Fan Arthur Yin, Wei Hui, Tian Haihe, Huang Jane, Alemi Sarah Faggert
American TCM Association, Vienna, VA, USA.
McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, PLC, Vienna, VA, USA.
Med Acupunct. 2020 Jun 1;32(3):136-142. doi: 10.1089/acu.2019.1403. Epub 2020 Jun 16.
Chinese Medicine (known as acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) in the United States), has spread far and been utilized in more than 183 countries or regions. It has played an important role in the health care systems of many countries. Licensed acupuncturists' contribution to the U.S. market alone is more than 3.5 billion dollars. The aim of the current study was to determine the ranking status of Chinese Medicine schools on the global or international level in 2020. Databases of PubMed.gov, wanfangdata.com.cn, cnki.net, and google.com were searched, using the keywords: , or , both in English and Chinese. If the ranking did not show up in the results directly, the authors moved on to find global or international higher education (universities or colleges) ranking agencies or institutions. Then the authors used the websites of ranking agencies or institutions to conduct more research, using the keywords: , , or . is the only recognized authority that reported the ranking status of universities of Chinese Medicine in its 2020 edition, in which the best global universities were ranked. A total of 1500 universities in 81 countries and regions were included. Based on the overall academic strength of each university, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine were ranked as numbers 1376, 1390 and 1440, respectively. In clinical medicine, 750 universities were ranked among the strongest in the world; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine were ranked as 688th, 734th, and 738th, respectively. In pharmacology and toxicology, 250 universities were among the strongest in the world; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine were ranked as 153rd and 209th, respectively. In oncology, 250 universities were ranked as strongest in the world; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine was ranked as 243rd in the world. Chinese Medicine schools are more accepted and more highly ranked than they had been in the past.
中医（在美国被称为针灸与东方医学（AOM））已经广泛传播并在超过183个国家或地区得到应用。它在许多国家的医疗保健系统中发挥了重要作用。仅持牌针灸师对美国市场的贡献就超过35亿美元。本研究的目的是确定2020年中医学校在全球或国际层面的排名状况。搜索了PubMed.gov、万方数据网（wanfangdata.com.cn）、知网（cnki.net）和谷歌（google.com）数据库，使用中英文关键词： 、 或 。如果结果中没有直接显示排名，作者转而寻找全球或国际高等教育（大学或学院）排名机构或组织。然后作者利用排名机构或组织的网站进行更多研究，使用关键词： 、 或 。 是唯一在其2020年版中报告中医大学排名状况的公认权威机构，其中对全球最佳大学进行了排名。共纳入了81个国家和地区的1500所大学。根据各大学的整体学术实力，上海中医药大学、南京中医药大学和广州中医药大学分别排名第1376、1390和1440位。在临床医学方面，750所大学在世界上排名最强；南京中医药大学、上海中医药大学和广州中医药大学分别排名第688、734和738位。在药理学与毒理学方面，250所大学在世界上排名最强；上海中医药大学和南京中医药大学分别排名第153和209位。在肿瘤学方面，250所大学在世界上排名最强；南京中医药大学在世界上排名第243位。中医学校比过去更被接受且排名更高。
