How does China rank in Physiology research?

China ranks #2 of 68 countries on research quality in Physiology (2022–2025), with 26k works.

Physiology research in China

Sichuan University ranks first in China for Physiology research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

China's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 26k
Top-10% rate: 25.8%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Physiology in China?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#2	89.0	29.9%	387
2	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing	#4	78.0	24.1%	454
3	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	#10	63.5	28.2%	294
4	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	#13	59.3	27.3%	292
5	Peking UniversityBeijing	#16	56.0	23.0%	337
6	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	#20	52.5	32.7%	225
7	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#23	50.3	29.5%	235
8	Central South UniversityChangsha	#24	49.6	28.1%	257
9	Capital Medical UniversityBeijing	#26	48.3	22.3%	332
10	West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu	#30	46.1	28.8%	215
11	Fudan UniversityShanghai	#35	43.6	29.5%	216
12	Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing	#45	39.6	22.6%	233
13	Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#47	39.0	33.1%	135
14	China Medical UniversityShenyang	#51	37.7	34.4%	154
15	Jilin UniversityChangchun	#57	35.9	36.3%	148
16	Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou	#67	33.3	27.6%	165
17	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	#68	33.1	33.3%	139
18	Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou	#71	32.4	31.1%	150
19	Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu	#72	32.2	35.0%	129
20	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	#75	31.5	23.7%	178
21	China Agricultural UniversityBeijing	#85	29.5	37.9%	99
22	Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing	#93	28.1	25.4%	169
23	Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou	#97	27.5	25.1%	145
24	Nanchang UniversityNanchang	#101	26.8	30.4%	112
25	Shandong UniversityJinan	#103	26.5	29.7%	133
26	Jiangnan UniversityWuxi	#109	25.6	32.4%	109
27	Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou	#113	25.0	22.7%	163
28	Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing	#116	24.6	26.4%	128
29	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	#117	24.5	31.3%	92
30	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	#119	24.2	31.1%	93
31	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	#121	24.0	27.7%	133
32	Tongji HospitalWuhan	#126	23.3	34.0%	97
33	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai	#132	22.6	29.9%	112
34	Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	#135	22.2	28.7%	99
35	Jinan UniversityGuangzhou	#137	22.0	34.5%	82
36	Shanghai University of SportShanghai	#145	21.1	36.8%	86
37	Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineGuangzhou	#147	20.9	28.7%	106
38	Anhui Medical UniversityHefei	#149	20.6	24.8%	130
39	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	#154	20.1	25.1%	105
40	Beijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijing	#155	20.0	29.2%	111
41	Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing	#157	19.8	17.9%	162
42	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	#165	19.0	26.7%	113
43	Xiangya Hospital Central South UniversityChangsha	#166	18.9	29.9%	85
44	Air Force Medical UniversityXi'an	#171	18.5	27.0%	92
45	Tongji UniversityShanghai	#173	18.3	25.8%	106
46	Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan	#175	18.1	24.7%	116
47	Ruijin HospitalShanghai	#179	17.7	29.2%	68
48	Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou	#181	17.6	21.1%	131
49	Xuzhou Medical CollegeTongshan	#183	17.4	26.0%	96
50	Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan	#189	16.9	26.3%	99
51	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	#193	16.5	25.7%	84
52	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	#196	16.3	26.7%	100
53	Army Medical UniversityChongqing	#199	16.1	29.8%	84
54	Nantong UniversityNantong	#203	15.8	28.6%	87
55	China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing	#206	15.5	31.3%	71
56	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	#208	15.4	28.9%	86
57	Ningbo UniversityNingbo	#215	14.8	32.8%	82
58	Dalian Medical UniversityDalian	#228	13.9	24.9%	86
59	Southeast UniversityNanjing	#231	13.7	35.2%	61
60	Zunyi Medical UniversityZunyi	#241	13.0	28.1%	73

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in China?

Ting Zhang, Jun Wang and Jianping Jia rank highest among researchers based in China.

1Ting Zhang#1,532 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 52 works
2Jun Wang#33,567 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 13 works
3Jianping Jia#40,058 worldwide overall455 citations · 9 works
4Luo Zhang#47,491 worldwide overall421 citations · 16 works
5Lan Tan#64,798 worldwide overall483 citations · 21 works
6Jin‐Tai Yu#67,388 worldwide overall516 citations · 20 works
7Hanping Shi#134,587 worldwide overall206 citations · 20 works
8Weiping Jia#144,797 worldwide overall634 citations · 12 works
9Nanshan Zhong#187,081 worldwide overall288 citations · 14 works
10Li Chen#188,287 worldwide overall466 citations · 10 works
11Yingxin Zhu#195,608 worldwide overall405 citations · 10 works
12Yulong Yin#203,339 worldwide overall587 citations · 16 works
13Ji‐Sheng Han#217,006 worldwide overall196 citations · 14 works
14Jiankang Liu#349,164 worldwide overall236 citations · 11 works
15Chen Wang#362,055 worldwide overall277 citations · 16 works

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