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Computational Theory and Mathematics research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Computational Theory and Mathematics research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and Hunan University.

China's world rank
#2
of 57 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
20k
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 Computational Theory and Mathematics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #475.813.3%568
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #1256.616.0%258
3Hunan UniversityChangsha #1651.620.7%116
4Peking UniversityBeijing #1948.612.4%194
5Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #2047.714.3%251
6Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #2643.117.0%199
7Nankai UniversityTianjin #2941.212.6%134
8Tongji UniversityShanghai #3537.914.2%144
9Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #3637.418.7%66
10University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #3936.011.5%146
11Nanjing UniversityNanjing #4035.513.2%92
12Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #4234.716.5%181
13Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #4433.914.3%107
14University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #4633.121.0%69
15Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #4732.715.6%162
16Fudan UniversityShanghai #4832.412.7%134
17University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #4932.012.8%127
18Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #5031.614.7%157
19City University of Hong KongHong Kong #5131.317.0%83
20Sichuan UniversityChengdu #5231.016.4%173
21Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #5729.414.7%180
22Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #5829.112.2%220
23East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #5928.818.2%106
24Central South UniversityChangsha #6527.115.7%207
25Southwest UniversityChongqing #6626.818.7%132
26Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #6826.325.1%73
27Shanghai UniversityShanghai #7025.820.6%113
28Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #7823.915.6%84
29Chongqing UniversityChongqing #8123.215.9%93
30Xiamen UniversityXiamen #8522.413.5%110
31Beihang UniversityBeijing #8622.213.4%190
32Shandong UniversityJinan #8921.613.5%160
33Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #9121.214.4%73
34Southeast UniversityNanjing #9221.013.5%174
35East China Normal UniversityShanghai #9420.610.7%111
36Anhui UniversityHefei #9620.215.4%119
37Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #10019.518.0%142
38Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #10119.414.7%92
39South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #10219.214.0%109
40Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha #10418.920.6%60
41Northeastern UniversityShenyang #10618.516.5%207
42Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #10818.213.2%146
43Xidian UniversityXi'an #10918.015.9%204
44Jilin UniversityChangchun #11217.613.2%103
45Wuhan UniversityWuhan #11317.413.3%94
46Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacao #11517.122.9%67
47Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #11816.613.5%76
48Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #12515.610.3%91
49Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #13015.013.9%118
50Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #13813.914.5%128
51University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #13913.815.6%185
52Tianjin UniversityTianjin #14213.413.8%92
53Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #14812.714.2%96
54Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #15312.110.2%85
55Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #15511.912.7%89
56Minzu University of ChinaBeijing #16410.918.1%79
57South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #17010.310.6%68
58Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #17210.110.5%95
59Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #17310.011.0%78
60Henan Normal UniversityXinxiang #1749.910.3%65

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

Who are the top Computational Theory and Mathematics researchers in China?

Tingjun Hou, Zeshui Xu and Derong Liu rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Tingjun Hou#13,192 worldwide overall66.8 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Zeshui Xu#11,580 worldwide overall59.7 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Derong Liu#138,775 worldwide overall56.4 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Qingfu Zhang#52,169 worldwide overall47.0 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jing Liang#61,261 worldwide overall40.2 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Liang Gao#3,565 worldwide overall41.0 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yuhua Qian#35,325 worldwide overall42.3 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Dongsheng Cao#25,274 worldwide overall36.2 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Xudong Zhao#10,199 worldwide overall38.4 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jun Zhang#560,453 worldwide overall46.4 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ye Tian#13,971 worldwide overall30.7 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Huiling Chen#9,885 worldwide overall29.9 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hualiang Jiang#146,283 worldwide overall31.7 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Qinglai Wei#49,748 worldwide overall36.3 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Zhi‐Hui Zhan#22,169 worldwide overall32.0 of 67 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 Computational Theory and Mathematics