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Accounting research in China

Central University of Finance and Economics ranks first in China for Accounting research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Renmin University of China and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

China's world rank
#1
of 66 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.4k
Top-10% rate
35.7%
Ranked institutions
33

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

What is the best university for Accounting in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Central University of Finance and EconomicsBeijing #1100.037.2%195
2Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #288.440.3%183
3Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu #381.637.6%218
4Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #476.849.0%128
5Zhongnan University of Economics and LawWuhan #573.042.6%161
6University of International Business and EconomicsBeijing #669.938.4%133
7Capital University of Economics and BusinessBeijing #963.241.5%104
8Xiamen UniversityXiamen #1061.444.0%151
9Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsShanghai #1357.039.2%130
10Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1554.648.9%97
11Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjing #1752.536.4%99
12Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsNanchang #2049.845.7%65
13Sichuan UniversityChengdu #2248.234.4%110
14Peking UniversityBeijing #2446.734.0%128
15Wuhan UniversityWuhan #2546.043.6%90
16Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2645.450.9%70
17Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsDalian #3540.438.1%99
18Chongqing UniversityChongqing #4237.350.4%75
19Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsJinan #4336.939.0%80
20Fudan UniversityShanghai #4635.835.7%74
21Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsHangzhou #5034.443.1%80
22Nankai UniversityTianjin #5134.137.9%85
23Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #5433.145.2%65
24Shandong UniversityJinan #5632.539.3%60
25Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #5732.226.5%97
26Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #6729.533.8%78
27Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #7128.531.4%79
28Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou #9224.234.1%74
29Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing #9423.825.1%76
30Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #10122.636.0%61
31Shanghai UniversityShanghai #11021.225.4%89
32Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsBengbu #16714.217.2%76
33Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #17313.617.6%76

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Accounting, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Accounting researchers in China?

Chien‐Chiang Lee, Klaus E. Meyer and Oliver M. Rui rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Chien‐Chiang Lee#42,718 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 21 works
  2. 2Klaus E. Meyer#58,691 worldwide overall481 citations · 11 works
  3. 3Oliver M. Rui#87,883 worldwide overall373 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Qian Sun#90,456 worldwide overall353 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Gang Kou#98,787 worldwide overall682 citations · 8 works
  6. 6Qiao Liu#114,833 worldwide overall266 citations · 8 works
  7. 7En Xie#130,123 worldwide overall258 citations · 8 works
  8. 8Yu‐Jane Liu#152,906 worldwide overall333 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Yuan Ding#154,239 worldwide overall259 citations · 13 works
  10. 10Nan Hu#252,113 worldwide overall251 citations · 14 works
  11. 11Yao Lu#255,527 worldwide overall184 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Bohui Zhang#290,603 worldwide overall263 citations · 26 works
  13. 13Fan Zhang#300,914 worldwide overall158 citations · 7 works
  14. 14Feng He#317,777 worldwide overall229 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Yan Chen#337,443 worldwide overall227 citations · 7 works

How China compares with other countries in Accounting