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University · Zhangjiajie · China

Jishou University

In research, Jishou University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,221 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#908 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,372 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,591
of 28,054 · #4,025 all time
Rank in China
#458
of 3,058
Research works
6.4k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Jishou 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 #1,221 of 12,888 22.0%665 #2952
EngineeringField #908 of 6,636 22.9%225 #2369
Social SciencesDomain #2,372 of 10,521 32.6%127 #3791
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #650 of 2,318 27.1%84 #1683
Materials ScienceField #871 of 2,468 25.5%100 #2467
Computer ScienceField #2,022 of 4,667 19.0%129 #2380
Health SciencesDomain #5,926 of 11,982 20.3%126 #8942
MedicineField #5,385 of 10,443 20.3%111 #11677
Materials ChemistrySubfield #860 of 1,556 23.7%61 #2295
Life SciencesDomain #4,911 of 7,800 19.9%142 #9086

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jishou 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#2,952 #1,221
  2. Engineering#2,369 #908
  3. Social Sciences#3,791 #2,372
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,683 #650
  5. Materials Science#2,467 #871
  6. Computer Science#2,380 #2,022
  7. Health Sciences#8,942 #5,926
  8. Medicine#11,677 #5,385
  9. Materials Chemistry#2,295 #860
  10. Life Sciences#9,086 #4,911
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 Jishou University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 21.7 works4.5×
  2. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 33.6 works4.1×
  3. EnergyField · 33.8 works3.5×
← 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: 1.05× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.34× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 129 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.47× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 225 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.69× its world share, 100 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.25× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.97× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 111 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jishou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bolin Liao, Xianwen Wu and Qiang Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jishou University.

  1. 1 Bolin Liao China · #90,519 worldwide 267 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Xianwen Wu China · #346,058 worldwide 361 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Qiang Zhou China · #385,898 worldwide 96 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Wang Fei-nan China · #448,527 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Xuefeng Ma China · #452,990 worldwide 51 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Gao Mingzhe China · #534,082 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Xiong Xiao-hui China · #559,017 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Xiaoyun Wang China · #580,907 worldwide 84 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Rongbo Lu China · #611,609 worldwide 90 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Yongqiang Shen China · #636,328 worldwide 105 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Jishou University

Which keywords describe research at Jishou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Deep Learning, Water Splitting, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Semiconductor and Visible Light.

▲ 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 Learning66▲ 1.81×71 topics
  2. Nanomaterials53▲ 4.7×16 topics
  3. Graphene40▲ 5.5×9 topics
  4. Neural Networks34▲ 2.1×31 topics
  5. Energy Storage31▲ 4.4×6 topics
  6. Machine Learning31◆ 0.88×55 topics
  7. Cathode Materials30▲ 7.1×3 topics
  8. Water Splitting29▲ 7.5×4 topics
  9. Semiconductor25▲ 7.0×7 topics
  10. Visible Light22▲ 9.1×3 topics
  11. CO2 Reduction22▲ 9.7×2 topics
  12. Catalysis21▲ 3.0×20 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications20▲ 1.62×24 topics
  14. Hydrogen Production20▲ 7.1×4 topics
  15. Solar Energy20▲ 5.9×4 topics
  16. Rechargeable Batteries19▲ 6.7×2 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries19▲ 4.3×3 topics
  18. Photocatalyst19▲ 10×1 topic
  19. Plasmonic19▲ 10×1 topic
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks19▲ 4.3×4 topics
  21. Nanostructures19▲ 4.4×11 topics
  22. Electrocatalysis18▲ 6.1×5 topics
  23. Nanocrystals16▲ 5.6×5 topics
  24. Biosensors16▲ 2.9×9 topics
  25. Two-Dimensional Materials15▲ 6.3×4 topics
  26. Evolutionary Algorithms15▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Metamaterials14▲ 9.8×5 topics
  28. Semiconductors13▲ 4.0×4 topics
  29. Biogeography13▲ 4.6×13 topics
  30. Efficiency13▲ 3.9×5 topics
  31. Particle Swarm Optimization12▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Ionic Liquids12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  33. Nanophotonics11▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries10▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Ionic Conductivity10▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Nonlinear Equations10▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. Nanostructured Cathodes10▲ 7.8×1 topic
  38. Solid-State Electrolytes10▲ 7.8×1 topic
  39. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries9▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Zinc Anode9▲ 8.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Jishou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advanced Photocatalysis …19Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 10 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …10Advancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…9Advanced battery technologies research: 9 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 8 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksTranslation Studies and …7Translation Studies and Practices: 7 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 7 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…7Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 7 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 7 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 works
  9. 9 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 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 available17.6%not open82.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jishou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.