Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU)

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSU)

Germany

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

Position by research output Share

Global Germany
Overall 505 33
Academic 442 31

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Germany
Applied sciences 688 32
Health sciences 342 25
Natural sciences 480 36
Biological sciences 410 28
Chemistry 451 30
Earth & environmental sciences 814 35
Physical sciences 426 33
Social sciences 1081 78

Research

Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) 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 333 49.06

Overall Count and Share for 'Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU)' 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 50 6.59
Biological sciences 75 7.57
Chemistry 48 11.96
Earth & environmental sciences 22 1.43
Health sciences 98 14.60
Physical sciences 38 6.70
Social sciences 2 0.21

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
Topics Count Share
Clinical Sciences 28 5.44
Physical Chemistry 15 5.03
Zoology 7 2.71
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry 14 2.64
Analytical Chemistry 7 2.14
Astronomical Sciences 16 1.99
Oncology and Carcinogenesis 14 1.89
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 1.85

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 45 42 36 46 46
Applied sciences 7 5 2 7 6
Health sciences 8 9 9 9 11
Natural sciences 30 29 25 29 28
Biological sciences 9 11 7 9 10
Chemistry 6 11 10 11 10
Earth & environmental sciences 3 0 2 1 2
Physical sciences 11 7 5 8 7
Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Nature & Science 0 0 1 0 0

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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 Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (80 institutions) 17.9%
Domestic (56 institutions) 82.1%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Leibniz Association 21.10 / 27.34 48.44
Jena University Hospital (UKJ), FSU 20.04 / 12.93 32.97
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 20.36 / 11.97 32.33
Fraunhofer Society 13.45 / 2.53 15.98
Helmholtz Institute Jena 11.54 / 1.75 13.28
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Top 5 international collaborators with Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Australian National University (ANU) 2.12 / 3.60 5.72
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 2.29 / 1.84 4.12
National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) 2.17 / 1.66 3.83
Harvard University 1.79 / 1.45 3.24
Shenzhen University (SZU) 0.25 / 2.92 3.17
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU). 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.