Country profile · 2027
172 of China's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by Peking University. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.
Provisional order shown; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.
| University | Partners | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Peking University | 584 | 58 |
| Tsinghua University | 572 | 59 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 533 | 53 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 462 | 51 |
| Fudan University | 432 | 48 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | 429 | 48 |
| Zhejiang University | 420 | 41 |
| Shandong University | 332 | 39 |
| Sun Yat-sen University | 337 | 33 |
| Nanjing University | 329 | 37 |
| Beihang University | 260 | 42 |
| Wuhan University | 268 | 27 |
| Sichuan University | 245 | 24 |
| Central South University | 260 | 20 |
| Tongji University | 233 | 22 |
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