Sun Yat-sen University

154.4k papers and 3.4M indexed citations i.

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University have published 154.4k papers, which have received a total of 3.4M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 30.7k papers in Molecular Biology, 14.9k papers in Oncology and 13.6k papers in Surgery on the topics of Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4.0k papers), RNA modifications and cancer (3.6k papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (3.0k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Molecular Biology (756.3k citations), Materials Chemistry (417.9k citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (369.5k citations). Authors at Sun Yat-sen University collaborate with scholars in China, United States and Hong Kong and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Cell. Some of Sun Yat-sen University's most productive authors include Xiao‐Ming Chen, Yexiang Tong, Cheng‐Yong Su, Xihong Lu, Ming‐Liang Tong, Guowei Yang, Pei Kang Shen, Jie‐Peng Zhang, Gao‐Ren Li and Hongbing Ji.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at Sun Yat-sen University

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing scholars working at Sun Yat-sen University

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