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Atmospheric Science research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Atmospheric Science research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Nanjing University and Peking University.

China's world rank
#1
of 48 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
30k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Atmospheric Science in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.013.4%4,240
2Nanjing UniversityNanjing #287.813.6%356
3Peking UniversityBeijing #961.315.9%370
4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1157.814.5%821
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #1552.316.6%276
6Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2047.314.0%323
7Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #2146.412.5%417
8Fudan UniversityShanghai #2245.611.8%269
9Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #2344.817.2%113
10Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #2543.414.6%468
11Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #2841.48.8%896
12China Meteorological AdministrationBeijing #2940.87.6%889
13Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Guangzhou #3338.512.3%256
14State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution ControlBeijing #3438.021.5%81
15China University of GeosciencesWuhan #3736.516.2%310
16Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #3935.512.6%249
17Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #4333.817.6%83
18University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #4533.018.0%91
19Wuhan UniversityWuhan #5031.218.3%327
20Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesBeijing #5130.88.8%328
21Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #5529.58.2%325
22Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)Zhuhai #5629.211.5%162
23Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #6227.49.7%452
24Tongji UniversityShanghai #6327.112.5%253
25Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #6526.511.7%183
26Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #6726.022.3%89
27Hohai UniversityNanjing #7025.214.1%290
28Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #8322.216.0%135
29Tianjin UniversityTianjin #8821.214.8%190
30National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #9819.37.0%249
31East China Normal UniversityShanghai #9919.115.9%111
32University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #11017.39.1%180
33China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #11117.112.0%155
34Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao #11716.29.8%129
35Yunnan UniversityKunming #12415.212.3%132
36Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #12814.612.1%138
37Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #12914.516.0%176
38Northwest UniversityXi'an #13214.117.1%106
39Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #13413.813.4%147
40Shandong UniversityJinan #13513.711.0%125
41Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #13613.614.6%67
42Xiamen UniversityXiamen #14912.010.3%87
43Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #15311.512.8%113
44Chongqing UniversityChongqing #15611.116.2%84
45China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #15711.018.0%84
46Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu #15910.812.7%169
47Jilin UniversityChangchun #16310.414.1%131
48South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #16410.316.3%80
49State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote SensingWuhan #1709.628.1%76
50Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #1739.322.0%76
51Central South UniversityChangsha #1808.614.3%128
52Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1838.313.0%131
53Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #1848.216.3%92
54Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijing #1858.112.0%62
55Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #1897.812.9%81
56Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing #1927.515.5%142
57Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #1937.414.0%124
58Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #1967.112.0%91
59Henan UniversityKaifeng #1996.913.0%70
60Chang'an UniversityXi'an #2026.614.7%122

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

Who are the top Atmospheric Science researchers in China?

Qiang Zhang, Junji Cao and Yele Sun rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Atmospheric Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Qiang Zhang#6,080 worldwide overall70.5 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Junji Cao#36,455 worldwide overall81.8 of 257 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yele Sun#17,967 worldwide overall75.1 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Min Hu#39,790 worldwide overall73.6 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Tao Wang#167,107 worldwide overall65.1 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Tianjun Zhou#47,011 worldwide overall70.1 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shilong Piao#28 worldwide overall57.6 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jianmin Chen#104,750 worldwide overall66.6 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Min Shao#6,341 worldwide overall56.3 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 9Kebin He#3,854 worldwide overall58.6 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Tandong Yao#80,212 worldwide overall70.0 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Shuxiao Wang#36,080 worldwide overall54.5 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Aijun Ding#17,702 worldwide overall56.3 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Xinming Wang#141,316 worldwide overall61.7 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Fahu Chen#16,485 worldwide overall62.4 of 212 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Atmospheric Science 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 Atmospheric Science