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

893 researchers in China whose main field is Biology are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 2.4% of all listed authors in China, and 2nd of 104 countries in the field. 287 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has the most (64), followed by Nanjing Agricultural University (44) and China Agricultural University (34). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors

893

2.4% of all in China

In the global top 100,000

287

32.1% of them

Country rank in the field

of 104 countries in Biology

Highest-ranked

#55

Zhu, Jian Kang

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k	Rank worldwide	Highest-ranked author
1	Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences	64	17	#3	Xu, Yunbi #13,675
2	Nanjing Agricultural University	44	10	#12	Xu, Guohua #13,735
3	China Agricultural University	34	13	#23	Gong, Zhizhong #7,309
4	Huazhong Agricultural University	30	14	#29	Peng, Shaobing #10,751
5	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	29	15	#33	Jeppesen, Erik #10,766
6	South China Agricultural University	24	5	#48	Wang, Haiyang #30,625
7	Shandong Agricultural University	23	5	#50	Turner, Benjamin L. #3,704
8	Chinese Academy of Sciences	22	10	#59	Zhu, Xinguang #28,128
9	Sichuan Agricultural University	21	5	#64	Yang, Wenyu #57,334
10	Northwest A&F University	17	4	#88	Li, Xinrong #50,496
11	Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences	16	6	#89	Gao, Caixia #1,234
12	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University	16	8	#101	Tang, Haibao #25,651
13	Zhejiang University	16	5	#102	Yu, Jingquan #29,872
14	Yangzhou University	15	3	#111	Yang, Jianchang #12,150
15	Southwest University	15	3	#116	Smagghe, Guy J. #19,554
16	Peking University	12	9	#154	Fang, Jingyun Gang #5,790
17	Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences	12	3	#166	Ma, Keping #17,156
18	Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University	10	3	#208	Sharma, Anket #11,705
19	CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology	10	5	#209	Wang, Jiawei #12,789
20	Anhui Agricultural University	10	1	#224	Wu, Jun #87,423
21	Beijing Forestry University	9	2	#234	Dong, Shuikui #11,176
22	Hainan University	9	3	#255	Shi, Haitao #56,440
23	Guangxi University	9	0	#257	Muhammad, Ihsan #107,946
24	Yazhouwan National Laboratory	8	3	#280	Zhou, Jianmin #17,558
25	Kunming Institute of Botany	7	4	#314	Ollerton, Jeff #8,422
26	Lanzhou University	7	1	#338	Kamran, Muhammad Aqeel #64,391
27	Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Sciences	7	3	#341	Tanveer, Mohsin A. #68,694
28	Nanjing Forestry University	7	1	#343	Yang, Liming #73,086
29	Southern University of Science and Technology	6	4	#346	Zhu, Jian Kang #55
30	Hunan Agricultural University	6	2	#363	Zhao, Jian #10,088
31	Yangtze University	6	2	#366	Wu, Qiangsheng #11,579
32	Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences	6	4	#368	Niu, Shuli #13,907
33	Tsinghua University	6	2	#380	Yang, Jun #20,651
34	Yunnan University	6	3	#396	Xie, Ping #38,973
35	Shandong Normal University	6	2	#398	Sui, Na #41,395
36	Guizhou University	6	2	#402	Liu, Tongxian #47,488
37	Hebei University	5	3	#436	Ali, Arshad #10,403
38	Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences	5	1	#452	Chen, Chengjie #18,744
39	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	5	1	#471	Zhang, Dabing #36,661
40	College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University	5	2	#481	Zhou, Weijun #49,389
41	South China Botanical Garden	5	4	#482	Mustafa, Adnan #52,478
42	Henan University	5	2	#490	Song, Chunpeng #63,579
43	Shenyang Agricultural University	5	1	#503	Chen, Wenfu #99,446
44	Chongqing University	5	0	#504	Li, Zhengguo #105,595
45	Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China	5	0	#506	Shi, Kai #113,327
46	Sun Yat-Sen University	5	0	#511	Veresoglou, Stavros D. #128,927
47	Yunnan Agricultural University	5	0	#513	Dong, Yang #182,940
48	Beijing Normal University	4	4	#534	Liu, Yanxu #9,601
49	Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology	4	2	#542	Hedrich, Rainer #13,230
50	National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement	4	2	#543	Zhang, Qingyi Fa #15,200
51	Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences	4	2	#544	Ouyang, Zhiyun #15,441
52	Shanghai Normal University	4	1	#559	Huang, Xuehui #27,348
53	Wuhan Botanical Garden	4	1	#573	An, Jianping #42,204
54	Jiangsu University	4	2	#607	Cao, Jun #78,805
55	Hubei University	4	0	#626	Li, Shengchun #111,661
56	Zhengzhou University	4	0	#629	Han, Tianfu #120,423
57	Ocean University of China	4	0	#635	Li, Qi #156,561
58	Henan Agricultural University	4	0	#637	Ma, Dongyun #191,045
59	Shenzhen University	3	1	#646	Raza, Ali #3,284
60	Northeast Forestry University	3	2	#677	He, Nianpeng #20,008
61	Zhejiang Normal University	3	2	#702	Tyree, Melvin Thomas #32,997
62	College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University	3	1	#721	Zheng, Shaojian #41,465
63	Sichuan University	3	1	#728	Liu, Jianquan #46,217
64	Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University	3	3	#742	Grierson, Donald #52,557
65	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	3	2	#746	Zhang, Maomao #58,006
66	Shanghai Ocean University	3	1	#755	Wang, Youji #64,351
67	School of Life Sciences Fudan University	3	3	#760	He, Qiang #66,704
68	Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College	3	1	#778	Lu, Shanfa #78,881
69	Guangzhou University	3	1	#796	Kong, Fanjiang #96,531
70	Hangzhou Normal University	3	0	#805	Dong, Ming #110,450
71	The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education	3	0	#815	Bai, Mingyi #125,399
72	China National Rice Research Institute	3	0	#819	Wang, Kejian #134,545
73	Wuhan University	3	0	#823	Cai, Qiang #137,521
74	Wenzhou University	3	0	#828	Ma, Zengling #178,938

The top 100 in Biology in China, in order

1
Zhu, Jian Kang
Southern University of Science and Technology
2
Gao, Caixia
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences
3
Corlett, Richard T.
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Raza, Ali
Shenzhen University
5
Turner, Benjamin L.
Shandong Agricultural University
6
Wang, Xiukang
Yan'an University
7
Fang, Jingyun Gang
Peking University
8
Peng, Jian
Peking University
9
Gong, Zhizhong
China Agricultural University
10
Ollerton, Jeff
Kunming Institute of Botany
11
Wu, Honghong
China Agricultural University
12
Xu, Jianchu
Kunming Institute of Botany
13
Liu, Yanxu
Beijing Normal University
14
Zhao, Jian
Hunan Agricultural University
15
Ali, Arshad
Hebei University
16
Peng, Shaobing
Huazhong Agricultural University
17
Jeppesen, Erik
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
18
Luo, Jie
Huazhong Agricultural University
19
Dong, Shuikui
Beijing Forestry University
20
Li, Jiayang
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences
21
Wu, Qiangsheng
Yangtze University
22
Sharma, Anket
Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
23
Yang, Jianchang
Yangzhou University
24
Ahammed, Golam Jalal
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Stress Resistance Regulation and Safe Production of Protected Vegetables
25
Wang, Jiawei
CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
26
Hedrich, Rainer
Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology
27
Xu, Yunbi
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
28
Xu, Guohua
Nanjing Agricultural University
29
Niu, Shuli
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
30
Zhang, Qingyi Fa
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement
31
Ouyang, Zhiyun
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences
32
Xie, Hualin
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
33
Ma, Keping
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
34
Zhou, Weiqi Qui
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
35
Yang, Shuhua
China Agricultural University
36
Zhou, Jianmin
Yazhouwan National Laboratory
37
Bai, Yongfei
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
38
Martin, Francis M.
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
39
Märtinoia, Enrico
Foshan University
40
Chen, Chengjie
Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences
41
Smagghe, Guy J.
Southwest University
42
He, Nianpeng
Northeast Forestry University
43
Song, Wei
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
44
Yang, Jun
Tsinghua University
45
Verma, Krishan K.
Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
46
Demidchik, Vadim V.
Foshan University
47
Chapman, Colin A.
Northwest University
48
Qian, Jiasheng
Yazhouwan National Laboratory
49
Tang, Haibao
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
50
Zhang, Huiming
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
51
Gao, Kunshan
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science
52
Deng, Xiuxin
Huazhong Agricultural University
53
Cao, Shixiong
Yan'an University
54
Li, Yangrui
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
55
Li, Dezhu
Shandong Agricultural University
56
Jin, Biao
Yangzhou University
57
Huang, Xuehui
Shanghai Normal University
58
Deng, Xingwang
Peking University
59
Zhu, Xinguang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
60
Fu, Yongshuo H.
Beijing Normal University
61
Ahmed, Z.
Soochow University
62
Yu, Jingquan
Zhejiang University
63
Wang, Haiyang
South China Agricultural University
64
Xiong, Lizhong
Huazhong Agricultural University
65
Xu, Ming
Beijing Normal University
66
Zhang, Ping
Shanxi Agricultural University
67
Tyree, Melvin Thomas
Zhejiang Normal University
68
Xu, Lin
CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
69
Sun, Wenli
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
70
He, Yuehui
Peking University
71
Pan, Jinghu
Northwest Normal University China
72
He, Zuhua
Chinese Academy of Sciences
73
Yan, Jianbing
Huazhong Agricultural University
74
Zhang, Dabing
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
75
Wu, Kongming
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
76
Huang, Sanwen
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
77
Tsuda, Kenichi
Huazhong Agricultural University
78
Liang, Gang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
79
Xie, Ping
Yunnan University
80
Guo, Yan
China Agricultural University
81
Xia, Rui
South China Agricultural University
82
Diao, Xianmin
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
83
Wang, Ertao
CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
84
Luo, Lijun
Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center
85
Zhou, Jie
Zhejiang University
86
Xiong, Dongliang
Huazhong Agricultural University
87
Han, Bin
Chinese Academy of Sciences
88
Wei, Fuwen
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
89
Lin, Chentao
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
90
Riaz, Muhammad Umair
Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering
91
Liu, Lingli
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
92
Li, Zhongguang
Yunnan Normal University
93
Yang, Yongqing
China Agricultural University
94
Sui, Na
Shandong Normal University
95
Zheng, Shaojian
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
96
An, Jianping
Wuhan Botanical Garden
97
Kudla, Jörg
China Agricultural University
98
Wanger, Thomas Cherico
Westlake University
99
Shao, Hongbo
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
100
Zhang, Yuelin
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

893 listed scientists in Biology in China

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