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Top institutions in China for Agronomy & Agriculture

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Which institutions in China have the most top-cited scientists in Agronomy & Agriculture?

507 researchers in China whose main subfield is Agronomy & Agriculture are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.4% of all listed authors in China, and 1st of 69 countries in the subfield. 155 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Northwest A&F University has the most (51), followed by China Agricultural University (47) and Nanjing Agricultural University (28). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
507
1.4% of all in China
In the global top 100,000
155
30.6% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#1
of 69 countries in Agronomy & Agriculture
Highest-ranked
#2,148
Liang, Chao
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Northwest A&F University5114#1Shangguan, Zhouping #14,670
2China Agricultural University4720#2Zhang, Fusuo #4,950
3Nanjing Agricultural University2812#5Shen, Qirong #14,020
4Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences203#7Shahrajabian, Mohamad Hesam #11,338
5Chinese Academy of Sciences197#9Wang, Kelin #22,283
6University of Chinese Academy of Sciences175#13Wu, Jingshui #25,292
7Jiangsu University166#16Liu, Jizhan #34,658
8Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China124#20Fu, Longsheng #55,075
9South China Agricultural University111#23Lan, Yubin #27,620
10Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences103#26Liang, Chao #2,148
11Lanzhou University91#29Ling, Ning #28,801
12Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences85#37Fang, Haiyan #36,168
13College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science82#39Xiaoli, Li #82,101
14Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences74#42Zhao, Chunjiang #13,115
15Fujian Normal University71#44Yue, Kai #98,224
16Shandong Agricultural University61#47Turner, Benjamin L. #3,704
17Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences62#54Deng, Lei #17,280
18Northeast Agricultural University61#60Fu, Qiang #52,475
19Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology62#61Liu, Xiaobing #74,053
20Nanjing Forestry University62#63Li, Xiaogang #89,990
21Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University52#82Jiang, Yuji #69,574
22Hohai University51#84Feng, Jiguang #91,913
23Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University51#85Cai, Yanjiang #94,912
24Beijing Forestry University50#88Yu, Xinxiao #116,092
25Nanjing Normal University42#94Cai, Zucong #13,318
26Zhejiang University43#98Liang, Yongchao #17,881
27Beijing Normal University42#101Zhang, Guang Hui #20,001
28Hainan University43#106Ju, Xiaotang #30,281
29Institute of Soil Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences42#113Ding, Weixin #66,745
30Sun Yat-Sen University42#114Chen, Huaihai #79,933
31Xi'an University of Technology31#141Li, Peng #33,375
32Huazhong Agricultural University31#145Shi, Zhihua #47,041
33Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences32#146Dong, Hezhong #48,131
34Yunnan University31#162Cheng, Xiaoli #91,759
35Northwestern Polytechnical University30#168Liu, Yu #101,758
36Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources30#174Zhao, Wenzhi #152,908
37Wuhan University30#175Hong, Yongsheng #156,929
38Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation30#176Ren, Tao #159,409
39Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences30#179Lu, Xuyang #209,558

The top 100 in Agronomy & Agriculture in China, in order

  1. 1
    Liang, Chao
    Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. 2
    Turner, Benjamin L.
    Shandong Agricultural University
  3. 3
    Brookes, Philip Charles
    Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province Agricultural Resources and Environment
  4. 4
    Zhang, Fusuo
    China Agricultural University
  5. 5
    Li, Daoliang
    China Agricultural University
  6. 6
    Shahrajabian, Mohamad Hesam
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  7. 7
    Zhao, Chunjiang
    Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
  8. 8
    Cai, Zucong
    Nanjing Normal University
  9. 9
    Shen, Qirong
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  10. 10
    Shangguan, Zhouping
    Northwest A&F University
  11. 11
    Chen, Xinping
    China Agricultural University
  12. 12
    Deng, Lei
    Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences
  13. 13
    Zhu, Biao
    Peking University
  14. 14
    Liang, Yongchao
    Zhejiang University
  15. 15
    Su, Wen Hao
    China Agricultural University
  16. 16
    Zhang, Guang Hui
    Beijing Normal University
  17. 17
    Fan, Junliang
    Northwest A&F University
  18. 18
    Wang, Kelin
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  19. 19
    Chu, Haiyan
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  20. 20
    Wu, Jingshui
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  21. 21
    Yan, Xiaoyuan
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  22. 22
    CUI, Zhen Ling
    China Agricultural University
  23. 23
    Lan, Yubin
    South China Agricultural University
  24. 24
    Chen, Ji
    Institute of Earth Environment
  25. 25
    Zhang, Jiabao
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  26. 26
    Ling, Ning
    Lanzhou University
  27. 27
    Shen, Jianbo
    China Agricultural University
  28. 28
    Li, Long
    China Agricultural University
  29. 29
    Pan, Gengxing
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  30. 30
    Ju, Xiaotang
    Hainan University
  31. 31
    Ge, Tida
    Ningbo University
  32. 32
    Li, Peng
    Xi'an University of Technology
  33. 33
    Shi, Zhou
    Zhejiang University
  34. 34
    Yao, Huaiying
    Wuhan Institute of Technology
  35. 35
    Ying, Yilbin
    ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center
  36. 36
    Liu, Jizhan
    Jiangsu University
  37. 37
    Zhao, Chunjiang
    Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
  38. 38
    Liu, Hongwei
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  39. 39
    Fang, Haiyan
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  40. 40
    Gao-Lin, Wu
    Northwest A&F University
  41. 41
    Jin, Xiuliang
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  42. 42
    An, Shaoshan
    Northwest A&F University
  43. 43
    Kang, Shaozhong
    China Agricultural University
  44. 44
    Shao, Ming'anb An
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  45. 45
    Wang, Chuankuan
    College of Ecology, Northeast Forestry University
  46. 46
    Zhu, Yan
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  47. 47
    Sun, Bo
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  48. 48
    He, Xiongkui
    China Agricultural University
  49. 49
    Wang, Yunqiang
    Institute of Earth Environment
  50. 50
    Luo, Zhongkui
    College of Environmental and Resource Sciences Zhejiang University
  51. 51
    Shi, Zhihua
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  52. 52
    Dong, Hezhong
    Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  53. 53
    Liang, Zhenwei
    Jiangsu University
  54. 54
    Peng, Shouzhang
    Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences
  55. 55
    Guo, Shiwei
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  56. 56
    Yang, Xingting
    National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture Beijing
  57. 57
    Ren, Chengjie
    The Research Center of Recycle Agricultural Engineering and Technology of Shaanxi Province
  58. 58
    Xu, Minggang
    Shanxi Agricultural University
  59. 59
    Wang, Yongsheng
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  60. 60
    Li, Xinrong
    Northwest A&F University
  61. 61
    Zang, Huadong
    China Agricultural University
  62. 62
    Zhang, Baohua
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  63. 63
    Fu, Qiang
    Northeast Agricultural University
  64. 64
    Chen, Songchao
    ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center
  65. 65
    Shen, Yanjun
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  66. 66
    Zhang, Ganlin
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  67. 67
    Hou, Enqing
    South China Botanical Garden
  68. 68
    Wu, Pute
    Northwest A&F University
  69. 69
    Fu, Longsheng
    Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
  70. 70
    Luo, Gongwen
    Hunan Agricultural University
  71. 71
    Mao, Hanping
    Jiangsu University
  72. 72
    Li, Mo W.
    National Key Laboratory of Smart Farm Technologies and Systems
  73. 73
    Wang, Zhaohui
    Northwest A&F University
  74. 74
    Zhang, Jinbo
    Hainan University
  75. 75
    Zhou, Jie
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  76. 76
    Luo, Yangchao
    Zhejiang University
  77. 77
    Peng, Xinhua
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  78. 78
    Cao, Weixing
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  79. 79
    Zhang, Xudong
    Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  80. 80
    Li, Yan
    Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  81. 81
    Zhou, Wei
    Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
  82. 82
    Zhang, Xiying
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  83. 83
    Li, Dejun
    Institute of Subtropical Agriculture Chinese Academy of Sciences
  84. 84
    Bai, Edith
    Changchun Normal University
  85. 85
    Zhao, Ying
    Ludong University
  86. 86
    Gan, Yantai
    Wenzhou University
  87. 87
    Xu, Lizhang
    Jiangsu University
  88. 88
    Yue, Jibo
    Henan Agricultural University
  89. 89
    Zou, Jianwen
    Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization
  90. 90
    Liu, Guobin
    Northwest A&F University
  91. 91
    Ding, Weixin
    Institute of Soil Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences
  92. 92
    Wang, Jingzhe
    Shenzhen Polytechnic University
  93. 93
    Zhang, Lin
    China Agricultural University
  94. 94
    Zhang, Wei
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  95. 95
    Jia, Zhongjun
    Institute of Soil Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences
  96. 96
    Wei, Xiaorong
    Northwest A&F University
  97. 97
    Li, Yong
    Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
  98. 98
    Jiang, Yuji
    Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
  99. 99
    Li, Xiangzhen
    Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
  100. 100
    Zhang, Weifeng
    China Agricultural University

507 listed scientists in Agronomy & Agriculture in China

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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