Jilin University
In research, Jilin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#53 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#41 of 5,901 worldwide) and Materials Science (#16 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Inorganic Chemistry and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (Geophysics is 5.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #89 of 22,385 · #187 all time
- Rank in China
- #27 of 2,481
- Research works
- 97k ▲ 24% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.7M 18.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 15.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.37× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 29% world 40%
- International
- 11% world 18%
What is Jilin University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #53 of 10,670 | 14.8% | 14,939 | #103 | |
| EngineeringField | #41 of 5,901 | 15.3% | 6,387 | #83 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #16 of 2,276 | 15.3% | 2,790 | #26 | |
| Materials ChemistrySubfield | #15 of 1,473 | 14.7% | 1,805 | #47 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #187 of 9,902 | 18.9% | 4,171 | #507 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #44 of 2,176 | 13.6% | 1,764 | #99 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #132 of 6,403 | 15.9% | 3,554 | #337 | |
| MedicineField | #185 of 8,541 | 18.2% | 3,800 | #467 | |
| ChemistryField | #30 of 1,299 | 15.5% | 954 | #97 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #73 of 3,157 | 21.3% | 574 | #253 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jilin 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#103 #53
- Engineering#83 #41
- Materials Science#26 #16
- Materials Chemistry#47 #15
- Health Sciences#507 #187
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#99 #44
- Life Sciences#337 #132
- Medicine#467 #185
- Chemistry#97 #30
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#253 #73
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Jilin University work in?
In 2022-now, 62% of research at Jilin University is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (16%), Materials Science (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences17k62.3%
- Engineering7,11426.5%
- Materials Science3,10011.6%
- Computer Science1,6496.1%
- Environmental Science1,0844.0%
- Chemistry1,0513.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences8103.0%
- Physics and Astronomy6782.5%
- Energy6472.4%
- Mathematics3081.1%
- Chemical Engineering2851.1%
- Health Sciences4,71117.6%
- Medicine4,29316.0%
- Nursing1500.6%
- Health Professions1280.5%
- Dentistry1170.4%
- Veterinary220.1%
- Life Sciences4,02115.0%
- Social Sciences1,3725.1%
- Social Sciences4381.6%
- Psychology2611.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2440.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting2250.8%
- Decision Sciences1170.4%
- Arts and Humanities870.3%
What does Jilin University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- GeophysicsSubfield · 465.1 works5.0×
- Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 291.6 works4.4×
- Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 111.9 works4.2×
- Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 585.2 works4.1×
- BioengineeringSubfield · 70.5 works4.0×
- Materials ChemistrySubfield · 2,003.3 works3.8×
- Materials ScienceField · 3,100.0 works3.3×
- Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 68.1 works3.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Materials Science3.31×3,100 works
- Chemical Engineering3.04×285 works
- Energy2.62×647 works
- Chemistry2.50×1,051 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.92×810 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.87×504 works
- Engineering1.77×7,114 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.65×2,363 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.14×678 works
- Nursing1.14×150 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.10×104 works
- Mathematics0.98×308 works
- Dentistry0.90×117 works
- Neuroscience0.89×388 works
- Medicine0.83×4,294 works
- Environmental Science0.81×1,084 works
- Computer Science0.79×1,649 works
- Veterinary0.61×22 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×662 works
- Decision Sciences0.45×117 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×244 works
- Psychology0.32×261 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.26×225 works
- Health Professions0.18×128 works
- Social Sciences0.13×438 works
- Arts and Humanities0.11×88 works
- Materials Science 3.3×
- Chemical Engineering 3.0×
- Energy 2.6×
- Chemistry 2.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.9×
- Engineering 1.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.1×
- Nursing 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Mathematics 1.0×
- Dentistry 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.4×
- Psychology 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Jilin University?
Ranked on the quality score, Shoujun Zhu, Jun‐Sheng Qin and Feng Kevin Jiang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jilin University.
- 1
Shoujun Zhu
China · #5,883 worldwide 37k citations · 227 works
- 2
Jun‐Sheng Qin
China · #12,279 worldwide 17k citations · 372 works
- 3
Feng Kevin Jiang
China · #13,018 worldwide 4.2k citations · 147 works
- 4
Ying‐Wei Yang
China · #13,221 worldwide 30k citations · 440 works
- 5
Peng Sun
China · #13,942 worldwide 22k citations · 396 works
- 6
Ji‐Jing Xu
China · #14,384 worldwide 13k citations · 179 works
- 7
Qianrong Fang
China · #14,693 worldwide 24k citations · 346 works
- 8
Jun‐Min Yan
China · #14,826 worldwide 20k citations · 184 works
- 9
Xiaoxin Zou
China · #17,497 worldwide 33k citations · 266 works
- 10
Junqi Sun
China · #19,573 worldwide 17k citations · 241 works
Which keywords describe research at Jilin University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Nanoparticles, Chemical Sensors, Graphene and Bioimaging.
- Neuroprotective Effects
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Visible Light
- Catalysts
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Semiconductors
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Electrocatalysis
- Nanostructures
- Drug Delivery
- Chemical Sensors
- Nanocomposites
- Mechanical Properties
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Cancer
- Machine Learning
- Nanoparticles
- Biomedical Applications
- Deep Learning
- Nanomaterials
- Inflammation
- Catalysis
- Oxidative Stress
- Graphene
- Energy Storage
- Cathode Materials
- Water Splitting
- Bioimaging
- Biosensors
- Tissue Engineering
- Self-Assembly
- Semiconductor
- Electric Vehicles
- Nanocrystals
- Methane Storage
- Stability
- CO2 Reduction
- Hydrogen Storage
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Deep Learning1,201▲ 1.30×84 topics
- Biomedical Applications1,041▲ 3.3×36 topics
- Nanomaterials1,034▲ 3.7×20 topics
- Nanoparticles950▲ 2.8×44 topics
- Inflammation923▲ 1.62×83 topics
- Machine Learning894◆ 1.00×93 topics
- Catalysis835▲ 4.7×28 topics
- Cancer811▲ 2.2×59 topics
- Oxidative Stress710▲ 1.61×62 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks698▲ 6.2×6 topics
- Graphene678▲ 3.8×11 topics
- Mechanical Properties676▲ 2.6×38 topics
- Energy Storage633▲ 3.6×13 topics
- Nanocomposites601▲ 2.8×21 topics
- Cathode Materials514▲ 5.0×3 topics
- Chemical Sensors510▲ 8.3×3 topics
- Water Splitting499▲ 5.0×4 topics
- Drug Delivery495▲ 3.4×16 topics
- Bioimaging464▲ 7.7×6 topics
- Nanostructures424▲ 3.9×17 topics
- Biosensors420▲ 3.2×12 topics
- Electrocatalysis410▲ 5.4×5 topics
- Tissue Engineering400▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Photodynamic Therapy396▲ 6.5×6 topics
- Self-Assembly391▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Semiconductors370▲ 4.7×5 topics
- Semiconductor363▲ 4.1×7 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries362▲ 5.1×2 topics
- Electric Vehicles358▲ 4.6×5 topics
- Reactive Oxygen Species351▲ 3.2×14 topics
- Nanocrystals314▲ 4.5×5 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles307▲ 5.5×4 topics
- Methane Storage299▲ 8.6×2 topics
- Catalysts293▲ 5.4×3 topics
- Stability292▲ 4.8×8 topics
- Visible Light288▲ 4.6×3 topics
- CO2 Reduction286▲ 5.0×2 topics
- Heterogeneous Catalysis268▲ 5.4×5 topics
- Hydrogen Storage254▲ 7.5×3 topics
- Neuroprotective Effects245▲ 5.9×7 topics
Which research topics does Jilin University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advancements in Battery Materials.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 242 works
- 2 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 214 works
- 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 213 works
- 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 189 works
- 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 179 works
- 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 175 works
- 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 173 works
- 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 162 works
- 9 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 161 works
- 10 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 155 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Jilin University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Jilin University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.11% in 2024.
Fractional works of Jilin University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.4% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Changchun
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun University of Science and Technology
- Jilin Agricultural University
- Changchun University of Technology
- Changchun University
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University
- Changchun Institute of Technology
- Jilin Province Science and Technology Department
Which institutions have research most like Jilin University's?
Among the world's leading institutions, Zhejiang University has the research profile closest to Jilin University's, with both strong in Chemical Engineering.
- 1
Zhejiang University
China · Both strong in Chemical Engineering, Immunology and Microbiology, Engineering 0.91 Compare
- 2
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
China · Both strong in Materials Science, Energy, Chemistry 0.90 Compare
- 3
Zhengzhou University
China · Both strong in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering 0.89 Compare
- 4
Central South University
China · Both strong in Materials Science, Immunology and Microbiology, Engineering 0.88 Compare
- 5
Lanzhou University
China · Both strong in Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology 0.87 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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