How does China rank in Economics and Econometrics research?

China ranks #1 of 101 countries on research quality in Economics and Econometrics (2022–2025), with 39k works.

Subfield · Economics and Econometrics · China

Economics and Econometrics research in China

Xiamen University ranks first in China for Economics and Econometrics research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 39k
Top-10% rate: 45.7%
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?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#1	100.0	55.4%	423
2	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#3	84.6	54.3%	400
3	Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu	#4	80.6	47.2%	464
4	Central South UniversityChangsha	#5	77.5	61.2%	257
5	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#6	74.9	62.7%	246
6	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#7	72.8	55.2%	405
7	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	#8	70.9	65.2%	194
8	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#10	67.8	61.1%	222
9	University of International Business and EconomicsBeijing	#11	66.5	51.8%	342
10	Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjing	#12	65.2	38.2%	405
11	Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityHangzhou	#13	64.1	60.2%	191
12	Renmin University of ChinaBeijing	#14	63.1	44.1%	507
13	Nanchang UniversityNanchang	#15	62.1	70.9%	141
14	Peking UniversityBeijing	#16	61.2	39.0%	551
15	Zhongnan University of Economics and LawWuhan	#17	60.4	53.3%	350
16	Capital University of Economics and BusinessBeijing	#18	59.6	49.4%	262
17	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#19	58.8	42.0%	422
18	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#21	57.4	61.5%	260
19	Central University of Finance and EconomicsBeijing	#22	56.8	44.1%	419
20	Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsJinan	#23	56.1	57.7%	237
21	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#25	55.0	58.0%	245
22	Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsBengbu	#27	53.9	26.9%	408
23	Shandong UniversityJinan	#28	53.4	45.4%	299
24	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#32	51.5	45.1%	324
25	China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou	#33	51.1	60.0%	230
26	China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao	#35	50.3	65.8%	111
27	Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing	#36	49.9	55.0%	177
28	Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsShanghai	#37	49.5	45.7%	350
29	Xinjiang UniversityÜrümqi	#38	49.1	64.7%	142
30	Beijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijing	#40	48.4	61.9%	132
31	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing	#44	47.1	54.6%	186
32	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#45	46.8	45.9%	315
33	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#46	46.4	50.5%	256
34	Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsHangzhou	#47	46.1	49.1%	218
35	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#48	45.8	44.4%	256
36	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#49	45.6	51.1%	208
37	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#50	45.3	55.2%	148
38	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#52	44.7	54.4%	207
39	Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsNanchang	#53	44.5	51.5%	200
40	China University of GeosciencesWuhan	#55	43.9	58.5%	190
41	Jinan UniversityGuangzhou	#56	43.7	47.1%	212
42	Shanghai UniversityShanghai	#59	43.0	39.6%	257
43	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#60	42.7	48.9%	218
44	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#61	42.5	55.7%	148
45	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#63	42.0	41.2%	309
46	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#64	41.8	39.2%	252
47	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#66	41.4	51.9%	167
48	Chongqing Technology and Business UniversityChongqing	#67	41.2	60.6%	133
49	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#68	41.0	39.6%	305
50	Ocean University of ChinaQingdao	#71	40.4	57.7%	200
51	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#72	40.2	52.9%	189
52	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#75	39.6	53.7%	168
53	Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou	#77	39.2	56.0%	133
54	Zhengzhou Business UniversityGongyi	#78	39.0	72.7%	76
55	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#79	38.9	41.3%	239
56	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#84	38.0	51.2%	143
57	Ningbo UniversityNingbo	#87	37.5	57.2%	134
58	Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsDalian	#88	37.4	45.5%	200
59	North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing	#90	37.0	49.1%	158
60	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#94	36.4	44.4%	124

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

Who are the top Economics and Econometrics researchers in China?

Yong Geng, Yi‐Ming Wei and Liyin Shen rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Yong Geng#22,687 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 19 works
2Yi‐Ming Wei#23,909 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 41 works
3Liyin Shen#31,709 worldwide overall905 citations · 21 works
4Jikun Huang#32,370 worldwide overall851 citations · 20 works
5Justin Yifu Lin#40,536 worldwide overall611 citations · 40 works
6Chien‐Chiang Lee#42,718 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 71 works
7Fang Cai#52,024 worldwide overall324 citations · 17 works
8Ying Fan#53,635 worldwide overall879 citations · 32 works
9Yu Hao#54,947 worldwide overall659 citations · 24 works
10Qiang Ji#55,498 worldwide overall845 citations · 52 works
11Dequn Zhou#74,532 worldwide overall678 citations · 21 works
12Bing Zhang#86,187 worldwide overall478 citations · 22 works
13Yue‐Jun Zhang#89,372 worldwide overall461 citations · 16 works
14Muhammad Umar#92,045 worldwide overall638 citations · 34 works
15Dayong Zhang#93,559 worldwide overall537 citations · 27 works

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