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Information Systems research in China

Wuhan University ranks first in China for Information Systems research in 2022–2025 (#6 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and Zhejiang University.

China's world rank
#1
of 93 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
40k
Top-10% rate
20.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Information Systems in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Wuhan UniversityWuhan #675.035.4%296
2Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #772.832.9%398
3Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1166.537.9%322
4Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1364.236.5%272
5Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing #1562.224.7%470
6University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #1661.326.8%356
7Peking UniversityBeijing #1760.530.7%290
8Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1958.929.1%361
9Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2157.535.0%265
10University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #2356.232.2%258
11Beihang UniversityBeijing #2555.126.6%337
12Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #2654.532.1%245
13Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #3650.027.5%293
14Xidian UniversityXi'an #3948.931.4%270
15Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #4447.230.9%284
16Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #5045.425.3%220
17Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #5344.639.0%162
18Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #5643.826.8%259
19Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #5743.637.4%162
20University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #6242.427.0%220
21National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #6741.318.4%410
22Nanjing UniversityNanjing #7539.730.9%242
23Southeast UniversityNanjing #7839.228.0%253
24Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #8737.727.6%184
25Hunan UniversityChangsha #8837.534.6%129
26Fudan UniversityShanghai #9336.730.4%192
27Chongqing UniversityChongqing #9836.033.4%183
28East China Normal UniversityShanghai #10035.726.1%204
29Tianjin UniversityTianjin #10435.230.6%204
30Sichuan UniversityChengdu #10535.024.3%243
31Tongji UniversityShanghai #10734.828.3%188
32Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #11533.836.7%114
33Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #11833.431.5%162
34Huawei Technologies (China)Shenzhen #12033.238.8%121
35Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #13032.025.6%215
36Central South UniversityChangsha #13131.928.6%155
37Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #13231.825.2%162
38Shandong UniversityJinan #13931.127.1%181
39Anhui UniversityHefei #14430.629.9%144
40Northeastern UniversityShenyang #14630.425.8%223
41Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing #15030.024.9%197
42Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #16029.121.1%237
43Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #16229.026.9%150
44South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #17028.323.4%184
45Chongqing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChongqing #17428.024.1%173
46Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing #19626.318.6%248
47Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #20525.729.5%116
48Tencent (China)Shenzhen #20625.643.7%86
49Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #21525.024.4%148
50Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #21824.820.8%182
51Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #22224.626.0%128
52Hainan UniversityHaikou #23423.823.4%160
53Alibaba Group (China)Hangzhou #25122.935.0%108
54South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #25622.621.1%134
55University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #25822.530.7%119
56Peng Cheng LaboratoryShenzhen #26222.336.7%88
57Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #26921.934.0%101
58Jilin UniversityChangchun #27921.430.2%101
59Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #28920.918.3%149
60Xiamen UniversityXiamen #29220.827.2%110

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

Who are the top Information Systems researchers in China?

Wei Liu, Tie‐Yan Liu and Xing Xie rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Wei Liu#275 worldwide overall9.7k citations · 16 works
  2. 2Tie‐Yan Liu#2,227 worldwide overall3k citations · 22 works
  3. 3Xing Xie#2,863 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 38 works
  4. 4Wei Chen#3,368 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 17 works
  5. 5Hengshu Zhu#4,672 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 14 works
  6. 6Zhiyuan Liu#5,186 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 17 works
  7. 7Jie Tang#5,857 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 34 works
  8. 8Wei‐Ying Ma#6,149 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 27 works
  9. 9Maosong Sun#6,176 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 15 works
  10. 10Jianmin Wang#7,145 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 32 works
  11. 11Qing He#7,709 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 14 works
  12. 12Dong Liu#10,781 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 12 works
  13. 13Fei–Yue Wang#12,170 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 30 works
  14. 14Zibin Zheng#13,470 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 67 works
  15. 15Xiangnan He#14,228 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 25 works

How China compares with other countries in Information Systems