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Hunan University of Finance and Economics

In research, Hunan University of Finance and Economics stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#291 of 1,775 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,005 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#286 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Finance is 20.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,965
of 28,054 · #14,691 all time
Rank in China
#1,425
of 3,058
Research works
1.9k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Hunan University of Finance and Economics 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
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #291 of 1,775 45.4%105 #923
Social SciencesDomain #2,005 of 10,521 40.0%240 #4109
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #286 of 1,272 52.4%70 #892
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,281 of 2,578 37.8%66 #2148
Physical SciencesDomain #6,813 of 12,888 24.2%167 #12196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan University of Finance and Economics 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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#923 #291
  2. Social Sciences#4,109 #2,005
  3. Economics and Econometrics#892 #286
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#2,148 #1,281
  5. Physical Sciences#12,196 #6,813
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 Hunan University of Finance and Economics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 20.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 27.0 works20×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 104.7 works11×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 70.5 works10×
  4. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 20.1 works9.3×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 23.7 works8.9×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.65× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.68× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.57× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.16× its world share, 105 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunan University of Finance and Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Sha Fu, Guang Sun and Yu Hu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunan University of Finance and Economics.

  1. 1 Sha Fu China · #718,226 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Guang Sun China · #907,193 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Yu Hu China · #1,305,033 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Hongyan Yan China · #1,339,145 worldwide 29 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Haiqi Li China · #1,520,879 worldwide 20 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Hunan University of Finance and Economics

Which keywords describe research at Hunan University of Finance and Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Deep Learning, Urbanization, Monetary Policy, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis, Renewable Energy and CO2 Emissions.

▲ 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. Economic Growth42▲ 11×19 topics
  2. Deep Learning41▲ 2.7×57 topics
  3. Renewable Energy27▲ 4.3×18 topics
  4. Machine Learning26▲ 1.82×51 topics
  5. Neural Networks25▲ 3.7×28 topics
  6. Urbanization24▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Monetary Policy24▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Financial Development22▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Panel Data Analysis22▲ 32×2 topics
  10. CO2 Emissions19▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Risk Management18▲ 8.4×11 topics
  12. Corporate Governance18▲ 5.5×10 topics
  13. Energy Consumption18▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Environmental Regulation17▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Kuznets Curve17▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Trade Openness17▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Stock Market15▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Global Economy15▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Financial Performance14▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Economic Policy Uncertainty14▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Financialization14▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Oil Price Shocks14▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Data Mining13▲ 3.9×12 topics
  24. Economic Development12▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Fiscal Policy12▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Financial Constraints12▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Support Vector Machines12▲ 8.3×8 topics
  28. Consumer Behavior11▲ 3.9×8 topics
  29. Asset Pricing11▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Social Capital11▲ 4.6×11 topics
  31. Firm Performance10▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Investor Protection10▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Ownership Structure10▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Environmental Policy10▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Investor Sentiment10▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Market Efficiency10▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Stock Returns10▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Environmental Management9▲ 5.0×4 topics
  40. Forecasting Models8▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Hunan University of Finance and Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Market Dynamics and Volatility, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies.

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 17 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 14 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…10Corporate Finance and Governance: 10 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…10Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 10 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting…7Stock Market Forecasting Methods: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…6Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 6 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…6Climate Change Policy and Economics: 6 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingFinanceManagement Science and Operations Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 17 works
  2. 2 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 10 works
  4. 4 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 10 works
  5. 5 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 7 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  8. 8 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunan University of Finance and Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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