World rankings 2026

Best medical schools in China

2 Minute Medicine editorial team · Updated October 28, 2026 · How we rank

70 universities in China ranked on the medicine research they published from 2021 to 2025. Shanghai Jiao Tong University leads the country and ranks 40th in the world.

Can graduates of medical schools in China train in the US?

The country has a WFME-recognized accreditor. Graduates of schools it accredits meet ECFMG's accreditation requirement for US residency.

Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education, Ministry of Education (WCAME): recognized until 2030 June

A school must itself be accredited by that agency. Every country's status.

Universities in China

Universities in China
#	University	In country	Articles 2021–25	Cited 50+ times	International	Score
40	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	1	32,855	4.9%	21%	80
48	Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou	2	26,144	5.3%	21%	78
55	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing	3	34,574	4.2%	15%	77
57	Fudan UniversityShanghai	4	27,597	4.9%	19%	77
63	Peking UniversityBeijing	5	27,026	4.7%	21%	77
64	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	6	26,477	4.8%	18%	76
87	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan	7	19,267	5.1%	16%	73
103	Sichuan UniversityChengdu	8	24,048	3.9%	16%	72
104	Capital Medical UniversityBeijing	9	32,372	2.8%	16%	72
106	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing	10	9,660	7.5%	20%	72
111	Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou	11	17,577	4.7%	17%	71
118	Central South UniversityChangsha	12	17,734	4.4%	18%	70
123	Tsinghua UniversityBeijing	13	6,926	8.0%	28%	70
146	Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou	14	15,933	4.0%	16%	68
150	Shanghai Medical College of Fudan UniversityShanghai	15	11,032	5.3%	16%	67
159	Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing	16	17,627	3.5%	12%	67
167	Tongji UniversityShanghai	17	11,204	4.8%	17%	66
189	Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen	18	5,574	6.6%	36%	65
207	Wuhan UniversityWuhan	19	5,189	7.0%	22%	64
209	Shandong UniversityJinan	20	12,016	3.7%	16%	64
225	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an	21	8,185	4.5%	21%	62
228	Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou	22	10,153	3.9%	14%	62
238	Nanjing UniversityNanjing	23	7,425	4.8%	15%	61
242	University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei	24	5,279	5.9%	21%	61
244	Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing	25	12,897	2.8%	11%	60
248	Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenShenzhen	26	811	10.4%	110%	60
249	Jinan UniversityGuangzhou	27	7,204	4.5%	19%	60
256	Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou	28	7,445	4.1%	21%	60
276	Tianjin Medical UniversityTianjin	29	7,746	3.7%	18%	58
279	Southeast UniversityNanjing	30	5,308	4.9%	21%	58
281	Air Force Medical UniversityXi'an	31	6,478	4.5%	11%	58
282	Army Medical UniversityChongqing	32	6,509	4.4%	12%	58
285	Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin	33	6,331	4.4%	15%	58
288	Soochow UniversitySuzhou	34	8,040	3.4%	15%	58
294	Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan	35	10,412	2.6%	12%	57
295	China Medical UniversityShenyang	36	6,755	3.8%	19%	57
309	Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou	37	10,978	2.3%	10%	57
311	Second Military Medical UniversityShanghai	38	6,012	4.3%	12%	57
319	Southern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen	39	3,292	6.0%	26%	56
323	Jilin UniversityChangchun	40	5,460	4.2%	16%	56
329	South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou	41	3,521	5.7%	21%	55
337	Xiamen UniversityXiamen	42	5,244	4.1%	18%	55
346	Anhui Medical UniversityHefei	43	6,818	3.2%	10%	54
349	Nankai UniversityTianjin	44	3,865	5.8%	0%	54
356	Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing	45	7,063	3.0%	9%	54
364	University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu	46	5,467	3.5%	17%	53
371	Nanchang UniversityNanchang	47	5,363	3.6%	12%	53
376	Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineGuangzhou	48	5,567	3.3%	14%	53
385	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai	49	5,879	3.4%	0%	52
400	Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan	50	6,502	2.4%	12%	51
411	China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesBeijing	51	4,716	3.6%	0%	50
414	Qingdao UniversityQingdao	52	5,351	3.1%	0%	50
420	Chongqing UniversityChongqing	53	3,706	4.2%	0%	49
424	Beijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijing	54	5,201	2.8%	0%	49
433	Nantong UniversityNantong	55	3,972	3.6%	0%	48
434	Jiangnan UniversityWuxi	56	2,922	4.8%	0%	48
438	Guangxi Medical UniversityNanning	57	4,262	3.3%	0%	48
447	China Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing	58	2,879	4.5%	0%	47
848	Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou	59	6,969	0.0%	0%	18
907	Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuang	60	4,402	0.0%	0%	15
919	Kunming Medical UniversityKunming	61	4,111	0.0%	0%	15
923	Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou	62	4,063	0.0%	0%	15
928	Dalian Medical UniversityDalian	63	3,937	0.0%	0%	15
940	Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengdu	64	3,675	0.0%	0%	14
947	Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou	65	3,624	0.0%	0%	14
950	Ningbo UniversityNingbo	66	3,555	0.0%	0%	14
988	Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiang	67	2,823	0.0%	0%	13
990	University of South ChinaHengyang	68	2,791	0.0%	0%	13
1031	Tianjin UniversityTianjin	69	2,455	0.0%	0%	12
1040	Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha	70	2,315	0.0%	0%	11

# = world rank of 1,712. Medicine articles 2021–2025 in OpenAlex.

Questions

What is the best medical school in China?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks first in China on medical research output, citations and international collaboration from 2021 to 2025, followed by Sun Yat-sen University.

Can graduates of medical schools in China do residency in the US?

Yes, if the school is accredited by Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education, Ministry of Education (WCAME), which the World Federation for Medical Education recognizes. ECFMG certification also requires passing the USMLE exams.

Sources: OpenAlex (CC0), medicine-field articles published 2021–2025; World Federation for Medical Education, agencies with recognition status (October 2026). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)