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Central South University of Forestry and Technology

In research, Central South University of Forestry and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#987 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#876 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#475 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science — Polymers and Plastics is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,326
of 28,054 · #3,235 all time
Rank in China
#394
of 3,058
Research works
7k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Central South University of Forestry and Technology 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 #987 of 12,888 25.4%1,234 #2435
EngineeringField #876 of 6,636 23.7%455 #1546
Environmental ScienceField #475 of 3,551 29.5%275 #1144
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #490 of 3,409 37.5%270 #1167
Life SciencesDomain #1,659 of 7,800 33.2%453 #4046
Plant ScienceSubfield #311 of 1,395 40.3%146 #999
Materials ScienceField #608 of 2,468 24.9%201 #1841
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,039 of 3,579 26.8%160 #2958
Materials ChemistrySubfield #538 of 1,556 24.2%88 #1558
Social SciencesDomain #4,665 of 10,521 31.3%121 #6740

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central South University of Forestry and Technology 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#2,435 #987
  2. Engineering#1,546 #876
  3. Environmental Science#1,144 #475
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,167 #490
  5. Life Sciences#4,046 #1,659
  6. Plant Science#999 #311
  7. Materials Science#1,841 #608
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,958 #1,039
  9. Materials Chemistry#1,558 #538
  10. Social Sciences#6,740 #4,665
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 South University of Forestry and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 44.8 works5.8×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 21.6 works4.8×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 146.3 works4.4×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 24.5 works4.3×
← 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: 2.98× its world share, 270 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 160 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.01× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 117 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.01× its world share, 53 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 455 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.90× its world share, 275 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.02× its world share, 201 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 2.49× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central South University of Forestry and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Xinjiang Hu, Xianjun Li and Meng Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central South University of Forestry and Technology.

  1. 1 Xinjiang Hu China · #199,783 worldwide 230 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Xianjun Li China · #215,906 worldwide 174 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Meng Zhang China · #311,883 worldwide 116 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Xuyu Xiang China · #319,408 worldwide 114 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Shuguang Liu China · #349,706 worldwide 371 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Zhufang Kuang China · #375,539 worldwide 133 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Wenhua Xiang China · #409,935 worldwide 176 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Ying Liang China · #418,300 worldwide 134 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Jiaohua Qin China · #523,678 worldwide 116 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Shuai Ouyang China · #533,486 worldwide 168 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Central South University of Forestry and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Central South University of Forestry and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Mechanical Properties, Climate Change, Biomedical Applications, Graphene, Land Use Change, Remote Sensing and Deep Learning.

▲ 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 Change109▲ 2.1×68 topics
  2. Deep Learning99▲ 1.51×71 topics
  3. Nanomaterials95▲ 4.7×17 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties88▲ 4.7×33 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications79▲ 3.5×30 topics
  6. Remote Sensing71▲ 3.0×34 topics
  7. Environmental Impact67▲ 2.0×48 topics
  8. Sustainability64▲ 1.37×50 topics
  9. Graphene62▲ 4.8×11 topics
  10. Nanocomposites53▲ 3.5×21 topics
  11. Nanoparticles52▲ 2.2×31 topics
  12. Land Use Change46▲ 7.9×8 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services45▲ 6.1×9 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks45▲ 5.7×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation44▲ 6.2×8 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity42▲ 3.5×26 topics
  17. Biomass Estimation41▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Water Splitting41▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. Energy Storage39▲ 3.1×9 topics
  20. Catalysis38▲ 3.0×19 topics
  21. Antioxidant36▲ 2.8×38 topics
  22. Global Change36▲ 7.3×6 topics
  23. Microstructure35▲ 3.5×14 topics
  24. Urbanization35▲ 4.5×8 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning34▲ 9.3×5 topics
  26. Forest Management31▲ 28×4 topics
  27. Cathode Materials29▲ 3.9×3 topics
  28. Ionic Liquids28▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Visible Light28▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Heavy Metals27▲ 5.9×7 topics
  31. CO2 Reduction27▲ 6.4×2 topics
  32. Hydrogen Production27▲ 5.2×5 topics
  33. Aboveground Biomass26▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Adsorption26▲ 6.4×7 topics
  35. Photocatalyst24▲ 7.1×1 topic
  36. Plasmonic24▲ 7.1×1 topic
  37. Transcription Factors24▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Social-Ecological Systems22▲ 8.5×4 topics
  39. Human-Nature Interactions21▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Spatial Dynamics21▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Central South University of Forestry and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Advanced Photocatalysis …24Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 24 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…21Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 21 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 18 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 17 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 16 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 16 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 16 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…15Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 15 fractional worksBamboo properties and applications: 15 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 15 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGlobal and Planetary ChangePolymers and PlasticsSoil Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 21 works
  3. 3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 18 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 17 works
  5. 5 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 16 works
  7. 7 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 16 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 15 works
  9. 9 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 15 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 15 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central South University of Forestry and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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