Top-cited scientists by field in China

20 fields · 157 subfields · China

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in China?

37,204 researchers whose current affiliation is in China are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 20 fields and 157 subfields. Enabling & Strategic Technologies has the most (8,807, 23.7%), followed by Engineering (6,464) and Chemistry (4,901); the largest subfield is Materials (2,764). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 8,807 listed authors (23.7%)
Materials2,7647.4%773Nan, Cewen #623
Energy2,3666.4%795He, Ji Huan #289
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology2,2856.1%2,248Wang, Zhong Lin #1
Optoelectronics & Photonics9262.5%61Dai, Daoxin #4,280
Biotechnology3300.9%60Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar #1,464
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies920.2%16Shi, Peijun #10,021
Bioinformatics600.2%31Yu, Guangchuang #268
Engineering · 6,464 listed authors (17.4%)
Mechanical Engineering & Transports1,1123.0%241Gao, Huajian #1,304
Electrical & Electronic Engineering1,0522.8%114Guerreros, Josep M. #1,693
Industrial Engineering & Automation9752.6%360Duan, Guangren #494
Chemical Engineering8812.4%328Xu, Tongwen #2,833
Geological & Geomatics Engineering6441.7%380Zhang, Liangpei #803
Civil Engineering5721.5%173Han, L. H. #1,266
Mining & Metallurgy3330.9%18Zhang, Lifeng #12,199
Aerospace & Aeronautics3260.9%17Yang, Chen #3,901
Biomedical Engineering2860.8%52Wu, Chengtie #8,912
Environmental Engineering2130.6%70Hao, Zengchao #5,138
Operations Research660.2%31Lu, Yang #4,242
Automobile Design & Engineering120.0%0Zhao, Jian #173,564
Chemistry · 4,901 listed authors (13.2%)
Organic Chemistry1,1303.0%289Stoddart, James Fraser #1,396
Analytical Chemistry1,0242.8%164Chen, Lingxin #8,634
Polymers7882.1%205Sun, Runcang Cang #879
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry6361.7%64Hou, Tingjun #5,517
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry4721.3%71Yan, Bing #4,160
Physical Chemistry3611.0%120Li, Can #1,813
General Chemistry2860.8%29Peng, Xiaogang #5,815
Information & Communication Technologies · 4,202 listed authors (11.3%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing2,6507.1%1,097Zhou, Zhihua #254
Networking & Telecommunications1,4573.9%316Lyu, Zhihan #571
Software Engineering540.1%15Hu, Shimin #27,525
Computer Hardware & Architecture510.1%4Wang, Yu #42,344
Distributed Computing360.1%1Li, Keqin #3,236
Information Systems300.1%26Zhou, Tao #4,193
Computation Theory & Mathematics140.0%1Yao, Andrew Chi Chih #2,906
Medical Informatics50.0%0Liu, Jialin #154,438
Clinical Medicine · 3,924 listed authors (10.5%)
Oncology & Carcinogenesis8882.4%231Zhang, Zhongheng #819
Pharmacology & Pharmacy3701.0%41Xu, Suowen #2,982
Neurology & Neurosurgery3240.9%134Wang, Yongjun #1,766
General & Internal Medicine2910.8%27Zhou, Maigeng #3,132
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging1870.5%12Tian, Jie #19,132
Cardiovascular System & Hematology1590.4%37Ge, Junbo #2,593
Dentistry1470.4%16Tonetti, Maurizio S. #1,919
Immunology1410.4%47Sun, Shaocong #1,597
Orthopedics1080.3%20Zhang, Yingze #15,213
Ophthalmology & Optometry990.3%21Wang, Ningli #18,352
Gastroenterology & Hepatology940.3%20Fan, Jiangao #8,579
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine910.2%10Qiao, Jie #4,952
Complementary & Alternative Medicine870.2%5Li, Jiansheng #54,814
Urology & Nephrology680.2%18Liu, Youhua #3,792
Surgery580.2%2Ren, J. #49,495
Endocrinology & Metabolism530.1%32Jia, Weiping #3,808
Pediatrics470.1%6Hon, Kam Lun Ellis #37,690
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases370.1%1Cotofana, Sebastian C. #90,109
Otorhinolaryngology320.1%2Zhang, Luo #30,290
Respiratory System310.1%6Wang, Chen #6,157
General Clinical Medicine260.1%0Su, Xin #277,231
Psychiatry260.1%13Maes, Michael H.J. #1,101
Arthritis & Rheumatology230.1%11Mok, Chiuchiu #24,434
Anesthesiology220.1%4Ma, Daqing #53,334
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine200.1%3Luo, Gaoxing #69,411
Legal & Forensic Medicine180.0%0Wang, Zheng #184,231
Tropical Medicine150.0%1Zhou, Xiaonong #43,182
Sport Sciences60.0%3Khan, Karim Basu #6,729
Allergy50.0%1Bachert, Claus #4,079
Geriatrics40.0%2Liu, Zuyun #25,328
Pathology40.0%1Chan, John Kwok Cheung #19,434
Physics & Astronomy · 2,439 listed authors (6.6%)
Applied Physics1,0892.9%225Wang, Weihua Hong #1,925
Optics4561.2%68Pan, Bing #2,395
Chemical Physics2500.7%84Lu, Tian #31
General Physics2370.6%53Pan, Jianwei #1,351
Nuclear & Particle Physics2290.6%57Wilczek, Frank A. #638
Acoustics1600.4%41Lei, Yaguo #894
Fluids & Plasmas930.2%40Liao, Shijun Ijun #4,225
Astronomy & Astrophysics520.1%31Bai, Xuening #16,342
Mathematical Physics180.0%7Fan, Engui Gui #16,475
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 1,718 listed authors (4.6%)
Food Science7502.0%409Xiao, Jianbo #629
Agronomy & Agriculture5071.4%155Liang, Chao #2,148
Dairy & Animal Science3000.8%22Ma, Xi #34,262
Fisheries1850.5%24Tocher, Douglas R. #3,179
Forestry860.2%11Wang, Shuangfei #23,873
Veterinary Sciences380.1%0Kiupel, Matti #127,088
Horticulture220.1%1Zhang, Zhengke #60,632
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 1,603 listed authors (4.3%)
Environmental Sciences1,0482.8%785Wang, Jianlong #185
Geochemistry & Geophysics3631.0%183Zheng, Yong-Fei #911
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences1930.5%170Piao, Shilong Long #1,116
Paleontology400.1%17Cheng, Hai J. #5,314
Oceanography310.1%11Zhang, Jing #10,352
Geology220.1%3Santosh, M. Warrier #714
Biomedical Research · 1,051 listed authors (2.8%)
Microbiology2700.7%76Lovley, Derek R. #403
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology2260.6%40Junying Yuan, Junying #3,985
Developmental Biology1800.5%92Chen, Lingling #866
Virology1480.4%20Gao, George Fu #4,266
Toxicology1400.4%25Tao, Fangbiao #23,032
Mycology & Parasitology690.2%15Dai, Yucheng #3,941
Nutrition & Dietetics380.1%12Wang, Youfa #2,515
Biophysics170.0%1Schlick, Tamar #72,016
Genetics & Heredity100.0%0Li, Dong #103,985
Microscopy50.0%0Ullah, Fazal #168,895
Anatomy & Morphology30.0%0Tian, Xiaohong #589,612
Physiology20.0%0Fu, Shijian #194,754
Biology · 893 listed authors (2.4%)
Plant Biology & Botany7101.9%206Zhu, Jian Kang #55
Ecology880.2%85Fu, Bojie #376
Entomology740.2%7Smagghe, Guy J. #19,554
Zoology210.1%0Zhang, Feng #182,011
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology200.1%5Jeppesen, Erik #10,766
Evolutionary Biology50.0%5Li, Dezhu #26,288
Ornithology30.0%0Cao, Lei #585,179
Economics & Business · 326 listed authors (0.9%)
Logistics & Transportation1340.4%65ZHAO, Pengjun #3,360
Business & Management550.1%53Luo, Yadong #511
Economics360.1%36Zhao, Yaohui #3,711
Finance200.1%20Zhang, Dongyang #443
Sport, Leisure & Tourism190.1%19Xu, Honggang #16,431
Marketing90.0%9Kumar, V. #1,214
Development Studies40.0%4van der Ploeg, Jan Douwe #13,425
Econometrics30.0%3Lee, Lungfei #9,588
Accounting20.0%2Li, Feng #22,779
Agricultural Economics & Policy20.0%2Huang, Jikun #7,821
Industrial Relations10.0%1Shen, Jie #40,792
Built Environment & Design · 319 listed authors (0.9%)
Building & Construction3260.9%258Shi, Caijun #129
Design Practice & Management290.1%3Chen, Yan #45,806
Urban & Regional Planning140.0%14Yang, Yuanyuan #11,019
Mathematics & Statistics · 301 listed authors (0.8%)
General Mathematics1680.5%42Gao, Xin Yi #4,243
Applied Mathematics600.2%22Weinan, E. W. #807
Numerical & Computational Mathematics580.2%18Shen, Jie #2,228
Statistics & Probability170.0%13Peng, Shige #5,845
Social Sciences · 132 listed authors (0.4%)
Education540.1%30Yu, Zhonggen #2,047
Geography350.1%34Liu, Yansui #335
Information & Library Sciences200.1%2Pang, Hua #7,633
Cultural Studies40.0%1Yan, Yunxiang #27,434
Demography30.0%1Zeng, Yi #10,286
Political Science & Public Administration30.0%3Feiock, Richard Clark #21,698
Science Studies30.0%3Liu, Weishu #13,709
Sociology30.0%3Wu, Xiaogang #17,295
International Relations20.0%2Yan, Xuetong #56,567
Social Work20.0%1Jiang, Shan #80,185
Public Health & Health Services · 49 listed authors (0.1%)
Nursing470.1%2Liu, Jianghong #29,980
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology140.0%2Luo, Yi #31,431
Public Health120.0%5Ainsworth, Barbara E. #12,175
Gerontology30.0%2Wu, Bei #16,017
Health Policy & Services20.0%1Pan, Jay #79,398
Rehabilitation20.0%0Li, Jian #216,543
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 38 listed authors (0.1%)
Social Psychology100.0%10Hsee, Christopher K. #19,965
Experimental Psychology90.0%9Hommel, Bernhard #3,267
Human Factors50.0%3Qu, Xingda #24,010
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology20.0%1Matsuzawa, Tetsuro #81,888
Clinical Psychology20.0%0He, Jinbo #105,435
Developmental & Child Psychology20.0%2Cheung, Rebecca Y.M. #71,962
General Psychology & Cognitive Sciences10.0%0Leong, Frederick T.L. #144,557
Communication & Textual Studies · 27 listed authors (0.1%)
Languages & Linguistics200.1%19Wang, Yongliang #1,977
Communication & Media Studies50.0%5Leung, Louis W. #28,021
Literary Studies30.0%0Nie, Zhenzhao #280,334
Historical Studies · 5 listed authors (0.0%)
Archaeology30.0%0Hu, Yaowu #307,972
History of Science, Technology & Medicine10.0%0Borowy, Iris #227,960
History of Social Sciences10.0%0Malanima, Paolo #207,710
Philosophy & Theology · 4 listed authors (0.0%)
Religions & Theology30.0%0Boer, Roland #606,177
Applied Ethics10.0%1Du, Xingqiang #5,704
Philosophy10.0%1Dentith, M. R.X. #54,677
Visual & Performing Arts · 1 listed authors (0.0%)
Music10.0%0Schippers, Huib #615,442

37,204 listed scientists in China

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