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Water Science and Technology research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Water Science and Technology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University.

China's world rank
#1
of 62 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
30k
Top-10% rate
22.3%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Water Science and Technology in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #1100.027.1%632
2Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin #287.833.1%388
3Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #380.728.7%330
4State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseNanjing #475.633.0%227
5University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #571.726.1%349
6Kunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming #668.524.3%355
7Hohai UniversityNanjing #765.821.7%387
8Central South UniversityChangsha #863.421.5%475
9Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #961.426.8%300
10Tianjin UniversityTianjin #1059.526.6%270
11Hunan UniversityChangsha #1157.843.0%154
12Tongji UniversityShanghai #1256.327.6%223
13Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1354.926.5%267
14Wuhan UniversityWuhan #1453.625.7%221
15Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1651.223.0%244
16Nankai UniversityTianjin #1750.233.4%136
17Shandong UniversityJinan #1849.229.0%154
18Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #1948.223.1%232
19China University of Mining and TechnologyXuzhou #2047.317.4%309
20Peking UniversityBeijing #2146.533.9%111
21Dalian University of TechnologyDalian #2444.125.0%180
22Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang #2543.431.8%126
23Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2642.726.3%170
24Nanjing UniversityNanjing #2841.426.3%134
25Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2940.829.7%148
26Northeastern UniversityShenyang #3040.222.4%225
27Northwest A&F UniversityYangling #3139.631.4%125
28Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing #3239.133.6%128
29Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #3338.544.7%70
30Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #3438.028.0%129
31Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyXi'an #3537.522.4%188
32Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing #3637.021.9%207
33East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai #3736.524.6%133
34South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #3935.624.9%169
35Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing #4035.121.2%193
36Guangxi UniversityNanning #4134.725.7%184
37China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #4533.125.2%148
38Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchBeijing #4732.327.5%116
39Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin #4831.933.8%87
40Jilin UniversityChangchun #4931.625.0%125
41University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #5031.231.2%99
42Tiangong UniversityTianjin #5230.525.2%195
43University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing #5429.917.9%176
44China University of GeosciencesWuhan #5529.527.5%135
45Chongqing UniversityChongqing #5629.225.0%161
46China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower ResearchBeijing #5828.618.7%195
47Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou #6426.924.6%150
48Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou #6626.323.2%146
49Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan #6726.122.1%152
50Ocean University of ChinaQingdao #6825.825.4%128
51Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijing #6925.522.6%129
52Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing #7125.030.1%112
53Xiamen UniversityXiamen #7224.826.7%110
54Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesBeijing #7524.129.5%98
55Chang'an UniversityXi'an #8023.027.1%94
56Shandong University of Science and TechnologyQingdao #8122.720.1%112
57Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing #8222.526.5%93
58North China University of Water Resources and Electric PowerZhengzhou #8322.321.3%162
59Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #8422.123.8%137
60Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing #8521.919.1%125

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

Who are the top Water Science and Technology researchers in China?

Guangming Zeng, Jingyun Fang and Qingyun Duan rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Guangming Zeng#8,556 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 34 works
  2. 2Jingyun Fang#9,258 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 9 works
  3. 3Qingyun Duan#9,325 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 12 works
  4. 4Yihui Ding#9,376 worldwide overall805 citations · 7 works
  5. 5Peng Gong#18,186 worldwide overall2k citations · 7 works
  6. 6Xiangke Wang#20,515 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 14 works
  7. 7Jianlong Wang#21,943 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 15 works
  8. 8Yan Zhao#23,925 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 7 works
  9. 9Cui Lai#24,279 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 12 works
  10. 10Bojie Fu#26,306 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 14 works
  11. 11Chuntian Cheng#29,215 worldwide overall566 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Hou Wang#30,520 worldwide overall920 citations · 7 works
  13. 13Xingzhong Yuan#30,794 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 6 works
  14. 14Jikun Huang#32,370 worldwide overall851 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Bingfang Wu#33,084 worldwide overall757 citations · 12 works

How China compares with other countries in Water Science and Technology