Guangzhou's best Materials Science schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 5.42M citations received by 213K academic papers made by 16 universities in Guangzhou 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. South China University of Technology

For Materials Science

#12 in China

#20 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

2. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Materials Science

#27 in China

#40 in Asia

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

3. Guangdong University of Technology

For Materials Science

#61 in China

#113 in Asia

Founded: 1956

4. Jinan University

For Materials Science

#78 in China

#152 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

5. South China Normal University

For Materials Science

#81 in China

#159 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

6. South China Agricultural University

For Materials Science

#115 in China

#235 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

7. Guangzhou University

For Materials Science

#121 in China

#252 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

8. Southern Medical University

For Materials Science

#173 in China

#412 in Asia

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

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Materials Science

#275 in China

#733 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Materials Science

#289 in China

#805 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

11. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Materials Science

#342 in China

#1085 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

12. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Materials Science

#357 in China

#1160 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

13. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Materials Science

#449 in China

#1693 in Asia

Founded: 1983

14. Guangdong University of Education

For Materials Science

#453 in China

#1710 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

15. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Materials Science

#470 in China

#1854 in Asia

Founded: 1969

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Materials Science

#538 in China

#2553 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Materials Science near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	252	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	226	Dongguan
78	Zhaoqing University	384	Zhaoqing
94	South University of Science and Technology of China	234	Shenzhen
95	Shenzhen University	52	Shenzhen
112	University of Macau	145	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	324	Macau
119	Huizhou University	376	Huizhou
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	51	Hong Kong
129	City University of Hong Kong	36	Hong Kong