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Top institutions in China for Biotechnology

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

330 researchers in China whose main subfield is Biotechnology are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 0.9% of all listed authors in China, and 1st of 62 countries in the subfield. 60 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Jiangnan University has the most (27), followed by Nanjing Tech University (12) and Beijing University of Chemical Technology (10). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
330
0.9% of all in China
In the global top 100,000
60
18.2% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#1
of 62 countries in Biotechnology
Highest-ranked
#1,464
Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Jiangnan University275#1Xu, Yan #25,544
2Nanjing Tech University122#2Jiang, Min #72,678
3Beijing University of Chemical Technology101#3Tan, Tianwei #44,882
4Nanjing Forestry University91#5Huang, Caoxing #23,524
5Beijing Forestry University92#6Yuan, Tongqi #42,620
6Tianjin University91#7Yuan, Yingjin #80,094
7Tsinghua University83#8Chen, GuoQiang #2,927
8Jiangsu University82#10Sun, Jianzhong #28,315
9Nanchang University83#11Zhou, Wenguang #54,062
10Tianjin University of Science & Technology73#13Si, Chuanling #10,148
11Northwest A&F University61#17Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar #1,464
12Shanghai Jiao Tong University62#21Zhong, J. J. #43,500
13Shandong University60#28Qi, Qingsheng #121,268
14Dalian University of Technology60#29Xiu, Zhilong #154,855
15Harbin Institute of Technology52#32Ho, Shih Hsin #7,811
16Shenzhen University53#35Chen, Feng #33,442
17School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology50#42Chen, Chuan #107,435
18South China University of Technology50#43Zong, Minghua #115,603
19Fudan University50#44Wan, Chunli #123,636
20Guangxi University50#45Qin, Chengrong #183,715
21Guangzhou University41#59Zabed, Hossain M. #71,963
22Nanjing University of Science and Technology41#62Ge, Shijian #93,491
23Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology40#63He, Zhangwei #107,209
24China Agricultural University40#64Han, Lujia #107,702
25Zhengzhou University40#67Alam, Md Asraful #116,893
26University of Chinese Academy of Sciences40#68Dong, Li #117,041
27Northeast Agricultural University40#69Zhao, Yue #118,216
28South China Agricultural University40#72Sun, Shaolong #179,326
29Beijing University of Technology40#73Li, Xiyao #182,131
30Qilu University of Technology40#74Lyu, Gaojin #188,141
31Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology33#76Gu, Ji Dong #3,710
32Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology32#83Zhang, Yi Heng Percival Job #17,383
33Nanjing Normal University31#102Huang, He #65,283
34Central South University31#106Li, Jianghua #77,348
35State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism31#111Zhao, Xinqing #98,705
36East China University of Science and Technology30#128Zhang, Lixin #141,168

The top 100 in Biotechnology in China, in order

  1. 1
    Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar
    Northwest A&F University
  2. 2
    Liu, Yu
    Nankai University
  3. 3
    Chen, GuoQiang
    Tsinghua University
  4. 4
    Gu, Ji Dong
    Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
  5. 5
    Ho, Shih Hsin
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  6. 6
    Si, Chuanling
    Tianjin University of Science & Technology
  7. 7
    Zhang, Yi Heng Percival Job
    Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
  8. 8
    Zhu, Liandong
    Wuhan University
  9. 9
    Huang, Caoxing
    Nanjing Forestry University
  10. 10
    Xu, Yan
    Jiangnan University
  11. 11
    Chen, Hongzhang
    Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences
  12. 12
    Chen, Jian
    Jiangnan University
  13. 13
    Sun, Jianzhong
    Jiangsu University
  14. 14
    Cui, Jiandong
    Tianjin University of Science & Technology
  15. 15
    Xu, Peng
    Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
  16. 16
    Chen, Feng
    Shenzhen University
  17. 17
    Liu, Long
    Jiangnan University
  18. 18
    Zhang, Quanguo
    Henan Agricultural University
  19. 19
    Guo, Wanqian
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  20. 20
    Yuan, Tongqi
    Beijing Forestry University
  21. 21
    Zhong, J. J.
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  22. 22
    Zhou, Jingwen
    Jiangnan University
  23. 23
    Tan, Tianwei
    Beijing University of Chemical Technology
  24. 24
    Wen, Jialong
    Beijing Forestry University
  25. 25
    Zhou, Yongjin
    Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
  26. 26
    Zhu, Daochen
    Jiangsu University
  27. 27
    Luo, Gang
    Tongji University
  28. 28
    Li, Feng
    Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences
  29. 29
    Lu, Yuan
    Tsinghua University
  30. 30
    Zhou, Wenguang
    Nanchang University
  31. 31
    Hu, Qiang
    Shenzhen University
  32. 32
    Zhao, Xuebing
    Tsinghua University
  33. 33
    Liu, Jin
    Nanchang University
  34. 34
    Salama, El Sayed
    Lanzhou University
  35. 35
    Huang, He
    Nanjing Normal University
  36. 36
    Tyagi, R. D.
    Dongguan University of Technology
  37. 37
    Qin, Song
    Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  38. 38
    Zabed, Hossain M.
    Guangzhou University
  39. 39
    Jiang, Min
    Nanjing Tech University
  40. 40
    Li, Jianghua
    Central South University
  41. 41
    Yuan, Yingjin
    Tianjin University
  42. 42
    Shi, Zhengjun
    Southwest Forestry University
  43. 43
    Li, Xiangkai
    Lanzhou University
  44. 44
    Liu, Yuhuan
    Nanchang University
  45. 45
    Zeng, Anping
    Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Intelligent Synthetic Biology
  46. 46
    Lian, Jiazhang
    State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
  47. 47
    Lu, Qian
    Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
  48. 48
    He, Yucai
    Changzhou University
  49. 49
    Yang, Zhen
    Shenzhen University
  50. 50
    Ge, Shijian
    Nanjing University of Science and Technology
  51. 51
    Wang, Xiaoyuan
    Jiangnan University
  52. 52
    Liu, Xiaobo
    Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
  53. 53
    Cheng, Dongle
    Shandong University of Science and Technology
  54. 54
    Ma, Yanhe
    Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
  55. 55
    Jia, Shiru
    Tianjin University of Science & Technology
  56. 56
    Zhang, Le
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  57. 57
    Ji, Xiaojun
    Nanjing Tech University
  58. 58
    Zhao, Xinqing
    State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism
  59. 59
    Lou, Wenyong
    State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
  60. 60
    Li, Bin
    Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology
  61. 61
    Chen, Tao
    Tianjin University
  62. 62
    Lv, Xueqin
    Jiangnan University
  63. 63
    Jiang, Ling
    Nanjing Tech University
  64. 64
    Shen, Nan
    University of Science and Technology of China
  65. 65
    He, Qiulai
    Hunan University
  66. 66
    Chen, Zhu
    Central South University
  67. 67
    He, Zhangwei
    Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
  68. 68
    Chen, Chuan
    School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology
  69. 69
    Han, Lujia
    China Agricultural University
  70. 70
    Du, Guocheng
    Jiangnan University
  71. 71
    Xu, Chunping
    Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
  72. 72
    Yuguo, Zheng
    Zhejiang University of Technology
  73. 73
    Ren, Hongyu
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  74. 74
    Zong, Minghua
    South China University of Technology
  75. 75
    Zhao, Lei
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  76. 76
    Su, Junfeng
    Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
  77. 77
    Alam, Md Asraful
    Zhengzhou University
  78. 78
    Yuan, Qipeng
    Beijing University of Chemical Technology
  79. 79
    Dong, Li
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  80. 80
    Zhao, Yue
    Northeast Agricultural University
  81. 81
    Zhang, Zhiping
    Henan Agricultural University
  82. 82
    Sun, Xiaoman
    Nanjing Normal University
  83. 83
    Chen, Xiulai
    Jiangnan University
  84. 84
    Qi, Qingsheng
    Shandong University
  85. 85
    Xin, Fengxue
    Nanjing Tech University
  86. 86
    Xu, Zhenghong
    Jiangnan University
  87. 87
    Zhang, Xueli
    Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
  88. 88
    Wan, Chunli
    Fudan University
  89. 89
    Show, Kuan Yeow
    Fudan University
  90. 90
    Xu, Ping
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  91. 91
    Fu, Shanfei
    Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology
  92. 92
    Wang, Ke
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  93. 93
    Yong, Yangchun
    Jiangsu University
  94. 94
    Liu, Tao
    Northwest A&F University
  95. 95
    Ren, Xiuna
    Northwest A&F University
  96. 96
    Awasthi, Sanjeev Kumar
    Northwest A&F University
  97. 97
    Hou, Jin
    Shandong University
  98. 98
    Liu, Zhi Hua
    Tianjin University
  99. 99
    Liu, Chunzhao
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  100. 100
    Fan, Liangliang
    Nanchang University

330 listed scientists in Biotechnology 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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