Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)
上海交通大学
China
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
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 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
Research outputs by subject area
Leading research topics
In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 291 | 109.71 |
| Clinical Sciences | 188 | 71.61 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 211 | 68.37 |
| Organic Chemistry | 122 | 67.69 |
| Physical Chemistry | 209 | 63.56 |
| Electrical Engineering | 125 | 49.81 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 134 | 44.73 |
| Control Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics | 64 | 38.97 |
Share output for the past 5 years
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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 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 158.12 / 150.97 | 309.09 |
| Fudan University | 98.74 / 112.54 | 211.27 |
| Renji Hospital, SJTU | 117.30 / 70.65 | 187.95 |
| Ruijin Hospital, SJTU | 89.77 / 52.96 | 142.73 |
| Peking University (PKU) | 72.78 / 68.83 | 141.61 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| National University of Singapore (NUS) | 20.83 / 15.52 | 36.35 |
| Max Planck Society | 13.65 / 6.56 | 20.21 |
| University of Michigan (U-M) | 11.94 / 5.37 | 17.31 |
| The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) | 7.64 / 7.78 | 15.42 |
| Harvard University | 8.04 / 7.33 | 15.37 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). 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.
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)
- Institute of Marine Equipment, SJTU
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, SJTU
- MOE Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence, SJTU
- MOE Key Lab of Scientific and Engineering Computing, SJTU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Nuclear Power Systems and Equipment, SJTU
- SJTU Asia-Pacific Graduate Institute (SJTU-APGI)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SJTU
- School of Electronic, Information and Electrical Engineering (SEIEE), SJTU
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, SJTU
- School of Materials Science and Engineering (SMSE), SJTU
- School of Mechanical Engineering, SJTU
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School of Medicine, SJTU
- International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital (IPMCH), SJTUSM
- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis, SJTU
- Renji Hospital, SJTU
- Ruijin Hospital, SJTU
- Shanghai Chest Hospital, SJTU
- Shanghai Children's Hospital, SJTU
- Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC), SJTU
- Shanghai General Hospital, SJTU
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, SJTUSM
- Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC)
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, SJTU
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, SJTU
- Shanghai Tongren Hospital, SJTU
- Shanghai Universities E-Institute for Chemical Biology, SJTU
- Songjiang Hospital
- Xinhua Hospital, SJTU
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School of Ocean and Civil Engineering (OCE), SJTU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Hydrodynamics, SJTU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Intelligent Equipment and System, SJTU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Polar Ecosystem and Climate Change, SJTU
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Digital Maintenance of Buildings and Infrastructure, SJTU
- State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, SJTU
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SJTU
- School of Physics and Astronomy, SJTU
- State Key Laboratory of Dark Matter Physics, SJTU
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.
- Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network (AGEN)
- Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network Type 2 Diabetes (AGEN-T2D) Consortium
- CUHK-SJTU Joint Research Center for Human Reproduction and Related Diseases
- CUHK-SJTU Joint Research Centre in Diabetes Genomics and Precision Medicine
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Ship and Deep-Sea Exploration
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (CICAM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications (CICIFSA)
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities (E2S2)
- Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology RD Center
- Innovation Center for Intervention of Chronic Disease and Promotion of Health
- Institute of Health Sciences (IHS), SIBS CAS / SJTUSM
- Jinping Deep Underground Frontier Science and Dark Matter Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology
- Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research Centre
- National Center for Liver Cancer
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology (NERCN)
- National Engineering Research Center of Special Equipment and Power System for Ship and Marine Engineering
- National Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro and Nano Manufacture Technology
- National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy
- National Key Laboratory of Neutron Science and Technology
- Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology (CIMST)
- Rutgers-Jiaotong Joint Laboratory for Microbiome and Human Health
- SINH-UGENT-SJTU Joint Laboratory of Mycotoxin Research
- SJTU - JA Solar New Energy Materials Joint Research Center
- SJTU - ParisTech Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT)
- SJTU-COSCO Joint Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Marine Power Systems
- SJTU-CU International Cooperative Research Center (SJTU-CU ICRC)
- SJTU-CUST Shanghai Islamabad Belgrade Joint Innovation Center
- SJTU-Ruijin-UIH Institute for Medical Imaging Technology
- SJTU-UCLA Joint Center for Machine Perception and Inference
- SJTU-Yale Joint Center for Biostatistics and Data Science
- SJTUSME-COSMOPlat Joint Research Center for New Generation Industrial Intelligent Technology
- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center
- Shanghai Innovation Institute for Materials
- Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecology Security
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chiba University International Cooperative Research Centre (SJTU-CU ICRC)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh One Health Center
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing
- Special Environment Digital Manufacturing Equipment Technology Innovation Center
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants
- State Key Laboratory of Avionics Integration and Aviation System-of-Systems Synthesis
- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Turbomachinery Power Equipment
- State Key Laboratory of Eye Health
- State Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Special Cable Technology
- State Key Laboratory of Metabolic Dysregulation and Prevention and Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Power Safety Technology and Equipment
- State Key Laboratory of Optics and Communications
- State Key Laboratory of Polyolefins and Catalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration
- State Key Laboratory of Submarine Geoscience
- The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration (The AMS Collaboration)
- The Daya Bay Collaboration
- UM-SJTU Joint Institute
- USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry (ICCI)
- United Center for Gravitational Wave Physics
- University of Adelaide-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Centre for Agriculture and Health
- University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
- Xenon100 Experiment
- Yale-SJTU Institute for Immune Metabolism