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Energy research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Energy research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.

China's world rank
#1
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
69k
Top-10% rate
22.3%
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 #1100.027.7%1,270
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #289.429.5%859
3Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #383.226.0%920
4University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #478.831.5%593
5Central South UniversityChangsha #575.425.3%579
6Xiamen UniversityXiamen #672.628.8%376
7University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #770.328.4%620
8Tianjin UniversityTianjin #868.224.5%735
9China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #966.424.0%342
10China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #1064.824.6%357
11Hunan UniversityChangsha #1163.333.0%474
12Peking UniversityBeijing #1262.035.0%268
13Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1360.825.0%706
14Nankai UniversityTianjin #1459.732.8%464
15North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #1558.616.7%940
16Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1657.626.8%543
17Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1756.724.1%640
18Southeast UniversityNanjing #1955.019.3%524
19Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #2054.227.3%474
20Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #2153.520.5%663
21Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #2252.823.8%590
22Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2352.126.4%537
23Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #2451.428.8%381
24Qingdao UniversityQingdao #2550.827.9%289
25Shandong UniversityJinan #2650.222.3%592
26Chongqing UniversityChongqing #2749.621.7%549
27Wuhan UniversityWuhan #2849.127.2%386
28Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #2948.527.2%493
29Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #3048.028.7%515
30Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #3147.528.2%348
31Jilin UniversityChangchun #3247.027.7%460
32University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #3346.628.4%351
33Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #3645.225.2%483
34Nanchang UniversityNanchang #4043.628.9%190
35China University of GeosciencesWuhan #4143.234.5%264
36Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #4342.521.4%427
37South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #4442.222.3%558
38East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #4541.822.2%401
39Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #4641.520.0%359
40Tongji UniversityShanghai #4840.823.7%410
41Fudan UniversityShanghai #4940.530.2%264
42Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #5139.925.1%239
43Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #5239.638.5%147
44Taiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan #5339.316.2%348
45Xinjiang UniversityÜrümqi #5439.019.1%296
46Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #5538.825.6%324
47Nanjing UniversityNanjing #5937.724.7%306
48Northeastern UniversityShenyang #6137.222.0%311
49University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #6236.926.9%272
50China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #6336.725.9%177
51Shanghai UniversityShanghai #6436.428.2%256
52Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #6536.228.9%252
53Guangxi UniversityNanning #6636.022.9%404
54Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai #6735.735.8%145
55Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #6835.527.0%353
56Soochow UniversitySuzhou #6935.325.5%368
57Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #7035.123.4%343
58Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #7434.218.9%200
59Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #7733.623.7%304
60Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #7833.420.2%463

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

Who are the top Energy researchers in China?

Jiaguo Yu, Guangming Zeng and Shuit‐Tong Lee rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Jiaguo Yu#7,073 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 60 works
  2. 2Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 33 works
  3. 3Shuit‐Tong Lee#10,201 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 11 works
  4. 4Danlian Huang#10,532 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 14 works
  5. 5Xinchen Wang#11,587 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 35 works
  6. 6Jia Zhu#12,918 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 16 works
  7. 7Yexiang Tong#13,750 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 16 works
  8. 8Shu‐Hong Yu#14,986 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 12 works
  9. 9Jun Zhong#15,126 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 10 works
  10. 10Hai‐Long Jiang#15,343 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 11 works
  11. 11Zhong‐Qun Tian#17,295 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 14 works
  12. 12Dingsheng Wang#17,346 worldwide overall2k citations · 30 works
  13. 13Yue Lin#18,161 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works
  14. 14Bei Cheng#20,216 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 31 works
  15. 15Yufei Zhao#20,362 worldwide overall931 citations · 16 works

How China compares with other countries in Energy