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Jinan University

In research, Jinan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,162 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting (Business, Management and Accounting is 5.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,984
of 22,385 · #15,269 all time
Rank in Lebanon
#13
of 23
Research works
447
▲ 103% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Jinan University

What is Jinan University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,162 of 9,585 8.2%66 #9480

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Jinan University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Jinan University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (17%), Social Sciences (16%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 77 fractional works · 47.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 16.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 57 fractional works · 34.6% of its workComputer Science: 22 fractional works · 13.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 10.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJinan University164fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences47%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting2716.8%
    2. Social Sciences2616.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance74.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities63.8%
    5. Decision Sciences63.5%
    6. Psychology53.0%
    1. Computer Science2213.3%
    2. Engineering1710.4%
    3. Environmental Science84.6%
    4. Materials Science42.5%
    5. Chemistry21.5%
    6. Mathematics21.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Medicine127.1%
    2. Health Professions32.0%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Jinan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 27.5 works5.2×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.20× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.20×28 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.57×6 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.89×7 works
  4. Computer Science1.71×22 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.33×6 works
  6. Nursing1.31×1 works
  7. Social Sciences1.27×26 works
  8. Mathematics1.04×2 works
  9. Psychology0.99×5 works
  10. Chemistry0.93×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.93×8 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×7 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.78×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.75×3 works
  16. Materials Science0.72×4 works
  17. Engineering0.69×17 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×4 works
  20. Neuroscience0.49×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.42×0 works
  22. Medicine0.37×12 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.23×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Jinan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mazen Fawaz Massoud and Joumana A Younis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jinan University.

  1. 1 Mazen Fawaz Massoud Lebanon · #2,103,668 worldwide 72 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Joumana A Younis Lebanon · #5,838,007 worldwide 123 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Jinan University

What are the most cited papers from Jinan University?

The most cited paper from Jinan University is "The History of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: From Chemical–Physical Applications to Nanomedicine" (Samer Bayda, Muhammad Adeel, Tiziano Tuccinardi et al., 2019), with 2,014 citations. Next come "Secrecy Performance Analysis of RIS-Aided Wireless Communication Systems" (395) and "Neonatal Hypoxia Ischaemia: Mechanisms, Models, and Therapeutic Challenges" (354).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The History of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: From Chemical–Physical Applications to Nanomedicine Samer Bayda, Muhammad Adeel, Tiziano Tuccinardi et al. · Molecules Open access 27 Dec 2019 2,014
2 Secrecy Performance Analysis of RIS-Aided Wireless Communication Systems Liang Yang, Jinxia Yang, Wenwu Xie et al. · IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 7 Jul 2020 395
3 Neonatal Hypoxia Ischaemia: Mechanisms, Models, and Therapeutic Challenges Lancelot Jamie Millar, Lei Shi, Anna Hoerder‐Suabedissen et al. · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience Open access 8 May 2017 354
4 Investor Attention and Stock Returns Jian Chen, Guohao Tang, Jiaquan Yao et al. · Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 5 Nov 2021 303
5 The Influence of the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Violence in China Hongwei Zhang · Journal of Family Violence Open access 4 Sep 2020 168
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Jinan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Organizational Performance, Customer Satisfaction, Digital Transformation, Knowledge Management, Smart Cities, IoT and Healthcare.

▲ 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-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
  1. Machine Learning14▲ 2.6×24 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management14▲ 9.4×13 topics
  3. Organizational Performance12▲ 28×8 topics
  4. Customer Satisfaction11▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Digital Transformation10▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Healthcare10▲ 5.4×6 topics
  7. Knowledge Management9▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Smart Cities9▲ 20×5 topics
  9. IoT9▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Social Media Marketing8▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Leadership8▲ 9.7×10 topics
  12. Corporate Governance7▲ 5.8×7 topics
  13. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.5×12 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  15. Risk Management5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  16. Big Data5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  17. Environmental Management5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  18. Finance5▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Organizational Culture5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  21. Internet of Things5▲ 3.3×11 topics
  22. Employee Engagement4▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Financial Stability4▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Islamic Banking4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Ethical Identity4▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Shariah Supervision4▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Performance Measurement4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  28. Human Resource Management4▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Firm Performance3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Social Influence3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Islam3▲ 8.9×1 topic
  32. Psychological Capital3▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Sharia Law3▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Transformational Leadership3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Information Systems3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Translation3▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Innovation Development3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Machine Translation3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Online Shopping3▲ 9.4×1 topic
  40. Technology Acceptance Model3▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Jinan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organizational and Employee Performance, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Translation Studies and Practices.

Organizational and Emplo…8Organizational and Employee Performance: 8 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 3 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…2Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAccountingSociology and Political ScienceLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 3 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 3 works
  6. 6 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Jinan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 103% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Jinan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Jinan University0.00074% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Jinan 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Jinan University6.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2024.

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