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Plant Science research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Plant Science research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and China Agricultural University.

China's world rank
#1
of 90 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
76k
Top-10% rate
16.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.017.9%3,907
2Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing #290.315.8%8,009
3China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #384.722.7%1,643
4Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #480.722.2%890
5Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #577.621.1%1,381
6University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #772.920.5%692
7Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing #1265.418.1%1,545
8Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan #1364.319.4%1,086
9Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing #1661.419.3%1,954
10Peking UniversityBeijing #1959.023.9%253
11Southwest UniversityChongqing #2058.313.2%590
12South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou #2157.617.1%1,039
13Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #2555.216.4%829
14Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #2654.618.7%380
15Anhui Agricultural UniversityHefei #3251.814.0%591
16Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou #3450.914.6%856
17Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #3650.114.6%830
18Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #3849.415.6%341
19Guizhou UniversityGuiyang #4048.716.0%860
20Henan UniversityKaifeng #4547.017.8%232
21Hainan UniversityHaikou #4846.115.2%583
22Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai’an #5344.716.4%890
23Guangxi UniversityNanning #5444.517.3%624
24Sichuan UniversityChengdu #6342.318.5%282
25Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #6442.117.3%246
26Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #6641.721.2%162
27Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #6741.530.8%539
28Wuhan UniversityWuhan #7040.818.6%210
29Nankai UniversityTianjin #7539.914.2%147
30Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin #7739.518.1%682
31Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou #7939.216.9%637
32Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #8238.717.1%151
33Nanjing UniversityNanjing #8338.517.8%106
34Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #8438.315.8%157
35Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #8538.212.6%645
36Sanya UniversitySanya #8638.021.2%356
37Hebei Agricultural UniversityBaoding #9037.417.5%518
38Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #9137.228.1%75
39Hunan UniversityChangsha #9237.019.1%112
40Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an #9336.913.8%926
41Jilin UniversityChangchun #10035.920.3%208
42Yunnan UniversityKunming #10135.812.3%300
43Fudan UniversityShanghai #10635.114.5%158
44Shanghai Zhangjiang LaboratoryPudong #10735.023.7%104
45Shandong UniversityJinan #11134.418.7%199
46Nanchang UniversityNanchang #11533.923.7%307
47Qingdao Agricultural UniversityQingdao #11633.814.4%445
48South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #11833.621.0%142
49Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #11933.517.8%101
50Henan University of TechnologyZhengzhou #12233.123.1%236
51Chongqing UniversityChongqing #12832.520.2%116
52State Key Laboratory of Plant GenomicsBeijing #12932.332.0%72
53Gansu Agricultural UniversityLanzhou #13531.716.5%789
54Shandong Normal UniversityJinan #13631.616.7%108
55Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #13831.416.6%234
56Rice Research InstituteGuangzhou #13931.313.3%236
57Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang #14830.413.9%720
58Key Laboratory of Guangdong ProvinceGuangzhou #15130.119.9%142
59Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #15230.118.8%123
60Xiamen UniversityXiamen #15529.812.5%122

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Plant Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in China?

Jian‐Kang Zhu, Qirong Shen and Jianhua Zhang rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Plant Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jian‐Kang Zhu#100 worldwide overall226.1 of 342 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Qirong Shen#4,960 worldwide overall154.3 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jianhua Zhang#79,321 worldwide overall118.5 of 368 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Xing Wang Deng#2,449 worldwide overall94.1 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Qian Qian#28,774 worldwide overall102.3 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Fusuo S. Zhang#2,111 worldwide overall99.8 of 257 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jingquan Yu#4,262 worldwide overall89.3 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Chengcai Chu#4,435 worldwide overall88.0 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jian‐Min Zhou#3,885 worldwide overall81.6 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Fengwang Ma#29,709 worldwide overall90.8 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Guohua Xu#36,446 worldwide overall86.2 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jiayang Li#4,241 worldwide overall74.5 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Xianlong Zhang#7,272 worldwide overall79.2 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Golam Jalal Ahammed#3,204 worldwide overall72.9 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Xiaofeng Cao#8,238 worldwide overall67.2 of 94 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Plant Science alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How China compares with other countries in Plant Science