Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Renewable Energy

We ranked the top 100 universities for Renewable Energy in China based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 9M subject-specific papers and 185.46M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Renewable Energy

#1 in Asia #1 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

2

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Renewable Energy

#2 in Asia #3 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Renewable Energy

#3 in Asia #6 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

4

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Renewable Energy

#6 in Asia #11 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Renewable Energy

#7 in Asia #12 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

6

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#9 in Asia #15 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

7

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#15 in Asia #31 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

8

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Renewable Energy

#16 in Asia #37 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

9

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#18 in Asia #46 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

10

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Renewable Energy

#19 in Asia #47 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

11

Jinan

Shandong University

For Renewable Energy

#22 in Asia #50 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

12

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Renewable Energy

#23 in Asia #52 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

13

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Renewable Energy

#24 in Asia #66 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

14

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Renewable Energy

#26 in Asia #70 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

15

Changsha

Hunan University

For Renewable Energy

#28 in Asia #80 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

16

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Renewable Energy

#31 in Asia #100 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

17

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Renewable Energy

#35 in Asia #109 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

18

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#36 in Asia #110 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

19

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Renewable Energy

#38 in Asia #116 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

20

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Renewable Energy

#41 in Asia #126 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

21

Changsha

Central South University

For Renewable Energy

#42 in Asia #129 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

22

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#43 in Asia #130 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

23

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Renewable Energy

#48 in Asia #148 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

24

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#49 in Asia #153 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

25

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Renewable Energy

#52 in Asia #159 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

26

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Renewable Energy

#57 in Asia #175 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

27

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Renewable Energy

#59 in Asia #178 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

28

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Renewable Energy

#62 in Asia #184 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

29

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Renewable Energy

#65 in Asia #188 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

30

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Renewable Energy

#85 in Asia #239 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

31

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Renewable Energy

#87 in Asia #245 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

32

Beijing

Peking University

For Renewable Energy

#90 in Asia #257 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

33

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#93 in Asia #266 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

34

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Renewable Energy

#103 in Asia #291 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

35

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#104 in Asia #292 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

36

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Renewable Energy

#105 in Asia #293 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

37

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Renewable Energy

#106 in Asia #294 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

38

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Renewable Energy

#110 in Asia #302 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

39

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Renewable Energy

#117 in Asia #312 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

40

Beijing

Beihang University

For Renewable Energy

#120 in Asia #315 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

41

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Renewable Energy

#125 in Asia #325 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#131 in Asia #343 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

43

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Renewable Energy

#132 in Asia #349 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

44

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Renewable Energy

#134 in Asia #355 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

45

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Renewable Energy

#137 in Asia #361 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

46

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Renewable Energy

#138 in Asia #362 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

47

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Renewable Energy

#140 in Asia #369 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

48

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Renewable Energy

#141 in Asia #371 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

49

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Renewable Energy

#142 in Asia #375 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

50

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#144 in Asia #389 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

51

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Renewable Energy

#147 in Asia #403 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

52

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Renewable Energy

#159 in Asia #442 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

53

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Renewable Energy

#165 in Asia #458 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

54

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Renewable Energy

#166 in Asia #461 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

55

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Renewable Energy

#171 in Asia #474 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

56

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Renewable Energy

#177 in Asia #494 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

57

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#182 in Asia #508 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

58

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#185 in Asia #516 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

59

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Renewable Energy

#198 in Asia #551 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

60

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Renewable Energy

#205 in Asia #565 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

61

Changchun

Jilin University

For Renewable Energy

#206 in Asia #568 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

62

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Renewable Energy

#222 in Asia #606 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

63

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Renewable Energy

#229 in Asia #619 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

64

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#234 in Asia #631 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

65

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Renewable Energy

#236 in Asia #636 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

66

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#246 in Asia #659 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

67

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Renewable Energy

#253 in Asia #677 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

68

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#264 in Asia #710 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

69

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Renewable Energy

#270 in Asia #726 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

70

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Renewable Energy

#273 in Asia #733 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

71

Macau

University of Macau

For Renewable Energy

#277 in Asia #741 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

72

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Renewable Energy

#283 in Asia #752 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

73

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Renewable Energy

#287 in Asia #767 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

74

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Renewable Energy

#292 in Asia #779 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

75

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Renewable Energy

#306 in Asia #806 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

76

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Renewable Energy

#317 in Asia #829 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

77

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#326 in Asia #841 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

78

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Renewable Energy

#345 in Asia #894 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

79

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Renewable Energy

#350 in Asia #901 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

80

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Renewable Energy

#352 in Asia #905 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

81

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#354 in Asia #913 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

82

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Renewable Energy

#357 in Asia #922 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

83

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

For Renewable Energy

#360 in Asia #931 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

84

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Renewable Energy

#361 in Asia #935 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

85

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Renewable Energy

#367 in Asia #959 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

86

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Renewable Energy

#409 in Asia #1047 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

87

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

For Renewable Energy

#464 in Asia #1161 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

88

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#468 in Asia #1166 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

89

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Renewable Energy

#480 in Asia #1183 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

90

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#483 in Asia #1190 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

91

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Renewable Energy

#498 in Asia #1224 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

92

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Renewable Energy

#506 in Asia #1237 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

93

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Renewable Energy

#558 in Asia #1347 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

94

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Renewable Energy

#578 in Asia #1394 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

95

Lin'an

Zhejiang Forestry University

For Renewable Energy

#599 in Asia #1424 in the World

44% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

96

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Renewable Energy

#694 in Asia #1618 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

97

Xuzhou

Xuzhou Institute of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#792 in Asia #1808 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

98

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

For Renewable Energy

#863 in Asia #1932 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

99

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

For Renewable Energy

#870 in Asia #1942 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

100

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#945 in Asia #2081 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded