Jilin University (JLU)

吉林大学

China

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 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 Jilin University (JLU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Jilin University (JLU) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global China
Overall 18 14
Academic 15 13

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global China
Applied sciences 16 16
Health sciences 61 22
Natural sciences 17 12
Biological sciences 89 34
Chemistry 5 5
Earth & environmental sciences 79 40
Physical sciences 95 25
Social sciences 149 51

Research

Jilin University (JLU) 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

Count Share
Overall 1357 668.66

Overall Count and Share for 'Jilin University (JLU)' 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 419 234.20
Biological sciences 80 33.43
Chemistry 466 264.01
Earth & environmental sciences 47 20.72
Health sciences 218 80.52
Physical sciences 113 29.62
Social sciences 14 6.16

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Jilin University (JLU) 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 193 245 272 520 652
Applied sciences 46 70 72 190 235
Health sciences 17 22 30 59 73
Natural sciences 130 153 169 267 338
Biological sciences 10 13 12 16 33
Chemistry 106 119 134 202 249
Earth & environmental sciences 4 4 8 18 19
Physical sciences 10 17 15 31 37
Social sciences 0 0 0 4 5
Nature & Science 3 1 1 1 1

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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 Jilin University (JLU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (53 institutions) 9.7%
Domestic (219 institutions) 90.3%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Jilin University (JLU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 119.66 / 96.62 216.28
State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics 31.79 / 44.29 76.09
The First Hospital of Jilin University 43.38 / 23.61 66.99
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 21.90 / 19.61 41.50
China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, JLU 24.65 / 10.02 34.68

Top 5 international collaborators with Jilin University (JLU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
National University of Singapore (NUS) 10.05 / 4.38 14.43
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) 3.21 / 6.37 9.58
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 5.96 / 0.72 6.68
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 5.09 / 1.53 6.62
Max Planck Society 4.87 / 1.08 5.95

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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Jilin University (JLU). 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.