China's Top 2% Scientists 2024

China has 27,166 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 15.7% from 23,487 in 2023. That places China 2nd in the world by number of listed scientists. Chinese Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists (1,313), followed by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (908).

Single Year

27,166

+3,679 (+15.7%) vs 2023

Career Data

10,689

+1,676 (+18.6%) vs 2023

World rank by count

No change vs 2023

Institutes

1,210

-212 (-14.9%) vs 2023

Scientists in China on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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 list2024

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1Chinese Academy of Sciences1,313
2Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China908
3Tsinghua University813
4Zhejiang University679
5Shanghai Jiao Tong University510
6Harbin Institute of Technology432
7Central South University418
8Huazhong University of Science and Technology405
9Peking University399
10Xi'an Jiaotong University383

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Rank in China	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1	Wang, Zhong Lin	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1
2	40	RD Rubin, Donald B.	Tsinghua University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 2
3	46	ZJ Zhu, Jian Kang	Southern University of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1
4	76	SM Shahbaz, Muhammad	Beijing Institute of Technology	Energy	Rank 2
5	78	XZ Xu, Zeshui	Sichuan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10
6	106	ZZ Zhou, Zhi Hua	Nanjing University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 13
7	139	HJ He, Ji Huan	Soochow University	Energy	Rank 5
8	159	WJ Wang, Jianlong	Tsinghua University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1
9	175	SC Shi, Caijun	Hunan University	Building & Construction	Rank 1
10	183	GK Govindan, Kannan	Shanghai Maritime University	Operations Research	Rank 2
11	257	WF Wang, Fei Yue	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 21
12	263	LY Liu, Yansui	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geography	Rank 1
13	377	LT Lu, Tian	Beijing Kein Research Center for Natural Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 7
14	431	JY Jin, Yaochu	Westlake University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 30
15	466	MW Ma, Wen Xiu	Zhejiang Normal University	Mathematical Physics	Rank 1
16	467	LC Lee, Chien Chiang	Nanchang University	Economics	Rank 11
17	472	Yu, Guangchuang	Southern Medical University	Bioinformatics	Rank 6
18	474	RJ Robertson, John	Wuhan University	Applied Physics	Rank 14
19	502	YJ Yu, Jiaguo	China University of Geosciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 15
20	530	FB Fu, Bojie	Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences	Ecology	Rank 13
21	533	LB Lin, Boqiang	Xiamen University	Energy	Rank 17
22	580	TB Tang, Ben Zhong	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 20
23	620	LK Lu, K.	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 10
24	651	ZZ Zhang, Zhengyou	Tencent	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 46
25	690	CL Chen, Ling Ling	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 24
26	714	NC Nan, Ce Wen	Tsinghua University	Materials	Rank 11
27	754	CT Cui, Tie Jun	Southeast University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 5
28	764	WG Wei, Guiwu	Sichuan Normal University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 51
29	768	ZQ Zhang, Qiang	Tsinghua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 27
30	772	AD Astruc, Didier	Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China	Organic Chemistry	Rank 5
31	824	Wang, Qiang	China University of Petroleum (East China)	Environmental Sciences	Rank 15
32	836	SJ Shi, Jianlin	Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 15
33	860	Danish, Danish	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies	Environmental Sciences	Rank 16
34	876	LP Liu, Peide	Shandong University of Finance and Economics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 56
35	888	TC Tang, Chuan He	South China University of Technology	Food Science	Rank 9
36	900	ME Ma, Evan	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Materials	Rank 16
37	903	XJ Xiao, Jianzhuang	Tongji University	Building & Construction	Rank 9
38	945	SJ Sun, Jian	Beijing MEGVII Technology Co., Ltd.	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 59
39	951	CC Chen, C. L.Philip	South China University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 60
40	974	LY Li, Yongfang	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 29
41	988	IA Inoue, Akihisa	Tianjin University	Materials	Rank 20
42	1,018	ZY Zheng, Yong Fei	University of Science and Technology of China	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 5
43	1,046	XH Xie, Heping	Shenzhen University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 5
44	1,057	SJ Stoddart, J. Fraser	Zhejiang University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 9
45	1,068	WE Weinan, E.	Peking University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 5
46	1,089	TS Tong, Shaocheng	Liaoning University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 64
47	1,097	HL Han, Lin Hai	Guangxi University	Civil Engineering	Rank 4
48	1,117	LY Lei, Yaguo	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Acoustics	Rank 1
49	1,122	YH Yu, Han Qing	University of Science and Technology of China	Environmental Sciences	Rank 21
50	1,123	LH Li, Hong	Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 34
51	1,139	KS Khan, Syed Abdul Rehman	Tsinghua University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 22
52	1,175	FC Fang, Chuanglin	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geography	Rank 5
53	1,181	LY Li, Yadong	Tsinghua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 36
54	1,184	YX Yao, Xin	Southern University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 71
55	1,185	ZZ Zhang, Zhongheng	Zhejiang University School of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 24
56	1,195	SS Shabala, Sergey	Foshan University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 12
57	1,218	SG Song, Guanling	Southern University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 25
58	1,222	ZY Zhu, Yong Guan	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 24
59	1,232	ZG Zeng, Guangming	Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China	Environmental Sciences	Rank 25
60	1,248	ZC Zou, Caineng	Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 7
61	1,266	CX Cao, Xuetao	Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College	Immunology	Rank 36
62	1,272	ZL Zhang, Liangpei	Wuhan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 6
63	1,312	ZJ Zhang, Jiujun	Shanghai University	Energy	Rank 35
64	1,313	XR Xiong, Rui	Beijing Institute of Technology	Energy	Rank 36
65	1,354	DY Deng, Yong	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 75
66	1,365	PS Piao, Shilong	Peking University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 14
67	1,438	ZY Zheng, Yu	JD Intelligent Cities Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 81
68	1,446	SH Shen, Hui Shen	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 17
69	1,457	WX Wang, Xinchen	Fuzhou University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 16
70	1,473	DF Ding, Feng	Jiangnan University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 10
71	1,508	GC Gao, Caixia	Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 16
72	1,512	LH Long, Hualou	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geography	Rank 9
73	1,518	YS Yu, Shu Hong	University of Science and Technology of China	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 48
74	1,535	SD Shen, Dinggang	ShanghaiTech University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 88
75	1,580	LX Li, Xian Hua	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 12
76	1,584	YJ Ye, Jun	Ningbo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 92
77	1,621	GJ Gong, Jinlong	Tianjin University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 17
78	1,644	AN Adimalla, Narsimha	East China Institute of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 34
79	1,646	HB Hommel, Bernhard	Shandong Normal University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 29
80	1,647	ZY Zhang, Yue Jun	Hunan University	Energy	Rank 46
81	1,697	WW Wang, W. H.	Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 47
82	1,768	NS Ng, Siew Chien	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 25
83	1,803	HM He, Manchao	China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 11
84	1,810	LZ Liu, Zhuang	Soochow University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 55
85	1,828	XQ Xu, Qiang	Southern University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 23
86	1,834	LJ Liu, Jun	Changchun Institute Of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy Of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 56
87	1,860	XF Xu, Feng	Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 7
88	1,905	SY Shi, Yigong	Westlake University	Developmental Biology	Rank 56
89	1,910	HD Hou, Deyi	Tsinghua University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 38
90	1,914	DF Dong, Fan	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	Physical Chemistry	Rank 7
91	1,948	AM Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar	Northwest A&F University	Biotechnology	Rank 6
92	1,951	XY Xie, Yi	University of Science and Technology of China	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 62
93	1,975	ZT Zhang, Tao	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Physical Chemistry	Rank 8
94	1,994	WS Wang, Shuangyin	Hunan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 64
95	2,030	ML Mai, Liqiang	Wuhan University of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 65
96	2,041	CZ Chen, Zhongwei	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 66
97	2,071	HX Hu, Xiaosong	Chongqing University	Energy	Rank 55
98	2,076	CR Corlett, Richard T.	Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences	Ecology	Rank 61
99	2,116	HX He, Xiangnan	University of Science and Technology of China	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 117
100	2,121	WG Wang, Gai Ge	Ocean University of China	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 118
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United States71,460 scientistsin 2024

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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from China are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

27,166 scientists affiliated with China are on the 2024 single-year list, and 10,689 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Chinese Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists from China, with 1,313. It is followed by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China with 908.

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 27,166 in 2024, a change of +109.7%.

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.