The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
United States of America (USA)
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 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 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), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 115 | 25.16 |
| Organic Chemistry | 26 | 20.33 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 80 | 19.84 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 68 | 13.07 |
| Physical Chemistry | 17 | 10.65 |
| Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology | 45 | 9.08 |
| Immunology | 30 | 8.65 |
| Genetics | 18 | 7.26 |
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 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | 38.60 / 15.06 | 53.66 |
| Harvard University | 16.05 / 22.24 | 38.29 |
| Duke University | 13.53 / 18.89 | 32.41 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 11.55 / 19.02 | 30.57 |
| North Carolina State University (NCSU) | 16.26 / 13.09 | 29.36 |
Top 5 international collaborators with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 3.15 / 3.68 | 6.83 |
| University of Toronto (U of T) | 2.91 / 3.45 | 6.36 |
| University of Oxford | 2.97 / 3.25 | 6.21 |
| GSK | 3.07 / 0.97 | 4.04 |
| Leibniz Association | 2.45 / 1.09 | 3.54 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). 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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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
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
- CARe Consortium
- Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST)
- Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC)
- Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER)
- Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD)
- DIAGRAM Consortium
- Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium
- Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN)
- Duke University and the University of North Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (Duke/UNC ADRC)
- Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center (BIAC)
- ENCODE Consortium
- Early Growth Genetics Consortium (EGG)
- Finland United States Invest igation of NIDDM Genetics (FUSION)
- Galapagos Science Center (GSC)
- Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium (GECCO)
- Global BPGen Consortium
- GoT2D Consortium
- INES Center for Genomic Biology
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International Schizophrenia Consortium (ISC)
- KamLAND-Zen Collaboration
- Lilongwe Medical Relief Fund Trust
- MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) Consortium
- NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Mapping Consortium
- NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program (PDSP)
- National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
- National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS)
- Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
- Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Consortium
- Prostate Cancer Association Group to Investigate Cancer Associated Alterations in the Genome (PRACTICAL) Consortium
- Psychiatric GWAS Consortium (PGC)
- Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC)
- Qura Therapeutics
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI)
- Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
- SMU-University of North Carolina Project–China
- Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA)
- Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope
- Statistical Methods Development
- Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI)
- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC UNC)
- The 1000 Genomes Project
- The Autism Genome Project Consortium (AGP)
- The NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium
- Tobacco and Genetics Consortium (TAG)
- Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (Research Triangle MRSEC)
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL)
- Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Exploration by Next-generation sequencing in multi-Ethnic Samples (T2D-GENES) Consortium
- UNC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
- UNC HIV Cure Center
- UNC Project-Malawi (UNC Project)
- UNC-CSI Coastal Studies Institute
- UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- University of North Carolina Global Projects–Zambia