China's Top 2% Scientists 2022

China has 19,310 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 16.2% from 16,611 in 2021. That places China 2nd in the world by number of listed scientists. Tsinghua University has the most listed scientists (626), followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (344).

Single Year

19,310

+2,699 (+16.2%) vs 2021

Career Data

7,693

+750 (+10.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

No change vs 2021

Institutes

1,206

+168 (+16.2%) vs 2021

Scientists in China on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 49% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+28.2%

2022+16.2%

2023+21.6%

2024+15.7%

2025+16.7%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	12,955		5,273
2021	16,611	+28.2%	6,943	+31.7%
2022	19,310	+16.2%	7,693	+10.8%
2023	23,487	+21.6%	9,013	+17.2%
2024	27,166	+15.7%	10,689	+18.6%
2025	31,697	+16.7%	12,375	+15.8%

Top 10 institutes in China

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2022

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1Tsinghua University626
2Shanghai Jiao Tong University344
3Harbin Institute of Technology325
4Central South University311
5Tianjin University293
6Fudan University278
7Huazhong University of Science and Technology274
8Peking University259
9Sun Yat-Sen University254
10Xi'an Jiaotong University251

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Rank in China	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	55	ZJ Zhu, Jian Kang	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1
2	59	HJ He, Ji Huan	Soochow University	Mathematical Physics	Rank 1
3	94	XZ Xu, Zeshui	Business School of Sichuan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10
4	168	ZZ Zhou, Zhi Hua	Nanjing University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 15
5	203	SM Shahbaz, Muhammad	Beijing Institute of Technology	Economics	Rank 3
6	404	SC Shi, Caijun	Hunan University	Building & Construction	Rank 2
7	510	CX Cao, Xuetao	Nankai University	Immunology	Rank 25
8	526	YJ Yu, Jiaguo	China University of Geosciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 21
9	571	WF Wilczek, Frank	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 6
10	637	WJ Wang, Jianlong	Tsinghua University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 6
11	670	NC Nan, Ce Wen	Tsinghua University	Applied Physics	Rank 22
12	681	LK Lu, K.	Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 8
13	688	CL Chen, Ling Ling	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 29
14	768	ZZ Zhang, Zhengyou	Tencent	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 39
15	788	ZQ Zhang, Qiang	Tsinghua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 27
16	864	SD Sun, Da Wen	South China University of Technology	Food Science	Rank 4
17	871	SH Shen, Hui Shen	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 11
18	916	LJ Liu, Jun	Central South University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 29
19	924	SJ Shi, J.	Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 16
20	926	LX Li, Xian Hua	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 6
21	955	LY Liu, Yansui	Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geography	Rank 3
22	975	ZY Zheng, Yong Fei	University of Science and Technology of China	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 7
23	984	WF Wang, Fei Yue	Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 50
24	988	WG Wei, Guiwu	Sichuan Normal University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 51
25	1,005	LY Li, Yongfang	Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 34
26	1,074	ZY Zheng, Yu	JD Intelligent Cities Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 56
27	1,081	ME Ma, Evan	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Materials	Rank 19
28	1,104	FS Fraser Stoddart, J.	Zhejiang University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 12
29	1,119	SG Song, Guang Ling	Xiamen University	Materials	Rank 20
30	1,129	TS Tong, Shaocheng	Liaoning University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 59
31	1,132	WX Wang, Xinchen	Fuzhou University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 14
32	1,203	ZG Zeng, Guangming	Hunan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 9
33	1,210	SY Shi, Yigong	Westlake University	Developmental Biology	Rank 54
34	1,270	WW Wang, W. H.	Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 41
35	1,274	LY Lei, Yaguo	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Acoustics	Rank 1
36	1,298	TB Tang, Ben Zhong	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 42
37	1,354	CW Chen, Wanqing	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 38
38	1,360	SJ Sun, Jian	Beijing MEGVII Technology Co., Ltd.	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 72
39	1,382	ER Ellis, Rod	Shanghai International Studies University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 4
40	1,386	Yu, Guangchuang	Southern Medical University	Bioinformatics	Rank 9
41	1,451	CH Cheng, Hui Ming	Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 48
42	1,472	Jiang, Shibo	Fudan University	Virology	Rank 7
43	1,487	CT Cui, Tie Jun	Southeast University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 9
44	1,541	LZ Liu, Zhuang	Soochow University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 50
45	1,573	CJ Chen, Jun	Nankai University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 55
46	1,740	SR Sun, Runcang	Dalian Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 8
47	1,745	FB Fu, Bojie	Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences	Ecology	Rank 54
48	1,760	XQ Xu, Qiang	Southern University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 24
49	1,761	ZY Zhu, Yong guan	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 18
50	1,790	ZJ Zhang, Jiujun	College of Sciences	Energy	Rank 38
51	1,801	DY Deng, Yong	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 79
52	1,805	LP Liu, Peide	Shandong University of Finance and Economics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 80
53	1,825	YS Yu, Shu Hong	Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 63
54	1,897	CR Corlett, Richard T.	Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences	Ecology	Rank 63
55	1,901	HL Han, Lin Hai	Tsinghua University	Civil Engineering	Rank 3
56	1,923	LH Lu, Hongzhou	Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology	Microbiology	Rank 33
57	1,940	KM Kwan, Mei Po	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Geography	Rank 6
58	1,950	AZ An, Zhisheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 20
59	1,958	LC Li, Can	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Physical Chemistry	Rank 7
60	1,965	LR Law, Rob	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 6
61	1,989	HW Huang, Wei	Northwestern Polytechnical University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 65
62	1,996	GS Guo, Shaojun	Peking University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 66
63	1,998	LY Li, Yadong	Tsinghua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 67
64	2,019	YJ Ye, Jun	Ningbo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 88
65	2,031	AT Algeo, Thomas J.	China University of Geosciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 22
66	2,036	SD Shen, Dinggang	ShanghaiTech University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 89
67	2,039	GJ Gong, Jinlong	Tianjin University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 31
68	2,041	JL Jiang, Lei	Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 70
69	2,095	ZN Zhong, Nan Shan	Guangzhou Medical University	Respiratory System	Rank 10
70	2,099	ZA Zhu, Andrew X.	Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 65
71	2,114	WS Wei, Su Huai	Beijing Computational Science Research Center	Applied Physics	Rank 64
72	2,129	ZD Zhao, Dongyuan	Fudan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 73
73	2,143	Cao, Jinde	Southeast University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 92
74	2,173	XH Xie, Heping	Shenzhen University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 8
75	2,210	WG Wang, Gai Ge	Ocean University of China	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 94
76	2,215	ML Mai, Liqiang	Wuhan University of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 77
77	2,254	GG Gao, George F.	Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention	Virology	Rank 12
78	2,290	GY Guo, Yu Guo	Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 79
79	2,312	ZZ Zhang, Zhongheng	Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 74
80	2,327	LH Li, Hong	Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Energy	Rank 46
81	2,340	GD Gu, Dongdong	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Materials	Rank 40
82	2,355	ZC Zou, Caineng	Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 30
83	2,386	ZT Zhou, Tao	Hangzhou Dianzi University	Information Systems	Rank 10
84	2,437	TC Tang, Chuan He	South China University of Technology	Food Science	Rank 14
85	2,570	WX Wang, Xu Dong	Sun Yat-Sen University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 84
86	2,596	CX Chen, Xing	China University of Mining and Technology	Bioinformatics	Rank 14
87	2,633	WY Wang, Youfa	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 14
88	2,658	LX Li, Xuelong	Northwestern Polytechnical University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 105
89	2,687	DC Dong, Chen	Renji Hospital	Immunology	Rank 76
90	2,689	LK Liew, K. M.	City University of Hong Kong	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 29
91	2,702	SM Shao, Minhua	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 88
92	2,705	SY Shi, Yuhui	Southern University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 106
93	2,759	YJ Yuan, Junying	Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 77
94	2,765	LJ Lau, Joseph T.F.	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Public Health	Rank 28
95	2,779	TD Tocher, Douglas R.	Shantou University	Fisheries	Rank 2
96	2,874	KH Kan, Haidong	Fudan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 25
97	2,902	Xu, H. Q.	Fuzhou University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 18
98	2,907	PB Pan, Bing	Beihang University	Optics	Rank 16
99	2,960	PS Piao, Shilong	Peking University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 42
100	2,994	LZ Liu, Zhongfan	Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI)	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 101
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United States68,565 scientistsin 2022

United Kingdom16,445 scientistsin 2022

Germany9,961 scientistsin 2022

Canada7,737 scientistsin 2022

Australia7,349 scientistsin 2022

Italy6,839 scientistsin 2022

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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from China are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

19,310 scientists affiliated with China are on the 2022 single-year list, and 7,693 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in China has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2022 single-year list, Tsinghua University has the most listed scientists from China, with 626. It is followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University with 344.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in China changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, China went from 12,955 scientists in 2020 to 19,310 in 2022, a change of +49.1%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.