Field · Social Sciences · China
Social Sciences research in China
Peking University ranks first in China for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#31 worldwide), followed by Beijing Normal University and Wuhan University.
- China's world rank
- #2 of 151 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 113k
- Top-10% rate
- 26.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Sciences in China?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peking UniversityBeijing | #31 | 60.8 | 29.8% | 1,844 |
| 2 | Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing | #55 | 54.2 | 33.1% | 2,078 |
| 3 | Wuhan UniversityWuhan | #70 | 51.5 | 31.7% | 1,195 |
| 4 | Tsinghua UniversityBeijing | #76 | 50.5 | 33.8% | 1,364 |
| 5 | Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou | #86 | 49.1 | 35.9% | 1,316 |
| 6 | Renmin University of ChinaBeijing | #142 | 43.4 | 29.4% | 1,346 |
| 7 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai | #149 | 42.9 | 35.0% | 1,107 |
| 8 | Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing | #164 | 41.8 | 40.6% | 541 |
| 9 | Sichuan UniversityChengdu | #187 | 40.3 | 26.3% | 954 |
| 10 | East China Normal UniversityShanghai | #193 | 39.9 | 32.2% | 1,042 |
| 11 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou | #199 | 39.6 | 38.3% | 1,033 |
| 12 | Fudan UniversityShanghai | #233 | 37.8 | 32.2% | 1,086 |
| 13 | Shandong UniversityJinan | #238 | 37.5 | 29.7% | 773 |
| 14 | Central China Normal UniversityWuhan | #248 | 37.0 | 32.1% | 738 |
| 15 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing | #281 | 35.6 | 41.2% | 428 |
| 16 | Nanjing UniversityNanjing | #302 | 34.8 | 30.7% | 678 |
| 17 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan | #308 | 34.6 | 40.8% | 668 |
| 18 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an | #309 | 34.5 | 38.0% | 667 |
| 19 | Tianjin UniversityTianjin | #373 | 32.4 | 41.1% | 391 |
| 20 | Tongji UniversityShanghai | #377 | 32.3 | 31.0% | 906 |
| 21 | Southwest UniversityChongqing | #380 | 32.2 | 31.5% | 579 |
| 22 | Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing | #385 | 32.0 | 31.7% | 606 |
| 23 | Nankai UniversityTianjin | #389 | 31.9 | 33.2% | 551 |
| 24 | Henan UniversityKaifeng | #402 | 31.5 | 37.8% | 300 |
| 25 | University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing | #425 | 30.9 | 23.5% | 283 |
| 26 | Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen | #427 | 30.9 | 33.5% | 542 |
| 27 | Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua | #435 | 30.6 | 24.9% | 560 |
| 28 | Xiamen UniversityXiamen | #442 | 30.5 | 31.0% | 721 |
| 29 | Central South UniversityChangsha | #454 | 30.1 | 38.6% | 532 |
| 30 | Shanghai UniversityShanghai | #462 | 30.0 | 26.7% | 558 |
| 31 | Chongqing UniversityChongqing | #468 | 29.8 | 36.0% | 477 |
| 32 | Jinan UniversityGuangzhou | #478 | 29.6 | 33.5% | 505 |
| 33 | South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou | #482 | 29.5 | 35.2% | 484 |
| 34 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei | #493 | 29.2 | 37.0% | 270 |
| 35 | Beihang UniversityBeijing | #519 | 28.6 | 33.9% | 321 |
| 36 | Southeast UniversityNanjing | #547 | 28.0 | 34.6% | 703 |
| 37 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin | #564 | 27.7 | 36.0% | 486 |
| 38 | Institute of ArchaeologyBeijing | #568 | 27.6 | 25.9% | 113 |
| 39 | Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou | #582 | 27.3 | 36.6% | 400 |
| 40 | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou | #602 | 26.9 | 28.5% | 543 |
| 41 | Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing | #614 | 26.7 | 26.7% | 717 |
| 42 | Jilin UniversityChangchun | #621 | 26.6 | 32.2% | 381 |
| 43 | Shanghai International Studies UniversityShanghai | #632 | 26.4 | 24.6% | 552 |
| 44 | Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityHangzhou | #666 | 25.8 | 40.3% | 289 |
| 45 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu | #679 | 25.5 | 37.4% | 386 |
| 46 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu | #684 | 25.5 | 31.5% | 352 |
| 47 | Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun | #691 | 25.4 | 34.2% | 297 |
| 48 | Soochow UniversitySuzhou | #710 | 25.0 | 32.3% | 368 |
| 49 | Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an | #714 | 25.0 | 35.9% | 382 |
| 50 | Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai | #721 | 24.9 | 33.1% | 403 |
| 51 | Hainan UniversityHaikou | #725 | 24.8 | 31.8% | 398 |
| 52 | Huaqiao UniversityXiamen | #753 | 24.4 | 47.2% | 231 |
| 53 | Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang | #771 | 24.1 | 31.5% | 284 |
| 54 | South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou | #781 | 24.0 | 32.0% | 496 |
| 55 | Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing | #787 | 23.9 | 28.2% | 320 |
| 56 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing | #792 | 23.8 | 31.0% | 314 |
| 57 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu | #812 | 23.5 | 26.0% | 520 |
| 58 | University of Nottingham Ningbo ChinaNingbo | #814 | 23.5 | 29.0% | 385 |
| 59 | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchBeijing | #822 | 23.4 | 52.3% | 201 |
| 60 | Ningbo UniversityNingbo | #845 | 23.0 | 39.3% | 276 |
Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in China?
Tao Zhou, Li Qiang and Long Wang rank highest among researchers based in China.
- 1Tao Zhou#26,167 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 111 works
- 2Li Qiang#146,789 worldwide overall2 citations · 96 works
- 3Long Wang#159,068 worldwide overall2k citations · 84 works
- 4Liu Jing#163,297 worldwide overall1 citations · 114 works
- 5Shuai Wang#164,761 worldwide overall655 citations · 109 works
- 6Liu Yong#168,148 worldwide overall8 citations · 77 works
- 7Li Peng#179,237 worldwide overall0 citations · 99 works
- 8Zhang Ying#192,973 worldwide overall0 citations · 110 works
- 9Li Min#194,141 worldwide overall1 citations · 88 works
- 10Wu Wei#226,422 worldwide overall1 citations · 86 works
- 11Zhi Yang#240,785 worldwide overall708 citations · 126 works
- 12Liu Ying#245,322 worldwide overall1 citations · 123 works
- 13Li Lin#256,644 worldwide overall8 citations · 96 works
- 14Qiang Wang#257,740 worldwide overall1k citations · 396 works
- 15Jian Yang#261,508 worldwide overall633 citations · 93 works