How does China rank in Ecology research?

China ranks #1 of 70 countries on research quality in Ecology (2022–2025), with 28k works.

Ecology research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Ecology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and China Agricultural University.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 28k
Top-10% rate: 28.9%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Ecology in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#1	100.0	33.7%	1,231
2	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#2	89.1	35.8%	634
3	China Agricultural UniversityBeijing	#5	74.7	41.2%	274
4	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing	#6	71.8	35.8%	356
5	Northwest A&F UniversityYangling	#7	69.4	42.6%	230
6	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#8	67.3	34.2%	313
7	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#10	63.8	35.8%	238
8	Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing	#13	59.7	38.8%	219
9	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#14	58.5	32.7%	247
10	Peking UniversityBeijing	#16	56.4	35.5%	193
11	Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing	#19	53.7	30.5%	284
12	Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchBeijing	#26	48.8	38.6%	180
13	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#27	48.2	36.0%	201
14	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#28	47.6	31.1%	206
15	Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing	#30	46.5	39.0%	155
16	Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan	#32	45.5	37.0%	177
17	Hohai UniversityNanjing	#35	44.1	25.9%	264
18	Ocean University of ChinaQingdao	#36	43.7	25.5%	341
19	Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing	#41	41.6	29.0%	243
20	East China Normal UniversityShanghai	#48	39.1	37.9%	160
21	Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Guangzhou	#49	38.8	29.8%	185
22	Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing	#54	37.3	33.3%	176
23	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#55	37.0	32.0%	201
24	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#59	35.9	32.8%	144
25	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#61	35.4	32.6%	140
26	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#62	35.1	27.7%	146
27	Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesBeijing	#64	34.6	41.0%	81
28	Guizhou UniversityGuiyang	#66	34.1	35.9%	115
29	Ningbo UniversityNingbo	#70	33.2	30.2%	169
30	Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChangchun	#71	33.0	39.5%	106
31	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#87	29.8	29.6%	133
32	China University of GeosciencesWuhan	#90	29.2	31.2%	156
33	Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai	#91	29.1	23.5%	272
34	Institute of Soil and Water ConservationYangling	#92	28.9	37.2%	86
35	Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin	#100	27.6	40.3%	82
36	Hainan UniversityHaikou	#101	27.4	30.2%	147
37	Yunnan UniversityKunming	#107	26.5	30.4%	120
38	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#108	26.4	37.2%	72
39	State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationBeijing	#111	26.0	29.4%	143
40	Chinese Academy of Fishery SciencesBeijing	#115	25.4	23.2%	207
41	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou	#116	25.2	26.9%	124
42	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#118	25.0	28.1%	129
43	South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou	#121	24.6	35.6%	124
44	Xinjiang UniversityÜrümqi	#125	24.1	30.8%	106
45	Southwest UniversityChongqing	#126	24.0	28.2%	134
46	Northwest Normal UniversityLanzhou	#127	23.8	30.4%	66
47	Gansu Agricultural UniversityLanzhou	#132	23.2	35.0%	94
48	Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an	#135	22.9	32.2%	115
49	Shandong UniversityJinan	#139	22.4	28.6%	131
50	Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijing	#142	22.1	30.4%	93
51	Aerospace Information Research InstituteBeijing	#144	21.9	34.6%	102
52	Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin	#146	21.6	24.3%	154
53	Central South UniversityChangsha	#154	20.8	32.1%	105
54	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#160	20.2	24.0%	115
55	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#169	19.3	33.9%	72
56	Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao	#172	19.1	24.9%	150
57	Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun	#175	18.8	33.2%	104
58	Henan UniversityKaifeng	#178	18.5	35.2%	73
59	China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing	#181	18.3	29.5%	90
60	Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and GeographyÜrümqi	#185	17.9	36.7%	81

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

Who are the top Ecology researchers in China?

Hai Cheng, Peng Gong and Zhisheng An rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Hai Cheng#18,099 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 13 works
2Peng Gong#18,186 worldwide overall2k citations · 30 works
3Zhisheng An#22,288 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 15 works
4Bojie Fu#26,306 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 23 works
5Liangpei Zhang#29,295 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 29 works
6Bingfang Wu#33,084 worldwide overall757 citations · 15 works
7Hongyan Liu#44,366 worldwide overall919 citations · 12 works
8Guobin Liu#45,801 worldwide overall433 citations · 14 works
9Yaozhong Pan#48,142 worldwide overall518 citations · 13 works
10Fahu Chen#51,971 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 14 works
11Fusuo Zhang#54,155 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 14 works
12Yu Shi#55,328 worldwide overall614 citations · 12 works
13Yanfei Zhong#59,824 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 13 works
14Haiyan Chu#61,503 worldwide overall679 citations · 15 works
15Ye Deng#75,872 worldwide overall660 citations · 22 works

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