How does China rank in Chemistry research?

China ranks #1 of 73 countries on research quality in Chemistry (2022–2025), with 97k works.

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
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?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#1	100.0	23.6%	2,297
2	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#2	90.4	30.7%	1,072
3	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#3	84.7	24.5%	1,365
4	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#4	80.7	25.5%	969
5	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#5	77.6	26.0%	819
6	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	#6	75.1	24.5%	894
7	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#7	72.9	23.0%	1,260
8	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#8	71.1	26.7%	712
9	Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen	#9	69.4	31.8%	531
10	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#10	68.0	31.3%	546
11	Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin	#12	65.4	29.7%	506
12	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#13	64.3	24.6%	949
13	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#14	63.3	26.1%	399
14	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#15	62.3	24.6%	762
15	Henan Normal UniversityXinxiang	#16	61.5	33.3%	654
16	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#17	60.6	26.0%	763
17	Shanghai Institute of Organic ChemistryShanghai	#18	59.8	30.6%	594
18	Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing	#20	58.3	20.0%	668
19	East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai	#21	57.7	19.3%	878
20	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#23	56.4	22.5%	745
21	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#24	55.8	23.3%	596
22	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#25	55.2	21.4%	782
23	Peking UniversityBeijing	#27	54.2	24.3%	508
24	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	#28	53.7	23.7%	441
25	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#29	53.2	21.5%	728
26	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#30	52.7	22.6%	594
27	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#32	51.8	22.1%	646
28	Shandong UniversityJinan	#33	51.4	21.4%	670
29	Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou	#34	51.0	22.5%	500
30	East China Normal UniversityShanghai	#35	50.6	23.6%	454
31	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#36	50.2	23.1%	626
32	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#37	49.8	30.3%	523
33	Central South UniversityChangsha	#38	49.4	22.5%	543
34	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#39	49.1	18.4%	542
35	Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesBeijing	#40	48.7	25.0%	369
36	University of South ChinaHengyang	#41	48.4	26.0%	316
37	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	#42	48.0	18.2%	625
38	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	#45	47.1	28.8%	325
39	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#47	46.5	27.6%	374
40	Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun	#48	46.2	24.5%	288
41	Guizhou UniversityGuiyang	#49	45.9	21.0%	600
42	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#50	45.6	21.9%	491
43	University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing	#52	45.1	23.4%	299
44	Hangzhou Normal UniversityHangzhou	#53	44.8	25.9%	360
45	Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing	#54	44.5	17.9%	766
46	Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing	#55	44.3	29.9%	572
47	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#56	44.0	20.4%	560
48	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#63	42.4	23.2%	463
49	Henan UniversityKaifeng	#65	42.0	24.3%	338
50	Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua	#68	41.3	25.1%	260
51	Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou	#69	41.1	19.2%	693
52	Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao	#72	40.5	19.5%	484
53	North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing	#74	40.2	25.5%	164
54	Wuhan Institute of TechnologyWuhan	#75	40.0	23.6%	298
55	East China University of TechnologyNanchang	#76	39.8	22.3%	248
56	ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai	#77	39.6	30.1%	232
57	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an	#78	39.4	24.6%	296
58	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#80	39.1	26.3%	313
59	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#81	38.9	26.3%	272
60	Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterFuzhou	#85	38.2	20.9%	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.

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

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