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Geophysics research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Geophysics research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by China University of Geosciences and China University of Geosciences (Beijing).

China's world rank
#1
of 47 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
18k
Top-10% rate
18.7%
Ranked institutions
56

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 #1100.023.5%874
2China University of GeosciencesWuhan #287.324.3%633
3China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing #379.917.3%724
4China Earthquake AdministrationBeijing #474.719.0%674
5University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #764.422.7%507
6University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #1057.926.2%326
7Peking UniversityBeijing #1353.124.3%291
8Chinese Academy of Geological SciencesBeijing #1550.516.7%430
9Central South UniversityChangsha #1649.326.3%279
10China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #1748.225.4%248
11Institute of Geology and GeophysicsBeijing #1847.124.6%332
12Nanjing UniversityNanjing #2045.228.2%208
13Jilin UniversityChangchun #2243.515.5%402
14Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #2342.728.2%226
15China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #2839.112.8%344
16Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #3037.825.6%150
17China Geological SurveyBeijing #3137.214.5%357
18China University of Petroleum, BeijingBeijing #3236.614.9%357
19Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu #3336.116.3%308
20Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #3435.516.3%267
21Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Guangzhou #4829.225.3%123
22Guangzhou Institute of GeochemistryGuangzhou #5327.425.9%135
23Wuhan UniversityWuhan #5526.719.8%162
24Sinopec (China)Beijing #5626.412.7%219
25Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #5726.122.3%177
26Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and DevelopmentBeijing #5925.414.2%226
27Northwest UniversityXi'an #6324.218.8%137
28Institute of GeochemistryGuiyang #7421.324.4%111
29Tongji UniversityShanghai #7521.014.8%182
30Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao #7720.619.1%134
31China National Petroleum Corporation (China)Beijing #8019.98.4%249
32Southwest Petroleum UniversityChengdu #8219.417.4%133
33Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #8718.319.3%115
34Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #9017.722.2%107
35Chongqing UniversityChongqing #9516.721.4%78
36Hohai UniversityNanjing #10015.820.4%100
37Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #10215.416.0%129
38State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationChengdu #10415.120.4%109
39East China University of TechnologyNanchang #10714.516.2%130
40Shandong UniversityJinan #10814.426.4%75
41Tianjin UniversityTianjin #11213.719.2%75
42Chang'an UniversityXi'an #11613.115.2%116
43Heilongjiang Earthquake AgencyHarbin #11812.812.5%140
44Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #12811.316.5%101
45Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #13210.715.8%92
46Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming #13610.219.1%68
47Institute of OceanologyQingdao #1449.121.6%66
48Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #1478.717.1%84
49Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #1528.117.6%68
50Yangtze UniversityJingzhou #1617.113.9%93
51Jilin Province Science and Technology DepartmentChangchun #1686.314.2%96
52University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #1854.513.8%80
53Institute of Disaster PreventionSanhe Shi #1923.811.0%66
54Yunnan UniversityKunming #1983.313.4%61
55China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China)Beijing #2003.111.9%66
56Guilin University of TechnologyGuilin #2072.58.7%80

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

Who are the top Geophysics researchers in China?

Fu‐Yuan Wu, Shan Gao and Dunyi Liu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Fu‐Yuan Wu#6,994 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 79 works
  2. 2Shan Gao#12,376 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 32 works
  3. 3Dunyi Liu#15,570 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 24 works
  4. 4Di‐Cheng Zhu#16,230 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 38 works
  5. 5Zhidan Zhao#18,101 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 58 works
  6. 6Mingguo Zhai#25,226 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 72 works
  7. 7Weiming Fan#27,282 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 51 works
  8. 8Jin‐Hui Yang#31,209 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 47 works
  9. 9Xuanxue Mo#31,526 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 33 works
  10. 10Sanzhong Li#32,865 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 76 works
  11. 11Timothy Kusky#35,047 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 81 works
  12. 12Yong‐Fei Zheng#37,957 worldwide overall2k citations · 127 works
  13. 13Yuejun Wang#41,352 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 62 works
  14. 14Zhenhua Zhao#47,411 worldwide overall606 citations · 23 works
  15. 15Jianfeng Gao#47,721 worldwide overall642 citations · 17 works

How China compares with other countries in Geophysics