World Tech Rankings

Institutions

Universities, labs and companies that rank in the top ten of more than one technology, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.

Ordered by how many technologies an institution is in the top ten of. A large system such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences counts as one institution, as OpenAlex records it, so it is not comparable with a single campus.

  1. 1CN
    Chinese Academy of SciencesGovernment lab, China
    Hydrogen by electrolysis 1stPerovskite solar cells 2ndCritical minerals processing 2ndDirected energy 2ndMagnets and superconductors 2ndSynthetic biology 2ndOptical communication 2ndAI chips 3rdAdvanced chip manufacturing 3rdElectric batteries 4thHyperspectral imaging 4thSatellite navigation 5thRadar 5thAtomic clocks 6thWide-bandgap semiconductors 6thGene editing 6thSonar and underwater acoustics 7thNuclear fission power 7thNew antibiotics and antivirals 8thAdvanced composites 8thAdvanced aircraft engines 10thHypersonic flight 10thSupercapacitors 10thNuclear fusion 10th
    24of 45
  2. 2CN
    Zhejiang UniversityUniversity, China
    Optical communication 1stLarge language models 2ndSynthetic biology 3rdNew antibiotics and antivirals 3rdAdvanced robotics 3rdmRNA vaccines and therapeutics 5thAutonomous underwater vehicles 6thHydrogen by electrolysis 6thMetamaterials 6thHydrogen storage and ammonia fuel 6thAI chips 7thGenome sequencing 7thWide-bandgap semiconductors 8th6G and advanced wireless 8thElectric batteries 10thSonar and underwater acoustics 10th
    16of 45
  3. 3CN
    Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityUniversity, China
    Additive manufacturing 1stSonar and underwater acoustics 1stAdvanced composites 1stHypersonic flight 2ndDrones and swarming 2ndMetamaterials 2ndAdvanced aircraft engines 3rdSpace launch 4thInertial navigation 4thPerovskite solar cells 5thHyperspectral imaging 5thSmall satellites 7thRadar 8thAutonomous underwater vehicles 9th
    14of 45
  4. 4CN
    Harbin Institute of TechnologyUniversity, China
    Metamaterials 1stAdvanced composites 2ndHypersonic flight 3rdAdditive manufacturing 3rdSpace launch 3rdHydrogen by electrolysis 4thElectric batteries 6thAdvanced robotics 6thLarge language models 7thAutonomous underwater vehicles 8thCritical minerals processing 8thAdvanced aircraft engines 9thHyperspectral imaging 9thElectronic warfare 10th
    14of 45
  5. 5CN
    Tsinghua UniversityUniversity, China
    Post-quantum cryptography 1stLarge language models 1stQuantum communication 2ndElectric batteries 2ndNuclear fission power 4th6G and advanced wireless 4thHypersonic flight 6thAI chips 6thAdvanced robotics 7thHydrogen by electrolysis 8thSynthetic biology 9thAutonomous underwater vehicles 10th
    12of 45
  6. 6CN
    National University of Defense TechnologyUniversity, China
    Hypersonic flight 1stRadar 1stDirected energy 1stElectronic warfare 2ndSonar and underwater acoustics 3rdHigh-performance computing 4thSatellite navigation 4thDrones and swarming 5thAdvanced aircraft engines 6thInertial navigation 6th
    10of 45
  7. 7CN
    Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityUniversity, China
    Advanced robotics 1stNuclear fission power 2ndHydrogen storage and ammonia fuel 2ndLarge language models 4thMagnets and superconductors 5thAdditive manufacturing 6thAutonomous underwater vehicles 7thPerovskite solar cells 7thAdvanced aircraft engines 8thSonar and underwater acoustics 9th
    10of 45
  8. 8CN
    Beihang UniversityUniversity, China
    Advanced aircraft engines 2ndQuantum sensors 2ndSpace launch 2ndInertial navigation 2ndDrones and swarming 3rdSatellite navigation 3rdHypersonic flight 5thDistributed ledgers 6thAdvanced composites 9th
    9of 45
  9. 9CN
    Beijing Institute of TechnologyUniversity, China
    Electric batteries 3rdHyperspectral imaging 3rdRadar 4thElectronic warfare 6thAdditive manufacturing 8thMetamaterials 8thDrones and swarming 9thAdvanced composites 10th
    8of 45
  10. 10CN
    Xidian UniversityUniversity, China
    Wide-bandgap semiconductors 1stElectronic warfare 1stHyperspectral imaging 1stRadar 3rdAdvanced chip manufacturing 4th6G and advanced wireless 6thDistributed ledgers 8th
    7of 45
  11. 11CN
    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsUniversity, China
    Advanced aircraft engines 1stDrones and swarming 1stAdvanced composites 4thPost-quantum cryptography 5thRadar 6thInertial navigation 7thElectronic warfare 8th
    7of 45
  12. 12CN
    Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityUniversity, China
    Nuclear fission power 1stAdvanced aircraft engines 5thHypersonic flight 7thMetamaterials 7thAdvanced composites 7thElectric batteries 8thDirected energy 8th
    7of 45
  13. 13CN
    Wuhan UniversityUniversity, China
    Satellite navigation 1stInertial navigation 1stHyperspectral imaging 2ndPerovskite solar cells 4thLarge language models 8thAdvanced chip manufacturing 8th
    6of 45
  14. 14CN
    University of Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity, China
    Quantum communication 1stQuantum sensors 1stWide-bandgap semiconductors 2ndHydrogen by electrolysis 3rdElectric batteries 5thCritical minerals processing 9th
    6of 45
  15. 15CN
    Southeast UniversityUniversity, China
    6G and advanced wireless 1stInertial navigation 3rdMetamaterials 3rdDrones and swarming 6thSonar and underwater acoustics 6thRadar 10th
    6of 45
  16. 16CN
    Peking UniversityUniversity, China
    Large language models 3rdGenome sequencing 3rdAI chips 4thOptical communication 6thAtomic clocks 7thAdvanced aircraft engines 7th
    6of 45
  17. 17US
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity, United States
    mRNA vaccines and therapeutics 3rdQuantum computing 6thNuclear fusion 6thMagnets and superconductors 6thAdvanced robotics 8thQuantum communication 9th
    6of 45
  18. 18SG
    Nanyang Technological UniversityUniversity, Singapore
    Additive manufacturing 2nd6G and advanced wireless 3rdHydrogen by electrolysis 9thLarge language models 10thDrones and swarming 10thDistributed ledgers 10th
    6of 45
  19. 19CN
    University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity, China
    Radar 2ndElectronic warfare 3rdDistributed ledgers 3rdDrones and swarming 4th6G and advanced wireless 7th
    5of 45
  20. 20CN
    Tianjin UniversityUniversity, China
    Autonomous underwater vehicles 2ndSynthetic biology 6thHydrogen by electrolysis 7thHydrogen storage and ammonia fuel 8thMetamaterials 9th
    5of 45
  21. 21US
    Harvard UniversityUniversity, United States
    Gene editing 1stGenome sequencing 1stQuantum computing 5thQuantum sensors 6thmRNA vaccines and therapeutics 7th
    5of 45
  22. 22CN
    Central South UniversityUniversity, China
    Electric batteries 1stCritical minerals processing 1stHypersonic flight 9thAdditive manufacturing 10th
    4of 45
  23. 23HK
    Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity, Hong Kong
    Satellite navigation 2ndInertial navigation 5thDistributed ledgers 5thLarge language models 9th
    4of 45
  24. 24CN
    Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity, China
    Autonomous underwater vehicles 3rdAdditive manufacturing 4thOptical communication 9thAI chips 10th
    4of 45
  25. 25CN
    Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsUniversity, China
    6G and advanced wireless 2ndOptical communication 7thCybersecurity 7thDrones and swarming 8th
    4of 45
  26. 26CN
    Harbin Engineering UniversityUniversity, China
    Autonomous underwater vehicles 1stSonar and underwater acoustics 2ndInertial navigation 9th
    3of 45
  27. 27CN
    University of Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity, China
    Directed energy 3rdAdvanced chip manufacturing 10thOptical communication 10th
    3of 45
  28. 28CN
    Fudan UniversityUniversity, China
    AI chips 1stWide-bandgap semiconductors 5thOptical communication 5th
    3of 45
  29. 29US
    Los Alamos National LaboratoryResearch facility, United States
    Quantum computing 3rdHigh-performance computing 6thNuclear fission power 9th
    3of 45
  30. 30CN
    Xiamen UniversityUniversity, China
    Sonar and underwater acoustics 4thElectric batteries 9thWide-bandgap semiconductors 10th
    3of 45
  31. 31SG
    National University of SingaporeUniversity, Singapore
    Additive manufacturing 5thAI chips 5thMetamaterials 10th
    3of 45
  32. 32CN
    Nankai UniversityUniversity, China
    Hydrogen by electrolysis 5thElectric batteries 7thPerovskite solar cells 8th
    3of 45
  33. 33CN
    Nanjing UniversityUniversity, China
    Metamaterials 4thQuantum communication 7thPost-quantum cryptography 7th
    3of 45
  34. 34NL
    Delft University of TechnologyUniversity, Netherlands
    Quantum computing 9thSmall satellites 9thQuantum communication 10th
    3of 45
  35. 35IN
    Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityUniversity, India
    Cybersecurity 1stDistributed ledgers 1stPost-quantum cryptography 2nd
    3of 45
  36. 36US
    University of California, BerkeleyUniversity, United States
    Gene editing 2ndQuantum sensors 7thQuantum computing 8th
    3of 45
  37. 37CN
    Chongqing UniversityUniversity, China
    Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel 3rdSupercapacitors 7thWide-bandgap semiconductors 9th
    3of 45
  38. 38US
    Stanford UniversityUniversity, United States
    Gene editing 5thLarge language models 6thGenome sequencing 10th
    3of 45
  39. 39US
    University of PennsylvaniaUniversity, United States
    mRNA vaccines and therapeutics 1stNew antibiotics and antivirals 2nd
    2of 45
  40. 40DE
    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Research facility, Germany
    Space launch 1stSatellite navigation 10th
    2of 45
  41. 41CN
    Northeastern UniversityUniversity, China
    Critical minerals processing 3rdAdvanced aircraft engines 4th
    2of 45
  42. 42CN
    Sun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity, China
    Electronic warfare 4thDistributed ledgers 4th
    2of 45
  43. 43US
    Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryResearch facility, United States
    Nuclear fusion 2ndHigh-performance computing 9th
    2of 45
  44. 44US
    Oak Ridge National LaboratoryResearch facility, United States
    High-performance computing 2ndNuclear fission power 5th
    2of 45
  45. 45CN
    Beijing University of TechnologyUniversity, China
    Directed energy 4thMagnets and superconductors 4th
    2of 45
  46. 46TW
    National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityUniversity, Taiwan
    Advanced chip manufacturing 2ndSpace launch 10th
    2of 45
  47. 47CN
    Aerospace Information Research InstituteUniversity, China
    Radar 7thHyperspectral imaging 7th
    2of 45
  48. 48CN
    Naval University of EngineeringUniversity, China
    Directed energy 7thInertial navigation 8th
    2of 45
  49. 49US
    Purdue University West LafayetteUniversity, United States
    Quantum sensors 4thSpace launch 7th
    2of 45
  50. 50KR
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity, South Korea
    Synthetic biology 5thSpace launch 6th
    2of 45
  51. 51CN
    Hunan UniversityUniversity, China
    Advanced composites 5thHyperspectral imaging 6th
    2of 45
  52. 52GB
    University of SouthamptonUniversity, United Kingdom
    Optical communication 3rdDirected energy 9th
    2of 45
  53. 53AE
    Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUniversity, United Arab Emirates
    Distributed ledgers 2ndSmall satellites 4th
    2of 45
  54. 54CN
    Dalian University of TechnologyUniversity, China
    Advanced composites 3rdDrones and swarming 7th
    2of 45
  55. 55CN
    Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyGovernment lab, China
    Sonar and underwater acoustics 5thAdvanced composites 6th
    2of 45
  56. 56CH
    ETH ZurichUniversity, Switzerland
    Advanced robotics 2ndQuantum sensors 9th
    2of 45
  57. 57CN
    Hohai UniversityUniversity, China
    Satellite navigation 9thHyperspectral imaging 10th
    2of 45
  58. 58CN
    Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsUniversity, China
    Quantum communication 3rdWide-bandgap semiconductors 7th
    2of 45
  59. 59US
    Yale UniversityUniversity, United States
    Quantum computing 4thGenome sequencing 4th
    2of 45
  60. 60US
    Broad InstituteNon-profit, United States
    Genome sequencing 2ndGene editing 3rd
    2of 45
  61. 61GB
    Imperial College LondonUniversity, United Kingdom
    Synthetic biology 8th6G and advanced wireless 9th
    2of 45
  62. 62DK
    Technical University of DenmarkUniversity, Denmark
    Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel 5thQuantum communication 6th
    2of 45
  63. 63CN
    CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, USTCResearch facility, China
    Quantum communication 5thQuantum sensors 10th
    2of 45
  64. 64SA
    King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity, Saudi Arabia
    Optical communication 8thAI chips 9th
    2of 45
  65. 65CN
    Southern University of Science and TechnologyUniversity, China
    Additive manufacturing 7thPerovskite solar cells 9th
    2of 45
  66. 66CN
    University of Science and Technology BeijingUniversity, China
    Critical minerals processing 6thAdditive manufacturing 9th
    2of 45
  67. 67CN
    Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyUniversity, China
    Hydrogen by electrolysis 10thSynthetic biology 10th
    2of 45
  68. 68SA
    King Saud UniversityUniversity, Saudi Arabia
    Cybersecurity 2ndDistributed ledgers 7th
    2of 45
  69. 69SA
    King Abdulaziz UniversityUniversity, Saudi Arabia
    Cybersecurity 3rdNew antibiotics and antivirals 10th
    2of 45

Each technology's ten institutions with the most credit; 144 more appear in only one technology's top ten. Credit is split by author and by each author's institutions. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method