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Central China Normal University

In research, Central China Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#308 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#277 of 10,521 worldwide) and Developmental and Educational Psychology (#7 of 261 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computer Science Applications and Mathematical Physics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#347
of 28,054 · #647 all time
Rank in China
#119
of 3,058
Research works
25k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
336k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Central China 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 #308 of 12,888 26.3%2,916 #537
Social SciencesDomain #277 of 10,521 33.0%1,635 #756
Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield #7 of 261 35.9%137 #183
EducationSubfield #52 of 1,892 39.0%240 #197
Social SciencesField #248 of 6,365 32.1%738 #603
Computer ScienceField #237 of 4,667 23.4%1,096 #742
Life SciencesDomain #545 of 7,800 31.3%487 #1292
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #253 of 3,579 27.2%228 #629
ChemistryField #97 of 1,330 30.7%233 #123
Organic ChemistrySubfield #48 of 615 33.9%158 #78

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central China 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#537 #308
  2. Social Sciences#756 #277
  3. Developmental and Educational Psychology#183 #7
  4. Education#197 #52
  5. Social Sciences#603 #248
  6. Computer Science#742 #237
  7. Life Sciences#1,292 #545
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#629 #253
  9. Chemistry#123 #97
  10. Organic Chemistry#78 #48
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 Central China Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 169.5 works10×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 112.7 works8.7×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 67.5 works8.1×
  4. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 137.4 works5.7×
  5. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 37.7 works4.4×
  6. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 108.7 works4.3×
  7. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 63.1 works4.2×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 116 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 228 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 110 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.83× its world share, 233 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.68× its world share, 1,096 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 59 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 489 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 272 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 151 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.64× its world share, 226 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.77× its world share, 324 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 137 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 103 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 107 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.03× its world share, 485 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 738 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central China Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Zhou, N. van der Kolk and Lizhi Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central China Normal University.

  1. 1 D. Zhou · #9,852 worldwide 1k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 N. van der Kolk · #22,690 worldwide 980 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Lizhi Zhang · #25,370 worldwide 1.3k citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Chengzhou Zhu · #28,922 worldwide 1k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 A. Bhasin · #30,543 worldwide 2.6k citations · 248 works
  6. 6 M. G. Munhoz · #37,707 worldwide 1.3k citations · 140 works
  7. 7 Ping Yang · #38,032 worldwide 490 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Bo-Wen Xiao · #38,861 worldwide 638 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 T. J. Humanic · #39,320 worldwide 646 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 P.M. Jacobs · #46,764 worldwide 474 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Central China Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Central China Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Student Engagement, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Online Learning, Educational Technology, Motivation and Learning Analytics.

▲ 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. Deep Learning351▲ 1.95×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning282▲ 1.64×80 topics
  3. Neural Networks210▲ 2.6×38 topics
  4. Educational Technology183▲ 2.9×30 topics
  5. Online Learning163▲ 3.7×15 topics
  6. Student Engagement138▲ 6.5×11 topics
  7. Motivation123▲ 5.6×11 topics
  8. Social Media122▲ 1.63×29 topics
  9. E-Learning120▲ 2.3×17 topics
  10. Learning Analytics100▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Self-Regulation99▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Urbanization97▲ 4.5×11 topics
  13. Lattice QCD94▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Well-being84▲ 4.1×13 topics
  15. MOOCs82▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Educational Data Mining81▲ 17×1 topic
  17. Massive Open Online Courses81▲ 17×1 topic
  18. Metacognition81▲ 9.8×5 topics
  19. Distance Education79▲ 7.3×4 topics
  20. Collaborative Learning78▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Cognitive Apprenticeship72▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Scaffolding72▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Land Use Change72▲ 4.5×9 topics
  24. Information Retrieval71▲ 6.2×6 topics
  25. Instructional Design70▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Student Satisfaction70▲ 7.0×2 topics
  27. Machine Translation67▲ 7.7×2 topics
  28. Text Classification66▲ 8.0×3 topics
  29. Topic Modeling62▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. China61▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Intelligent Tutoring Systems59▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Semantic Similarity57▲ 8.9×1 topic
  33. Word Representation57▲ 8.9×1 topic
  34. Cognitive Engagement56▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Online Communication56▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Blended Learning53▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Virtual Learning Environments52▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Community of Inquiry52▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Social Presence52▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Intrinsic Motivation50▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Central China Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online Learning and Analytics, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Topic Modeling and Online and Blended Learning.

Online Learning and Anal…81Online Learning and Analytics: 81 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …72Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 72 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 57 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 52 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 50 fractional worksIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning: 47 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 45 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…45Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 45 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 44 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 39 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyArtificial IntelligenceEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science Applications 81 works
  2. 2 Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 72 works
  3. 3 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 57 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended LearningEducation 52 works
  5. 5 High-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchNuclear and High Energy Physics 50 works
  6. 6 Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive LearningArtificial Intelligence 47 works
  7. 7 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 45 works
  8. 8 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsNuclear and High Energy Physics 45 works
  9. 9 Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSociology and Political Science 44 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesGlobal and Planetary Change 39 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central China Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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