How does China rank in Mechanics of Materials research?

China ranks #1 of 64 countries on research quality in Mechanics of Materials (2022–2025), with 59k works.

Subfield · Mechanics of Materials · China

Mechanics of Materials research in China

China University of Mining and Technology ranks first in China for Mechanics of Materials research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Central South University and Northwestern Polytechnical University.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 59k
Top-10% rate: 18.6%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Mechanics of Materials in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou	#1	100.0	24.2%	1,762
2	Central South UniversityChangsha	#2	88.7	28.9%	915
3	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an	#3	82.1	26.2%	869
4	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#4	77.4	26.0%	753
5	Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin	#5	73.7	21.8%	827
6	Northeastern UniversityShenyang	#6	70.8	25.0%	656
7	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#7	68.2	24.6%	664
8	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#8	66.1	20.8%	748
9	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#9	64.1	22.0%	796
10	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#10	62.4	21.4%	724
11	China University of Petroleum, BeijingBeijing	#11	60.9	16.6%	807
12	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#12	59.4	19.8%	741
13	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#13	58.1	21.2%	631
14	Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao	#14	56.9	21.0%	529
15	University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing	#15	55.8	18.9%	761
16	Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu	#16	54.8	24.9%	696
17	Beihang UniversityBeijing	#17	53.8	19.6%	495
18	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#18	52.8	20.9%	645
19	Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing	#19	51.9	17.9%	629
20	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#20	51.1	21.5%	468
21	China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao	#21	50.3	17.2%	660
22	Henan Polytechnic UniversityJiaozuo	#22	49.5	16.7%	412
23	Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and DevelopmentBeijing	#23	48.8	13.1%	639
24	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#24	48.1	23.0%	451
25	Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyXi'an	#25	47.5	22.2%	376
26	Hohai UniversityNanjing	#26	46.8	22.5%	398
27	Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan	#27	46.2	17.9%	443
28	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#28	45.6	25.7%	408
29	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#29	45.0	24.9%	392
30	China University of GeosciencesWuhan	#30	44.5	28.8%	344
31	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#31	44.0	24.0%	372
32	Shandong UniversityJinan	#32	43.4	24.0%	347
33	China University of Geosciences (Beijing)Beijing	#33	42.9	22.8%	340
34	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#34	42.4	24.7%	318
35	Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing	#35	42.0	23.4%	346
36	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing	#36	41.5	15.2%	611
37	Institute of Rock and Soil MechanicsWuhan	#37	41.1	34.4%	204
38	Taiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan	#38	40.6	21.5%	374
39	Anhui University of Science and TechnologyHuainan	#39	40.2	18.6%	377
40	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#40	39.8	21.2%	322
41	Sinopec (China)Beijing	#41	39.4	15.0%	455
42	Southwest Petroleum UniversityChengdu	#43	38.6	14.7%	476
43	Guizhou UniversityGuiyang	#44	38.2	23.1%	251
44	Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu	#46	37.5	21.3%	268
45	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#47	37.2	17.0%	481
46	Harbin Engineering UniversityHarbin	#48	36.8	19.4%	322
47	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#49	36.5	24.4%	230
48	Peking UniversityBeijing	#52	35.5	25.3%	225
49	Liaoning Technical UniversityFuxin	#53	35.2	19.0%	277
50	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#54	34.9	17.7%	368
51	National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha	#55	34.6	20.9%	180
52	China National Petroleum Corporation (China)Beijing	#57	34.0	10.3%	460
53	State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationChengdu	#58	33.7	19.2%	268
54	Guangxi UniversityNanning	#59	33.5	27.0%	180
55	Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming	#60	33.2	20.2%	253
56	Chang'an UniversityXi'an	#61	32.9	22.1%	215
57	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#62	32.6	20.1%	253
58	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#63	32.4	28.3%	154
59	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu	#65	31.9	19.6%	175
60	Northeast Petroleum UniversityDaqing	#66	31.6	16.0%	208

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

Who are the top Mechanics of Materials researchers in China?

Ji‐Huan He, Guangyong Sun and Wanming Zhai rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Ji‐Huan He#7,053 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 19 works
2Guangyong Sun#12,852 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 21 works
3Wanming Zhai#13,805 worldwide overall784 citations · 15 works
4Dameng Liu#17,833 worldwide overall912 citations · 31 works
5Shuhong Liu#18,299 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 20 works
6Yidong Cai#29,630 worldwide overall632 citations · 20 works
7Hui‐Shen Shen#29,875 worldwide overall1k citations · 46 works
8Sheng‐Qi Yang#30,512 worldwide overall556 citations · 26 works
9Yanbin Yao#31,089 worldwide overall789 citations · 18 works
10Fulei Chu#40,756 worldwide overall850 citations · 15 works
11Laibin Zhang#41,915 worldwide overall740 citations · 14 works
12Liao-Liang Ke#48,198 worldwide overall693 citations · 36 works
13Xibing Li#50,072 worldwide overall699 citations · 37 works
14Shun‐Peng Zhu#51,511 worldwide overall566 citations · 23 works
15Jian Zhou#53,292 worldwide overall654 citations · 16 works

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