Best Chinese Universities Ranking 2018

Academic Ranking of World Universities · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Evaluates Chinese mainland universities for overall strength based on research output, faculty, and talent development.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Best Chinese Universities Ranking evaluate universities?

Best Chinese Universities Ranking, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Indicators, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2018 edition assessed 601 universities from 1 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Best Chinese Universities Ranking 2018?

The top universities in Best Chinese Universities Ranking 2018 are: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Tianjin Medical University, Central University of Finance and Economics, Xidian University, Nanjing Medical University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 601 universities from 1 countries and regions using indicators such as Indicators. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Best Chinese Universities Ranking differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

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	University	Country
51	Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)	🇨🇳 China	42.1
52	Tianjin Medical University (TMU)	🇨🇳 China	42.0
52	Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)	🇨🇳 China	42.0
54	Xidian University	🇨🇳 China	41.9
55	Nanjing Medical University (NMU)	🇨🇳 China	41.7
56	Jinan University (JNU)	🇨🇳 China	41.6
57	Lanzhou University	🇨🇳 China	41.4
58	Jiangnan University (JU)	🇨🇳 China	40.8
59	North China Electric Power University (NCEPU)	🇨🇳 China	40.5
60	Ocean University of China (OUC)	🇨🇳 China	40.3
61	Harbin Engineering University (HEU)	🇨🇳 China	40.2
61	China University of Geosciences (CUG)	🇨🇳 China	40.2
63	Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU)	🇨🇳 China	40.1
63	Nanjing Normal University (NNU)	🇨🇳 China	40.1
65	Northeast Normal University (NENU)	🇨🇳 China	40.0
66	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)	🇨🇳 China	39.9
67	Fuzhou University (FZU)	🇨🇳 China	39.8
67	China Pharmaceutical University (CPU)	🇨🇳 China	39.8
69	China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (CUGB)	🇨🇳 China	39.7
70	Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)	🇨🇳 China	39.6
71	Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU)	🇨🇳 China	39.5
72	Beijing University of Technology	🇨🇳 China	39.2
72	Hohai University	🇨🇳 China	39.2
74	Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU)	🇨🇳 China	39.1
74	China Medical University (CMU)	🇨🇳 China	39.1
76	Southwest University (SWU)	🇨🇳 China	39.0
77	Southern Medical University (SMU)	🇨🇳 China	38.8
77	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL)	🇨🇳 China	38.8
79	Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST)	🇨🇳 China	38.4
80	Jiangsu University	🇨🇳 China	38.3
80	China University of Petroleum, East China	🇨🇳 China	38.3
82	Hefei University of Technology (HFUT)	🇨🇳 China	38.2
83	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM)	🇨🇳 China	38.1
83	China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT)	🇨🇳 China	38.1
85	Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT)	🇨🇳 China	38.0
86	Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM)	🇨🇳 China	37.9
86	Huaqiao University	🇨🇳 China	37.9
86	Northwest A&F University (NWAFU)	🇨🇳 China	37.9
89	Beijing Forestry University (BFU)	🇨🇳 China	37.8
89	Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE)	🇨🇳 China	37.8
91	Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT)	🇨🇳 China	37.7
91	Shenzhen University (SZU)	🇨🇳 China	37.7
91	Minzu University of China (MUC)	🇨🇳 China	37.7
94	Nanjing Tech University (NJTech)	🇨🇳 China	37.6
94	China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL)	🇨🇳 China	37.6
96	Dalian Medical University	🇨🇳 China	37.5
97	China University of Petroleum, Beijing (CUP)	🇨🇳 China	37.3
98	Northwest University	🇨🇳 China	37.2
98	Communication University of China (BBI)	🇨🇳 China	37.2
100	Ningbo University (NBU)	🇨🇳 China	36.8