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Finance research in China

Peking University ranks first in China for Finance research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by University of Hong Kong and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China's world rank
#2
of 52 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9k
Top-10% rate
14.1%
Ranked institutions
32

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

What is the best university for Finance in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Peking UniversityBeijing #472.413.0%179
2University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #1054.213.6%136
3Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1644.819.5%94
4Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #2040.412.0%125
5Xiamen UniversityXiamen #2734.415.9%105
6Fudan UniversityShanghai #4026.612.3%124
7Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu #4225.612.3%167
8Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #4325.111.5%93
9Nankai UniversityTianjin #4424.713.4%81
10Wuhan UniversityWuhan #4723.416.7%74
11Sichuan UniversityChengdu #4922.519.3%93
12City University of Hong KongHong Kong #5022.111.9%87
13Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #5420.610.6%168
14Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #5619.912.4%97
15Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #5719.512.7%106
16Shandong UniversityJinan #5918.810.5%141
17Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #6217.99.2%95
18Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #6417.212.6%74
19Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #6516.917.6%92
20Central University of Finance and EconomicsBeijing #6616.612.6%155
21Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #6716.318.8%90
22Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #6915.714.1%79
23University of International Business and EconomicsBeijing #8411.815.1%112
24Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsShanghai #969.111.8%132
25Capital University of Economics and BusinessBeijing #978.918.3%82
26Zhongnan University of Economics and LawWuhan #988.717.7%77
27Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjing #998.515.9%121
28Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityHangzhou #1096.621.6%60
29Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsJinan #1126.118.6%72
30Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing #1194.910.7%94
31Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #1303.17.6%65
32Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou #1332.76.5%79

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

Who are the top Finance researchers in China?

Chien‐Chiang Lee, Roni Michaely and Xin‐Jiang He rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Finance that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Chien‐Chiang Lee#124 worldwide overall27.6 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Roni Michaely#3,550 worldwide overall17.3 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Xin‐Jiang He#125,147 worldwide overall20.1 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Chen Lin#4,198 worldwide overall14.8 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jeong‐Bon Kim#40,691 worldwide overall17.2 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Shigē Péng#49,760 worldwide overall14.5 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Muhammad Umar#425 worldwide overall12.5 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Qiang Ji#1,453 worldwide overall12.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Boqiang Lin#564 worldwide overall12.0 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Fenghua Wen#9,449 worldwide overall13.5 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Qingyue Meng#139,259 worldwide overall13.7 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jun Min Pan#158,068 worldwide overall11.2 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sha Lin#213,646 worldwide overall13.6 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Feng Ma#13,033 worldwide overall12.8 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Xun Yu Zhou#126,601 worldwide overall13.3 of 42 papers here in the top 10%

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