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New Breakthrough! Two More Medical Disciplines Rank Among World’s Top 0.1% in ESI

Jun 29,2025Click:

On May 8, 2025, Clarivate Analytics released the latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) rankings. Two disciplines of Central South University, namely Biology & Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Genetics, have newly broken into the world’s top 0.1% ESI disciplines, marking a landmark breakthrough. Among the university’s nine disciplines ranking top 0.1% globally, four are medicine-related: Clinical Medicine, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Biology & Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology & Genetics.

In terms of overall ESI performance, Central South University has published 101,572 ESI-indexed papers with a total of 2,040,006 citations. It ranks 87th among the 9,718 institutions worldwide that have at least one discipline in the ESI top 1%. To date, the university boasts 1 discipline in the global top 0.01% ESI ranking and 9 disciplines in the top 0.1%, tying for 6th place among mainland Chinese universities. A total of 19 disciplines are listed in the global top 1%, ranking the university 4th nationwide.

Statistical data shows that the university has published 4,004 ESI papers in Biology & Biochemistry, accumulating 80,249 citations, and ranks 147th among 1,559 global institutions with this discipline in the top 1%. For Molecular Biology & Genetics, there are 4,970 papers with 141,830 citations, placing Central South University 109th out of 1,141 qualifying global institutions.

Moving forward, Xiangya Medicine of Central South University will stay committed to the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education and adhere to the Four Orientations. The school will actively explore and strive for new breakthroughs in teaching, research, talent training and disciplinary development, continuously elevating the high-quality development of medical sciences to new heights.

First Reviewer: Wang Shaya

Second Reviewer: Li Ruijun

Final Reviewer: Wu Minghua

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