Beijing Normal University (BNU)
北京师范大学
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 Beijing Normal University (BNU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Beijing Normal University (BNU) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Beijing Normal University (BNU) 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 | 1307 | 349.39 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Beijing Normal University (BNU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 323 | 78.05 |
| Biological sciences | 166 | 34.14 |
| Chemistry | 200 | 77.87 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 274 | 61.34 |
| Health sciences | 133 | 27.35 |
| Physical sciences | 141 | 45.00 |
| Social sciences | 70 | 25.63 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 54 | 24.10 |
| Chemical Engineering | 110 | 21.65 |
| Physical Chemistry | 74 | 19.59 |
| Environmental Management | 70 | 18.23 |
| Organic Chemistry | 37 | 17.98 |
| Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 23 | 15.52 |
| Atmospheric Sciences | 81 | 15.49 |
| Ecology | 72 | 13.34 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 128 | 135 | 184 | 302 | 326 |
| Applied sciences | 21 | 26 | 35 | 69 | 65 |
| Health sciences | 10 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 27 |
| Natural sciences | 97 | 93 | 131 | 186 | 216 |
| Biological sciences | 15 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 32 |
| Chemistry | 32 | 38 | 59 | 62 | 79 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 25 | 18 | 26 | 50 | 59 |
| Physical sciences | 26 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 45 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 |
| Nature & Science | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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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 Beijing Normal University (BNU).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (37 institutions) | 5.3% |
| Domestic (141 institutions) | 94.7% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Beijing Normal University (BNU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 94.57 / 104.68 | 199.25 |
| Peking University (PKU) | 83.49 / 94.32 | 177.81 |
| State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability | 36.18 / 123.11 | 159.30 |
| Tsinghua University | 58.16 / 81.11 | 139.26 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) | 29.50 / 35.30 | 64.80 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Beijing Normal University (BNU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| National University of Singapore (NUS) | 5.09 / 4.83 | 9.92 |
| University of Pennsylvania (Penn) | 3.03 / 4.15 | 7.18 |
| UCL | 4.45 / 2.16 | 6.61 |
| University of Oxford | 4.21 / 1.37 | 5.58 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 3.35 / 1.50 | 4.84 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Beijing Normal University (BNU). 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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Beijing Normal University (BNU)
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Remote Sensing of Environment and Digital Cities, BNU
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, BNU
- College of Life Sciences, BNU
- Faculty of Geographical Science, BNU
- MOE Key Laboratory for Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, BNU
- School of Environment, BNU
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, BNU
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, BNU
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.
- BNU-HKUST Laboratory for Green Innovation
- BNU-QHNU Academy of Plateau Science and Sustainability
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Transformable Warning and Intervention Technologies for Drug-Resistant Pathogens
- Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC)
- Beijing Radiation Center (BRC)
- Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (BHS)
- Center for Applications of Spatial Information Technologies in Public Health
- Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CIBR) - Beijing
- Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Water Resources and Ecological Environment in Dongjiang River Basin
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Water Security
- International HapMap Project
- International Joint Laboratory on Catastrophic Disaster Simulation and Systemic Risk Response
- Jinping Deep Underground Frontier Science and Dark Matter Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province
- Joint Center for Global Change Studies (JCGS)
- Joint Global Change and Earth System Science Center
- MOE Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering
- MOE Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences
- National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Technology and Equipment for Water Environment Pollution Monitoring
- State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability
- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth
- State Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration
- The Daya Bay Collaboration
- UR-BNU Center for Energy, Environment and Ecology Research
- Yantai-Jingshi Institute of Material Genome Engineering
- Zhuhai Joint Innovative Center for Climate-Environment-Ecosystem
- Zhuhai-Macao Biotechnology Joint Laboratory