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Oncology research in China

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College ranks first in China for Oncology research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Sun Yat-sen University and Sichuan University.

China's world rank
#2
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
47k
Top-10% rate
22.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Oncology in China?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing #289.622.1%1,202
2Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #575.824.4%872
3Sichuan UniversityChengdu #770.727.6%736
4Central South UniversityChangsha #1262.627.5%426
5Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #1361.425.9%418
6Peking UniversityBeijing #1460.321.9%582
7Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai #1658.325.8%517
8Fudan UniversityShanghai #1955.725.4%397
9China Medical UniversityShenyang #2054.930.8%352
10Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing #2154.223.5%532
11Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan #2253.526.7%479
12Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterGuangzhou #2949.425.1%328
13West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu #3247.925.0%397
14Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou #3347.428.0%324
15Wuhan UniversityWuhan #3447.032.0%281
16Soochow UniversitySuzhou #4144.222.3%384
17Fudan University Shanghai Cancer CenterShanghai #4243.818.3%333
18First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #4443.121.9%290
19Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #4542.832.0%214
20Capital Medical UniversityBeijing #4642.420.1%391
21Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou #5041.227.7%250
22Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing #5140.921.8%321
23Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou #5838.919.0%437
24Tongji HospitalWuhan #5938.727.2%242
25Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and HospitalTianjin #6437.523.0%289
26Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan #6836.520.2%343
27Xiangya Hospital Central South UniversityChangsha #7036.130.9%159
28Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing #7235.725.9%209
29Jilin UniversityChangchun #7634.925.9%234
30Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou #7734.723.9%234
31China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing #7934.332.1%216
32Tongji UniversityShanghai #8333.525.0%208
33Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou #8433.423.5%292
34The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou #9032.324.7%194
35Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin #9331.821.1%266
36Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing #9531.520.3%291
37University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing #9731.230.2%157
38Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou #10030.724.6%230
39First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #10130.623.1%190
40Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing #10729.716.4%304
41Dalian Medical UniversityDalian #10929.424.2%210
42Shanghai Medical College of Fudan UniversityShanghai #11229.028.0%150
43Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou #11528.625.4%184
44Anhui Medical UniversityHefei #11828.221.4%250
45Union HospitalFuzhou #12127.924.1%211
46Shandong UniversityJinan #12227.827.2%206
47Zhongshan HospitalShanghai #12527.425.3%153
48Zhejiang Cancer HospitalHangzhou #12727.124.1%183
49Qingdao UniversityQingdao #13126.721.5%235
50Peking University Cancer HospitalBeijing #13326.520.9%183
51Xuzhou Medical CollegeTongshan #14425.222.2%220
52Nanchang UniversityNanchang #14525.122.3%216
53Tsinghua UniversityBeijing #14625.031.7%113
54Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai #14824.826.5%167
55Qilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan #15024.624.2%186
56Second Military Medical UniversityShanghai #15124.522.1%171
57University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu #15923.824.2%156
58Union HospitalShatin #16023.725.4%184
59Jiangsu Province HospitalNanjing #16123.622.6%157
60Air Force Medical UniversityXi'an #16323.426.5%143

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

Who are the top Oncology researchers in China?

Yi Zhang, Shukui Qin and Wanqing Chen rank highest among researchers based in China.

  1. 1Yi Zhang#2,641 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 39 works
  2. 2Shukui Qin#3,073 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 31 works
  3. 3Wanqing Chen#7,313 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 23 works
  4. 4Yi Ba#11,619 worldwide overall869 citations · 18 works
  5. 5Ying Liu#12,550 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 21 works
  6. 6Yuxian Bai#15,010 worldwide overall565 citations · 25 works
  7. 7Zefei Jiang#20,283 worldwide overall570 citations · 33 works
  8. 8Jianming Xu#30,691 worldwide overall532 citations · 44 works
  9. 9Lin Wu#38,653 worldwide overall362 citations · 24 works
  10. 10Ying Wang#39,043 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 30 works
  11. 11Jiafu Ji#41,848 worldwide overall400 citations · 19 works
  12. 12Si Shi#41,951 worldwide overall427 citations · 21 works
  13. 13Zhi‐Ming Shao#42,369 worldwide overall486 citations · 18 works
  14. 14Rongshou Zheng#43,999 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 17 works
  15. 15Shengxiang Ren#46,362 worldwide overall338 citations · 18 works

How China compares with other countries in Oncology