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Software research in China

Beihang University ranks first in China for Software research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Peking University and Nanjing University.

China's world rank
#1
of 12 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.6k
Top-10% rate
20.8%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Software in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Beihang UniversityBeijing #1100.020.1%102
2Peking UniversityBeijing #250.036.2%61
3Nanjing UniversityNanjing #320.829.7%96
4National University of Defense TechnologyChangsha #40.017.1%92

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

Who are the top Software researchers in China?

Tian Zhang, Fei–Yue Wang and Zibin Zheng rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Tian Zhang#10,062 worldwide overall979 citations · 4 works
  2. 2Fei–Yue Wang#12,170 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 3 works
  3. 3Zibin Zheng#13,470 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 4 works
  4. 4Xin Xia#35,585 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 26 works
  5. 5Lu Zhang#38,578 worldwide overall511 citations · 22 works
  6. 6Yajin Zhou#38,747 worldwide overall468 citations · 7 works
  7. 7Tao Tang#41,011 worldwide overall843 citations · 9 works
  8. 8Yingfei Xiong#52,066 worldwide overall543 citations · 20 works
  9. 9C. P. Sun#60,941 worldwide overall544 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Pinjia He#61,474 worldwide overall392 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Shuiguang Deng#79,156 worldwide overall681 citations · 4 works
  12. 12Yinxing Xue#80,620 worldwide overall267 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Juan Zhai#88,521 worldwide overall369 citations · 5 works
  14. 14Yan‐Feng Li#92,050 worldwide overall359 citations · 3 works
  15. 15Ting Liu#92,065 worldwide overall581 citations · 12 works

How China compares with other countries in Software