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Hebei Agricultural University

In research, Hebei Agricultural University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#138 of 3,157 worldwide), Plant Science (#90 of 1,317 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#838 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Plant Science and Agronomy and Crop Science (Animal Science and Zoology is 11.2× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#1,381
of 22,385 · #2,008 all time
Rank in China
#305
of 2,481
Research works
11k
▲ 120% vs 2018-21
Citations
105k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%

What is Hebei Agricultural University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #138 of 3,157 17.9%892 #509
Plant ScienceSubfield #90 of 1,317 17.5%518 #376
Physical SciencesDomain #838 of 10,670 14.2%969 #1254
Life SciencesDomain #977 of 6,403 15.9%1,362 #2091
EngineeringField #1,145 of 5,901 15.9%290 #1437
Food ScienceSubfield #107 of 517 20.1%107 #415
Environmental ScienceField #750 of 3,334 12.8%270 #1023
Materials ScienceField #749 of 2,276 13.2%132 #1339
ChemistryField #439 of 1,299 13.8%102 #840
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,054 of 2,964 11.9%407 #2074

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hebei Agricultural 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#509 #138
  2. Plant Science#376 #90
  3. Physical Sciences#1,254 #838
  4. Life Sciences#2,091 #977
  5. Engineering#1,437 #1,145
  6. Food Science#415 #107
  7. Environmental Science#1,023 #750
  8. Materials Science#1,339 #749
  9. Chemistry#840 #439
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,074 #1,054
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Hebei Agricultural University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Hebei Agricultural University is in Life Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (34%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 1,564 fractional works · 51.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,030 fractional works · 33.6% of its workPlant Science: 596 fractional works · 19.5% of its workFood Science: 121 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 75 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 53 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 47 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAquatic Science: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 458 fractional works · 15.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 311 fractional works · 10.2% of its workGenetics: 46 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,096 fractional works · 35.8% of its workEngineering: 327 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 75 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 73 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 309 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEcology: 58 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 54 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 146 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 115 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 100 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 256 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMedicine: 202 fractional works · 6.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 145 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHebeiAgricultural…3,060fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences51%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Life Sciences1,56451.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,03033.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45815.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology391.3%
    4. Neuroscience190.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.6%
    1. Engineering32710.7%
    2. Environmental Science30910.1%
    3. Materials Science1464.8%
    4. Chemistry1153.8%
    5. Computer Science1003.3%
    6. Energy451.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences311.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering130.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy60.2%
    10. Mathematics20.1%
    1. Medicine2026.6%
    2. Nursing371.2%
    3. Veterinary110.3%
    4. Health Professions50.2%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting401.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance351.1%
    3. Social Sciences341.1%
    4. Decision Sciences160.5%
    5. Psychology150.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hebei Agricultural University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 75.3 works11×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 595.6 works11×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 64.3 works8.9×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 1,029.6 works7.1×
  5. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 39.3 works6.7×
  6. BiochemistrySubfield · 22.1 works5.9×
  7. Soil ScienceSubfield · 53.4 works5.8×
  8. Insect ScienceSubfield · 46.8 works5.4×
← 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: 7.08× its world share, 1,030 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.81× its world share, 458 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.40× its world share, 115 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 327 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.04× its world share, 310 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 146 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 202 worksMedicineNursing: 2.44× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.56× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.08×1,030 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.81×458 works
  3. Veterinary2.56×11 works
  4. Nursing2.44×37 works
  5. Chemistry2.40×115 works
  6. Environmental Science2.04×310 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.62×17 works
  8. Energy1.61×45 works
  9. Materials Science1.36×146 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×40 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.24×13 works
  12. Engineering0.71×327 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×31 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.54×16 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×35 works
  16. Computer Science0.42×100 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×40 works
  18. Neuroscience0.37×19 works
  19. Medicine0.34×202 works
  20. Psychology0.16×15 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.09×6 works
  22. Social Sciences0.09×34 works
  23. Dentistry0.07×1 works
  24. Health Professions0.07×5 works
  25. Mathematics0.06×2 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.05×5 works

Who are the top researchers at Hebei Agricultural University?

Ranked on the quality score, Xiaoxian Zhao, Shi Yin and Shuaihua Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hebei Agricultural University.

  1. 1 Xiaoxian Zhao China · #37,704 worldwide 4.2k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Shi Yin China · #89,878 worldwide 4.2k citations · 181 works
  3. 3 Shuaihua Zhang China · #96,936 worldwide 6.5k citations · 152 works
  4. 4 Wenqi Ma China · #126,222 worldwide 8.6k citations · 123 works
  5. 5 Ke Zhang China · #143,039 worldwide 3.5k citations · 124 works
  6. 6 Yanli Dong China · #263,458 worldwide 2.8k citations · 129 works
  7. 7 Yang Liu China · #274,790 worldwide 1k citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Fuyuan Zhang China · #306,883 worldwide 3.3k citations · 156 works
  9. 9 Wei Ma China · #314,673 worldwide 2.9k citations · 81 works
  10. 10 Qianyun Ma China · #315,202 worldwide 3.4k citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at Hebei Agricultural University

What are the most cited papers from Hebei Agricultural University?

The most cited paper from Hebei Agricultural University is "Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems" (Xiaotang Ju, Guangxi Xing, Xinping Chen et al., 2009), with 2,611 citations. Next come "Producing more grain with lower environmental costs" (1,931) and "Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers" (1,336).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems Xiaotang Ju, Guangxi Xing, Xinping Chen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 17 Feb 2009 2,611
2 Producing more grain with lower environmental costs Xinping Chen et al. · Nature 2 Sep 2014 1,931
3 Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers Zhenling Cui et al. · Nature Mar 2018 1,336
4 Genome sequence of cultivated Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum TM-1) provides insights into genome evolution Fuguang Li et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 20 Apr 2015 1,240
5 Genome sequence of the cultivated cotton Gossypium arboreum Fuguang Li et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 18 May 2014 961
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hebei Agricultural University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Antioxidants, Climate Change, Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Activity and Plant Immunity.

▲ 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-now 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 Change184▲ 2.2×76 topics
  2. Gene Expression151▲ 7.9×17 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress125▲ 2.5×47 topics
  4. Antioxidants104▲ 7.7×15 topics
  5. Transcription Factors104▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact96▲ 1.83×45 topics
  7. Metabolism91▲ 5.7×28 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity89▲ 4.7×27 topics
  9. Reactive Oxygen Species71▲ 5.6×12 topics
  10. Gut Microbiota70▲ 6.6×7 topics
  11. Plant Immunity66▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Epigenetic Regulation65▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Genetic Regulation64▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Signal Transduction63▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Health Benefits62▲ 6.1×14 topics
  16. Drought Resistance62▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Microbial Communities60▲ 4.5×9 topics
  18. Rhizosphere Interactions59▲ 22×2 topics
  19. MicroRNA58▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Development58▲ 5.3×8 topics
  21. Auxin55▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Plant55▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Pattern Recognition Receptors55▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Microbiome54▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis53▲ 5.6×13 topics
  26. Anthocyanins53▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Fungal Pathogens53▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Root Exudates53▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Plant Development52▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Ecosystem Functioning52▲ 8.3×7 topics
  31. Probiotics52▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Plant Responses52▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Flavonoids51▲ 6.6×12 topics
  34. Microbial Pathogens50▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Systemic Acquired Resistance50▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Abiotic Stress50▲ 21×2 topics
  37. QTL Mapping48▲ 13×6 topics
  38. Genetic Mapping46▲ 19×6 topics
  39. Salt Tolerance44▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Stress Signaling44▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Hebei Agricultural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance and Plant Gene Expression Analysis.

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 55 works
  2. 2 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 50 works
  3. 3 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 44 works
  4. 4 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 39 works
  5. 5 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 38 works
  6. 6 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 29 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 27 works
  8. 8 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 27 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 24 works
  10. 10 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 24 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hebei Agricultural University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 120% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hebei Agricultural University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Hebei Agricultural University0.013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hebei Agricultural University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Hebei Agricultural University13.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 2022.

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