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Political Science and International Relations research in China

Tsinghua University ranks first in China for Political Science and International Relations research in 2022–2025 (#48 worldwide), followed by Peking University and Zhejiang University.

China's world rank
#4
of 97 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.8k
Top-10% rate
25.1%
Ranked institutions
29

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

What is the best university for Political Science and International Relations in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #4845.437.1%177
2Peking UniversityBeijing #5942.526.6%271
3Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #6241.843.1%148
4Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #7040.130.9%212
5Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #10434.538.8%123
6Fudan UniversityShanghai #10634.236.1%190
7Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #12032.529.3%184
8Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #17727.035.2%112
9Wuhan UniversityWuhan #22423.728.2%136
10East China Normal UniversityShanghai #25621.834.6%94
11Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #25721.747.1%61
12Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou #32718.429.6%64
13Chinese Academy of Social SciencesBeijing #34117.819.0%125
14Shandong UniversityJinan #38915.926.9%92
15Xiamen UniversityXiamen #40015.528.8%80
16Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #42914.532.9%60
17Nanjing UniversityNanjing #49612.525.2%69
18Shanghai International Studies UniversityShanghai #53111.528.3%78
19Nankai UniversityTianjin #55610.931.9%66
20Zhongnan University of Economics and LawWuhan #58210.219.9%72
21Shanghai UniversityShanghai #6209.320.9%64
22Sichuan UniversityChengdu #6548.620.7%73
23China University of Political Science and LawBeijing #6857.918.9%76
24Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityBeijing #7576.517.7%74
25China Institutes of Contemporary International RelationsBeijing #8644.614.6%94
26Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjing #9553.211.2%82
27Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsBengbu #9962.613.3%61
28Institute of LawBeijing #1,0721.68.2%67
29Beijing Language and Culture UniversityBeijing #1,16049.02.6%102

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

Who are the top Political Science and International Relations researchers in China?

MAO TSE-TUNG, Justin Yifu Lin and Francis Snyder rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1MAO TSE-TUNG#36,164 worldwide overall163 citations · 17 works
  2. 2Justin Yifu Lin#40,536 worldwide overall611 citations · 19 works
  3. 3Francis Snyder#51,163 worldwide overall106 citations · 19 works
  4. 4Fang Cai#52,024 worldwide overall324 citations · 18 works
  5. 5Sienho Yee#116,941 worldwide overall77 citations · 33 works
  6. 6Susan Wright#261,210 worldwide overall130 citations · 19 works
  7. 7Herman Melville#341,223 worldwide overall147 citations · 21 works
  8. 8Guibourg Delamotte#532,916 worldwide overall0 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Herbert Scoville#597,308 worldwide overall31 citations · 16 works
  10. 10Paul Craig#642,581 worldwide overall126 citations · 17 works
  11. 11Gérard Toffin#858,214 worldwide overall16 citations · 25 works
  12. 12Harsh V. Pant#881,239 worldwide overall42 citations · 54 works
  13. 13Óscar Uribe Villegas#885,841 worldwide overall17 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Kai Chen#908,566 worldwide overall36 citations · 20 works
  15. 15John Andrade#995,083 worldwide overall8 citations · 21 works

How China compares with other countries in Political Science and International Relations