Academia Sinica
中央研究院
Taiwan
Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 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 Academia Sinica's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Academia Sinica is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Academia Sinica 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 | 414 | 87.30 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Academia Sinica' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 37 | 9.00 |
| Biological sciences | 73 | 25.57 |
| Chemistry | 53 | 10.93 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 33 | 7.41 |
| Health sciences | 64 | 17.30 |
| Physical sciences | 153 | 17.04 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 0.05 |
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical Sciences | 70 | 9.82 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 15 | 4.61 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 13 | 4.21 |
| Clinical Sciences | 17 | 3.97 |
| Zoology | 12 | 3.89 |
| Plant Biology | 8 | 3.67 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 13 | 3.50 |
| Atmospheric Sciences | 11 | 3.38 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 76 | 64 | 57 | 65 | 89 |
| Applied sciences | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Health sciences | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| Natural sciences | 54 | 48 | 42 | 48 | 66 |
| Biological sciences | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 28 |
| Chemistry | 14 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Physical sciences | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 Academia Sinica.
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (72 institutions) | 23.8% |
| Domestic (62 institutions) | 76.2% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
Note: Hover over the graph to view collaboration by percentage of Share.
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Academia Sinica by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| National Taiwan University (NTU) | 38.08 / 37.97 | 76.05 |
| National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) | 14.06 / 11.69 | 25.76 |
| National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) | 11.71 / 9.83 | 21.54 |
| National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) | 8.37 / 6.46 | 14.83 |
| National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) | 6.15 / 4.36 | 10.51 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Academia Sinica by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) | 6.33 / 6.49 | 12.82 |
| Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) | 0.89 / 6.17 | 7.06 |
| Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) | 2.76 / 3.05 | 5.81 |
| Kyoto University | 2.44 / 2.64 | 5.09 |
| Nagoya University | 1.89 / 2.97 | 4.86 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Academia Sinica. 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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Academia Sinica
- Academia Sinica Computing Center (ASCC)
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (ABRC), Academia Sinica
- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
- Biomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica
- Biotechnology Center in Southern Taiwan, Academia Sinica
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA), Academia Sinica
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Academia Sinica
- Institute of Biological Chemistry (IBC), Academia Sinica
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Academia Sinica
- Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Earth Sciences (IES), Academia Sinica
- Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
- Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
- Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Linguistics (ILAS), Academia Sinica
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology (IPMB), Academia Sinica
- Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica (IPSAS)
- Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica
- Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica
- Proteomics Mass Spectrometry Common Facility, Academia Sinica
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica
- Research Center for Critical Issues (RCCI), Academia Sinica
- Research Center for Environmental Changes (RCEC), Academia Sinica
- Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica
- Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Academia Sinica
- Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica
- Taiwan Mouse Clinic (TMC), Academia Sinica
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.
- Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP)
- Biodiversity Program (Biodiv)
- CDF Collaboration
- CMU-Academia Sinica PhD Program for Translational Medicine
- COMPASS Collaboration
- Genome and Systems Biology (GSB) Degree Program
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (GILS)
- Microbial Genomics Ph.D. Program
- Molecular Biology Consortium (MBC)
- NCKU-Sinica Graduate Program in Translational Agricultural Sciences
- NSYSU-Academia Sinica Doctor Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology
- Ph.D. Program in Transiational Medicine
- PhD Program in Translational Medicine in National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica
- Taiwan Biobank
- The ATLAS Collaboration