Best Engineering and Technology Universities in the World 2023

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field of Engineering and Technology was created using data derived from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Engineering and Technology research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a trustworthy account of leading scientists from the area of Engineering and Technology, created using a meticulous analysis of 166,880 scholars discovered from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of Engineering and Technology, over 27940 scholars were examined.

What is D-index inclusion threshold for Engineering and Technology
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be considered is set to 30 if most of their publications are in the area of Engineering and Technology. The approval factors for researchers to be considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio of the publications made within the specific area in addition to the awards and achievements of the scientists. The D-index threshold for listing best scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of scientists estimated for each discipline whilst making sure that the top 1% of leading researchers are considered into the ranking. There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.

Additional verification methods
Since our leading mission is to make sure that only credible scholars are included in the ranking we are aware that numbers are never supposed to be a full tool to assess the output of researchers. Because of that we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a broad range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a element contributing to a scholar’s position in the ranking, the amount of documents published in prominent journals and conference proceedings should form a reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a given field of study. Position in the ranking is established using each researcher’s D-index using data gathered from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric databases of this type open to the scientific community. A comprehensive overview of our research procedures can be found on our methodology page.

Our goal
Our goal is to motivate scientists, entrepreneurs and decision-makers around the world to examine where leading experts are heading and to provide a way for the entire research community to get to know who the leading experts in specific areas of study, in different countries, or even within research institutions are.
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Key findings for Engineering and Technology
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scholars in the world is University of California System with 188 researchers affiliated with it being present in the Engineering and Technology ranking. It is followed by MIT with 82 researchers and Stanford University with 75 scientists.

The most prominent scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in the world are representing Quaid-i-Azam University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Swansea University, National University of Ireland, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Sunway University, Jiangnan University, Liaoning University of Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia, Université Djillali Liabes.

University of California System is featured as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking researchers at 9086. Ranking on the second place in the world is Stanford University with a total D-index of 4336. The third position in the world is taken by MIT with a total D-index of 3968.

The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 1303 in comparison to an average of 254 for all 1161 institutions featured in our ranking.

The average number of publications in the field of Engineering and Technology by scientists affiliated with the top 3% of researchers in the ranking is 11239 in comparison to an average of 1316 for all 1161 universities.

The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 5% universities is 437342 against an average of 55727 for all 1161 universities.

World
National
University Details
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
101 World 33 National Scholars 17 2,319 Σ D-index 726
102 World 10 National Scholars 15 4,237 Σ D-index 726
103 World 2 National Scholars 17 5,347 Σ D-index 716
104 World 1 National Scholars 19 4,779 Σ D-index 715
105 World 11 National Scholars 15 3,559 Σ D-index 712
106 World 34 National Scholars 16 3,247 Σ D-index 700
107 World 9 National
Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom
Scholars 17 4,123 Σ D-index 699
108 World 15 National Scholars 18 3,384 Σ D-index 695
109 World 35 National
New York University

New York University

United States
Scholars 14 3,053 Σ D-index 688
110 World 1 National Scholars 17 4,096 Σ D-index 684
111 World 10 National
University of Manchester

University of Manchester

United Kingdom
Scholars 16 3,458 Σ D-index 679
112 World 36 National
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

United States
Scholars 14 3,474 Σ D-index 679
113 World 2 National Scholars 14 5,514 Σ D-index 675
114 World 1 National Scholars 14 3,828 Σ D-index 674
115 World 16 National Scholars 15 2,841 Σ D-index 666
116 World 17 National Scholars 17 2,251 Σ D-index 664
117 World 18 National Scholars 16 2,974 Σ D-index 660
118 World 19 National Scholars 14 3,284 Σ D-index 653
119 World 1 National Scholars 16 3,894 Σ D-index 651
120 World 37 National
Yale University

Yale University

United States
Scholars 11 2,163 Σ D-index 651
121 World 11 National
University of Surrey

University of Surrey

United Kingdom
Scholars 14 3,506 Σ D-index 638
122 World 6 National Scholars 14 2,842 Σ D-index 638
123 World 38 National
Rice University

Rice University

United States
Scholars 13 2,635 Σ D-index 633
124 World 39 National Scholars 12 2,842 Σ D-index 628
125 World 40 National
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

United States
Scholars 14 2,538 Σ D-index 622
126 World 20 National Scholars 15 3,293 Σ D-index 618
127 World 21 National Scholars 13 4,007 Σ D-index 607
128 World 3 National Scholars 14 6,072 Σ D-index 606
129 World 2 National Scholars 15 4,120 Σ D-index 603
130 World 22 National Scholars 14 2,673 Σ D-index 595
131 World 5 National Scholars 13 3,635 Σ D-index 592
132 World 6 National Scholars 16 3,004 Σ D-index 589
133 World 41 National Scholars 13 2,785 Σ D-index 589
134 World 2 National Scholars 14 3,063 Σ D-index 588
135 World 42 National
University of Delaware

University of Delaware

United States
Scholars 11 2,312 Σ D-index 588
136 World 4 National
Hanyang University

Hanyang University

South Korea
Scholars 14 3,177 Σ D-index 585
137 World 2 National Scholars 12 2,655 Σ D-index 578
138 World 43 National
University of Virginia

University of Virginia

United States
Scholars 13 2,770 Σ D-index 571
139 World 12 National
RMIT University

RMIT University

Australia
Scholars 13 2,668 Σ D-index 569
140 World 2 National Scholars 13 2,655 Σ D-index 568
141 World 7 National Scholars 13 2,996 Σ D-index 566
142 World 5 National
Yonsei University

Yonsei University

South Korea
Scholars 13 3,583 Σ D-index 562
143 World 3 National Scholars 11 3,452 Σ D-index 558
144 World 3 National Scholars 15 5,032 Σ D-index 553
145 World 44 National Scholars 10 3,438 Σ D-index 553
146 World 23 National Scholars 12 3,593 Σ D-index 548
147 World 12 National
Loughborough University

Loughborough University

United Kingdom
Scholars 15 2,827 Σ D-index 546
148 World 2 National Scholars 12 3,279 Σ D-index 546
149 World 2 National Scholars 13 2,763 Σ D-index 542
150 World 4 National Scholars 14 2,752 Σ D-index 540
151 World 2 National Scholars 13 2,681 Σ D-index 536
152 World 24 National Scholars 12 2,887 Σ D-index 534
153 World 25 National Scholars 13 2,024 Σ D-index 531
154 World 4 National Scholars 12 4,245 Σ D-index 529
155 World 45 National Scholars 11 1,754 Σ D-index 522
156 World 2 National Scholars 13 2,005 Σ D-index 517
157 World 3 National Scholars 11 2,202 Σ D-index 515
158 World 6 National Scholars 11 2,745 Σ D-index 514
159 World 46 National
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

United States
Scholars 11 2,479 Σ D-index 514
160 World 47 National
Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines

United States
Scholars 11 2,796 Σ D-index 512
161 World 48 National Scholars 13 2,566 Σ D-index 509
162 World 8 National Scholars 12 1,993 Σ D-index 509
163 World 13 National
University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

United Kingdom
Scholars 11 2,696 Σ D-index 509
164 World 3 National Scholars 11 2,093 Σ D-index 493
165 World 49 National Scholars 11 2,432 Σ D-index 491
166 World 14 National
Cranfield University

Cranfield University

United Kingdom
Scholars 8 1,732 Σ D-index 490
167 World 26 National Scholars 11 1,929 Σ D-index 479
168 World 4 National Scholars 13 1,839 Σ D-index 478
169 World 9 National Scholars 10 2,693 Σ D-index 478
170 World 15 National
University of Leeds

University of Leeds

United Kingdom
Scholars 10 2,004 Σ D-index 475
171 World 50 National Scholars 12 1,997 Σ D-index 469
172 World 3 National Scholars 13 3,231 Σ D-index 468
173 World 16 National
University of Exeter

University of Exeter

United Kingdom
Scholars 10 2,361 Σ D-index 463
174 World 27 National Scholars 8 1,612 Σ D-index 460
175 World 51 National
Iowa State University

Iowa State University

United States
Scholars 10 2,678 Σ D-index 455
176 World 28 National Scholars 10 2,505 Σ D-index 454
177 World 29 National Scholars 11 1,693 Σ D-index 451
178 World 5 National Scholars 10 2,847 Σ D-index 450
179 World 30 National Scholars 11 2,170 Σ D-index 449
180 World 4 National Scholars 8 2,231 Σ D-index 449
181 World 13 National Scholars 10 2,382 Σ D-index 447
182 World 7 National Scholars 12 2,090 Σ D-index 439
183 World 7 National Scholars 12 2,687 Σ D-index 438
184 World 31 National Scholars 11 1,875 Σ D-index 435
185 World 52 National
Lehigh University

Lehigh University

United States
Scholars 9 2,645 Σ D-index 435
186 World 17 National
University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom
Scholars 11 2,738 Σ D-index 433
187 World 32 National Scholars 10 2,533 Σ D-index 427
188 World 1 National
Khalifa University

Khalifa University

United Arab Emirates
Scholars 9 1,690 Σ D-index 425
189 World 14 National Scholars 10 2,608 Σ D-index 414
190 World 3 National Scholars 9 2,056 Σ D-index 414
191 World 3 National Scholars 10 1,752 Σ D-index 410
192 World 8 National Scholars 10 1,813 Σ D-index 405
193 World 6 National Scholars 9 2,230 Σ D-index 397
194 World 53 National Scholars 8 2,234 Σ D-index 397
195 World 10 National Scholars 8 2,244 Σ D-index 391
196 World 54 National
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

United States
Scholars 8 1,630 Σ D-index 388
197 World 55 National
University of Houston

University of Houston

United States
Scholars 10 1,754 Σ D-index 385
198 World 56 National
University of Chicago

University of Chicago

United States
Scholars 6 1,643 Σ D-index 384
199 World 5 National Scholars 10 2,932 Σ D-index 383
200 World 2 National Scholars 8 2,698 Σ D-index 383

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