Northwest Normal University (NWNU)

西北师范大学

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 Northwest Normal University (NWNU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Northwest Normal University (NWNU) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global China
Overall 454 160
Academic 400 152

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global China
Applied sciences 354 172
Health sciences 1236 260
Natural sciences 398 134
Biological sciences 1389 350
Chemistry 198 109
Earth & environmental sciences 494 146
Physical sciences 824 173
Social sciences 331 109

Research

Northwest Normal University (NWNU) 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 106 56.28

Overall Count and Share for 'Northwest Normal University (NWNU)' 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 23 15.48
Biological sciences 6 0.95
Chemistry 51 29.42
Earth & environmental sciences 5 2.96
Health sciences 9 1.99
Physical sciences 7 2.58
Social sciences 5 2.90

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Northwest Normal University (NWNU) 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 18 20 21 51 61
Applied sciences 1 2 5 12 15
Health sciences 0 0 1 1 2
Natural sciences 16 17 15 37 42
Biological sciences 0 0 0 2 2
Chemistry 13 15 13 30 36
Earth & environmental sciences 2 1 0 4 2
Physical sciences 1 1 2 2 2
Social sciences 0 0 0 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 Northwest Normal University (NWNU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (6 institutions) 9.5%
Domestic (8 institutions) 90.5%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Northwest Normal University (NWNU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Lanzhou University (LZU) 5.93 / 6.24 12.17
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 5.19 / 2.43 7.61
Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LZJTU) 2.01 / 1.63 3.64
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 2.02 / 0.62 2.64
Gansu Agricultural University 1.00 / 1.00 2.00

Top 5 international collaborators with Northwest Normal University (NWNU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Kansas State University (K-State) 0.40 / 0.20 0.60
Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) 0.40 / 0.20 0.60
Kennesaw State University (KSU) 0.40 / 0.20 0.60
Syracuse University 0.40 / 0.20 0.60
The University of Oklahoma (OU) 0.40 / 0.02 0.42

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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

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