On May 14, Clarivate Analytics released the latest data from the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database for May 2026. According to the update, NJUCM ranks 126th among universities in the Chinese Mainland with a ranking percentile of 23.55%, and 989th globally, improving by 67 positions compared with the previous period. With a global percentile of 9.63%, NJUCM remains the only university in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ranked among the top 1,000 universities worldwide, marking a new milestone in its international academic influence.
The Essential Science Indicators (ESI), compiled by Clarivate Analytics, is a globally recognized and authoritative academic evaluation tool. Based on high-quality scholarly data indexed in the Web of Science, ESI objectively assesses the academic performance and international impact of universities and research institutions from key dimensions such as research output, citation frequency, and highly cited papers. Its rankings serve as an important benchmark for measuring the disciplinary strength and research competitiveness of higher education institutions.
Disciplinary development achievements constitute the core driving force behind the rise of the university's overall strength. As of May 2026, NJUCM boasts nine ESI Top 1% disciplines, namely Pharmacology & Toxicology, Clinical Medicine, Chemistry, Biology & Biochemistry, Neuroscience & Behavior, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Agricultural Sciences, Immunology, and Materials Science, maintaining a leading position among universities of traditional Chinese medicine in the Chinese Mainland.
Among them, Pharmacology & Toxicology has advanced steadily into the top 3‱ (top three ten-thousandths) globally, ranking 42nd in the world and 15th among universities in the Chinese Mainland. Disciplines such as Clinical Medicine and Immunology have also shown sustained progress, with continuous growth in high-quality publications and citation frequency, forming a robust pattern characterized by "leading top-tier disciplines and synergistic development of strong disciplinary clusters."
NJUCM has remained committed to its fundamental mission of fostering virtue through education. Driven by disciplinary development and scientific and technological innovation, the university has continuously enhanced its international academic influence. It is dedicated to building a world-class university of traditional Chinese medicine with distinctive Chinese characteristics and contributes to the inheritance, innovation, and development of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the implementation of the Healthy China initiative.