7 | 91.3 | 59.3 | 60.9 | 42.3 | 80.6 |
| 5 |
Nanyang Technological University
(NTU)
|
đ¸đŦ Singapore | 284.0 | 0.0 | 83.9 | 90.0 | 85.6 | 96.6 |
| 6 |
Imperial College London
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đŦđ§ United Kingdom | 277.2 | 57.7 | 68.4 | 86.5 | 50.4 | 83.3 |
| 7 |
Harbin Institute of Technology
(HIT)
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đ¨đŗ China | 270.5 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 51.7 | 100.0 | 88.2 |
| 8 |
City University of Hong Kong
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đđ° Hong Kong | 269.8 | 0.0 | 92.7 | 57.1 | 78.4 | 87.2 |
| 9 |
Southeast University
(SEU)
|
đ¨đŗ China | 264.6 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 66.2 | 90.4 | 78.5 |
| 9 |
University of California, Berkeley
(UCB)
|
đēđ¸ United States | 264.6 | 57.7 | 74.4 | 69.7 | 46.7 | 71.9 |
| 11 |
Stanford University
(SU)
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đēđ¸ United States | 262.8 | 70.7 | 78.5 | 64.0 | 41.2 | 59.6 |
| 12 |
University of Michigan
(UM)
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đēđ¸ United States | 258.4 | 40.8 | 59.7 | 56.4 | 55.3 | 91.3 |
| 13 |
California Institute of Technology
(CIT)
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đēđ¸ United States | 253.7 | 91.3 | 75.1 | 65.4 | 27.7 | 46.5 |
| 14 |
University of Toronto
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đ¨đĻ Canada | 253.0 | 70.7 | 68.0 | 75.9 | 41.8 | 57.3 |
| 15 |
Northeastern University
(NEU)
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đ¨đŗ China | 252.6 | 0.0 | 75.5 | 46.7 | 86.1 | 81.6 |
| 16 |
Tsinghua University
(THU)
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đ¨đŗ China | 252.1 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 56.5 | 87.2 | 80.3 |
| 17 |
Beihang University
(BUAA)
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đ¨đŗ China | 249.8 | 0.0 | 75.4 | 58.5 | 87.0 | 75.6 |
| 18 |
Zhejiang University
(ZJU)
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đ¨đŗ China | 249.6 | 0.0 | 76.7 | 58.5 | 89.7 | 71.5 |
| 19 |
University of Groningen
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đŗđą Netherlands | 248.4 | 40.8 | 60.2 | 87.3 | 41.7 | 88.2 |
| 20 |
Beijing Institute of Technology
(BIT)
|
đ¨đŗ China | 247.1 | 0.0 | 74.8 | 53.8 | 75.9 | 85.6 |
| 21 |
Harvard University
|
đēđ¸ United States | 242.6 | 40.8 | 94.3 | 73.5 | 38.5 | 54.3 |
| 22 |
University of Newcastle Australia
(UoN)
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đĻđē Australia | 236.7 | 57.7 | 59.6 | 87.5 | 35.2 | 66.7 |
| 23 |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
(KTH)
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đ¸đĒ Sweden | 234.2 | 0.0 | 63.7 | 86.5 | 53.2 | 100.0 |
| 24 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
(HUST)
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đ¨đŗ China | 226.5 | 0.0 | 78.2 | 54.8 | 87.3 | 50.0 |
| 25 |
Guangdong University of Technology
(GDUT)
|
đ¨đŗ China | 222.8 | 0.0 | 89.9 | 56.5 | 63.4 | 58.2 |
| 26 |
Brunel University of London
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đŦđ§ United Kingdom | 222.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 97.7 | 43.3 | 59.2 |
| 27 |
Polytechnic Institute of Milan
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đŽđš Italy | 221.8 | 0.0 | 87.1 | 77.2 | 49.3 | 69.9 |
| 28 |
University of California, Irvine
(UCI)
|
đēđ¸ United States | 220.4 | 70.7 | 70.1 | 70.9 | 23.8 | 41.5 |
| 29 |
University of California San Diego
(UCSD)
|
đēđ¸ United States | 219.5 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 72.5 | 43.0 | 88.2 |
| 30 |
University of California, Santa Barbara
(UCSB)
|
đēđ¸ United States | 216.9 | 40.8 | 63.4 | 66.2 | 32.3 | 67.1 |
| 31 |
University of Cambridge
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đŦđ§ United Kingdom | 216.7 | 57.7 | 57.5 | 80.8 | 34.2 | 51.1 |
| 32 |
Sapienza University of Rome
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đŽđš Italy | 216.2 | 70.7 | 60.8 | 69.2 | 26.1 | 44.7 |
| 33 |
Delft University of Technology
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đŗđą Netherlands | 215.2 | 0.0 | 73.0 | 85.4 | 50.5 | 74.5 |
| 34 |
Xidian University
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đ¨đŗ China | 215.0 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 64.7 | 65.5 | 60.6 |
| 35 |
Paris-Saclay University
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đĢđˇ France | 211.3 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 80.5 | 45.1 | 96.0 |
| 36 |
Swinburne University of Technology
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đĻđē Australia | 211.2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 94.4 | 46.9 | 45.3 |
| 37 |
University of Alberta
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đ¨đĻ Canada | 210.6 | 0.0 | 74.8 | 85.5 | 60.9 | 57.7 |
| 38 |
Australian National University
(ANU)
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đĻđē Australia | 209.1 | 40.8 | 50.5 | 85.5 | 33.6 | 67.1 |
| 39 |
Chongqing University
(CQU)
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đ¨đŗ China | 209.0 | 0.0 | 85.9 | 54.8 | 61.6 | 50.6 |
| 40 |
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
(NUST)
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đ¨đŗ China | 208.8 | 0.0 | 72.9 | 53.8 | 60.6 | 64.5 |
| 41 |
South China University of Technology
(SCUT)
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đ¨đŗ China | 208.5 | 0.0 | 80.4 | 53.4 | 70.9 | 46.5 |
| 42 |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
(HKUST)
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đđ° Hong Kong | 207.1 | 0.0 | 80.1 | 58.8 | 46.9 | 68.3 |
| 43 |
University of Science and Technology of China
(USTC)
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đ¨đŗ China | 206.5 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 59.3 | 56.4 | 63.7 |
| 43 |
University of Hong Kong
(HKU)
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đđ° Hong Kong | 206.5 | 0.0 | 81.4 | 61.4 | 50.9 | 61.9 |
| 45 |
Arizona State University
(ASU)
|
đēđ¸ United States | 205.0 | 57.7 | 63.4 | 55.3 | 28.8 | 44.1 |
| 46 |
Tongji University
|
đ¨đŗ China | 204.4 | 0.0 | 71.7 | 59.2 | 58.1 | 62.8 |
| 47 |
The University of Tokyo
(UT)
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đ¯đĩ Japan | 203.8 | 81.6 | 50.5 | 53.6 | 31.2 | 29.8 |
| 48 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
(GT)
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đēđ¸ United States | 203.4 | 0.0 | 66.8 | 66.8 | 52.2 | 71.1 |
| 49 |
East China University of Science and Technology
(ECUST)
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đ¨đŗ China | 202.7 | 0.0 | 84.6 | 53.4 | 51.7 | 55.8 |
| 49 |
National University of Singapore
(NUS)
|
đ¸đŦ Singapore | 202.7 | 0.0 | 77.3 | 89.3 | 57.6 | 50.0 |