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Environmental Science research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Environmental Science research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University.

China's world rank
#1
of 125 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
233k
Top-10% rate
25.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.031.2%6,874
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #291.532.8%3,646
3Peking UniversityBeijing #386.633.4%1,777
4Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #483.031.5%2,163
5Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #580.332.4%2,345
6Wuhan UniversityWuhan #678.132.3%1,988
7Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #776.229.8%2,078
8China University of GeosciencesWuhan #874.635.1%1,575
9Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1071.830.5%1,764
10Central South UniversityChangsha #1170.729.8%2,054
11Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchBeijing #1368.636.6%1,156
12China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #1467.735.2%1,299
13Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #1566.938.6%1,160
14Chongqing UniversityChongqing #1666.132.9%1,305
15Tongji UniversityShanghai #1964.027.1%1,864
16Nanjing UniversityNanjing #2063.330.7%1,340
17Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #2162.830.0%1,384
18Hohai UniversityNanjing #2262.225.6%2,170
19Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2361.729.8%1,654
20China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #2859.226.7%1,809
21Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #3158.035.3%716
22Sichuan UniversityChengdu #3357.227.7%1,376
23Tianjin UniversityTianjin #3456.928.9%1,504
24Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #3556.529.4%1,430
25Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #3755.823.6%1,610
26Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #3855.533.5%1,078
27Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #4453.730.4%1,340
28Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #4553.429.7%1,301
29Nankai UniversityTianjin #4752.932.4%906
30Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesBeijing #4852.733.5%810
31Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing #4952.431.8%1,265
32Shandong UniversityJinan #5052.227.3%1,216
33Chang'an UniversityXi'an #5251.729.7%856
34Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #5451.228.0%1,082
35Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #5551.029.6%1,054
36Hunan UniversityChangsha #5650.838.5%688
37Southeast UniversityNanjing #5950.128.7%1,050
38Xiamen UniversityXiamen #6149.729.3%1,062
39Fudan UniversityShanghai #6349.328.7%919
40State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseNanjing #6449.131.8%883
41Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #6648.823.8%1,734
42Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu #6748.631.5%844
43Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing #6848.431.9%892
44Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin #8046.437.7%634
45East China Normal UniversityShanghai #8346.032.9%779
46Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #8445.831.0%676
47Guizhou UniversityGuiyang #8545.729.1%790
48China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #8645.527.5%959
49Xinjiang UniversityÜrümqi #8745.427.0%755
50Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #9344.624.4%992
51Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #9544.327.0%925
52Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijing #9644.225.8%940
53South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #9843.924.0%992
54Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #10742.830.9%783
55Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #10842.727.4%532
56Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyXi'an #11442.125.3%979
57University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #11841.625.4%759
58Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #12041.422.2%1,168
59Yunnan UniversityKunming #12141.331.2%720
60China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #12341.125.4%689

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in China?

Shilong Piao, Haidong Kan and Yansui Liu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Shilong Piao#1,710 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 62 works
  2. 2Haidong Kan#1,799 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 62 works
  3. 3Yansui Liu#3,553 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 41 works
  4. 4Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 111 works
  5. 5Jingyun Fang#9,258 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 37 works
  6. 6Qingyun Duan#9,325 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 49 works
  7. 7Jianchu Xu#11,738 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 50 works
  8. 8Hanqiu Xu#12,665 worldwide overall1k citations · 39 works
  9. 9Yongguang Zhang#13,306 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 37 works
  10. 10Zhenzhong Zeng#15,035 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 36 works
  11. 11Hai Cheng#18,099 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 35 works
  12. 12Peng Gong#18,186 worldwide overall2k citations · 110 works
  13. 13Jianlong Wang#21,943 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 46 works
  14. 14Zhisheng An#22,288 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 41 works
  15. 15Yong Geng#22,687 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 60 works

How China compares with other countries in Environmental Science