Question 1

How strong is science in China?

Accepted Answer

China ranks #2 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#2 all time), with 4M research works and 13.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is China strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China ranks highest in Engineering (#1 of 131), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1 of 124) and Environmental Science (#1 of 122). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics and Catalysis.

Question 3

Which universities in China lead research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University and Peking University rank highest in China on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in China?

Accepted Answer

Guangmin Zhou, Shilong Piao and Jiaguo Yu rank highest among researchers based in China.

Question 5

Which cities in China are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan.

Question 6

How much of China's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

30% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 12% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is China's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in China?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Cancer, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles and Inflammation.

Question 9

Which fields of science does China work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 61% of research in China is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (15%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like China's?

Accepted Answer

North Korea has the research profile closest to China's (similarity 0.83 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Chemical Engineering, followed by Taiwan and South Korea.