Ranked 11th in the world for Biomedical Engineering
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Biomedical Engineering, 2026
Full ranking profile 26 placements
Every placement the Index records for Southern Medical University. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Headline Biomedical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =11 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =51 |
| THE Asia 2025 | Times Higher Education | =59 |
| THE Asia 2026 | Times Higher Education | =60 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =76 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Biotechnology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Dentistry & Oral Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Human Biological Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Medical Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Materials Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Clinical and Health | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Clinical and Health | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =197 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Public Health | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =216 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =231 |
| THE 2027 | Times Higher Education | =284 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Chemical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Chemistry | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Clinical Medicine | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Food Science & Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Instruments Science & Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =330 |
| QS Asia 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =353 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Computer Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =401 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.