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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Wuhan University.

China's world rank
#2
of 49 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
9.5%
Ranked institutions
45

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

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #381.79.8%3,059
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1752.79.8%622
3Wuhan UniversityWuhan #1950.911.7%360
4University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #2347.78.8%446
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #3043.211.8%244
6Peking UniversityBeijing #3441.111.2%309
7Nanjing UniversityNanjing #4038.411.8%238
8Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #5832.210.7%190
9Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #6729.810.9%238
10Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #7727.57.3%287
11Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #8925.19.4%233
12Beihang UniversityBeijing #10023.111.1%218
13Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #11720.59.5%138
14Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #12619.37.8%94
15Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #12819.08.0%80
16University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #13318.48.9%92
17China University of GeosciencesWuhan #14716.712.1%81
18Tongji UniversityShanghai #15116.310.2%106
19Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #15515.88.0%157
20Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #15815.513.2%70
21Chongqing UniversityChongqing #16514.88.9%109
22Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #18013.37.8%62
23Yunnan UniversityKunming #18313.16.6%132
24Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #18512.935.5%75
25Shandong UniversityJinan #18612.89.6%144
26Sichuan UniversityChengdu #21110.79.6%68
27Fudan UniversityShanghai #21610.37.3%78
28Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyBeijing #21710.212.8%65
29Southeast UniversityNanjing #21810.17.8%62
30Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #2259.612.6%77
31Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #2488.08.1%92
32Tianjin UniversityTianjin #2527.710.3%85
33Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #2617.121.5%88
34China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationBeijing #2746.38.8%152
35Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacao #2766.29.8%98
36National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #2796.08.7%92
37Xiamen UniversityXiamen #2855.73.7%91
38Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #2895.412.2%114
39University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #3104.28.2%80
40Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #3114.24.6%64
41Guangxi UniversityNanning #3223.65.1%113
42Xidian UniversityXi'an #3253.54.8%73
43Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #3273.44.5%64
44North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #3611.76.8%64
45State Grid Corporation of China (China)Beijing #38468.04.4%75

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Astronomy and Astrophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in China?

O. A. Hannuksela, Luis C. Ho and Lijing Shao rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1O. A. Hannuksela#334 worldwide overall90.5 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Luis C. Ho#49,602 worldwide overall123.6 of 463 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Lijing Shao#6,462 worldwide overall93.5 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gong‐Bo Zhao#3,430 worldwide overall78.5 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Zhihui Du#27,937 worldwide overall67.0 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ghulam Mustafa#3,391 worldwide overall70.1 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yi-Ming Hu#27,471 worldwide overall59.8 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Xin Zhang#45,872 worldwide overall60.9 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Kohei Inayoshi#4,284 worldwide overall51.8 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Hu Zou#51,508 worldwide overall61.8 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Zu-Cheng Chen#4,899 worldwide overall47.3 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12S. Bae#1,852 worldwide overall42.2 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Linhua Jiang#34,379 worldwide overall49.1 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jiayi Qin#18,261 worldwide overall40.3 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 14Gregory J. Herczeg#112,198 worldwide overall53.0 of 188 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Astronomy and Astrophysics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How China compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics