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Ecology research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Ecology research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Normal University.

China's world rank
#1
of 68 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
29k
Top-10% rate
14.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Ecology in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.016.5%3,267
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #382.818.4%634
3Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #1557.717.2%384
4Peking UniversityBeijing #2152.420.0%228
5Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #3146.317.4%268
6Nanjing UniversityNanjing #3345.317.2%148
7Wuhan UniversityWuhan #3544.416.7%254
8Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #4341.217.9%204
9Xiamen UniversityXiamen #4440.812.4%215
10Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #4640.218.1%152
11Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing #4739.815.6%761
12University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #4939.216.2%126
13Hohai UniversityNanjing #5138.514.5%316
14China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #5836.518.4%274
15East China Normal UniversityShanghai #5936.316.5%161
16Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #6036.022.6%230
17Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #6534.714.8%215
18Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Guangzhou #7033.615.2%185
19China University of GeosciencesWuhan #7931.715.3%156
20Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #8031.59.7%341
21Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing #8231.118.0%456
22Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #8530.513.8%334
23Sichuan UniversityChengdu #8929.813.7%188
24Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #9329.113.6%161
25Tongji UniversityShanghai #10028.016.4%156
26Fudan UniversityShanghai #10527.215.6%100
27Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #11625.715.0%284
28Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing #11725.618.3%219
29Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #11925.312.0%189
30Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentBeijing #12424.613.1%91
31Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan #12924.017.8%178
32Shandong UniversityJinan #13023.912.6%143
33Southwest UniversityChongqing #13223.714.6%135
34Yunnan UniversityKunming #13323.516.5%120
35Henan UniversityKaifeng #13623.216.1%73
36Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao #14022.811.5%150
37Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun #14122.613.3%104
38Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijing #14222.517.6%93
39Nankai UniversityTianjin #14722.013.6%74
40China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #17219.514.5%90
41Tianjin UniversityTianjin #17319.414.9%136
42Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #17819.015.4%176
43Hainan UniversityHaikou #19018.012.9%147
44Ningbo UniversityNingbo #19417.615.5%170
45Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)Zhuhai #19617.515.3%61
46Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #20416.920.1%72
47Jilin UniversityChangchun #20616.718.0%83
48South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou #22715.214.6%124
49Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #22815.116.1%204
50Northwest UniversityXi'an #23414.719.2%62
51Guizhou UniversityGuiyang #23514.618.4%115
52Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #23714.513.7%60
53Inner Mongolia UniversityHohhot #23814.415.9%67
54Central South UniversityChangsha #24414.115.0%109
55Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #24514.017.8%73
56Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai #25113.69.8%272
57Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #25313.511.2%137
58Anhui UniversityHefei #25613.312.8%67
59Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #26712.710.8%105
60State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationBeijing #27412.214.2%143

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

Who are the top Ecology researchers in China?

Yong‐Guan Zhu, Shilong Piao and Ye Deng rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Ecology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yong‐Guan Zhu#4,144 worldwide overall54.9 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Shilong Piao#28 worldwide overall44.0 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ye Deng#21,962 worldwide overall42.8 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yunfeng Yang#9,793 worldwide overall35.1 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Haiyan Chu#7,173 worldwide overall32.1 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Peng Gong#22,928 worldwide overall35.3 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ji‐Zheng He#32,025 worldwide overall33.1 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jianming M. Xu#17,797 worldwide overall28.5 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Chao Chu Liang#22,559 worldwide overall25.3 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Qirong Shen#4,960 worldwide overall26.2 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jinwei Dong#26,212 worldwide overall25.8 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Yuanhe Yang#1,895 worldwide overall24.7 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Shuli Niu#8,333 worldwide overall26.0 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Biao Zhu#5,749 worldwide overall23.0 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yongshuo H. Fu#7,786 worldwide overall22.6 of 40 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Ecology 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 Ecology