Capital Medical University

Coordinates: 39°51′53″N 116°21′12″E / 39.8647046°N 116.353359°E / 39.8647046; 116.353359
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Capital Medical University
首都医科大学
Former names
Beijing Second Medical College
Motto
扶伤济世、敬德修业
TypePublic
Established1960; 64 years ago (1960)
AffiliationBHUA
ChairmanHu Wen Liang
PresidentRao Yi
Academic staff
11,924 (March 2023)[1]
Students15,187 (March 2023)[1]
Undergraduates6,945 (March 2023)[1]
Postgraduates6,699 (March 2023)[1]
Location,
China

39°51′53″N 116°21′12″E / 39.8647046°N 116.353359°E / 39.8647046; 116.353359
CampusUrban
Websiteccmu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese首都医科大学
Traditional Chinese首都醫科大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShǒudū Yīkē Dàxué

Capital Medical University (CCMU; 首都医科大学) is a municipal public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing, and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Health Commission, and the Ministry of Education.

The university was founded in 1960 as the Beijing Second Medical College.[2]

Academics

Rankings and reputation

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[3]201-300 (2023)
CWUR World[4]358 (2023)
CWTS World[5]68 (2023)
THE World[6]601 (2023)
USNWR Global[7]884 (2022)
Regional – Overall
CWTS Asia[8]34 (2023)
THE Asia[9]99 (2022)
USNWR Asia[7]232 (2022)
National – Overall
USNWR National[7]93 (2022)

Capital Medical University is listed as one of the top 400 universities in the World University Rankings.[10][11] CMU is consistently ranked among the top medical schools in China and has ranked in the top 1 or 2 best nationwide, together with Peking Union Medical College among Chinese Medical Universities in the recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[12][13]

As of 2022, its "Dentistry & Oral Sciences", "Medical Technology", "Biomedical Engineering", and "Nursing" were ranked in the top 200 in the world, while "Biological Sciences", "Human Biological Science", "Human Biological Sciences", "Public Health", and "Clinical Medicine" were placed in the top 300 in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[14] Its "Clinical Medicine" also ranked 209th globally by the U.S. News & World Report.[15]

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. It's the first global university ranking with multifarious indicators.[16]

Year Rank Valuer
2023 2[17] ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities
2024 2[18] ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities

Nature Index

Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles and presents research outputs by institution and country on monthly basis.

Year Rank Valuer
2021 73[19] Nature Index 2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities)
2022 120[20] Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China
2023 100[21] Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China

Times Higher Education (THE)

Year Rank Valuer
2021 37[22] Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio
2022 36[23] Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio
2022 99[9] Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings
2023 601-800[6] Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2023 35[24] Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio
Year Rank Valuer
2022 884[7] U.S. News Best Global Universities Ranking

CUAA (Chinese Universities Alumni Association)

Universities Ranking of China released by CUAA (Chinese Universities Alumni Association, Chinese: 中国校友会网) is one of the most foremost domestic university rankings in China.

Year Rank Valuer
2022 65[25] CUAA China University Ranking
2023 69[26] CUAA China University Ranking

References

  1. ^ a b c d "学校简介-首都医科大学". Capital Medical University. March 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023. The school currently has 15,187 full-time students, including 6,699 postgraduates, 6,945 undergraduates, 884 vocational students, 659 international students, and 2,500 adult students. The school and its affiliated hospitals currently have 6,651 teachers, including 5 academicians; 1,020 professors, 1,627 associate professors; 1,115 doctoral supervisors, and 1,511 master supervisors.
  2. ^ "Capital Medical University". Times Higher Education (THE). 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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  4. ^ "Global 2000 List by the Center for World University Rankings 2023". Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Leiden CWTS Ranking 2023". Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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  15. ^ "Best Global Universities for Clinical Medicine". U.S. News & World Report. 2022-10-24. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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