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Fudan University

In research, Fudan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#28 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#28 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#65 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Mathematical Physics — Hardware and Architecture is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23
of 28,054 · #153 all time
Rank in China
#14
of 3,058
Research works
91k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9M
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Fudan 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 #28 of 12,888 23.7%12,096 #110
Life SciencesDomain #28 of 7,800 27.4%3,272 #208
MedicineField #65 of 10,443 23.5%4,579 #318
Health SciencesDomain #79 of 11,982 23.8%4,893 #350
EngineeringField #50 of 6,636 22.5%4,209 #134
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #29 of 3,579 27.4%2,001 #208
Computer ScienceField #40 of 4,667 22.9%2,755 #201
Molecular BiologySubfield #19 of 2,175 27.3%1,256 #155
Materials ScienceField #24 of 2,468 26.9%1,447 #45
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #24 of 2,318 21.2%1,944 #68

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fudan 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#110 #28
  2. Life Sciences#208 #28
  3. Medicine#318 #65
  4. Health Sciences#350 #79
  5. Engineering#134 #50
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#208 #29
  7. Computer Science#201 #40
  8. Molecular Biology#155 #19
  9. Materials Science#45 #24
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#68 #24
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 Fudan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 94.7 works3.7×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 860.4 works3.0×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 100.8 works2.8×
  4. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 99.2 works2.7×
  5. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 257.1 works2.5×
  6. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 251.3 works2.5×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 219 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 2,001 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 352 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 608 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 92 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 122 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.74× its world share, 626 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 2,755 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 418 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 264 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 4,209 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 919 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.81× its world share, 1,447 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 451 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 886 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 52 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 201 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 4,579 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 54 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 213 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 353 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 146 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 474 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 342 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1,086 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fudan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Haidong Kan, Wenzhong Bao and Yajun Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fudan University.

  1. 1 Haidong Kan · #1,799 worldwide 2.9k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Wenzhong Bao · #5,528 worldwide 2.8k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Yajun Wang · #11,522 worldwide 1.3k citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Junping Zhang · #16,457 worldwide 825 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Peiyi Wu · #21,101 worldwide 753 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Yu–Gang Jiang · #21,703 worldwide 1.7k citations · 152 works
  7. 7 Dongyuan Zhao · #23,270 worldwide 2.2k citations · 160 works
  8. 8 Heyong He · #24,378 worldwide 911 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Hongjie Yu · #32,563 worldwide 657 citations · 110 works
  10. 10 Xiaosheng Fang · #37,552 worldwide 845 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Fudan University

Which keywords describe research at Fudan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Cancer, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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 Learning1,617▲ 2.1×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning867▲ 1.16×89 topics
  3. Neural Networks839▲ 2.4×37 topics
  4. Epidemiology772▼ 0.85×132 topics
  5. Inflammation746▲ 1.57×83 topics
  6. Cancer680▲ 2.2×59 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress592▲ 1.58×61 topics
  8. Nanoparticles459▲ 1.59×43 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications456▲ 1.68×36 topics
  10. Climate Change442▼ 0.72×97 topics
  11. Nanomaterials393▲ 1.62×21 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks357▲ 2.1×14 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease348▲ 1.37×39 topics
  14. Catalysis325▲ 2.1×29 topics
  15. Energy Storage322▲ 2.1×12 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment308▲ 3.0×8 topics
  17. Gene Expression306▲ 2.2×19 topics
  18. Biosensors304▲ 2.6×12 topics
  19. Cathode Materials303▲ 3.4×3 topics
  20. Immunotherapy303▲ 1.86×19 topics
  21. Graphene303▲ 1.93×11 topics
  22. Biomarkers274▲ 1.75×18 topics
  23. Nanocomposites270▲ 1.46×21 topics
  24. Regulation260▲ 2.1×22 topics
  25. Drug Delivery254▲ 2.0×16 topics
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks241▲ 2.5×6 topics
  27. Self-Assembly233▲ 3.1×12 topics
  28. Semiconductors209▲ 3.0×5 topics
  29. Immunity209▲ 2.3×11 topics
  30. Reactive Oxygen Species204▲ 2.2×14 topics
  31. Rechargeable Batteries196▲ 3.2×2 topics
  32. Semiconductor189▲ 2.4×7 topics
  33. Photodynamic Therapy180▲ 3.5×6 topics
  34. Cell Death175▲ 3.3×6 topics
  35. Integrated Circuits170▲ 4.7×3 topics
  36. Representation Learning164▲ 5.2×3 topics
  37. Unsupervised Learning163▲ 5.0×3 topics
  38. Field-Effect Transistors149▲ 4.1×4 topics
  39. Neuromorphic Computing146▲ 5.5×2 topics
  40. China139▲ 6.5×8 topics

Which research topics does Fudan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Topic Modeling, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced Neural Network Applications.

Advancements in Battery …114Advancements in Battery Materials: 114 fractional worksTopic Modeling111Topic Modeling: 111 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 107 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 105 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 101 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 96 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 95 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…94Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 94 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 92 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 91 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 114 works
  2. 2 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 111 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 107 works
  4. 4 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 105 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 101 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 96 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrical and Electronic Engineering 95 works
  8. 8 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsBiomedical Engineering 94 works
  9. 9 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 92 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health ImpactsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 91 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fudan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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