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Research Impact Profile

Tsinghua University

CN35,368,910 Citations
Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
35,368,910
Citing countries
4+
Works indexed
389,578

About Tsinghua University's research impact

Tsinghua University is a globally recognized research institution based in CN, with a documented citation footprint of 35,368,910 citations across 389,578 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 Chemistry, Medicine, Computer science, and Physics. Tsinghua University is widely regarded for its work in computer science, electrical engineering, materials science, and AI, and its researchers are cited by peers in 4+ 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 Tsinghua 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 If a scholar from Tsinghua University is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.

Top 5 most-cited scholars at Tsinghua University

Ranked by lifetime citations on Google Scholar / OpenAlex. Click any scholar to open their interactive citation map.

  1. 1
    Jost Bruno Jonas
    Medicine · h-index 168
    334,086 cites
  2. 2
    Xiangyu Zhang
    Computer science · h-index 63
    329,226 cites
  3. 3
    Omar M. Yaghi
    Chemistry · h-index 201
    253,657 cites
  4. 4
    Tien Yin Wong
    Medicine · h-index 208
    232,909 cites
  5. 5
    Seeram Ramakrishna
    Chemistry · h-index 202
    195,754 cites

Top Cited Scholars

The most influential researchers affiliated with Tsinghua University, ranked by citation impact. Click to visualize their global reach.

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for Tsinghua University (/impact/tsinghua-university) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~35,368,910 citations across 4+ citing institutions worldwide. Counts are updated continuously via our resweep pipeline, which re-fetches author metadata and citing-paper affiliations on a rolling basis. Last refresh: 2026-10-26.

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About Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University is a leading institution in CN, contributing significantly to global research output with 389,578 published works.

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