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Capital Medical University vs Southern Medical University

On research quality in 2022–now, Southern Medical University ranks #222 in the world and Capital Medical University #264, of 28,054 institutions. Capital Medical University stands higher in 3 of the 8 fields both publish in, Southern Medical University in 5.

Research profiles alike: 0.97very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Capital Medical University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#264
#1,054 all time
Works, 2022–now
12k
fractional
Top-10% rate
20.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
44%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Neurology, Neurology, Hepatology.

Southern Medical University

China · Guangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#222
#996 all time
Works, 2022–now
7.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
44%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Biological Psychiatry, Cancer Research, Nephrology.

Who leads in each field?

Capital Medical University stands higher in 3 of 8 fields, Southern Medical University in 5. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Capital Medical University 35 Southern Medical University
  1. #106Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#64
  2. —Engineering#1,180
  3. #255Health Professions#502
  4. #31Immunology and Microbiology#26
  5. —Materials Science#586
  6. #46Medicine#94
  7. #54Neuroscience#77
  8. —Psychology#410

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world’s share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Neuroscience3.8× 2.4×
  2. Veterinary0.7× 0.5×
  3. Medicine3.4× 2.6×
  4. Health Professions0.6× 0.5×
  5. Dentistry2.5× 2.5×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.1× 0.1×
  7. Decision Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  8. Environmental Science0.3× 0.3×
  9. Psychology0.5× 0.6×
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.0×
  11. Computer Science0.1× 0.2×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology3.3× 4.7×
  13. Nursing1.4× 2.0×
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.0× 0.0×
  15. Energy0.1× 0.1×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.4× 3.8×
  17. Chemical Engineering0.1× 0.2×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.6× 2.7×
  19. Social Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  20. Mathematics0.1× 0.2×
  21. Engineering0.1× 0.3×
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  23. Arts and Humanities0.0× 0.1×
  24. Chemistry0.3× 0.7×
  25. Materials Science0.2× 0.7×
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.1× 0.2×
Capital Medical UniversitySouthern Medical University

Location quotient in 2022–now: the share of each side’s research in the field over the world’s share. 1× is the world’s balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Capital Medical University leans further are at the top, Southern Medical University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4kCapital Medical University3,010 in 2025Southern Medical University1,968 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Capital Medical University or Southern Medical University?

Capital Medical University publishes 1.6× as much research as Southern Medical University in 2022–now (12k against 7.3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Capital Medical University or Southern Medical University?

27.1% of Southern Medical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.3% for Capital Medical University.