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China Foreign Affairs University

In research, China Foreign Affairs University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,914 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,281 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Political Science and International Relations is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,962
of 28,054 · #29,123 all time
Rank in China
#2,790
of 3,058
Research works
795
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is China Foreign Affairs 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,914 of 10,521 9.7%210 #8184
Social SciencesField #5,281 of 6,365 8.7%120 #6263

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where China Foreign Affairs 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).

What does China Foreign Affairs University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 41.7 works10.0×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 41.7 works6.9×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.86× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.91× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.38× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at China Foreign Affairs University?

Ranked on the composite score, Huang Shan, Qin Yaqing and Sidan Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China Foreign Affairs University.

  1. 1 Huang Shan China · #582,729 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Qin Yaqing China · #1,283,801 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Sidan Wang China · #1,593,831 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at China Foreign Affairs University

Which keywords describe research at China Foreign Affairs University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, International Law, Economic Growth, Global Governance, Human Rights, Economic Development, Governance and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization36▲ 6.5×37 topics
  2. International Law26▲ 30×11 topics
  3. Economic Growth23▲ 9.7×15 topics
  4. Climate Change22▲ 3.0×23 topics
  5. Global Governance21▲ 33×11 topics
  6. Human Rights20▲ 7.0×18 topics
  7. Economic Development16▲ 7.0×18 topics
  8. Sustainable Development16▲ 3.5×18 topics
  9. Governance15▲ 16×7 topics
  10. Renewable Energy13▲ 3.2×7 topics
  11. Diplomacy13▲ 47×3 topics
  12. Soft Power12▲ 108×2 topics
  13. Global Warming12▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Norms12▲ 106×2 topics
  15. Power11▲ 57×2 topics
  16. International Institutions11▲ 190×1 topic
  17. Security Dilemma11▲ 190×1 topic
  18. Urbanization10▲ 8.8×5 topics
  19. International Relations10▲ 15×11 topics
  20. Political Economy9▲ 13×11 topics
  21. China-Africa Relations9▲ 76×2 topics
  22. Poverty Reduction9▲ 24×3 topics
  23. NGOs9▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Geopolitics9▲ 20×9 topics
  25. Development Policies8▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Foreign Aid8▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Environmental Regulation8▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Migration8▲ 8.4×6 topics
  29. Public Perception8▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Risk Perception8▲ 10×3 topics
  31. International Trade8▲ 18×5 topics
  32. Monetary Policy8▲ 11×8 topics
  33. Resilience7▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Panel Data Analysis7▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Financial Development7▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Science Communication7▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Media Coverage6▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Policy Preferences6▲ 86×1 topic
  39. CO2 Emissions6▲ 12×2 topics
  40. State Sovereignty6▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does China Foreign Affairs University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, International Development and Aid, Climate Change Communication and Perception and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth.

International Relations …11International Relations and Foreign Policy: 11 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 8 fractional worksClimate Change Communica…6Climate Change Communication and Perception: 6 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…6Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 5 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 4 fractional worksSustainability and Clima…4Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 4 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 4 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 3 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 8 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  5. 5 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  7. 7 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 4 works
  9. 9 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has China Foreign Affairs University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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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