100 Best universities for Paleontology in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 34.2M citations received by 1.82M academic papers made by 534 universities in China was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Paleontology

#3 in Asia

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#4 in Asia

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#5 in Asia

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#6 in Asia

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

5. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#10 in Asia

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

6. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Paleontology

#15 in Asia

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

7. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Paleontology

#16 in Asia

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

8. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Paleontology

#19 in Asia

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

9. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#20 in Asia

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

10. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Paleontology

#22 in Asia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

11. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#23 in Asia

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

12. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#24 in Asia

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

13. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#26 in Asia

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

14. University of Science and Technology of China

For Paleontology

#27 in Asia

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

15. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#29 in Asia

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

16. Shandong University

For Paleontology

#30 in Asia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

17. Wuhan University

For Paleontology

#32 in Asia

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#33 in Asia

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#34 in Asia

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

20. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#35 in Asia

#225 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Paleontology

#36 in Asia

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

22. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#37 in Asia

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

23. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#38 in Asia

#235 in the World

Founded: 1952

24. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Paleontology

#39 in Asia

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

25. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Paleontology

#40 in Asia

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

26. China University of Mining and Technology

For Paleontology

#42 in Asia

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

27. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Paleontology

#43 in Asia

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

28. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Paleontology

#44 in Asia

#272 in the World

Founded: 1909

29. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#48 in Asia

#292 in the World

Founded: 1937

30. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#51 in Asia

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

31. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Paleontology

#52 in Asia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

32. Dalian University of Technology

For Paleontology

#53 in Asia

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

33. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Paleontology

#55 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

34. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#56 in Asia

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

35. Jiangnan University

For Paleontology

#57 in Asia

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

36. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#58 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

37. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Paleontology

#62 in Asia

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

38. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#65 in Asia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

39. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#71 in Asia

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

40. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#72 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

41. Xiamen University

For Paleontology

#73 in Asia

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

42. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Paleontology

#75 in Asia

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

43. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Paleontology

#77 in Asia

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

44. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#78 in Asia

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

45. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Paleontology

#82 in Asia

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

46. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Paleontology

#83 in Asia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

47. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#84 in Asia

#419 in the World

Founded: 1915

48. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#86 in Asia

#422 in the World

Founded: 1952

49. Northwest University, China

For Paleontology

#90 in Asia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

50. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#92 in Asia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

51. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Paleontology

#94 in Asia

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

52. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#95 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

53. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Paleontology

#97 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

54. Wuhan University of Technology

For Paleontology

#102 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

55. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#103 in Asia

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

56. Soochow University

For Paleontology

#104 in Asia

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

57. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Paleontology

#113 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

58. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Paleontology

#115 in Asia

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

59. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Paleontology

#117 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

60. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Paleontology

#125 in Asia

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

61. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#126 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

62. Chengdu University of Technology

China | Chengdu

For Paleontology

#127 in Asia

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

63. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#129 in Asia

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

64. Northeast Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#131 in Asia

#584 in the World

Founded: 1948

65. Southwest Petroleum University

China | Nanchong

For Paleontology

#132 in Asia

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 34,755
Founded: 1958

66. Hefei University of Technology

For Paleontology

#138 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

67. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Paleontology

#139 in Asia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

68. Chang'an University

For Paleontology

#140 in Asia

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

69. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Paleontology

#142 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

70. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#143 in Asia

#607 in the World

Founded: 1958

71. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Paleontology

#144 in Asia

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

72. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#145 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

73. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#149 in Asia

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

74. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Paleontology

#150 in Asia

#617 in the World

Founded: 1902

75. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#151 in Asia

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

76. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#153 in Asia

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

77. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Paleontology

#155 in Asia

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

78. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#159 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

79. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Paleontology

#160 in Asia

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

80. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Paleontology

#161 in Asia

#645 in the World

Founded: 1928

81. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Paleontology

#166 in Asia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

82. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#169 in Asia

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

83. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#175 in Asia

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

84. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Paleontology

#177 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

85. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#179 in Asia

#693 in the World

Founded: 1896

86. Ningbo University

For Paleontology

#182 in Asia

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

87. Kunming University of Science and Technology

China | Kunming

For Paleontology

#186 in Asia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1954

88. Fuzhou University

For Paleontology

#188 in Asia

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

89. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#189 in Asia

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

90. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Paleontology

#191 in Asia

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

91. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#197 in Asia

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

92. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Paleontology

#206 in Asia

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

93. Shandong Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#207 in Asia

#761 in the World

Founded: 1906

94. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Paleontology

#208 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

95. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Paleontology

#209 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

96. Taiyuan University of Technology

China | Taiyuan

For Paleontology

#213 in Asia

#779 in the World

Founded: 1902

97. Shanghai Ocean University

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#216 in Asia

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

98. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Paleontology

#220 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

99. Northeast Forestry University

For Paleontology

#222 in Asia

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

100. Shaanxi Normal University

For Paleontology

#232 in Asia

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

The best cities to study Paleontology in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai.