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Materials Science research in China

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

China's world rank
#1
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
275k
Top-10% rate
13.0%
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 #1100.015.4%18,274
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #291.016.4%3,174
3University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #385.815.7%2,654
4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #482.116.5%3,082
5Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #579.216.0%2,900
6Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #676.816.0%2,906
7Peking UniversityBeijing #774.816.7%1,599
8Nanjing UniversityNanjing #873.115.0%1,569
9Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #1267.818.3%1,079
10Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #1565.014.6%3,526
11Jilin UniversityChangchun #1664.115.3%2,790
12Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1763.314.6%3,482
13Fudan UniversityShanghai #1862.616.4%1,724
14South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #1961.915.4%2,746
15Nankai UniversityTianjin #2061.216.1%1,353
16Donghua UniversityShanghai #2160.614.7%1,568
17Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #2260.014.0%3,160
18Shandong UniversityJinan #2359.413.7%2,514
19Hunan UniversityChangsha #2458.917.0%1,381
20Tongji UniversityShanghai #2558.415.6%1,621
21City University of Hong KongHong Kong #2657.823.0%893
22University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #2956.415.4%2,745
23Central South UniversityChangsha #3255.214.2%2,841
24Chongqing UniversityChongqing #3354.814.3%2,071
25Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #3454.415.4%1,843
26Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #3554.014.1%2,223
27University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #3653.617.8%658
28Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #3753.322.8%847
29Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #3852.914.7%2,283
30Beihang UniversityBeijing #3952.617.2%1,270
31Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #4251.719.4%2,644
32East China Normal UniversityShanghai #4351.313.4%543
33Wuhan UniversityWuhan #4550.815.0%1,368
34Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #4650.512.4%1,759
35Southeast UniversityNanjing #4849.913.4%2,024
36Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #5149.115.4%2,192
37Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #5348.616.0%1,287
38Tianjin UniversityTianjin #5448.414.2%2,590
39Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #5548.214.5%1,324
40Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #5647.917.3%484
41Henan UniversityKaifeng #5947.213.8%838
42Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesBeijing #6047.019.2%473
43Xiamen UniversityXiamen #6146.813.7%1,300
44Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai #6546.023.6%279
45Westlake UniversityHangzhou #7045.018.1%234
46Guangxi UniversityNanning #7144.914.5%1,461
47Nanchang UniversityNanchang #7943.515.2%1,083
48Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #8143.213.7%588
49Dalian UniversityDalian #8243.010.8%681
50Soochow UniversitySuzhou #8442.713.6%1,674
51Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #8542.511.1%1,661
52Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #8842.119.1%311
53Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing #9141.710.8%804
54Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #9341.410.7%1,824
55Northeastern UniversityShenyang #9441.213.3%1,911
56Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #9641.012.9%581
57East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #9740.811.1%1,615
58Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #9940.615.1%972
59Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #10340.016.0%587
60Southwest UniversityChongqing #10539.812.1%892

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in China?

Ben Zhong Tang, Wei Huang and Lei Jiang rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ben Zhong Tang#1,291 worldwide overall420.4 of 1,269 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Wei Huang#22,470 worldwide overall418.6 of 1,630 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Lei Jiang#4,874 worldwide overall281.1 of 806 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jiaguo Yu#35 worldwide overall226.3 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Lin Gu#1,293 worldwide overall215.0 of 540 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hui–Ming Cheng#1,509 worldwide overall209.9 of 564 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shu‐Hong Yu#1,398 worldwide overall187.2 of 440 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Huan Pang#726 worldwide overall168.5 of 370 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jun Lin#4,123 worldwide overall178.0 of 465 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Dongyuan Zhao#5,865 worldwide overall172.5 of 411 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Shengzhong Frank Liu#2,234 worldwide overall171.6 of 405 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Andrey L. Rogach#3,805 worldwide overall156.6 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Han Zhang#34,677 worldwide overall182.1 of 648 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Yuan Z. Hu#69,691 worldwide overall223.6 of 822 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Chunyi Zhi#170 worldwide overall143.5 of 304 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Materials Science 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 Materials Science

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What are the best universities for materials science in China?

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

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