Henan Polytechnic University (HPU)

河南理工大学

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

Position by research output Share

Global China
Overall 852 275
Academic 720 251

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global China
Applied sciences 389 185
Health sciences 1915 398
Natural sciences 1104 330
Biological sciences 1652 410
Chemistry 936 337
Earth & environmental sciences 636 185
Physical sciences 1269 259

Research

Henan Polytechnic University (HPU) 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

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Research outputs by subject area

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Henan Polytechnic University (HPU) 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 5.11 5.25 5.20 29.04 22.05
Applied sciences 0.63 0.71 1.56 19.17 11.51
Health sciences 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.49 0.17
Natural sciences 4.48 4.45 3.64 8.95 10.12
Biological sciences 0.17 0.00 0.56 0.62 1.60
Chemistry 3.96 3.05 2.35 4.23 5.43
Earth & environmental sciences 0.00 0.25 0.20 3.35 2.21
Physical sciences 0.35 1.14 0.53 0.74 0.88
Social sciences 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.42 0.25

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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 Henan Polytechnic University (HPU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (10 institutions) 21.3%
Domestic (18 institutions) 78.7%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Henan Polytechnic University (HPU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Top 5 international collaborators with Henan Polytechnic University (HPU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Henan Polytechnic University (HPU). 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.