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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Nanjing University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China's world rank
#2
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
84k
Top-10% rate
12.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.014.2%10,051
2Nanjing UniversityNanjing #480.215.0%836
3University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #772.214.7%2,054
4Peking UniversityBeijing #968.616.0%942
5China University of GeosciencesWuhan #1660.315.8%1,541
6Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #1858.717.5%647
7Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #1957.916.2%416
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #2653.414.2%809
9University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #2852.318.5%309
10Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2951.813.9%789
11Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Guangzhou #3748.413.9%701
12China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #3947.611.7%1,388
13Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #4246.520.5%228
14Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #4445.910.2%1,271
15Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #4844.610.7%1,598
16Tongji UniversityShanghai #5044.014.6%845
17Wuhan UniversityWuhan #5343.217.4%854
18Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #5742.222.5%262
19Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #6141.213.1%541
20Fudan UniversityShanghai #6340.811.1%438
21Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #7538.213.0%638
22Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao #7837.711.6%626
23Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #8037.315.6%707
24Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)Zhuhai #8137.212.8%368
25Hohai UniversityNanjing #8336.813.7%794
26Northwest UniversityXi'an #8636.312.4%545
27University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #10034.113.1%659
28Tianjin UniversityTianjin #10433.616.1%501
29Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu #11032.812.6%954
30Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #11132.617.7%263
31Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #12830.69.2%1,152
32Jilin UniversityChangchun #13430.011.5%724
33Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #13529.915.0%289
34Xiamen UniversityXiamen #13729.612.9%424
35East China Normal UniversityShanghai #14229.115.7%288
36Shandong UniversityJinan #14628.714.4%354
37Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #14828.513.8%471
38Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #15128.213.8%383
39Nankai UniversityTianjin #15228.120.8%126
40China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #15927.512.1%633
41Chongqing UniversityChongqing #16227.217.8%264
42Central South UniversityChangsha #16527.017.6%642
43China Meteorological AdministrationBeijing #16626.97.6%1,035
44Yunnan UniversityKunming #17026.512.5%312
45Hunan UniversityChangsha #17126.521.9%110
46Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #17226.417.3%394
47National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #17526.19.9%569
48State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution ControlBeijing #17825.921.4%94
49City University of Hong KongHong Kong #18125.621.0%132
50China National Petroleum Corporation (China)Beijing #18725.212.1%1,172
51Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #20024.212.9%279
52Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #20124.115.2%120
53Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #20723.715.7%347
54Sinopec (China)Beijing #21223.413.7%462
55Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesBeijing #21423.39.0%384
56South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #21823.015.9%204
57Chinese Academy of Geological SciencesBeijing #22022.99.0%697
58Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentBeijing #22622.513.9%135
59Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #23721.817.2%179
60China Earthquake AdministrationBeijing #24121.69.7%1,164

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

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in China?

Fu‐Yuan Wu, Guochun Zhao and Xian‐Hua Li rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Earth and Planetary Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Fu‐Yuan Wu#2,167 worldwide overall198.3 of 387 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Guochun Zhao#6,176 worldwide overall188.1 of 432 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Xian‐Hua Li#11,778 worldwide overall149.3 of 353 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Min Sun#59,553 worldwide overall151.1 of 446 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Yong‐Fei Zheng#23,753 worldwide overall140.2 of 390 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yi‐Gang Xu#42,457 worldwide overall127.8 of 357 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7M. Santosh#395,423 worldwide overall282.7 of 1,080 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mei‐Fu Zhou#8,623 worldwide overall121.6 of 296 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Hai Cheng#40,883 worldwide overall150.9 of 614 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Fahu Chen#16,485 worldwide overall118.1 of 358 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Yongsheng Liu#87,135 worldwide overall97.1 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 11Sanzhong Li#112,281 worldwide overall110.6 of 411 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Lin Ding#63,039 worldwide overall100.2 of 314 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Zhisheng An#32,561 worldwide overall99.4 of 307 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Wenjiao Xiao#60,261 worldwide overall107.5 of 411 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Earth and Planetary Sciences 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences