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Physical Sciences research in China

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

China's world rank
#1
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.5M
Top-10% rate
12.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.014.5%130,553
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #292.517.1%34,118
3Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #582.715.8%29,596
4Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #680.715.1%30,738
5Peking UniversityBeijing #779.016.3%17,655
6University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #976.315.1%26,183
7Tongji UniversityShanghai #1174.215.0%22,170
8Wuhan UniversityWuhan #1273.216.6%16,304
9University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #1570.814.6%19,807
10Nanjing UniversityNanjing #1670.114.8%11,751
11University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #1769.420.1%7,973
12Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1968.214.1%17,340
13Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #2067.715.1%30,641
14Chongqing UniversityChongqing #2167.215.6%18,513
15Sichuan UniversityChengdu #2266.714.8%19,137
16Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #2465.717.2%8,468
17Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #2565.319.9%6,499
18Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #2664.915.1%27,791
19Fudan UniversityShanghai #2764.514.2%13,636
20Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #3063.323.1%11,440
21Central South UniversityChangsha #3362.316.1%23,312
22Nankai UniversityTianjin #3462.016.0%9,370
23Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #3661.415.5%22,401
24Hunan UniversityChangsha #3960.518.7%11,710
25Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #4160.013.5%21,737
26Shandong UniversityJinan #4459.213.5%17,617
27South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #4559.014.1%18,016
28City University of Hong KongHong Kong #4658.721.7%8,060
29Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #5057.814.5%17,119
30Jilin UniversityChangchun #5357.214.8%14,939
31Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #5457.016.5%21,251
32Xiamen UniversityXiamen #6255.513.1%10,479
33China University of GeosciencesWuhan #6355.317.0%8,293
34Tianjin UniversityTianjin #6455.213.9%21,332
35Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #7054.214.9%9,222
36Beihang UniversityBeijing #7353.714.2%20,093
37Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #7553.515.8%11,171
38Southeast UniversityNanjing #7653.315.0%24,122
39Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #7853.019.1%5,410
40Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #7952.916.4%4,395
41Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #8352.413.9%12,422
42Hohai UniversityNanjing #9251.213.5%10,589
43Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #9850.612.5%6,908
44Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #10050.311.5%9,337
45Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #10449.913.3%9,396
46Henan UniversityKaifeng #10549.813.0%4,393
47University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #10749.614.2%14,388
48East China Normal UniversityShanghai #11049.313.2%6,248
49ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai #11349.013.8%2,819
50Donghua UniversityShanghai #11448.914.0%6,372
51Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #11748.713.6%9,699
52Anhui UniversityHefei #11848.611.3%7,594
53North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #12747.810.8%12,837
54China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #13047.512.9%5,431
55Soochow UniversitySuzhou #13347.312.6%8,890
56Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #13946.810.8%14,870
57Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #14646.314.0%4,657
58Xidian UniversityXi'an #15145.913.0%13,913
59East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #15845.411.9%7,967
60Nanchang UniversityNanchang #16145.214.4%5,582

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in China?

Ben Zhong Tang, Wei Huang and Lei Jiang rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ben Zhong Tang#1,291 worldwide overall1,068.8 of 2,914 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Wei Huang#22,470 worldwide overall1,132.1 of 4,340 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Lei Jiang#4,874 worldwide overall898.4 of 2,500 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Xiaogang Wang#14,719 worldwide overall887.0 of 2,799 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Guangming Zeng#192 worldwide overall735.4 of 1,467 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Lin Gu#1,293 worldwide overall670.1 of 1,537 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Qiang Zhang#13,247 worldwide overall687.3 of 2,194 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jiaguo Yu#35 worldwide overall560.9 of 966 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Hui–Ming Cheng#1,509 worldwide overall537.2 of 1,246 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Feiyu Kang#4,145 worldwide overall534.5 of 1,359 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Liqiang Mai#234 worldwide overall483.3 of 918 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12D. Wang#14,491 worldwide overall576.2 of 1,867 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Huan Pang#726 worldwide overall487.3 of 1,020 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Dingsheng S. Wang#108 worldwide overall466.3 of 852 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Han Zhang#34,677 worldwide overall622.4 of 2,419 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Physical 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 Physical Sciences