⚡ Science and Research in China

Science and research platforms help scholars find academic papers, share their work, track citations, manage research profiles, and access preprints, patents, and data from a wide range of disciplines.

China is an East Asian country with a population of around 1.4 billion people.

According to our data, science and research platforms are used on 0.03% of websites from China.

Statistics based on 83K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top science and research platforms in China in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is arXiv with an impressive share of 42.9%, followed by Google Scholar with 33.3% and ORCID with 23.8%.

arXiv 42.9%
Google Scholar 33.3%
ORCID 23.8%
ResearchGate 14.3%
Academia 4.8%
Google Patents 4.8%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in China than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. arXiv ^(-2)
3. ORCID ^(-2)
6. Google Patents ^(-2)

✨ Best Science and Research Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 6 science and research platforms used on sites from China, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	arXiv Ithaca, New York, United States An open-access repository operated by Cornell University that provides free access to scholarly articles across fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. Free	42.9%
2	Google Scholar Mountain View, California, United States A free scholarly search engine that indexes articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court cases from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities. Free	33.3%
3	ORCID Bethesda, Maryland, United States An open, non-proprietary registry that provides unique persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars, enabling them to distinguish their identity and connect their work across systems. Free	23.8%
4	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	14.3%
5	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	4.8%
6	Google Patents Mountain View, California, United States A search engine from Google that indexes patent publications from over 100 patent offices around the world. Free	4.8%

👉 See Also

🌎 Science And Research in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 83,370 websites from China.
We currently track the presence of 9 science and research platforms across the web.
Of these, 6 were detected on websites from China.
Statistics were last calculated on April 20, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.