Friedrich Schiller University Jena: #158 in the world for Materials Science collaboration

Friedrich Schiller University Jena stands at #158 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Materials Science collaboration index, the strongest of its 26 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.

The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 942 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 423 collaborating institutions across 53 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 1.45.

Friedrich Schiller University Jena holds Silver standing overall, at #363 in the world.

The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.