Top institutions in China for Applied Physics

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Which institutions in China have the most top-cited scientists in Applied Physics?

1,089 researchers in China whose main subfield is Applied Physics are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 2.9% of all listed authors in China, and 2nd of 91 countries in the subfield. 225 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Nanjing University has the most (41), followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (37) and Tsinghua University (35). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors

1,089

2.9% of all in China

In the global top 100,000

225

20.7% of them

Country rank in the subfield

of 91 countries in Applied Physics

Highest-ranked

#1,925

Wang, Weihua Hong

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k	Rank worldwide	Highest-ranked author
1	Nanjing University	41	9	#4	Liu, Junming #24,154
2	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	37	5	#6	Fang, Zhong #36,981
3	Tsinghua University	35	15	#7	He, Jinliang #6,359
4	Fudan University	33	10	#8	Shen, Yuen Ron #8,224
5	Peking University	32	8	#10	He, Jin Sheng #30,361
6	Xi'an Jiaotong University	26	7	#15	Li, Shengtao #10,440
7	University of Science and Technology of China	23	7	#19	Niu, Qian #8,661
8	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	20	4	#30	Zhu, Benpeng #44,166
9	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	19	4	#37	Wang, Zhiguo #46,504
10	Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	17	6	#43	Wang, Weihua Hong #1,925
11	Southern University of Science and Technology	17	5	#47	Li, Baowen #13,300
12	Wuhan University	17	6	#48	Liu, Zhengyou #21,621
13	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	15	2	#61	Bao, Hua #53,790
14	Beihang University	13	2	#77	Zhao, Weisheng #34,966
15	Tianjin University	11	1	#101	Du, Bo Xue #15,304
16	Nanjing University of Post and TeleCommunications	10	1	#118	Tang, Weihua #94,803
17	Dalian University of Technology	10	0	#121	Jiang, Nan #158,760
18	Tongji University	9	2	#136	Li, Yong #36,456
19	Sun Yat-Sen University	9	2	#142	Liu, Chuan #85,705
20	Institute of Semiconductors Chinese Academy of Sciences	8	4	#155	Wang, Linwang #11,368
21	Harbin Institute of Technology	8	2	#158	Zhang, Sam S.Y. #19,514
22	Chongqing University	8	2	#163	Chen, Xianping #52,496
23	Guangdong University of Technology	8	0	#173	Mu, Zhongfei #105,609
24	School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology	8	0	#174	Wang, Gang #115,436
25	Jilin University	7	4	#184	Ma, Yanming #18,076
26	Beijing Institute of Technology	7	3	#185	Yao, Yugui #18,989
27	Chinese Academy of Sciences	7	2	#186	Weng, Hongming #19,702
28	Northwestern Polytechnical University	7	1	#189	Long, Xu #22,636
29	Southwest University	7	4	#192	Cui, Hao #29,911
30	Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	7	1	#199	Li, Runwei #62,595
31	South China University of Technology	7	1	#200	Li, Guoqiang #65,346
32	Hefei National Laboratory	7	1	#201	Wan, Xiangang #69,474
33	Central South University	7	0	#208	Jiang, Jie #102,325
34	Yanshan University	6	1	#230	Tian, Yongjun #22,228
35	Soochow University	6	1	#237	Lee, Shuittong #33,637
36	Hunan University	6	1	#249	Wang, Lingling #56,247
37	Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology	6	1	#250	Tang, Jianshi #56,467
38	College of Physics	6	1	#251	Xie, Yu #57,151
39	School of Physics	6	2	#139	Yang, Junliang #59,757
40	Shanghai University	6	2	#252	Zhang, Jianhua #64,854
41	Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	6	1	#257	Wu, Yuntao #75,179
42	Nanjing University of Science and Technology	6	1	#262	Wang, Yaojin #94,727
43	University of Science and Technology Beijing	5	2	#289	Zha, Junwei Wei1 #26,240
44	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	5	1	#302	Guo, Daoyou #39,288
45	East China Normal University	5	1	#305	Duan, Chungang #43,425
46	Southeast University	5	2	#307	Lu, Minghui #46,805
47	Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	5	2	#309	Sun, Yuping #50,774
48	Shandong University	5	1	#316	Zhao, Mingwen #65,844
49	Zhejiang University	5	1	#329	Wang, Yong #91,330
50	Xiangtan University	5	0	#341	Zhong, Jiangxin #116,222
51	ShanghaiTech University	5	0	#345	Liu, Zhi #134,068
52	Institute of Microelectronics Chinese Academy of Sciences	5	0	#351	Luo, Qing #158,600
53	Jiangsu University	5	0	#356	Yan, Xiaohong #187,575
54	National Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials	4	2	#385	Yang, Deren #21,137
55	South China Normal University	4	1	#394	Zhao, Jijun #26,300
56	Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	4	2	#398	Chu, Junhao #31,733
57	Nanjing Tech University	4	1	#400	Wang, Junling #33,133
58	Xidian University	4	1	#402	Zhang, Jincheng #37,159
59	University of Jinan	4	2	#412	Yang, Ping #48,562
60	Xi'an University of Technology	4	1	#413	Cui, Zhen #49,097
61	Shenzhen University	4	1	#414	Fan, P. #50,442
62	Chang'an University	4	1	#415	Zhang, Wenxue #50,528
63	Qingdao University	4	2	#418	Cong, Hailin #53,211
64	Nanchang University	4	1	#420	Xiao, Shuyuan #56,103
65	Harbin University of Science and Technology	4	1	#424	Zhang, Tiandong #57,581
66	Westlake University	4	1	#427	Liu, Shi #62,949
67	Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale	4	1	#431	Lu, Yalin #72,403
68	School of Physics, Zhejiang University	4	1	#436	Yang, Hongxin #83,848
69	Henan Polytechnic University	4	1	#438	Lin, Long #84,297
70	Beijing University of Chemical Technology	4	0	#446	Wang, Wei #102,535
71	Jilin Normal University	4	0	#456	Li, Xin #122,494
72	Beijing University of Technology	4	0	#461	Zhuang, Chunqiang #136,994
73	North China Electric Power University	4	0	#475	Li, Chengrong #183,561
74	Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications	4	0	#479	Vorobyev, Anatoliy Ya #200,603
75	Ningbo University	4	0	#480	Wang, Hai Xiao #204,209
76	College of Electronic Science & Engineering	4	0	#483	Wang, Wei #281,588
77	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen	3	1	#513	Zhou, Yan #19,654
78	Jiangsu University of Science and Technology	3	1	#519	Shu, Huabing #22,908
79	Wuhan University of Science and Technology	3	2	#528	Cheng, Yongzhi #26,766
80	State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices	3	2	#542	Zhang, Qinynuan Yuan #37,552
81	State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University	3	1	#565	Liu, Ming #53,463
82	Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangdong)	3	1	#571	Lu, Haizhou #58,111
83	School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology	3	1	#572	Song, Bo #59,139
84	Northeast Normal University	3	1	#573	Liu, Yichun #59,539
85	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	3	1	#596	Li, Peigang #85,060
86	Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology	3	1	#600	Sun, Rong #93,222
87	Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences	3	1	#604	Song, Fei #96,320
88	East China Jiaotong University	3	1	#609	Zhang, Weifeng #99,906
89	Hebei University of Technology	3	0	#614	Zhang, Xiaoming #109,128
90	Henan Normal University	3	0	#621	Xia, Congxin #123,749
91	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	3	0	#625	Yang, Zhihong #128,277
92	Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences	3	0	#631	Liu, Wenzhu #139,001
93	Henan University	3	0	#640	Jia, Yu #149,097
94	Henan University of Science and Technology	3	0	#641	Yong, Yongliang #149,107
95	Beijing Normal University	3	0	#646	Huang, Bing #155,751
96	Guizhou Normal University	3	0	#650	Wang, Wenzhong #159,483
97	Tianjin University of Technology	3	0	#652	Zhang, Kailiang #159,855
98	Chongqing University of Science and Technology	3	0	#671	Gao, Rongli #186,516
99	Xiamen University	3	0	#674	Chen, Zhiwen #189,151
100	Shaanxi Normal University	3	0	#689	Zhang, Jian Min #222,352
101	Jiangxi University of Science and Technology	3	0	#691	Xu, Liang #226,738
102	Hebei University	3	0	#695	Wang, Shufang Fangi #236,314
103	Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education	3	0	#699	Ou-Yang, Wei #248,017
104	University of Shanghai for Science and Technology	3	0	#700	Xia, Yijie #249,692
105	Shenyang University of Technology	3	0	#708	Wang, Wei #288,704

The top 100 in Applied Physics in China, in order

1
Wang, Weihua Hong
Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
2
Wei, Suhuai
Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
3
Huang, Xiaoyong
Taiyuan University of Technology
4
He, Jinliang
Tsinghua University
5
Hao, Yue
School of Microelectronics, Xidian University
6
Ma, Xiaohua
School of Microelectronics, Xidian University
7
Shen, Yuen Ron
Fudan University
8
Niu, Qian
University of Science and Technology of China
9
Dang, Zhimin Ming
Tsinghua University
10
Li, Shengtao
Xi'an Jiaotong University
11
Wang, Linwang
Institute of Semiconductors Chinese Academy of Sciences
12
Guo, Sandong
Xi'an Institute of Posts and Telecommunications
13
Li, Baowen
Southern University of Science and Technology
14
Mao, Hokwang
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
15
Fan, Zheyong
Bohai University
16
Li, Wu
Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
17
Du, Bo Xue
Tianjin University
18
Li, Qi
Tsinghua University
19
Ma, Yanming
Jilin University
20
Yao, Yugui
Beijing Institute of Technology
21
Zhang, Sam S.Y.
Harbin Institute of Technology
22
Zhou, Yan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
23
Weng, Hongming
Chinese Academy of Sciences
24
Yang, Deren
National Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials
25
Liu, Zhengyou
Wuhan University
26
Jiang, Jinwu
Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering
27
Tian, Yongjun
Yanshan University
28
Long, Xu
Northwestern Polytechnical University
29
Lou, Xiaojie
Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University
30
Shu, Huabing
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
31
Liu, Junming
Nanjing University
32
Tan, Daniel Qi
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion
33
Zhang, Gang
Beijing Institute of Technology
34
Zha, Junwei Wei1
University of Science and Technology Beijing
35
Zhao, Jijun
South China Normal University
36
Cheng, Yongzhi
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
37
Xiang, Hongjun
Fudan University
38
Wu, Huaqiang
Tsinghua University
39
Wu, Fengcheng
Wuhan University
40
Wang, Benxin
Jiangnan University
41
Cui, Hao
Southwest University
42
Zhao, Yusheng
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
43
He, Jin Sheng
Peking University
44
Zhang, Xiangdong
Beijing Institute of Technology
45
Wang, Yan
Hefei University of Technology
46
Sun, Changqing
Yangtze Normal University
47
Chu, Junhao
Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
48
Radamson, Henry H.
Guangdong Greater Bay Area Institute of Integrated Circuit and System
49
Wang, Junling
Nanjing Tech University
50
Ren, Tianling
Tsinghua University
51
Ahmad Khandy, Shakeel
ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center
52
Lee, Shuittong
Soochow University
53
Liu, Sheng
Wuhan University
54
Qiu, Jianrong
State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation
55
Zhao, Weisheng
Beihang University
56
Zhou, Yao
Xi'an Jiaotong University
57
Wang, Biao
Dongguan University of Technology
58
Chen, Shiyou
Fudan University
59
Zhang, Rong
Nanjing University
60
Li, Yong
Tongji University
61
Yu, Ronghai
Beihang University
62
Fang, Chen
Chinese Academy of Sciences
63
Yi, Zao
Southwest University of Science and Technology
64
Fang, Zhong
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
65
Zhang, Jincheng
Xidian University
66
Zhang, Qinynuan Yuan
State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
67
Yang, Yuchao
Peking University
68
Guo, Daoyou
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
69
Li, Zhao
Chengdu University
70
Zhang, Zhidong
Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences
71
Chen, Wei
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
72
Chen, Chuangtian
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
73
Song, Cheng
Tsinghua University
74
Yu, Guoqiang
Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
75
Liu, Ming
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
76
Sheng, Kuang
ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center
77
Wang, Zhijun
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
78
Duan, Chungang
East China Normal University
79
Zhu, Daoben
Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
80
Zhu, Benpeng
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
81
Shao, Tao
Wuhan University
82
Ding, Jianning
Yangzhou University
83
Guo, Yuzheng
Wuhan University
84
Pan, Feng
Tsinghua University
85
Wang, Yanchao
Jilin University
86
Zhou, Qu
Southwest University
87
Frauenheim, Thomas
Chengdu University
88
Wang, Zhiguo
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
89
Lu, Minghui
Southeast University
90
Hu, Jiangping Piang
Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
91
Yang, Ping
University of Jinan
92
Gui, Yinggang
Southwest University
93
Cui, Zhen
Xi'an University of Technology
94
Sun, Yan
University of Science and Technology of China
95
Guo, Tailiang
Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China
96
Fan, P.
Shenzhen University
97
Zhang, Wenxue
Chang'an University
98
Sun, Yuping
Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
99
He, Ke
Tsinghua University
100
Liu, Qi
Fudan University

1,089 listed scientists in Applied Physics in China

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