Peking Union Medical College: Rankings

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Peking Union Medical College ranked 53rd in China, 659th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 20 research topics. Peking Union Medical College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 111,674 academic publications and 1,752,252 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#659 of 14,131 In the World
#116 of 5,830 In Asia
#53 of 960 In China
#9 of 59 In Beijing
#18 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#19 of 1,273 For Epidemiology
#24 of 1,584 For Radiation Therapy
#3661 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2232 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 17 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 3rd for Medicine in China and 86th in the World with 98,951 publications made and 1,566,412 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 546 In China
#7 of 2,781 In Asia
#86 of 6,680 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 283 370
1992 274 458
1993 296 461
1994 301 591
1995 322 583
1996 356 695
1997 338 774
1998 395 819
1999 462 919
2000 506 1236
2001 490 1652
2002 659 1771
2003 702 2468
2004 832 3051
2005 1042 3953
2006 1271 5389
2007 1394 6841
2008 1635 8976
2009 2014 10964
2010 2197 14976
2011 2570 19269
2012 2804 26095
2013 3166 32922
2014 3490 40808
2015 4026 50363
2016 4210 55926
2017 4980 65546
2018 5659 76575
2019 7025 95308
2020 9399 189283
2021 10105 231075
2022 12150 262093
2023 11822 277601

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 18
Epidemiology 1 1 19
Radiation Therapy 2 2 24
Oncology and Cancer research 2 3 30
Pharmacology 1 1 31
Cosmetology 1 3 42
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 7 46
Cardiology 1 1 48
Virology 2 4 48
Pathology 1 2 53
Immunology 1 4 58
Surgery 1 2 58
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 4 69
Dermatology 1 5 69
Critical Care Nursing 1 1 87
Pediatrics 4 7 95
Anesthesiology 3 4 97
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 20 108
Health Science 4 4 113
Respiratory Therapy 5 6 113
Family medicine 3 4 121
Urology 9 18 129
Psychiatry 5 8 129
Ophthalmology 8 23 132
Anatomy and Physiology 7 21 157
Optometry 6 21 162
Neurosurgery 10 39 177
Medical Physics 4 15 183
Public Health 4 11 189
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 9 205
Biomedical Engineering 20 42 206
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 14 234
Nursing 7 15 237
Physical Therapy 7 27 260
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 22 287
Orthodontics 11 65 291
Dentistry 11 67 294
Toxicology 23 62 298
Gerontology 7 23 319
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 25 375
Audiology 16 57 423
Veterinary 27 112 438
Pharmacy 49 154 505
Occupational Therapy 17 81 526
Sports Medicine 20 100 630
Clinical Psychology 24 76 631
Sports / Exercise science 34 125 806

Biology rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 10th for Biology in China and 136th in the World with 96,288 publications made and 1,556,245 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 551 In China
#21 of 2,814 In Asia
#136 of 6,770 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 298 412
1992 301 513
1993 301 548
1994 299 639
1995 320 633
1996 360 780
1997 380 838
1998 424 879
1999 509 991
2000 549 1285
2001 547 1656
2002 672 1791
2003 733 3289
2004 855 3058
2005 1068 4159
2006 1290 5619
2007 1414 7154
2008 1657 9630
2009 1992 11801
2010 2217 16132
2011 2585 21012
2012 2833 28025
2013 3211 35175
2014 3344 43697
2015 3850 53478
2016 4149 59146
2017 4811 69326
2018 5448 80599
2019 6672 99800
2020 8917 184071
2021 9618 226394
2022 11601 261577
2023 11235 280306

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 2 3 30
Pharmacology 1 1 31
Virology 2 4 48
Immunology 1 4 58
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 6 69
Biotechnology 6 10 93
Genetics 6 16 104
Molecular Biology 3 13 104
Biochemistry 10 22 132
Botany 9 20 145
Microbiology 10 22 164
Neuroscience 12 32 278
Toxicology 23 62 298
Nutrition and Food Science 35 87 303
Horticulture 35 79 318
Zoology 12 33 330
Astrobiology 34 65 346
Evolutionary Biology 26 48 348
Paleontology 38 70 370
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 25 375
Biophysics 26 69 396
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 103 529
Forestry 40 147 664
Animal Science 36 151 665
Agricultural Science 105 239 765
Entomology 67 184 777
Nanotechnology 151 339 831

Chemistry rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 25th for Chemistry in China and 227th in the World with 67,691 publications made and 1,157,100 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 546 In China
#46 of 2,750 In Asia
#227 of 6,447 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 214 339
1992 230 414
1993 221 433
1994 214 510
1995 224 506
1996 268 644
1997 303 642
1998 319 684
1999 389 795
2000 409 972
2001 428 1262
2002 510 1354
2003 558 1961
2004 676 2399
2005 800 3277
2006 972 4402
2007 1066 5748
2008 1247 7817
2009 1425 9560
2010 1628 13093
2011 1917 16866
2012 2103 22349
2013 2415 28343
2014 2500 35416
2015 2813 43056
2016 2978 47402
2017 3410 55474
2018 3846 64731
2019 4519 79991
2020 5855 124730
2021 6539 162249
2022 7796 193645
2023 7569 208132

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 22 132
Nutrition and Food Science 35 87 303
Organic Chemistry 48 90 333
Biochemical Engineering 40 82 360
Pharmacy 49 154 505
Radiochemistry 122 305 602
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 79 218 740
Nanotechnology 151 339 831
Materials Science 137 307 872
Chemical Engineering 168 366 884
Computational Chemistry 133 312 989
Environmental Chemistry 143 384 1044
Physical chemistry 192 448 1085
Inorganic Chemistry 235 601 1375
Petrology and Geochemistry 235 732 1981

Computer Science rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 45th for Computer Science in China and 401st in the World with 33,455 publications made and 509,554 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#45 of 561 In China
#82 of 2,809 In Asia
#401 of 6,752 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 72 82
1992 64 111
1993 49 121
1994 65 155
1995 62 131
1996 65 190
1997 82 217
1998 77 199
1999 96 239
2000 103 286
2001 101 439
2002 127 480
2003 161 758
2004 172 806
2005 243 1222
2006 295 1644
2007 350 2068
2008 402 2833
2009 551 3570
2010 585 4971
2011 732 6600
2012 845 8930
2013 999 11202
2014 1048 14060
2015 1172 17668
2016 1329 19940
2017 1578 23179
2018 1881 28165
2019 2553 36211
2020 3368 68778
2021 3883 91527
2022 4877 108437
2023 4889 118517

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 6 69
Neuroscience 12 32 278
Machine Learning 53 90 326
Data Science 49 98 619
Library and Information science 24 93 716
Computational Linguistics 85 220 789
Cognitive Science 108 229 857
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 128 286 958
Computer Vision 149 353 1041
Telecommunications 175 461 1219
Computer Graphics 163 421 1271
Human-Computer Interaction 127 388 1314
Cyber Security 170 467 1335
Computer Networking 246 703 1730
Software Engineering 232 609 1853
Management Information Systems 192 545 1859
Computer Engineering 300 896 1939

Psychology rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 11th for Psychology in China and 188th in the World with 29,803 publications made and 457,878 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 549 In China
#22 of 2,703 In Asia
#188 of 6,528 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 102 75
1992 90 111
1993 81 102
1994 93 149
1995 108 132
1996 94 182
1997 101 201
1998 127 210
1999 118 245
2000 153 292
2001 129 405
2002 170 488
2003 196 636
2004 229 771
2005 299 1015
2006 371 1375
2007 414 1843
2008 441 2416
2009 641 2972
2010 634 3905
2011 748 5122
2012 830 7091
2013 939 8867
2014 990 11114
2015 1133 13638
2016 1218 15552
2017 1488 18431
2018 1719 21929
2019 2145 27094
2020 2914 58574
2021 3125 72538
2022 3715 80394
2023 3752 85740

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 5 8 129
Neuroscience 12 32 278
Occupational Therapy 17 81 526
Sexology 6 25 565
Clinical Psychology 24 76 631
Child Psychology 41 118 830
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 55 225 840
Cognitive Science 108 229 857
Social Psychology 99 260 1224
Education Majors 273 757 2456

Engineering rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 82nd for Engineering in China and 600th in the World with 27,125 publications made and 406,614 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#82 of 560 In China
#171 of 2,809 In Asia
#600 of 6,684 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 87 137
1992 99 158
1993 107 174
1994 81 172
1995 85 199
1996 90 248
1997 120 251
1998 116 277
1999 112 287
2000 160 392
2001 138 576
2002 195 575
2003 188 723
2004 215 912
2005 265 1089
2006 326 1493
2007 383 1860
2008 432 2513
2009 547 3028
2010 632 4371
2011 721 5477
2012 787 7466
2013 868 9272
2014 850 11537
2015 1029 14177
2016 1109 16344
2017 1265 18997
2018 1529 22628
2019 1928 28478
2020 2500 48454
2021 2763 61541
2022 3379 75142
2023 3435 84732

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 6 10 93
Biomedical Engineering 20 42 206
Biochemical Engineering 40 82 360
Technical Drawing 71 137 411
Optical Engineering 68 130 475
Aerospace Engineering 57 119 478
Acoustical Engineering 87 189 689
Mechanical Engineering 88 194 692
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 79 218 740
Nanotechnology 151 339 831
Metallurgical Engineering 134 307 842
Materials Science 137 307 872
Chemical Engineering 168 366 884
Reliability and Quality Engineering 125 320 937
Civil Engineering 140 359 1071
Petroleum Engineering 165 404 1104
Remote Sensing 159 360 1134
Telecommunications 175 461 1219
Engineering Management 293 436 1277
Electronic Engineering 182 526 1289
Human-Computer Interaction 127 388 1314
Environmental Engineering 213 594 1460
Structural Engineering 202 586 1473
Electrical Engineering 206 597 1477
Operations Research 223 629 1542
Computer Networking 246 703 1730
Automotive Engineering 230 745 1738
Systems Engineering 228 628 1825
Computer Engineering 300 896 1939
Geotechnical Engineering 279 808 1945

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 479th in the World with 24,939 publications made and 513,412 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#29 of 561 In China
#54 of 2,845 In Asia
#479 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 80 82
1992 60 127
1993 78 138
1994 73 187
1995 74 162
1996 91 208
1997 79 256
1998 78 241
1999 104 285
2000 103 398
2001 113 587
2002 146 587
2003 157 950
2004 192 982
2005 203 1257
2006 260 1652
2007 287 2079
2008 349 2659
2009 497 3194
2010 518 4229
2011 662 5337
2012 678 7345
2013 710 8873
2014 831 10690
2015 1063 13227
2016 1008 14695
2017 1273 17198
2018 1387 19549
2019 1732 24403
2020 2565 64394
2021 2638 71289
2022 3207 75989
2023 3122 78041

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
Demography 4 10 172
Archaeology 29 38 246
History 27 39 297
Sociology 15 34 399
Linguistics 46 84 461
Law 42 75 563
Genealogy 14 42 567
Political Science 42 80 666
Library and Information science 24 93 716
Publishing 47 123 734
Anthropology 30 91 767
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 94 202 796
Sports / Exercise science 34 125 806
Philosophy 53 126 817
Classics and Ancient History 52 126 859
Occupational Safety and Health 29 171 872
Art History 59 128 1190
Public Policy / Administration 79 189 1217
Aesthetics 132 293 1247
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 90 278 1394
Gender Studies 49 173 1406
Communications and Public Relations 143 460 1894
Education Majors 273 757 2456

Environmental Science rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 48th for Environmental Science in China and 413th in the World with 24,841 publications made and 427,483 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#48 of 552 In China
#85 of 2,811 In Asia
#413 of 6,798 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 80 106
1992 67 144
1993 80 131
1994 76 161
1995 91 162
1996 99 185
1997 109 198
1998 121 221
1999 107 254
2000 160 343
2001 142 486
2002 134 449
2003 161 1483
2004 207 705
2005 267 960
2006 362 1296
2007 381 1698
2008 490 2358
2009 608 2896
2010 668 4050
2011 743 5212
2012 784 6637
2013 804 8277
2014 866 10252
2015 1062 12628
2016 1120 14133
2017 1264 16636
2018 1390 19154
2019 1747 24489
2020 2351 50233
2021 2342 57644
2022 2754 64413
2023 2688 68330

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
Paleontology 38 70 370
Geography and Cartography 52 87 439
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 103 529
Ecology 58 113 539
Geology 62 120 542
Forestry 40 147 664
Agricultural Science 105 239 765
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 93 245 827
Environmental Chemistry 143 384 1044
Earth science and Geophysics 183 472 1324
Environmental Engineering 213 594 1460
Oceanography 200 552 1560
Environmental Management 269 790 1917
Geotechnical Engineering 279 808 1945
Petrology and Geochemistry 235 732 1981

Physics rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 96th for Physics in China and 676th in the World with 23,918 publications made and 323,053 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#96 of 556 In China
#198 of 2,786 In Asia
#676 of 6,603 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 93 126
1992 100 152
1993 95 180
1994 75 182
1995 82 183
1996 100 226
1997 111 218
1998 111 255
1999 119 252
2000 145 367
2001 140 502
2002 186 500
2003 162 599
2004 186 799
2005 264 999
2006 299 1256
2007 331 1607
2008 396 2264
2009 518 2631
2010 578 3680
2011 642 4464
2012 724 5839
2013 800 7479
2014 787 9428
2015 883 11347
2016 985 13376
2017 1111 15497
2018 1306 18070
2019 1651 23527
2020 2186 38024
2021 2327 50367
2022 2923 63113
2023 2961 72557

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 4 15 183
Astrobiology 34 65 346
Biophysics 26 69 396
Optical Engineering 68 130 475
Acoustical Engineering 87 189 689
Astrophysics and Astronomy 84 183 757
Nanotechnology 151 339 831
Nuclear Physics 95 251 846
Materials Science 137 307 872
Quantum and Particle physics 135 296 928
Atomic and Molecular physics 240 788 1951
Condensed Matter Physics 310 993 2119

Mathematics rankings

Peking Union Medical College ranked 31st for Mathematics in China and 233rd in the World with 21,196 publications made and 354,096 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 550 In China
#45 of 2,673 In Asia
#233 of 6,305 In the World

Peking Union Medical College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 18 35
1992 16 40
1993 13 57
1994 19 98
1995 17 68
1996 19 93
1997 26 111
1998 32 103
1999 30 127
2000 43 178
2001 50 246
2002 60 254
2003 65 356
2004 90 408
2005 97 596
2006 131 767
2007 175 961
2008 196 1231
2009 275 1575
2010 322 1976
2011 377 2624
2012 437 3610
2013 591 4797
2014 656 6273
2015 708 7785
2016 814 8758
2017 1036 10467
2018 1186 12444
2019 1623 16390
2020 2384 34245
2021 2682 44720
2022 3394 54943
2023 3309 58419

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 25 38 195
Operations Research 223 629 1542
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 190 495 1566
Applied Mathematics 403 1157 2563
Math Teachers 394 1104 3123

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Peking Union Medical College

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Photography 14 33 262
Interior Design 113 191 639
Development Studies 57 118 691
Painting and Drawing 126 216 818
Sculpture 126 216 818
Illustration and Concept Art 134 222 820
Marketing 79 202 912
Economics 95 205 964
Business 126 297 1158
International Trade 113 252 1209
Fashion Design 129 313 1210
Literature 125 268 1227
Management 151 391 1304
Art & Design 135 320 1311
Finance 149 369 1376
International Business 132 324 1399
Advertising 140 525 1801
Project Management 242 654 1999
Accounting 228 762 2298