East China Normal University (ECNU)

华东师范大学

China

Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen 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 East China Normal University (ECNU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where East China Normal University (ECNU) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global China
Overall 78 43
Academic 71 41

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global China
Applied sciences 75 59
Health sciences 251 70
Natural sciences 57 32
Biological sciences 67 28
Chemistry 45 38
Earth & environmental sciences 73 37
Physical sciences 155 42
Social sciences 242 83

Research

East China Normal University (ECNU) has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 895 269.97

Overall Count and Share for 'East China Normal University (ECNU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 263 74.01
Biological sciences 127 38.53
Chemistry 238 91.37
Earth & environmental sciences 105 20.96
Health sciences 87 20.63
Physical sciences 61 20.53
Social sciences 14 3.94

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), East China Normal University (ECNU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 145 139 140 219 259
Applied sciences 25 19 34 58 67
Health sciences 21 22 11 15 24
Natural sciences 99 98 94 138 165
Biological sciences 19 18 17 35 35
Chemistry 62 61 54 72 86
Earth & environmental sciences 7 7 9 12 19
Physical sciences 11 12 14 19 25
Social sciences 0 0 1 8 3
Nature & Science 2 2 1 0 2

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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 East China Normal University (ECNU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (49 institutions) 6.7%
Domestic (143 institutions) 93.3%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with East China Normal University (ECNU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 67.69 / 55.35 123.04
Fudan University 24.85 / 40.50 65.35
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 28.94 / 33.68 62.62
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Process Engineering 23.62 / 31.99 55.61
State Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling 4.98 / 45.15 50.13

Top 5 international collaborators with East China Normal University (ECNU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
New York University (NYU) 7.17 / 5.07 12.24
The University of Queensland (UQ) 7.08 / 1.32 8.41
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 2.16 / 0.96 3.13
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) 1.09 / 1.81 2.91
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) 1.67 / 0.86 2.53

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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for East China Normal University (ECNU). 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.