Domain · Life Sciences · China
Life Sciences research in China
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by Sichuan University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
- China's world rank
- #1 of 149 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 572k
- Top-10% rate
- 28.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Life Sciences in China?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing | #3 | 87.7 | 33.1% | 7,933 |
| 2 | Sichuan UniversityChengdu | #5 | 82.0 | 30.7% | 4,680 |
| 3 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing | #6 | 80.0 | 25.3% | 5,450 |
| 4 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou | #7 | 78.3 | 28.2% | 5,200 |
| 5 | Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou | #8 | 76.8 | 33.4% | 5,699 |
| 6 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai | #12 | 72.3 | 29.6% | 5,097 |
| 7 | Peking UniversityBeijing | #13 | 71.4 | 27.1% | 4,034 |
| 8 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing | #16 | 69.1 | 34.4% | 4,665 |
| 9 | Central South UniversityChangsha | #21 | 66.0 | 28.7% | 3,890 |
| 10 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan | #22 | 65.5 | 29.7% | 3,258 |
| 11 | Fudan UniversityShanghai | #28 | 62.8 | 27.4% | 3,272 |
| 12 | China Agricultural UniversityBeijing | #35 | 60.3 | 42.0% | 5,472 |
| 13 | Tsinghua UniversityBeijing | #36 | 60.0 | 31.5% | 2,220 |
| 14 | Wuhan UniversityWuhan | #39 | 59.1 | 31.4% | 2,826 |
| 15 | Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing | #47 | 57.0 | 24.3% | 3,027 |
| 16 | China Medical UniversityShenyang | #48 | 56.8 | 29.9% | 2,044 |
| 17 | Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou | #49 | 56.6 | 28.2% | 2,262 |
| 18 | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing | #51 | 56.1 | 38.7% | 5,412 |
| 19 | Soochow UniversitySuzhou | #55 | 55.3 | 24.9% | 2,658 |
| 20 | West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu | #56 | 55.1 | 28.9% | 1,588 |
| 21 | Capital Medical UniversityBeijing | #57 | 54.9 | 21.3% | 2,686 |
| 22 | Shandong UniversityJinan | #60 | 54.3 | 28.4% | 2,719 |
| 23 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan | #66 | 53.2 | 38.0% | 3,845 |
| 24 | Jilin UniversityChangchun | #67 | 53.1 | 31.9% | 2,842 |
| 25 | Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang | #70 | 52.6 | 41.0% | 2,464 |
| 26 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei | #71 | 52.4 | 27.4% | 1,763 |
| 27 | Northwest A&F UniversityYangling | #79 | 51.2 | 43.4% | 4,138 |
| 28 | Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing | #82 | 50.8 | 38.3% | 4,253 |
| 29 | Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing | #85 | 50.4 | 27.2% | 1,870 |
| 30 | Tongji HospitalWuhan | #86 | 50.3 | 31.4% | 1,170 |
| 31 | Center for Life SciencesBeijing | #87 | 50.2 | 44.4% | 651 |
| 32 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing | #90 | 49.8 | 38.0% | 4,536 |
| 33 | China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing | #94 | 49.3 | 30.1% | 1,793 |
| 34 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin | #95 | 49.2 | 44.9% | 2,811 |
| 35 | First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou | #96 | 49.1 | 25.6% | 1,421 |
| 36 | Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou | #102 | 48.4 | 29.6% | 2,158 |
| 37 | Tongji UniversityShanghai | #110 | 47.5 | 28.1% | 1,573 |
| 38 | Xiangya Hospital Central South UniversityChangsha | #112 | 47.3 | 29.8% | 1,033 |
| 39 | Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou | #113 | 47.2 | 25.3% | 1,704 |
| 40 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu | #114 | 47.2 | 37.4% | 1,589 |
| 41 | Southeast UniversityNanjing | #117 | 46.9 | 26.3% | 1,368 |
| 42 | Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou | #120 | 46.6 | 29.6% | 1,049 |
| 43 | Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing | #123 | 46.3 | 23.1% | 1,890 |
| 44 | Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou | #124 | 46.2 | 27.4% | 1,586 |
| 45 | Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou | #126 | 46.0 | 24.3% | 1,961 |
| 46 | Nanchang UniversityNanchang | #127 | 46.0 | 29.5% | 2,022 |
| 47 | Nantong UniversityNantong | #132 | 45.5 | 24.7% | 1,600 |
| 48 | Jiangnan UniversityWuxi | #133 | 45.4 | 34.5% | 3,249 |
| 49 | Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou | #134 | 45.3 | 30.3% | 2,262 |
| 50 | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai | #135 | 45.3 | 27.8% | 1,409 |
| 51 | Nanjing UniversityNanjing | #147 | 44.3 | 29.2% | 1,498 |
| 52 | Anhui Medical UniversityHefei | #148 | 44.2 | 24.5% | 1,738 |
| 53 | Ningbo UniversityNingbo | #149 | 44.2 | 29.5% | 2,073 |
| 54 | Jinan UniversityGuangzhou | #150 | 44.1 | 29.2% | 1,518 |
| 55 | Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou | #152 | 43.9 | 30.5% | 3,479 |
| 56 | Nankai UniversityTianjin | #153 | 43.9 | 29.4% | 1,665 |
| 57 | Qingdao UniversityQingdao | #154 | 43.8 | 27.9% | 1,814 |
| 58 | Xiamen UniversityXiamen | #158 | 43.5 | 26.6% | 1,704 |
| 59 | Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan | #159 | 43.4 | 24.4% | 1,464 |
| 60 | Air Force Medical UniversityXi'an | #162 | 43.2 | 29.0% | 1,080 |
Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in China?
Yi Zhang, Jian‐Kang Zhu and Jianchu Xu rank highest among researchers based in China.
- 1Yi Zhang#2,641 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 175 works
- 2Jian‐Kang Zhu#7,207 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 87 works
- 3Jianchu Xu#11,738 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 96 works
- 4Ying Liu#12,550 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 96 works
- 5Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe#22,621 worldwide overall871 citations · 99 works
- 6Lei Cai#25,187 worldwide overall743 citations · 69 works
- 7Huanming Yang#28,360 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 105 works
- 8Yong Wang#30,594 worldwide overall639 citations · 74 works
- 9Jun Wang#33,567 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 254 works
- 10Ying Wang#39,043 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 102 works
- 11Chun‐yang Zhang#42,036 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 77 works
- 12Qirong Shen#44,094 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 144 works
- 13Fusuo Zhang#54,155 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 143 works
- 14Jing Li#58,743 worldwide overall788 citations · 105 works
- 15Samantha C. Karunarathna#59,904 worldwide overall494 citations · 77 works