Top institutions in China for Optics

48 institutions · Optics · China

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

456 researchers in China whose main subfield is Optics are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.2% of all listed authors in China, and 2nd of 57 countries in the subfield. 68 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Nanjing University has the most (20), followed by Shenzhen University (15) and Beihang University (11). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
456
1.2% of all in China
In the global top 100,000
68
14.9% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#2
of 57 countries in Optics
Highest-ranked
#2,395
Pan, Bing
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Nanjing University206#2Zhu, Shining #21,695
2Shenzhen University152#4Qu, Junle #56,896
3Beihang University111#10Pan, Bing #2,395
4University of Science and Technology of China111#11Liu, Junqiu #59,096
5Tsinghua University114#12Lin, Xing #81,231
6Northwestern Polytechnical University111#13Gan, Xuetao #89,684
7University of Chinese Academy of Sciences110#14Li, Xiong #120,948
8University of Shanghai for Science and Technology102#17Zhan, Qiwen #5,933
9College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University92#22Luo, Ming Ronnier #32,471
10Peking University93#23Gong, Qi Huang #40,972
11Jinan University91#25Li, Xiangping #70,598
12Sun Yat-Sen University92#26Dong, Jianwen #80,537
13Tianjin University91#27Han, Jiaguang #98,208
14Huazhong University of Science and Technology91#28Tao, Guangming #99,726
15The State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments81#30Yang, Yuanmu #82,148
16Harbin Institute of Technology74#32Ma, Yuefei #9,369
17Fudan University71#34Sun, Shulin #73,470
18Shanghai Jiao Tong University70#35Yuan, Luqi #123,949
19Nankai University62#48Chen, Zhigang #83,349
20National University of Defense Technology China61#49Liu, Wei #90,261
21School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology60#52Xiong, Jianghao #135,033
22Tongji University60#54Cheng, Xinbin #190,115
23Shandong Normal University51#64Cai, Yangjian #41,067
24Soochow University50#73Gong, Wenlin #121,118
25Westlake University41#83Qiu, Min #22,884
26Wuhan University42#91Xiao, Meng #41,206
27Shanxi University41#94Zhang, Lei #46,290
28Shandong University of Science and Technology41#97Kodama, Yuji #63,130
29Hunan University40#103Hu, Yueqiang #121,243
30Shandong University40#109Sun, Baoqing #201,103
31Institute of Optics and Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences33#114Luo, Xiangang #3,467
32Zhejiang University31#123Tong, Limin #20,188
33East China Normal University31#126Cheng, Ya #33,818
34Southeast University31#128Liu, Xueming #41,934
35Yanshan University31#136Meng, Zong #57,677
36Xiamen University31#143Chen, Hangyang #70,608
37College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University31#149Qian, Chao #86,010
38Hefei National Laboratory31#152Zou, Changling #92,521
39Hefei University of Technology30#156Guo, Zhongyi #129,798
40South China Normal University30#160Deng, Dongmei #141,463
41Zhengzhou University30#165Zheng, Chenglong #147,883
42Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Chinese Academy of Sciences30#168Wang, Fei #180,722
43School of Physics, Zhejiang University30#169Yang, Zhaoju #181,091
44Tiangong University30#171Li, Hongqiang #187,329
45National Key Laboratory on Near-Surface Detection30#176Zhao, Ruizhe #214,780
46University of Electronic Science and Technology of China30#178Yang, Yuanjie #220,439
47Nanjing University of Post and TeleCommunications30#180Qing, Ye Ming #230,912
48Guilin University of Electronic Technology30#183Hu, Fangrong #269,045

The top 100 in Optics in China, in order

  1. 1
    Pan, Bing
    Beihang University
  2. 2
    Wang, Jian
    Hubei Optical Fundamental Research Center
  3. 3
    Luo, Xiangang
    Institute of Optics and Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences
  4. 4
    Zhan, Qiwen
    University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
  5. 5
    Ma, Yuefei
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  6. 6
    Tong, Limin
    Zhejiang University
  7. 7
    Zhu, Shining
    Nanjing University
  8. 8
    Chen, Feng
    State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
  9. 9
    Qiu, Min
    Westlake University
  10. 10
    Situ, Guohai
    Shanghai Institute of Laser Technology
  11. 11
    Zhou, Qin
    Wuhan Textile University
  12. 12
    Zhong, Shuncong
    Minjiang University
  13. 13
    Huang, Lingling
    Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Imaging Technology and Systems, Beijing Institute of Technology
  14. 14
    Luo, Ming Ronnier
    College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
  15. 15
    Cheng, Ya
    East China Normal University
  16. 16
    Qi, Bing
    NYU Shanghai
  17. 17
    Li, Zhiyuan Yuhan
    State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
  18. 18
    Song, Qinghai
    School of Integrated Circuits, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen
  19. 19
    Gong, Qi Huang
    Peking University
  20. 20
    Cai, Yangjian
    Shandong Normal University
  21. 21
    Xiao, Meng
    Wuhan University
  22. 22
    Wang, Jun
    Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
  23. 23
    Liu, Xueming
    Southeast University
  24. 24
    Gu, Min
    University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
  25. 25
    Zhang, Lei
    Shanxi University
  26. 26
    Tan, Jiubin B.
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  27. 27
    Tang, Dingyuan
    Shenzhen Technology University
  28. 28
    Xu, Ting
    Nanjing University
  29. 29
    Lu, Yanqing
    Nanjing University
  30. 30
    Pu, Mingbo
    Institute of Optics and Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences
  31. 31
    Qu, Junle
    Shenzhen University
  32. 32
    Meng, Zong
    Yanshan University
  33. 33
    Liu, Junqiu
    University of Science and Technology of China
  34. 34
    Kodama, Yuji
    Shandong University of Science and Technology
  35. 35
    Yuan, Xiaocong
    Shenzhen University
  36. 36
    Xiao, Shumin
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  37. 37
    Li, Xiangping
    Jinan University
  38. 38
    Chen, Hangyang
    Xiamen University
  39. 39
    Sun, Shulin
    Fudan University
  40. 40
    Bian, Liheng
    Beijing Institute of Technology
  41. 41
    Liu, Wen
    Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  42. 42
    Zheng, Guoxing
    Wuhan University
  43. 43
    Dong, Jianwen
    Sun Yat-Sen University
  44. 44
    Lin, Xing
    Tsinghua University
  45. 45
    Cao, Liangcai
    Tsinghua University
  46. 46
    Li, Bangqing
    Beijing Technology and Business University
  47. 47
    Yang, Yuanmu
    The State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments
  48. 48
    Chen, Zhigang
    Nankai University
  49. 49
    Guo, Yinghui
    Institute of Optics and Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences
  50. 50
    Wu, Jiamin
    Tsinghua University
  51. 51
    Ma, Renmin
    Peking University
  52. 52
    Tang, Lu
    Chengdu University of Technology
  53. 53
    Chen, Shuqi
    Nankai University
  54. 54
    Qian, Chao
    College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University
  55. 55
    Wang, Shuming
    Nanjing University
  56. 56
    Gan, Xuetao
    Northwestern Polytechnical University
  57. 57
    Li, Tao
    Nanjing University
  58. 58
    Liu, Wei
    National University of Defense Technology China
  59. 59
    Xiao, Min
    Nanjing University
  60. 60
    Qiao, Shunda
    Harbin Institute of Technology
  61. 61
    Zou, Changling
    Hefei National Laboratory
  62. 62
    Ruan, Zhichao
    College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
  63. 63
    Xiao, Yunfeng
    Peking University
  64. 64
    Cai, Xinlun
    Sun Yat-Sen University
  65. 65
    Liu, Qiang
    Tsinghua University
  66. 66
    Han, Jiaguang
    Tianjin University
  67. 67
    Cheng, Shubo
    Yangtze University
  68. 68
    Tao, Guangming
    Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  69. 69
    Deng, Zilan
    Jinan University
  70. 70
    Xiang, Yuanjiang
    Wenzhou University
  71. 71
    Wang, Yongtian
    Northwestern Polytechnical University
  72. 72
    Liao, Shengkai
    University of Science and Technology of China
  73. 73
    Zhou, Chaobiao
    Guizhou Minzu University
  74. 74
    Dong, Lei
    Shanxi University
  75. 75
    Zhang, Zibang
    Jinan University
  76. 76
    Yin, Juan
    University of Science and Technology of China
  77. 77
    Li, Lifeng
    Tsinghua University
  78. 78
    Min, Rui
    Beijing Normal University
  79. 79
    Song, Qinghua
    Tsinghua University
  80. 80
    Yang, Zhongmin Min
    South China University of Technology
  81. 81
    Shalin, Alexander S.
    Suzhou City University
  82. 82
    Hu, Haofeng
    Tianjin University
  83. 83
    Li, Xiong
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  84. 84
    Gong, Wenlin
    Soochow University
  85. 85
    Hu, Yueqiang
    Hunan University
  86. 86
    Yuan, Luqi
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  87. 87
    Huang, Hao
    Jinhua Advanced Research Institute
  88. 88
    Shi, Yuzhi
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  89. 89
    Zhang, Yan
    Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Imaging Technology and Systems, Beijing Institute of Technology
  90. 90
    Jiang, Tian
    Hunan Research Center of the Basic Discipline for Physical States
  91. 91
    Ji, Xingchen
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  92. 92
    Guo, Zhongyi
    Hefei University of Technology
  93. 93
    Wu, Hongpeng
    Shanxi University
  94. 94
    Wang, Jinrui
    Shandong University of Science and Technology
  95. 95
    Xiong, Jianghao
    School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology
  96. 96
    Liu, Jin
    Sun Yat-Sen University
  97. 97
    Fang, Xinyuan
    University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
  98. 98
    Zhao, Luming
    Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  99. 99
    Zhang, Lei
    Zhejiang University of Technology
  100. 100
    Meng, Yuan
    Tsinghua University

456 listed scientists in Optics in China

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