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What is the best university for Social Sciences in China?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam |
#8 | 76.1 | 19.4% | 2,296 |
| 2 | Peking UniversityBeijing |
#25 | 63.0 | 15.8% | 1,945 |
| 3 | Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing |
#37 | 58.5 | 15.6% | 2,291 |
| 4 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong |
#42 | 57.0 | 18.8% | 1,769 |
| 5 | Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing |
#43 | 56.8 | 20.5% | 1,761 |
| 6 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong |
#68 | 51.5 | 24.3% | 1,488 |
| 7 | Tsinghua UniversityBeijing |
#76 | 50.2 | 18.5% | 1,418 |
| 8 | Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou |
#77 | 50.1 | 20.5% | 1,418 |
| 9 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai |
#88 | 48.5 | 18.1% | 1,221 |
| 10 | Wuhan UniversityWuhan |
#93 | 47.9 | 16.3% | 1,220 |
| 11 | Fudan UniversityShanghai |
#105 | 46.5 | 15.2% | 1,161 |
| 12 | Nanjing UniversityNanjing |
#109 | 46.1 | 14.7% | 686 |
| 13 | Education University of Hong KongTai Po |
#118 | 45.2 | 25.2% | 1,036 |
| 14 | East China Normal UniversityShanghai |
#131 | 44.0 | 17.1% | 1,042 |
| 15 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong |
#134 | 43.7 | 17.0% | 975 |
| 16 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou |
#143 | 42.9 | 20.5% | 1,078 |
| 17 | Sichuan UniversityChengdu |
#148 | 42.5 | 15.7% | 1,052 |
| 18 | Tongji UniversityShanghai |
#160 | 41.7 | 16.2% | 927 |
| 19 | Renmin University of ChinaBeijing |
#162 | 41.5 | 14.3% | 1,346 |
| 20 | University of MacauMacao |
#170 | 41.0 | 20.2% | 845 |
| 21 | Xiamen UniversityXiamen |
#203 | 38.9 | 15.4% | 823 |
| 22 | Shandong UniversityJinan |
#225 | 37.7 | 14.9% | 791 |
| 23 | Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing |
#233 | 37.3 | 16.3% | 654 |
| 24 | Central China Normal UniversityWuhan |
#239 | 37.0 | 17.3% | 738 |
| 25 | Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong |
#243 | 36.8 | 20.6% | 425 |
| 26 | Nankai UniversityTianjin |
#254 | 36.3 | 17.4% | 551 |
| 27 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing |
#276 | 35.4 | 23.8% | 428 |
| 28 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong |
#280 | 35.2 | 14.8% | 809 |
| 29 | Chongqing UniversityChongqing |
#281 | 35.2 | 19.3% | 477 |
| 30 | Southwest UniversityChongqing |
#286 | 35.0 | 15.7% | 579 |
| 31 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan |
#300 | 34.4 | 20.4% | 697 |
| 32 | Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an |
#319 | 33.7 | 17.2% | 382 |
| 33 | Hunan UniversityChangsha |
#333 | 33.2 | 16.9% | 347 |
| 34 | Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen |
#344 | 32.8 | 17.8% | 543 |
| 35 | Henan UniversityKaifeng |
#357 | 32.4 | 21.8% | 300 |
| 36 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an |
#372 | 32.0 | 20.3% | 682 |
| 37 | Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun |
#373 | 31.9 | 21.3% | 297 |
| 38 | Jinan UniversityGuangzhou |
#377 | 31.8 | 16.2% | 515 |
| 39 | Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai |
#389 | 31.4 | 14.9% | 403 |
| 40 | South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou |
#395 | 31.3 | 15.6% | 500 |
| 41 | Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing |
#396 | 31.2 | 9.7% | 1,447 |
| 42 | Southeast UniversityNanjing |
#397 | 31.2 | 19.2% | 713 |
| 43 | South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou |
#460 | 29.5 | 18.7% | 484 |
| 44 | Jilin UniversityChangchun |
#472 | 29.2 | 18.1% | 393 |
| 45 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin |
#476 | 29.1 | 17.3% | 486 |
| 46 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei |
#483 | 29.0 | 19.2% | 270 |
| 47 | Shandong Normal UniversityJinan |
#508 | 28.4 | 13.5% | 336 |
| 48 | Hohai UniversityNanjing |
#509 | 28.3 | 16.2% | 359 |
| 49 | Soochow UniversitySuzhou |
#524 | 28.0 | 16.8% | 390 |
| 50 | Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou |
#526 | 28.0 | 18.0% | 305 |
| 51 | Minzu University of ChinaBeijing |
#527 | 27.9 | 11.0% | 464 |
| 52 | Central South UniversityChangsha |
#552 | 27.4 | 20.8% | 583 |
| 53 | Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou |
#553 | 27.4 | 15.6% | 425 |
| 54 | Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacao |
#557 | 27.3 | 14.0% | 484 |
| 55 | Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen |
#564 | 27.2 | 16.1% | 222 |
| 56 | Beijing Language and Culture UniversityBeijing |
#566 | 27.1 | 9.0% | 1,058 |
| 57 | Yunnan UniversityKunming |
#599 | 26.5 | 11.5% | 353 |
| 58 | Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou |
#603 | 26.4 | 18.2% | 400 |
| 59 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen |
#605 | 26.4 | 15.7% | 158 |
| 60 | Tianjin UniversityTianjin |
#629 | 25.9 | 22.5% | 393 |
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.
- 1Mei‐Po Kwan#2,083 worldwide overall112.2 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Rob Law#64,160 worldwide overall156.2 of 386 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Seongseop Kim#25,608 worldwide overall80.1 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Hongbiao Yin#5,782 worldwide overall64.6 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Timothy Teo#9,760 worldwide overall65.0 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Pengjun Zhao#4,548 worldwide overall60.8 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Ching Sing Chai#2,965 worldwide overall62.1 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Shenjing He#6,017 worldwide overall58.0 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Hai Long Yang#17,869 worldwide overall62.0 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Yu Liu#83,079 worldwide overall59.5 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Hai Cheng#40,883 worldwide overall55.7 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Bob McKercher#42,760 worldwide overall60.7 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Fahu Chen#16,485 worldwide overall51.8 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Ester Cerin#7,593 worldwide overall54.1 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Mark Bray#51,504 worldwide overall58.8 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
How China compares with other countries in Social Sciences