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2026-09-02 · Research focus · Southern Medical University · China

What drives Southern Medical University's research

Ask where Southern Medical University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 45,641 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 67 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research; MicroRNA in disease regulation; Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.59, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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

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