How does China rank in Nursing research?

China ranks #2 of 65 countries on research quality in Nursing (2022–2025), with 17k works.

Nursing research in China

Sichuan University ranks first in China for Nursing research in 2022–2025 (#4 worldwide), followed by Central South University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

China's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 17k
Top-10% rate: 32.0%
Ranked institutions: 47

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

What is the best university for Nursing in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#4	74.1	32.3%	144
2	Central South UniversityChangsha	#6	66.6	39.3%	110
3	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#15	49.5	31.8%	91
4	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#18	46.1	36.2%	147
5	Peking UniversityBeijing	#28	37.8	22.2%	103
6	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing	#29	37.2	25.1%	117
7	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#32	35.4	25.4%	100
8	China Medical UniversityShenyang	#43	29.9	34.7%	67
9	Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing	#49	27.4	22.7%	63
10	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#55	25.2	31.8%	133
11	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#56	24.9	39.6%	108
12	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	#84	17.4	31.4%	64
13	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	#90	16.1	24.3%	68
14	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#96	14.9	32.8%	61
15	Capital Medical UniversityBeijing	#97	14.7	23.1%	80
16	Northeast Agricultural UniversityHarbin	#99	14.3	51.3%	221
17	Jiangnan UniversityWuxi	#106	13.0	39.1%	345
18	Anhui Medical UniversityHefei	#107	12.8	24.8%	64
19	Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou	#108	12.7	25.4%	71
20	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	#110	12.3	35.2%	168
21	Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing	#119	10.9	29.0%	73
22	China Agricultural UniversityBeijing	#120	10.7	38.0%	244
23	State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyWuxi	#129	9.4	43.1%	295
24	Beijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijing	#131	9.1	46.2%	154
25	Nanchang UniversityNanchang	#133	8.8	41.5%	112
26	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsBeijing	#141	7.7	42.5%	199
27	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	#143	7.4	45.0%	109
28	Henan University of TechnologyZhengzhou	#153	6.2	39.5%	176
29	Southwest UniversityChongqing	#155	5.9	37.1%	94
30	Northwest A&F UniversityYangling	#157	5.7	46.5%	159
31	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	#159	5.4	43.8%	126
32	South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou	#164	4.9	32.9%	88
33	Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing	#167	4.5	37.7%	128
34	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#168	4.4	30.0%	106
35	Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan	#169	4.3	37.7%	137
36	Dalian Polytechnic UniversityDalian	#170	4.2	47.5%	88
37	Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyTianjin	#172	4.0	42.3%	85
38	Wuhan Polytechnic UniversityWuhan	#173	3.9	38.9%	106
39	Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing	#174	3.8	38.6%	100
40	Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an	#178	3.3	28.7%	112
41	Ocean University of ChinaQingdao	#184	2.7	40.0%	66
42	Hefei University of TechnologyHefei	#185	2.6	41.0%	60
43	Ningbo UniversityNingbo	#187	2.4	36.4%	64
44	Guizhou UniversityGuiyang	#190	2.1	31.3%	62
45	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou	#195	1.6	35.6%	67
46	Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha	#199	127.0	32.5%	62
47	Shanxi Agricultural UniversityXiaodian	#204	81.0	26.6%	66

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in China?

An Pan, Fudi Wang and Fang‐Jie Zhao rank highest among researchers based in China.

1An Pan#13,887 worldwide overall986 citations · 10 works
2Fudi Wang#19,865 worldwide overall717 citations · 8 works
3Fang‐Jie Zhao#34,580 worldwide overall890 citations · 9 works
4Jianhua Xie#91,082 worldwide overall544 citations · 8 works
5Jiugao Yu#101,832 worldwide overall308 citations · 6 works
6Chunying Chen#107,953 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 6 works
7Baojun Xu#113,452 worldwide overall515 citations · 9 works
8Qixiao Zhai#116,046 worldwide overall225 citations · 6 works
9Min Wang#116,978 worldwide overall182 citations · 6 works
10Xiaowei Zhang#126,474 worldwide overall315 citations · 6 works
11Zhi Luo#127,244 worldwide overall394 citations · 6 works
12Shiguo Chen#127,365 worldwide overall438 citations · 10 works
13Xueming Xu#132,544 worldwide overall453 citations · 17 works
14Zhengxing Chen#147,636 worldwide overall237 citations · 6 works
15Guoping Zhang#160,200 worldwide overall642 citations · 9 works

How China compares with other countries in Nursing