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Time frame: 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024
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Academic

  1. Harvard University

    Share: 1077.59 | Count: 3616
  2. University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

    Share: 728.64 | Count: 2206
  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)

    Share: 705.87 | Count: 3567

Corporate

  1. F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

    Share: 60.65 | Count: 164
  2. AstraZeneca plc

    Share: 49.4 | Count: 183
  3. Merck & Co., Inc.

    Share: 38.57 | Count: 99

Government

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

    Share: 2544.43 | Count: 8422
  2. French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

    Share: 608.16 | Count: 4450
  3. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    Share: 404.89 | Count: 1120

NPO/NGO

  1. Max Planck Society

    Share: 687.69 | Count: 2716
  2. Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

    Share: 568.37 | Count: 2903
  3. Leibniz Association

    Share: 194.73 | Count: 1272

Biological sciences

  1. Harvard University

    Share: 510.8 | Count: 1553
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

    Share: 345.36 | Count: 1249
  3. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    Share: 280.86 | Count: 726

Chemistry

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

    Share: 1208.65 | Count: 3782
  2. University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

    Share: 424.66 | Count: 1025
  3. Nanjing University (NJU)

    Share: 335.77 | Count: 631

Earth & environmental sciences

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

    Share: 498.78 | Count: 1549
  2. Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

    Share: 121.48 | Count: 445
  3. Nanjing University (NJU)

    Share: 119.4 | Count: 386

Health sciences

  1. Harvard University

    Share: 461.52 | Count: 1544
  2. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    Share: 155.72 | Count: 547
  3. Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)

    Share: 110.53 | Count: 260

Physical sciences

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

    Share: 989.72 | Count: 3611
  2. University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

    Share: 359.19 | Count: 1266
  3. Tsinghua University

    Share: 345.2 | Count: 1244

Asia Pacific

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

    Share: 2543.83 | Count: 8416
  2. University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

    Share: 728.64 | Count: 2206
  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)

    Share: 705.82 | Count: 3564

Europe

  1. Max Planck Society

    Share: 680.85 | Count: 2671
  2. French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

    Share: 599.94 | Count: 4392
  3. Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

    Share: 563.5 | Count: 2859

North America

  1. Harvard University

    Share: 1075.73 | Count: 3583
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    Share: 470.35 | Count: 1982
  3. Stanford University

    Share: 469.59 | Count: 1893

South America

  1. University of São Paulo (USP)

    Share: 47.54 | Count: 386
  2. National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)

    Share: 30.83 | Count: 317
  3. State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

    Share: 17.68 | Count: 147

Western Asia

  1. Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS)

    Share: 141.93 | Count: 409
  2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI)

    Share: 124.71 | Count: 322
  3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

    Share: 116.82 | Count: 273
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