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Anhui Normal University

In research, Anhui Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#622 of 12,888 worldwide), Mathematics (#152 of 1,053 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,866 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Organic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Catalysis is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#919
of 28,054 · #1,624 all time
Rank in China
#296
of 3,058
Research works
14k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
142k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Anhui Normal University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #622 of 12,888 17.9%1,784 #1192
MathematicsField #152 of 1,053 13.7%117 #556
Social SciencesDomain #1,866 of 10,521 33.1%361 #2997
ChemistryField #265 of 1,330 15.1%237 #456
EngineeringField #1,328 of 6,636 18.0%380 #2013
Environmental ScienceField #923 of 3,551 22.1%239 #1645
Computer ScienceField #1,215 of 4,667 20.9%262 #1772
Materials ScienceField #702 of 2,468 14.0%245 #1021
Life SciencesDomain #2,341 of 7,800 20.0%368 #4921
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #709 of 2,318 20.0%176 #1017

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Anhui Normal University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,192 #622
  2. Mathematics#556 #152
  3. Social Sciences#2,997 #1,866
  4. Chemistry#456 #265
  5. Engineering#2,013 #1,328
  6. Environmental Science#1,645 #923
  7. Computer Science#1,772 #1,215
  8. Materials Science#1,021 #702
  9. Life Sciences#4,921 #2,341
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,017 #709
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Anhui Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 32.4 works8.3×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 153.1 works7.7×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 119.8 works5.9×
  4. ChemistryField · 236.8 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 133 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 165 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.62× its world share, 52 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.73× its world share, 237 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 262 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.98× its world share, 120 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 380 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 238 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.66× its world share, 245 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.76× its world share, 116 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.59× its world share, 93 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 94 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Anhui Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peiyun Zhang, Lin Xu and Xing Guo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anhui Normal University.

  1. 1 Peiyun Zhang · #82,332 worldwide 359 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Lin Xu · #88,531 worldwide 438 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Xing Guo · #130,002 worldwide 513 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Qinghua Wu · #184,122 worldwide 198 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Wenjuan Yang · #224,030 worldwide 285 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Tian Sheng · #233,156 worldwide 331 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Cuiping Gu · #242,315 worldwide 224 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Xiaojun Zhang · #253,431 worldwide 325 citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Lu Jia · #324,252 worldwide 10 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Gen Zhang · #326,227 worldwide 74 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Anhui Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Anhui Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Water Splitting, Electrocatalysis, Catalysts, Cathode Materials and CO2 Reduction.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanomaterials148▲ 5.3×15 topics
  2. Catalysis129▲ 7.4×26 topics
  3. Deep Learning122▲ 1.36×75 topics
  4. Climate Change110▲ 1.54×67 topics
  5. Metal-Organic Frameworks96▲ 8.8×6 topics
  6. Nanoparticles94▲ 2.9×32 topics
  7. Water Splitting91▲ 9.4×4 topics
  8. Electrocatalysis89▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Graphene82▲ 4.5×10 topics
  10. Energy Storage80▲ 4.6×7 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications77▲ 2.5×31 topics
  12. Cathode Materials71▲ 6.9×3 topics
  13. Catalysts71▲ 14×3 topics
  14. CO2 Reduction65▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries54▲ 7.6×2 topics
  16. Biosensors52▲ 3.8×12 topics
  17. Semiconductor50▲ 5.5×6 topics
  18. Electrochemistry49▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. Bioimaging49▲ 8.1×5 topics
  20. Energy Conversion48▲ 8.8×3 topics
  21. Fuel Cells47▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Sustainable Energy46▲ 9.7×3 topics
  23. Hydrogen Evolution46▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Oxygen Reduction46▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Hydrogenation46▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Hydrogen Production45▲ 6.4×5 topics
  27. Visible Light45▲ 7.3×3 topics
  28. Self-Assembly45▲ 5.2×11 topics
  29. Chemical Sensors44▲ 7.0×3 topics
  30. Solar Energy42▲ 5.1×4 topics
  31. Photocatalyst42▲ 8.9×1 topic
  32. Plasmonic42▲ 8.9×1 topic
  33. Transition Metal Catalysis41▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Carbon Dioxide38▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Photodynamic Therapy36▲ 6.2×3 topics
  36. Organic Synthesis34▲ 11×11 topics
  37. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions34▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Heterocycles32▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries31▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Zinc Anode31▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Anhui Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced battery technologies research and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 46 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 42 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…31Advanced battery technologies research: 31 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …27Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 27 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 25 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 24 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …23Advancements in Battery Materials: 23 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques…23CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 23 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials i…19Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 19 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…18Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 18 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular BiologyMaterials Chemistry1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 46 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 42 works
  3. 3 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 27 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 25 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsOrganic Chemistry 24 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  8. 8 CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 23 works
  9. 9 Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Chemistry 19 works
  10. 10 Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 18 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Anhui Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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