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Top Complementary and alternative medicine Research Institutions

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 74 ranked institutions.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Chengdu 100.0 32.1% 301 2.7k#5
2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina · Beijing 83.9 19.9% 438 2.6k#1
3 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina · Beijing 74.5 21.8% 389 2.3k#4
4 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Shanghai 67.8 25.8% 259 2.1k#6
5 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina · Hangzhou 62.6 30.6% 190 1.5k#13
6 Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Tianjin 58.4 29.3% 191 1.5k#7
7 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina · Nanjing 54.8 23.3% 251 1.4k#12
8 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina · Guangzhou 51.7 27.4% 208 1.4k#28
9 Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Jinan 49.0 25.9% 168 1.1k#58
10 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 46.5 21.6% 152 944—
11 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 44.3 33.1% 118 1.4k#24
12 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 42.3 25.7% 114 854#20
13 Heilongjiang University of Chinese MedicineChina · Harbin 40.4 29.9% 113 717#48
14 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina · Nanjing 38.7 28.2% 105 763#10
15 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 37.1 28.7% 88 716#25
16 First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Tianjin 35.6 29.6% 75 535#98
17 Shaanxi University of Chinese MedicineChina · Xianyang 34.2 4.2% 352 502—
18 Hunan University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Changsha 32.8 27.0% 104 600—
19 Changchun University of Chinese MedicineChina · Changchun 31.6 15.0% 143 592—
20 Anhui University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Hefei 30.4 20.7% 139 761—
21 Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityChina · Shenyang 29.3 34.5% 76 556#60
22 Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 28.2 18.7% 123 700#16
23 First Affiliated Hospital of Henan UniversityChina · Kaifeng 27.2 17.7% 134 614—
24 Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Nanchang 26.2 14.9% 123 550—
25 Cairo UniversityEgypt · Giza 25.2 25.5% 92 583—
26 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 24.3 30.6% 65 590#73
27 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 23.4 32.0% 66 613#21
28 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 22.6 22.4% 88 514#31
29 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina · Wenzhou 21.8 28.8% 66 405—
30 China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesChina · Beijing 21.0 15.2% 112 422#82
31 Hubei University of Chinese MedicineChina · Wuhan 20.2 17.8% 86 491—
32 National Research CentreEgypt · Giza 19.5 25.0% 66 486—
33 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia · Varanasi 18.8 15.6% 97 449#65
34 Capital Medical UniversityChina · Beijing 18.1 21.0% 80 480#63
35 Mashhad University of Medical SciencesIran · Mashhad 17.4 28.7% 60 495#29
36 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 16.7 24.1% 67 438#43
37 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia · Chennai 16.1 20.0% 63 393—
38 Fujian University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Fuzhou 15.5 22.0% 67 380—
39 Gansu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Lanzhou 14.9 20.1% 61 281—
40 Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina · Beijing 14.3 23.4% 69 396—
41 Korea Institute of Oriental MedicineSouth Korea · Daejeon 13.7 17.8% 68 386#52
42 Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo 13.2 13.3% 85 394#34
43 National Institute of AyurvedaIndia · Jaipur 12.6 2.3% 358 245—
44 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 12.1 15.3% 61 293—
45 Human Growth FoundationUnited States · New York 11.6 6.4% 167 62—
46 Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia · Amloh 11.0 1.6% 330 161—
47 China Association of Acupuncture-MoxibustionChina · Beijing 10.5 7.5% 110 212—
48 Ministry of AYUSHIndia · New Delhi 10.1 4.4% 146 143—
49 Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda CollegeIndia · Malappuram 9.6 1.3% 306 140—
50 Government Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia · Guwahati 9.1 0.6% 306 144—
51 Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic ScienceIndia · New Delhi 8.6 5.4% 103 142—
52 Patanjali Research FoundationIndia · Haridwar 8.2 7.5% 61 116—
53 Government Ayurved College, NandedIndia · Nanded 7.8 0.6% 255 93—
54 Hindu College of PharmacyIndia · Sonīpat 7.3 7.0% 63 148—
55 Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed UniversityIndia · Pune 6.9 6.2% 67 163—
56 University of BrawijayaIndonesia · Malang 6.5 5.3% 69 125—
57 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 6.1 5.4% 61 165—
58 Weatherford CollegeUnited States · Weatherford 5.7 3.8% 84 82—
59 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia · Surabaya 5.3 3.6% 85 154—
60 Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina · Xi'an 4.9 2.3% 76 81—
61 Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese MedicineChina · Xianyang 4.5 1.3% 104 66—
62 Gujarat Ayurved UniversityIndia · Jamnagar 4.1 2.4% 86 56—
63 Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical CollegeIndia · Mangaluru 3.7 0.5% 138 27—
64 Central Council for Research in HomoeopathyIndia · New Delhi 3.4 1.9% 91 79—
65 KLE Ayur WorldIndia · Belgaum 3.0 2.6% 76 66—
66 Parul UniversityIndia · Vadodara 2.7 2.8% 63 73—
67 Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchIndia · Wardha 2.3 1.5% 87 73—
68 Goverment Siddha Medical CollegeIndia · Chennai 2.0 1.7% 68 38—
69 Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and HospitalIndia · Hassan 1.6 0.2% 130 58—
70 Uttarakhand Ayurved UniversityIndia · Dehra Dūn 129.1 0.7% 96 67—
71 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved UniversityIndia · Jodhpur 96.2 0.5% 74 29—
72 J. S. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and P.D. Patel Ayurveda HospitalIndia · Nadiād 63.7 0.3% 94 42—
73 Podar Ayurved Medical CollegeIndia · Mumbai 31.6 1.1% 61 27—
74 Dhanvantari Ayurveda College Hospital and Research CentreIndia · Siddāpur 0.0 0.5% 68 26—

institutions ranked worldwide in Complementary and alternative medicine (74). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

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Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 438 works
  2. 2 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 389 works
  3. 3 National Institute of AyurvedaIndia 358 works
  4. 4 Shaanxi University of Chinese MedicineChina 352 works
  5. 5 Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia 330 works
  6. 6 Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda CollegeIndia 306 works
  7. 7 Government Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia 306 works
  8. 8 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 301 works
  9. 9 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 259 works
  10. 10 Government Ayurved College, NandedIndia 255 works
  11. 11 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 251 works
  12. 12 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 208 works
  13. 13 Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 191 works
  14. 14 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 190 works
  15. 15 Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 168 works

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