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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 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Geosciences.

China's world rank
#1
of 80 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
83k
Top-10% rate
22.6%
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 #1100.027.0%3,939
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #290.228.0%2,054
3China University of GeosciencesWuhan #480.528.5%1,527
4Wuhan UniversityWuhan #577.333.3%850
5Peking UniversityBeijing #674.828.3%869
6Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #772.618.7%1,152
7Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #870.730.4%636
8Nanjing UniversityNanjing #1067.627.6%835
9China Meteorological AdministrationBeijing #1166.215.9%871
10Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesLanzhou #1265.028.8%437
11Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #1363.928.0%554
12Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #1561.825.0%636
13China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #1660.927.9%749
14Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1760.125.3%784
15Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #1958.521.3%1,174
16Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsBeijing #2157.119.8%425
17Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #2256.526.0%469
18China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #2455.220.3%1,388
19Institute of Tibetan Plateau ResearchBeijing #2554.732.8%241
20Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchBeijing #2654.131.4%227
21Tianjin UniversityTianjin #2753.626.0%498
22Fudan UniversityShanghai #2952.623.3%418
23Tongji UniversityShanghai #3251.223.8%769
24Hohai UniversityNanjing #3350.724.0%695
25Chang'an UniversityXi'an #3450.325.1%372
26Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu #3749.121.6%686
27Central South UniversityChangsha #3848.827.9%639
28Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #4048.025.4%770
29Northwest UniversityXi'an #4147.726.1%388
30Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #4546.425.9%532
31Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #4646.118.9%1,271
32Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesBeijing #4745.815.9%384
33Aerospace Information Research InstituteBeijing #5044.928.2%266
34Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Guangzhou #5643.324.1%701
35Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #5743.027.8%301
36National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #5842.819.7%569
37Jilin UniversityChangchun #5942.519.1%707
38State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote SensingWuhan #6042.340.6%130
39University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #6142.124.3%659
40Chongqing UniversityChongqing #7040.127.0%262
41China Geological SurveyBeijing #7239.718.0%766
42State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution ControlBeijing #7738.842.9%94
43Yunnan UniversityKunming #8038.324.9%312
44Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #8737.122.4%378
45Shandong UniversityJinan #8836.928.6%348
46Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #9136.427.0%392
47Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #9436.030.3%416
48China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #9535.828.4%143
49Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #10035.123.8%279
50Nankai UniversityTianjin #10135.033.7%125
51Xidian UniversityXi'an #10234.829.5%240
52Northwest Normal UniversityLanzhou #10534.421.5%127
53East China Normal UniversityShanghai #11533.228.4%285
54Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)Zhuhai #11932.723.6%368
55Sichuan UniversityChengdu #12232.325.8%238
56Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #12532.034.9%130
57Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyXi'an #12631.931.7%156
58Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #13131.320.7%464
59Chinese Academy of Geological SciencesBeijing #13530.919.0%697
60Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin #13630.834.0%67

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

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

Fu‐Yuan Wu, Shan Gao and Di‐Cheng Zhu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Fu‐Yuan Wu#6,994 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 90 works
  2. 2Shan Gao#12,376 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 43 works
  3. 3Di‐Cheng Zhu#16,230 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 45 works
  4. 4Hai Cheng#18,099 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 193 works
  5. 5Zhidan Zhao#18,101 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 77 works
  6. 6Zhisheng An#22,288 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 102 works
  7. 7Mingguo Zhai#25,226 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 81 works
  8. 8Weiming Fan#27,282 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 55 works
  9. 9Liangpei Zhang#29,295 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 79 works
  10. 10Shifeng Dai#30,363 worldwide overall962 citations · 44 works
  11. 11Jin‐Hui Yang#31,209 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 65 works
  12. 12Xuanxue Mo#31,526 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 37 works
  13. 13Sanzhong Li#32,865 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 113 works
  14. 14Timothy Kusky#35,047 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 92 works
  15. 15Kebin He#37,730 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 52 works

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