Shandong University (SDU)
山东大学
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 Shandong University (SDU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Shandong University (SDU) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Shandong University (SDU) 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), Shandong University (SDU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Chemistry | 139 | 57.26 |
| Chemical Engineering | 109 | 51.98 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 97 | 39.58 |
| Organic Chemistry | 85 | 36.07 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 75 | 25.61 |
| Electrical Engineering | 55 | 24.99 |
| Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 63 | 21.90 |
| Clinical Sciences | 57 | 20.36 |
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 Shandong University (SDU).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Shandong University (SDU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials (SKLCM) | 61.11 / 121.03 | 182.13 |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 69.42 / 65.81 | 135.23 |
| Tianjin University of Technology (TJUT) | 61.80 / 44.28 | 106.08 |
| China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) | 63.36 / 41.61 | 104.97 |
| Qilu Hospital of Shandong University | 61.20 / 36.79 | 97.99 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Shandong University (SDU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 4.76 / 4.57 | 9.32 |
| Max Planck Society | 6.77 / 2.07 | 8.84 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 4.61 / 1.79 | 6.40 |
| UCL | 4.17 / 1.78 | 5.95 |
| Harvard University | 4.24 / 1.23 | 5.47 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Shandong University (SDU). 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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Shandong University (SDU)
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, SDU
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences
- MOE Key Laboratory of Machine Intelligence and System Control, SDU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, SDU
- School of Archaeology, SDU
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SDU
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, SDU
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SDU
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.
- BESIII Collaboration
- CUHK-SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive Genetics
- Chinese Primate Biomedical Research Alliance (CPBRA)
- Joint Laboratory for Ocean Research and Education (LORE)
- Joint SDU-NTU Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (C-FAIR)
- MNR Key Laboratory of Ecological Prewarning, Protection and Restoration of Bohai Sea
- National Engineering Laboratory for Reducing Emissions from Coal Combustion
- SDU-ANU Joint Science College
- SDU-Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives
- SDU-Meiyan Space Joint laboratory
- SDU-OUC Joint Research Center for Marine Microbial Science and Technology
- SDU-QNLM Joint Lab of Microbial Oceanography
- SDU-Rice Joint Center for Carbon Nanomaterials
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Smart Energy
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Monitoring, Early Warning, Prevention and Control for Infectious Diseases
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology and High Precision Weighing Instruments
- Shandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology
- Shandong University-Virginia Tech International Laboratory
- Sino-Danish Joint Laboratory of Microbial Bioinformatics
- State Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Equipment and Technology for Metal Forming
- State Key Laboratory of Chips and Systems for Advanced Light Field Display
- State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment
- State Key Laboratory of Cryptography and Digital Economy Security
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials (SKLCM)
- State Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Control and Intelligent Construction and Maintenance of Tunnel Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment and Population Health of Xizang Autonomous Region
- State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing of Advanced Construction Machinery
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology (Changde RD Base)
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health
- The ARGO-YBJ (Astrophysical Radiation with Ground-based Observatory at YangBaJing) Collaboration
- The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration (The AMS Collaboration)
- The Daya Bay Collaboration
- The STAR Collaboration