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Medicine research in China

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College ranks first in China for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#7 worldwide), followed by Sichuan University and Sun Yat-sen University.

China's world rank
#2
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
572k
Top-10% rate
22.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #779.020.3%11,687
2Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1273.224.8%8,617
3Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1471.523.2%7,716
4Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #3362.224.6%6,347
5Peking UniversityBeijing #3461.921.1%7,296
6Central South UniversityChangsha #3960.425.7%5,044
7Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #4359.326.7%4,891
8Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #4658.618.8%7,506
9Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #4858.226.1%4,472
10West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #5057.722.7%5,033
11Fudan UniversityShanghai #6554.923.5%4,579
12Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #6754.621.5%5,629
13Wuhan UniversityWuhan #7852.928.4%2,962
14Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou #8651.923.6%3,622
15Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #9450.925.5%3,639
16China Medical UniversityShenyang #10250.027.0%3,362
17Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu #10549.732.6%2,168
18Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterGuangzhou #10749.522.4%1,297
19Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #13347.231.5%2,492
20Soochow UniversitySuzhou #13746.821.7%3,853
21Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #13846.824.3%2,232
22University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #15145.823.5%1,891
23First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #15245.720.2%2,810
24The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #15945.222.2%1,874
25Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing #16444.920.2%3,704
26Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou #16544.819.3%4,152
27Nanchang UniversityNanchang #16644.825.1%2,354
28Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #16944.623.4%2,958
29Tongji HospitalWuhan #18143.826.6%2,334
30Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing #18643.517.9%3,607
31Xiangya Hospital Central South UniversityChangsha #18743.527.3%1,645
32Jilin UniversityChangchun #19243.228.7%2,564
33Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou #19643.024.9%2,898
34Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan #20442.520.7%2,769
35Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou #20742.421.5%2,800
36Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #20842.325.8%1,841
37Qingdao UniversityQingdao #21042.222.8%2,695
38University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #22041.731.1%1,634
39Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #22141.725.9%1,723
40Shandong UniversityJinan #22741.425.8%2,548
41Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing #23341.116.7%3,489
42Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing #24240.724.8%2,390
43First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #24640.521.0%1,647
44Tongji UniversityShanghai #24740.523.7%2,127
45Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #25340.225.7%2,086
46Union HospitalShatin #25640.127.4%1,500
47Ruijin HospitalShanghai #26039.922.4%1,534
48Guangxi Medical UniversityNanning #26539.719.6%1,816
49University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #28738.823.0%1,654
50Union HospitalFuzhou #29638.525.1%1,635
51Beijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijing #30238.325.4%1,842
52Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin #30438.222.7%1,940
53Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #30538.228.8%1,611
54Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai #31637.826.1%2,068
55Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineGuangzhou #32437.524.6%2,036
56Xuzhou Medical CollegeTongshan #32637.521.1%2,143
57China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing #33137.330.7%1,351
58Army Medical UniversityChongqing #33337.221.4%1,742
59Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou #33637.124.1%2,025
60Stomatology HospitalXi'an #34237.025.7%737

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

Who are the top Medicine 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 · 177 works
  2. 2Yongjun Wang#11,164 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 149 works
  3. 3Ying Liu#12,550 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 137 works
  4. 4Jun Wang#33,567 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 147 works
  5. 5Ying Wang#39,043 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 128 works
  6. 6Yi‐Long Wu#71,430 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 371 works
  7. 7Rui‐Hua Xu#91,915 worldwide overall867 citations · 197 works
  8. 8Shun Lü#92,544 worldwide overall597 citations · 171 works
  9. 9Hua Wang#98,941 worldwide overall909 citations · 130 works
  10. 10Weiping Jia#144,797 worldwide overall634 citations · 109 works
  11. 11Ying Cheng#145,932 worldwide overall559 citations · 176 works
  12. 12Yaling Han#146,545 worldwide overall555 citations · 146 works
  13. 13Lin Shen#146,745 worldwide overall406 citations · 124 works
  14. 14Mingguang He#151,776 worldwide overall580 citations · 182 works
  15. 15You‐Lin Qiao#196,256 worldwide overall375 citations · 124 works

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