How does China rank in Plant Science research?

China ranks #1 of 92 countries on research quality in Plant Science (2022–2025), with 75k works.

Plant Science research in China

China Agricultural University ranks first in China for Plant Science research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing Agricultural University.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 75k
Top-10% rate: 40.0%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	China Agricultural UniversityBeijing	#1	100.0	51.7%	1,640
2	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#2	90.4	43.6%	1,358
3	Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing	#3	84.8	48.0%	1,545
4	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing	#4	80.8	48.1%	1,582
5	Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing	#5	77.8	46.3%	1,385
6	Northwest A&F UniversityYangling	#6	75.2	52.7%	1,381
7	Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan	#7	73.1	49.7%	1,082
8	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#8	71.3	51.4%	789
9	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#9	69.7	47.3%	692
10	South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou	#10	68.2	44.4%	1,039
11	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#11	66.9	54.7%	533
12	Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai’an	#12	65.7	43.7%	881
13	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou	#15	62.6	43.4%	856
14	Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin	#17	60.9	46.4%	682
15	Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing	#18	60.1	41.0%	830
16	Guizhou UniversityGuiyang	#19	59.3	43.4%	860
17	Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou	#20	58.6	45.5%	637
18	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	#21	58.0	42.9%	829
19	Gansu Agricultural UniversityLanzhou	#22	57.3	47.7%	789
20	Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing	#23	56.7	34.5%	645
21	Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an	#25	55.5	42.6%	926
22	Hainan UniversityHaikou	#26	55.0	40.7%	583
23	Sanya UniversitySanya	#27	54.5	48.9%	356
24	Guangxi UniversityNanning	#29	53.5	41.0%	531
25	Anhui Agricultural UniversityHefei	#34	51.3	44.9%	591
26	Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesShanghai	#36	50.5	61.8%	144
27	Institute of Crop SciencesBeijing	#38	49.8	50.1%	305
28	Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang	#41	48.7	44.0%	720
29	Zhejiang A & F UniversityLin’an Shi	#45	47.4	42.1%	498
30	Yunnan Agricultural UniversityKunming	#46	47.1	42.3%	459
31	Hebei Agricultural UniversityBaoding	#48	46.5	46.2%	518
32	Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin	#50	46.0	34.2%	492
33	Southwest UniversityChongqing	#51	45.7	41.2%	583
34	Shanxi Agricultural UniversityXiaodian	#52	45.4	35.4%	570
35	ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural SciencesHangzhou	#53	45.2	42.4%	345
36	Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyBeijing	#54	44.9	58.4%	140
37	Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha	#55	44.7	39.9%	464
38	Jilin Agricultural UniversityChangchun	#57	44.2	43.1%	492
39	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#59	43.7	44.0%	350
40	Henan UniversityKaifeng	#60	43.5	44.9%	232
41	Qingdao Agricultural UniversityQingdao	#62	43.0	42.7%	445
42	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#71	41.1	42.9%	324
43	Institute of Plant ProtectionBeijing	#72	40.9	30.8%	538
44	Shihezi UniversityShihezi	#82	39.1	41.5%	394
45	Jiangxi Agricultural UniversityNanchang	#83	39.0	38.7%	365
46	Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry SciencesBeijing	#85	38.6	42.4%	260
47	Peking UniversityBeijing	#88	38.2	47.0%	181
48	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#90	37.8	39.1%	227
49	Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural SciencesNanjing	#96	37.0	43.4%	295
50	Shandong Academy of Agricultural SciencesJinan	#98	36.7	46.4%	253
51	China National Rice Research InstituteHangzhou	#100	36.4	46.4%	207
52	Yangtze UniversityJingzhou	#103	36.0	44.9%	273
53	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#104	35.9	43.5%	192
54	Jiangnan UniversityWuxi	#105	35.7	43.2%	262
55	Institute of BotanyBeijing	#111	35.0	38.5%	247
56	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#118	34.1	40.8%	233
57	Henan University of TechnologyZhengzhou	#122	33.7	46.9%	236
58	Shandong UniversityJinan	#123	33.5	37.8%	176
59	State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationBeijing	#125	33.3	38.6%	309
60	Ningbo UniversityNingbo	#128	33.0	45.3%	208

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in China?

Jian‐Kang Zhu, Jianchu Xu and Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Jian‐Kang Zhu#7,207 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 45 works
2Jianchu Xu#11,738 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 28 works
3Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe#22,621 worldwide overall871 citations · 35 works
4Lei Cai#25,187 worldwide overall743 citations · 28 works
5Shaobing Peng#30,260 worldwide overall656 citations · 39 works
6Yong Wang#30,594 worldwide overall639 citations · 29 works
7Saowaluck Tibpromma#31,215 worldwide overall606 citations · 23 works
8Fang‐Jie Zhao#34,580 worldwide overall890 citations · 31 works
9Jiana Li#43,923 worldwide overall573 citations · 25 works
10Qirong Shen#44,094 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 92 works
11Jian‐Min Zhou#49,552 worldwide overall682 citations · 22 works
12Fusuo Zhang#54,155 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 70 works
13Samantha C. Karunarathna#59,904 worldwide overall494 citations · 34 works
14Yu‐Cheng Dai#68,725 worldwide overall530 citations · 31 works
15Guohua Xu#71,951 worldwide overall410 citations · 36 works

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