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Health Sciences research in China

Sichuan University ranks first in China for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#5 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Sun Yat-sen University.

China's world rank
#2
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
626k
Top-10% rate
22.5%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Sichuan UniversityChengdu #582.925.2%9,607
2Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #1273.520.6%12,141
3Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1471.923.5%8,193
4Peking UniversityBeijing #2466.221.5%8,053
5Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #2764.925.2%6,925
6Central South UniversityChangsha #2864.526.4%5,503
7Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #3761.526.8%4,970
8Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #4160.527.1%5,252
9West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #5058.323.1%5,312
10Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #5856.819.1%7,915
11Wuhan UniversityWuhan #6455.728.7%3,390
12Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou #7254.523.8%3,873
13Fudan UniversityShanghai #7953.523.8%4,893
14Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #8253.121.5%6,027
15Stomatology HospitalXi'an #9751.324.5%1,535
16Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu #9951.132.9%2,300
17China Medical UniversityShenyang #10350.727.3%3,618
18Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #10950.025.8%3,900
19Jilin UniversityChangchun #14447.129.5%2,872
20Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterGuangzhou #14646.922.5%1,322
21Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #14946.731.3%2,743
22Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing #15046.720.7%3,959
23Soochow UniversitySuzhou #15546.322.0%4,062
24University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #15646.224.0%2,018
25Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou #16345.819.7%4,433
26Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #17445.126.5%2,172
27Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #18344.524.5%2,347
28Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou #20143.525.4%3,066
29Tongji HospitalWuhan #20343.426.9%2,433
30Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #20443.423.7%3,182
31Nanchang UniversityNanchang #20543.326.0%2,569
32Shandong UniversityJinan #21342.926.6%2,877
33First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #21642.820.3%2,912
34Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou #21742.722.0%2,981
35Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #22042.626.4%1,984
36The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #23142.022.3%1,944
37Qingdao UniversityQingdao #23741.823.2%2,910
38Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan #24041.621.0%2,888
39Xiangya Hospital Central South UniversityChangsha #24141.627.5%1,737
40Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing #24841.318.1%3,754
41Tongji UniversityShanghai #25940.824.1%2,402
42Air Force Medical UniversityXi'an #27140.324.0%1,818
43Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #27440.229.3%1,778
44University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #27640.231.0%1,786
45Henan UniversityKaifeng #29039.628.8%649
46Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #29139.626.1%2,275
47Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan #29339.520.8%2,329
48Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing #30439.116.7%3,648
49Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing #31338.825.1%2,492
50First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #32538.421.4%1,709
51Shanghai Ninth People's HospitalShanghai #32838.321.3%1,523
52Guangxi Medical UniversityNanning #34537.819.8%1,939
53Union HospitalShatin #35337.527.5%1,554
54University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #35737.423.2%1,758
55Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineGuangzhou #37237.025.0%2,126
56China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #37536.935.7%1,206
57Ruijin HospitalShanghai #38236.722.5%1,587
58South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou #38436.628.7%1,292
59Union HospitalFuzhou #38636.625.2%1,702
60Nantong UniversityNantong #39036.523.3%1,800

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in China?

Yi Zhang, Yongjun Wang and Ying Liu rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Yi Zhang#2,641 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 181 works
  2. 2Yongjun Wang#11,164 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 151 works
  3. 3Ying Liu#12,550 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 147 works
  4. 4Jun Wang#33,567 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 156 works
  5. 5Ying Wang#39,043 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 133 works
  6. 6Yi‐Long Wu#71,430 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 371 works
  7. 7Rui‐Hua Xu#91,915 worldwide overall867 citations · 198 works
  8. 8Shun Lü#92,544 worldwide overall597 citations · 172 works
  9. 9Hua Wang#98,941 worldwide overall909 citations · 137 works
  10. 10Ying Cheng#145,932 worldwide overall559 citations · 176 works
  11. 11Yaling Han#146,545 worldwide overall555 citations · 146 works
  12. 12Lin Shen#146,745 worldwide overall406 citations · 127 works
  13. 13Mingguang He#151,776 worldwide overall580 citations · 189 works
  14. 14You‐Lin Qiao#196,256 worldwide overall375 citations · 128 works
  15. 15Jiang Liu#206,306 worldwide overall854 citations · 127 works

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