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2026-08-31 · Research focus · Sun Yat-sen University · China

What drives Sun Yat-sen University's research

Ask where Sun Yat-sen University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 143,562 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research; Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers; RNA modifications and cancer.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.69, 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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