How does China rank in Aerospace Engineering research?

China ranks #1 of 67 countries on research quality in Aerospace Engineering (2022–2025), with 91k works.

Subfield · Aerospace Engineering · China

Aerospace Engineering research in China

Northwestern Polytechnical University ranks first in China for Aerospace Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by National University of Defense Technology and Beihang University.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 91k
Top-10% rate: 33.5%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Aerospace Engineering in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an	#1	100.0	40.1%	2,581
2	National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha	#2	89.6	37.6%	2,253
3	Beihang UniversityBeijing	#3	83.6	40.7%	2,432
4	Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin	#4	79.2	38.0%	2,202
5	Xidian UniversityXi'an	#5	75.9	39.3%	2,036
6	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#6	73.2	35.3%	2,158
7	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu	#7	70.9	34.7%	2,100
8	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#8	68.9	38.7%	1,556
9	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#9	67.1	40.1%	1,342
10	Central South UniversityChangsha	#10	65.5	46.7%	894
11	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#11	64.1	39.0%	1,553
12	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing	#12	62.8	33.9%	2,090
13	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#13	61.6	36.2%	1,205
14	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#14	60.5	39.2%	1,624
15	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#15	59.5	35.6%	865
16	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#17	57.6	48.0%	733
17	Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing	#18	56.7	29.5%	1,558
18	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#19	55.9	38.5%	743
19	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#20	55.1	34.1%	770
20	Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing	#21	54.4	33.5%	857
21	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#23	53.0	34.8%	623
22	Harbin Engineering UniversityHarbin	#24	52.4	34.2%	995
23	University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing	#25	51.8	34.5%	556
24	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#26	51.2	40.9%	882
25	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	#27	50.7	34.3%	637
26	Northeastern UniversityShenyang	#28	50.1	36.5%	570
27	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#29	49.6	36.6%	903
28	Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu	#30	49.1	37.3%	583
29	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#31	48.6	34.8%	608
30	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#32	48.1	33.1%	697
31	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#36	46.3	31.1%	629
32	Shandong UniversityJinan	#38	45.5	35.4%	396
33	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#39	45.1	32.3%	453
34	North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing	#40	44.8	36.3%	378
35	Air Force Engineering UniversityXi'an	#41	44.4	38.0%	717
36	Peking UniversityBeijing	#43	43.7	37.3%	344
37	China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou	#45	43.0	47.2%	373
38	Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen	#47	42.3	39.0%	255
39	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#48	42.0	34.7%	371
40	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#49	41.7	42.9%	270
41	Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan	#50	41.4	32.1%	412
42	China Academy of Space TechnologyBeijing	#52	40.8	21.7%	916
43	Hohai UniversityNanjing	#53	40.5	38.8%	293
44	Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing	#55	40.0	27.5%	408
45	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#56	39.7	37.5%	358
46	Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao	#59	38.9	36.2%	299
47	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#60	38.7	34.8%	313
48	Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing	#61	38.4	30.2%	540
49	Dalian Maritime UniversityDalian	#62	38.2	32.2%	338
50	Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyXi'an	#65	37.5	41.3%	198
51	Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming	#69	36.6	38.7%	249
52	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#71	36.2	37.7%	286
53	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#75	35.3	28.6%	273
54	Shanghai UniversityShanghai	#77	35.0	27.5%	430
55	Chongqing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChongqing	#79	34.6	28.3%	322
56	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#80	34.4	36.5%	257
57	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#81	34.2	33.0%	230
58	China Aerodynamics Research and Development CenterMianyang	#82	34.0	34.5%	380
59	Aerospace Information Research InstituteBeijing	#85	33.5	43.2%	352
60	Peng Cheng LaboratoryShenzhen	#86	33.3	43.4%	164

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

Who are the top Aerospace Engineering researchers in China?

Qingqing Wu, Yongmei Pan and Ying‐Chang Liang rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Qingqing Wu#12,865 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 87 works
2Yongmei Pan#18,750 worldwide overall619 citations · 41 works
3Ying‐Chang Liang#23,946 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 38 works
4Nan Zhao#25,799 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 37 works
5Tao Zhou#26,167 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 43 works
6Yin Zhang#28,708 worldwide overall662 citations · 41 works
7Boya Di#33,269 worldwide overall722 citations · 37 works
8Zhang‐Cheng Hao#41,061 worldwide overall555 citations · 37 works
9Zhijun Zhang#50,449 worldwide overall610 citations · 64 works
10Sheng Sun#61,035 worldwide overall552 citations · 40 works
11Cheng‐Xiang Wang#61,593 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 52 works
12Ying Liu#65,230 worldwide overall834 citations · 88 works
13Cunhua Pan#67,783 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 57 works
14Qiang Cheng#68,045 worldwide overall747 citations · 66 works
15Zhi Hao Jiang#69,346 worldwide overall536 citations · 52 works

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