How does China rank in Soil Science research?

China ranks #1 of 43 countries on research quality in Soil Science (2022–2025), with 12k works.

Soil Science research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Soil Science research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Northwest A&F University and China Agricultural University.

China's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 12k
Top-10% rate: 33.9%
Ranked institutions: 43

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

What is the best university for Soil Science in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#1	100.0	37.0%	525
2	Northwest A&F UniversityYangling	#2	85.9	44.5%	356
3	China Agricultural UniversityBeijing	#3	77.7	43.4%	290
4	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#4	71.9	39.1%	272
5	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing	#5	67.4	42.5%	225
6	Institute of Soil and Water ConservationYangling	#6	63.7	37.3%	163
7	Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing	#7	60.6	42.9%	154
8	Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing	#8	57.9	43.7%	143
9	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#9	55.5	46.0%	104
10	Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin	#10	53.3	40.2%	126
11	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#12	49.6	38.6%	124
12	Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing	#13	48.0	39.9%	131
13	Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan	#14	46.5	40.1%	108
14	Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing	#15	45.1	33.4%	138
15	Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional PlanningBeijing	#16	43.8	48.1%	72
16	Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchBeijing	#17	42.6	37.9%	96
17	Gansu Agricultural UniversityLanzhou	#18	41.4	37.5%	134
18	Peking UniversityBeijing	#19	40.3	39.8%	64
19	Guangxi UniversityNanning	#20	39.3	34.6%	86
20	Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an	#21	38.3	36.5%	105
21	Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai’an	#22	37.4	37.5%	82
22	Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing	#23	36.5	33.6%	88
23	Southwest UniversityChongqing	#28	32.5	35.6%	83
24	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	#30	31.1	37.6%	71
25	Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang	#31	30.4	36.8%	89
26	Institute of Soil ScienceNanjing	#32	29.8	29.1%	94
27	Shihezi UniversityShihezi	#33	29.1	36.0%	87
28	Hohai UniversityNanjing	#34	28.5	29.1%	85
29	Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing	#35	28.0	34.5%	88
30	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#39	25.8	35.1%	63
31	Jilin Agricultural UniversityChangchun	#40	25.2	31.1%	78
32	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou	#41	24.7	35.5%	73
33	Guizhou UniversityGuiyang	#42	24.2	33.2%	77
34	Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChangchun	#44	23.3	37.0%	62
35	Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin	#45	22.9	30.6%	72
36	Zhejiang A & F UniversityLin’an Shi	#47	22.0	34.6%	68
37	Shanxi Agricultural UniversityXiaodian	#48	21.5	31.1%	80
38	Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhot	#50	20.7	24.7%	96
39	State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationBeijing	#52	19.9	34.2%	61
40	South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou	#54	19.2	32.7%	70
41	Ningxia UniversityYinchuan	#56	18.4	28.0%	66
42	Xi'an University of TechnologyXi'an	#59	17.4	27.5%	64
43	China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower ResearchBeijing	#70	13.9	20.7%	62

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

Who are the top Soil Science researchers in China?

Guangming Zeng, Zucong Cai and Bojie Fu rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 8 works
2Zucong Cai#24,191 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 13 works
3Bojie Fu#26,306 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 16 works
4Ji‐Zheng He#30,047 worldwide overall752 citations · 9 works
5Shaobing Peng#30,260 worldwide overall656 citations · 9 works
6Jikun Huang#32,370 worldwide overall851 citations · 9 works
7Qirong Shen#44,094 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 14 works
8Guobin Liu#45,801 worldwide overall433 citations · 14 works
9Fusuo Zhang#54,155 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 31 works
10Yu Shi#55,328 worldwide overall614 citations · 11 works
11Fucang Zhang#55,438 worldwide overall394 citations · 8 works
12Genxing Pan#57,769 worldwide overall618 citations · 19 works
13Ronghua Li#57,861 worldwide overall552 citations · 9 works
14Haiyan Chu#61,503 worldwide overall679 citations · 8 works
15Xiying Zhang#62,030 worldwide overall401 citations · 8 works

How China compares with other countries in Soil Science