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Economics and Econometrics research in China

Peking University ranks first in China for Economics and Econometrics research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University.

China's world rank
#2
of 98 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
40k
Top-10% rate
15.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Economics and Econometrics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Peking UniversityBeijing #577.615.1%588
2Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #675.018.2%620
3Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #2058.216.6%440
4Xiamen UniversityXiamen #2356.320.0%455
5Wuhan UniversityWuhan #2455.718.9%409
6University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #2754.114.7%316
7Nanjing UniversityNanjing #3351.315.9%194
8Hunan UniversityChangsha #3749.716.2%246
9Fudan UniversityShanghai #4048.615.0%330
10Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #4148.215.6%337
11Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #4347.613.9%507
12Chongqing UniversityChongqing #4447.321.3%260
13Nankai UniversityTianjin #4846.015.3%256
14Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #5244.913.2%377
15Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu #5444.416.7%464
16Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #5943.219.0%404
17Sichuan UniversityChengdu #6142.714.2%351
18University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #6442.018.6%208
19Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #6541.816.5%251
20Shandong UniversityJinan #6941.017.4%302
21Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #7040.815.5%278
22Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #7140.619.8%215
23Tongji UniversityShanghai #7739.513.6%221
24China University of GeosciencesWuhan #8138.819.7%190
25East China Normal UniversityShanghai #8937.418.6%151
26Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #9237.023.6%222
27Central University of Finance and EconomicsBeijing #9336.813.2%419
28University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #10135.716.0%163
29Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #10235.511.3%227
30City University of Hong KongHong Kong #10335.413.1%189
31Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #10934.617.9%265
32University of International Business and EconomicsBeijing #11733.617.3%342
33Zhongnan University of Economics and LawWuhan #12133.216.3%350
34Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #13032.215.1%122
35Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #14330.817.7%167
36Central South UniversityChangsha #14630.524.2%269
37Shandong Normal UniversityJinan #14930.312.5%119
38Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #15030.214.9%200
39Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #15130.118.2%175
40Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #15529.718.4%150
41Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsShanghai #15829.513.4%350
42South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #15929.413.3%154
43Southeast UniversityNanjing #16029.317.6%209
44Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #16428.915.2%213
45Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing #16628.812.3%395
46Hohai UniversityNanjing #17827.812.9%173
47Henan UniversityKaifeng #17927.714.7%113
48Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityHangzhou #18327.424.4%191
49Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #18427.316.7%134
50Shanghai UniversityShanghai #18727.112.5%257
51Tianjin UniversityTianjin #18827.021.1%169
52Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsJinan #19226.719.3%237
53Capital University of Economics and BusinessBeijing #19526.516.5%262
54Jilin UniversityChangchun #19926.217.4%145
55Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #20825.615.3%123
56Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjing #21725.017.0%405
57Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #21924.919.8%177
58Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #22024.815.0%145
59Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsDalian #23024.214.0%200
60Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #23324.016.7%125

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

Who are the top Economics and Econometrics researchers in China?

Boqiang Lin, Chien‐Chiang Lee and Muhammad Umar rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Economics and Econometrics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Boqiang Lin#564 worldwide overall185.3 of 271 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Chien‐Chiang Lee#124 worldwide overall133.4 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Muhammad Umar#425 worldwide overall71.1 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Chi‐Wei Su#14,768 worldwide overall73.7 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Qiang Wang#82,804 worldwide overall65.1 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Qiang Ji#1,453 worldwide overall63.8 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yu Hao#5,324 worldwide overall61.5 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Kangyin Dong#634 worldwide overall60.0 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yi‐Ming Wei#6,759 worldwide overall57.0 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Rongrong Li#29,901 worldwide overall54.2 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Xiaohang Ren#3,948 worldwide overall51.7 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Haitao Wu#7,060 worldwide overall45.7 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Muhammad Zahid Usman#1,367 worldwide overall43.5 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Malin Song#5,704 worldwide overall45.3 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Peng Zhou#12,236 worldwide overall43.6 of 68 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Economics and Econometrics 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 Economics and Econometrics