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Polymers and Plastics research in China

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

China's world rank
#1
of 46 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
30k
Top-10% rate
13.4%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Polymers and Plastics in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.016.2%1,843
2University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #287.617.9%334
3Sichuan UniversityChengdu #380.317.1%628
4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #475.219.0%310
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #571.217.2%273
6South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #667.914.4%492
7Donghua UniversityShanghai #765.213.3%491
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #862.817.2%320
9Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #960.721.5%120
10Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1058.816.3%269
11Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1157.116.5%324
12Chongqing UniversityChongqing #1354.116.9%176
13Tongji UniversityShanghai #1551.616.7%182
14Shandong UniversityJinan #1650.417.8%206
15Nanjing UniversityNanjing #1749.317.6%128
16Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #1848.315.7%295
17Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #1947.319.2%286
18City University of Hong KongHong Kong #2046.428.0%108
19Peking UniversityBeijing #2145.519.0%129
20Fudan UniversityShanghai #2244.716.1%181
21Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #2343.923.3%156
22Jilin UniversityChangchun #2443.217.0%266
23Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #2542.415.8%450
24Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #2641.715.5%320
25Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #2741.015.5%259
26Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #2939.814.4%179
27Nankai UniversityTianjin #3039.217.7%110
28Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #3138.615.7%155
29Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesBeijing #3238.020.0%84
30Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #3436.917.6%190
31Soochow UniversitySuzhou #3536.414.4%250
32University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #3834.921.4%61
33Tianjin UniversityTianjin #3934.510.9%269
34Henan UniversityKaifeng #4034.018.3%94
35Hunan UniversityChangsha #4133.613.9%106
36Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #4233.29.6%432
37Guangxi UniversityNanning #4432.323.0%182
38Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #4531.99.9%245
39Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #4631.515.6%262
40East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #4731.110.0%283
41Wuhan UniversityWuhan #5129.718.5%99
42Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #5329.015.6%128
43Xiamen UniversityXiamen #5428.613.1%117
44University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #5528.317.2%138
45Qingdao UniversityQingdao #5628.017.4%231
46Southeast UniversityNanjing #5927.112.7%161
47Southwest UniversityChongqing #6026.813.0%108
48Central South UniversityChangsha #6325.912.4%220
49Dalian UniversityDalian #6425.613.4%86
50Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #6525.312.9%72
51Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #6824.513.1%254
52Beihang UniversityBeijing #7024.018.7%114
53Jiangnan UniversityWuxi #7123.811.9%280
54Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #7223.511.4%114
55Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #7522.813.6%148
56Wuhan Textile UniversityWuhan #7622.515.4%147
57State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringHangzhou #7722.315.3%97
58Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #7921.920.1%105
59Anhui UniversityHefei #8121.413.9%84
60Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #8321.011.4%159

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

Who are the top Polymers and Plastics researchers in China?

Yongfang Li, Jianhui Hou and Yuan Z. Hu rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Polymers and Plastics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yongfang Li#12,111 worldwide overall141.9 of 454 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jianhui Hou#751 worldwide overall118.1 of 256 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yuan Z. Hu#69,691 worldwide overall137.2 of 478 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yu‐Zhong Wang#16,624 worldwide overall95.0 of 278 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Xinhui Lu#4,060 worldwide overall82.0 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Wei Ma#10,339 worldwide overall83.1 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7He Yan#3,039 worldwide overall77.0 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Feng Liu#45,712 worldwide overall81.4 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Fei Huang#29,805 worldwide overall85.8 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lei Song#44,330 worldwide overall94.3 of 296 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Hin‐Lap Yip#890 worldwide overall63.7 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Gang Li#7,735 worldwide overall63.6 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Shengzhong Frank Liu#2,234 worldwide overall61.1 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Long Ye#8,029 worldwide overall56.2 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Shaoqing Zhang#23,415 worldwide overall54.1 of 104 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Polymers and Plastics 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 Polymers and Plastics