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Energy research in China

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

China's world rank
#1
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
70k
Top-10% rate
12.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Energy in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.015.9%3,752
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #289.417.6%917
3University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #383.316.7%620
4University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #478.918.1%593
5Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #575.513.9%942
6Nankai UniversityTianjin #672.717.2%469
7Hunan UniversityChangsha #770.319.6%500
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #868.313.0%747
9North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #966.511.0%954
10Tianjin UniversityTianjin #1163.514.4%797
11Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1262.115.2%651
12City University of Hong KongHong Kong #1558.724.2%297
13Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1657.716.3%586
14Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #1756.821.1%306
15Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #1856.014.6%555
16Jilin UniversityChangchun #1955.115.1%565
17Wuhan UniversityWuhan #2054.315.2%394
18Xiamen UniversityXiamen #2153.614.6%419
19Chongqing UniversityChongqing #2252.911.9%552
20Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #2352.214.3%707
21Tongji UniversityShanghai #2451.613.1%585
22Peking UniversityBeijing #2550.920.4%293
23Central South UniversityChangsha #2650.315.3%601
24Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #2749.814.1%381
25Guangxi UniversityNanning #2849.212.5%405
26Donghua UniversityShanghai #2948.715.3%224
27Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #3048.214.1%144
28Nanjing UniversityNanjing #3346.712.4%314
29Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai #3446.219.9%145
30South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #3645.411.3%567
31Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #3745.017.5%195
32Fudan UniversityShanghai #3944.215.3%281
33Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #4043.814.7%482
34Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #4243.016.8%348
35China University of GeosciencesWuhan #4442.321.1%265
36Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #4641.716.4%130
37Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #4841.015.2%495
38East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #5140.112.2%401
39Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #5239.813.1%324
40Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #5339.511.4%174
41Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #5439.215.4%178
42Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #5538.914.2%364
43Southeast UniversityNanjing #5738.412.2%533
44Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #6336.816.0%515
45Soochow UniversitySuzhou #6735.913.8%375
46Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #6835.712.2%430
47University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #7035.213.9%352
48Shandong UniversityJinan #7534.213.8%650
49Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #7634.013.5%315
50Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyXi'an #7733.811.3%203
51China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #7833.613.0%357
52Taiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan #7933.47.9%348
53Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #8033.211.4%209
54China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #8232.814.8%177
55Westlake UniversityHangzhou #8332.725.2%62
56Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #8432.59.0%248
57Northeast Electric Power UniversityJilin City #8731.913.4%191
58Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #8831.814.4%253
59Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #8931.610.3%463
60Henan UniversityKaifeng #9231.110.8%202

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

Who are the top Energy researchers in China?

Jiaguo Yu, Dingsheng S. Wang and Yadong Li rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Energy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jiaguo Yu#35 worldwide overall189.9 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Dingsheng S. Wang#108 worldwide overall137.1 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yadong Li#1,682 worldwide overall98.1 of 171 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Lirong Zheng#3,502 worldwide overall106.1 of 253 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Xinchen Wang#949 worldwide overall98.0 of 191 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Guangming Zeng#192 worldwide overall87.5 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shuangyin Wang#473 worldwide overall89.6 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Yi Xie#13,803 worldwide overall89.5 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yongfa Zhu#5,594 worldwide overall89.5 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Bei Cheng#56 worldwide overall81.3 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Lin Gu#1,293 worldwide overall85.6 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Fan Dong#4,639 worldwide overall80.0 of 217 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jimmy C. Yu#7,208 worldwide overall69.7 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Yujie Xiong#4,076 worldwide overall68.8 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Tierui Zhang#4,583 worldwide overall67.0 of 151 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Energy 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 Energy