100 Best universities for Neuroscience in China

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 8.23M citations received by 623K academic papers made by 525 universities in China was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#10 in Asia

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#11 in Asia

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#14 in Asia

#167 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#15 in Asia

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

5. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#17 in Asia

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

6. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#19 in Asia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

7. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#20 in Asia

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Neuroscience

#22 in Asia

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#23 in Asia

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

10. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Neuroscience

#27 in Asia

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

11. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Neuroscience

#31 in Asia

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

12. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#32 in Asia

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

13. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#34 in Asia

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

14. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#42 in Asia

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

15. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#48 in Asia

#332 in the World

Founded: 1937

16. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#49 in Asia

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

17. Wuhan University

For Neuroscience

#53 in Asia

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#62 in Asia

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

19. Soochow University

For Neuroscience

#63 in Asia

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

20. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Neuroscience

#64 in Asia

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

21. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Neuroscience

#67 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

22. Shandong University

For Neuroscience

#69 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

23. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Neuroscience

#72 in Asia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

24. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Neuroscience

#73 in Asia

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

25. University of Science and Technology of China

For Neuroscience

#74 in Asia

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

26. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Neuroscience

#77 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

27. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Neuroscience

#79 in Asia

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

28. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#80 in Asia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

29. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Neuroscience

#82 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

30. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#87 in Asia

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

31. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#90 in Asia

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

32. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Neuroscience

#94 in Asia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

33. Anhui Medical University

For Neuroscience

#103 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

34. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Neuroscience

#108 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

35. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#109 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

36. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Neuroscience

#110 in Asia

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

37. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Neuroscience

#126 in Asia

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

38. Harbin Medical University

For Neuroscience

#128 in Asia

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

39. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#131 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

40. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#134 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

41. Xiamen University

For Neuroscience

#137 in Asia

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

42. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#138 in Asia

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

43. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Neuroscience

#140 in Asia

#648 in the World

Founded: 1913

44. Xuzhou Medical University

For Neuroscience

#149 in Asia

#680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1958

45. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Neuroscience

#153 in Asia

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

46. Dalian Medical University

For Neuroscience

#156 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,200
Founded: 1947

47. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#158 in Asia

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

48. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#161 in Asia

#707 in the World

Founded: 1952

49. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#162 in Asia

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

50. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Neuroscience

#163 in Asia

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

51. Fujian Medical University

For Neuroscience

#165 in Asia

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

52. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#166 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

53. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Neuroscience

#168 in Asia

#728 in the World

Founded: 1909

54. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Neuroscience

#177 in Asia

#752 in the World

Founded: 1919

55. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#179 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

56. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#182 in Asia

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

57. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Neuroscience

#190 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

58. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Neuroscience

#191 in Asia

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

59. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Neuroscience

#192 in Asia

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

60. Xidian University

For Neuroscience

#193 in Asia

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

61. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#194 in Asia

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

62. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#205 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

63. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#206 in Asia

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

64. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Neuroscience

#209 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

65. Dalian University of Technology

For Neuroscience

#210 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

66. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Neuroscience

#215 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

67. University of Macau

For Neuroscience

#216 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

68. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Neuroscience

#217 in Asia

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

69. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#230 in Asia

#902 in the World

Founded: 1956

70. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#232 in Asia

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

71. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

China | Shenyang

For Neuroscience

#233 in Asia

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

72. Jiangnan University

For Neuroscience

#237 in Asia

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

73. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#239 in Asia

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

74. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Neuroscience

#247 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

75. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#248 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

76. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Neuroscience

#250 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

77. Ningbo University

For Neuroscience

#251 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

78. Shaanxi Normal University

For Neuroscience

#255 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

79. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Neuroscience

#259 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

80. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Neuroscience

#260 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

81. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Neuroscience

#262 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1978

82. Central China Normal University

For Neuroscience

#271 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

83. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Neuroscience

#273 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Founded: 1934

84. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#274 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Founded: 1952

85. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Neuroscience

#281 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

86. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Neuroscience

#282 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

87. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#289 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

88. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Neuroscience

#296 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

89. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

China | Hangzhou

For Neuroscience

#298 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1953

90. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Neuroscience

#306 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

91. Zunyi Medical University

For Neuroscience

#310 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1947

92. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#311 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

93. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#313 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

94. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#317 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

95. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Neuroscience

#318 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

96. Zhejiang Normal University

For Neuroscience

#319 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

97. Xinxiang Medical University

China | Xinxiang

For Neuroscience

#327 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1922

98. Hefei University of Technology

For Neuroscience

#332 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

99. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#333 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

100. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Neuroscience

#335 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

The best cities to study Neuroscience in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.