How does China rank in Physics and Astronomy research?

China ranks #1 of 79 countries on research quality in Physics and Astronomy (2022–2025), with 100k works.

Physics and Astronomy research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 100k
Top-10% rate: 20.7%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#2	90.6	23.4%	3,982
2	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#3	85.2	26.4%	1,845
3	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#10	68.9	26.0%	2,800
4	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	#12	66.4	24.0%	2,209
5	Peking UniversityBeijing	#13	65.4	28.9%	1,623
6	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#15	63.4	21.8%	1,126
7	Beihang UniversityBeijing	#16	62.6	25.0%	1,316
8	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#18	61.0	21.5%	959
9	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#19	60.2	27.2%	1,566
10	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#26	56.0	21.4%	1,263
11	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#30	54.1	24.0%	1,007
12	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#34	52.4	26.5%	1,274
13	Hefei UniversityHefei	#35	52.0	29.2%	347
14	Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen	#36	51.6	22.5%	549
15	Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin	#38	50.9	20.7%	1,149
16	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#41	49.9	25.4%	886
17	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#44	48.9	23.7%	862
18	Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing	#46	48.3	26.7%	291
19	Institute of PhysicsBeijing	#51	46.9	24.5%	366
20	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu	#55	45.9	12.6%	1,210
21	National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha	#56	45.7	16.4%	964
22	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#62	44.3	18.1%	1,126
23	Beijing Academy of Quantum Information SciencesBeijing	#66	43.4	28.1%	256
24	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#70	42.6	27.0%	405
25	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#73	42.1	21.2%	548
26	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#75	41.7	19.6%	670
27	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an	#78	41.2	24.6%	587
28	Shanxi UniversityTaiyuan	#82	40.5	19.9%	470
29	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#84	40.2	19.0%	799
30	Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing	#87	39.7	13.4%	526
31	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#92	39.0	22.7%	730
32	Shandong UniversityJinan	#94	38.7	20.3%	894
33	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#102	37.5	22.5%	532
34	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#106	37.0	25.4%	548
35	Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing	#107	36.9	16.2%	594
36	South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou	#109	36.7	24.5%	572
37	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#112	36.3	18.1%	549
38	Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsWuhan	#119	35.5	18.6%	246
39	Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua	#121	35.2	32.9%	474
40	Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing	#132	34.1	16.6%	612
41	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#134	33.9	22.8%	676
42	Shanghai UniversityShanghai	#136	33.7	18.3%	639
43	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#137	33.6	26.0%	770
44	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#139	33.4	32.6%	606
45	Xidian UniversityXi'an	#142	33.1	13.1%	739
46	Songshan Lake Materials LaboratoryDongguan	#143	33.0	26.3%	166
47	Zhejiang A & F UniversityLin’an Shi	#148	32.5	43.3%	78
48	East China Normal UniversityShanghai	#149	32.4	20.6%	427
49	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	#151	32.2	18.2%	338
50	Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha	#157	31.7	40.3%	330
51	Westlake UniversityHangzhou	#164	31.1	21.5%	161
52	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#167	30.9	16.8%	482
53	ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai	#169	30.7	21.7%	269
54	Shandong Normal UniversityJinan	#170	30.6	18.4%	300
55	University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai	#174	30.3	18.7%	430
56	Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou	#176	30.2	24.6%	307
57	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#181	29.8	21.7%	482
58	Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at NanoscaleHefei	#183	29.7	23.2%	169
59	Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#197	28.7	16.0%	306
60	Institute of Modern PhysicsLanzhou	#199	28.5	41.6%	484

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in China?

Y. Wu, S. A. Çetin and X. Z. Cai rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Y. Wu#16,173 worldwide overall7k citations · 655 works
2S. A. Çetin#18,852 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 728 works
3X. Z. Cai#20,146 worldwide overall2k citations · 186 works
4A. Zhemchugov#26,814 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 796 works
5S. Kabana#28,868 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 503 works
6A. Bhasin#30,543 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 284 works
7Z. Zhao#35,311 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 318 works
8Y. Assran#36,651 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 278 works
9G. Rong#37,826 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 197 works
10Y. Yang#48,731 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 611 works
11Jie Meng#49,700 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 199 works
12M. Rodozov#54,585 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 294 works
13B. Hong#65,563 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 508 works
14D. Wang#66,689 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 499 works
15V. Khachatryan#85,288 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 318 works

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