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Language and Linguistics research in China

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies ranks first in China for Language and Linguistics research in 2022–2025 (#25 worldwide), followed by Shanghai International Studies University and Zhejiang University.

China's world rank
#2
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.8k
Top-10% rate
21.1%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesGuangzhou #2543.720.3%152
2Shanghai International Studies UniversityShanghai #3139.925.1%134
3Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #4832.226.8%73
4Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityBeijing #5131.225.2%100
5Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #8322.724.1%65
6Beijing Language and Culture UniversityBeijing #11517.017.1%80
7Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #13913.622.4%64
8Xi'an International Studies UniversityXi'an #1789.314.9%69
9Institute of LinguisticsBeijing #2334.611.1%81
10China West Normal UniversityNanchong #284113.08.2%70

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

Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in China?

Fan Fang, Alan Maley and Michael Knüppel rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Fan Fang#231,411 worldwide overall106 citations · 13 works
  2. 2Alan Maley#276,345 worldwide overall60 citations · 9 works
  3. 3Michael Knüppel#423,583 worldwide overall2 citations · 13 works
  4. 4Dániel Z. Kádár#732,637 worldwide overall128 citations · 40 works
  5. 5Liliya M. Gorelova#795,087 worldwide overall1 citations · 8 works
  6. 6Dan Shen#827,592 worldwide overall52 citations · 8 works
  7. 7Chris Thomas#975,656 worldwide overall56 citations · 8 works
  8. 8Zhang#1,037,094 worldwide overall56 citations · 16 works
  9. 9Heming Yong#1,041,891 worldwide overall0 citations · 25 works
  10. 10Helle Pia Laursen#1,226,616 worldwide overall9 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Xiaobo Dong#1,255,545 worldwide overall2 citations · 11 works
  12. 12Douglas Robinson#1,295,439 worldwide overall7 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Min Hou#1,347,017 worldwide overall13 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Qingshun He#1,363,767 worldwide overall22 citations · 11 works
  15. 15Lars Holm#1,417,903 worldwide overall8 citations · 16 works

How China compares with other countries in Language and Linguistics