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Jiangnan University

In research, Jiangnan University stands highest in Food Science (#2 of 492 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#137 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#113 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biotechnology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics — Biotechnology is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#145
of 28,054 · #707 all time
Rank in China
#57
of 3,058
Research works
41k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
662k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Jiangnan 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
Food ScienceSubfield #2 of 492 45.5%645 #5
Physical SciencesDomain #137 of 12,888 21.7%6,595 #669
EngineeringField #113 of 6,636 21.9%2,546 #407
Life SciencesDomain #133 of 7,800 34.5%3,249 #673
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #77 of 3,579 29.6%1,841 #495
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #87 of 3,409 44.8%1,072 #304
Molecular BiologySubfield #58 of 2,175 28.7%1,262 #414
Materials ScienceField #73 of 2,468 23.7%1,358 #480
Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield #5 of 162 39.1%344 #57
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #26 of 793 16.4%346 #23

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jiangnan 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. Food Science#5 #2
  2. Physical Sciences#669 #137
  3. Engineering#407 #113
  4. Life Sciences#673 #133
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#495 #77
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#304 #87
  7. Molecular Biology#414 #58
  8. Materials Science#480 #73
  9. Nutrition and Dietetics#57 #5
  10. Control and Systems Engineering#23 #26
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 Jiangnan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biotechnology takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiotechnologySubfield · 185.5 works9.7×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 645.2 works7.0×
  3. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 344.3 works6.6×
  4. BiochemistrySubfield · 60.3 works5.9×
  5. NursingField · 345.1 works5.8×
  6. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 279.6 works5.7×
  7. BiomaterialsSubfield · 278.0 works5.3×
  8. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 60.5 works5.0×
← 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: 1.84× its world share, 1,072 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.82× its world share, 1,841 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 97 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 164 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.76× its world share, 76 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.08× its world share, 89 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.71× its world share, 521 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 1,102 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 221 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 2,546 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 488 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.17× its world share, 1,358 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 69 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 161 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 1,288 worksMedicineNursing: 5.75× its world share, 345 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 166 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 78 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 130 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 194 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jiangnan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wenbo Xu, Feng Ding and Wei Ma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jiangnan University.

  1. 1 Wenbo Xu China · #57,818 worldwide 242 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Feng Ding China · #60,558 worldwide 1.2k citations · 152 works
  3. 3 Wei Ma China · #77,198 worldwide 343 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Yong Liu China · #99,929 worldwide 331 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Yu Xia China · #106,122 worldwide 406 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Jun Sun China · #111,710 worldwide 393 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Liguang Xu China · #115,672 worldwide 482 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Qixiao Zhai China · #116,046 worldwide 225 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Ling Xu China · #118,241 worldwide 268 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Xiaoling Wu China · #118,281 worldwide 248 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Jiangnan University

Which keywords describe research at Jiangnan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Health Benefits, Deep Learning, Metabolic Engineering, Polyphenols and Lipid Oxidation.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications751▲ 5.2×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning675▲ 1.61×83 topics
  3. Nanoparticles603▲ 3.9×40 topics
  4. Nanocomposites423▲ 4.3×20 topics
  5. Inflammation382▲ 1.50×83 topics
  6. Neural Networks378▲ 2.0×37 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress330▲ 1.65×61 topics
  8. Nanomaterials328▲ 2.5×18 topics
  9. Health Benefits318▲ 7.9×15 topics
  10. Cancer309▲ 1.88×59 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity299▲ 3.9×29 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering277▲ 3.7×13 topics
  13. Graphene266▲ 3.2×11 topics
  14. Biosensors254▲ 4.0×12 topics
  15. Self-Assembly251▲ 6.3×12 topics
  16. Catalysis247▲ 3.0×27 topics
  17. Metabolic Engineering246▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Polyphenols241▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Lipid Oxidation238▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Hydrocolloids229▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Fermentation228▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Emulsions226▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Drug Delivery224▲ 3.4×16 topics
  24. Gut Microbiota221▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Metabolic Health219▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Dietary Fiber206▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Rheological Properties203▲ 9.3×5 topics
  28. Synthetic Biology176▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Biodegradable Polymers172▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Proteins172▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Prebiotics168▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Constraint-Based Models165▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Genome-Scale Models165▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Stabilization165▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Digestion164▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Nanoemulsions164▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Nutritional Significance158▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Green Chemistry155▲ 7.2×8 topics
  39. Enzymatic Hydrolysis151▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Industrial Applications141▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Jiangnan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Proteins in Food Systems, Food composition and properties and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Microbial Metabolic Engi…165Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 165 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems164Proteins in Food Systems: 164 fractional worksFood composition and pro…130Food composition and properties: 130 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…128Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 128 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 108 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 97 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…91Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 91 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 86 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 85 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…78Biofuel production and bioconversion: 78 fractional works
Molecular BiologyFood ScienceNutrition and DieteticsBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 165 works
  2. 2 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 164 works
  3. 3 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 130 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 128 works
  5. 5 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 108 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 97 works
  7. 7 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 91 works
  8. 8 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 86 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 85 works
  10. 10 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 78 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jiangnan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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