Nobel Prize winners in China
2025 single-year list · 5 laureates, by prize and field
How many Nobel Prize winners in China are top-cited scientists?
5 Nobel laureates whose current affiliation is in China are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list: 1 in physics, 2 in chemistry and 2 in physiology or medicine. 4 rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Under each prize are the laureates’ main fields in the list, which can differ from the prize: pick a row to see its laureates ranked in the table of all authors.
| Prize and field | Laureates |
|---|---|
| Physics | 1 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 1 |
| Chemistry | 2 |
| Chemistry | 1 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 1 |
| Physiology or Medicine | 2 |
| Biomedical Research | 1 |
| Clinical Medicine | 1 |
5 Nobel laureates in China
See all 5 in the interactive table →