- Student-faculty ratios: 16.6
- Male to female ratio: 51 : 49
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.sysu.edu.cn/2012/en/
- Address: No. 135, Xingang Xi Road,Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275,China
- Phone: +86 20 8411 2828
Overview of Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University, founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen and with an educational tradition spanning over 100 years, is a preeminent research, academic and cultural center and the premier location for talent development in South China. Under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, and strongly supported by both the Ministry and Guangdong Province, Sun Yat-sen University has developed into a modern comprehensive university that enjoys a reputation as a top-tier university nationally and a renowned university internationally. With five campuses in the three cities of Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen, and ten affiliated hospitals, the University is striving to become a world-class university and global center of learning. Built on a solid multidisciplinary foundation of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering, Sun Yat-sen University is propelled forward by the continuous pursuit of academic innovation. The University is equipped with a globally aware outlook, and has dedicated itself to being an institution that is “comprehensive, innovative, and open”. The goal of talent cultivation is to nurture students who have both ability and moral integrity, able to cultivate charisma and eager to serve their country. The guiding philosophy is to be oriented toward academic frontiers, oriented toward national major strategic needs, and oriented toward national and regional economic and social development. The basic approach is through the construction of big research teams, big platforms and big projects. The University is pushing forward the transformation from external development to internal development, the transformation from routine development to active development, and the transformation from advantages in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and medical sciences to a university where humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences and engineering can integrate and develop while retaining their distinctive characteristics. Now, standing at a new starting point, Sun Yat-sen University strives to foster an academic environment where all disciplines develop distinctively yet systematically, thus blossoming into an institution with influence and impact on a global scale. Sun Yat-sen University Promotional Video https://v.qq.com/x/page/o0386xgpr09.html Key Facts (2016) Outstanding disciplinary influence: Eighteen disciplines at SYSU rank among the world’s top one percent according to ESI 2016, tied for second most among mainland Chinese universities; among these disciplines, eleven rank in the world’s top 0.5 percent, and two rank in the world’s top 0.1 percent. First-rate faculty team: SYSU counts twenty members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 42 distinguished professors of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program, and 79 recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars among its faculty. The number of high-level talents ranks in the top among Chinese universities. High quality talent cultivation: High employment rates and degrees of job satisfaction among alumni and numerous awards in national and international academic contests are indicators which affirm SYSU’s role as a leading developer of talent in China. Continuous increase in scientific research capacity: Annual research funding exceeded RMB 2 billion in 2016, ranked fifth among universities nationwide. As of 2016, the University has 56 projects under the “973 Program” and the Major Scientific Research Program. National leader in international cooperation and exchange: SYSU has signed university-level collaborative agreements with more than 240 universities from 39 countries and regions around the world, including joint platforms and institutes with universities such as FINUCI in France, and Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Comprehensive medical sciences and outstanding medical service: SYSU has ten directly affiliated hospitals (seven general hospitals and three specialized hospitals), which form an extensive and exemplary medical service network. According to the 2015 Best Hospital (Comprehensive) Rankings published by the Hospital Management Institute of Fudan University, SYSU has one hospital ranked in the top ten and four hospitals in the top fifty. Among the thirty-seven specialties appraised in the 2015 Best Specialty Rankings, five specialties at SYSU have ranked among the top five in their respective fields for seven consecutive years, with twenty specialties ranking among top ten. Let Dreams Fly: A Bird’s-Eye-View of Sun Yat-sen University https://v.qq.com/x/page/q0386h0gwaf.html Summer Program at SYSU Since 2010, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) has operated the International Summer Program (ISP) every July. The program serves as a widely recognized global gathering for international students, regular SYSU students, and professors. The program links Chinese language, politics and cultural studies, and business management, especially in relation to the Pearl River Delta and South China regions, where SYSU is located. The program covers a wide range of topics, reflecting both the past 10 years of economic achievements and recent challenges to both the region and the country. In addition to classroom instruction, local company visits and cultural excursions are also offered in the program. Being part of this program means meeting new people, approaching new cultures, and tapping into new resources. Students from various cultural backgrounds will be recruited to study in the same classroom. SYSU will provide a cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural and cross-border atmosphere of collaborative learning, in addition to varied campus cultural activities for ISP students to broaden their international horizons and enhance their international competencies. For more details of the International Summer Program, please visit: http://summerprogram.sysu.edu.cn/index.htm Admission Information SYSU is a comprehensive university offering academic programs at all levels. For more information, please go to http://iso.sysu.edu.cn/en/admissions To apply, please go to http://application.sysu.edu.cn
- Total number of students 51,061
- Number of international students 4,720
- Total number of academic staff 3,148
- Number of international staff 139
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 7,739
- Number of master's degrees awarded 5,193
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 1,072
- Number of research only staff 1,535
- Number of new undergraduate students 8,027
- Number of new master's students 5,128
- Number of new doctoral students 1,278
- Global score 58.9
- Global research reputation #463
- Regional research reputation #50
- Publications #64
- Books #580
- Conferences #187
- Normalized citation impact #572
- Total citations #105
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #102
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #506
- International collaboration #184
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #989
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #151
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #635
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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16.6
No. of students per staff
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9%
Percentage of International Students
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51 : 49
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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53,603
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
171
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2012
276-300
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2013
301-350
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2014
351-400
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2015
301-350
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2016
351-400
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2017
401—500
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2018
351–400
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2019
301–350
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2020
251–300
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
51
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2014
56
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2015
42
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2016
40
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2017
=47
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2018
43
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2019
=38
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Arts & humanities
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2019
126–150
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
201–250
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2019
151–175
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Engineering & technology
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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Life sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Physical sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
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-
Social sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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-
Business & Economics
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2018
126–150
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2019
126–150
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Computer Science
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2019
301–400
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Psychology
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2019
301–400
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Emerging Economies
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2014
35
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2015
24
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2016
=24
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2017
31
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2018
25
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2019
21
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#193 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 42.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #409
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #43
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #49
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #382
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #95
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #112
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #384
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #244
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #514
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #131
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #330
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#53 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 73.5
- Chemistry global research reputation #381
- Chemistry regional research reputation #69
- Chemistry publications #43
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #91
- Chemistry total citations #37
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #23
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #53
- Chemistry international collaboration #220
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #833
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #33
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #115
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#160 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 61.4
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #305
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #34
- Clinical Medicine publications #39
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #515
- Clinical Medicine total citations #87
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #101
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #565
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #212
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #713
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #183
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #628
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#154 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 43.0
- Computer Science global research reputation #227
- Computer Science regional research reputation #61
- Computer Science publications #59
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #148
- Computer Science total citations #81
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #81
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #159
- Computer Science international collaboration #230
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #247
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #151
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #201
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#188 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 26.8
- Economics and Business global research reputation #203
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #27
- Economics and Business publications #241
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #134
- Economics and Business total citations #212
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #174
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #91
- Economics and Business international collaboration #123
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #88
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #192
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #181
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#185 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 59.6
- Engineering global research reputation #584
- Engineering regional research reputation #109
- Engineering publications #157
- Engineering normalized citation impact #187
- Engineering total citations #138
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #132
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #209
- Engineering international collaboration #231
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #545
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #131
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #209
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#188 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 49.9
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #146
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #28
- Environment/Ecology publications #100
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #269
- Environment/Ecology total citations #135
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #126
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #227
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #110
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #363
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #199
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #285
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#135 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 54.5
- Geosciences global research reputation #175
- Geosciences regional research reputation #11
- Geosciences publications #142
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #217
- Geosciences total citations #157
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #186
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #252
- Geosciences international collaboration #14
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #294
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #176
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #205
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#159 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 28.7
- Immunology global research reputation #146
- Immunology regional research reputation #23
- Immunology publications #107
- Immunology normalized citation impact #105
- Immunology total citations #108
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #141
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #173
- Immunology international collaboration #35
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #185
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #160
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #175
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#60 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 66.1
- Materials Science global research reputation #212
- Materials Science regional research reputation #76
- Materials Science publications #94
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #42
- Materials Science total citations #48
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #47
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #34
- Materials Science international collaboration #131
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #423
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #46
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #65
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#162 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 45.8
- Mathematics global research reputation #276
- Mathematics regional research reputation #36
- Mathematics publications #68
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #263
- Mathematics total citations #98
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #137
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #288
- Mathematics international collaboration #21
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #292
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #224
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #289
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#174 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 35.2
- Microbiology global research reputation #127
- Microbiology regional research reputation #21
- Microbiology publications #44
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #241
- Microbiology total citations #106
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #183
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #243
- Microbiology international collaboration #19
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #229
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #219
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #250
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#121 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 49.1
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #35
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #336
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #86
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #75
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #301
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #78
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #365
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #207
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #379
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#277 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 27.8
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #17
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #158
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #392
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #225
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #280
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #385
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #197
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #327
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #357
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #391
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#48 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 63.4
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #84
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #24
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #19
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #165
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #23
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #22
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #152
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #46
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #247
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #197
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #271
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#215 Physics
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- Physics overall score 62.4
- Physics global research reputation #472
- Physics regional research reputation #50
- Physics publications #127
- Physics normalized citation impact #347
- Physics total citations #152
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #165
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #390
- Physics international collaboration #25
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #578
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #103
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #257
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#262 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 45.5
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #70
- Plant and Animal Science publications #153
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #252
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #169
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #133
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #197
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #63
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #383
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #246
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #305
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#219 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 42.1
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #333
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #25
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #337
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #111
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #279
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #273
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #129
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #134
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #27
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #365
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #374