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Social Psychology research in China

University of Hong Kong ranks first in China for Social Psychology research in 2022-now (#14 worldwide), followed by Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Beijing Normal University.

China's world rank
#2
of 73 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
16.6%
Ranked institutions
55

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

What is the best university for Social Psychology in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #1459.718.8%232
2Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #1558.724.7%291
3Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #1855.915.8%342
4Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #2451.517.2%298
5Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #2749.718.5%249
6Peking UniversityBeijing #3147.619.3%228
7Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #3944.123.0%195
8Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #4143.317.3%234
9Tongji UniversityShanghai #5040.317.4%193
10Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #5538.917.2%245
11Education University of Hong KongTai Po #8432.422.2%138
12City University of Hong KongHong Kong #9530.515.2%123
13East China Normal UniversityShanghai #9630.417.6%158
14Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #11327.920.7%141
15Sichuan UniversityChengdu #11727.419.3%145
16University of MacauMacao #13125.620.7%113
17Nanjing UniversityNanjing #13425.314.5%72
18Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #13824.819.1%94
19Wuhan UniversityWuhan #14024.617.9%117
20Fudan UniversityShanghai #14124.516.4%130
21Shandong UniversityJinan #14224.420.9%106
22Southwest UniversityChongqing #16222.414.0%148
23Xiamen UniversityXiamen #16622.017.0%80
24University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #16821.813.0%88
25Hunan UniversityChangsha #16921.714.2%73
26Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #17221.518.5%148
27Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #17521.213.4%121
28Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #18120.720.8%117
29Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #18720.220.5%86
30Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #19919.216.9%92
31Southeast UniversityNanjing #20319.017.7%139
32Chongqing UniversityChongqing #20618.717.0%64
33East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #20718.612.1%72
34South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #21418.118.4%82
35Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #22117.620.6%93
36Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun #23117.020.1%64
37Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #23916.518.9%90
38South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #24915.818.8%105
39Jilin UniversityChangchun #26115.121.7%74
40Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #26315.012.6%94
41Central South UniversityChangsha #26714.818.6%109
42Tianjin UniversityTianjin #27814.122.2%67
43Soochow UniversitySuzhou #29313.419.5%84
44Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #29613.223.3%91
45Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai #29813.115.1%76
46Beihang UniversityBeijing #30112.916.1%101
47Guangzhou UniversityGuangzhou #30612.719.7%69
48Sino-Danish Centre for Education and ResearchBeijing #3789.54.0%79
49Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #3839.316.9%62
50City University of MacauMacao #3879.121.5%63
51Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #3899.018.6%86
52Ningbo UniversityNingbo #4138.118.1%66
53Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing #4437.010.6%61
54Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversitySuzhou #4865.611.8%61
55Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing #4985.313.8%65

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

Who are the top Social Psychology researchers in China?

Michael Harris Bond, Ronnel Bornasal King and Keith Maurice Kendrick rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Social Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michael Harris Bond#58,714 worldwide overall31.4 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ronnel Bornasal King#6,729 worldwide overall27.5 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Keith Maurice Kendrick#38,969 worldwide overall26.9 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Benjamin Becker#16,123 worldwide overall18.5 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kwok Yin Leung#61,329 worldwide overall16.9 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Honggang Liu#11,889 worldwide overall14.4 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Feng Kong#50,706 worldwide overall14.9 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hongbiao Yin#5,782 worldwide overall13.5 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shihui Han#275,114 worldwide overall17.3 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Yongliang Wang#8,653 worldwide overall14.2 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Xingchao Wang#27,766 worldwide overall12.6 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Lei Chang#47,324 worldwide overall14.2 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ching Sing Chai#2,965 worldwide overall9.8 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 13Jesus Alfonso D. Datu#104,203 worldwide overall13.7 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sing Lee#61,924 worldwide overall9.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Social Psychology 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 Social Psychology