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Artificial Intelligence research in China

Tsinghua University ranks first in China for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and University of Science and Technology of China.

China's world rank
#1
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
132k
Top-10% rate
20.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #1100.029.8%2,090
2Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #481.624.0%1,730
3University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #578.724.8%1,525
4Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #774.227.9%1,501
5Beihang UniversityBeijing #1069.525.1%1,387
6Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1267.122.9%1,732
7Xidian UniversityXi'an #1465.028.3%1,447
8Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1564.125.2%1,226
9Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1663.224.0%1,450
10Peking UniversityBeijing #1762.424.5%1,357
11University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #1861.722.4%1,782
12Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing #2259.018.7%1,788
13Wuhan UniversityWuhan #2358.428.5%1,058
14Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #2457.927.9%1,096
15Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2656.828.4%982
16University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #2756.322.1%1,285
17National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #3054.917.7%1,772
18Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #3154.526.7%1,067
19Fudan UniversityShanghai #3254.025.0%958
20Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #3353.620.8%1,285
21Central South UniversityChangsha #3552.828.7%854
22Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #4649.224.6%474
23Southeast UniversityNanjing #4948.423.4%1,114
24Nanjing UniversityNanjing #5147.923.3%886
25Hunan UniversityChangsha #5945.929.6%480
26South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #6245.324.9%801
27Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #6444.820.0%747
28Tongji UniversityShanghai #6644.423.3%802
29Chongqing UniversityChongqing #6744.225.9%622
30Sichuan UniversityChengdu #6844.024.8%790
31Northeastern UniversityShenyang #7043.722.7%915
32Tianjin UniversityTianjin #7143.522.6%852
33Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #7343.126.0%695
34Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing #7742.421.9%679
35Tencent (China)Shenzhen #8141.732.7%438
36Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #8341.425.3%604
37Peng Cheng LaboratoryShenzhen #8441.229.5%492
38Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #8740.818.6%781
39China University of GeosciencesWuhan #8840.633.0%500
40Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #9240.027.6%505
41East China Normal UniversityShanghai #9339.922.7%712
42Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing #9439.821.0%751
43Beijing Academy of Artificial IntelligenceBeijing #9639.526.2%408
44Anhui UniversityHefei #9939.123.5%628
45Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #10837.918.8%817
46Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #10937.820.6%539
47Shandong UniversityJinan #11137.521.4%718
48Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #11237.424.6%437
49Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #11736.818.7%801
50Huawei Technologies (China)Shenzhen #12436.128.1%381
51Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #12635.923.4%517
52Microsoft Research Asia (China)Beijing #13135.334.2%182
53Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #13535.019.0%538
54Alibaba Group (China)Hangzhou #14434.132.3%295
55Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #14633.925.1%408
56Jilin UniversityChangchun #15633.024.0%531
57Xiamen UniversityXiamen #16232.519.1%515
58Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #16532.320.7%507
59Harbin Engineering UniversityHarbin #16932.020.0%540
60Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #17231.720.4%457

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

Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in China?

Heng Fan, Wei Liu and Tie‐Yan Liu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Heng Fan#132 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 48 works
  2. 2Wei Liu#275 worldwide overall9.7k citations · 94 works
  3. 3Tie‐Yan Liu#2,227 worldwide overall3k citations · 82 works
  4. 4Xing Xie#2,863 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 60 works
  5. 5Yuhui Shi#3,255 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 42 works
  6. 6Wei Chen#3,368 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 43 works
  7. 7Hai-Tao Zheng#4,641 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 53 works
  8. 8Zhiyuan Liu#5,186 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 194 works
  9. 9Jie Tang#5,857 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 69 works
  10. 10Yankai Lin#6,151 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 69 works
  11. 11Maosong Sun#6,176 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 202 works
  12. 12Yu Qiao#7,030 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 85 works
  13. 13Jianmin Wang#7,145 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 52 works
  14. 14Qing He#7,709 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 66 works
  15. 15Zhi‐Hua Zhou#8,301 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 113 works

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