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Neuroscience research in China

Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in China for Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#8 worldwide), followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University.

China's world rank
#2
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
61k
Top-10% rate
22.8%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Neuroscience in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #870.630.5%660
2Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1462.626.2%794
3Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1759.923.2%738
4Peking UniversityBeijing #1859.121.9%712
5Sichuan UniversityChengdu #2156.926.2%539
6Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2653.930.8%509
7Fudan UniversityShanghai #2852.822.5%608
8Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #2952.322.2%650
9University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #3250.927.4%504
10Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #3549.723.2%545
11Central South UniversityChangsha #4446.426.4%456
12Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #4745.525.0%489
13Nantong UniversityNantong #5144.326.6%282
14Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #5443.519.5%710
15Soochow UniversitySuzhou #5543.322.6%380
16China Medical UniversityShenyang #6341.330.2%233
17Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #6940.021.1%412
18Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #7738.525.5%284
19Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #8636.923.2%372
20Wuhan UniversityWuhan #8736.826.1%309
21Shandong UniversityJinan #8936.526.4%328
22Jinan UniversityGuangzhou #9136.130.4%185
23Tongji UniversityShanghai #9236.024.3%264
24West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #9535.524.4%281
25Southeast UniversityNanjing #9735.223.9%334
26Chinese Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing #9835.128.6%278
27Jilin UniversityChangchun #10234.532.6%253
28University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei #10434.225.9%318
29Tongji HospitalWuhan #10534.132.1%164
30Qingdao UniversityQingdao #10634.028.1%252
31Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou #10733.827.3%238
32Xuzhou Medical CollegeTongshan #11133.321.4%239
33Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #11333.124.1%262
34Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou #11632.722.2%241
35Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing #12232.021.4%284
36Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #12431.828.5%238
37Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing #13031.126.1%224
38Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyShenzhen #13230.930.5%170
39Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #13730.328.8%180
40University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #13830.223.5%428
41Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu #14729.332.0%205
42Air Force Medical UniversityXi'an #16128.122.8%226
43Nanjing UniversityNanjing #17526.924.4%187
44Army Medical UniversityChongqing #17826.623.8%166
45Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou #18026.518.7%229
46Beijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijing #18825.924.9%181
47Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan #19025.723.3%178
48China Agricultural UniversityBeijing #19725.233.4%102
49Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou #19825.122.7%211
50Nankai UniversityTianjin #20025.025.0%159
51Beijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing #20424.724.6%270
52Xiamen UniversityXiamen #20824.421.6%172
53Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai #21024.323.1%189
54Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #21324.126.8%265
55First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #21424.024.0%186
56Ningbo UniversityNingbo #21623.924.4%194
57Huashan HospitalShanghai #21923.724.5%171
58Zhejiang LabHangzhou #22223.526.7%172
59Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen #22323.428.7%169
60China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing #22823.128.8%128

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in China?

Yi Zhang, Junwei Han and Yong He rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Yi Zhang#2,641 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 19 works
  2. 2Junwei Han#9,317 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 27 works
  3. 3Yong He#10,340 worldwide overall949 citations · 36 works
  4. 4Yongjun Wang#11,164 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 18 works
  5. 5Bao‐Liang Lu#11,491 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 30 works
  6. 6Tianzi Jiang#20,727 worldwide overall655 citations · 26 works
  7. 7Gaohua Wang#30,811 worldwide overall945 citations · 18 works
  8. 8Zhong Chen#44,780 worldwide overall668 citations · 27 works
  9. 9Yu‐Feng Zang#44,970 worldwide overall380 citations · 20 works
  10. 10Peng Xu#45,652 worldwide overall261 citations · 20 works
  11. 11Tiejun Huang#49,994 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 19 works
  12. 12Peng Xie#53,658 worldwide overall458 citations · 28 works
  13. 13Xun Chen#55,201 worldwide overall978 citations · 37 works
  14. 14Xi‐Nian Zuo#55,360 worldwide overall374 citations · 20 works
  15. 15Xiaorong Gao#56,561 worldwide overall510 citations · 51 works

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