Zhengzhou University (ZZU)
郑州大学
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 Zhengzhou University (ZZU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Zhengzhou University (ZZU) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Zhengzhou University (ZZU) 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 | 1224 | 397.43 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Zhengzhou University (ZZU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 313 | 131.89 |
| Biological sciences | 75 | 17.05 |
| Chemistry | 357 | 142.00 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 28 | 9.21 |
| Health sciences | 303 | 63.67 |
| Physical sciences | 138 | 29.19 |
| Social sciences | 10 | 4.42 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 104 | 48.99 |
| Physical Chemistry | 112 | 45.58 |
| Chemical Engineering | 92 | 39.58 |
| Organic Chemistry | 91 | 27.55 |
| Electrical Engineering | 42 | 20.31 |
| Analytical Chemistry | 34 | 14.90 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 78 | 13.56 |
| Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 22 | 13.20 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 132 | 167 | 187 | 310 | 398 |
| Applied sciences | 24 | 35 | 42 | 91 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 16 | 26 | 40 | 61 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 91 | 105 | 106 | 152 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 8 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 72 | 78 | 78 | 106 | 134 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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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 Zhengzhou University (ZZU).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (49 institutions) | 4.9% |
| Domestic (279 institutions) | 95.1% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Zhengzhou University (ZZU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 50.58 / 50.22 | 100.80 |
| First Affiliated Hospital, ZZU | 37.41 / 24.81 | 62.22 |
| Peking University (PKU) | 26.32 / 22.65 | 48.97 |
| Henan University (HENU) | 30.48 / 18.16 | 48.64 |
| Pingyuan Laboratory | 20.85 / 24.04 | 44.89 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Zhengzhou University (ZZU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| National University of Singapore (NUS) | 2.93 / 3.67 | 6.60 |
| Silesian University of Technology (SUT) | 3.85 / 2.07 | 5.92 |
| Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) | 2.76 / 0.91 | 3.67 |
| The University of Queensland (UQ) | 2.98 / 0.63 | 3.60 |
| Siemens | 2.64 / 0.36 | 3.00 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Zhengzhou University (ZZU). 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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Zhengzhou University (ZZU)
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Living Polymerizations and Functional Nanomaterials, ZZU
- Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- MOE International Joint Laboratory for Integrated Circuits Design and Application, ZZU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Critical Metals Minerals Supernormal Enrichment and Extraction, ZZU
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, ZZU
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School of Medicine, ZZU
- Affiliated Infectious Diseases Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital, ZZU
- First Affiliated Hospital, ZZU
- Henan Cancer Hospital, ZZU
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital
- Luoyang Central Hospital
- Second Affiliated Hospital, ZZU
- Third Affiliated Hospital, ZZU
- Zhengzhou Central Hospital
- School of Physics, ZZU
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
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Cancer Chemoprevention
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Alloys
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan
- International Phosphorus Laboratory, Joint Research Laboratory for Functional Organophosphorus Materials of Henan Province
- Joint Laboratory of Nanozymes in Zhengzhou University
- Longhu Laboratory of Advanced Immunology
- Longmen Laboratory
- Nanozyme Laboratory in Zhongyuan
- National Key Laboratory of Biobased Transportation Fuel Technology
- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization
- National Key Laboratory of Special Rare Metal Materials
- Sino-British Research Centre for Molecular Oncology
- Sino-British Research Centre for Molecular Oncology
- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs
- State Key Laboratory of Coking Coal Resources Green Exploitation
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization
- State Key Laboratory of Critical Metals Beneficiation, Metallurgy and Purification
- State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Mining Heavy Equipment
- State Key Laboratory of Metabolic Dysregulation and Prevention and Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment
- State Key Laboratory of Tunnel Boring Machine and Intelligent Operation
- The ARGO-YBJ (Astrophysical Radiation with Ground-based Observatory at YangBaJing) Collaboration
- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences
- ZZU-BGI College