Peking University

About Peking University's research impact

Peking University is a globally recognized research institution based in CN, with a documented citation footprint of 29,984,711 citations across 327,735 indexed works. CitationMap surfaces the 10 most-cited scholars currently affiliated with the institution, ranked by lifetime citations, and traces where each researcher's work is being cited around the world.

The institution's strongest publishing areas — derived from the top scholars' primary research concepts on this page — span Physics, Chemistry, Environmental science, and Climate change. Peking University is widely regarded for its work in biomedical research, mathematics, computer science, and the humanities, and its researchers are cited by peers in 3+ countries, reflecting the institution's deep international research network.

Each scholar listed below links to their own dedicated citation map — a country-level visualization of where their papers have been cited. Scholars from Peking University preparing O-1, EB-1A, EB-1B, or EB-2 NIW visa petitions can use these maps as evidence of international acclaim and major significance to their field, while research administrators can use them to surface collaboration opportunities and track an institution's global academic footprint.

The data on this page is refreshed continuously, so the rankings and citation totals you see reflect the most recent author metadata our pipeline has observed. Counts are sourced from Google Scholar profiles, enriched with OpenAlex bibliometrics for institutional affiliation, and de-duplicated against ORCID where available. If a scholar from Peking University is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.