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China University of Political Science and Law

In research, China University of Political Science and Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,908 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#691 of 1,775 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,491 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Finance and Political Science and International Relations — Law is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,026
of 28,054 · #14,517 all time
Rank in China
#1,276
of 3,058
Research works
4.9k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is China University of Political Science and Law 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 #1,908 of 10,521 20.0%605 #3756
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #691 of 1,775 29.2%98 #1628
Social SciencesField #2,491 of 6,365 16.2%288 #3515
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,316 of 2,578 20.6%110 #2355
Physical SciencesDomain #6,860 of 12,888 18.7%176 #12554
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #685 of 1,201 19.0%76 #1081
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,559 of 2,578 14.4%105 #2334
PsychologyField #1,357 of 2,181 22.2%72 #2686
Computer ScienceField #3,117 of 4,667 19.1%90 #5093

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where China University of Political Science and Law 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. Social Sciences#3,756 #1,908
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,628 #691
  3. Social Sciences#3,515 #2,491
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#2,355 #1,316
  5. Physical Sciences#12,554 #6,860
  6. Political Science and International Relations#1,081 #685
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,334 #1,559
  8. Psychology#2,686 #1,357
  9. Computer Science#5,093 #3,117
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 China University of Political Science and Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 45.9 works9.0×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 22.3 works8.4×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 76.0 works5.8×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 98.2 works5.2×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 39.3 works5.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.91× its world share, 110 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.25× its world share, 98 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.70× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 288 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at China University of Political Science and Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Wu Jian, Mingzhe Zhu and Pinghua Sun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China University of Political Science and Law.

  1. 1 Wu Jian China · #181,007 worldwide 1 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Mingzhe Zhu China · #646,975 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Pinghua Sun China · #772,071 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Qingjiang Kong China · #1,066,032 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Jinfan Zhang China · #1,288,363 worldwide 13 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Xu Sun China · #1,450,956 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Ruining Jin China · #1,509,532 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ma Ai China · #1,520,426 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Dong Zhao China · #1,595,238 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Xiang Li China · #1,597,949 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at China University of Political Science and Law

Which keywords describe research at China University of Political Science and Law?

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

▲ 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. Human Rights58▲ 6.5×37 topics
  2. Economic Growth48▲ 6.5×19 topics
  3. Globalization45▲ 2.6×48 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence44▲ 3.7×31 topics
  5. Sustainable Development39▲ 2.8×33 topics
  6. Economic Development38▲ 5.3×25 topics
  7. Machine Learning38▲ 1.32×50 topics
  8. International Law38▲ 14×16 topics
  9. Regulation34▲ 7.3×11 topics
  10. Corporate Governance28▲ 4.4×16 topics
  11. Global Governance28▲ 14×14 topics
  12. Urbanization27▲ 7.6×8 topics
  13. Mental Health26▲ 2.0×22 topics
  14. Innovation26▲ 2.8×25 topics
  15. Governance24▲ 8.5×10 topics
  16. Social Support23▲ 4.7×13 topics
  17. Big Data22▲ 2.8×21 topics
  18. China20▲ 25×5 topics
  19. Monetary Policy20▲ 9.2×8 topics
  20. Internet of Things19▲ 2.5×23 topics
  21. Environmental Regulation19▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Political Economy17▲ 7.4×7 topics
  23. Inequality16▲ 8.2×9 topics
  24. Sovereignty16▲ 20×5 topics
  25. European Union16▲ 8.0×8 topics
  26. International Trade16▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Regional Planning15▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Financial Development15▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Panel Data Analysis15▲ 11×2 topics
  30. CO2 Emissions15▲ 9.1×2 topics
  31. Security Council14▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Energy Consumption14▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Kuznets Curve14▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Trade Openness14▲ 14×1 topic
  35. State Sovereignty13▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Elderly Care13▲ 9.3×4 topics
  37. Foreign Direct Investment12▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Regulatory Challenges12▲ 15×5 topics
  39. Innovation Policy11▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Authoritarianism11▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does China University of Political Science and Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Corporate Finance and Governance and International Law and Human Rights.

Energy, Environment, Eco…14Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 14 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…10China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 10 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 9 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 9 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 9 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 8 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 8 fractional worksRegional Development and…8Regional Development and Environment: 8 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 8 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 8 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsAccountingFinance3 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  2. 2 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 9 works
  4. 4 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  5. 5 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 8 works
  7. 7 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 8 works
  10. 10 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 8 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has China University of Political Science and Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% lower 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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