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Chemistry research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Nankai University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China's world rank
#1
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
97k
Top-10% rate
21.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.023.6%2,297
2Nankai UniversityTianjin #290.430.7%1,072
3University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #384.724.5%1,365
4Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #480.725.5%969
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #577.626.0%819
6University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #675.124.5%894
7Sichuan UniversityChengdu #772.923.0%1,260
8Nanjing UniversityNanjing #871.126.7%712
9Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #969.431.8%531
10Wuhan UniversityWuhan #1068.031.3%546
11Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1265.429.7%506
12Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #1364.324.6%949
13Hunan UniversityChangsha #1463.326.1%399
14Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1562.324.6%762
15Henan Normal UniversityXinxiang #1661.533.3%654
16Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1760.626.0%763
17Shanghai Institute of Organic ChemistryShanghai #1859.830.6%594
18Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #2058.320.0%668
19East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #2157.719.3%878
20Jilin UniversityChangchun #2356.422.5%745
21Xiamen UniversityXiamen #2455.823.3%596
22Tianjin UniversityTianjin #2555.221.4%782
23Peking UniversityBeijing #2754.224.3%508
24Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #2853.723.7%441
25South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #2953.221.5%728
26Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #3052.722.6%594
27Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #3251.822.1%646
28Shandong UniversityJinan #3351.421.4%670
29Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #3451.022.5%500
30East China Normal UniversityShanghai #3550.623.6%454
31Fudan UniversityShanghai #3650.223.1%626
32Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #3749.830.3%523
33Central South UniversityChangsha #3849.422.5%543
34Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #3949.118.4%542
35Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesBeijing #4048.725.0%369
36University of South ChinaHengyang #4148.426.0%316
37Soochow UniversitySuzhou #4248.018.2%625
38Qingdao UniversityQingdao #4547.128.8%325
39Tongji UniversityShanghai #4746.527.6%374
40Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun #4846.224.5%288
41Guizhou UniversityGuiyang #4945.921.0%600
42Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #5045.621.9%491
43University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #5245.123.4%299
44Hangzhou Normal UniversityHangzhou #5344.825.9%360
45Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #5444.517.9%766
46Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #5544.329.9%572
47Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #5644.020.4%560
48Chongqing UniversityChongqing #6342.423.2%463
49Henan UniversityKaifeng #6542.024.3%338
50Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #6841.325.1%260
51Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #6941.119.2%693
52Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #7240.519.5%484
53North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #7440.225.5%164
54Wuhan Institute of TechnologyWuhan #7540.023.6%298
55East China University of TechnologyNanchang #7639.822.3%248
56ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai #7739.630.1%232
57Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #7839.424.6%296
58Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #8039.126.3%313
59Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #8138.926.3%272
60Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterFuzhou #8538.220.9%219

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in China?

Zhong‐Qun Tian, Xiangke Wang and Chuan‐Feng Chen rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Zhong‐Qun Tian#17,295 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 40 works
  2. 2Xiangke Wang#20,515 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 46 works
  3. 3Chuan‐Feng Chen#40,428 worldwide overall732 citations · 46 works
  4. 4Li‐Zhu Wu#44,239 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 66 works
  5. 5Zhifang Chai#58,471 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 49 works
  6. 6Feihe Huang#66,535 worldwide overall822 citations · 51 works
  7. 7Wei Wang#75,086 worldwide overall987 citations · 48 works
  8. 8Wen‐Jing Xiao#80,845 worldwide overall731 citations · 94 works
  9. 9Ming‐Liang Tong#91,528 worldwide overall709 citations · 39 works
  10. 10Chen‐Ho Tung#98,370 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 91 works
  11. 11Jia‐Rong Chen#99,381 worldwide overall513 citations · 58 works
  12. 12Aiwen Lei#99,655 worldwide overall935 citations · 107 works
  13. 13Yibin Ying#101,911 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 43 works
  14. 14He Tian#102,917 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 56 works
  15. 15Jian‐Rong Li#103,616 worldwide overall927 citations · 40 works

How China compares with other countries in Chemistry