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 15 September 2026 launch.
| University | Partners | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Peking University | 1165 | 81 |
| Tsinghua University | 1150 | 79 |
| Shenzhen University | 1108 | 79 |
| Zhejiang University | 1166 | 81 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 1152 | 81 |
| Sun Yat-sen University | 1149 | 80 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 1151 | 79 |
| Fudan University | 1140 | 79 |
| Wuhan University | 1115 | 79 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | 1121 | 78 |
| Beijing Normal University | 1061 | 76 |
| Tongji University | 1094 | 78 |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | 1055 | 73 |
| Nanjing University | 1083 | 72 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | 1092 | 76 |
Universities can verify their data, feature academics and video on their public page, onboard their academics as members and compete for the Subject Awards.