Sector index · Energy and climate transition · 2026
Batteries, electrolytes, supercapacitors and stored energy.
Ranked universities have at least 20 verified industry works in this sector (2021-2025). Score: volume 30%, reach 25% (company groups with 2+ joint works), repeat partnerships 25% (3+ works over 2+ years) and network influence 20%, each as a percentile within this sector's pool of 126.
| # | University | Country | Score | Works | Partners | Leading partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsinghua University | China | 99.6 | 189 | 33 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Beijing Chemical Industry Research InstituteSTATE-OWNED |
| 2 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | 97.9 | 128 | 29 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., CASOL Energy, SinopecSTATE-OWNED |
| 3 | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | 96.4 | 114 | 27 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Lishen, China MinmetalsSTATE-OWNED |
| 4 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | 96.2 | 126 | 24 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Showa Denko, Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED |
| 5 | Central South University | China | 96.2 | 126 | 22 | Changsha Mining and Metallurgy Research Institute, Hunan Energy Frontiers New Materials Technology, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 6 | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | 96.0 | 115 | 23 | China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)STATE-OWNED, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, China State ShipbuildingSTATE-OWNED |
| 7 | Zhejiang University | China | 95.3 | 104 | 26 | State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, PowerChinaSTATE-OWNED, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 8 | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | 95.1 | 104 | 23 | BTR New Material Group, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, First Automotive WorksSTATE-OWNED |
| 9 | University of Science and Technology of China | China | 94.0 | 102 | 22 | CASOL Energy, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, ByteDance |
| 10 | University of Science and Technology Beijing | China | 92.0 | 98 | 17 | General Research Institute for Nonferrous MetalsSTATE-OWNED, Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, China North Industries Group CorporationSTATE-OWNED |
| 11 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology | China | 90.7 | 80 | 14 | SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Beijing Chemical Industry Research InstituteSTATE-OWNED, PowerChinaSTATE-OWNED |
| 12 | Tianjin University | China | 89.8 | 80 | 17 | State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, Tianjin Research Institute of Electric ScienceSTATE-OWNED, Lishen |
| 13 | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Germany | 89.5 | 104 | 14 | BASF, Mercedes-Benz, BMW Group |
| 14 | Hanyang University | South Korea | 87.5 | 74 | 11 | Samsung, Hyundai Motors, SK Group |
| 15 | Xiamen University | China | 87.3 | 94 | 11 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Huawei Technologies, Energie Baden-Württemberg |
| 16 | Beihang University | China | 85.9 | 67 | 12 | China MobileSTATE-OWNED, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 17 | Chongqing University | China | 83.9 | 74 | 13 | State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Chongqing 2D Materials Institute |
| 18 | Uppsala University | Sweden | 81.1 | 60 | 10 | Scania, Volvo, Volvo Cars |
| 19 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | 80.8 | 59 | 12 | Zhejiang Funlithium New Energy Technology, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Dongfeng MotorSTATE-OWNED |
| 20 | Jiangsu University | China | 80.4 | 66 | 10 | Changsha Mining and Metallurgy Research Institute, Chunlan, Yutong |
| 21 | RWTH Aachen University | Germany | 80.0 | 64 | 11 | FEV, BMW Group, Umicore |
| 22 | Wuhan University of Technology | China | 77.7 | 56 | 11 | Dongfeng MotorSTATE-OWNED, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED |
| 23 | Technical University of Munich | Germany | 77.1 | 60 | 8 | BMW Group, BASF, Infineon Technologies |
| 24 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | 76.6 | 61 | 10 | Changhong, Tianqi Lithium, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 25 | North China Electric Power University | China | 76.6 | 56 | 10 | State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, China Southern Power GridSTATE-OWNED, SinopecSTATE-OWNED |
| 26 | South China University of Technology | China | 76.5 | 60 | 9 | Guangzhou Automobile Group, China Southern Power GridSTATE-OWNED, Guangzhou Electronic Technology |
| 27 | Hunan University | China | 76.0 | 46 | 13 | China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)STATE-OWNED, BTR New Material Group, Changsha Mining and Metallurgy Research Institute |
| 28 | South China Normal University | China | 72.6 | 46 | 12 | Guangzhou Electronic Technology, PowerChinaSTATE-OWNED, Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology |
| 29 | Jilin University | China | 71.8 | 68 | 8 | First Automotive WorksSTATE-OWNED, Jilin Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED |
| 30 | Seoul National University | South Korea | 71.2 | 81 | 5 | Samsung, Hyundai Motors, SK Group |
| 31 | Shenzhen University | China | 70.5 | 46 | 11 | Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, General Research Institute for Nonferrous MetalsSTATE-OWNED, SinopecSTATE-OWNED |
| 32 | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | 70.5 | 48 | 10 | Kunming Hendera Technology, China Southern Power GridSTATE-OWNED, Kunming Hendera Science and Technology |
| 33 | Hebei University of Technology | China | 70.0 | 67 | 11 | China National Offshore Oil CorporationSTATE-OWNED, Zhejiang Funlithium New Energy Technology, Membrane Technology & Research |
| 34 | Fudan University | China | 68.6 | 53 | 9 | Huawei Technologies, Shanghai ElectricSTATE-OWNED, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 35 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States | 67.3 | 44 | 8 | Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Shell, Samsung |
| 36 | Kyoto University | Japan | 67.3 | 36 | 9 | Sumitomo Chemical, Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Honda R&D Co. |
| 37 | Sun Yat-sen University | China | 67.0 | 44 | 14 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., China Southern Power GridSTATE-OWNED, Zinergy Shenzhen |
| 38 | Sungkyunkwan University | South Korea | 66.6 | 52 | 7 | Samsung, Hyundai Motors, Pohang Iron and Steel |
| 39 | Guangdong University of Technology | China | 66.1 | 51 | 8 | Guangzhou Electronic Technology, Guangzhou Automobile Group, CITIC GroupSTATE-OWNED |
| 40 | Shanghai University | China | 64.1 | 41 | 7 | General Research Institute for Nonferrous MetalsSTATE-OWNED, Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, SinopecSTATE-OWNED |
| 41 | University of Michigan | United States | 63.1 | 33 | 8 | Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Robert Bosch |
| 42 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | 62.3 | 44 | 8 | Hyundai Motors, Samsung, Pohang Iron and Steel |
| 43 | Sichuan University | China | 62.2 | 58 | 4 | Brewer Science, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)STATE-OWNED |
| 44 | Shandong University | China | 61.3 | 46 | 10 | China Nonferrous Metal MiningSTATE-OWNED, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Weichai Power |
| 45 | National University of Singapore | Singapore | 61.1 | 49 | 8 | China National Offshore Oil CorporationSTATE-OWNED, Farasis Energy, ST Engineering |
| 46 | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | China | 60.6 | 40 | 9 | Dongfeng Motor GroupSTATE-OWNED, Shanghai Aowei Technology Development, Zhejiang Natrium Energy |
| 47 | Tongji University | China | 60.1 | 45 | 8 | ST Engineering, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Geely |
| 48 | University of Stuttgart | Germany | 59.0 | 56 | 4 | Mercedes-Benz, Robert Bosch, Daimler |
| 49 | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | 56.7 | 42 | 8 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Huawei Technologies, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute |
| 50 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | 56.4 | 34 | 8 | Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Sumitomo Metal Mining, Nissan |
| 51 | Peking University | China | 55.2 | 32 | 9 | Zinergy Shenzhen, Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, BTR New Material Group |
| 52 | Tohoku University | Japan | 55.0 | 36 | 6 | Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Nissan, Sumitomo Chemical |
| 53 | China University of Petroleum, East China | China | 53.7 | 34 | 7 | SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Chambroad Chemical Industry Research Institute, Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited |
| 54 | University College London | United Kingdom | 53.6 | 38 | 6 | SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Finden, Johnson Matthey |
| 55 | Korea University | South Korea | 53.5 | 36 | 7 | Hyundai Motors, Samsung, Pohang Iron and Steel |
| 56 | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | 52.9 | 38 | 5 | Tianneng Power, Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED |
| 57 | Pohang University of Science and Technology | South Korea | 52.8 | 57 | 5 | Samsung, Pohang Iron and Steel, Hyundai Motors |
| 58 | Yonsei University | South Korea | 51.7 | 40 | 6 | Hyundai Motors, Samsung, SK Group |
| 59 | Fuzhou University | China | 51.4 | 37 | 7 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, SinopecSTATE-OWNED |
| 60 | Nagoya Institute of Technology | Japan | 50.8 | 25 | 7 | NGK Insulators, Toagosei, Mizuho |
| 61 | Purdue University West Lafayette | United States | 50.8 | 31 | 6 | Materials and Electrochemical Research, Ford Motor Company, Texas Instruments |
| 61 | China University of Mining and Technology | China | 50.8 | 32 | 7 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., China National Heavy Duty Truck GroupSTATE-OWNED, Tianma Microelectronics |
| 63 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | 49.4 | 41 | 4 | China National Building Materials Group, Changhong, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 64 | Universität Ulm | Germany | 49.1 | 42 | 5 | Mercedes-Benz, BMW Group, Hoppecke |
| 65 | Chalmers University of Technology | Sweden | 48.9 | 42 | 3 | Volvo, Volvo Cars, Scania |
| 66 | Nankai University | China | 48.4 | 40 | 8 | Lishen, SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Guangzhou Automobile Group |
| 67 | Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen | Germany | 48.1 | 67 | 3 | BASF, Evonik, Schott |
| 68 | Stanford University | United States | 48.0 | 29 | 5 | Hyundai Motors, Murata, Robert Bosch |
| 69 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | 45.9 | 45 | 7 | Shell, Sivananthan Laboratories, SinopecSTATE-OWNED |
| 70 | Soochow University | China | 45.3 | 36 | 6 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., China MinmetalsSTATE-OWNED, Suzhou Huaying New Energy Materials and Technology |
| 71 | University of Warwick | United Kingdom | 44.4 | 38 | 6 | Jaguar Land Rover, BASF, Volvo |
| 72 | Southeast University | China | 43.4 | 35 | 6 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)STATE-OWNED, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED |
| 73 | Tianjin University of Technology | China | 42.8 | 31 | 7 | Lishen, SinopecSTATE-OWNED, China Electronics Technology Group CorporationSTATE-OWNED |
| 74 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | 40.7 | 34 | 6 | Faradion, Shell, Sivananthan Laboratories |
| 74 | Xiangtan University | China | 40.7 | 26 | 8 | Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, Shenzhen Eigen-Equation Graphene Technology, China MinmetalsSTATE-OWNED |
| 76 | Qingdao University | China | 39.1 | 26 | 6 | CITIC GroupSTATE-OWNED, State Power Investment CorporationSTATE-OWNED, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 77 | Yangzhou University | China | 38.5 | 22 | 6 | SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Group, Samsung |
| 78 | Université de Picardie Jules Verne | France | 36.3 | 32 | 4 | Renault, Umicore, Saft |
| 79 | Hefei University of Technology | China | 35.4 | 23 | 4 | Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, Chery Automobile |
| 80 | Guangxi University | China | 33.9 | 32 | 4 | China Nonferrous Metal MiningSTATE-OWNED, CITIC GroupSTATE-OWNED, China Tobacco Guizhou IndustrialSTATE-OWNED |
| 81 | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 33.9 | 35 | 7 | China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)STATE-OWNED, China Coal Research InstituteSTATE-OWNED, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 82 | Nanchang University | China | 33.8 | 26 | 4 | Chongqing 2D Materials Institute, Jiangling Motors Corporation, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. |
| 83 | Kyushu University | Japan | 33.7 | 26 | 6 | Denso, Suzuki, Nippon Steel |
| 84 | The University of Texas at Austin | United States | 32.7 | 28 | 5 | Samsung, General Motors, Sigray |
| 85 | Georgia Institute of Technology | United States | 32.3 | 24 | 4 | Novelis, Sila Nanotechnologies, Samsung |
| 86 | Northwestern Polytechnical University | China | 32.1 | 29 | 7 | Huatech Semiconductor, China Shipbuilding Industry CorporationSTATE-OWNED, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED |
| 87 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | 32.0 | 26 | 7 | First Automotive WorksSTATE-OWNED, Eisenhuth, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED |
| 88 | University of California San Diego | United States | 32.0 | 26 | 6 | LG, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sumitomo Chemical |
| 89 | Technische Universität Braunschweig | Germany | 31.4 | 24 | 3 | Volkswagen Group, BMW Group, Salzgitter Group |
| 90 | Tokyo University of Science | Japan | 30.5 | 23 | 5 | Nippon A&L Inc., JEOL, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corporation |
| 91 | Beijing University of Technology | China | 29.2 | 23 | 4 | Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, General Research Institute for Nonferrous MetalsSTATE-OWNED, Huawei Technologies |
| 92 | Zhengzhou University | China | 27.8 | 32 | 2 | State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, China ResourcesSTATE-OWNED, Fujiang Energy Technology |
| 93 | Technische Universität Darmstadt | Germany | 27.3 | 26 | 4 | Energie Baden-Württemberg, BASF, Evonik |
| 94 | Northeastern University | China | 27.3 | 29 | 4 | CRRCSTATE-OWNED, Tencent, Saudi AramcoSTATE-OWNED |
| 95 | Université Grenoble Alpes | France | 26.9 | 23 | 5 | Murata, Saft, Umicore |
| 96 | Dalian University of Technology | China | 26.6 | 31 | 5 | SinopecSTATE-OWNED, General Motors, China Southern Power GridSTATE-OWNED |
| 97 | Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux | France | 26.0 | 20 | 4 | Saft, Renault, Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories |
| 98 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | China | 25.9 | 25 | 3 | China Construction Eighth Engineering DivisionSTATE-OWNED, SinopecSTATE-OWNED, State Grid Ningxia Electric PowerSTATE-OWNED |
| 99 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden | 25.6 | 22 | 4 | Scania, Volvo, ABB |
| 100 | University of Chicago | United States | 25.1 | 20 | 7 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, LG, Mercedes-Benz |
| 101 | University of Bayreuth | Germany | 25.0 | 24 | 3 | BMW Group, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., BASF |
| 102 | Western University | Canada | 23.7 | 30 | 2 | Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, General Research Institute for Nonferrous MetalsSTATE-OWNED, Glabat Solid‐State Battery |
| 103 | University of Münster | Germany | 23.0 | 21 | 7 | E-Lyte Innovations GmbH, Volkswagen Group, Salzgitter Group |
| 104 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | 22.5 | 26 | 5 | Microsoft, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., BTR New Material Group |
| 105 | Hainan University | China | 22.1 | 21 | 5 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., HBISSTATE-OWNED, Xi'an Stropower Technologies |
| 106 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Germany | 21.9 | 20 | 4 | Chongqing 2D Materials Institute, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen Group |
| 107 | University of the Basque Country | Spain | 21.9 | 21 | 3 | Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Saft, Umicore |
| 108 | Shandong University of Science and Technology | China | 21.3 | 23 | 4 | China Southern Power GridSTATE-OWNED, Power Grid Corporation, Guangxi Automobile Group |
| 109 | University of Maryland, College Park | United States | 20.8 | 20 | 5 | SK Group, Tencent, Zhuhai Zhongli New Energy Sci-Tech |
| 110 | Wuhan University | China | 20.7 | 20 | 4 | State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED, China Southern Power GridSTATE-OWNED, Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences |
| 111 | University of Wollongong | Australia | 20.6 | 21 | 5 | Hyundai Motors, China Electronics Technology Group CorporationSTATE-OWNED, Pohang Iron and Steel |
| 112 | University of California, Berkeley | United States | 20.2 | 27 | 3 | Samsung, Total, Robert Bosch |
| 113 | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Norway | 18.7 | 20 | 4 | Beyonder, Anstalt für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen List, Scania |
| 114 | University of Waterloo | Canada | 18.1 | 24 | 3 | Volvo, Grinm Advanced MaterialsSTATE-OWNED, BASF |
| 115 | Aalto University | Finland | 16.4 | 22 | 3 | Umicore Battery Materials, MoTeC, ABB |
| 116 | Guilin University of Electronic Technology | China | 15.3 | 22 | 1 | China Nonferrous Metal MiningSTATE-OWNED, Guilin Bairui Photoelectric Technology, Blooming (Beijing) Technology |
| 117 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | 14.2 | 22 | 1 | SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Beijing Power Equipment Group, Guizhou Meiling Power Supply |
| 118 | Xi'an University of Technology | China | 13.8 | 20 | 2 | China XD GroupSTATE-OWNED, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)STATE-OWNED, BYD Auto |
| 119 | Xinjiang University | China | 13.3 | 23 | 2 | Xinjiang New Energy Research Institute, Changsha Mining and Metallurgy Research Institute, Wuxi Nano Energy Technology |
| 120 | Pennsylvania State University | United States | 13.2 | 20 | 3 | Nissan, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ford Motor Company |
| 121 | East China University of Science and Technology | China | 12.2 | 23 | 2 | Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., SinopecSTATE-OWNED |
| 122 | Taiyuan University of Technology | China | 10.9 | 22 | 2 | China Coal Research InstituteSTATE-OWNED, SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Shandong Haihua |
| 123 | Pusan National University | South Korea | 10.7 | 20 | 2 | Samsung, Hyundai Motors, Islamabad Electric Supply |
| 124 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 9.2 | 20 | 3 | Nissan, Panasonic, Faradion |
| 125 | Dalian University | China | 8.3 | 22 | 2 | SinopecSTATE-OWNED, Beijing Chemical Industry Research InstituteSTATE-OWNED, State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNED |
| 126 | Korea University of Science and Technology | South Korea | 7.3 | 20 | 3 | Hyundai Motors, Pohang Iron and Steel, SK Group |
Leading partners: up to three company groups with the most joint works in the sector. State-owned enterprises are marked; a partner whose name is withheld is not listed.
Funded partnerships (reported, not scored). 201 UK and EU projects starting 2021 to 2025 (83 UKRI, 118 Horizon) involve a cohort university and a company group whose main sector, by its verified joint works, is this one (170 universities): most often Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar Land Rover, Renault, Ampere, Umicore. Sources: UKRI Gateway to Research harvested 4 Oct 2026; CORDIS bulk files of 2026-10-12 (latest record update 2026-06-10). Funded partnerships cover UK (UKRI Gateway to Research) and EU (Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, CORDIS) projects starting 2021 to 2025 only. They are reported, never scored, and a funder record outside these two sources is not visible here.
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The full Batteries and Energy Storage ranking (rank, university, country, score, sector works, partners and leading partners) as an Excel workbook. Every other index is in the all-indices workbook.
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