Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Hengyang · China

Hengyang Normal University

In research, Hengyang Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,985 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,846 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,184 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Inorganic Chemistry, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Chemistry — Inorganic Chemistry is 13.8× its share of world research.

eng.hynu.cnROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#4,422
of 28,054 · #5,827 all time
Rank in China
#1,007
of 3,058
Research works
3.5k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Hengyang 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,985 of 12,888 14.8%541 #3918
Computer ScienceField #1,846 of 4,667 19.6%137 #2843
EngineeringField #3,184 of 6,636 18.1%108 #4228
Materials ScienceField #1,863 of 2,468 12.2%89 #3641
ChemistryField #1,188 of 1,330 6.9%69 #1602
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,434 of 1,556 10.8%61 #2816

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hengyang 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. Physical Sciences#3,918 #2,985
  2. Computer Science#2,843 #1,846
  3. Engineering#4,228 #3,184
  4. Materials Science#3,641 #1,863
  5. Chemistry#1,602 #1,188
  6. Materials Chemistry#2,816 #1,434
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 Hengyang Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Inorganic Chemistry takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 24.5 works14×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 57.5 works6.4×
  3. ChemistryField · 69.2 works6.2×
  4. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 31.3 works5.8×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.19× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.47× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.26× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.57× its world share, 89 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.70× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.48× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hengyang Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiaohui Ling, Changqing Zou and Xing Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hengyang Normal University.

  1. 1 Xiaohui Ling · #154,930 worldwide 216 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Changqing Zou · #243,460 worldwide 115 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Xing Liu · #428,777 worldwide 244 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Deping Wang · #526,259 worldwide 97 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Peihong Deng · #638,753 worldwide 90 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Man Chen · #753,387 worldwide 410 citations · 202 works
  7. 7 Chen Guo-sheng · #890,629 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Zehou Li · #958,303 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Zhiqiang Li · #1,026,085 worldwide 47 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Jiale Sun · #1,107,557 worldwide 105 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Hengyang Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Hengyang Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Security Analysis, Crystal Growth, Two-Dimensional Materials, Cryptanalysis, Metal Complexes, Nanomaterials 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 Learning79▲ 3.2×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning32▲ 1.39×42 topics
  3. Security Analysis28▲ 23×3 topics
  4. Nanomaterials28▲ 3.7×13 topics
  5. Crystal Growth27▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Two-Dimensional Materials26▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Cryptanalysis25▲ 43×4 topics
  8. Neural Networks24▲ 2.1×23 topics
  9. Energy Storage22▲ 4.8×5 topics
  10. Graphene22▲ 4.4×8 topics
  11. Remote Sensing22▲ 2.5×23 topics
  12. Catalysis21▲ 4.5×20 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks20▲ 6.8×6 topics
  14. Metal Complexes20▲ 39×4 topics
  15. Synthesis18▲ 6.9×16 topics
  16. Electronic Structure18▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Cathode Materials18▲ 6.2×3 topics
  18. Chemical Sensors17▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Chaos16▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Anticancer Agents15▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis15▲ 7.3×5 topics
  22. Bioimaging14▲ 8.8×5 topics
  23. Nanocrystals14▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Water Splitting14▲ 5.4×4 topics
  25. Land Use Change14▲ 6.4×6 topics
  26. Coordination Chemistry14▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Semiconductor14▲ 5.6×6 topics
  28. Optoelectronic Devices13▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Side-Channel Attacks13▲ 40×3 topics
  30. Hardware Implementations13▲ 64×2 topics
  31. Heterogeneous Catalysis13▲ 9.8×5 topics
  32. Chaotic Maps13▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Image Encryption13▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides13▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Van der Waals Heterostructures13▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Block Ciphers12▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Hash Functions12▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Crystal Structure Refinement12▲ 187×1 topic
  39. Hirshfeld Surface Analysis12▲ 187×1 topic
  40. Methane Storage11▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Hengyang Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption, 2D Materials and Applications, Cryptographic Implementations and Security and Crystal structures of chemical compounds.

Chaos-based Image/Signal…13Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 13 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…132D Materials and Applications: 13 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 12 fractional worksCrystal structures of ch…12Crystal structures of chemical compounds: 12 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesi…11Metal complexes synthesis and properties: 11 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 8 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …8Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 8 fractional worksOrganometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization: 7 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 7 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionMaterials ChemistryArtificial IntelligenceInorganic Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 13 works
  3. 3 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  4. 4 Crystal structures of chemical compounds Inorganic Chemistry 12 works
  5. 5 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 11 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 10 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  8. 8 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 works
  9. 9 Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 7 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hengyang Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Hengyang

All research institutions in Hengyang

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.