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Liaoning University

In research, Liaoning University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#912 of 12,888 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#163 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#130 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Business and International Management and Catalysis — Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,173
of 28,054 · #2,653 all time
Rank in China
#367
of 3,058
Research works
10k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Liaoning 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 #912 of 12,888 16.7%1,657 #2138
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #163 of 1,775 41.8%201 #816
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #130 of 1,272 48.5%144 #728
Social SciencesDomain #1,128 of 10,521 30.3%719 #2657
Business, Management and AccountingField #398 of 2,578 32.5%194 #1165
EngineeringField #1,041 of 6,636 17.5%516 #2587
Computer ScienceField #911 of 4,667 11.1%306 #1742
Materials ScienceField #630 of 2,468 16.4%257 #1574
Environmental ScienceField #1,026 of 3,551 21.4%186 #1973
Life SciencesDomain #2,297 of 7,800 25.6%217 #4940

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Liaoning 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#2,138 #912
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#816 #163
  3. Economics and Econometrics#728 #130
  4. Social Sciences#2,657 #1,128
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,165 #398
  6. Engineering#2,587 #1,041
  7. Computer Science#1,742 #911
  8. Materials Science#1,574 #630
  9. Environmental Science#1,973 #1,026
  10. Life Sciences#4,940 #2,297
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 Liaoning University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 37.0 works16×
  2. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 23.7 works8.3×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 31.7 works7.9×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 107.0 works5.1×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 79 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 102 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.08× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.56× its world share, 109 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 306 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.45× its world share, 111 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 516 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 186 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.70× its world share, 256 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.21× its world share, 194 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.45× its world share, 201 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 210 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Liaoning University?

Ranked on the composite score, Lei Zhang, Qi Zhao and Li Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Liaoning University.

  1. 1 Lei Zhang China · #146,296 worldwide 671 citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Qi Zhao China · #169,116 worldwide 239 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Li Zhang China · #273,292 worldwide 84 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Xiaoxing Fan China · #297,408 worldwide 239 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Hongsheng Liu China · #353,027 worldwide 117 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Zhang Jin China · #359,725 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Yu Zhang China · #394,804 worldwide 240 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Fengcai Ma China · #466,233 worldwide 171 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Jianli Liu China · #496,276 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Zheng‐Bo Han China · #566,119 worldwide 193 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Liaoning University

Which keywords describe research at Liaoning University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Economic Growth, Graphene, Water Splitting, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Urbanization.

▲ 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 Learning153▲ 1.64×72 topics
  2. Nanomaterials141▲ 4.9×17 topics
  3. Economic Growth116▲ 5.0×21 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence112▲ 3.0×38 topics
  5. Catalysis108▲ 6.0×25 topics
  6. Machine Learning105▲ 1.18×75 topics
  7. Graphene95▲ 5.1×12 topics
  8. Renewable Energy91▲ 2.3×32 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications90▲ 2.8×33 topics
  10. Nanoparticles80▲ 2.3×34 topics
  11. Water Splitting78▲ 7.8×4 topics
  12. Neural Networks74▲ 1.78×36 topics
  13. Internet of Things72▲ 3.0×22 topics
  14. Urbanization70▲ 6.2×7 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks67▲ 5.9×6 topics
  16. Visible Light60▲ 9.4×3 topics
  17. Solar Energy58▲ 6.7×5 topics
  18. CO2 Emissions58▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Semiconductor56▲ 6.1×7 topics
  20. CO2 Reduction56▲ 9.4×2 topics
  21. Panel Data Analysis56▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Hydrogen Production55▲ 7.5×5 topics
  23. Financial Development55▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Energy Storage55▲ 3.1×11 topics
  25. Energy Consumption54▲ 8.8×4 topics
  26. Environmental Regulation53▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Kuznets Curve53▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Trade Openness53▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Photocatalyst51▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Plasmonic51▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Multimedia Technology49▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Nanostructures49▲ 4.5×14 topics
  33. Chemical Sensors43▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Human-Computer Interaction39▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. CO2 Capture39▲ 9.3×5 topics
  36. Digital Media Technology36▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Visual Communication Design36▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Logistics35▲ 7.9×6 topics
  39. Regional Planning35▲ 17×2 topics
  40. International Trade34▲ 8.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Liaoning University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Digital Media and Visual Art and E-commerce and Technology Innovations.

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 53 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 51 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 36 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 22 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 20 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 20 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 19 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 17 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 16 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 16 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignBusiness and International Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 53 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 51 works
  3. 3 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 36 works
  4. 4 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 22 works
  5. 5 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 20 works
  6. 6 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 20 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 17 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 16 works
  10. 10 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 16 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Liaoning University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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.

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