Peking Union Medical College: Rankings

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Peking Union Medical College ranked 49th in China, 636th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 24 research topics. Peking Union Medical College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 146,775 academic publications and 2,571,738 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#636 of 14,131 In the World
#109 of 5,830 In Asia
#49 of 960 In China
#9 of 59 In Beijing
#13 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#17 of 1,411 For Epidemiology
#20 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#3673 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2232 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 21 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 1st for Medicine in China and 67th in the World with 128,129 publications made and 2,298,854 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 545 In China
#3 of 2,809 In Asia
#67 of 6,775 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 283 570
1993 314 597
1994 310 756
1995 329 764
1996 361 901
1997 349 955
1998 412 1045
1999 489 1271
2000 564 1661
2001 545 2195
2002 715 2407
2003 809 3375
2004 1010 4113
2005 1282 5445
2006 1587 7338
2007 1843 9020
2008 2305 11759
2009 2765 14329
2010 3026 19080
2011 3519 24502
2012 3685 32244
2013 3979 41277
2014 4154 50907
2015 4567 60195
2016 4734 68971
2017 5546 81629
2018 6450 94544
2019 7709 116537
2020 10232 250743
2021 10969 284309
2022 14360 304579
2023 13919 325981
2024 12931 351224

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 17
Radiation Therapy 2 2 20
Pharmacology 1 1 23
Oncology and Cancer research 2 2 28
Cosmetology 1 1 29
Virology 2 2 32
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 3 33
Pathology 1 1 35
Cardiology 1 1 37
Surgery 2 2 46
Immunology 1 4 47
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 3 59
Dermatology 1 5 60
Critical Care Nursing 1 1 65
Pediatrics 1 4 72
Anesthesiology 3 4 78
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 15 79
Health Science 3 3 96
Respiratory Therapy 6 6 101
Family medicine 3 3 106
Psychiatry 3 5 111
Urology 8 17 113
Ophthalmology 7 20 113
Anatomy and Physiology 7 17 128
Medical Physics 2 7 135
Optometry 7 20 151
Public Health 4 8 155
Biomedical Engineering 17 36 173
Neurosurgery 13 43 179
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 16 187
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 15 212
Nursing 7 12 219
Physical Therapy 7 19 227
Orthodontics 10 62 272
Gerontology 5 16 273
Dentistry 11 66 273
Toxicology 22 59 279
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 26 293
Occupational Therapy 13 52 373
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 31 382
Veterinary 24 109 403
Audiology 16 57 417
Pharmacy 51 162 512
Sports Medicine 18 75 514
Clinical Psychology 22 72 587
Sports / Exercise science 22 88 635
Forensic Science 54 208 772

Biology rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 10th for Biology in China and 105th in the World with 124,480 publications made and 2,263,788 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 553 In China
#20 of 2,834 In Asia
#105 of 6,833 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 319 638
1993 318 695
1994 308 804
1995 331 810
1996 361 985
1997 394 1040
1998 443 1105
1999 532 1343
2000 605 1706
2001 599 2147
2002 726 2423
2003 841 3418
2004 1038 4098
2005 1304 5633
2006 1575 7524
2007 1801 9255
2008 2304 12548
2009 2700 15408
2010 2956 20237
2011 3438 26213
2012 3650 34325
2013 3931 43475
2014 3973 53547
2015 4364 63246
2016 4573 71991
2017 5260 84734
2018 6106 98636
2019 7224 120628
2020 9645 241329
2021 10426 277378
2022 14574 301975
2023 13705 326345
2024 12031 357490

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 23
Oncology and Cancer research 2 2 28
Virology 2 2 32
Immunology 1 4 47
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 4 59
Biotechnology 4 8 79
Genetics 6 13 90
Molecular Biology 3 12 97
Biochemistry 10 22 115
Botany 8 18 125
Microbiology 10 20 139
Neuroscience 12 28 244
Nutrition and Food Science 32 81 265
Toxicology 22 59 279
Horticulture 32 76 283
Evolutionary Biology 17 34 296
Zoology 10 29 297
Astrobiology 31 57 317
Paleontology 35 59 335
Biophysics 23 64 367
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 31 382
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 97 485
Animal Science 38 175 668
Agricultural Science 94 221 687
Forestry 47 179 696
Nanotechnology 142 298 730
Entomology 73 204 818

Chemistry rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 24th for Chemistry in China and 190th in the World with 85,644 publications made and 1,637,968 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#24 of 546 In China
#41 of 2,781 In Asia
#190 of 6,545 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 247 499
1993 230 534
1994 224 626
1995 233 620
1996 272 768
1997 314 785
1998 327 826
1999 405 1032
2000 446 1229
2001 465 1591
2002 560 1781
2003 636 2565
2004 801 3145
2005 968 4345
2006 1154 5716
2007 1346 7249
2008 1661 9822
2009 1877 11896
2010 2099 15950
2011 2446 20569
2012 2577 26798
2013 2879 33968
2014 2857 42273
2015 3112 49643
2016 3132 56050
2017 3643 66322
2018 4177 77320
2019 4796 94356
2020 6192 157044
2021 6998 193154
2022 10055 217508
2023 9271 236312
2024 7751 251938

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 22 115
Nutrition and Food Science 32 81 265
Organic Chemistry 45 85 298
Biochemical Engineering 35 71 308
Pharmacy 51 162 512
Radiochemistry 113 296 566
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 80 219 727
Nanotechnology 142 298 730
Materials Science 122 262 758
Chemical Engineering 157 335 806
Computational Chemistry 131 299 946
Environmental Chemistry 138 345 962
Physical chemistry 186 420 1011
Inorganic Chemistry 219 546 1239
Petrology and Geochemistry 202 609 1711

Computer Science rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 42nd for Computer Science in China and 350th in the World with 44,259 publications made and 765,360 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 563 In China
#69 of 2,840 In Asia
#350 of 6,845 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 66 128
1993 53 177
1994 71 188
1995 64 182
1996 63 243
1997 88 252
1998 80 257
1999 103 306
2000 117 365
2001 109 591
2002 146 626
2003 183 912
2004 213 1072
2005 297 1589
2006 378 2173
2007 456 2632
2008 580 3730
2009 771 4589
2010 793 6194
2011 1021 8217
2012 1091 10876
2013 1214 13815
2014 1248 17459
2015 1289 21029
2016 1484 24507
2017 1766 29030
2018 2079 34970
2019 2708 44050
2020 3607 91190
2021 4133 110642
2022 6340 123091
2023 6092 136211
2024 4942 147518

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 59
Neuroscience 12 28 244
Machine Learning 53 88 299
Data Science 36 69 496
Library and Information science 20 68 622
Computational Linguistics 79 208 736
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 117 255 858
Cognitive Science 113 242 861
Computer Vision 146 335 976
Telecommunications 150 378 1041
Human-Computer Interaction 113 321 1130
Computer Graphics 138 358 1136
Cyber Security 152 433 1227
Computer Engineering 173 518 1274
Computer Networking 210 596 1507
Robotics 245 670 1560
Software Engineering 198 539 1703
Management Information Systems 178 554 1813

Psychology rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 11th for Psychology in China and 163rd in the World with 38,251 publications made and 632,299 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 552 In China
#19 of 2,755 In Asia
#163 of 6,645 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 95 145
1993 90 140
1994 95 183
1995 110 166
1996 91 236
1997 105 248
1998 128 271
1999 128 338
2000 168 403
2001 146 550
2002 192 640
2003 225 899
2004 286 1056
2005 369 1485
2006 489 1988
2007 562 2449
2008 666 3250
2009 885 3966
2010 881 5105
2011 1075 6551
2012 1115 8819
2013 1205 11195
2014 1211 14155
2015 1304 16486
2016 1389 19218
2017 1658 22913
2018 1950 27354
2019 2310 33313
2020 3124 75214
2021 3291 86157
2022 4195 91538
2023 4223 99150
2024 3927 102384

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 5 111
Neuroscience 12 28 244
Occupational Therapy 13 52 373
Clinical Psychology 22 72 587
Sexology 7 32 615
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 45 218 765
Child Psychology 40 124 793
Cognitive Science 113 242 861
Social Psychology 88 239 1116
Education Majors 216 665 2173

Engineering rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 78th for Engineering in China and 544th in the World with 35,043 publications made and 593,693 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#78 of 560 In China
#155 of 2,835 In Asia
#544 of 6,782 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 105 187
1993 113 214
1994 84 213
1995 86 245
1996 88 291
1997 125 305
1998 123 339
1999 118 379
2000 169 490
2001 149 696
2002 234 751
2003 213 956
2004 257 1238
2005 333 1471
2006 406 1965
2007 505 2354
2008 612 3266
2009 748 3824
2010 861 5360
2011 1015 6769
2012 1016 8869
2013 1108 11348
2014 1010 13939
2015 1192 16857
2016 1213 19575
2017 1407 23241
2018 1772 27534
2019 2098 34184
2020 2686 62705
2021 2989 75222
2022 4089 86247
2023 4001 96983
2024 3491 107767

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 8 79
Biomedical Engineering 17 36 173
Biochemical Engineering 35 71 308
Technical Drawing 63 122 390
Optical Engineering 63 110 402
Aerospace Engineering 56 113 435
Acoustical Engineering 79 161 601
Mechanical Engineering 87 180 649
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 80 219 727
Nanotechnology 142 298 730
Materials Science 122 262 758
Metallurgical Engineering 127 278 759
Reliability and Quality Engineering 109 266 806
Chemical Engineering 157 335 806
Civil Engineering 130 309 950
Petroleum Engineering 129 320 969
Remote Sensing 150 323 1040
Telecommunications 150 378 1041
Electronic Engineering 156 447 1128
Human-Computer Interaction 113 321 1130
Engineering Management 213 367 1233
Structural Engineering 176 480 1245
Computer Engineering 173 518 1274
Environmental Engineering 188 523 1297
Electrical Engineering 189 534 1328
Operations Research 203 574 1437
Systems Engineering 167 466 1442
Computer Networking 210 596 1507
Robotics 245 670 1560
Automotive Engineering 207 662 1593
Architectural Engineering 285 743 1715
Geotechnical Engineering 262 744 1795

Environmental Science rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 41st for Environmental Science in China and 303rd in the World with 33,473 publications made and 621,418 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#41 of 553 In China
#64 of 2,838 In Asia
#303 of 6,876 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 74 165
1993 87 184
1994 78 202
1995 92 231
1996 99 232
1997 116 251
1998 128 273
1999 118 327
2000 183 452
2001 147 632
2002 204 640
2003 190 824
2004 259 981
2005 337 1379
2006 437 1699
2007 496 2243
2008 696 3218
2009 820 3906
2010 889 5215
2011 1020 6503
2012 1042 8314
2013 1035 10383
2014 1031 12815
2015 1211 15111
2016 1217 17740
2017 1400 20938
2018 1585 24466
2019 1987 30838
2020 2638 69952
2021 2624 72928
2022 4050 76390
2023 3621 81729
2024 2955 87634

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 35 56 309
Paleontology 35 59 335
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 97 485
Ecology 53 100 488
Geology 60 111 499
Agricultural Science 94 221 687
Forestry 47 179 696
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 89 208 722
Environmental Chemistry 138 345 962
Earth science and Geophysics 150 348 1056
Environmental Engineering 188 523 1297
Oceanography 168 430 1304
Environmental Management 232 661 1665
Petrology and Geochemistry 202 609 1711
Geotechnical Engineering 262 744 1795

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 406th in the World with 33,231 publications made and 763,923 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 562 In China
#42 of 2,864 In Asia
#406 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 63 139
1993 84 185
1994 76 240
1995 76 223
1996 90 279
1997 79 306
1998 85 309
1999 111 374
2000 117 483
2001 123 758
2002 204 775
2003 186 971
2004 224 1308
2005 256 1622
2006 337 2175
2007 374 2684
2008 505 3457
2009 689 4266
2010 733 5395
2011 906 6834
2012 924 9199
2013 934 11267
2014 964 13737
2015 1208 16123
2016 1149 19123
2017 1413 22841
2018 1580 26166
2019 1954 32375
2020 2876 89690
2021 2918 91137
2022 4068 91468
2023 3795 94805
2024 3576 97815

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 16 21 133
Demography 4 8 143
History 16 22 183
Law 25 39 347
Sociology 15 33 376
Linguistics 40 75 414
Political Science 23 41 443
Genealogy 9 24 461
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 59 125 590
Library and Information science 20 68 622
Sports / Exercise science 22 88 635
Publishing 34 102 679
Occupational Safety and Health 26 127 704
Anthropology 28 91 732
Forensic Science 54 208 772
Philosophy 46 136 784
Classics and Ancient History 52 132 860
Art History 41 90 1013
Aesthetics 111 236 1038
Public Policy / Administration 79 199 1228
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 69 258 1255
Gender Studies 50 213 1466
Communications and Public Relations 130 471 1855
Education Majors 216 665 2173

Physics rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 83rd for Physics in China and 584th in the World with 31,726 publications made and 509,994 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#83 of 558 In China
#165 of 2,817 In Asia
#584 of 6,713 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 111 179
1993 101 218
1994 80 215
1995 83 224
1996 99 262
1997 114 261
1998 121 313
1999 120 330
2000 161 461
2001 150 612
2002 209 649
2003 190 811
2004 234 1071
2005 328 1330
2006 382 1708
2007 448 2036
2008 579 2870
2009 720 3321
2010 797 4487
2011 930 5641
2012 973 7201
2013 1036 9229
2014 926 11618
2015 1035 13667
2016 1100 16543
2017 1264 19299
2018 1549 22407
2019 1821 28592
2020 2366 49482
2021 2605 62231
2022 3652 73294
2023 3533 83630
2024 3297 96516

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 7 135
Astrobiology 31 57 317
Biophysics 23 64 367
Optical Engineering 63 110 402
Acoustical Engineering 79 161 601
Astrophysics and Astronomy 66 137 636
Nanotechnology 142 298 730
Materials Science 122 262 758
Nuclear Physics 90 234 799
Quantum and Particle physics 116 246 815
Atomic and Molecular physics 233 753 1897
Condensed Matter Physics 302 966 2049

Mathematics rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 29th for Mathematics in China and 216th in the World with 24,861 publications made and 458,635 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 2,718 In Asia
#216 of 6,418 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 17 43
1993 14 69
1994 17 105
1995 17 75
1996 18 89
1997 28 113
1998 30 113
1999 32 155
2000 49 198
2001 55 283
2002 64 325
2003 69 428
2004 107 524
2005 106 746
2006 156 956
2007 213 1182
2008 273 1508
2009 359 1940
2010 411 2416
2011 517 3035
2012 560 4043
2013 715 5571
2014 717 7324
2015 733 8670
2016 840 9946
2017 1062 12114
2018 1213 14646
2019 1603 18938
2020 2443 43633
2021 2747 52950
2022 3527 59682
2023 3494 63430
2024 2460 53534

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 23 35 183
Actuarial Science 131 310 1174
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 142 352 1266
Operations Research 203 574 1437
Applied Mathematics 396 1185 2617
Math Teachers 333 997 2809

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Peking Union Medical College

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Photography 11 23 247
Interior Design 116 211 658
Development Studies 55 123 659
Painting and Drawing 127 235 835
Sculpture 127 235 835
Marketing 74 197 847
Illustration and Concept Art 144 251 865
Economics 83 195 900
Music 108 218 945
Literature 92 194 978
Business 110 270 1051
International Trade 87 192 1060
Fashion Design 114 263 1080
Art & Design 108 254 1108
Management 134 339 1131
International Business 109 261 1216
Finance 141 354 1291
Human Resource Management 110 354 1316
International Economics 107 292 1333
Creative Writing 108 306 1481
Project Management 175 597 1936
Advertising 171 694 2105
Accounting 209 750 2251