Domain · Physical Sciences · China
Physical Sciences research in China
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Physical Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- China's world rank
- #1 of 157 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 2.4M
- Top-10% rate
- 20.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Physical Sciences in China?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing | #1 | 100.0 | 25.5% | 46,467 |
| 2 | Tsinghua UniversityBeijing | #2 | 92.7 | 26.5% | 32,491 |
| 3 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing | #3 | 88.4 | 26.1% | 26,183 |
| 4 | Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou | #4 | 85.3 | 23.3% | 26,473 |
| 5 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei | #5 | 83.0 | 24.3% | 19,807 |
| 6 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai | #6 | 81.1 | 24.2% | 29,178 |
| 7 | Peking UniversityBeijing | #7 | 79.4 | 26.1% | 15,396 |
| 8 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin | #9 | 76.8 | 23.8% | 30,454 |
| 9 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an | #11 | 74.7 | 23.2% | 26,788 |
| 10 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing | #12 | 73.7 | 22.9% | 21,737 |
| 11 | Central South UniversityChangsha | #13 | 72.9 | 26.8% | 22,616 |
| 12 | Nanjing UniversityNanjing | #14 | 72.1 | 24.9% | 11,338 |
| 13 | Wuhan UniversityWuhan | #16 | 70.7 | 27.8% | 15,846 |
| 14 | Nankai UniversityTianjin | #17 | 70.1 | 27.9% | 9,200 |
| 15 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an | #18 | 69.5 | 27.2% | 21,167 |
| 16 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan | #19 | 68.9 | 23.5% | 21,802 |
| 17 | Sichuan UniversityChengdu | #23 | 66.9 | 24.0% | 17,397 |
| 18 | Beihang UniversityBeijing | #25 | 66.0 | 24.9% | 19,989 |
| 19 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou | #26 | 65.6 | 24.6% | 16,518 |
| 20 | Tianjin UniversityTianjin | #27 | 65.2 | 21.0% | 20,522 |
| 21 | Fudan UniversityShanghai | #28 | 64.8 | 23.7% | 12,096 |
| 22 | South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou | #29 | 64.4 | 22.6% | 17,606 |
| 23 | Hunan UniversityChangsha | #30 | 64.1 | 27.4% | 11,414 |
| 24 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen | #34 | 62.7 | 27.3% | 8,468 |
| 25 | Chongqing UniversityChongqing | #35 | 62.4 | 23.9% | 18,427 |
| 26 | Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou | #36 | 62.1 | 23.4% | 11,958 |
| 27 | Shandong UniversityJinan | #39 | 61.3 | 21.4% | 16,638 |
| 28 | University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing | #40 | 61.0 | 21.5% | 14,383 |
| 29 | Dalian University of TechnologyDalian | #44 | 60.0 | 22.4% | 17,021 |
| 30 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu | #45 | 59.8 | 20.0% | 18,650 |
| 31 | Jilin UniversityChangchun | #46 | 59.5 | 23.3% | 13,048 |
| 32 | Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen | #47 | 59.3 | 25.6% | 11,168 |
| 33 | Tongji UniversityShanghai | #48 | 59.1 | 23.1% | 19,967 |
| 34 | Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang | #50 | 58.7 | 26.3% | 10,432 |
| 35 | Southeast UniversityNanjing | #51 | 58.5 | 21.8% | 23,008 |
| 36 | Xiamen UniversityXiamen | #54 | 57.8 | 22.5% | 9,691 |
| 37 | Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing | #56 | 57.5 | 26.7% | 7,825 |
| 38 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing | #59 | 56.9 | 23.7% | 7,611 |
| 39 | Shanghai UniversityShanghai | #60 | 56.7 | 18.9% | 11,526 |
| 40 | Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou | #62 | 56.4 | 21.2% | 9,396 |
| 41 | China University of GeosciencesWuhan | #64 | 56.1 | 29.2% | 8,261 |
| 42 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing | #65 | 55.9 | 19.0% | 14,844 |
| 43 | Soochow UniversitySuzhou | #67 | 55.6 | 21.7% | 8,496 |
| 44 | National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha | #68 | 55.4 | 20.5% | 14,899 |
| 45 | Northeastern UniversityShenyang | #69 | 55.3 | 22.2% | 16,082 |
| 46 | Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan | #72 | 54.8 | 19.3% | 14,323 |
| 47 | Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou | #76 | 54.2 | 22.4% | 9,699 |
| 48 | Qingdao UniversityQingdao | #82 | 53.4 | 27.2% | 5,599 |
| 49 | Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou | #83 | 53.3 | 23.7% | 6,601 |
| 50 | Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou | #84 | 53.2 | 21.9% | 8,214 |
| 51 | East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai | #87 | 52.8 | 20.6% | 7,960 |
| 52 | China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou | #89 | 52.6 | 23.3% | 14,679 |
| 53 | East China Normal UniversityShanghai | #90 | 52.5 | 22.8% | 6,239 |
| 54 | Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing | #93 | 52.1 | 21.5% | 6,989 |
| 55 | Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua | #94 | 52.0 | 26.7% | 3,942 |
| 56 | Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing | #95 | 51.9 | 20.6% | 8,725 |
| 57 | Xidian UniversityXi'an | #97 | 51.7 | 23.3% | 13,913 |
| 58 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao | #100 | 51.3 | 20.5% | 9,004 |
| 59 | Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing | #104 | 50.9 | 27.4% | 1,504 |
| 60 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing | #105 | 50.8 | 29.1% | 6,373 |
Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in China?
Wei Liu, Zhiyuan Liu and Maosong Sun rank highest among researchers based in China.
- 1Wei Liu#275 worldwide overall9.7k citations · 497 works
- 2Zhiyuan Liu#5,186 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 284 works
- 3Maosong Sun#6,176 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 283 works
- 4Yu Qiao#7,030 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 344 works
- 5Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 324 works
- 6Fei–Yue Wang#12,170 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 393 works
- 7Qingqing Wu#12,865 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 284 works
- 8Jie Zhou#16,014 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 325 works
- 9Y. Wu#16,173 worldwide overall7k citations · 700 works
- 10S. A. Çetin#18,852 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 770 works
- 11Ying‐Chang Liang#23,946 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 357 works
- 12A. Zhemchugov#26,814 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 839 works
- 13S. Kabana#28,868 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 541 works
- 14Liangpei Zhang#29,295 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 412 works
- 15A. Bhasin#30,543 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 307 works
How China compares with other countries in Physical Sciences