How does China rank in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research?

China ranks #1 of 59 countries on research quality in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2022–2025), with 41k works.

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in China

Tsinghua University ranks first in China for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Science and Technology of China.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 41k
Top-10% rate: 16.0%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#2	89.1	23.3%	777
2	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#3	82.7	17.4%	1,376
3	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	#5	74.6	20.5%	815
4	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#6	71.7	18.3%	1,024
5	Peking UniversityBeijing	#12	60.8	20.5%	648
6	Beihang UniversityBeijing	#14	58.3	21.6%	619
7	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#15	57.3	20.9%	457
8	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#17	55.3	18.7%	613
9	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#20	52.7	19.3%	596
10	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#23	50.5	19.4%	602
11	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#26	48.6	21.3%	419
12	Hefei UniversityHefei	#27	48.0	31.4%	261
13	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#37	43.0	21.0%	360
14	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#38	42.6	27.7%	235
15	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#39	42.2	20.1%	426
16	Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen	#40	41.8	23.5%	272
17	Beijing Academy of Quantum Information SciencesBeijing	#44	40.3	28.6%	198
18	National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha	#48	38.9	13.5%	534
19	Shanxi UniversityTaiyuan	#49	38.6	18.6%	322
20	Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing	#50	38.3	28.1%	198
21	Institute of PhysicsBeijing	#51	38.0	25.3%	203
22	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu	#54	37.0	8.5%	736
23	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#55	36.8	16.4%	384
24	Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing	#56	36.5	13.3%	330
25	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#57	36.2	14.7%	570
26	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#60	35.4	18.7%	276
27	Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin	#61	35.1	13.4%	436
28	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#68	33.4	22.5%	216
29	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#72	32.5	11.9%	402
30	Shandong UniversityJinan	#73	32.3	16.0%	373
31	South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou	#76	31.7	20.5%	311
32	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#79	31.0	20.2%	252
33	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#81	30.6	13.7%	300
34	East China Normal UniversityShanghai	#82	30.5	17.9%	254
35	Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing	#87	29.5	12.3%	315
36	University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai	#90	29.0	17.7%	208
37	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#92	28.6	20.8%	197
38	Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsWuhan	#101	27.2	17.3%	190
39	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#105	26.6	15.2%	270
40	Shandong Normal UniversityJinan	#108	26.1	18.9%	190
41	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	#123	24.1	17.8%	192
42	Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha	#130	23.2	28.2%	134
43	Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing	#131	23.1	11.7%	252
44	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#134	22.7	22.0%	189
45	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an	#136	22.5	16.0%	197
46	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#146	21.4	14.6%	214
47	Songshan Lake Materials LaboratoryDongguan	#148	21.1	30.4%	90
48	Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at NanoscaleHefei	#150	20.9	23.7%	119
49	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#153	20.6	14.9%	249
50	Shanghai UniversityShanghai	#154	20.5	11.4%	285
51	Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua	#156	20.3	18.7%	160
52	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#157	20.2	15.7%	216
53	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#159	20.0	17.4%	217
54	Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou	#167	19.2	19.5%	114
55	Xidian UniversityXi'an	#168	19.1	9.6%	325
56	ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai	#172	18.8	20.0%	145
57	Central South UniversityChangsha	#176	18.4	16.7%	169
58	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#180	18.0	17.3%	192
59	Institute of Modern PhysicsLanzhou	#181	18.0	24.5%	101
60	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#182	17.9	22.2%	128

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in China?

Heng Fan, YiJing Yan and Xi Dai rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Heng Fan#132 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 63 works
2YiJing Yan#5,219 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 40 works
3Xi Dai#12,413 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 45 works
4Zhong Fang#14,326 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 29 works
5Hongming Weng#27,131 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 45 works
6Ying Wu#27,839 worldwide overall592 citations · 36 works
7Yun‐Feng Xiao#30,907 worldwide overall748 citations · 54 works
8Jian-Wei Pan#34,390 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 87 works
9Shuangchun Wen#36,214 worldwide overall800 citations · 62 works
10Chujun Zhao#38,736 worldwide overall459 citations · 31 works
11Zhijun Wang#41,010 worldwide overall868 citations · 31 works
12Chen Fang#41,657 worldwide overall715 citations · 37 works
13Jie Meng#49,700 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 53 works
14C. P. Sun#60,941 worldwide overall544 citations · 28 works
15Keli Han#81,883 worldwide overall982 citations · 39 works

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