Universities by Research i10-index in China
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Zhejiang University426,298 works
628,154
2Shanghai Jiao Tong University415,190 works
615,564
3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences394,696 works
564,192
4Tsinghua University388,291 works
492,693
5Peking University326,706 works
437,922
6Huazhong University of Science and Technology271,797 works
437,400
7Fudan University275,430 works
435,674
8Sichuan University251,306 works
417,102
9Sun Yat-sen University251,238 works
386,775
10University of Science and Technology of China216,261 works
373,379
11Central South University222,906 works
362,507
12Shandong University218,852 works
342,423
13Nanjing University208,099 works
316,698
14Xi'an Jiaotong University225,239 works
312,775
15Jilin University181,627 works
309,205
16Harbin Institute of Technology228,361 works
297,827
17Wuhan University199,627 works
268,571
18Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College170,512 works
264,769
19Tianjin University175,656 works
250,582
20Tongji University206,953 works
235,896
21Southeast University194,189 works
214,357
22South China University of Technology152,590 works
208,657
23Capital Medical University144,019 works
192,395
24Dalian University of Technology137,184 works
191,591
25Xiamen University123,496 works
181,944
26Zhengzhou University135,521 works
179,412
27Soochow University112,663 works
179,233
28Nankai University112,704 works
174,098
29Chongqing University137,472 works
171,385
30China Agricultural University92,764 works
168,260
31Northwestern Polytechnical University143,302 works
163,244
32Beihang University157,210 works
162,120
33Nanjing Medical University102,784 works
158,825
34University of Electronic Science and Technology of China149,572 works
157,156
35Beijing Institute of Technology143,394 works
156,423
36Hunan University96,120 works
154,367
37Lanzhou University102,081 works
153,957
38Jiangsu University89,719 works
146,555
39Northwest A&F University63,419 works
143,931
40Southern Medical University94,519 works
141,087
41University of Science and Technology Beijing100,340 works
132,802
42Nanjing Agricultural University64,825 works
132,703
43East China University of Science and Technology70,630 works
126,298
44Jiangnan University75,009 works
124,330
45Northeastern University102,491 works
122,930
46Shenzhen University98,229 works
122,665
47Beijing Normal University115,526 works
120,291
48Huazhong Agricultural University57,204 works
119,021
49Jinan University87,159 works
112,253
50Wuhan University of Technology92,547 works
108,030
Highlights
Within China, Zhejiang University ranks first in 2026 with 628,154, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (615,564) and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (564,192).
Across 50 entries, values run from 628,154 (Zhejiang University) to 108,030 (Wuhan University of Technology), with a median of 180,678.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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