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Genetics research in China

China Agricultural University ranks first in China for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#14 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

China's world rank
#2
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
27k
Top-10% rate
24.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Genetics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #1457.438.6%252
2Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1754.232.4%315
3Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing #1853.338.6%259
4Sichuan UniversityChengdu #2746.822.9%338
5Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #2846.229.4%245
6Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan #3144.532.5%191
7Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #3443.025.4%316
8University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #3841.336.3%181
9Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #4040.420.2%370
10Central South UniversityChangsha #4339.324.7%231
11Peking UniversityBeijing #4638.223.7%265
12Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #5036.822.7%259
13Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing #5236.235.2%236
14Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #7330.732.0%155
15South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou #7630.131.3%176
16Fudan UniversityShanghai #7729.925.3%171
17Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing #7829.629.9%165
18Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #8628.128.8%155
19Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #9826.024.1%189
20Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #10524.822.2%192
21Jilin UniversityChangchun #10924.227.2%148
22West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #11823.024.4%135
23Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an #12921.530.1%130
24Wuhan UniversityWuhan #13820.427.5%133
25Soochow UniversitySuzhou #14120.124.5%120
26Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #14619.524.8%136
27Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu #14719.441.9%73
28Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #15019.119.1%175
29Southwest UniversityChongqing #16217.824.9%129
30China Medical UniversityShenyang #16317.723.5%100
31Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #17616.528.6%110
32Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou #17816.324.9%96
33Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou #18116.022.8%126
34Shandong UniversityJinan #18815.425.0%112
35Xiamen UniversityXiamen #20414.128.5%97
36Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #21813.126.5%89
37Jiangnan UniversityWuxi #22012.929.2%99
38Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing #22612.521.8%104
39Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #22712.429.0%74
40Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou #22912.221.4%105
41Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin #23012.233.1%73
42Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou #23212.026.9%95
43Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #23611.832.6%62
44Nankai UniversityTianjin #24111.426.1%70
45Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing #25610.415.3%133
46Tongji HospitalWuhan #25910.329.4%67
47Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #26210.121.7%86
48Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #2659.927.9%64
49Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing #2759.323.7%82
50Nanchang UniversityNanchang #2799.124.4%82
51Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #2818.922.6%85
52Xiangya Hospital Central South UniversityChangsha #2908.426.9%66
53Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou #2968.119.3%116
54Yunnan Agricultural UniversityKunming #2978.129.7%66
55Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai’an #2988.027.2%76
56Institute of ZoologyBeijing #3027.826.4%72
57Guangxi UniversityNanning #3047.722.4%72
58Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #3087.529.5%73
59Shanxi Agricultural UniversityXiaodian #3226.825.9%66
60First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #3236.719.8%82

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

Who are the top Genetics researchers in China?

Yu‐Tang Gao, Huanming Yang and Jun Wang rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Yu‐Tang Gao#26,180 worldwide overall750 citations · 18 works
  2. 2Huanming Yang#28,360 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 24 works
  3. 3Jun Wang#33,567 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 23 works
  4. 4Canqing Yu#101,257 worldwide overall412 citations · 12 works
  5. 5Qian Qian#132,383 worldwide overall355 citations · 15 works
  6. 6Weiping Jia#144,797 worldwide overall634 citations · 17 works
  7. 7Jianlong Xu#188,793 worldwide overall181 citations · 12 works
  8. 8Feng Wang#208,292 worldwide overall317 citations · 13 works
  9. 9Feng Zhang#241,544 worldwide overall439 citations · 20 works
  10. 10Feng Zhang#248,706 worldwide overall221 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Daqing Jiang#255,098 worldwide overall374 citations · 16 works
  12. 12Wen Wang#256,796 worldwide overall276 citations · 12 works
  13. 13Ruifu Yang#283,073 worldwide overall189 citations · 13 works
  14. 14Hongzhu Qu#308,369 worldwide overall276 citations · 14 works
  15. 15Jin Li#320,511 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 58 works

How China compares with other countries in Genetics