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Cognitive Neuroscience research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#15 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and Zhejiang University.

China's world rank
#2
of 57 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
22k
Top-10% rate
21.8%
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 #1556.828.6%293
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #2151.524.9%300
3Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #2648.121.2%365
4Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #3344.322.9%333
5Peking UniversityBeijing #3842.020.9%330
6University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #4240.425.4%246
7Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #5835.321.0%316
8University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #6433.724.2%250
9Sichuan UniversityChengdu #7231.826.8%162
10Fudan UniversityShanghai #7331.621.2%220
11Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #8130.022.0%184
12Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #8229.817.8%232
13Tianjin UniversityTianjin #9327.719.0%219
14Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #9627.228.3%148
15Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #9826.923.6%166
16Beihang UniversityBeijing #10226.325.6%154
17Chinese Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing #10725.527.0%154
18South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #10925.224.1%152
19Shandong UniversityJinan #11324.628.5%127
20Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #11424.530.3%148
21Central South UniversityChangsha #11724.126.4%139
22Southeast UniversityNanjing #11824.022.1%182
23Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #12423.227.5%145
24University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #13222.225.7%145
25Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #14620.530.0%83
26Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #16218.918.2%201
27Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #17217.931.4%86
28East China Normal UniversityShanghai #17317.916.0%157
29South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #17517.714.7%216
30Zhejiang LabHangzhou #17617.625.1%100
31Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityHangzhou #18117.121.0%128
32Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #18816.521.8%125
33Southwest UniversityChongqing #19815.721.4%170
34Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #20814.924.5%110
35Qingdao UniversityQingdao #21714.232.2%61
36Tongji UniversityShanghai #22113.920.1%114
37Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence TechnologyShanghai #23013.334.8%74
38Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyShenzhen #23213.224.6%78
39Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #24712.226.3%90
40Anhui UniversityHefei #25111.928.8%66
41Northeastern UniversityShenyang #25311.827.2%74
42Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #25511.724.6%68
43Chongqing UniversityChongqing #25611.626.4%82
44Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #26111.321.6%113
45Jilin UniversityChangchun #26810.927.1%81
46Wuhan UniversityWuhan #27210.622.3%97
47Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired TechnologyShanghai #27410.530.8%68
48West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #27510.523.2%84
49Soochow UniversitySuzhou #27810.316.8%112
50Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #28310.026.5%80
51Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #2889.726.0%70
52Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #2949.417.7%111
53Tianjin Medical UniversityTianjin #3019.019.5%106
54Chongqing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChongqing #3088.626.9%67
55Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #3128.425.4%68
56Xidian UniversityXi'an #3158.321.0%85
57Shandong Normal UniversityJinan #3168.227.4%86
58Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing #3198.122.5%62
59Shanghai University of SportShanghai #3377.227.1%72
60Hangzhou Normal UniversityHangzhou #3466.822.6%69

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

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in China?

Junwei Han, Yong He and Bao‐Liang Lu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Junwei Han#9,317 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 26 works
  2. 2Yong He#10,340 worldwide overall949 citations · 30 works
  3. 3Bao‐Liang Lu#11,491 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 29 works
  4. 4Dongrui Wu#13,117 worldwide overall865 citations · 12 works
  5. 5Wei‐Long Zheng#15,068 worldwide overall893 citations · 14 works
  6. 6Tianzi Jiang#20,727 worldwide overall655 citations · 25 works
  7. 7Yu‐Feng Zang#44,970 worldwide overall380 citations · 18 works
  8. 8Peng Xu#45,652 worldwide overall261 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Tiejun Huang#49,994 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 15 works
  10. 10Xun Chen#55,201 worldwide overall978 citations · 32 works
  11. 11Xi‐Nian Zuo#55,360 worldwide overall374 citations · 17 works
  12. 12Shijie Zhao#56,515 worldwide overall585 citations · 16 works
  13. 13Xiaorong Gao#56,561 worldwide overall510 citations · 36 works
  14. 14Shangkai Gao#64,914 worldwide overall435 citations · 34 works
  15. 15Xiaoqi Huang#68,604 worldwide overall320 citations · 12 works

How China compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience