100 Best universities for Paleontology in China

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Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 21.6M citations received by 1.53M academic papers made by 531 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

For Paleontology

#3 in Asia
#57 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

2. University of Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#4 in Asia
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

3. Tsinghua University

For Paleontology

#5 in Asia
#70 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

4. Peking University

For Paleontology

#8 in Asia
#82 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

5. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Paleontology

#11 in Asia
#96 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

6. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Paleontology

#17 in Asia
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

7. Nanjing University

For Paleontology

#18 in Asia
#153 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

8. Central South University

For Paleontology

#19 in Asia
#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

9. Jilin University

For Paleontology

#22 in Asia
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

10. Sichuan University

For Paleontology

#23 in Asia
#185 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

11. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#24 in Asia
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

12. Tongji University

For Paleontology

#26 in Asia
#195 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

13. University of Science and Technology of China

For Paleontology

#27 in Asia
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

14. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Paleontology

#28 in Asia
#202 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1952

15. Shandong University

For Paleontology

#30 in Asia
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

16. China Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#31 in Asia
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

17. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Paleontology

#32 in Asia
#238 in the World
Enrollment
15,445
Founded
1953

18. Wuhan University

For Paleontology

#33 in Asia
#239 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

19. Fudan University

For Paleontology

#34 in Asia
#241 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

20. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Paleontology

#35 in Asia
#249 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

24. Tianjin University

For Paleontology

#41 in Asia
#278 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

25. Ocean University of China

For Paleontology

#43 in Asia
#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

26. China University of Mining and Technology

For Paleontology

#47 in Asia
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

28. Northwest A&F University

For Paleontology

#49 in Asia
#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1934

30. Dalian University of Technology

For Paleontology

#52 in Asia
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

31. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#53 in Asia
#321 in the World
Enrollment
26,196
Founded
1898

32. South China University of Technology

For Paleontology

#54 in Asia
#326 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

33. Beijing Normal University

For Paleontology

#56 in Asia
#334 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

34. Chongqing University

For Paleontology

#60 in Asia
#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

35. Nankai University

For Paleontology

#62 in Asia
#353 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

36. Jiangnan University

For Paleontology

#67 in Asia
#362 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

37. Southeast University

For Paleontology

#68 in Asia
#366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

38. Peking Union Medical College

For Paleontology

#70 in Asia
#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

40. Xiamen University

For Paleontology

#75 in Asia
#394 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

42. City University of Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#78 in Asia
#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

43. Northeastern University, China

For Paleontology

#82 in Asia
#419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

44. Hunan University

For Paleontology

#83 in Asia
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

45. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Paleontology

#84 in Asia
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

46. East China University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#85 in Asia
#449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

48. Northwest University, China

For Paleontology

#88 in Asia
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1912

50. South China Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#90 in Asia
#465 in the World
Enrollment
60,588
Founded
1909

51. East China Normal University

For Paleontology

#91 in Asia
#468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

52. Southwest University

For Paleontology

#101 in Asia
#513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

53. Wuhan University of Technology

For Paleontology

#102 in Asia
#514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

54. Jiangsu University

For Paleontology

#104 in Asia
#518 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

55. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#113 in Asia
#536 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

56. Yunnan University

For Paleontology

#115 in Asia
#545 in the World
Enrollment
30,443
Founded
1923

57. Soochow University

For Paleontology

#119 in Asia
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

58. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Paleontology

#126 in Asia
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

59. Shanghai University

For Paleontology

#127 in Asia
#579 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

60. Yangzhou University

For Paleontology

#128 in Asia
#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1902

61. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Paleontology

#137 in Asia
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

62. Chengdu University of Technology

For Paleontology

#138 in Asia
#611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1956

63. Southwest Petroleum University

For Paleontology

#142 in Asia
#620 in the World
Enrollment
34,755
Founded
1958

64. Hefei University of Technology

For Paleontology

#143 in Asia
#626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1945

66. Zhengzhou University

For Paleontology

#147 in Asia
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

67. Nanjing Normal University

For Paleontology

#148 in Asia
#636 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

68. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Paleontology

#149 in Asia
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

70. Beijing University of Technology

For Paleontology

#153 in Asia
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

71. Capital Medical University

For Paleontology

#154 in Asia
#654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

72. Chang'an University

For Paleontology

#158 in Asia
#660 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2000

73. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Paleontology

#160 in Asia
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1958

74. Beijing Forestry University

For Paleontology

#165 in Asia
#673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
25,347
Founded
1952

75. Nanjing Tech University

For Paleontology

#167 in Asia
#681 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1958

76. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Paleontology

#168 in Asia
#682 in the World
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1906

77. Nanchang University

For Paleontology

#170 in Asia
#689 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1958

78. Jinan University

For Paleontology

#172 in Asia
#694 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

79. Zhejiang University of Technology

For Paleontology

#174 in Asia
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

80. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Paleontology

#176 in Asia
#701 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
1936

85. Fuzhou University

For Paleontology

#192 in Asia
#739 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

86. Northeast Normal University

For Paleontology

#196 in Asia
#745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

87. Ningbo University

For Paleontology

#197 in Asia
#754 in the World
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1986

88. Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#200 in Asia
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1954

89. Southern Medical University

For Paleontology

#204 in Asia
#768 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
13,380
Founded
1951

91. Nanjing Medical University

For Paleontology

#209 in Asia
#779 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1934

94. Shanghai Ocean University

For Paleontology

#223 in Asia
#818 in the World
Enrollment
15,800
Founded
1912

95. Qingdao University

For Paleontology

#224 in Asia
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1985

96. Shaanxi Normal University

For Paleontology

#225 in Asia
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

97. Shenzhen University

For Paleontology

#230 in Asia
#841 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

98. Northeast Forestry University

For Paleontology

#231 in Asia
#847 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1952

99. Wenzhou Medical University

For Paleontology

#236 in Asia
#856 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
17,155
Founded
1958

100. Nanjing Forestry University

For Paleontology

#237 in Asia
#864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1985

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