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Inorganic Chemistry research in China

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

China's world rank
#1
of 34 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
20k
Top-10% rate
20.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Inorganic Chemistry in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.023.7%564
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #285.725.7%324
3Nankai UniversityTianjin #377.327.9%246
4Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #471.429.0%208
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #566.827.3%176
6University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #663.026.7%165
7Sichuan UniversityChengdu #759.820.8%236
8Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #857.125.7%160
9Jilin UniversityChangchun #954.623.2%187
10Nanjing UniversityNanjing #1150.523.7%156
11Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #1248.723.3%189
12Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1347.030.9%139
13Tianjin UniversityTianjin #1445.522.3%175
14South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #1544.126.8%136
15University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #1642.828.1%116
16Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #1741.522.0%130
17Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #1840.325.3%151
18Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #1939.232.2%89
19North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing #2038.228.9%82
20Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #2236.228.0%102
21East China University of TechnologyNanchang #2335.324.0%153
22Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #2434.423.2%142
23Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #2533.517.0%193
24Peking UniversityBeijing #2632.726.8%84
25Hunan UniversityChangsha #2831.229.6%74
26Wuhan UniversityWuhan #2930.527.1%108
27Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterFuzhou #3029.822.8%106
28Shandong UniversityJinan #3129.122.8%114
29Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #3228.528.0%91
30Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #3327.823.5%121
31Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #3427.221.4%112
32Soochow UniversitySuzhou #3626.021.7%117
33University of South ChinaHengyang #3725.519.7%144
34Central South UniversityChangsha #3824.920.3%138
35Hainan UniversityHaikou #3924.428.5%97
36Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #4023.924.6%102
37Tongji UniversityShanghai #4123.326.7%92
38Fujian Normal UniversityFuzhou #4222.829.9%70
39Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun #4322.423.1%103
40Fudan UniversityShanghai #4421.923.0%103
41Xiamen UniversityXiamen #4521.418.8%101
42Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #4621.026.8%70
43East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #4720.515.9%147
44Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #4820.118.9%133
45Shanghai Institute of Organic ChemistryShanghai #4919.726.8%80
46Qingdao UniversityQingdao #5019.225.7%65
47Southwest University of Science and TechnologyMianyang #5118.821.6%105
48China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #5218.417.5%108
49Henan UniversityKaifeng #5318.020.6%85
50Henan Normal UniversityXinxiang #5517.329.5%68
51Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming #5616.921.2%91
52Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #5716.521.2%102
53Nanchang UniversityNanchang #5816.224.4%89
54Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #5915.824.4%80
55Dalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsDalian #6115.120.9%83
56Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #6214.822.9%65
57Guangxi UniversityNanning #6314.522.4%84
58Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesBeijing #6414.122.2%71
59Tiangong UniversityTianjin #6513.828.4%78
60Guizhou UniversityGuiyang #6812.919.6%84

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

Who are the top Inorganic Chemistry researchers in China?

Hai‐Long Jiang, Xiangke Wang and Jianlong Wang rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Hai‐Long Jiang#15,343 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 21 works
  2. 2Xiangke Wang#20,515 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 31 works
  3. 3Jianlong Wang#21,943 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 9 works
  4. 4Dongyuan Zhao#23,270 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 19 works
  5. 5Heyong He#24,378 worldwide overall911 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Ren‐Gen Xiong#30,607 worldwide overall605 citations · 18 works
  7. 7Shujun Yu#42,853 worldwide overall565 citations · 10 works
  8. 8Shengping Wang#44,937 worldwide overall1k citations · 14 works
  9. 9Licheng Sun#45,726 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 18 works
  10. 10Lei Hou#50,304 worldwide overall993 citations · 21 works
  11. 11Chuanfa Ni#50,457 worldwide overall420 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Baowei Hu#51,468 worldwide overall710 citations · 16 works
  13. 13Jin‐Song Hu#52,473 worldwide overall892 citations · 9 works
  14. 14Rong‐Jun Xie#53,280 worldwide overall915 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Chong‐Chen Wang#54,855 worldwide overall669 citations · 12 works

How China compares with other countries in Inorganic Chemistry