Top universities in China by research output (2026)

Chinese Academy of Sciences is the most active research institution in China, with 7,814 papers in the last 29 days.

Updated automatically every day. Data: 29 fully counted days, September 26, 2026 – October 24, 2026. Source: OpenAlex and PubMed.

Most active institutions in China

Rank	Institution	Papers (29 days)	Per day
1	Chinese Academy of Sciences	7,814	269
2	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	2,657	92
3	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	2,555	88
4	Zhejiang University	2,553	88
5	Tsinghua University	2,413	83
6	State Council of the People's Republic of China	2,239	77
7	Peking University	1,954	67
8	Fudan University	1,177	41
9	Sun Yat-sen University	879	30
10	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs	834	29
11	University of Science and Technology of China	613	21
12	Sichuan University	475	16
13	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	315	11
14	Nanjing University	309	11
15	Xi'an Jiaotong University	298	10
16	Harbin Institute of Technology	296	10
17	Tongji University	261	9
18	Central South University	228	8
19	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College	226	8
20	Southeast University	212	7
21	Shenzhen University	201	7
22	Shandong University	166	6
23	Capital Medical University	164	6
24	Jilin University	142	5
25	Ministry of Industry and Information Technology	139	5

This list includes institutions that were among the 200 most active in the world on at least one day. See all of China's research or search any institution at the top of the page.