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Physics and Astronomy research in China

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

China's world rank
#2
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
102k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
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?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.011.8%12,255
2Peking UniversityBeijing #969.714.6%1,976
3Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #1265.813.8%1,957
4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1364.712.0%2,800
5University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #1463.611.9%2,209
6Nanjing UniversityNanjing #2854.113.2%1,043
7Wuhan UniversityWuhan #3750.213.9%872
8University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #4049.216.6%521
9Fudan UniversityShanghai #4248.512.9%1,018
10Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #4348.211.9%1,617
11Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #4447.811.7%1,327
12Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #4647.215.6%1,260
13Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #6841.813.4%959
14Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #6941.713.7%549
15Shandong UniversityJinan #7540.511.6%1,004
16Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #7740.111.8%1,284
17Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #8039.617.6%344
18Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #8738.510.5%819
19Beihang UniversityBeijing #9637.114.3%1,318
20Tongji UniversityShanghai #10635.713.7%549
21Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #11434.717.2%362
22Hefei UniversityHefei #11634.517.8%347
23Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #12933.012.5%1,189
24Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #13032.913.1%613
25Jilin UniversityChangchun #14131.811.6%599
26Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha #14431.516.7%330
27Nankai UniversityTianjin #15031.012.1%549
28Xiamen UniversityXiamen #15830.211.4%512
29Hunan UniversityChangsha #16030.117.6%410
30Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #16130.014.6%409
31ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai #16429.713.3%269
32Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #16529.612.6%1,160
33Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #16629.522.3%284
34Chongqing UniversityChongqing #17528.810.5%598
35East China Normal UniversityShanghai #18128.410.6%427
36South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #18528.114.1%563
37City University of Hong KongHong Kong #19827.116.5%290
38Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #21126.213.0%670
39Beijing Academy of Quantum Information SciencesBeijing #21326.115.9%256
40Southeast UniversityNanjing #21725.912.0%779
41Sichuan UniversityChengdu #21825.811.5%701
42South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #22725.211.5%572
43Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #23524.816.6%156
44Shanxi UniversityTaiyuan #23924.512.6%560
45Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen #24024.518.7%113
46Henan UniversityKaifeng #25723.511.1%149
47Xidian UniversityXi'an #26723.010.3%739
48Anhui UniversityHefei #26823.09.6%438
49Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #26922.910.0%287
50Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #27522.614.0%198
51Central South UniversityChangsha #27722.515.9%439
52Guangxi UniversityNanning #27822.510.0%328
53Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsWuhan #28622.014.4%246
54Tianjin UniversityTianjin #28722.010.6%810
55Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #29021.910.1%270
56Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #29321.712.4%324
57Dalian UniversityDalian #29621.616.6%79
58Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #29921.411.6%484
59Westlake UniversityHangzhou #30121.415.7%161
60Soochow UniversitySuzhou #31020.912.5%362

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

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.

  1. 1Xiaogang Wang#14,719 worldwide overall562.1 of 1,584 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2D. Wang#14,491 worldwide overall562.2 of 1,769 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Q. Xu#36,735 worldwide overall392.5 of 1,497 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Z. G. Zhao#19,040 worldwide overall328.2 of 1,039 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Y. G.#73,650 worldwide overall360.6 of 1,477 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Z. J. Guo#13,801 worldwide overall278.9 of 789 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7M. Grassi#4,158 worldwide overall234.8 of 524 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8A. Marinov#6,973 worldwide overall231.2 of 553 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9F. Thyssen#6,276 worldwide overall223.1 of 517 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Haibo Liu#162,924 worldwide overall245.4 of 751 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Y. Ban#87,709 worldwide overall290.3 of 1,285 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12X. Z. Cai#35,128 worldwide overall220.1 of 682 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13A. Fagot#16,327 worldwide overall182.3 of 483 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Luis C. Ho#49,602 worldwide overall199.3 of 721 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Jens Sören Lange#156,824 worldwide overall251.6 of 1,287 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy