Nature Index published the 2019 tables recently which are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. Output for West School/Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University counts 9 in Healthcare Sector and ranks the first in dentistry in China.

West China School of Stomatology is known as the cradle of modern dentistry in China, which was originated from the School of Dentistry, West China Union University. This school is the first education base where elite dental professionals in the fields of clinical care and intensive research have been well trained. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases is a national laboratory in specialty of dental science which becomes the most important base to develop the discipline of stomatology into the top line in the world. The discipline of stomatology has won A+ in China Discipline Assessment Ranking, ranking first in China Science and Technology Evaluation Metrics from the year 2014.