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Hunan Normal University vs Institute for Basic Science

On research quality in 2022-now, Hunan Normal University ranks #410 in the world and Institute for Basic Science #413, of 22,385 institutions. Hunan Normal University stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, Institute for Basic Science in 8.

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Hunan Normal University

China · Changsha

World rank, 2022-now
#410
#587 all time
Works, 2022-now
5.7k
fractional
Top-10% rate
13.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Physiology, General Psychology, Aging.

Institute for Basic Science

South Korea · Daejeon

World rank, 2022-now
#413
#239 all time
Works, 2022-now
1.8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
53%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geometry and Topology.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Institute for Basic Science leads on 5 of 8 measures: citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, open access and international co-authorship. Hunan Normal University leads on 3 of 8 measures: research quality, output and growth.

Hunan Normal University 35 Institute for Basic Science
  1. #410Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#413
  2. 1.12×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.44×
  3. 5.7kOutputfractional works, 2022-now1.8k
  4. 13.6%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited15.2%
  5. 10.5Citations per workall time, per fractional work33.9
  6. 27%Open accessof its works free to read, all time53%
  7. 8%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time36%
  8. +65%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change-5%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Hunan Normal University stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, Institute for Basic Science in 8. Institute for Basic Science leads most in Chemistry (#93 against #285); Hunan Normal University leads most in Computer Science (#250 against #973). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hunan Normal University 78 Institute for Basic Science
  1. #463Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #394Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#286
  3. #730Business, Management and Accounting-
  4. #285Chemistry#93
  5. #250Computer Science#973
  6. #303Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  7. #458Engineering#361
  8. #448Environmental Science-
  9. #424Materials Science#102
  10. #230Mathematics#136
  11. #676Medicine#551
  12. -Neuroscience#95
  13. #144Physics and Astronomy#88
  14. #299Psychology-
  15. #677Social Sciences-

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Hunan Normal University rankInstitute for Basic Science rank Hunan Normal University top 10%Institute for Basic Science top 10% Hunan Normal University worksInstitute for Basic Science works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #463 - 14.6% - 164 -
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #394 #286 10.4% 16.2% 584 146
Business, Management and Accounting #730 - 15.8% - 90 -
Chemistry #285 #93 10.6% 18.4% 160 108
Computer Science #250 #973 19.8% 13.9% 497 68
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #303 - 20.2% - 98 -
Engineering #458 #361 13.3% 16.3% 581 239
Environmental Science #448 - 14.5% - 233 -
Materials Science #424 #102 8.3% 13.2% 250 192
Mathematics #230 #136 12.4% 11.3% 184 108
Medicine #676 #551 11.7% 21.0% 761 115
Neuroscience - #95 - 21.8% - 91
Physics and Astronomy #144 #88 16.8% 11.4% 330 339
Psychology #299 - 17.8% - 190 -
Social Sciences #677 - 19.9% - 263 -

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.0×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 0.1×
  3. Social Sciences0.4× 0.0×
  4. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.1×
  5. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.1×
  6. Psychology1.3× 0.3×
  7. Health Professions0.4× 0.1×
  8. Nursing0.8× 0.3×
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.8× 0.3×
  10. Computer Science1.3× 0.6×
  11. Medicine0.8× 0.4×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology2.0× 1.0×
  13. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  14. Environmental Science1.0× 0.6×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.2× 1.7×
  16. Veterinary0.5× 0.4×
  17. Engineering0.8× 1.0×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 1.4×
  19. Mathematics3.1× 5.6×
  20. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.1×
  21. Energy1.1× 2.2×
  22. Chemistry2.0× 4.2×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.7×
  24. Materials Science1.4× 3.4×
  25. Neuroscience1.4× 3.5×
  26. Physics and Astronomy2.9× 9.4×
Hunan Normal UniversityInstitute for Basic Science

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Hunan Normal University leans further are at the top, Institute for Basic Science's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Hunan Normal University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning263▲ 1.34×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning192◆ 1.02×83 topics
  3. Cancer187▲ 2.5×52 topics
  4. Inflammation180▲ 1.49×83 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress171▲ 1.83×61 topics
  6. Neural Networks160▲ 1.82×35 topics
  7. Epidemiology150▼ 0.67×116 topics
  8. Nanoparticles112▲ 1.57×36 topics
  9. Biosensors102▲ 3.7×11 topics
  10. Gene Expression95▲ 2.7×20 topics
  11. Nanomaterials95▲ 1.61×19 topics
  12. Self-Assembly85▲ 4.6×11 topics
  13. Aquaculture77▲ 5.3×7 topics
  14. Reactive Oxygen Species74▲ 3.2×14 topics
  15. Graphene72▲ 1.89×11 topics
  16. Innate Immunity72▲ 3.9×11 topics
  17. Entanglement70▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Regulation69▲ 2.3×19 topics
  19. Tumor Microenvironment68▲ 2.6×8 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks66▲ 2.8×5 topics
  21. Gut Microbiota63▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. Bioimaging62▲ 4.8×6 topics
  23. Electrochemistry57▲ 4.6×3 topics
  24. Cytokines57▲ 3.5×8 topics
  25. Synchronization55▲ 8.1×4 topics
  26. Photodynamic Therapy54▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Land Use Change54▲ 3.2×8 topics
  28. Cell Death51▲ 3.7×6 topics
  29. Dynamical Systems50▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Epigenetic Regulation49▲ 4.1×6 topics
  31. Superconducting Circuits46▲ 12×2 topics
  32. DNA Barcoding44▲ 4.5×9 topics
  33. Global Stability44▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Molecular Machines43▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Quantum Entanglement41▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Complex Networks40▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Gonadal Development39▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Black Holes38▲ 7.0×3 topics
  39. Quantum Gravity37▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Stress Response35▲ 10×2 topics

Institute for Basic Science

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications60▲ 2.8×33 topics
  2. Two-Dimensional Materials56▲ 14×4 topics
  3. Dark Matter52▲ 25×4 topics
  4. Nanomaterials52▲ 2.7×17 topics
  5. Graphene47▲ 3.8×10 topics
  6. Particle Physics46▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Nanocomposites46▲ 3.2×17 topics
  8. Electronic Structure45▲ 14×8 topics
  9. Catalysis45▲ 3.7×27 topics
  10. Electrocatalysis45▲ 8.6×5 topics
  11. Energy Storage38▲ 3.2×8 topics
  12. Superconductivity32▲ 10×9 topics
  13. Nanocrystals32▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Raman Spectroscopy30▲ 8.8×5 topics
  15. Carbon Nanotubes29▲ 4.8×8 topics
  16. Molecular Dynamics29▲ 9.0×6 topics
  17. Cosmic Rays28▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Neutrinos28▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Cosmology28▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Stability28▲ 6.8×6 topics
  21. Optoelectronic Devices26▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Transparent Conductors26▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Galactic Center25▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Photoluminescence24▲ 17×2 topics
  25. General Relativity24▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Transition Metal Complexes24▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Supernovae24▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides24▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Van der Waals Heterostructures24▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Higgs Boson24▲ 26×1 topic
  31. High-Energy Collider24▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Graph Theory24▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Transition Metal Catalysis23▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Organic Synthesis23▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Spintronics23▲ 9.9×4 topics
  36. Dark Energy23▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Electronic Properties23▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Cosmic Microwave Background23▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Cosmological Parameters23▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Axions22▲ 54×1 topic

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Hunan Normal University has out-published Institute for Basic Science every year since 2018, when it overtook it.

still counting5001k1.5kHunan Normal University1,363 in 2025Institute for Basic Science360 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Hunan Normal University0.023% in 2025Institute for Basic Science0.0061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%30%Institute for Basic Science16.5% in 2025Hunan Normal University15.1% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Hunan Normal University or Institute for Basic Science?

Hunan Normal University publishes 3.1× as much research as Institute for Basic Science in 2022-now (5.7k against 1.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Hunan Normal University or Institute for Basic Science?

15.2% of Institute for Basic Science's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 13.6% for Hunan Normal University.

Is Hunan Normal University or Institute for Basic Science growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +65% against 2018-21 for Hunan Normal University, and -5% for Institute for Basic Science.

Which has more open access research, Hunan Normal University or Institute for Basic Science?

53% of Institute for Basic Science's research is free to read, against 27% of Hunan Normal University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Hunan Normal University

  1. 1 Zu-Cheng Chen #4,899 worldwide 9.3k citations · 166 works
  2. 2 Hui Jing #77,130 worldwide 7.8k citations · 280 works
  3. 3 Jieci Wang #83,113 worldwide 2.1k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 Lin Xiao #85,256 worldwide 17k citations · 395 works
  5. 5 Jie‐Qiao Liao #87,051 worldwide 4.8k citations · 146 works

Institute for Basic Science

  1. 1 Feng Ding #93,621 worldwide 33k citations · 830 works
  2. 2 Jaeyune Ryu #100,765 worldwide 4.5k citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Bo‐yong Park #107,298 worldwide 4.2k citations · 151 works
  4. 4 Hyeon Seok Lee #159,400 worldwide 4k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Kangjae Lee #169,176 worldwide 2k citations · 69 works