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Finance research in China

Central University of Finance and Economics ranks first in China for Finance research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Peking University.

China's world rank
#1
of 54 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.4k
Top-10% rate
26.1%
Ranked institutions
26

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

What is the best university for Finance in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Central University of Finance and EconomicsBeijing #285.926.2%155
2Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChengdu #377.626.2%167
3Peking UniversityBeijing #857.625.7%170
4Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #955.220.7%168
5University of International Business and EconomicsBeijing #1053.128.5%112
6Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1151.131.8%82
7Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsShanghai #1347.725.5%132
8Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjing #1643.520.2%121
9Capital University of Economics and BusinessBeijing #1841.133.0%82
10Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2137.932.1%87
11Xiamen UniversityXiamen #2534.431.7%95
12Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #2931.422.4%118
13Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #3130.031.5%91
14Zhongnan University of Economics and LawWuhan #3328.736.5%77
15Fudan UniversityShanghai #4920.720.6%117
16Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsJinan #5219.532.6%72
17Shandong UniversityJinan #5418.717.3%140
18Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityHangzhou #5518.331.2%60
19Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #5617.928.0%76
20Wuhan UniversityWuhan #6814.031.8%73
21Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #7412.321.3%95
22Nankai UniversityTianjin #7910.925.2%81
23Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #839.926.0%65
24Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #1074.718.7%71
25Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou #1123.816.4%79
26Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #1172.915.3%65

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

Who are the top Finance researchers in China?

Shigē Péng, Chien‐Chiang Lee and Winnie Yip rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Shigē Péng#11,010 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 33 works
  2. 2Chien‐Chiang Lee#42,718 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 18 works
  3. 3Winnie Yip#52,032 worldwide overall465 citations · 9 works
  4. 4Qiang Ji#55,498 worldwide overall845 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Qingyue Meng#70,853 worldwide overall195 citations · 17 works
  6. 6Muhammad Umar#92,045 worldwide overall638 citations · 13 works
  7. 7Shouyang Wang#95,921 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 25 works
  8. 8Yu Wei#99,402 worldwide overall441 citations · 10 works
  9. 9Qiang Sun#114,614 worldwide overall184 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Zhongfei Li#127,214 worldwide overall234 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Fuwei Jiang#138,842 worldwide overall381 citations · 15 works
  12. 12Chongfeng Wu#141,205 worldwide overall220 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Feng Ma#143,869 worldwide overall395 citations · 12 works
  14. 14Jun Pan#154,586 worldwide overall585 citations · 15 works
  15. 15Xiaoyan Zhang#169,496 worldwide overall169 citations · 8 works

How China compares with other countries in Finance