Among the nine indicators, universities with better performance include Dalian University of Technology (the 32nd in China) and Jilin University (the 39th in China), both of which are in the forefront in terms of the quality of students. Judging from the number of papers, Dalian University of Technology is second only to Harbin Institute of Technology, with more than 20,000 papers. In terms of paper quality index, Liaoning University of Technology and Northeast Normal University came from behind. Highly cited papers 100 or above, highly cited scholars 10 or above: Harbin Institute of Technology, Jilin University, Northeast Normal University. In terms of enterprise research funds, Northeastern University ranks 29th in the country, and Dalian University of Technology ranks 30th in the country, ahead of the "three northeastern provinces". Among the papers on school-enterprise cooperation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Northeastern University and Dalian University of Technology rank among the top 30 in China. In the transformation of achievements, Dalian Maritime University is about 7.2 million, ranking 50th in the country.
The indicators of these institutions are second only to the Super Harbin Institute of Technology, which constitutes the first level of the "three eastern provinces".