China's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

China has 7,693 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 10.8% from 6,943 in 2021. That places China 5th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Tsinghua University has the most listed scientists (361), followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (200).

Single Year

19,310

+2,699 (+16.2%) vs 2021

Career Data

7,693

+750 (+10.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

up 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

892

+123 (+16.0%) vs 2021

Scientists in China on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 46% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+31.7%

2022+10.8%

2023+17.2%

2024+18.6%

2025+15.8%

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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

Career-long list2022

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1Tsinghua University361
2Shanghai Jiao Tong University200
3Harbin Institute of Technology141
4Peking University136
5Fudan University132
6Tianjin University120
7Huazhong University of Science and Technology108
8Central South University106
9University of Science and Technology of China105
10South China University of Technology104

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Rank in China	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	142	ZJ Zhu, Jian Kang	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1
2	172	HJ He, Ji Huan	Soochow University	Mathematical Physics	Rank 1
3	190	XZ Xu, Zeshui	Business School of Sichuan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6
4	496	ZD Zhao, Dongyuan	Fudan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 17
5	564	WF Wilczek, Frank	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 7
6	630	Cao, Jinde	Southeast University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 15
7	781	FS Fraser Stoddart, J.	Zhejiang University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 22
8	893	LY Liu, Yong Jun	The First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University	Immunology	Rank 40
9	926	YJ Yu, Jiaguo	China University of Geosciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 27
10	1,002	ZZ Zhang, Zhengyou	Tencent	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 26
11	1,016	ZZ Zhou, Zhi Hua	Nanjing University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 27
12	1,022	SY Shi, Yigong	Westlake University	Developmental Biology	Rank 69
13	1,054	NC Nan, Ce Wen	Tsinghua University	Applied Physics	Rank 44
14	1,131	LY Li, Yongfang	Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 31
15	1,172	SY Shen, Y. Ron	Fudan University	Applied Physics	Rank 48
16	1,578	LK Lu, K.	Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 19
17	1,580	GH Gleiter, H.	Nanjing University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 20
18	1,757	YJ Yuan, Junying	Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 95
19	1,846	TJ Thiery, Jean Paul	Guangzhou Lab	Developmental Biology	Rank 117
20	1,890	DH de Heer, Walt A.	Tianjin University	Applied Physics	Rank 73
21	1,951	LC Li, Can	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Physical Chemistry	Rank 9
22	1,972	LY Li, Yadong	Tsinghua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 47
23	2,016	YY Yamamoto, Yoshinori	Dalian University of Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 59
24	2,160	ME Ma, Evan	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Materials	Rank 23
25	2,192	YS Yu, Shu Hong	Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 50
26	2,220	XX Xie, Xiaoliang Sunney	Peking University	Chemical Physics	Rank 70
27	2,279	WS Wei, Su Huai	Beijing Computational Science Research Center	Applied Physics	Rank 82
28	2,312	LX Li, Xian Hua	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 18
29	2,326	SH Shen, Hui Shen	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 19
30	2,344	ZY Zheng, Yong Fei	University of Science and Technology of China	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 19
31	2,422	SD Sun, Da Wen	South China University of Technology	Food Science	Rank 4
32	2,430	PX Peng, Xiaogang	Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University	General Chemistry	Rank 31
33	2,510	PM Poo, Mu ming	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 240
34	2,731	SJ Shi, J.	Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 29
35	2,918	LK Liew, K. M.	City University of Hong Kong	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 21
36	2,930	CY Cao, Yong	South China University of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 58
37	3,025	DC Deng, Chuxia	Faculty of Health Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 175
38	3,032	WJ Wang, Jianlong	Tsinghua University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 8
39	3,060	LS Liao, S.	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Mathematical Physics	Rank 5
40	3,110	DC Dong, Chen	Renji Hospital	Immunology	Rank 133
41	3,116	WG Wei, Guiwu	Sichuan Normal University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 73
42	3,186	TB Tang, Ben Zhong	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 61
43	3,284	AM Anpo, Masakazu	Fuzhou University	Chemical Physics	Rank 99
44	3,385	HL Ho, Luis C.	Peking University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 18
45	3,437	WX Wang, Xiaodong	Hebei Agricultural University	Developmental Biology	Rank 195
46	3,506	WW Wang, W. H.	Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 113
47	3,529	MS Ma, Shengming	Fudan University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 98
48	3,633	TS Tong, Shaocheng	Liaoning University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 83
49	3,764	WL Wang, Li	East China Jiaotong University	Materials	Rank 39
50	3,807	SG Song, Guang Ling	Xiamen University	Materials	Rank 40
51	3,810	CR Cai, Rong Gen	Institute of Theoretical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 48
52	3,830	LJ Liu, Jun	Central South University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 68
53	3,926	AB Ainsworth, Barbara E.	Shanghai University of Sport	Public Health	Rank 27
54	4,160	YA Yao, Andrew Chi Chih	Tsinghua University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 8
55	4,225	LH Löe, Harald	Prince Philip Dental Hospital	Dentistry	Rank 10
56	4,277	WY Wang, Youfa	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 35
57	4,324	TD Tocher, Douglas R.	Shantou University	Fisheries	Rank 3
58	4,367	OS Oyama, S. Ted	Fuzhou University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 19
59	4,385	AZ An, Zhisheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 44
60	4,499	YC Yang, Chen Ning	Tsinghua University	Applied Physics	Rank 139
61	4,637	CH Cheng, Hui Ming	Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 76
62	4,782	BP Brookes, Philip C.	College of Environmental and Resource Sciences	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 15
63	4,792	MB Mukherjee, Biswanath	Soochow University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 34
64	4,816	MH Mao, Ho Kwang	Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research	Applied Physics	Rank 144
65	4,977	XH Xu, Hong Kun	Hangzhou Dianzi University	General Mathematics	Rank 10
66	4,990	MB Meunier, Bernard	Guangdong University of Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 121
67	5,093	ZS Zhou, Shu Feng	Huaqiao University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 35
68	5,185	TH Tian, He	East China University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 124
69	5,258	SR Sun, Runcang	Dalian Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 39
70	5,267	MK Maruoka, Keiji	Guangdong University of Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 127
71	5,396	ER Ellis, Rod	Shanghai International Studies University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 3
72	5,489	TM Tonetti, Maurizio S.	Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine	Dentistry	Rank 16
73	5,504	SC Shi, Caijun	Hunan University	Building & Construction	Rank 4
74	5,599	XL Xiao, Lihua	South China Agricultural University	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 6
75	5,679	WW Wong, Wai Yeung	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 31
76	5,784	LS Li, Stan Z.	Westlake University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 114
77	5,876	ZJ Zhang, Jiujun	College of Sciences	Energy	Rank 54
78	5,899	LJ Lau, Joseph T.F.	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Public Health	Rank 48
79	5,922	LY Li, Y.	Nanjing Agricultural University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 45
80	5,923	KM Kwan, Mei Po	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Geography	Rank 11
81	6,030	NK Ngai, K. L.	Yanshan University	Chemical Physics	Rank 165
82	6,111	MH Mcleod, Howard L.	Central South University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 280
83	6,156	WF Wang, Fei Yue	Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 119
84	6,164	XQ Xu, Qiang	Southern University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 143
85	6,267	DS Dong, Shaojun	Changchun Institute Of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy Of Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 28
86	6,294	SR Stevens, Raymond C.	ShanghaiTech University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 329
87	6,388	SN Shah, Nagendra P.	The University of Hong Kong	Food Science	Rank 14
88	6,724	LJ Lin, Jiunn H.	3D BioOptima Co., Ltd.	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 46
89	6,802	ZM Zhai, Mingguo	Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 72
90	6,839	XQ Xu, Qingbo	The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 344
91	6,860	CC Chang, Chein I.	Dalian Maritime University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 11
92	6,890	DC Ding, Chris	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 130
93	6,920	CX Cao, Xuetao	Nankai University	Immunology	Rank 273
94	7,008	SY Shi, Yuhui	Southern University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 136
95	7,059	MD Ma, Dawei	Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 155
96	7,072	WL Wan, Li Jun	Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 183
97	7,087	ZY Zhu, Yong guan	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 28
98	7,202	XS Xu, Shengyuan	Nanjing University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 53
99	7,349	WJ Wang, Jian	Renji Hospital	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 38
100	7,387	BS Bachu, S.	Energy Resources Conservation Board	Energy	Rank 65
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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 career-long list, Tsinghua University has the most listed scientists from China, with 361. It is followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University with 200.

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

On the career-long list, China went from 5,273 scientists in 2020 to 7,693 in 2022, a change of +45.9%.

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.