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Signal Processing research in China

Tsinghua University ranks first in China for Signal Processing research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Zhejiang University and University of Science and Technology of China.

China's world rank
#1
of 49 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
18k
Top-10% rate
17.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Signal Processing in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #1100.023.3%308
2Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #286.222.6%265
3University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #378.123.9%262
4Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #567.920.8%267
5University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #664.217.8%360
6Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #761.222.5%318
7Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an #956.220.3%302
8National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #1054.019.9%286
9Xidian UniversityXi'an #1152.122.7%281
10Beihang UniversityBeijing #1250.423.6%173
11Wuhan UniversityWuhan #1348.822.9%184
12Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #1447.321.8%244
13Peking UniversityBeijing #1546.022.2%164
14University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1644.721.3%189
15Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing #1842.316.0%300
16Southeast UniversityNanjing #2040.219.3%213
17Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #2238.320.1%188
18Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #2436.617.2%230
19Tencent (China)Shenzhen #2635.028.1%80
20Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2734.219.5%139
21Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2932.820.5%135
22Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu #3429.617.6%113
23Chongqing UniversityChongqing #3628.522.9%100
24South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #3827.419.8%135
25Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #4026.416.3%183
26Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #4125.919.2%115
27Sichuan UniversityChengdu #4424.521.0%127
28Harbin Engineering UniversityHarbin #4524.015.1%187
29Tianjin UniversityTianjin #4623.619.1%133
30Peng Cheng LaboratoryShenzhen #4723.225.5%73
31Shandong UniversityJinan #4922.321.1%91
32Fudan UniversityShanghai #5121.517.5%132
33Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing #5221.117.2%115
34Hefei University of TechnologyHefei #5320.823.4%82
35Hunan UniversityChangsha #5520.021.6%73
36Tongji UniversityShanghai #6118.019.2%99
37Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing #6417.017.4%116
38Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityHangzhou #6516.718.2%96
39Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #6716.112.9%133
40Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #7214.613.9%135
41Central South UniversityChangsha #7513.821.9%84
42Institute of Information EngineeringBeijing #7613.618.0%87
43Anhui UniversityHefei #7713.320.0%86
44Chongqing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChongqing #7912.814.6%122
45Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #8012.624.5%66
46Nanjing UniversityNanjing #8112.318.2%115
47Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #8311.821.0%79
48Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #8611.116.6%103
49Shanghai UniversityShanghai #8710.915.0%83
50Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsXi'an #9010.211.5%72
51Institute of AcousticsBeijing #939.517.8%88
52Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #959.119.0%73
53Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #978.719.0%68
54Xiamen UniversityXiamen #1017.915.2%94
55Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing #1027.719.9%71
56East China Normal UniversityShanghai #1037.518.6%63
57Air Force Engineering UniversityXi'an #1086.618.9%67
58Northeastern UniversityShenyang #1165.112.8%92
59Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #1175.011.1%73
60Southwest UniversityChongqing #1204.417.9%66

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

Who are the top Signal Processing researchers in China?

Wei Liu, Tie‐Yan Liu and Yu Zheng rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Wei Liu#275 worldwide overall9.7k citations · 12 works
  2. 2Tie‐Yan Liu#2,227 worldwide overall3k citations · 11 works
  3. 3Yu Zheng#2,339 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 19 works
  4. 4Xing Xie#2,863 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 10 works
  5. 5Wei Chen#3,368 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 9 works
  6. 6Tieniu Tan#5,722 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 21 works
  7. 7Wei‐Ying Ma#6,149 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 8 works
  8. 8Maosong Sun#6,176 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 11 works
  9. 9Yu Qiao#7,030 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 7 works
  10. 10Jianmin Wang#7,145 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 8 works
  11. 11Qing He#7,709 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 13 works
  12. 12Jun Zhu#8,374 worldwide overall2k citations · 10 works
  13. 13Jiahui Yu#8,822 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 11 works
  14. 14Dong Liu#10,781 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 15 works
  15. 15Dan Su#10,987 worldwide overall979 citations · 38 works

How China compares with other countries in Signal Processing