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Clinical Psychology research in China

Beijing Normal University ranks first in China for Clinical Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#24 worldwide), followed by Peking University and Central South University.

China's world rank
#2
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
12k
Top-10% rate
32.7%
Ranked institutions
29

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 #2451.931.4%357
2Peking UniversityBeijing #6935.929.2%203
3Central South UniversityChangsha #7135.539.3%117
4Southwest UniversityChongqing #7634.432.1%159
5Shandong UniversityJinan #12327.135.9%110
6Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #12626.840.5%91
7Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua #13226.143.7%77
8South China Normal UniversityGuangzhou #13425.841.3%111
9Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #13725.543.2%81
10Sichuan UniversityChengdu #14125.135.3%122
11Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #14924.232.9%128
12Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #15223.935.5%123
13East China Normal UniversityShanghai #16123.131.7%124
14Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #17322.036.9%102
15Renmin University of ChinaBeijing #17721.635.5%103
16Wuhan UniversityWuhan #21918.437.4%84
17Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing #24216.930.1%76
18Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an #24316.842.5%73
19Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an #24916.540.0%62
20Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai #26015.841.8%83
21Central China Normal UniversityWuhan #27914.731.7%86
22Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen #28414.535.0%63
23Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #30613.331.5%71
24Fudan UniversityShanghai #32112.631.4%82
25West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #37410.337.2%60
26Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #4009.323.0%82
27Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #4059.132.5%66
28Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #4248.432.7%62
29University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #4477.624.5%60

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

Who are the top Clinical Psychology researchers in China?

Qiyong Gong, Li Wang and Bao‐Liang Zhong rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Qiyong Gong#184,582 worldwide overall791 citations · 10 works
  2. 2Li Wang#243,489 worldwide overall185 citations · 11 works
  3. 3Bao‐Liang Zhong#248,952 worldwide overall131 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Yuan Yang#282,345 worldwide overall156 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Dan Li#307,431 worldwide overall153 citations · 12 works
  6. 6Wei Xu#354,509 worldwide overall161 citations · 18 works
  7. 7Raymond C. K. Chan#451,312 worldwide overall320 citations · 14 works
  8. 8Shuqiao Yao#459,803 worldwide overall162 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Feng Kong#464,106 worldwide overall176 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Danhua Lin#498,843 worldwide overall132 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Zhen Wang#517,979 worldwide overall133 citations · 17 works
  12. 12Lingjiang Li#584,206 worldwide overall179 citations · 13 works
  13. 13Yiru Fang#759,244 worldwide overall114 citations · 11 works
  14. 14Jinbo He#845,433 worldwide overall97 citations · 16 works
  15. 15Yi Wang#881,152 worldwide overall103 citations · 11 works

How China compares with other countries in Clinical Psychology