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Top institutions in China for Environmental Engineering

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

213 researchers in China whose main subfield is Environmental Engineering are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 0.6% of all listed authors in China, and 2nd of 69 countries in the subfield. 70 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Hohai University has the most (21), followed by Wuhan University (17) and Beijing Normal University (10). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
213
0.6% of all in China
In the global top 100,000
70
32.9% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#2
of 69 countries in Environmental Engineering
Highest-ranked
#5,138
Hao, Zengchao
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Hohai University215#2Sun, Hongguang #59,425
2Wuhan University175#3Xia, Jun #14,149
3Beijing Normal University106#7Hao, Zengchao #5,138
4Chang'an University94#8Li, Peiyue #5,381
5Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences85#14Zhang, Yongqiang #15,605
6Sun Yat-Sen University73#22Chen, Xiaohong #65,360
7University of Chinese Academy of Sciences62#30Sun, Siao #50,312
8Tsinghua University61#33Tian, Fuqiang #88,699
9Southern University of Science and Technology61#34Kuang, Xingxing #88,717
10Xi'an University of Technology61#35Huang, Qiang #91,567
11State Key Laboratory of Hydro Science and Engineering52#44Long, Di #23,184
12North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power53#50Huang, Shengzhi #50,089
13Northwest A&F University52#56Zhao, Guangju #68,669
14China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research52#57Yan, Denghua #72,574
15Tianjin University50#61Ma, Chao #102,612
16Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources42#81Feng, Qi #68,384
17Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute32#102Zhang, Jianyun #33,235
18Zhengzhou University31#114Zuo, Qiting #44,348
19Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology Chinese Academy of Sciences31#122Noori, Roohollah #60,705

The top 100 in Environmental Engineering in China, in order

  1. 1
    Hao, Zengchao
    Beijing Normal University
  2. 2
    Li, Peiyue
    Chang'an University
  3. 3
    Chen, Yaning
    Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Sciences
  4. 4
    Zheng, Chunmiao
    Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
  5. 5
    Xia, Jun
    Wuhan University
  6. 6
    Zhang, Yongqiang
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  7. 7
    Cheng, Nian Sheng
    Ocean College Zhejiang University
  8. 8
    Liu, Yan
    East China University of Technology
  9. 9
    Long, Di
    State Key Laboratory of Hydro Science and Engineering
  10. 10
    Yang, Dawen
    State Key Laboratory of Hydro Science and Engineering
  11. 11
    Li, Xiaoyan
    Beijing Normal University
  12. 12
    Zhou, Yanlai
    Wuhan University
  13. 13
    Zhang, Jianyun
    Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
  14. 14
    Liu, Changming
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  15. 15
    Zhang, Lu
    Wuhan University
  16. 16
    Wang, Chao
    Nanjing University
  17. 17
    Sang, Yanfang
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  18. 18
    Zuo, Qiting
    Zhengzhou University
  19. 19
    Adnan Ikram, Rana Muhammad
    Shenzhen University
  20. 20
    Zhou, Qianqian
    Guangdong University of Technology
  21. 21
    Wu, Jianhua
    Chang'an University
  22. 22
    Huang, Shengzhi
    North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power
  23. 23
    Sun, Siao
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  24. 24
    Wang, Wenchuan
    North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power
  25. 25
    Qian, Hui
    Chang'an University
  26. 26
    Zhang, Xuan
    Beijing Normal University
  27. 27
    Bai, Peng
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  28. 28
    Wang, Yanxin
    China University of Geosciences
  29. 29
    Chen, Qiuwen
    Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
  30. 30
    Sun, Hongguang
    Hohai University
  31. 31
    Zhang, Ke
    Hohai University
  32. 32
    Noori, Roohollah
    Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  33. 33
  34. 34
    Wang, Zhaoli
    Guangdong Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy Laboratory
  35. 35
    Tang, Guoqiang
    Wuhan University
  36. 36
    Ma, Ning
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  37. 37
    Yi, Yunjun
    Beijing Normal University
  38. 38
    Yin, Jiabo
    Wuhan University
  39. 39
    Xu, Zongxue
    Beijing Normal University
  40. 40
    Chen, Xiaohong
    Sun Yat-Sen University
  41. 41
    Feng, Qi
    Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
  42. 42
    Zhao, Guangju
    Northwest A&F University
  43. 43
    Yan, Denghua
    China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
  44. 44
    Wang, Guoqing
    Ministry of Water Resources, P.R. China
  45. 45
    Lu, Hui
    Sun Yat-Sen University
  46. 46
    Zhang, Xianqi
    North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power
  47. 47
    Wu, Jichun
    Nanjing University
  48. 48
    Zhang, Baoqing
    Lanzhou University
  49. 49
    Dai, Zhijun
    East China Normal University
  50. 50
    Ng, How Yong
    Beijing Normal University
  51. 51
    Wang, Tao
    Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
  52. 52
    Tian, Fuqiang
    Tsinghua University
  53. 53
    Kuang, Xingxing
    Southern University of Science and Technology
  54. 54
    Duan, Weili
    Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Sciences
  55. 55
    Jiang, Yongjun
    Southwest University
  56. 56
    Deng, Mingjiang
    Eco-Hydraulic Research Center of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Academician and Expert Workstation Department of Water Resources of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region)
  57. 57
    Han, Dongmei
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  58. 58
    Feng, Zhongkai
    Hohai University
  59. 59
    Huang, Qiang
    Xi'an University of Technology
  60. 60
    Lai, Chengguang
    South China University of Technology
  61. 61
    Sun, Wenyi
    Northwest A&F University
  62. 62
    Wang, Genxu
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  63. 63
    Xu, Xianli
    Institute of Subtropical Agriculture Chinese Academy of Sciences
  64. 64
    Wu, Yiping
    Xi'an Jiaotong University
  65. 65
    Yu, Zhongbo
    Hohai University
  66. 66
    Wang, Weiguang
    Hohai University
  67. 67
    Luo, Pingping
    Chang'an University
  68. 68
    Wang, Hao
    China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
  69. 69
    Dong, Chunyu
    Sun Yat-Sen University
  70. 70
    Chen, Xi
    Tianjin Key Laboratory of Earth Critical Zone Science and Sustainable Development in Bohai Rim
  71. 71
    Christakos, G.
    Ocean College Zhejiang University
  72. 72
    Li, Ling
    Westlake University
  73. 73
    Ma, Chao
    Tianjin University
  74. 74
    Wang, Zhaocai
    Shanghai Ocean University
  75. 75
    Zhao, Yong
    China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
  76. 76
    Qiu, Guoyu
    Peking University
  77. 77
    Zhang, Chi
    Dalian University of Technology
  78. 78
    Gao, Peng
    Northwest A&F University
  79. 79
    Zhang, Qi
    Hohai University
  80. 80
  81. 81
    Zhang, Shanghong
    North China Electric Power University
  82. 82
    Gao, Guangyao
    Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences
  83. 83
    Shao, Songdong
    Dongguan University of Technology
  84. 84
    Zheng, Yi
    Southern University of Science and Technology
  85. 85
    Wu, Zening
    Zhengzhou University
  86. 86
    Sun, Peng
    Anhui Normal University
  87. 87
    Liu, Dong
    Northeast Agricultural University
  88. 88
    Chen, Jie
    Wuhan University
  89. 89
    Khan, Shahbaz
    UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia
  90. 90
    Liu, Zhaofei
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  91. 91
    Huai, Wenxin
    Wuhan University
  92. 92
    Fang, Gonghuan
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  93. 93
    Li, Zhi
    Northwest A&F University
  94. 94
    Zhu, Guofeng
    Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis
  95. 95
    Su, Xiaoling
    Qinghai University
  96. 96
    Chen, Xi
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  97. 97
    Chang, Jianxia
    Xi'an University of Technology
  98. 98
    Chen, Cheng
    Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
  99. 99
    Zhou, Zhaoqiang
    Northeast Agricultural University
  100. 100
    Zhang, Jinliang
    Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.

213 listed scientists in Environmental Engineering 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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