Chemical Engineering
ARWU

Chemical Engineering 2023

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in chemical engineering.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Chemical Engineering evaluate universities?

Chemical Engineering, 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 500 universities from 7 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 Chemical Engineering 2023?

The top universities in Chemical Engineering 2023 are: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tianjin University, Tsinghua University, Sichuan University, Zhejiang University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 500 universities from 7 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 Chemical Engineering 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.

Current edition: published 2023-10
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1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 291.7 100.0 85.4 78.4 40.0 50.5
2 Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 267.5 0.0 73.1 46.2 98.8 86.3
3 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 260.6 0.0 78.1 53.2 100.0 71.8
4 Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 260.4 0.0 78.0 42.2 73.9 100.0
5 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 251.1 0.0 73.8 52.7 84.7 82.0
6 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 242.3 46.3 82.4 78.1 46.2 51.8
7 Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 238.2 0.0 73.9 45.3 66.2 89.0
8 East China University of Science and Technology logo East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 236.0 0.0 67.3 46.3 72.4 87.1
9 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 235.1 59.8 83.5 72.2 37.1 40.3
10 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 229.5 0.0 81.1 45.8 75.1 64.2
11 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 223.1 0.0 72.4 43.2 77.5 64.6
12 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 222.8 0.0 77.4 51.1 76.2 59.0
13 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 222.7 0.0 84.0 46.5 78.1 51.3
14 Zhengzhou University logo Zhengzhou University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 219.5 0.0 98.9 49.3 68.5 42.2
15 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 218.1 0.0 76.8 52.6 78.5 52.3
16 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 216.7 0.0 82.8 48.0 80.2 44.1
17 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 215.9 0.0 86.8 47.1 84.4 35.4
18 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 215.0 50.0 74.4 67.6 36.1 40.9
19 Nanjing Tech University Nanjing Tech University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 213.6 0.0 73.8 52.0 67.8 61.5
20 Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 212.9 0.0 82.8 45.3 74.6 46.4
21 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 208.1 59.8 74.8 81.5 30.4 26.8
22 Hunan University logo Hunan University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 207.2 0.0 100.0 48.4 62.6 35.0
23 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 205.6 0.0 85.2 85.8 60.1 43.1
24 University of California, Santa Barbara logo University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 204.8 70.7 85.0 66.9 15.8 20.0
25 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 203.0 26.7 75.0 81.6 41.2 43.8
26 Jiangsu University logo Jiangsu University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 202.7 0.0 87.8 49.6 67.5 37.5
27 University of Colorado Boulder logo University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 202.5 77.9 67.2 61.7 23.8 21.3
28 Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 201.4 0.0 80.4 46.8 70.4 41.3
29 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China University of Petroleum, Beijing đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 200.5 0.0 62.9 52.9 63.8 63.2
30 Wuhan University of Technology logo Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 197.2 0.0 99.1 59.2 55.3 30.9
31 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 196.7 0.0 89.2 89.2 59.1 30.5
32 Nanjing University logo Nanjing University (NJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 194.5 0.0 92.1 45.1 56.2 37.2
33 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 194.1 0.0 74.7 84.4 50.2 52.3
34 Fuzhou University logo Fuzhou University (FZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 192.4 0.0 90.2 49.8 55.8 36.5
35 Soochow University logo Soochow University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 190.9 0.0 90.7 57.0 51.2 37.5
36 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 190.3 0.0 71.6 52.0 65.2 43.1
37 China University of Petroleum (East China) China University of Petroleum (East China) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 189.5 0.0 66.8 50.8 68.5 44.1
38 Xiamen University logo Xiamen University (XMU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 188.9 0.0 83.3 58.0 52.7 41.3
39 North Carolina State University logo North Carolina State University (NCSU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 188.4 46.3 70.3 71.4 29.3 28.2
40 University of Delaware logo University of Delaware (UD) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 188.0 46.3 74.3 72.5 25.1 27.8
41 Guangdong University of Technology logo Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 187.4 0.0 89.6 52.7 49.7 37.5
42 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology logo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 🇸đŸ‡Ļ Saudi Arabia 187.2 0.0 77.7 88.4 53.9 37.9
43 Tongji University logo Tongji University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 186.5 0.0 82.9 48.9 61.6 32.2
44 Shandong University logo Shandong University (SDU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 186.0 0.0 84.5 48.3 62.7 29.2
45 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 185.5 0.0 78.3 49.3 59.8 37.5
46 Princeton University logo Princeton University đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 183.0 46.3 68.3 79.6 28.2 24.2
47 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 182.6 0.0 84.6 48.7 54.1 34.2
47 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 182.6 0.0 94.5 59.8 43.5 32.6
49 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 182.3 0.0 88.3 58.4 51.0 31.4
50 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 182.2 0.0 93.3 55.8 51.9 25.8