According to the 2018 Nature Index published by Nature Publishing Group, West China Hospital of Sichuan University ranked No.1 among all of China’s Medical Institutions.

The 2018 Nature Index assessed high quality papers (published from January 1st to December 31th) from all kinds of institutions in the world. 43 high quality papers(AC) and 9.97 points(FC) made WCH the No.1 medical institution in China and 52nd in the world.