Question 1

What is Lanzhou University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Lanzhou University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#98 of 10,670 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#36 of 3,157 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#46 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Organic Chemistry and Earth-Surface Processes (Atmospheric Science is 6.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Lanzhou University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Lanzhou University ranks #145 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#213 all time), and #36 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Lanzhou University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Pinxian Xi, Jianzhou Wang and Fahu Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lanzhou University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Lanzhou University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Lanzhou University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Prevalence of comorbidities and its effects in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (4,454) and "Covalent organic frameworks (COFs): from design to applications" (4,049).

Question 5

Which research topics does Lanzhou University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Climate variability and models and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Lanzhou University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, Remote Sensing, Gene Expression and Nanomaterials.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Lanzhou University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Lanzhou University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Lanzhou University's?

Accepted Answer

Jilin University has the research profile closest to Lanzhou University's (similarity 0.87 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Chemistry, followed by Sun Yat-sen University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Question 9

Is Lanzhou University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% higher than in 2018-2021.