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Henan Normal University

In research, Henan Normal University stands highest in Organic Chemistry (#5 of 615 worldwide), Chemistry (#16 of 1,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#218 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science — Organic Chemistry is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#323
of 28,054 · #1,046 all time
Rank in China
#114
of 3,058
Research works
16k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
212k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Henan Normal 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
Organic ChemistrySubfield #5 of 615 34.4%507 #162
ChemistryField #16 of 1,330 33.3%654 #242
Physical SciencesDomain #218 of 12,888 23.3%3,030 #811
Life SciencesDomain #645 of 7,800 25.8%598 #2047
EngineeringField #615 of 6,636 20.9%741 #751
Materials ScienceField #292 of 2,468 18.7%435 #868
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #440 of 3,579 22.5%281 #1627
Materials ChemistrySubfield #215 of 1,556 17.7%306 #643
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #358 of 2,318 18.2%372 #691
Environmental ScienceField #654 of 3,551 25.4%257 #1387

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Henan Normal 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. Organic Chemistry#162 #5
  2. Chemistry#242 #16
  3. Physical Sciences#811 #218
  4. Life Sciences#2,047 #645
  5. Engineering#751 #615
  6. Materials Science#868 #292
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,627 #440
  8. Materials Chemistry#643 #215
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#691 #358
  10. Environmental Science#1,387 #654
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 Henan Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 507.4 works16×
  2. ChemistryField · 654.1 works10×
  3. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 34.6 works7.8×
  4. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 68.4 works6.6×
  5. CatalysisSubfield · 32.3 works5.3×
  6. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 67.5 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: 0.81× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 281 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 89 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.79× its world share, 41 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.60× its world share, 52 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 10.08× its world share, 654 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 360 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.14× its world share, 157 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 741 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 256 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.01× its world share, 434 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.18× its world share, 154 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.01× its world share, 184 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 199 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Henan Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Congxin Xia, Xia Wang and Chaochao Qin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Henan Normal University.

  1. 1 Congxin Xia China · #120,209 worldwide 338 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Xia Wang China · #137,859 worldwide 242 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Chaochao Qin China · #206,829 worldwide 143 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Zhengyu Bai China · #208,297 worldwide 261 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Zongming Guo China · #212,054 worldwide 188 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Kai Jiang China · #243,169 worldwide 493 citations · 77 works
  7. 7 Shuyan Gao China · #257,599 worldwide 452 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Shuyi Wei China · #264,997 worldwide 284 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Zhansheng Lu China · #292,964 worldwide 244 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Jianji Wang China · #326,077 worldwide 990 citations · 162 works
All ranked researchers at Henan Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Henan Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Transition Metal Catalysis, Electrocatalysis, Metal-Catalyzed Reactions, Organic Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry and Heterocycles.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials215▲ 4.9×16 topics
  2. Catalysis185▲ 6.7×24 topics
  3. Transition Metal Catalysis170▲ 49×4 topics
  4. Electrocatalysis156▲ 13×5 topics
  5. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions152▲ 62×3 topics
  6. Energy Storage149▲ 5.5×10 topics
  7. Graphene145▲ 5.1×9 topics
  8. Organic Synthesis142▲ 30×10 topics
  9. Medicinal Chemistry140▲ 12×12 topics
  10. Heterocycles135▲ 35×7 topics
  11. Metal-Organic Frameworks133▲ 7.7×6 topics
  12. Cathode Materials128▲ 7.9×3 topics
  13. Oxidative Coupling128▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Water Splitting128▲ 8.4×4 topics
  15. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation116▲ 64×1 topic
  16. C–H Activation116▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Biomedical Applications112▲ 2.3×32 topics
  18. Transition Metal Complexes106▲ 29×4 topics
  19. Semiconductor94▲ 6.7×7 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries91▲ 8.2×2 topics
  21. Bioimaging88▲ 9.3×5 topics
  22. Two-Dimensional Materials85▲ 8.9×4 topics
  23. CO2 Reduction84▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Synthesis81▲ 5.2×27 topics
  25. Aquaculture80▲ 7.4×6 topics
  26. Lithium-ion Batteries79▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. Hydrogen Production76▲ 6.9×4 topics
  28. Enantioselective Synthesis76▲ 29×7 topics
  29. Visible Light75▲ 7.8×3 topics
  30. Solar Energy73▲ 5.6×5 topics
  31. Aryl Halides72▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Photocatalyst70▲ 9.6×1 topic
  33. Plasmonic70▲ 9.6×1 topic
  34. Chemical Sensors70▲ 7.1×3 topics
  35. Catalysts70▲ 8.6×3 topics
  36. Energy Conversion67▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Drug Design60▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Electrochemical Methods58▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis58▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Methane Storage58▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Henan Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Radical Photochemical Reactions and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques.

Catalytic C–H Functional…116Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 116 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 70 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 58 fractional worksSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques: 52 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 52 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 48 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…45Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 45 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…43Advanced battery technologies research: 43 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…392D Materials and Applications: 39 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…37Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 37 fractional works
Organic ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringImmunology1 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 116 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 70 works
  3. 3 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 58 works
  4. 4 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Organic Chemistry 52 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 52 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 45 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
  9. 9 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 39 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 37 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Henan Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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