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Industry Collaboration Index 2026 · University profile

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China · Asia-Pacific · Silver

#593World rank of 1,038
45.5ICI scoreout of 100
#85National rank, of 169 in China
#173Regional rank, of 343 in Asia-Pacific
814Verified industry works, 2021 to 2025
338Company groups worked with (124 on two or more works)

Nanjing University of Science and Technology is ranked #593 of 1,038, with Silver standing. Its strongest pillar is scale (74): a network of 124 company groups on two or more joint works. It is held back most by breadth (11): partners concentrated in a few research fields; and by co-creation (26): 814 verified industry works against about 1,247 expected for its mix of fields.

Research Collaboration Index 2026: #653 of 1,195 · View the RCI profile →

Why this position

Four pillars, as percentiles

Co-creation30% of the score
26

How often it co-authors with companies, compared with what its own mix of research fields would predict; size makes no difference. 814 verified works against about 1,247 expected for its fields (0.65 times the expected rate).

Durability20% of the score
66

How much of its industry work sits in sustained partnerships with the same company group. 35 sustained partnerships: five or more joint works in three or more of the five years.

Scale30% of the score
74

The size of its industry network: company groups on two or more works, sustained partnerships, and its place in the worldwide network of universities and companies. 124 company groups on two or more joint works; 35 sustained partnerships.

Breadth20% of the score
11

How varied its partners are, judged by each company's main research field. Measured across the main research fields of all the company groups it worked with.

Each pillar is a percentile among the 1,038 ranked universities: a value of 80 means a higher value than about 80 in every 100 of them. The ICI score (45.5) is the weighted average of the four percentiles. Rank 593 of 1,038 overall; 85 of 169 in China; 173 of 343 in Asia-Pacific. Standing bands: Platinum for ranks 1 to 100, Gold 101 to 300, Silver 301 to 600. How the index is built →

In numbers

The evidence behind the position

3.0%of its 27,453 research works in 2021 to 2025 were co-authored with a verified company
0.65Industry co-authorship rate: 0.65 times what its mix of research fields would predict (814 verified works; about 1,247 expected)
35sustained partnerships: the same company group on five or more joint works in three or more of the five years

In China

85 of 169 ranked universities in China

  1. #83 Renmin University of China world #590, score 45.7
  2. #84 Harbin Engineering University world #592, score 45.5
  3. #85 Nanjing University of Science and Technology world #593, score 45.5
  4. #86 Yanshan University world #594, score 45.4
  5. #87 Nanchang University world #606, score 44.9

All ranked universities →   Asia-Pacific: 173 of 343 →

Where it works with industry

Sector strengths

Verified industry works by sector, with its position in each sector ranking. A university is ranked in a sector once it has at least 20 verified works there; sectors with fewer than 50 eligible universities are provisional.

Strongest sector positions

#2 of 17Aerospace and Aviation (provisional: fewer than 50 universities eligible)61 verified works in the sector
#66 of 481Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology123 verified works in the sector
#67 of 292Artificial Intelligence85.5 verified works in the sector
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
123#66 of 481
Artificial Intelligence
85.5#67 of 292
Clean Energy Transition
67.5#77 of 295
Advanced Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
65#53 of 201
Aerospace and Aviation
61#2 of 17 provisional
Next-Generation Communications
35#86 of 188
Built Environment and Infrastructure
27#176 of 215
Batteries and Energy Storage
25#98 of 126
Chemicals, Process and Resources
24#185 of 237
Climate, Environment and Sustainability
14under 20 works
Software, Cloud and Data
13under 20 works
Cybersecurity and Digital Trust
10under 20 works
Automotive and Mobility
10under 20 works
Medical Technology and Digital Health
7under 20 works
Semiconductors and Microelectronics
6.5under 20 works
Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutics
6under 20 works
Quantum Technologies
4under 20 works
Biotechnology and Advanced Therapies
3under 20 works
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
3ranking withheld (under 10 eligible)
Space and Satellite Technology
3under 20 works
Agriculture and Food Technology
1.5under 20 works
Not in any of the 21 sectors
219counted in the overall index

595 of its 814 verified industry works fall within the 21 sectors. The rest have research topics that belong to no industry sector (basic science, for example) or are consortium papers with 100 or more authors, which the sector indices leave out; all of them count fully in the overall index.

Who it works with

Company partners, 2021 to 2025

Nanjing University of Science and Technology co-authored verified work with 338 company groups, consortium papers aside: 124 of them on two or more works, and 35 as sustained partners.

The largest 12 of its 338 company groups, by joint works

Company groupBased inCompany's main research fieldJoint worksYears with a joint work
China Electronics Technology Group CorporationSTATE-OWNEDChinaEngineering495 of 5
State Grid Corporation of ChinaSTATE-OWNEDChinaEngineering30.55 of 5
China North Industries Group CorporationSTATE-OWNEDChinaEngineering265 of 5
China Aerospace Science and Industry CorporationSTATE-OWNEDChinaEngineering23.55 of 5
Inner Mongolia Electric PowerChinaEngineering21.55 of 5
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)STATE-OWNEDChinaEngineering20.55 of 5
SinopecSTATE-OWNEDChinaEngineering18.55 of 5
Huawei TechnologiesChinaComputer Science16.55 of 5
China State ShipbuildingSTATE-OWNEDChinaEngineering165 of 5
Alibaba GroupChinaComputer Science145 of 5
Western Metal MaterialsChinaEngineering10.54 of 5
BaiduChinaComputer Science104 of 5

A company group brings together a company's subsidiaries and research labs under one name. A work counts half when its only company author also holds a post at this university. Consortium papers with 100 or more authors are left out of this table.

Examples of its work with industry

Most-cited verified joint works

Its most-cited verified works with 30 or fewer authors, leaving out guidelines and consensus statements. Citation counts are those of the open scholarly record at harvest. Each title links to the work.

Over time

Verified industry works by year

1222021
1252022
1412023
1852024
2412025

2025 is not yet complete: papers published late in the year are still being added to the open record, and coverage may not be equally complete for every university, so compare years with care. A work counts half when its only company author also holds a post at the university, so some totals end in .5.

Evidence checked

941 verified company links

Each counted link (one work, this university and one company) was confirmed against the affiliation text its author wrote; 853 of 1,794 candidate links were set aside.

Why links were set aside
  • 661 company name not written in the author's affiliation
  • 58 ordinary-word name without a company suffix
  • 48 refresh_university_not_on_work
  • 34 part of a university or public institute's own unit
  • 9 part of a street or district address
  • 7 excluded after hand audit: A public research centre
  • 36 for other reasons: smaller hand-audit findings, and links the current open record no longer supports

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Research Collaboration Index

In the Research Collaboration Index 2026, Nanjing University of Science and Technology ranks #653 of 1,195. It measures the whole research network, not only industry.

View the RCI profile →

Something wrong? Every figure comes from the public record and can be checked. If a partner is missing or should not be there, tell us and we will review it with the evidence. The 2027 edition will be calculated with the same published methodology. The window for universities to submit data for it is open now: submit data for the 2027 edition. The index is free, public and independent. No commercial relationship with any university or company changes any position, and no one can pay to be included, excluded or moved.