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Environmental Engineering research in China

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

China's world rank
#1
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
34k
Top-10% rate
26.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Environmental Engineering in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.029.3%724
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #287.932.1%455
3Wuhan UniversityWuhan #380.932.9%428
4Chongqing UniversityChongqing #572.033.6%352
5Central South UniversityChangsha #668.838.5%304
6Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #766.229.4%391
7Peking UniversityBeijing #863.833.5%255
8University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #961.831.5%395
9Tongji UniversityShanghai #1060.028.1%423
10Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1158.329.5%339
11Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1256.830.5%305
12China University of GeosciencesWuhan #1355.434.6%285
13Southeast UniversityNanjing #1552.929.2%306
14China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #1651.826.7%334
15China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #1750.831.0%209
16Tianjin UniversityTianjin #1849.830.7%294
17Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #2047.929.4%211
18Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #2147.130.3%260
19North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #2246.329.9%201
20Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2345.528.6%226
21Hohai UniversityNanjing #2444.823.5%350
22Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2544.028.8%209
23Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #2643.429.7%173
24Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #2842.121.2%267
25Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #2941.532.5%212
26Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #3040.923.9%246
27Nanjing UniversityNanjing #3140.332.6%187
28Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #3239.827.7%282
29Chang'an UniversityXi'an #3339.226.9%193
30Hunan UniversityChangsha #3538.234.7%149
31Xiamen UniversityXiamen #3637.738.1%121
32Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #3936.336.8%109
33Xinjiang UniversityÜrümqi #4035.927.7%137
34Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #4235.030.1%145
35Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #4334.636.8%140
36Shandong UniversityJinan #4434.228.7%188
37China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #4533.833.2%166
38Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchBeijing #4633.433.1%134
39Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #4733.133.4%144
40Sichuan UniversityChengdu #4932.330.8%153
41China University of Petroleum, BeijingBeijing #5032.023.8%182
42Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #5131.620.8%227
43Dalian Maritime UniversityDalian #5331.028.5%180
44Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyXi'an #5729.726.9%209
45China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #5829.426.4%168
46South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #5929.125.5%181
47Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #6028.824.7%164
48Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #6328.022.5%185
49Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #6427.724.8%169
50University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #6726.927.8%155
51Jilin UniversityChangchun #6826.624.0%188
52Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #6926.433.4%118
53Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #7026.131.6%129
54Fudan UniversityShanghai #7125.931.4%122
55Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #7325.430.8%138
56Nankai UniversityTianjin #7425.232.2%107
57Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #7724.528.0%153
58Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu #7924.027.0%120
59Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #8023.830.8%116
60University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #8123.627.5%122

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

Who are the top Environmental Engineering researchers in China?

Guangming Zeng, Qingyun Duan and Hanqiu Xu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 8 works
  2. 2Qingyun Duan#9,325 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 11 works
  3. 3Hanqiu Xu#12,665 worldwide overall1k citations · 12 works
  4. 4Peng Gong#18,186 worldwide overall2k citations · 16 works
  5. 5Zhu Liu#21,454 worldwide overall777 citations · 8 works
  6. 6Dabo Guan#21,592 worldwide overall746 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Yong Geng#22,687 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 33 works
  8. 8Yi‐Ming Wei#23,909 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 26 works
  9. 9Liangpei Zhang#29,295 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 16 works
  10. 10Liyin Shen#31,709 worldwide overall905 citations · 8 works
  11. 11Kebin He#37,730 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 16 works
  12. 12Chien‐Chiang Lee#42,718 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 7 works
  13. 13Min Shao#44,562 worldwide overall646 citations · 13 works
  14. 14Qiuming Cheng#50,819 worldwide overall749 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Shiyi Chen#52,702 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 14 works

How China compares with other countries in Environmental Engineering