Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

南方科技大学

China
Time frame: 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global China
Overall 24 17
Academic 20 16

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global China
Biological sciences 69 17
Chemistry 19 18
Earth & environmental sciences 15 13
Health sciences 208 37
Physical sciences 24 17

Research

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 1194 437.94

Overall Count and Share for 'Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 182 63.41
Chemistry 567 219.66
Earth & environmental sciences 191 76.64
Health sciences 52 11.78
Physical sciences 563 183.92

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

Topics Count Share
Physical Chemistry 105 38.65
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry 117 36.86
Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware 91 36.26
Chemical Engineering 94 32.58
Inorganic Chemistry 54 23.15
Organic Chemistry 36 20.86
Oncology and Carcinogenesis 50 19.96
Geoinformatics 50 19.05
Materials Engineering 38 13.53
Analytical Chemistry 26 13.08

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Overall 220 241 297 291 403
Biological sciences 15 22 27 31 54
Chemistry 125 135 159 146 201
Earth & environmental sciences 25 34 50 52 69
Health sciences 0 0 7 9 14
Physical sciences 83 88 101 110 171
Natural sciences 0 0 296 288 397
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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (1102 institutions) 20.2%
Domestic (637 institutions) 79.8%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 72.15 / 69.73 141.88
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 27.15 / 30.96 58.10
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 31.08 / 26.25 57.33
Peking University (PKU) 27.68 / 27.64 55.32
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) 31.10 / 18.79 49.89
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Top 5 international collaborators with Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
National University of Singapore (NUS) 7.80 / 7.88 15.68
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 5.41 / 3.87 9.27
Kyoto University 5.62 / 1.55 7.18
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 6.21 / 0.91 7.12
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 4.12 / 2.93 7.04
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.