Universities by Research Publications in China

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Zhejiang University35,020,273 citations

426,298

Shanghai Jiao Tong University33,433,027 citations

415,190

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences31,466,013 citations

394,696

Tsinghua University35,244,796 citations

388,291

Peking University29,892,800 citations

326,706

Fudan University25,371,007 citations

275,430

Huazhong University of Science and Technology25,050,134 citations

271,797

Sichuan University20,133,876 citations

251,306

Sun Yat-sen University21,213,321 citations

251,238

Harbin Institute of Technology14,925,971 citations

228,361

Xi'an Jiaotong University15,248,944 citations

225,239

Central South University17,755,602 citations

222,906

Shandong University16,632,169 citations

218,852

University of Science and Technology of China24,323,274 citations

216,261

Nanjing University18,787,763 citations

208,099

Tongji University12,166,098 citations

206,953

Wuhan University15,318,608 citations

199,627

Southeast University10,772,802 citations

194,189

Jilin University15,022,187 citations

181,627

Tianjin University13,237,850 citations

175,656

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College15,291,709 citations

170,512

Beihang University8,274,530 citations

157,210

South China University of Technology11,764,250 citations

152,590

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China8,088,461 citations

149,572

Capital Medical University9,536,884 citations

144,019

Beijing Institute of Technology8,315,464 citations

143,394

Northwestern Polytechnical University7,934,319 citations

143,302

Chongqing University8,330,094 citations

137,472

Dalian University of Technology9,886,693 citations

137,184

Zhengzhou University8,528,430 citations

135,521

Xiamen University10,412,136 citations

123,496

China University of Geosciences5,036,109 citations

117,606

Beijing Normal University6,722,511 citations

115,526

Nankai University10,368,980 citations

112,704

Soochow University10,244,877 citations

112,663

Shanghai University5,394,189 citations

103,242

Nanjing Medical University7,524,623 citations

102,784

Northeastern University5,283,844 citations

102,491

Lanzhou University7,603,031 citations

102,081

University of Science and Technology Beijing6,536,190 citations

100,340

Shenzhen University6,655,748 citations

98,229

Hunan University10,252,854 citations

96,120

Southern Medical University6,803,200 citations

94,519

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics4,210,161 citations

93,812

China Agricultural University9,227,212 citations

92,764

Wuhan University of Technology6,249,410 citations

92,547

National University of Defense Technology3,353,677 citations

91,119

Jiangsu University7,244,214 citations

89,719

Jinan University5,432,279 citations

87,159

Xidian University3,933,929 citations

86,800

Highlights

Within China, Zhejiang University ranks first in 2026 with 426,298, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (415,190) and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (394,696).

Across 50 entries, values run from 426,298 (Zhejiang University) to 86,800 (Xidian University), with a median of 143,707.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within China, Zhejiang University ranks first in 2026 with 426,298, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (415,190) and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (394,696).

Across 50 entries, values run from 426,298 (Zhejiang University) to 86,800 (Xidian University), with a median of 143,707.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.