Nanjing's 17 best Neuroscience universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 606K citations received by 36.4K academic papers made by 17 universities in Nanjing 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. Nanjing Medical University

For Neuroscience

#15 in China

#38 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

2. Nanjing University

For Neuroscience

#23 in China

#65 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

3. Southeast University

For Neuroscience

#34 in China

#95 in Asia

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

4. China Pharmaceutical University

For Neuroscience

#58 in China

#180 in Asia

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

5. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Neuroscience

#72 in China

#230 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

6. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Neuroscience

#84 in China

#268 in Asia

Founded: 1952

7. Nanjing Normal University

For Neuroscience

#98 in China

#312 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

8. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#101 in China

#317 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Neuroscience

#150 in China

#499 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

10. Hohai University

For Neuroscience

#156 in China

#513 in Asia

Founded: 1915

11. Nanjing Tech University

For Neuroscience

#183 in China

#604 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

12. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#217 in China

#762 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

13. Nanjing Forestry University

For Neuroscience

#226 in China

#797 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

14. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Neuroscience

#325 in China

#1199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

15. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#446 in China

#1795 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1915

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Neuroscience

#472 in China

#1930 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Neuroscience

#508 in China

#2164 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

Universities for Neuroscience near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	107	Baixia
73	Jiangsu University	60	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	88	Yangzhou
84	Wannan Medical College	151	Wuhu
84	Anhui Normal University	163	Wuhu
143	University of Science and Technology of China	27	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	32	Hefei
144	Anhui University of Chinese Medicine	147	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	164	Hefei
145	Anhui University	124	Hefei

17 Best universities for Neuroscience in Nanjing

1. Nanjing Medical University

2. Nanjing University

3. Southeast University

4. China Pharmaceutical University

5. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

6. Nanjing Agricultural University

7. Nanjing Normal University

8. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

10. Hohai University

11. Nanjing Tech University

12. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

13. Nanjing Forestry University

14. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

15. Nanjing Institute of Technology

16. Nanjing Audit University

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

Universities for Neuroscience near Nanjing

Biology subfields in Nanjing