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What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in China?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing |
#1 | 100.0 | 11.8% | 12,255 |
| 2 | Peking UniversityBeijing |
#9 | 69.7 | 14.6% | 1,976 |
| 3 | Tsinghua UniversityBeijing |
#12 | 65.8 | 13.8% | 1,957 |
| 4 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing |
#13 | 64.7 | 12.0% | 2,800 |
| 5 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei |
#14 | 63.6 | 11.9% | 2,209 |
| 6 | Nanjing UniversityNanjing |
#28 | 54.1 | 13.2% | 1,043 |
| 7 | Wuhan UniversityWuhan |
#37 | 50.2 | 13.9% | 872 |
| 8 | University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam |
#40 | 49.2 | 16.6% | 521 |
| 9 | Fudan UniversityShanghai |
#42 | 48.5 | 12.9% | 1,018 |
| 10 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai |
#43 | 48.2 | 11.9% | 1,617 |
| 11 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou |
#44 | 47.8 | 11.7% | 1,327 |
| 12 | Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou |
#46 | 47.2 | 15.6% | 1,260 |
| 13 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing |
#68 | 41.8 | 13.4% | 959 |
| 14 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen |
#69 | 41.7 | 13.7% | 549 |
| 15 | Shandong UniversityJinan |
#75 | 40.5 | 11.6% | 1,004 |
| 16 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan |
#77 | 40.1 | 11.8% | 1,284 |
| 17 | Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong |
#80 | 39.6 | 17.6% | 344 |
| 18 | Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing |
#87 | 38.5 | 10.5% | 819 |
| 19 | Beihang UniversityBeijing |
#96 | 37.1 | 14.3% | 1,318 |
| 20 | Tongji UniversityShanghai |
#106 | 35.7 | 13.7% | 549 |
| 21 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong |
#114 | 34.7 | 17.2% | 362 |
| 22 | Hefei UniversityHefei |
#116 | 34.5 | 17.8% | 347 |
| 23 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an |
#129 | 33.0 | 12.5% | 1,189 |
| 24 | Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou |
#130 | 32.9 | 13.1% | 613 |
| 25 | Jilin UniversityChangchun |
#141 | 31.8 | 11.6% | 599 |
| 26 | Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha |
#144 | 31.5 | 16.7% | 330 |
| 27 | Nankai UniversityTianjin |
#150 | 31.0 | 12.1% | 549 |
| 28 | Xiamen UniversityXiamen |
#158 | 30.2 | 11.4% | 512 |
| 29 | Hunan UniversityChangsha |
#160 | 30.1 | 17.6% | 410 |
| 30 | Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou |
#161 | 30.0 | 14.6% | 409 |
| 31 | ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai |
#164 | 29.7 | 13.3% | 269 |
| 32 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin |
#165 | 29.6 | 12.6% | 1,160 |
| 33 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong |
#166 | 29.5 | 22.3% | 284 |
| 34 | Chongqing UniversityChongqing |
#175 | 28.8 | 10.5% | 598 |
| 35 | East China Normal UniversityShanghai |
#181 | 28.4 | 10.6% | 427 |
| 36 | South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou |
#185 | 28.1 | 14.1% | 563 |
| 37 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong |
#198 | 27.1 | 16.5% | 290 |
| 38 | Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen |
#211 | 26.2 | 13.0% | 670 |
| 39 | Beijing Academy of Quantum Information SciencesBeijing |
#213 | 26.1 | 15.9% | 256 |
| 40 | Southeast UniversityNanjing |
#217 | 25.9 | 12.0% | 779 |
| 41 | Sichuan UniversityChengdu |
#218 | 25.8 | 11.5% | 701 |
| 42 | South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou |
#227 | 25.2 | 11.5% | 572 |
| 43 | Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing |
#235 | 24.8 | 16.6% | 156 |
| 44 | Shanxi UniversityTaiyuan |
#239 | 24.5 | 12.6% | 560 |
| 45 | Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen |
#240 | 24.5 | 18.7% | 113 |
| 46 | Henan UniversityKaifeng |
#257 | 23.5 | 11.1% | 149 |
| 47 | Xidian UniversityXi'an |
#267 | 23.0 | 10.3% | 739 |
| 48 | Anhui UniversityHefei |
#268 | 23.0 | 9.6% | 438 |
| 49 | Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing |
#269 | 22.9 | 10.0% | 287 |
| 50 | Jinan UniversityGuangzhou |
#275 | 22.6 | 14.0% | 198 |
| 51 | Central South UniversityChangsha |
#277 | 22.5 | 15.9% | 439 |
| 52 | Guangxi UniversityNanning |
#278 | 22.5 | 10.0% | 328 |
| 53 | Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsWuhan |
#286 | 22.0 | 14.4% | 246 |
| 54 | Tianjin UniversityTianjin |
#287 | 22.0 | 10.6% | 810 |
| 55 | Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou |
#290 | 21.9 | 10.1% | 270 |
| 56 | Hefei University of TechnologyHefei |
#293 | 21.7 | 12.4% | 324 |
| 57 | Dalian UniversityDalian |
#296 | 21.6 | 16.6% | 79 |
| 58 | Dalian University of TechnologyDalian |
#299 | 21.4 | 11.6% | 484 |
| 59 | Westlake UniversityHangzhou |
#301 | 21.4 | 15.7% | 161 |
| 60 | Soochow UniversitySuzhou |
#310 | 20.9 | 12.5% | 362 |
Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in China?
Xiaogang Wang, D. Wang and Q. Xu rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Xiaogang Wang#14,719 worldwide overall562.1 of 1,584 papers here in the top 10%
- 2D. Wang#14,491 worldwide overall562.2 of 1,769 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Q. Xu#36,735 worldwide overall392.5 of 1,497 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Z. G. Zhao#19,040 worldwide overall328.2 of 1,039 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Y. G.#73,650 worldwide overall360.6 of 1,477 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Z. J. Guo#13,801 worldwide overall278.9 of 789 papers here in the top 10%
- 7M. Grassi#4,158 worldwide overall234.8 of 524 papers here in the top 10%
- 8A. Marinov#6,973 worldwide overall231.2 of 553 papers here in the top 10%
- 9F. Thyssen#6,276 worldwide overall223.1 of 517 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Haibo Liu#162,924 worldwide overall245.4 of 751 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Y. Ban#87,709 worldwide overall290.3 of 1,285 papers here in the top 10%
- 12X. Z. Cai#35,128 worldwide overall220.1 of 682 papers here in the top 10%
- 13A. Fagot#16,327 worldwide overall182.3 of 483 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Luis C. Ho#49,602 worldwide overall199.3 of 721 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Jens Sören Lange#156,824 worldwide overall251.6 of 1,287 papers here in the top 10%
How China compares with other countries in Physics and Astronomy