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Applied Mathematics research in China

Beijing Normal University ranks first in China for Applied Mathematics research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and Harbin Institute of Technology.

China's world rank
#1
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.4k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
35

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

What is the best university for Applied Mathematics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #285.929.3%162
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #857.720.7%141
3Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1347.925.1%84
4Central South UniversityChangsha #1545.019.0%132
5Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1643.724.4%95
6Shanghai UniversityShanghai #1742.421.6%82
7Beihang UniversityBeijing #2039.127.1%78
8Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #2138.125.3%78
9University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #2534.626.1%70
10Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #2633.825.4%75
11Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #2931.618.1%97
12Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #3627.218.3%98
13Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #3826.121.6%60
14Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #4124.522.7%63
15Academy of Mathematics and Systems ScienceBeijing #4522.620.4%71
16Wuhan UniversityWuhan #4622.213.4%108
17Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #4920.916.4%108
18University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #5120.116.6%100
19Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #5219.720.0%62
20Fudan UniversityShanghai #5518.510.7%101
21Peking UniversityBeijing #5618.217.8%90
22Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #5717.821.9%80
23Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #5917.123.6%62
24Xiamen UniversityXiamen #6116.516.7%93
25Northwest Normal UniversityLanzhou #6315.811.9%108
26Southwest UniversityChongqing #6515.113.0%105
27Tianjin UniversityTianjin #6814.221.5%61
28Sichuan UniversityChengdu #7711.716.4%61
29Qufu Normal UniversityQufu #7911.220.5%66
30Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #8110.78.3%99
31Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #869.513.6%63
32Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #928.116.6%60
33Capital Normal UniversityBeijing #1094.710.8%62
34Nankai UniversityTianjin #1104.511.0%74
35Xinjiang UniversityÜrümqi #1232.28.9%60

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

Who are the top Applied Mathematics researchers in China?

Wei Huang, Zhidong Bai and Пэйдэ Лю rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Wei Huang#18,364 worldwide overall810 citations · 9 works
  2. 2Zhidong Bai#56,899 worldwide overall846 citations · 17 works
  3. 3Пэйдэ Лю#60,126 worldwide overall1k citations · 12 works
  4. 4Qinghua Hu#81,437 worldwide overall959 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Junliang Wu#87,082 worldwide overall418 citations · 11 works
  6. 6Yongjin Li#94,342 worldwide overall228 citations · 12 works
  7. 7Jinde Cao#119,795 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 10 works
  8. 8Tommy Tanu Wijaya#129,597 worldwide overall99 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Yong Zhou#131,250 worldwide overall414 citations · 32 works
  10. 10Gaoyong Zhang#137,244 worldwide overall276 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Jifeng Chu#148,454 worldwide overall182 citations · 13 works
  12. 12Jianxian Qiu#149,847 worldwide overall361 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Meirong Zhang#161,511 worldwide overall214 citations · 9 works
  14. 14Zhanbing Bai#163,888 worldwide overall328 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Zhaoli Guo#175,846 worldwide overall513 citations · 10 works

How China compares with other countries in Applied Mathematics