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Henan University

In research, Henan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#159 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#290 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#171 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Algebra and Number Theory and Inorganic Chemistry — Biochemistry is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#158
of 28,054 · #725 all time
Rank in China
#61
of 3,058
Research works
25k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
300k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Henan 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 #159 of 12,888 23.1%4,393 #737
Health SciencesDomain #290 of 11,982 28.8%649 #1435
EngineeringField #171 of 6,636 25.7%1,227 #770
Life SciencesDomain #212 of 7,800 33.1%1,118 #861
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #112 of 3,409 41.6%380 #376
Social SciencesDomain #395 of 10,521 36.8%880 #1084
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #136 of 3,579 27.8%552 #734
Plant ScienceSubfield #60 of 1,395 44.9%232 #235
Materials ScienceField #120 of 2,468 23.5%838 #527
ChemistryField #65 of 1,330 24.2%338 #316

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Henan 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#737 #159
  2. Health Sciences#1,435 #290
  3. Engineering#770 #171
  4. Life Sciences#861 #212
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#376 #112
  6. Social Sciences#1,084 #395
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#734 #136
  8. Plant Science#235 #60
  9. Materials Science#527 #120
  10. Chemistry#316 #65
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 38.5 works6.5×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 24.2 works5.4×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 85.0 works4.8×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 574.8 works4.2×
  5. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 196.6 works3.6×
  6. CatalysisSubfield · 37.4 works3.6×
  7. Materials ScienceField · 838.2 works3.4×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 380 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 552 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 108 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 62 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.06× its world share, 338 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 809 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 118 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.11× its world share, 202 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 1,227 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 494 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.41× its world share, 838 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.89× its world share, 156 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 149 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 572 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 151 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 153 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 193 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 300 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Henan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhihua Gan, Haobin Wang and Chun‐Peng Song lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Henan University.

  1. 1 Zhihua Gan · #131,996 worldwide 405 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Haobin Wang · #133,618 worldwide 385 citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Chun‐Peng Song · #151,953 worldwide 296 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Yan Zou · #165,392 worldwide 149 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Xiaohong Li · #199,359 worldwide 112 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Shanhu Liu · #202,336 worldwide 407 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Qiuxia Han · #226,842 worldwide 294 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Tao Ding · #228,539 worldwide 233 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Wenyi Kang · #245,592 worldwide 214 citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Wei Yang · #264,910 worldwide 160 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Henan University

Which keywords describe research at Henan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Nanocrystals, Bioimaging, Electrocatalysis, Biomedical Applications and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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 Learning500▲ 2.1×82 topics
  2. Nanomaterials321▲ 4.3×17 topics
  3. Machine Learning301▲ 1.30×85 topics
  4. Catalysis284▲ 6.1×27 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications249▲ 3.0×34 topics
  6. Nanocomposites205▲ 3.6×21 topics
  7. Nanoparticles202▲ 2.3×40 topics
  8. Graphene198▲ 4.1×11 topics
  9. Neural Networks190▲ 1.75×35 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress188▲ 1.63×59 topics
  11. Remote Sensing182▲ 2.1×36 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks176▲ 6.0×6 topics
  13. Nanocrystals170▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. Bioimaging165▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Electrocatalysis162▲ 8.1×5 topics
  16. Semiconductor155▲ 6.5×7 topics
  17. Energy Storage144▲ 3.1×12 topics
  18. Water Splitting139▲ 5.4×4 topics
  19. Efficiency138▲ 6.5×5 topics
  20. Heterogeneous Catalysis135▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Gene Expression127▲ 3.0×20 topics
  22. Self-Assembly126▲ 5.5×12 topics
  23. Semiconductors123▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Drug Delivery122▲ 3.2×15 topics
  25. Chemical Sensors120▲ 7.2×3 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species118▲ 4.1×14 topics
  27. Land Use Change117▲ 5.4×8 topics
  28. CO2 Reduction115▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Photovoltaics114▲ 9.9×4 topics
  30. Stability113▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Cathode Materials112▲ 4.0×3 topics
  32. Visible Light106▲ 6.5×3 topics
  33. Fluorescence Imaging104▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Crystal Growth98▲ 4.9×11 topics
  35. Solar Cells95▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Photocatalyst91▲ 7.2×1 topic
  37. Plasmonic91▲ 7.2×1 topic
  38. Methane Storage84▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Semiconductor Nanocrystals80▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Organometal Halide Perovskites77▲ 9.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Henan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.

Advanced Photocatalysis …91Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 91 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…77Perovskite Materials and Applications: 77 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 65 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…62Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 62 fractional worksPolyoxometalates: Synthe…62Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications: 62 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 54 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 50 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…48Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 48 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 42 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 41 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryInorganic Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 91 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 77 works
  3. 3 Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Chemistry 65 works
  4. 4 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 62 works
  5. 5 Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 62 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 54 works
  7. 7 Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Chemistry 50 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesGlobal and Planetary Change 48 works
  9. 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 42 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 41 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Henan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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