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Education research in China

University of Hong Kong ranks first in China for Education research in 2022-now (#6 worldwide), followed by Beijing Normal University and Education University of Hong Kong.

China's world rank
#2
of 112 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
22k
Top-10% rate
15.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Education in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #676.330.2%391
2Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #1069.621.2%637
3Education University of Hong KongTai Po #2358.527.5%490
4Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #4250.627.2%250
5Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #9140.425.8%209
6East China Normal UniversityShanghai #11037.918.4%258
7Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #12736.026.0%240
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #13635.128.9%161
9Peking UniversityBeijing #15233.619.1%129
10University of MacauMacao #18231.229.5%135
11Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #19830.122.1%151
12Southwest UniversityChongqing #20229.820.0%144
13Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #21029.314.0%182
14Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #22228.623.2%124
15Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun #26426.328.1%107
16Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #26726.118.3%106
17Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #30424.422.0%103
18Henan UniversityKaifeng #31623.928.0%63
19Fudan UniversityShanghai #34822.619.3%75
20South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #35122.522.8%136
21City University of Hong KongHong Kong #35322.521.7%64
22Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong #36422.020.2%74
23Xiamen UniversityXiamen #38321.418.8%75
24Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai #38621.316.0%135
25Sichuan UniversityChengdu #42320.119.0%117
26Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #42520.020.6%200
27Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #48418.327.4%90
28Hangzhou Normal UniversityHangzhou #52217.325.1%80
29Wuhan UniversityWuhan #52817.118.3%72
30Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #53317.018.2%66
31Beijing Language and Culture UniversityBeijing #53517.014.8%105
32Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #59615.528.9%66
33Shandong UniversityJinan #61015.217.1%69
34Capital Normal UniversityBeijing #62714.918.5%86
35Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityBeijing #69513.516.3%74
36Shandong Normal UniversityJinan #69913.48.8%99
37Sino-Danish Centre for Education and ResearchBeijing #74212.64.3%184
38Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesGuangzhou #75312.416.6%78
39Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #76012.315.8%72
40Soochow UniversitySuzhou #78611.925.9%60
41Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #79411.717.2%74
42Shanghai International Studies UniversityShanghai #9649.215.7%91
43Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou #9858.915.5%97
44Minzu University of ChinaBeijing #1,0388.213.4%74
45Chongqing Normal UniversityChongqing #1,0817.711.6%66
46Guangxi Normal UniversityGuilin #1,1207.28.7%89
47Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing #1,1966.314.2%81
48Sichuan Normal UniversityChengdu #1,2305.99.2%61
49City University of MacauMacao #1,2595.724.1%63
50Northwest Normal UniversityLanzhou #1,3115.19.9%67
51University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #1,3514.714.7%67
52Hainan UniversityHaikou #1,3624.68.6%64
53Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsBengbu #1,5263.15.5%91
54China West Normal UniversityNanchong #1,5443.05.6%133
55Dongguan University of TechnologyDongguan #1,6542.04.4%65
56Zhaoqing UniversityZhaoqing #1,747132.06.5%84
57Guangzhou Vocational College of Science and TechnologyGuangzhou #1,775111.08.9%60
58Taishan UniversityTai’an #1,80092.04.7%105
59Yunnan Normal UniversityKunming #1,84162.07.1%69
60University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai #1,85950.06.4%65

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

Who are the top Education researchers in China?

Ching Sing Chai, Hongbiao Yin and David Robert Carless rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Education that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ching Sing Chai#2,965 worldwide overall46.4 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Hongbiao Yin#5,782 worldwide overall44.5 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3David Robert Carless#13,568 worldwide overall40.9 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4David R. Kember#35,355 worldwide overall44.1 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Sedat Gümüş#20,749 worldwide overall34.3 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Bi Ying Hu#104,732 worldwide overall34.7 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Icy Lee#1,228 worldwide overall32.9 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Xitao Fan#14,350 worldwide overall32.7 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Tommy Tanu Wijaya#15,285 worldwide overall36.3 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Khe Foon Hew#11,086 worldwide overall33.5 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ronnel Bornasal King#6,729 worldwide overall30.0 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Shulin Yu#2,147 worldwide overall29.9 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Juuso Henrik Nieminen#21,230 worldwide overall29.9 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ming Ming Chiu#38,471 worldwide overall32.1 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Zi Yan#29,312 worldwide overall29.1 of 49 papers here in the top 10%

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