How does China rank in Pollution research?

China ranks #1 of 60 countries on research quality in Pollution (2022–2025), with 24k works.

Pollution research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Pollution research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 24k
Top-10% rate: 23.8%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Pollution in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#1	100.0	26.5%	562
2	Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin	#2	86.6	30.3%	299
3	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#3	78.8	27.4%	276
4	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#4	73.2	26.6%	299
5	China Agricultural UniversityBeijing	#5	68.9	35.9%	171
6	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#6	65.4	30.6%	179
7	Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin	#7	62.5	37.2%	140
8	Northwest A&F UniversityYangling	#8	59.9	38.9%	132
9	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#9	57.6	37.4%	95
10	State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseNanjing	#10	55.6	28.7%	202
11	Peking UniversityBeijing	#11	53.7	29.3%	148
12	Central South UniversityChangsha	#12	52.0	24.8%	159
13	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#13	50.5	26.2%	190
14	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing	#14	49.1	25.0%	197
15	Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing	#15	47.7	19.8%	244
16	Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijing	#16	46.5	24.2%	165
17	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#17	45.3	28.1%	152
18	Hohai UniversityNanjing	#18	44.2	24.9%	224
19	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#19	43.2	25.4%	220
20	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#20	42.2	30.4%	126
21	Shandong UniversityJinan	#21	41.2	23.9%	168
22	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#22	40.3	26.1%	176
23	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#23	39.5	28.4%	134
24	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#24	38.7	32.2%	92
25	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#25	37.9	25.9%	176
26	Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing	#26	37.1	24.3%	169
27	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#27	36.4	29.2%	120
28	South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou	#28	35.7	30.4%	162
29	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#29	35.0	23.7%	147
30	Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyXi'an	#30	34.4	24.0%	162
31	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#32	33.1	36.0%	102
32	Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesBeijing	#33	32.5	28.6%	120
33	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#34	32.0	24.4%	133
34	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#35	31.4	19.5%	155
35	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#37	30.3	25.9%	148
36	Ocean University of ChinaQingdao	#39	29.3	19.5%	202
37	Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou	#41	28.3	23.6%	129
38	Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentBeijing	#42	27.9	20.3%	155
39	North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing	#45	26.5	32.2%	102
40	Guizhou UniversityGuiyang	#49	24.9	23.4%	119
41	China University of GeosciencesWuhan	#53	23.4	30.1%	104
42	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#54	23.0	29.2%	96
43	University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing	#56	22.3	26.7%	87
44	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#57	22.0	21.1%	113
45	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#59	21.3	23.6%	88
46	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	#60	21.0	22.1%	111
47	Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing	#61	20.7	24.8%	93
48	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#63	20.0	20.9%	98
49	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#64	19.7	25.9%	98
50	China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou	#66	19.1	23.7%	106
51	Hainan UniversityHaikou	#67	18.9	25.6%	93
52	East China Normal UniversityShanghai	#68	18.6	27.3%	88
53	Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#69	18.3	26.7%	107
54	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#72	17.5	23.9%	90
55	Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao	#73	17.2	28.4%	74
56	Guangxi UniversityNanning	#74	16.9	22.7%	111
57	Chang'an UniversityXi'an	#75	16.7	19.6%	94
58	Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan	#76	16.4	24.5%	98
59	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#78	15.9	24.3%	108
60	South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou	#80	15.4	26.2%	68

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

Who are the top Pollution researchers in China?

Guangming Zeng, Danlian Huang and Ying Liu rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 21 works
2Danlian Huang#10,532 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 7 works
3Ying Liu#12,550 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 10 works
4Deyi Hou#21,544 worldwide overall927 citations · 10 works
5Jianlong Wang#21,943 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 12 works
6Ji‐Zheng He#30,047 worldwide overall752 citations · 6 works
7Shifeng Dai#30,363 worldwide overall962 citations · 5 works
8Fang‐Jie Zhao#34,580 worldwide overall890 citations · 19 works
9Feng Tan#39,245 worldwide overall917 citations · 6 works
10Naiyun Gao#40,444 worldwide overall679 citations · 7 works
11Shaopeng Wu#42,763 worldwide overall772 citations · 5 works
12Ming Zhang#52,194 worldwide overall808 citations · 10 works
13Tandong Yao#52,930 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 5 works
14Éric Lichtfouse#53,888 worldwide overall849 citations · 6 works
15Wenjun Wang#55,143 worldwide overall1k citations · 5 works

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