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Materials Science research in China

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

China's world rank
#1
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
271k
Top-10% rate
21.4%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.023.7%6,687
2Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #291.128.8%2,618
3Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #385.925.6%2,770
4University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #482.220.7%2,743
5Central South UniversityChangsha #579.425.0%2,696
6Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #677.125.4%2,617
7University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #775.124.0%3,082
8Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #873.421.8%3,378
9Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #971.922.7%3,153
10Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #1070.522.5%2,223
11Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1169.324.8%2,532
12University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #1268.224.7%2,654
13Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1367.224.2%3,233
14Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #1466.224.8%2,099
15South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #1565.325.4%2,637
16Shandong UniversityJinan #1664.522.5%2,197
17Tianjin UniversityTianjin #1763.721.6%2,355
18Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #1863.023.0%2,196
19Beihang UniversityBeijing #1962.325.9%1,269
20Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #2260.421.4%1,929
21Jilin UniversityChangchun #2359.924.8%2,174
22Fudan UniversityShanghai #2459.326.9%1,447
23Northeastern UniversityShenyang #2558.818.8%1,902
24Chongqing UniversityChongqing #2658.323.5%2,067
25Nankai UniversityTianjin #2857.327.8%1,298
26Hunan UniversityChangsha #2956.925.5%1,306
27Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #3056.524.4%1,699
28Southeast UniversityNanjing #3156.021.4%1,854
29Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #3255.623.7%1,865
30Peking UniversityBeijing #3355.224.8%1,323
31Nanjing UniversityNanjing #3454.823.4%1,478
32Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #3554.526.2%1,593
33Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #3654.120.7%1,750
34Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #3853.423.4%1,324
35Tongji UniversityShanghai #4052.824.7%1,364
36Qingdao UniversityQingdao #4152.531.4%1,208
37Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #4252.226.0%1,287
38Donghua UniversityShanghai #4351.824.8%1,526
39Wuhan UniversityWuhan #4451.524.2%1,278
40Soochow UniversitySuzhou #4551.323.2%1,601
41Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #4750.728.1%1,079
42Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #4950.218.7%1,661
43East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #5049.918.8%1,614
44Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #5149.722.8%1,201
45Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #5249.418.9%1,179
46Shanghai UniversityShanghai #5349.218.8%1,511
47Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #5448.920.0%1,806
48Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming #5548.718.4%1,517
49Guangxi UniversityNanning #5648.526.5%1,459
50University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #5748.220.2%1,270
51China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #5848.020.9%884
52Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #5947.818.7%1,035
53Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #6047.624.4%565
54Harbin Engineering UniversityHarbin #6347.021.9%784
55Xiamen UniversityXiamen #6446.820.9%1,209
56Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #6846.029.5%1,289
57University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai #6945.822.8%791
58Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #7045.620.9%1,007
59Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #7145.421.1%978
60Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #7245.219.1%826

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in China?

K. Lu, Jiaguo Yu and Guangming Zeng rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1K. Lu#3,811 worldwide overall2k citations · 54 works
  2. 2Jiaguo Yu#7,073 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 86 works
  3. 3Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 56 works
  4. 4Xinchen Wang#11,587 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 44 works
  5. 5Ying Liu#12,550 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 52 works
  6. 6Shu‐Hong Yu#14,986 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 61 works
  7. 7Yunqi Liu#15,761 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 72 works
  8. 8Daoben Zhu#16,921 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 119 works
  9. 9Zhong‐Qun Tian#17,295 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 58 works
  10. 10Dingsheng Wang#17,346 worldwide overall2k citations · 49 works
  11. 11Jiang Tang#17,660 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 47 works
  12. 12Bei Cheng#20,216 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 44 works
  13. 13Xiangke Wang#20,515 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 53 works
  14. 14Mao‐Sheng Cao#22,115 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 69 works
  15. 15Dongyuan Zhao#23,270 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 90 works

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