Chemical Engineering
ARWU

Chemical Engineering 2024

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 High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, 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 2024 edition assessed 500 universities from 8 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 2024?

The top universities in Chemical Engineering 2024 are: Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, Sichuan University, Zhejiang University, Harbin Institute of Technology. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 500 universities from 8 countries and regions using indicators such as High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output. 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 2024-11
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1 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 271.5 100.0 10.2 38.8 31.0 91.4
2 Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 262.8 98.9 9.0 36.7 18.3 100.0
3 Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 243.1 78.3 8.1 38.7 20.0 98.0
4 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 241.7 88.0 10.2 36.8 16.9 90.0
5 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 235.5 88.4 9.1 42.6 5.3 90.2
6 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 212.1 79.5 8.3 37.1 9.5 77.8
7 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 209.9 81.7 9.2 40.8 4.7 73.5
8 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 208.6 58.8 17.7 41.8 35.0 55.3
9 Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 208.4 66.2 8.8 37.4 15.2 80.8
10 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 207.8 83.8 9.5 41.0 3.3 70.2
11 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 206.7 36.2 15.6 41.0 61.1 52.9
11 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 206.7 79.7 9.9 38.3 5.3 73.6
13 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 205.7 76.2 8.9 40.3 0.0 80.2
14 Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 204.5 79.4 8.9 40.9 6.7 68.6
15 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 202.1 79.9 10.2 37.7 0.0 74.3
16 Zhengzhou University logo Zhengzhou University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 199.5 72.4 9.7 46.9 0.0 70.5
17 East China University of Science and Technology logo East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 199.3 72.2 8.8 32.7 0.0 85.6
18 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 199.1 44.3 15.6 40.4 39.5 59.4
18 Nanjing Tech University Nanjing Tech University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 199.1 71.2 10.1 36.5 5.7 75.6
20 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 189.8 56.8 18.1 43.2 16.2 55.4
21 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 189.0 49.7 17.0 37.1 40.0 45.3
22 Hunan University logo Hunan University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 187.0 64.1 9.3 50.0 0.0 63.6
23 Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 185.1 74.1 9.2 40.2 0.0 61.6
24 Tongji University logo Tongji University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 181.6 64.5 9.5 41.4 0.0 66.1
25 Jiangsu University logo Jiangsu University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 180.1 69.5 9.7 42.8 0.0 58.2
26 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 179.4 35.1 13.5 35.9 47.7 47.1
27 Shandong University logo Shandong University (SDU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 178.3 65.6 9.5 42.1 0.0 61.2
28 China University of Petroleum (East China) China University of Petroleum (East China) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 174.1 72.4 9.9 34.4 0.0 57.5
29 Nanjing University logo Nanjing University (NJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 174.0 56.9 8.7 44.2 4.1 60.1
30 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 173.8 68.2 10.4 35.8 0.0 59.5
31 Jilin University logo Jilin University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 173.1 59.5 8.7 40.9 6.1 57.9
32 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 170.9 46.5 12.3 47.2 16.2 48.7
33 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 169.4 36.4 14.4 39.7 40.2 38.8
34 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 167.6 57.5 9.1 42.0 0.0 58.9
35 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 167.5 54.5 11.1 45.8 0.0 56.1
36 Nankai University logo Nankai University (NKU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 166.1 57.2 8.9 46.4 0.0 53.7
37 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 165.0 53.5 11.7 45.4 8.0 46.4
38 Fuzhou University logo Fuzhou University (FZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 164.2 57.3 9.4 43.8 0.0 53.6
39 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧đŸ‡Ē Belgium 164.1 44.7 16.9 37.4 21.9 43.2
39 Tiangong University logo Tiangong University (TJPU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 164.1 54.9 9.9 40.6 0.0 58.7
41 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology logo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 🇸đŸ‡Ļ Saudi Arabia 163.5 56.8 17.5 38.6 6.1 44.6
42 The University of Adelaide logo The University of Adelaide đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 163.2 36.2 18.1 45.8 29.1 34.2
43 The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 163.0 48.6 17.5 38.9 14.0 44.0
44 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 162.9 28.4 16.5 38.1 46.4 33.7
45 Guangdong University of Technology logo Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 162.6 53.3 9.9 43.1 0.0 56.4
46 Nanjing Forestry University logo Nanjing Forestry University (NFU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 162.1 56.4 11.2 44.2 0.0 50.3
47 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 161.6 61.5 9.5 39.6 0.0 51.0
47 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China University of Petroleum, Beijing đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 161.6 64.2 10.1 31.3 0.0 56.1
49 Wuhan University of Technology logo Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 161.5 56.6 11.7 47.4 0.0 45.9
50 Soochow University logo Soochow University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 161.4 51.5 10.6 44.3 0.0 55.2