Southern Medical University: Rankings

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Southern Medical University ranked 124th in China, 1231st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. Southern Medical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 67,343 academic publications and 989,720 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1231 of 14,131 In the World
#318 of 5,830 In Asia
#124 of 960 In China
#8 of 24 In Guangzhou
#85 of 3,454 For Oncology and Cancer research
#104 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#149 of 1,772 For Urology
#5834 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3166 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 15th for Medicine in China and 240th in the World with 59,571 publications made and 870,366 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 545 In China
#36 of 2,809 In Asia
#240 of 6,775 In the World

Southern Medical University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 9 5
1993 12 7
1994 15 15
1995 35 11
1996 30 24
1997 47 31
1998 57 36
1999 69 61
2000 165 111
2001 230 143
2002 393 207
2003 441 320
2004 485 488
2005 512 708
2006 667 985
2007 874 1256
2008 1085 1625
2009 1286 2163
2010 1446 3323
2011 1663 4628
2012 1757 7081
2013 2137 10248
2014 2364 13759
2015 2351 18679
2016 2296 23204
2017 2483 30131
2018 2890 36276
2019 3538 48432
2020 4779 97157
2021 5138 115921
2022 6559 129088
2023 6786 140940
2024 6526 159159

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 14 20 85
Radiation Therapy 14 23 104
Urology 11 22 149
Immunology 15 27 154
Anesthesiology 10 21 159
Neurosurgery 9 35 161
Surgery 15 33 162
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 44 163
Critical Care Nursing 9 14 173
Cosmetology 9 36 176
Biomedical Engineering 20 40 185
Pharmacology 21 38 190
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 46 199
Pediatrics 10 25 199
Pathology 15 33 204
Virology 14 32 204
Plastic Surgery 6 36 210
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 40 212
Forensic Science 11 42 215
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 21 228
Epidemiology 18 39 266
Respiratory Therapy 16 44 269
Cardiology 19 56 279
Psychiatry 16 39 282
Medical Physics 14 35 309
Anatomy and Physiology 19 58 322
Orthodontics 17 80 338
Dermatology 17 87 352
Health Science 19 47 356
Dentistry 18 89 363
Family medicine 14 56 367
Veterinary 30 134 459
Nursing 17 54 461
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 92 465
Public Health 28 82 503
Occupational Therapy 24 87 521
Ophthalmology 33 151 539
Audiology 25 106 567
Gerontology 19 70 568
Physical Therapy 30 104 609
Clinical Psychology 25 80 624
Optometry 40 175 667
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 23 81 689
Sports Medicine 35 140 759
Healthcare Management (MHA) 23 129 771
Sports / Exercise science 48 178 938
Pharmacy 148 465 1189
Toxicology 108 429 1191

Biology rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 31st for Biology in China and 325th in the World with 58,173 publications made and 908,500 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 553 In China
#63 of 2,834 In Asia
#325 of 6,833 In the World

Southern Medical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 11 3
1993 13 6
1994 11 15
1995 33 11
1996 31 24
1997 43 24
1998 53 39
1999 66 65
2000 169 117
2001 228 140
2002 388 209
2003 429 340
2004 489 526
2005 518 749
2006 661 998
2007 821 1289
2008 1020 1758
2009 1251 2374
2010 1381 3589
2011 1570 5034
2012 1635 7685
2013 2007 10916
2014 2258 14563
2015 2235 19579
2016 2184 24181
2017 2381 31155
2018 2824 37709
2019 3402 50589
2020 4650 95468
2021 4987 115633
2022 6878 131102
2023 6882 145732
2024 6246 168016

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 14 20 85
Immunology 15 27 154
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 23 180
Pharmacology 21 38 190
Molecular Biology 14 37 195
Virology 14 32 204
Genetics 17 34 206
Biotechnology 23 47 262
Biochemistry 31 60 291
Microbiology 26 61 317
Neuroscience 25 72 438
Biophysics 36 85 451
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 141 624
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 23 81 689
Entomology 60 161 704
Paleontology 85 184 709
Evolutionary Biology 89 153 710
Astrobiology 80 212 823
Nanotechnology 164 365 865
Zoology 76 213 909
Botany 104 295 923
Nutrition and Food Science 119 389 1014
Toxicology 108 429 1191
Animal Science 109 471 1449
Horticulture 194 719 1726
Agricultural Science 276 943 2247
Forestry 210 857 2342

Chemistry rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 62nd for Chemistry in China and 433rd in the World with 43,018 publications made and 701,170 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#62 of 546 In China
#114 of 2,781 In Asia
#433 of 6,545 In the World

Southern Medical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 7 3
1993 7 5
1994 9 11
1995 28 7
1996 22 17
1997 38 16
1998 49 32
1999 58 47
2000 134 101
2001 185 106
2002 301 163
2003 339 283
2004 372 400
2005 403 577
2006 510 773
2007 619 944
2008 826 1338
2009 922 1870
2010 1062 2838
2011 1168 4048
2012 1208 6144
2013 1518 8665
2014 1665 11629
2015 1718 15729
2016 1624 19448
2017 1834 25287
2018 2188 30734
2019 2501 41034
2020 3297 67944
2021 3601 86891
2022 5107 101408
2023 5037 113965
2024 4392 128789

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 31 60 291
Organic Chemistry 111 249 732
Nanotechnology 164 365 865
Nutrition and Food Science 119 389 1014
Chemical Engineering 215 489 1090
Materials Science 181 439 1118
Radiochemistry 188 570 1134
Pharmacy 148 465 1189
Biochemical Engineering 179 503 1288
Inorganic Chemistry 263 685 1532
Environmental Chemistry 231 681 1606
Physical chemistry 275 749 1654
Computational Chemistry 250 737 1754
Petrology and Geochemistry 284 938 2357

Computer Science rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 79th for Computer Science in China and 654th in the World with 21,529 publications made and 307,220 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#79 of 563 In China
#156 of 2,840 In Asia
#654 of 6,845 In the World

Southern Medical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 7 0
1993 1 1
1994 4 3
1995 8 4
1996 10 7
1997 11 13
1998 13 17
1999 20 28
2000 47 49
2001 65 59
2002 132 77
2003 134 112
2004 155 151
2005 145 229
2006 244 296
2007 317 423
2008 351 592
2009 396 769
2010 476 1147
2011 559 1621
2012 527 2623
2013 622 3632
2014 670 4860
2015 663 6655
2016 742 8444
2017 693 10823
2018 911 13672
2019 1147 18987
2020 1760 37375
2021 1952 48234
2022 2961 55663
2023 3019 63494
2024 2594 71892

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 23 180
Neuroscience 25 72 438
Data Science 50 99 580
Machine Learning 102 216 711
Cognitive Science 90 180 713
Animation 108 228 716
Computer Vision 101 219 723
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 141 328 1012
Computer Graphics 139 362 1147
Computational Linguistics 147 453 1214
Library and Information science 61 285 1380
Telecommunications 201 556 1384
Human-Computer Interaction 215 685 1888
Computer Engineering 284 855 1895
Software Engineering 241 663 1931
Computer Networking 282 830 1955
Cyber Security 273 847 2067
Multimedia 338 912 2282
Management Information Systems 321 986 2774

Engineering rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 139th for Engineering in China and 940th in the World with 18,672 publications made and 265,881 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#139 of 560 In China
#319 of 2,835 In Asia
#940 of 6,782 In the World

Southern Medical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 8 0
1993 3 0
1994 6 3
1995 9 5
1996 11 6
1997 18 7
1998 15 12
1999 12 21
2000 61 41
2001 82 36
2002 128 45
2003 143 87
2004 151 114
2005 176 177
2006 257 212
2007 334 361
2008 373 457
2009 463 671
2010 536 991
2011 564 1512
2012 533 2187
2013 656 2966
2014 720 3840
2015 640 5312
2016 675 6868
2017 735 8909
2018 865 11369
2019 1075 15758
2020 1445 28308
2021 1621 36018
2022 2042 43126
2023 2167 49449
2024 2027 58233

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 20 40 185
Biotechnology 23 47 262
Aerospace Engineering 86 204 756
Optical Engineering 118 249 796
Technical Drawing 130 297 822
Nanotechnology 164 365 865
Mechanical Engineering 116 291 930
Acoustical Engineering 150 355 1077
Chemical Engineering 215 489 1090
Materials Science 181 439 1118
Reliability and Quality Engineering 179 476 1254
Metallurgical Engineering 214 530 1278
Biochemical Engineering 179 503 1288
Engineering Management 258 439 1362
Telecommunications 201 556 1384
Architectural Engineering 233 644 1575
Electrical Engineering 239 711 1666
Electronic Engineering 243 747 1679
Structural Engineering 238 712 1716
Operations Research 246 730 1737
Civil Engineering 251 720 1828
Human-Computer Interaction 215 685 1888
Computer Engineering 284 855 1895
Computer Networking 282 830 1955
Systems Engineering 255 739 2003
Remote Sensing 296 865 2109
Geotechnical Engineering 307 979 2278
Environmental Engineering 333 1220 2643

Psychology rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 25th for Psychology in China and 387th in the World with 17,665 publications made and 262,222 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 552 In China
#58 of 2,755 In Asia
#387 of 6,645 In the World

Southern Medical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 9 1
1993 4 1
1994 6 7
1995 12 4
1996 14 8
1997 13 13
1998 19 15
1999 19 34
2000 54 63
2001 74 62
2002 141 101
2003 134 101
2004 162 166
2005 151 226
2006 213 256
2007 326 409
2008 330 500
2009 414 622
2010 474 897
2011 556 1215
2012 551 1876
2013 624 2676
2014 649 3570
2015 671 4813
2016 690 6369
2017 662 7994
2018 815 10010
2019 1004 13505
2020 1413 29522
2021 1528 35712
2022 1866 39541
2023 1968 43550
2024 1962 47347

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 16 39 282
Neuroscience 25 72 438
Occupational Therapy 24 87 521
Clinical Psychology 25 80 624
Cognitive Science 90 180 713
Child Psychology 51 155 903
Sexology 25 109 988
Special Education 26 148 992
Social Psychology 104 298 1256
Education Majors 155 493 1769

Physics rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 163rd for Physics in China and 1083rd in the World with 16,126 publications made and 210,670 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#163 of 558 In China
#378 of 2,817 In Asia
#1083 of 6,713 In the World

Southern Medical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 8 0
1993 2 0
1994 5 3
1995 14 4
1996 14 6
1997 13 5
1998 21 17
1999 14 18
2000 57 33
2001 74 35
2002 107 41
2003 128 82
2004 134 98
2005 154 163
2006 225 189
2007 300 308
2008 346 387
2009 408 518
2010 454 870
2011 487 1286
2012 469 1854
2013 587 2469
2014 631 3236
2015 572 4391
2016 567 5793
2017 597 7273
2018 687 9368
2019 886 13089
2020 1159 23018
2021 1339 30511
2022 1787 37140
2023 1911 43325
2024 1863 53229

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 14 35 309
Biophysics 36 85 451
Optical Engineering 118 249 796
Astrobiology 80 212 823
Nanotechnology 164 365 865
Acoustical Engineering 150 355 1077
Materials Science 181 439 1118
Nuclear Physics 142 403 1134
Astrophysics and Astronomy 176 473 1448
Quantum and Particle physics 223 580 1495
Condensed Matter Physics 300 961 2041
Atomic and Molecular physics 256 846 2055

Mathematics rankings

Southern Medical University ranked 51st for Mathematics in China and 446th in the World with 11,836 publications made and 188,693 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#51 of 550 In China
#93 of 2,718 In Asia
#446 of 6,418 In the World

Southern Medical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 0
1994 3 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 2 3
1998 5 2
1999 1 1
2000 12 3
2001 20 5
2002 24 9
2003 44 8
2004 53 26
2005 57 44
2006 85 62
2007 162 87
2008 146 133
2009 198 179
2010 243 329
2011 314 502
2012 308 794
2013 420 1293
2014 449 1704
2015 458 2621
2016 420 3053
2017 437 4003
2018 499 5229
2019 688 7119
2020 1143 16191
2021 1278 20442
2022 1472 22649
2023 1553 23572
2024 1272 20355

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Medical University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 47 82 393
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 205 567 1694
Operations Research 246 730 1737
Math Teachers 155 548 1868
Applied Mathematics 410 1222 2676

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Southern Medical University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Demography 26 79 492
Archaeology 78 133 631
History 78 136 704
Environmental Science 110 239 852
Linguistics 93 218 865
Geography and Cartography 105 218 893
Geology 111 272 947
Genealogy 47 128 973
Sociology 67 185 980
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 74 195 1002
Occupational Safety and Health 42 227 1007
Military science 62 168 1021
Law 128 293 1247
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 167 471 1327
Ecology 179 477 1422
Anthropology 81 301 1428
Philosophy 108 349 1474
Political Science 129 326 1480
Development Studies 156 431 1537
Literature 162 407 1584
Earth science and Geophysics 245 647 1670
Economics 198 587 1883
Art & Design 213 571 1894
Fashion Design 238 632 1931
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 140 509 1936
Marketing 194 692 2006
Aesthetics 225 615 2013
Oceanography 275 798 2041
Management 253 752 2043
Business 266 808 2254
Gender Studies 149 523 2265
Classics and Ancient History 214 685 2340
Accounting 265 959 2661
Finance 332 1044 2728
Advertising 271 1045 2808
Communications and Public Relations 271 928 2923
Environmental Management 381 1413 3236