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China Pharmaceutical University

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score80.6
Global research rank#314
Country rank#98
Momentum rank#4,581

Research performance overview

China Pharmaceutical University is an education institution in China represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 15,332 research works and 143,041 citations. Its current h-index is 355, while the five-year trend is broadly stable in recent publication activity. It currently places #314 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within China, its current research-performance position is #98.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years15,332
Citations, 5 years143,041
H-index355
i10-index80,384
Publication growth-5.5%
Citation growth-83.6%

Recent citation volume is approximately 9.3 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
20101,05724,375118
20111,15720,958148
20121,29028,765210
20131,41033,621316
20141,47046,362333
20151,45951,000368
20161,53558,091513
20171,57062,914567
20181,70864,428639
20191,92874,226806
20202,15474,1021,034
20212,24059,3561,249
20223,11754,8602,009
20233,07840,6412,041
20243,28331,8302,012
20253,35814,5321,798
20262,4961,1781,308

The yearly series runs from 2010 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Natural product bioactivities and synthesisTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

The strongest topic signals currently associated with China Pharmaceutical University include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 1,010 index-ready universities currently available for China, the average five-year output is about 6,155 works and the average five-year citation count is about 48,010. China Pharmaceutical University is currently above that research-output average and above the citation average. Its own growth signal is -5.5%, compared with a country-set average of 47.5%.

Deep research intelligence

Deep enrichment is queued for this otherwise quality-gated institution. Base research metrics remain available while the collaboration and partner-country aggregates are being calculated.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I161716053
  • ROR ID: 01sfm2718
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 22:49:52

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for China Pharmaceutical University?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 80.6 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with China Pharmaceutical University?

The current local five-year window contains 15,332 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.