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The positions in the table below reflect the Peking University (PKU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Peking University (PKU) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3220 | 848.50 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Peking University (PKU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biological sciences | 676 | 176.33 |
| Chemistry | 1251 | 354.79 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 521 | 128.25 |
| Health sciences | 289 | 67.62 |
| Physical sciences | 1382 | 359.41 |
Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Chemistry | 246 | 63.65 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 227 | 61.04 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 218 | 57.57 |
| Chemical Engineering | 144 | 49.44 |
| Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware | 157 | 48.46 |
| Nanotechnology | 134 | 44.44 |
| Clinical Sciences | 121 | 37.56 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 116 | 35.43 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 114 | 28.90 |
| Organic Chemistry | 88 | 28.33 |
Share output for the past 5 years
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Collaboration
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (2293 institutions) | 24.8% |
| Domestic (1040 institutions) | 75.2% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Peking University (PKU) by Share
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Peking University (PKU). 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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Peking University (PKU)
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (AAIS), PKU
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoeletric Materials and Devices (BKLMMD), PKU
- MOE International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, PKU
- MOE Key Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes (LESP), PKU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, PKU
- MOE Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, PKU
- Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC)
- Peking University Hospital
- School of Intelligence Science and Technology (SIST), PKU
- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, PKU
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, PKU
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology (SKLNPT), PKU
- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, PKU
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU
- The Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences (PKU-IAAS)
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
- Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Integrated Circuits
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Power Lithium‐Ion Battery
- Beijing Institute of Big Data Research (BIBDR)
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)
- Beijing Peking University WBL Biotech Co., Ltd. (WPU)
- Beijing Proteome Research Center (BPRC)
- Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (BHS)
- Belle Collaboration
- CMA Tornado Key Laboratory
- CUHK-PKU-UST Joint Research Centre for Language and Human Complexity (JRCLHC)
- Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Regional Environmental Quality
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Astronautical Science and Technology
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Continental Tectonics
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications (CICIFSA)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Astronomy and Space Exploration
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter (CICQM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics
- Cooperative Innovation Center for High Performance Computing
- Danish-Chinese Centre for Self-Assembly and Function of Molecular Nanostructures on Surfaces
- Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
- Haixi Collaborative Innovation Center for New Display Devices and Systems Integration
- Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy and Environment
- Hebei Hongshan National Observatory on Thick Sediments and Seismic Hazards
- Innovation Center for MicroNanoelectronics and Integrated System
- Joint Center for Global Change Studies (JCGS)
- Joint Laboratory of the National Centers for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan and in Beijing
- Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited (LSCCB)
- Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre (NZC)
- National Center for Protein Sciences - Beijing
- National Engineering Research Center for Crop Molecular Design
- National Key Laboratory of Advanced MicroNanoManufacture Technology
- National Transfer Accounts (NTA)
- PHENIX Collaboration
- PKU-Georgia Tech-Emory Joint PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
- PKU-HKBU Joint Research Institute for Applied Mathematics (JRIAM)
- PKU-HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institution
- PKU‐BWMO Joint Laboratory on Cloud and Precipitation Physics
- Peking University-Golden Feather Joint Advanced Battery Center
- Peking University-Tsinghua University-National Institute of Biological Sciences Joint Graduate Program (PTN)
- Peking University-Yunnan Baiyao International Medical Research Center
- Peking University–Sansure Biotech Joint Laboratory of Molecular Medicine
- Peking-Yale Joint Research Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Agrobiotechnology (PYC)
- Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology (CIMST)
- SUSTech-PKU Joint Institute of Plant and Food Science
- Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center
- Singapore Peking Oxford Research Enterprise (SPORE)
- Singapore-Peking University Research Centre (SPURc)
- Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control (SKJLESPC)
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication System and Networks
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology
- The George Institute - China (TGI China)
- Tsinghua - PKU Joint Center for Life Sciences (CLS)
- UCLA-PKU Joint Research Institute in Science and Engineering (JRI)