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Social Sciences research in China

University of Hong Kong ranks first in China for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by Peking University and Beijing Normal University.

China's world rank
#2
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
124k
Top-10% rate
14.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #876.119.4%2,296
2Peking UniversityBeijing #2563.015.8%1,945
3Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #3758.515.6%2,291
4Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #4257.018.8%1,769
5Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #4356.820.5%1,761
6Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #6851.524.3%1,488
7Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #7650.218.5%1,418
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #7750.120.5%1,418
9Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #8848.518.1%1,221
10Wuhan UniversityWuhan #9347.916.3%1,220
11Fudan UniversityShanghai #10546.515.2%1,161
12Nanjing UniversityNanjing #10946.114.7%686
13Education University of Hong KongTai Po #11845.225.2%1,036
14East China Normal UniversityShanghai #13144.017.1%1,042
15City University of Hong KongHong Kong #13443.717.0%975
16Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #14342.920.5%1,078
17Sichuan UniversityChengdu #14842.515.7%1,052
18Tongji UniversityShanghai #16041.716.2%927
19Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #16241.514.3%1,346
20University of MacauMacao #17041.020.2%845
21Xiamen UniversityXiamen #20338.915.4%823
22Shandong UniversityJinan #22537.714.9%791
23Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #23337.316.3%654
24Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #23937.017.3%738
25Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #24336.820.6%425
26Nankai UniversityTianjin #25436.317.4%551
27University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #27635.423.8%428
28Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong #28035.214.8%809
29Chongqing UniversityChongqing #28135.219.3%477
30Southwest UniversityChongqing #28635.015.7%579
31Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #30034.420.4%697
32Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #31933.717.2%382
33Hunan UniversityChangsha #33333.216.9%347
34Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #34432.817.8%543
35Henan UniversityKaifeng #35732.421.8%300
36Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #37232.020.3%682
37Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun #37331.921.3%297
38Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #37731.816.2%515
39Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai #38931.414.9%403
40South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #39531.315.6%500
41Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing #39631.29.7%1,447
42Southeast UniversityNanjing #39731.219.2%713
43South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #46029.518.7%484
44Jilin UniversityChangchun #47229.218.1%393
45Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #47629.117.3%486
46University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #48329.019.2%270
47Shandong Normal UniversityJinan #50828.413.5%336
48Hohai UniversityNanjing #50928.316.2%359
49Soochow UniversitySuzhou #52428.016.8%390
50Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #52628.018.0%305
51Minzu University of ChinaBeijing #52727.911.0%464
52Central South UniversityChangsha #55227.420.8%583
53Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #55327.415.6%425
54Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacao #55727.314.0%484
55Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen #56427.216.1%222
56Beijing Language and Culture UniversityBeijing #56627.19.0%1,058
57Yunnan UniversityKunming #59926.511.5%353
58Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #60326.418.2%400
59Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #60526.415.7%158
60Tianjin UniversityTianjin #62925.922.5%393

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in China?

Mei‐Po Kwan, Rob Law and Seongseop Kim rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mei‐Po Kwan#2,083 worldwide overall112.2 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rob Law#64,160 worldwide overall156.2 of 386 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Seongseop Kim#25,608 worldwide overall80.1 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Hongbiao Yin#5,782 worldwide overall64.6 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Timothy Teo#9,760 worldwide overall65.0 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Pengjun Zhao#4,548 worldwide overall60.8 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ching Sing Chai#2,965 worldwide overall62.1 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Shenjing He#6,017 worldwide overall58.0 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Hai Long Yang#17,869 worldwide overall62.0 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Yu Liu#83,079 worldwide overall59.5 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Hai Cheng#40,883 worldwide overall55.7 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Bob McKercher#42,760 worldwide overall60.7 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Fahu Chen#16,485 worldwide overall51.8 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ester Cerin#7,593 worldwide overall54.1 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Mark Bray#51,504 worldwide overall58.8 of 166 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences