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Nephrology research in China

Sichuan University ranks first in China for Nephrology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and West China Hospital of Sichuan University.

China's world rank
#1
of 35 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
10k
Top-10% rate
23.4%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for Nephrology in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Sichuan UniversityChengdu #1100.027.1%142
2Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #283.322.2%176
3West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #373.527.6%103
4Central South UniversityChangsha #466.528.6%120
5Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #561.230.0%94
6Peking UniversityBeijing #753.018.3%136
7Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #849.827.4%103
8Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou #947.027.4%88
9Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #1044.421.7%128
10Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #1142.121.3%119
11Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #1338.118.1%129
12Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineGuangzhou #1436.328.6%76
13Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1731.622.3%90
14Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing #2720.525.8%71
15Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai #2819.630.6%61
16Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #2918.728.7%75
17China Medical UniversityShenyang #3017.929.6%64
18Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #3117.125.0%70
19Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou #3315.621.2%65
20Fudan UniversityShanghai #3514.222.1%72
21Soochow UniversitySuzhou #3812.222.6%78
22First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #3911.621.2%66
23Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing #4011.020.6%72
24Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou #467.621.6%72
25Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing #496.113.0%70

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

Who are the top Nephrology researchers in China?

Shouling Wu, Ying Liu and Bo Zhang rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Shouling Wu#785 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 8 works
  2. 2Ying Liu#1,594 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 6 works
  3. 3Bo Zhang#27,788 worldwide overall352 citations · 7 works
  4. 4Fan Fan Hou#41,174 worldwide overall451 citations · 20 works
  5. 5Zhiyong Peng#72,014 worldwide overall294 citations · 7 works
  6. 6Shu‐Feng Zhou#77,108 worldwide overall403 citations · 9 works
  7. 7Jianhua Mao#81,907 worldwide overall326 citations · 10 works
  8. 8Caihong Zeng#88,314 worldwide overall239 citations · 9 works
  9. 9Luxia Zhang#91,112 worldwide overall302 citations · 13 works
  10. 10Hong Zhang#93,511 worldwide overall279 citations · 15 works
  11. 11Li Zuo#110,850 worldwide overall169 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Jianghua Chen#113,343 worldwide overall165 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Bi‐Cheng Liu#125,490 worldwide overall265 citations · 21 works
  14. 14Qian Zhou#134,732 worldwide overall163 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Changying Xing#139,568 worldwide overall143 citations · 7 works

How China compares with other countries in Nephrology