How does China rank in Molecular Biology research?

China ranks #1 of 87 countries on research quality in Molecular Biology (2022–2025), with 186k works.

Molecular Biology research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Sichuan University and Zhejiang University.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 186k
Top-10% rate: 24.7%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Molecular Biology in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#2	91.0	28.5%	2,535
2	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#4	82.0	30.2%	1,791
3	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#5	79.1	30.3%	1,846
4	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#7	74.7	27.7%	2,047
5	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing	#8	72.9	24.6%	2,145
6	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#9	71.4	29.9%	1,589
7	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#10	70.0	28.1%	2,023
8	Peking UniversityBeijing	#12	67.7	26.8%	1,505
9	Central South UniversityChangsha	#13	66.6	27.5%	1,575
10	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#19	61.7	27.3%	1,256
11	China Agricultural UniversityBeijing	#24	58.6	34.9%	995
12	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#26	57.6	28.4%	1,265
13	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#27	57.1	31.4%	836
14	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#29	56.2	29.0%	1,205
15	Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing	#38	52.7	24.6%	1,250
16	Shandong UniversityJinan	#39	52.3	26.5%	1,146
17	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#41	51.7	29.0%	1,062
18	Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou	#42	51.4	28.3%	904
19	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#43	51.1	33.4%	718
20	Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan	#49	49.4	31.0%	915
21	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing	#51	48.8	29.9%	1,012
22	West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#55	47.8	30.7%	582
23	China Medical UniversityShenyang	#56	47.6	29.1%	883
24	Jiangnan UniversityWuxi	#58	47.2	28.7%	1,262
25	China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing	#60	46.7	28.8%	841
26	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	#61	46.5	23.4%	1,069
27	Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing	#63	46.1	30.7%	835
28	Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu	#66	45.5	37.0%	580
29	Center for Life SciencesBeijing	#67	45.3	42.5%	333
30	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	#68	45.1	26.9%	710
31	Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing	#70	44.7	26.7%	747
32	Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing	#72	44.3	28.4%	959
33	Northwest A&F UniversityYangling	#73	44.2	32.8%	838
34	Capital Medical UniversityBeijing	#76	43.7	21.8%	887
35	Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou	#82	42.7	25.4%	684
36	Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou	#86	42.0	23.9%	819
37	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	#89	41.6	24.2%	841
38	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#90	41.5	26.5%	837
39	Xiangya Hospital Central South UniversityChangsha	#92	41.2	29.9%	429
40	Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing	#93	41.0	23.0%	784
41	Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou	#95	40.7	28.7%	579
42	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#99	40.2	27.1%	652
43	Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin	#100	40.1	35.1%	543
44	Nanchang UniversityNanchang	#102	39.8	25.4%	741
45	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	#105	39.4	26.8%	718
46	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#109	39.0	26.8%	669
47	Tongji HospitalWuhan	#111	38.7	31.1%	466
48	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#113	38.5	27.2%	596
49	Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin	#116	38.1	21.7%	672
50	Southwest UniversityChongqing	#117	38.0	28.7%	820
51	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#120	37.7	24.0%	694
52	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai	#122	37.5	28.0%	550
53	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu	#124	37.3	28.8%	445
54	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#125	37.2	28.6%	475
55	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#126	37.1	26.0%	565
56	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#128	36.9	24.2%	681
57	First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#131	36.6	25.0%	599
58	Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan	#133	36.4	23.6%	596
59	Jinan UniversityGuangzhou	#135	36.2	27.7%	583
60	Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#136	36.1	28.8%	390

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

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in China?

Yi Zhang, Jian‐Kang Zhu and Ying Liu rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Yi Zhang#2,641 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 53 works
2Jian‐Kang Zhu#7,207 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 37 works
3Ying Liu#12,550 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 36 works
4Jiahuai Han#22,435 worldwide overall870 citations · 29 works
5Ke Zen#23,241 worldwide overall1k citations · 27 works
6Stan Z. Li#24,011 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 28 works
7Huanming Yang#28,360 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 46 works
8Ye‐Guang Chen#28,984 worldwide overall789 citations · 27 works
9Xiaoqing Liu#31,243 worldwide overall810 citations · 27 works
10Jun Wang#33,567 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 108 works
11Ying Wang#39,043 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 44 works
12Chun‐yang Zhang#42,036 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 54 works
13Jiana Li#43,923 worldwide overall573 citations · 27 works
14Chaoyong Yang#54,134 worldwide overall493 citations · 37 works
15Daiming Fan#57,186 worldwide overall504 citations · 33 works

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