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What is the best university for Social Sciences in China?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam |
#11 | 73.8 | 18.5% | 4,850 |
| 2 | Peking UniversityBeijing |
#20 | 67.3 | 15.6% | 4,830 |
| 3 | Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing |
#26 | 64.5 | 18.0% | 4,672 |
| 4 | Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing |
#36 | 60.9 | 15.1% | 5,114 |
| 5 | Tsinghua UniversityBeijing |
#43 | 59.0 | 16.9% | 3,885 |
| 6 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong |
#46 | 58.2 | 23.3% | 4,060 |
| 7 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong |
#48 | 57.8 | 18.5% | 3,804 |
| 8 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai |
#60 | 55.3 | 16.9% | 3,666 |
| 9 | Nanjing UniversityNanjing |
#69 | 53.8 | 15.1% | 1,824 |
| 10 | Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou |
#75 | 52.9 | 18.5% | 3,844 |
| 11 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong |
#82 | 51.9 | 16.8% | 2,433 |
| 12 | Wuhan UniversityWuhan |
#83 | 51.8 | 17.6% | 2,983 |
| 13 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou |
#85 | 51.5 | 18.7% | 2,722 |
| 14 | Fudan UniversityShanghai |
#97 | 50.1 | 15.4% | 2,851 |
| 15 | Tongji UniversityShanghai |
#100 | 49.8 | 16.9% | 2,518 |
| 16 | Sichuan UniversityChengdu |
#101 | 49.7 | 15.8% | 3,268 |
| 17 | Education University of Hong KongTai Po |
#121 | 47.7 | 25.5% | 1,923 |
| 18 | Renmin University of ChinaBeijing |
#132 | 46.7 | 14.8% | 3,517 |
| 19 | University of MacauMacao |
#139 | 46.2 | 19.3% | 2,048 |
| 20 | East China Normal UniversityShanghai |
#143 | 45.9 | 17.1% | 2,235 |
| 21 | Xiamen UniversityXiamen |
#162 | 44.5 | 16.8% | 2,553 |
| 22 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing |
#175 | 43.7 | 19.7% | 1,395 |
| 23 | Shandong UniversityJinan |
#176 | 43.6 | 16.4% | 2,376 |
| 24 | Chongqing UniversityChongqing |
#181 | 43.3 | 20.0% | 1,562 |
| 25 | Hunan UniversityChangsha |
#188 | 42.9 | 17.8% | 1,328 |
| 26 | Nankai UniversityTianjin |
#195 | 42.5 | 15.1% | 1,678 |
| 27 | Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong |
#202 | 42.1 | 18.9% | 1,169 |
| 28 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan |
#213 | 41.5 | 20.3% | 2,222 |
| 29 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an |
#216 | 41.4 | 20.1% | 2,484 |
| 30 | Southeast UniversityNanjing |
#222 | 41.1 | 19.4% | 2,014 |
| 31 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei |
#241 | 40.2 | 18.8% | 1,277 |
| 32 | Central China Normal UniversityWuhan |
#244 | 40.0 | 16.7% | 1,635 |
| 33 | Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing |
#245 | 40.0 | 15.5% | 1,532 |
| 34 | Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen |
#247 | 39.9 | 18.1% | 1,672 |
| 35 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong |
#255 | 39.6 | 14.1% | 1,603 |
| 36 | South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou |
#258 | 39.4 | 16.1% | 1,541 |
| 37 | Jinan UniversityGuangzhou |
#267 | 39.1 | 15.8% | 1,502 |
| 38 | Henan UniversityKaifeng |
#270 | 38.9 | 18.9% | 880 |
| 39 | Central South UniversityChangsha |
#290 | 38.2 | 21.0% | 2,026 |
| 40 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin |
#300 | 37.8 | 17.5% | 1,604 |
| 41 | Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing |
#306 | 37.6 | 10.4% | 3,016 |
| 42 | Southwest UniversityChongqing |
#319 | 37.1 | 14.6% | 1,604 |
| 43 | Jilin UniversityChangchun |
#333 | 36.7 | 18.2% | 1,221 |
| 44 | Tianjin UniversityTianjin |
#342 | 36.4 | 21.7% | 1,405 |
| 45 | Shandong Normal UniversityJinan |
#368 | 35.6 | 13.0% | 895 |
| 46 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu |
#376 | 35.3 | 16.5% | 1,941 |
| 47 | Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen |
#377 | 35.3 | 15.1% | 731 |
| 48 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen |
#382 | 35.2 | 15.5% | 547 |
| 49 | Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou |
#384 | 35.1 | 16.8% | 882 |
| 50 | Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an |
#385 | 35.1 | 17.0% | 996 |
| 51 | South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou |
#389 | 35.0 | 17.8% | 1,318 |
| 52 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing |
#398 | 34.7 | 19.2% | 1,334 |
| 53 | Soochow UniversitySuzhou |
#418 | 34.2 | 16.2% | 1,166 |
| 54 | Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacao |
#429 | 33.9 | 14.2% | 1,369 |
| 55 | Dalian University of TechnologyDalian |
#432 | 33.8 | 16.5% | 1,192 |
| 56 | China University of GeosciencesWuhan |
#435 | 33.7 | 20.2% | 684 |
| 57 | Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai |
#447 | 33.4 | 13.9% | 1,006 |
| 58 | Hohai UniversityNanjing |
#453 | 33.3 | 14.5% | 974 |
| 59 | Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun |
#466 | 33.0 | 18.2% | 746 |
| 60 | Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou |
#475 | 32.8 | 18.3% | 1,098 |
Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in China?
Boqiang Lin, Chien‐Chiang Lee and Tsan‐Ming Choi rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Boqiang Lin#564 worldwide overall271.6 of 412 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Chien‐Chiang Lee#124 worldwide overall254.0 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Tsan‐Ming Choi#178 worldwide overall184.5 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Rob Law#64,160 worldwide overall282.0 of 787 papers here in the top 10%
- 5T.C.E. Cheng#26,446 worldwide overall192.1 of 547 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Shouyang Wang#41,144 worldwide overall180.5 of 640 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Zeshui Xu#11,580 worldwide overall170.9 of 431 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Mei‐Po Kwan#2,083 worldwide overall126.1 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Muhammad Umar#425 worldwide overall116.3 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Albert P.C. Chan#41,857 worldwide overall145.2 of 490 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Seongseop Kim#25,608 worldwide overall139.7 of 326 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Ronnel Bornasal King#6,729 worldwide overall116.0 of 245 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Qiang Ji#1,453 worldwide overall107.8 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Kee‐hung Lai#6,295 worldwide overall108.6 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Chi‐Wei Su#14,768 worldwide overall119.0 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
How China compares with other countries in Social Sciences