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Geophysics research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Geophysics research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by China University of Geosciences and Southern University of Science and Technology.

China's world rank
#1
of 45 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
18k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
51

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

What is the best university for Geophysics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.013.3%2,130
2China University of GeosciencesWuhan #764.113.0%641
3Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #959.414.4%226
4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1057.513.4%507
5University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #1254.114.7%326
6Nanjing UniversityNanjing #1550.017.1%208
7Peking UniversityBeijing #1648.813.9%300
8China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #2143.89.2%724
9China Earthquake AdministrationBeijing #2540.69.4%957
10Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #2937.812.8%180
11Jilin UniversityChangchun #3136.69.7%417
12Wuhan UniversityWuhan #3434.913.4%162
13Central South UniversityChangsha #3832.817.0%279
14Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #3932.413.6%151
15Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Guangzhou #4031.914.5%123
16Tongji UniversityShanghai #4131.411.5%200
17Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #4231.016.0%110
18China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #6323.519.0%254
19University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #6722.414.9%66
20Shandong UniversityJinan #6822.118.7%77
21Northwest UniversityXi'an #7121.38.9%228
22Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao #7420.510.8%134
23Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #7520.38.1%297
24Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu #7719.810.7%419
25Hohai UniversityNanjing #8318.413.8%105
26Chongqing UniversityChongqing #8418.217.4%79
27Chinese Academy of Geological SciencesBeijing #9016.98.1%430
28Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #9216.513.3%116
29China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #9416.18.9%344
30China University of Petroleum, BeijingBeijing #10114.811.4%357
31Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #11212.98.8%129
32East China University of TechnologyNanchang #11412.610.3%130
33Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #11512.412.3%92
34Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #11811.916.9%141
35Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #12111.48.7%101
36China National Petroleum Corporation (China)Beijing #12810.48.0%510
37China Geological SurveyBeijing #12910.36.8%357
38Tianjin UniversityTianjin #13110.016.5%75
39Sinopec (China)Beijing #1398.98.6%219
40Yunnan UniversityKunming #1547.07.5%61
41Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #1556.99.4%68
42Chang'an UniversityXi'an #1606.39.3%116
43University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #1645.85.6%80
44Jilin Province Science and Technology DepartmentChangchun #1665.68.4%96
45China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China)Beijing #1734.86.1%66
46Southwest Petroleum UniversityChengdu #1774.410.7%133
47Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #1804.111.1%84
48Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming #1823.912.0%68
49Institute of Disaster PreventionSanhe Shi #1922.97.4%66
50Yangtze UniversityJingzhou #2002.28.9%94
51Guilin University of TechnologyGuilin #212110.04.2%80

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

Who are the top Geophysics researchers in China?

Fu‐Yuan Wu, Guochun Zhao and Min Sun rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Geophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Fu‐Yuan Wu#2,167 worldwide overall173.7 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Guochun Zhao#6,176 worldwide overall174.8 of 372 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Min Sun#59,553 worldwide overall140.6 of 359 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yong‐Fei Zheng#23,753 worldwide overall125.3 of 313 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Xian‐Hua Li#11,778 worldwide overall117.9 of 255 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6M. Santosh#395,423 worldwide overall262.3 of 959 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yi‐Gang Xu#42,457 worldwide overall103.4 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mei‐Fu Zhou#8,623 worldwide overall96.8 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yongsheng Liu#87,135 worldwide overall82.1 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Timothy Kusky#30,092 worldwide overall83.6 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Wenjiao Xiao#60,261 worldwide overall92.9 of 332 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jin‐Hui Yang#36,220 worldwide overall76.9 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sanzhong Li#112,281 worldwide overall83.3 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Dunyi Liu#11,267 worldwide overall67.5 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Shan Gao#22,659 worldwide overall60.9 of 136 papers here in the top 10%

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