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Clinical Psychology research in China

Beijing Normal University ranks first in China for Clinical Psychology research in 2022-now (#23 worldwide), followed by University of Hong Kong and Peking University.

China's world rank
#3
of 74 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
13k
Top-10% rate
19.0%
Ranked institutions
41

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

What is the best university for Clinical Psychology in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing #2352.817.2%373
2University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #3247.816.1%271
3Peking UniversityBeijing #4144.119.6%251
4Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #4642.420.1%237
5Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #6138.117.3%223
6Sichuan UniversityChengdu #6437.422.8%215
7Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #6537.221.8%204
8Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #7235.617.4%202
9Wuhan UniversityWuhan #10629.822.2%110
10Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #10729.619.3%131
11Education University of Hong KongTai Po #10829.521.5%131
12Southwest UniversityChongqing #11528.617.7%159
13Shandong UniversityJinan #12027.921.3%128
14Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #12827.013.6%148
15Fudan UniversityShanghai #13925.718.2%107
16East China Normal UniversityShanghai #14225.414.7%124
17Central South UniversityChangsha #14724.922.0%186
18City University of Hong KongHong Kong #15024.613.2%100
19Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #15424.215.1%92
20Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #15723.919.2%73
21Tongji UniversityShanghai #15923.726.1%68
22Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #16023.624.9%111
23South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #16323.322.8%111
24University of MacauMacao #16523.116.2%108
25Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai #21219.415.7%83
26Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #21918.919.1%103
27Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #22418.517.9%86
28Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #24317.317.7%76
29Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #25716.521.1%90
30Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #27515.423.1%65
31Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #27815.323.6%110
32Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #28115.122.8%69
33Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #29414.427.4%77
34University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #29914.211.4%60
35Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong #32013.214.4%63
36Soochow UniversitySuzhou #34412.119.7%62
37Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #35711.517.3%74
38Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #39410.019.9%126
39Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing #4109.420.1%81
40Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou #4189.119.0%70
41Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #4199.116.3%104

Institutions in China above the floor of 40 fractional works in Clinical Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Clinical Psychology researchers in China?

Brian James Hall, Jinbo He and Samuel Yeung Shan Wong rank highest among researchers based in China, on their papers in Clinical Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Brian James Hall#32,036 worldwide overall26.2 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jinbo He#48,123 worldwide overall22.8 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Samuel Yeung Shan Wong#73,530 worldwide overall19.3 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yu‐Tao Xiang#318,358 worldwide overall31.8 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Lei Chang#47,324 worldwide overall17.2 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Sing Lee#61,924 worldwide overall18.0 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7I‐Hua Chen#39,139 worldwide overall14.9 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Yizhen Yu#93,355 worldwide overall14.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Winnie W. S. Mak#124,975 worldwide overall17.2 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Teris Cheuk Chi Cheung#43,819 worldwide overall18.3 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Feng Kong#50,706 worldwide overall14.0 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Zhen Wang#259,926 worldwide overall18.3 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Xianchen Liu#64,712 worldwide overall14.5 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Wai Tong Chien#352,117 worldwide overall21.2 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15PAUL S. F. YIP#30,683 worldwide overall16.4 of 63 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in China on their work in Clinical Psychology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How China compares with other countries in Clinical Psychology