Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University is number 36 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 77.8. It published about 54,255 research works in 2024 and 2025, which drew 362,957 citations in those years, and its h-index is 850.
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Innovation city
See the innovation profile of Guangzhou in the 311 Innovation Cities Index.
Economic statistics for China in the 311 Nations Index.
Other leading universities in China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (#2)
- Tsinghua University (#8)
- Zhejiang University (#14)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (#15)
- Peking University (#19)
- University of Science and Technology of China (#20)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (#25)
- Fudan University (#26)
- Sichuan University (#31)
- Central South University (#33)
- Nanjing University (#48)
- Harbin Institute of Technology (#52)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (#53)
- Wuhan University (#58)
- Northwestern Polytechnical University (#63)
Questions and answers
How innovative is Sun Yat-sen University?
Sun Yat-sen University is number 36 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 77.8.
How much research does Sun Yat-sen University publish?
Sun Yat-sen University published about 54,255 research works in 2024 and 2025.
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