How does China rank in Economics, Econometrics and Finance research?

China ranks #1 of 110 countries on research quality in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (2022–2025), with 52k works.

Field · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · China

Economics, Econometrics and Finance research in China

Xiamen University ranks first in China for Economics, Econometrics and Finance research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Xi'an Jiaotong University.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 52k
Top-10% rate: 41.0%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Economics, Econometrics and Finance in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#1	100.0	49.7%	567
2	Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu	#3	85.3	41.4%	681
3	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#4	81.5	49.7%	528
4	Central South UniversityChangsha	#5	78.5	56.3%	330
5	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#7	74.0	60.0%	284
6	University of International Business and EconomicsBeijing	#8	72.2	44.1%	532
7	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	#9	70.6	62.9%	234
8	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#10	69.2	50.8%	522
9	Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjing	#11	67.9	31.8%	608
10	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#13	65.7	55.6%	276
11	Renmin University of ChinaBeijing	#14	64.7	37.1%	759
12	Nanchang UniversityNanchang	#15	63.8	68.4%	176
13	Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityHangzhou	#16	62.9	52.1%	272
14	Peking UniversityBeijing	#17	62.1	34.2%	830
15	Central University of Finance and EconomicsBeijing	#18	61.4	38.4%	637
16	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#19	60.6	36.5%	605
17	Zhongnan University of Economics and LawWuhan	#20	60.0	48.8%	472
18	Capital University of Economics and BusinessBeijing	#21	59.3	44.4%	378
19	Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsJinan	#23	58.1	50.1%	343
20	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#24	57.5	57.0%	314
21	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#25	57.0	42.3%	437
22	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#29	55.0	53.6%	331
23	Shandong UniversityJinan	#31	54.1	36.2%	475
24	Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsShanghai	#32	53.7	39.1%	535
25	Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsBengbu	#34	52.9	24.8%	523
26	China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou	#38	51.4	56.9%	262
27	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#40	50.7	45.6%	377
28	China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao	#42	50.0	64.6%	122
29	Beijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijing	#44	49.4	57.5%	172
30	Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing	#45	49.1	51.1%	216
31	Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsHangzhou	#46	48.8	43.7%	301
32	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing	#48	48.3	49.5%	272
33	Xinjiang UniversityÜrümqi	#53	46.9	61.5%	162
34	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#54	46.7	41.7%	414
35	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#55	46.4	49.2%	299
36	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#57	46.0	40.0%	375
37	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#59	45.5	47.6%	264
38	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#60	45.3	34.4%	474
39	Jinan UniversityGuangzhou	#62	44.8	42.8%	299
40	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#65	44.2	51.8%	181
41	Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsNanchang	#66	44.0	43.8%	275
42	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#67	43.8	42.5%	255
43	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#68	43.6	46.7%	270
44	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#70	43.2	36.1%	430
45	Shanghai UniversityShanghai	#71	43.0	36.5%	342
46	China University of GeosciencesWuhan	#72	42.8	57.2%	211
47	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#73	42.7	33.0%	389
48	Ocean University of ChinaQingdao	#76	42.1	55.1%	248
49	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#78	41.8	37.4%	346
50	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#79	41.6	48.2%	246
51	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#83	40.9	50.5%	177
52	Chongqing Technology and Business UniversityChongqing	#86	40.5	54.6%	167
53	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#87	40.3	48.4%	234
54	Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou	#88	40.2	51.6%	159
55	Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu	#90	39.8	55.8%	234
56	Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou	#91	39.7	51.7%	170
57	Ningbo UniversityNingbo	#92	39.6	51.7%	174
58	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#95	39.1	42.7%	217
59	Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsDalian	#96	39.0	40.2%	278
60	Zhengzhou Business UniversityGongyi	#100	38.5	67.6%	92

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

Who are the top Economics, Econometrics and Finance researchers in China?

Shigē Péng, Yi‐Ming Wei and Jikun Huang rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Shigē Péng#11,010 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 36 works
2Yi‐Ming Wei#23,909 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 46 works
3Jikun Huang#32,370 worldwide overall851 citations · 34 works
4Justin Yifu Lin#40,536 worldwide overall611 citations · 66 works
5Chien‐Chiang Lee#42,718 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 102 works
6John H. Rogers#51,694 worldwide overall322 citations · 33 works
7Fang Cai#52,024 worldwide overall324 citations · 31 works
8Ying Fan#53,635 worldwide overall879 citations · 35 works
9Yu Hao#54,947 worldwide overall659 citations · 33 works
10Qiang Ji#55,498 worldwide overall845 citations · 71 works
11Qingyue Meng#70,853 worldwide overall195 citations · 30 works
12Dequn Zhou#74,532 worldwide overall678 citations · 24 works
13Bing Zhang#86,187 worldwide overall478 citations · 25 works
14Muhammad Umar#92,045 worldwide overall638 citations · 49 works
15Dayong Zhang#93,559 worldwide overall537 citations · 36 works

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