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Jinan University

In research, Jinan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#207 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#150 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#274 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science — Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#162
of 28,054 · #658 all time
Rank in China
#63
of 3,058
Research works
35k
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
554k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Jinan 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 #207 of 12,888 24.5%4,489 #734
Life SciencesDomain #150 of 7,800 29.2%1,518 #625
Health SciencesDomain #274 of 11,982 29.3%1,778 #946
Social SciencesDomain #289 of 10,521 34.7%1,446 #768
MedicineField #305 of 10,443 28.8%1,611 #1132
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #62 of 1,775 42.8%299 #237
EngineeringField #249 of 6,636 24.2%1,476 #660
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #56 of 1,272 47.1%212 #211
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #167 of 3,579 27.6%906 #602
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #136 of 2,318 24.4%562 #403

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jinan 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#734 #207
  2. Life Sciences#625 #150
  3. Health Sciences#946 #274
  4. Social Sciences#768 #289
  5. Medicine#1,132 #305
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#237 #62
  7. Engineering#660 #249
  8. Economics and Econometrics#211 #56
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#602 #167
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#403 #136
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 Jinan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 186.4 works3.8×
  2. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 28.5 works2.9×
  3. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 26.6 works2.7×
  4. BiomaterialsSubfield · 102.5 works2.6×
  5. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 178.7 works2.6×
  6. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 102.7 works2.6×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 194 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 906 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 156 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 185 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.37× its world share, 77 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 31 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.16× its world share, 313 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 996 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 104 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 154 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 1,476 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 591 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.72× its world share, 555 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 74 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 195 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 27 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 81 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 1,611 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 56 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 90 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 308 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 87 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 299 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 158 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 505 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jinan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ting Qu, Theodoros A. Tsiftsis and Wei Xue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jinan University.

  1. 1 Ting Qu · #14,833 worldwide 617 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Theodoros A. Tsiftsis · #37,447 worldwide 912 citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Wei Xue · #54,749 worldwide 488 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Xuesong Yang · #58,130 worldwide 320 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Rong‐Rong He · #77,815 worldwide 557 citations · 78 works
  6. 6 Matthias Thürer · #81,683 worldwide 351 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Zhaohui Li · #89,044 worldwide 200 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Xiaojian Wang · #94,527 worldwide 391 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Jingang Zhong · #94,860 worldwide 201 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Ji Zhou · #99,030 worldwide 165 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Jinan University

Which keywords describe research at Jinan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Inflammation, Biomedical Applications, Machine Learning, Nanoparticles and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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 Learning467▲ 1.48×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning371▲ 1.23×85 topics
  3. Inflammation368▲ 1.92×81 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress341▲ 2.3×61 topics
  5. Cancer313▲ 2.5×57 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications272▲ 2.5×35 topics
  7. Epidemiology264▼ 0.72×126 topics
  8. Neural Networks232▲ 1.63×39 topics
  9. Nanoparticles227▲ 1.95×43 topics
  10. Nanomaterials199▲ 2.0×19 topics
  11. Drug Delivery161▲ 3.2×16 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease156▲ 1.52×38 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering147▲ 2.6×13 topics
  14. Economic Growth147▲ 1.87×21 topics
  15. Nanocomposites144▲ 1.94×21 topics
  16. Catalysis141▲ 2.3×27 topics
  17. Health Effects135▲ 2.4×23 topics
  18. Antioxidant135▲ 2.1×48 topics
  19. Graphene131▲ 2.1×11 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks130▲ 3.4×6 topics
  21. Energy Storage129▲ 2.1×12 topics
  22. Biomarkers127▲ 2.0×17 topics
  23. Biosensors124▲ 2.6×12 topics
  24. Data Mining124▲ 1.80×19 topics
  25. Cathode Materials114▲ 3.1×3 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species112▲ 3.0×14 topics
  27. Regulation109▲ 2.2×22 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment106▲ 2.6×8 topics
  29. Water Splitting100▲ 3.0×4 topics
  30. Semiconductors95▲ 3.4×5 topics
  31. Angiogenesis90▲ 3.0×16 topics
  32. Crystal Growth86▲ 3.3×11 topics
  33. Chemical Sensors83▲ 3.8×3 topics
  34. Photodynamic Therapy81▲ 4.0×6 topics
  35. Cell Death80▲ 3.7×6 topics
  36. Stability80▲ 3.8×8 topics
  37. Tumor Targeting75▲ 4.6×3 topics
  38. Fluorescence Imaging75▲ 5.4×2 topics
  39. CO2 Emissions74▲ 4.3×4 topics
  40. Environmental Exposure63▲ 6.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Jinan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Energy, Environment, Eco…60Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 60 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…59Perovskite Materials and Applications: 59 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 54 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…54Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 54 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…48Air Quality and Health Impacts: 48 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 42 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 41 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…40Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 40 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 39 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 39 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 60 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 59 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 54 works
  4. 4 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsBiomedical Engineering 54 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health ImpactsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 48 works
  6. 6 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataArtificial Intelligence 42 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 41 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Science 40 works
  9. 9 Cryptography and Data SecurityArtificial Intelligence 39 works
  10. 10 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 39 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jinan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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