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Condensed Matter Physics research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Condensed Matter Physics research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Science and Technology of China.

China's world rank
#1
of 24 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.6k
Top-10% rate
17.5%
Ranked institutions
29

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

What is the best university for Condensed Matter Physics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.018.6%400
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #283.621.0%229
3University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #562.019.0%205
4Peking UniversityBeijing #754.024.3%143
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #850.923.4%152
6Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1045.626.2%120
7Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1339.418.8%138
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1437.720.6%121
9Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #1536.021.6%112
10Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1634.522.4%92
11Institute of PhysicsBeijing #1831.722.1%103
12Beihang UniversityBeijing #2029.223.3%90
13Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #2128.123.0%83
14Nanjing UniversityNanjing #2424.916.7%128
15Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2722.218.5%122
16Fudan UniversityShanghai #2821.323.2%99
17Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing #2920.521.8%75
18Tianjin UniversityTianjin #3218.118.4%68
19Xidian UniversityXi'an #4012.911.1%162
20Southeast UniversityNanjing #4211.718.5%96
21Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #4311.223.0%70
22Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #4410.620.6%77
23South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #498.117.1%77
24Shanghai UniversityShanghai #526.710.8%94
25Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #545.812.8%86
26Xiamen UniversityXiamen #555.418.4%60
27University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #564.98.4%99
28Shandong UniversityJinan #574.514.3%68
29Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #612.910.6%65

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

Who are the top Condensed Matter Physics researchers in China?

Wei Wang, Xi Dai and Hongming Weng rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Wei Wang#2,964 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Xi Dai#12,413 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 22 works
  3. 3Hongming Weng#27,131 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 19 works
  4. 4Zhijun Wang#41,010 worldwide overall868 citations · 13 works
  5. 5Genfu Chen#41,079 worldwide overall643 citations · 15 works
  6. 6Yong Cai#70,521 worldwide overall355 citations · 13 works
  7. 7Shu Yang#90,681 worldwide overall270 citations · 15 works
  8. 8Yanming Ma#94,824 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works
  9. 9Hui Zhai#141,739 worldwide overall369 citations · 15 works
  10. 10Youwei Du#153,598 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 24 works
  11. 11Jiangping Hu#154,814 worldwide overall720 citations · 48 works
  12. 12Xiaobing Luo#155,703 worldwide overall713 citations · 16 works
  13. 13Xichao Zhang#157,604 worldwide overall353 citations · 18 works
  14. 14Yitai Qian#159,351 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 22 works
  15. 15Zhao-Bin Su#160,250 worldwide overall347 citations · 17 works

How China compares with other countries in Condensed Matter Physics