Peking Union Medical College: Rankings

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Peking Union Medical College ranked 64th in China, 951st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 26 research topics. Peking Union Medical College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 158,633 academic publications and 2,927,569 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#951 of 14,131 In the World
#193 of 5,830 In Asia
#64 of 960 In China
#11 of 59 In Beijing
#13 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#16 of 1,449 For Epidemiology
#19 of 1,748 For Radiation Therapy
#3642 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3529 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 23 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 1st for Medicine in China and 63rd in the World with 138,597 publications made and 2,617,914 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 549 In China
#2 of 2,817 In Asia
#63 of 6,793 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 314 596
1994 310 762
1995 329 766
1996 361 902
1997 349 955
1998 412 1045
1999 489 1272
2000 564 1660
2001 545 2194
2002 715 2406
2003 809 3376
2004 1009 4114
2005 1282 5445
2006 1587 7338
2007 1843 9015
2008 2305 11757
2009 2765 14333
2010 3025 19076
2011 3520 24510
2012 3684 32240
2013 3980 41265
2014 4154 50878
2015 4564 60153
2016 4735 68913
2017 5537 81536
2018 6451 94388
2019 7709 116286
2020 10224 250357
2021 10971 283953
2022 14372 304464
2023 13934 326529
2024 13065 354695
2025 13357 380285

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 1 1 13
Epidemiology 1 1 16
Radiation Therapy 2 2 19
Pharmacology 1 1 20
Oncology and Cancer research 2 2 22
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 2 29
Virology 2 2 30
Cosmetology 1 2 31
Cardiology 1 1 33
Pathology 1 1 34
Surgery 2 2 39
Immunology 1 4 43
Dermatology 1 4 51
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 3 54
Critical Care Nursing 1 1 64
Pediatrics 2 5 69
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 15 74
Anesthesiology 3 4 78
Health Science 2 2 94
Respiratory Therapy 6 6 96
Family medicine 3 3 103
Psychiatry 3 5 105
Ophthalmology 7 19 105
Urology 8 17 107
Medical Physics 2 4 118
Anatomy and Physiology 7 17 121
Optometry 9 21 128
Public Health 4 8 140
Biomedical Engineering 18 35 154
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 15 174
Neurosurgery 12 41 174
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 13 200
Nursing 6 11 202
Physical Therapy 7 17 216
Gerontology 5 11 227
Toxicology 22 58 258
Orthodontics 10 58 259
Dentistry 11 64 262
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 24 279
Occupational Therapy 13 50 344
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 27 362
Veterinary 24 103 382
Audiology 16 57 403
Sports Medicine 16 65 478
Pharmacy 52 159 500
Sports / Exercise science 18 69 551
Clinical Psychology 24 69 558
Forensic Science 56 216 796

Biology rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 10th for Biology in China and 97th in the World with 134,029 publications made and 2,559,272 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 553 In China
#18 of 2,838 In Asia
#97 of 6,841 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 318 694
1994 308 810
1995 331 812
1996 361 985
1997 394 1040
1998 443 1106
1999 532 1346
2000 605 1706
2001 599 2148
2002 726 2422
2003 841 3418
2004 1037 4100
2005 1304 5632
2006 1575 7525
2007 1801 9259
2008 2305 12543
2009 2700 15407
2010 2956 20231
2011 3437 26212
2012 3650 34302
2013 3932 43471
2014 3970 53535
2015 4359 63216
2016 4572 71913
2017 5255 84627
2018 6098 98475
2019 7217 120374
2020 9631 241630
2021 10424 277507
2022 14583 302087
2023 13714 326866
2024 12163 360800
2025 12239 386405

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacology 1 1 20
Oncology and Cancer research 2 2 22
Virology 2 2 30
Immunology 1 4 43
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 4 55
Biotechnology 4 7 72
Genetics 5 10 79
Molecular Biology 3 12 92
Biochemistry 10 21 106
Botany 8 17 115
Microbiology 10 18 125
Neuroscience 12 26 225
Nutrition and Food Science 32 77 254
Toxicology 22 58 258
Horticulture 34 78 275
Evolutionary Biology 15 31 279
Zoology 10 29 290
Astrobiology 30 53 294
Paleontology 36 58 327
Biophysics 23 62 355
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 27 362
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 94 470
Agricultural Science 94 216 662
Animal Science 42 178 665
Nanotechnology 138 281 687
Forestry 48 179 693
Entomology 73 200 800

Chemistry rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 23rd for Chemistry in China and 175th in the World with 91,363 publications made and 1,861,705 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 547 In China
#40 of 2,785 In Asia
#175 of 6,561 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 230 533
1994 224 628
1995 233 622
1996 272 768
1997 314 785
1998 327 827
1999 405 1033
2000 446 1232
2001 465 1592
2002 560 1781
2003 636 2566
2004 801 3145
2005 968 4346
2006 1154 5719
2007 1346 7252
2008 1661 9815
2009 1877 11892
2010 2098 15939
2011 2443 20569
2012 2576 26789
2013 2880 33946
2014 2854 42240
2015 3107 49571
2016 3127 55940
2017 3634 66134
2018 4172 77045
2019 4778 93979
2020 6130 155725
2021 6975 191811
2022 10013 216494
2023 9232 235839
2024 7823 253893
2025 7618 268921

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 10 21 106
Nutrition and Food Science 32 77 254
Organic Chemistry 46 85 286
Biochemical Engineering 37 72 293
Pharmacy 52 159 500
Radiochemistry 112 291 549
Nanotechnology 138 281 687
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 88 223 718
Materials Science 122 253 724
Chemical Engineering 155 327 774
Computational Chemistry 129 293 919
Environmental Chemistry 137 328 927
Physical chemistry 187 416 999
Inorganic Chemistry 219 533 1207
Petrology and Geochemistry 200 603 1681

Computer Science rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 41st for Computer Science in China and 325th in the World with 48,186 publications made and 886,755 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#41 of 563 In China
#68 of 2,842 In Asia
#325 of 6,855 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 53 177
1994 71 188
1995 64 182
1996 63 243
1997 88 252
1998 80 258
1999 103 306
2000 117 365
2001 109 592
2002 146 623
2003 184 912
2004 212 1073
2005 297 1589
2006 378 2176
2007 456 2633
2008 580 3718
2009 771 4596
2010 792 6192
2011 1019 8219
2012 1091 10880
2013 1211 13811
2014 1245 17453
2015 1290 21038
2016 1482 24503
2017 1761 28987
2018 2074 34989
2019 2685 43848
2020 3540 89876
2021 4101 109826
2022 6308 122594
2023 6077 136271
2024 5006 149284
2025 5261 163723

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 4 55
Neuroscience 12 26 225
Machine Learning 52 86 294
Data Science 35 63 426
Library and Information science 18 61 577
Computational Linguistics 81 204 711
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 112 243 814
Cognitive Science 110 232 821
Computer Vision 147 320 932
Game Design and Development 111 287 983
Telecommunications 149 369 1011
Human-Computer Interaction 112 300 1080
Computer Graphics 140 356 1116
Cyber Security 148 416 1185
Computer Engineering 173 509 1241
Computer Networking 203 566 1438
Robotics 250 683 1583
Software Engineering 185 500 1606
Management Information Systems 171 534 1747
Multimedia 317 895 2257

Psychology rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 11th for Psychology in China and 153rd in the World with 41,242 publications made and 711,361 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 553 In China
#18 of 2,766 In Asia
#153 of 6,663 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 90 140
1994 95 184
1995 110 166
1996 91 236
1997 105 248
1998 128 270
1999 128 338
2000 168 406
2001 146 550
2002 192 639
2003 225 898
2004 285 1056
2005 369 1486
2006 489 1987
2007 562 2451
2008 666 3241
2009 885 3968
2010 880 5099
2011 1074 6543
2012 1114 8806
2013 1206 11190
2014 1211 14149
2015 1300 16487
2016 1386 19120
2017 1654 22877
2018 1948 27304
2019 2304 33167
2020 3080 74021
2021 3270 85029
2022 4191 91129
2023 4204 99116
2024 3956 103954
2025 3972 113093

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 3 5 105
Neuroscience 12 26 225
Occupational Therapy 13 50 344
Clinical Psychology 24 69 558
Sexology 8 33 615
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 45 210 745
Child Psychology 39 119 765
Cognitive Science 110 232 821
Social Psychology 87 227 1063
Education Majors 206 629 2068

Engineering rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 79th for Engineering in China and 515th in the World with 37,663 publications made and 683,934 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#79 of 560 In China
#150 of 2,841 In Asia
#515 of 6,795 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 113 214
1994 84 213
1995 86 245
1996 89 292
1997 125 305
1998 123 339
1999 118 385
2000 169 490
2001 149 697
2002 234 751
2003 213 956
2004 257 1238
2005 332 1469
2006 406 1965
2007 505 2357
2008 613 3258
2009 748 3840
2010 860 5356
2011 1013 6769
2012 1016 8862
2013 1108 11331
2014 1008 13909
2015 1192 16845
2016 1211 19522
2017 1402 23184
2018 1773 27462
2019 2084 34088
2020 2682 62201
2021 2976 74708
2022 4075 85826
2023 3974 96642
2024 3520 108458
2025 3493 119490

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 4 7 72
Biomedical Engineering 18 35 154
Biochemical Engineering 37 72 293
Optical Engineering 61 104 374
Technical Drawing 63 118 374
Aerospace Engineering 56 110 416
Acoustical Engineering 79 156 579
Mechanical Engineering 88 179 639
Nanotechnology 138 281 687
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 88 223 718
Metallurgical Engineering 127 262 722
Materials Science 122 253 724
Reliability and Quality Engineering 105 249 758
Chemical Engineering 155 327 774
Petroleum Engineering 118 266 852
Civil Engineering 129 296 920
Remote Sensing 151 315 1003
Telecommunications 149 369 1011
Electronic Engineering 144 398 1020
Human-Computer Interaction 112 300 1080
Structural Engineering 172 461 1201
Computer Engineering 173 509 1241
Engineering Management 220 379 1259
Electrical Engineering 189 523 1301
Environmental Engineering 195 535 1305
Systems Engineering 167 451 1386
Operations Research 199 555 1398
Computer Networking 203 566 1438
Automotive Engineering 200 626 1513
Robotics 250 683 1583
Architectural Engineering 267 721 1692
Geotechnical Engineering 266 739 1770

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 390th in the World with 36,003 publications made and 848,445 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 563 In China
#40 of 2,867 In Asia
#390 of 7,088 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 84 185
1994 76 242
1995 76 223
1996 90 279
1997 79 305
1998 85 309
1999 111 376
2000 117 486
2001 123 759
2002 204 774
2003 185 971
2004 223 1311
2005 256 1621
2006 337 2175
2007 374 2685
2008 505 3457
2009 689 4271
2010 732 5386
2011 906 6842
2012 922 9189
2013 933 11253
2014 962 13692
2015 1206 16112
2016 1148 19006
2017 1401 22737
2018 1583 26153
2019 1948 32119
2020 2884 89041
2021 2923 90616
2022 4054 91290
2023 3794 94611
2024 3632 98736
2025 3535 102690

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 17 22 124
Demography 4 7 132
History 16 22 177
Law 24 38 339
Sociology 15 28 355
Linguistics 40 72 398
Political Science 23 40 436
Genealogy 9 25 464
Sports / Exercise science 18 69 551
Library and Information science 18 61 577
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 61 126 590
Occupational Safety and Health 26 124 689
Publishing 35 105 697
Anthropology 28 85 701
Philosophy 44 127 753
Forensic Science 56 216 796
Classics and Ancient History 53 134 850
Art History 41 88 982
Aesthetics 108 221 988
Public Policy / Administration 82 206 1232
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 67 257 1244
Gender Studies 49 211 1440
Urban and Regional planning 245 444 1510
Journalism and Digital Media 137 516 1528
Communications and Public Relations 133 471 1830
Education Majors 206 629 2068

Environmental Science rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 41st for Environmental Science in China and 296th in the World with 35,818 publications made and 691,353 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#41 of 553 In China
#63 of 2,841 In Asia
#296 of 6,888 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 87 184
1994 78 202
1995 92 231
1996 100 231
1997 116 251
1998 128 273
1999 118 331
2000 183 455
2001 147 632
2002 204 640
2003 189 824
2004 259 982
2005 337 1378
2006 437 1699
2007 496 2246
2008 696 3221
2009 820 3910
2010 887 5204
2011 1020 6500
2012 1042 8304
2013 1036 10367
2014 1031 12794
2015 1212 15101
2016 1215 17706
2017 1400 20921
2018 1582 24440
2019 1988 30891
2020 2666 70123
2021 2641 73031
2022 4069 76518
2023 3644 81774
2024 2976 88316
2025 2897 92672

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 38 58 300
Paleontology 36 58 327
Ecology 54 98 470
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 94 470
Geology 60 109 481
Agricultural Science 94 216 662
Forestry 48 179 693
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 89 203 700
Environmental Chemistry 137 328 927
Earth science and Geophysics 151 342 1030
Oceanography 170 423 1270
Environmental Engineering 195 535 1305
Urban and Regional planning 245 444 1510
Environmental Management 241 677 1677
Petrology and Geochemistry 200 603 1681
Geotechnical Engineering 266 739 1770

Physics rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 82nd for Physics in China and 558th in the World with 34,355 publications made and 574,218 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#82 of 558 In China
#160 of 2,822 In Asia
#558 of 6,729 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 101 218
1994 80 216
1995 83 224
1996 100 264
1997 114 261
1998 121 313
1999 120 331
2000 161 461
2001 150 612
2002 209 650
2003 190 811
2004 234 1071
2005 328 1330
2006 382 1708
2007 448 2040
2008 579 2863
2009 720 3330
2010 796 4484
2011 930 5644
2012 973 7203
2013 1037 9228
2014 924 11603
2015 1035 13661
2016 1099 16556
2017 1267 19288
2018 1549 22459
2019 1805 28580
2020 2367 49511
2021 2617 62224
2022 3647 73363
2023 3533 83659
2024 3334 97271
2025 3379 106159

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 4 118
Astrobiology 30 53 294
Biophysics 23 62 355
Optical Engineering 61 104 374
Acoustical Engineering 79 156 579
Astrophysics and Astronomy 66 132 614
Nanotechnology 138 281 687
Materials Science 122 253 724
Quantum and Particle physics 116 239 774
Nuclear Physics 90 227 775
Atomic and Molecular physics 234 748 1884
Condensed Matter Physics 310 960 2023

Mathematics rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 29th for Mathematics in China and 200th in the World with 26,268 publications made and 509,245 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#29 of 550 In China
#42 of 2,725 In Asia
#200 of 6,434 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 14 69
1994 17 105
1995 17 75
1996 18 89
1997 28 113
1998 30 113
1999 32 155
2000 49 195
2001 55 282
2002 64 325
2003 69 425
2004 107 524
2005 106 744
2006 156 955
2007 213 1181
2008 273 1495
2009 358 1943
2010 412 2413
2011 514 3022
2012 561 4031
2013 714 5517
2014 716 7258
2015 731 8584
2016 834 9825
2017 1053 11906
2018 1203 14442
2019 1577 18437
2020 2370 41534
2021 2669 51054
2022 3421 57717
2023 3410 62019
2024 2468 53569
2025 2308 52694

The following table provides academic rankings for Peking Union Medical College in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 21 32 169
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 130 298 1111
Actuarial Science 138 325 1194
Operations Research 199 555 1398
Applied Mathematics 391 1144 2545
Math Teachers 310 940 2662

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Peking Union Medical College

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Photography 11 23 239
Development Studies 51 113 615
Painting and Drawing 130 239 837
Sculpture 130 239 837
Marketing 74 195 840
Economics 80 185 854
Illustration and Concept Art 141 251 860
Music 105 205 917
Literature 88 178 920
Fashion Design 108 244 1014
Business 108 257 1024
Art & Design 105 239 1044
Management 129 312 1069
International Trade 97 213 1102
International Business 117 282 1270
Finance 144 355 1285
Human Resource Management 105 338 1292
Creative Writing 85 246 1325
International Economics 120 320 1395
Project Management 151 532 1819
Advertising 171 679 2056
Accounting 207 738 2210