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Cognitive Neuroscience research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#9 worldwide), followed by Chinese Institute for Brain Research and Peking University.

China's world rank
#3
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
23k
Top-10% rate
13.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #965.117.1%939
2Chinese Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing #3046.013.6%154
3Peking UniversityBeijing #4340.312.0%441
4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #4738.915.1%246
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #6035.014.2%337
6Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #7032.512.9%493
7Fudan UniversityShanghai #7830.812.1%341
8Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #9128.412.8%183
9Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #9427.911.7%508
10Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #9527.710.8%335
11Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #10126.721.3%180
12University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #10326.413.2%218
13Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #10526.114.0%90
14Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #10925.517.7%197
15Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #11225.117.7%147
16Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #11324.915.9%161
17City University of Hong KongHong Kong #11624.517.1%110
18Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired TechnologyShanghai #11724.417.4%68
19University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #13522.115.0%145
20Shandong UniversityJinan #15320.119.5%146
21Sichuan UniversityChengdu #16618.815.6%264
22University of MacauMacao #17418.115.3%97
23Zhejiang LabHangzhou #17518.015.3%100
24Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #17917.611.3%291
25Chongqing UniversityChongqing #18417.216.7%82
26Education University of Hong KongTai Po #18716.916.4%68
27Tongji UniversityShanghai #19316.414.2%138
28Jilin UniversityChangchun #20015.916.9%98
29University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #20115.813.6%250
30Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #20315.613.0%72
31South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #20715.314.9%154
32Nanjing UniversityNanjing #20815.211.9%100
33Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #22014.415.5%166
34Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #22713.914.9%163
35Xiamen UniversityXiamen #23513.312.3%91
36Wuhan UniversityWuhan #24412.712.7%126
37Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #25212.213.1%123
38Southeast UniversityNanjing #25611.914.0%217
39Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #25811.813.9%196
40Central South UniversityChangsha #26411.414.3%209
41East China Normal UniversityShanghai #27111.09.2%157
42Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #27410.910.5%355
43Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #27710.714.9%77
44Beihang UniversityBeijing #28310.416.5%158
45Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #28910.018.8%86
46Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #2919.915.8%94
47Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou #2999.513.6%76
48Southwest UniversityChongqing #3019.49.3%170
49Soochow UniversitySuzhou #3029.312.8%132
50Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #3049.217.7%68
51Shandong Normal UniversityJinan #3059.214.3%86
52Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #3079.113.0%125
53Anhui UniversityHefei #3118.918.4%66
54Qingdao UniversityQingdao #3198.420.9%74
55Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #3298.012.1%101
56Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #3417.47.8%62
57Xidian UniversityXi'an #3437.313.5%85
58Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #3497.07.7%90
59Ningbo UniversityNingbo #3516.917.0%71
60South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #3526.97.7%216

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

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in China?

Yong He, Qiyong Gong and Xi‐Nian Zuo rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Cognitive Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yong He#28,379 worldwide overall67.0 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Qiyong Gong#48,295 worldwide overall72.0 of 308 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Xi‐Nian Zuo#10,890 worldwide overall43.2 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jing Sui (Beijing Normal University), my correct affiliation is beijing normal university, not Qingdao University of Science and Technology, please correct the current affiliation. Thank you#90,169 worldwide overall37.1 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Benjamin Becker#16,123 worldwide overall32.9 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Tianzi Jiang#152,349 worldwide overall45.2 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jianfeng Feng#121,970 worldwide overall37.1 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Yu‐Feng Zang#70,728 worldwide overall37.1 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jun Ma#145,393 worldwide overall35.9 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Wei Liao#93,702 worldwide overall31.2 of 91 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Chao‐Gan Yan#21,270 worldwide overall27.0 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Mingrui Xia#40,548 worldwide overall24.5 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Huafu Chen#109,370 worldwide overall35.0 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bin Hu#317,505 worldwide overall41.0 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Chuntai Liu#3,818 worldwide overall18.3 of 23 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Cognitive Neuroscience 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 Cognitive Neuroscience