Subfield · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment · China

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment research in China

Q: How does China rank in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment research?

China ranks #1 of 68 countries on research quality in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (2022–2025), with 59k works.

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Tsinghua University and University of Science and Technology of China.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 59k
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 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#1	100.0	27.8%	1,202
2	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#2	89.1	33.6%	645
3	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	#3	82.7	31.5%	572
4	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#4	78.1	27.9%	716
5	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	#5	74.6	26.6%	622
6	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#6	71.7	28.1%	581
7	Central South UniversityChangsha	#7	69.3	25.7%	528
8	Nankai UniversityTianjin	#8	67.2	32.3%	453
9	Hunan UniversityChangsha	#9	65.3	36.7%	401
10	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#10	63.6	24.1%	568
11	Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin	#11	62.1	27.0%	605
12	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	#12	60.8	28.6%	350
13	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#13	59.5	28.8%	452
14	Fuzhou UniversityFuzhou	#14	58.3	29.9%	480
15	Peking UniversityBeijing	#15	57.2	35.9%	245
16	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#16	56.2	26.5%	491
17	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#17	55.3	28.1%	438
18	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	#18	54.4	28.4%	330
19	Shandong UniversityJinan	#19	53.5	27.6%	429
20	Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing	#20	52.7	27.0%	480
21	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#21	51.9	27.7%	439
22	Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing	#23	50.5	29.1%	347
23	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#24	49.8	28.9%	407
24	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#25	49.2	30.9%	304
25	Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan	#27	48.0	27.7%	396
26	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	#29	46.8	22.3%	447
27	University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing	#30	46.3	28.7%	321
28	China University of Petroleum, East ChinaQingdao	#31	45.8	24.1%	321
29	East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai	#34	44.3	22.0%	389
30	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#35	43.9	22.2%	483
31	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#36	43.4	21.6%	393
32	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#37	43.0	24.4%	464
33	China University of GeosciencesWuhan	#38	42.6	36.1%	239
34	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	#39	42.2	28.4%	268
35	Dalian University of TechnologyDalian	#40	41.8	23.3%	365
36	Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#41	41.4	26.4%	297
37	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	#42	41.0	24.9%	298
38	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu	#43	40.6	29.0%	240
39	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#44	40.2	27.3%	340
40	North China Electric Power UniversityBeijing	#45	39.9	22.7%	379
41	Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing	#46	39.5	20.9%	327
42	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#47	39.2	24.0%	364
43	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#48	38.9	29.8%	250
44	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an	#49	38.5	30.8%	227
45	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	#50	38.2	25.4%	361
46	Northeastern UniversityShenyang	#52	37.6	24.3%	261
47	Guangxi UniversityNanning	#53	37.3	23.7%	361
48	Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou	#54	37.0	23.8%	326
49	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing	#55	36.7	28.3%	189
50	Shanghai UniversityShanghai	#56	36.4	29.6%	229
51	Nanchang UniversityNanchang	#57	36.2	28.8%	175
52	Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua	#58	35.9	37.7%	144
53	China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou	#59	35.6	24.7%	269
54	Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyQingdao	#60	35.3	20.4%	445
55	Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai	#62	34.8	35.6%	139
56	Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing	#63	34.6	26.5%	248
57	University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai	#64	34.3	26.3%	254
58	Dalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsDalian	#65	34.1	29.9%	165
59	Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing	#66	33.8	23.9%	288
60	Donghua UniversityShanghai	#68	33.4	26.7%	215

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

Who are the top Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment researchers in China?

Jiaguo Yu, Guangming Zeng and Shuit‐Tong Lee rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Jiaguo Yu#7,073 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 59 works
2Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 33 works
3Shuit‐Tong Lee#10,201 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 11 works
4Danlian Huang#10,532 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 14 works
5Xinchen Wang#11,587 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 35 works
6Jia Zhu#12,918 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 15 works
7Yexiang Tong#13,750 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 16 works
8Shu‐Hong Yu#14,986 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 12 works
9Jun Zhong#15,126 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 10 works
10Hai‐Long Jiang#15,343 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 11 works
11Zhong‐Qun Tian#17,295 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 14 works
12Dingsheng Wang#17,346 worldwide overall2k citations · 30 works
13Yue Lin#18,161 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works
14Bei Cheng#20,216 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 31 works
15Yufei Zhao#20,362 worldwide overall931 citations · 16 works

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