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Beijing Normal University

In research, Beijing Normal University stands highest in Environmental Science (#5 of 3,551 worldwide), Global and Planetary Change (#2 of 535 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#56 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Water Science and Technology — Global and Planetary Change is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#82
of 28,054 · #372 all time
Rank in China
#39
of 3,058
Research works
56k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
921k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Beijing 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
Environmental ScienceField #5 of 3,551 32.4%2,345 #66
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #2 of 535 38.1%639 #30
Physical SciencesDomain #56 of 12,888 26.7%7,825 #297
EducationSubfield #10 of 1,892 40.7%620 #80
Social SciencesDomain #61 of 10,521 31.9%4,517 #356
Social SciencesField #55 of 6,365 33.1%2,078 #305
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #13 of 1,209 28.0%554 #105
PsychologyField #30 of 2,181 31.2%1,228 #308
EcologySubfield #8 of 578 34.2%313 #119
Applied MathematicsSubfield #2 of 137 29.3%162 #7

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beijing 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. Environmental Science#66 #5
  2. Global and Planetary Change#30 #2
  3. Physical Sciences#297 #56
  4. Education#80 #10
  5. Social Sciences#356 #61
  6. Social Sciences#305 #55
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences#105 #13
  8. Psychology#308 #30
  9. Ecology#119 #8
  10. Applied Mathematics#7 #2
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 Beijing Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 639.1 works5.9×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 358.1 works5.7×
  3. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 299.9 works4.1×
  4. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 90.1 works4.0×
  5. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 162.2 works4.0×
  6. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 257.2 works3.8×
  7. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 281.7 works3.7×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 417 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 358 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 406 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 35 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 313 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 1,354 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 554 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 167 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 1,255 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.31× its world share, 2,345 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 565 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.78× its world share, 467 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.43× its world share, 770 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 149 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 522 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 276 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 349 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 156 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 430 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.82× its world share, 1,228 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 2,078 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Beijing Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Qingyun Duan, Yong He and Fu‐Guo Deng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beijing Normal University.

  1. 1 Qingyun Duan China · #9,325 worldwide 1.6k citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Yong He China · #10,340 worldwide 949 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Fu‐Guo Deng China · #34,313 worldwide 743 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Chiyuan Miao China · #45,385 worldwide 539 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Yongzhen Huang China · #46,482 worldwide 528 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Zhiqiang Xiao China · #46,702 worldwide 571 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Yaozhong Pan China · #48,142 worldwide 518 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Yongshuo H. Fu China · #56,112 worldwide 636 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Chunyang He China · #59,326 worldwide 430 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Hong-Yu Zhou China · #61,758 worldwide 628 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Beijing Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Beijing Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Land Use Change, Urbanization, Global Warming, Ecosystem Services, Hydrological Modeling and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change1,269▲ 3.3×103 topics
  2. Remote Sensing652▲ 3.7×39 topics
  3. Deep Learning580▲ 1.19×84 topics
  4. Machine Learning543▲ 1.16×92 topics
  5. Sustainability480▲ 1.38×83 topics
  6. Land Use Change459▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Mental Health397▲ 1.90×39 topics
  8. Globalization370▲ 1.32×91 topics
  9. Environmental Impact350▲ 1.44×52 topics
  10. Urbanization333▲ 5.7×12 topics
  11. Global Warming308▲ 5.3×15 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services280▲ 5.1×11 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation258▲ 4.9×15 topics
  14. Hydrological Modeling230▲ 6.9×5 topics
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions216▲ 5.6×8 topics
  16. Water Resources211▲ 6.1×10 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation205▲ 4.6×9 topics
  18. Well-being202▲ 3.7×14 topics
  19. Water Quality198▲ 3.5×15 topics
  20. Environmental Policy195▲ 6.8×8 topics
  21. Academic Achievement192▲ 8.0×10 topics
  22. Social-Ecological Systems185▲ 9.6×3 topics
  23. Sediment Transport179▲ 7.8×6 topics
  24. Self-Regulation176▲ 6.9×6 topics
  25. Student Engagement174▲ 3.0×15 topics
  26. Global Impact169▲ 7.0×4 topics
  27. Human-Nature Interactions165▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Spatial Dynamics165▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Psychopathology152▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. China142▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Ocean Circulation141▲ 7.6×3 topics
  32. Model Evaluation136▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Hydrology136▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Hydrological Cycle130▲ 9.6×2 topics
  35. Extreme Events128▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Biomass Estimation127▲ 5.9×3 topics
  37. Drought120▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Evapotranspiration115▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Global Hydrology112▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Uncertainty Assessment112▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Beijing Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Climate variability and models and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Land Use and Ecosystem S…165Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 165 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …112Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 112 fractional worksClimate variability and …110Climate variability and models: 110 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…86Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 86 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 84 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 77 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…74Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 74 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 73 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 71 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…69Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 69 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologyClinical PsychologyEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 165 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 112 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 110 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 86 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 84 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 77 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 74 works
  8. 8 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 73 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 71 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 69 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beijing Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher 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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