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Polymers and Plastics research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Polymers and Plastics research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Sichuan University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China's world rank
#1
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
29k
Top-10% rate
23.9%
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 #1100.029.7%664
2Sichuan UniversityChengdu #287.427.2%608
3University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #380.132.0%310
4South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #474.926.9%477
5Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #570.831.6%285
6Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #667.628.2%324
7Donghua UniversityShanghai #764.820.6%478
8Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #862.324.1%446
9Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #960.230.3%242
10Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #1156.632.0%320
11Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1255.026.2%288
12Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #1353.528.5%285
13Guangxi UniversityNanning #1452.239.0%181
14University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #1551.033.3%334
15Qingdao UniversityQingdao #1649.832.6%225
16Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #1847.725.0%259
17Soochow UniversitySuzhou #1946.726.2%246
18Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #2045.724.5%252
19Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #2144.926.5%253
20Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #2244.025.3%259
21Shandong UniversityJinan #2343.230.1%192
22Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #2442.440.7%120
23Jilin UniversityChangchun #2641.027.3%216
24Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2740.331.7%186
25Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #2839.717.3%432
26Jiangnan UniversityWuxi #2939.022.1%280
27Nankai UniversityTianjin #3038.436.5%107
28Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #3237.225.5%178
29Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #3336.728.8%141
30Central South UniversityChangsha #3436.125.0%209
31Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #3535.623.0%244
32Chongqing UniversityChongqing #3635.131.8%176
33Tianjin UniversityTianjin #3734.621.8%234
34University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #3834.128.2%137
35Fudan UniversityShanghai #3933.729.9%162
36Nanjing UniversityNanjing #4132.730.2%122
37University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #4232.326.6%151
38Peking UniversityBeijing #4331.932.5%114
39Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #4431.524.5%148
40Tongji UniversityShanghai #4531.128.1%171
41Wuhan Textile UniversityWuhan #4730.323.3%147
42Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesBeijing #4829.934.6%84
43Wuhan UniversityWuhan #4929.533.1%96
44East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #5029.116.2%283
45Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin #5228.424.2%173
46Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and NanosystemsBeijing #5328.148.9%66
47Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyNingbo #5427.829.0%93
48Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #5627.135.1%105
49Beihang UniversityBeijing #6025.930.8%114
50Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #6125.522.2%134
51Southeast UniversityNanjing #6225.224.7%150
52Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #6325.022.4%159
53Henan UniversityKaifeng #6424.733.4%94
54Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyXi'an #6524.422.8%151
55Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #6723.926.5%144
56Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #6923.327.0%128
57Xiamen UniversityXiamen #7222.526.5%108
58China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao #7322.329.7%75
59Tiangong UniversityTianjin #7621.620.7%180
60Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou #7821.123.6%114

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

Who are the top Polymers and Plastics researchers in China?

Gaoquan Shi, Yunqi Liu and Daoben Zhu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Gaoquan Shi#13,439 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 15 works
  2. 2Yunqi Liu#15,761 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 18 works
  3. 3Daoben Zhu#16,921 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 18 works
  4. 4Jianhui Hou#19,925 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 32 works
  5. 5Peiyi Wu#21,101 worldwide overall753 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Xiaowei Zhan#21,836 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 26 works
  7. 7Hin‐Lap Yip#23,218 worldwide overall787 citations · 13 works
  8. 8Yongye Liang#26,815 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 9 works
  9. 9Hu Liu#27,307 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 16 works
  10. 10Wei Ma#29,886 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 33 works
  11. 11Yongsheng Chen#32,514 worldwide overall2k citations · 14 works
  12. 12Zhixiang Wei#35,835 worldwide overall866 citations · 18 works
  13. 13Dongzhi Zhang#38,158 worldwide overall958 citations · 12 works
  14. 14Min Zhi Rong#38,688 worldwide overall695 citations · 25 works
  15. 15Hong Wang#39,417 worldwide overall947 citations · 8 works

How China compares with other countries in Polymers and Plastics