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Soil Science research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Soil Science research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Northwest A&F University.

China's world rank
#1
of 42 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
17.2%
Ranked institutions
40

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

What is the best university for Soil Science in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.018.6%1,459
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #286.120.7%272
3Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #377.925.9%356
4Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing #472.119.0%767
5China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #567.623.1%290
6Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #664.022.9%137
7Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #760.826.9%108
8Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #955.816.3%126
9Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing #1151.821.2%279
10Peking UniversityBeijing #1348.421.1%66
11Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing #1644.221.8%143
12Wuhan UniversityWuhan #1743.018.1%64
13Hohai UniversityNanjing #1940.817.3%103
14Southwest UniversityChongqing #2039.719.4%83
15Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan #2138.721.1%109
16Sichuan UniversityChengdu #2336.915.8%66
17Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing #2535.214.5%138
18Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou #2932.216.0%71
19Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #3031.616.4%147
20Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin #3130.919.7%126
21Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai’an #3528.520.9%84
22Guangxi UniversityNanning #3627.916.8%89
23Ministry of Natural ResourcesBeijing #3926.316.8%74
24Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #4025.814.2%88
25Shihezi UniversityShihezi #4324.320.8%87
26Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou #4523.413.2%73
27Gansu Agricultural UniversityLanzhou #4623.017.7%134
28South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou #4722.516.9%70
29Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an #4822.117.8%105
30Guizhou UniversityGuiyang #4921.714.1%77
31China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower ResearchBeijing #5619.010.4%62
32State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationBeijing #5718.613.7%61
33Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin #5818.312.5%72
34Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang #6117.316.6%89
35Xi'an University of TechnologyXi'an #6615.716.0%64
36Zhejiang A & F UniversityLin’an Shi #6715.412.9%68
37Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhot #7712.69.4%96
38Jilin Agricultural UniversityChangchun #8111.614.6%78
39Ningxia UniversityYinchuan #909.512.0%66
40Shanxi Agricultural UniversityXiaodian #997.514.6%80

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

Who are the top Soil Science researchers in China?

Fusuo S. Zhang, Zimin Wei and Mukesh Kumar Awasthi rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Soil Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Fusuo S. Zhang#2,111 worldwide overall53.3 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Zimin Wei#22,147 worldwide overall50.1 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mukesh Kumar Awasthi#576 worldwide overall44.4 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Zengqiang Zhang#15,354 worldwide overall43.8 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Guoxue Li#17,789 worldwide overall41.8 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ji Chen#35,044 worldwide overall40.4 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Biao Zhu#5,749 worldwide overall40.5 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Zhouping Shangguan#25,315 worldwide overall40.5 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Tida Ge#18,276 worldwide overall40.0 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Yue Zhao#27,394 worldwide overall34.4 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Qirong Shen#4,960 worldwide overall34.0 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Chao Chu Liang#22,559 worldwide overall32.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Junliang Fan#2,915 worldwide overall32.1 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Shuli Niu#8,333 worldwide overall31.0 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Fucang Zhang#15,314 worldwide overall31.9 of 58 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Soil Science 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 Soil Science