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Arts and Humanities research in China

University of Hong Kong ranks first in China for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#63 worldwide), followed by Nanjing University and Peking University.

China's world rank
#6
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
24k
Top-10% rate
14.8%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #6345.122.4%393
2Nanjing UniversityNanjing #7742.514.4%170
3Peking UniversityBeijing #7842.313.3%293
4Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #13934.629.6%321
5Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #14034.526.0%350
6Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #15533.218.7%295
7City University of Hong KongHong Kong #17231.823.8%186
8University of MacauMacao #17831.324.6%243
9Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong #18730.716.0%194
10Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #18830.617.2%205
11Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #19430.214.4%331
12Education University of Hong KongTai Po #21628.834.6%222
13Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #25326.719.5%197
14Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #28325.218.9%246
15Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #28425.118.5%251
16Wuhan UniversityWuhan #30124.421.3%160
17South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #31124.020.9%74
18Fudan UniversityShanghai #33223.116.7%222
19Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing #33423.08.1%370
20East China Normal UniversityShanghai #34022.820.4%162
21Xiamen UniversityXiamen #36321.915.5%169
22Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #36521.814.1%154
23Shandong UniversityJinan #37621.414.4%186
24Nankai UniversityTianjin #37821.412.8%115
25Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #37921.320.6%89
26Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #39420.825.0%121
27Hunan UniversityChangsha #39820.723.9%68
28University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #40920.327.0%65
29University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #41520.111.8%143
30Shanghai International Studies UniversityShanghai #42020.014.8%260
31Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen #44419.215.4%62
32Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #45019.19.7%93
33Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #48318.124.1%94
34Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #50717.511.0%152
35Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacao #52916.915.1%95
36Tongji UniversityShanghai #54216.618.7%138
37Jilin UniversityChangchun #55316.320.2%80
38Soochow UniversitySuzhou #56316.119.7%101
39Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #58415.619.7%137
40Sichuan UniversityChengdu #58515.613.3%187
41Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai #60615.117.5%79
42Southeast UniversityNanjing #60715.123.3%121
43Minzu University of ChinaBeijing #64014.48.8%113
44Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing #64914.24.6%322
45Southwest UniversityChongqing #66613.99.3%132
46Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #71612.913.9%113
47Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesGuangzhou #72412.811.5%267
48City University of MacauMacao #73412.623.5%110
49Beihang UniversityBeijing #74112.421.7%100
50Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityBeijing #76912.011.5%208
51Hainan UniversityHaikou #82611.016.6%70
52Sichuan International Studies UniversityChongqing #82711.016.7%104
53Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou #84410.719.3%141
54Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #87410.321.5%63
55Shanghai UniversityShanghai #9229.613.8%100
56Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #9459.210.4%121
57Macao Polytechnic UniversityMacao #9619.023.2%83
58Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun #9708.917.9%77
59Hangzhou Normal UniversityHangzhou #9738.86.4%98
60Xi'an International Studies UniversityXi'an #9838.710.1%149

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

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in China?

Guangwei Hu, Shulin Yu and Fan Fang rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Guangwei Hu#11,491 worldwide overall55.0 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Shulin Yu#2,147 worldwide overall50.5 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Fan Fang#4,870 worldwide overall46.4 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Icy Lee#1,228 worldwide overall43.2 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Wei Ren#18,082 worldwide overall40.9 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Lianjiang Jiang#779 worldwide overall39.7 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mark Feng Teng#2,055 worldwide overall39.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rui Eric Yuan#5,887 worldwide overall37.1 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Barry Lee Reynolds#13,232 worldwide overall35.2 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10John Flowerdew#17,088 worldwide overall33.9 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kevin W. H. Tai#4,477 worldwide overall31.2 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Feng Kevin Jiang#13,018 worldwide overall31.2 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yuen Yi Lo#14,643 worldwide overall29.2 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Angel M. Y. Lin#24,431 worldwide overall30.2 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Mingyue Michelle Gu#2,881 worldwide overall27.9 of 36 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities