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Life Sciences research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhejiang University.

China's world rank
#2
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
580k
Top-10% rate
13.8%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.016.8%23,225
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1073.718.5%4,665
3Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1469.916.6%9,455
4Peking UniversityBeijing #1569.115.0%6,344
5Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1767.715.0%9,190
6Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2563.315.1%8,183
7Fudan UniversityShanghai #2862.014.3%6,056
8Sichuan UniversityChengdu #2961.616.7%7,457
9Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #3260.515.5%3,526
10Wuhan UniversityWuhan #3958.215.8%4,319
11Nanjing UniversityNanjing #4157.614.6%2,380
12Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing #4756.116.1%21,853
13Southwest UniversityChongqing #5654.114.5%2,925
14University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #5953.515.1%1,763
15Nankai UniversityTianjin #6352.714.8%1,865
16Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #6552.417.5%1,042
17Hunan UniversityChangsha #7251.217.0%1,121
18China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #7550.721.1%5,512
19Shandong UniversityJinan #8349.614.6%3,427
20Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #8449.516.1%4,726
21University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #8649.214.5%2,067
22Tongji UniversityShanghai #9048.715.1%2,710
23Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #9647.913.4%6,012
24Xiamen UniversityXiamen #11645.812.3%2,280
25Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #12245.220.6%4,138
26China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing #12345.115.6%1,934
27Westlake UniversityHangzhou #12944.519.3%525
28Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan #13144.417.5%3,861
29Jilin UniversityChangchun #13244.315.9%3,554
30South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #13644.017.1%1,785
31Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #14243.515.6%1,649
32Soochow UniversitySuzhou #15142.812.5%3,727
33Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing #16142.018.2%7,079
34Central South UniversityChangsha #16441.814.3%5,846
35Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #16641.716.1%1,130
36East China Normal UniversityShanghai #17840.915.9%1,014
37Southeast UniversityNanjing #18240.614.9%2,076
38Chongqing UniversityChongqing #18640.416.2%1,241
39Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #18740.315.1%1,414
40Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #19839.714.3%3,898
41ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai #20039.517.0%494
42Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing #20739.217.2%4,536
43Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #21138.913.9%2,941
44City University of Hong KongHong Kong #21738.616.2%763
45Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #21838.614.1%1,368
46Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #22438.312.9%4,387
47Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #22738.115.1%1,018
48Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou #23237.812.2%2,417
49Jiangnan UniversityWuxi #23837.618.2%3,249
50Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #24037.511.9%5,502
51Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #24137.415.1%544
52University of MacauMacao #24237.420.0%694
53Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #25037.019.1%775
54Chinese Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing #25236.915.4%423
55South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou #26536.315.1%3,362
56Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #26636.314.4%2,128
57Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen #27336.020.2%374
58Shandong Normal UniversityJinan #27635.913.6%750
59Shanghai Zhangjiang LaboratoryPudong #28335.622.8%295
60East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #29335.213.3%1,075

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in China?

Jian‐Kang Zhu, Jun Wang and Fusuo S. Zhang rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jian‐Kang Zhu#100 worldwide overall337.1 of 580 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jun Wang#60,624 worldwide overall356.1 of 1,409 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Fusuo S. Zhang#2,111 worldwide overall243.9 of 545 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Qirong Shen#4,960 worldwide overall245.1 of 587 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Xun Xu#2,327 worldwide overall221.2 of 457 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Weihong Tan#6,589 worldwide overall223.2 of 646 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Huanming Yang#4,143 worldwide overall204.3 of 500 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Xing Wang Deng#2,449 worldwide overall168.8 of 334 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Qian Qian#28,774 worldwide overall184.4 of 557 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jiayang Li#4,241 worldwide overall149.0 of 275 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Yong‐Guan Zhu#4,144 worldwide overall155.5 of 384 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jun Yu#10,356 worldwide overall163.4 of 468 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jianhua Zhang#79,321 worldwide overall186.8 of 721 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Chunhai Fan#12,906 worldwide overall165.0 of 522 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Xianlong Zhang#7,272 worldwide overall142.0 of 342 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Life Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How China compares with other countries in Life Sciences