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Luoyang Normal University

In research, Luoyang Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,214 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,025 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,462 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Inorganic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Chemistry — Inorganic Chemistry is 23.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,981
of 28,054 · #3,209 all time
Rank in China
#532
of 3,058
Research works
4.6k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Luoyang Normal 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 #1,214 of 12,888 17.7%657 #2057
EngineeringField #2,025 of 6,636 22.5%128 #3621
Computer ScienceField #1,462 of 4,667 20.3%111 #2872
Materials ScienceField #874 of 2,468 17.2%127 #1799
ChemistryField #485 of 1,330 13.6%137 #832
Life SciencesDomain #3,363 of 7,800 23.5%114 #7115
Materials ChemistrySubfield #763 of 1,556 19.5%80 #1495
Social SciencesDomain #6,534 of 10,521 33.3%76 #8266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Luoyang Normal 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#2,057 #1,214
  2. Engineering#3,621 #2,025
  3. Computer Science#2,872 #1,462
  4. Materials Science#1,799 #874
  5. Chemistry#832 #485
  6. Life Sciences#7,115 #3,363
  7. Materials Chemistry#1,495 #763
  8. Social Sciences#8,266 #6,534
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 Luoyang Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Inorganic Chemistry takes 23.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 51.9 works23×
  2. SpectroscopySubfield · 21.4 works11×
  3. ChemistryField · 137.0 works9.7×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 32.5 works7.9×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.28× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.67× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.72× its world share, 137 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.04× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.06× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.04× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.64× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Luoyang Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xianming Liu, Li‐Ya Wang and Lu‐Fang Ma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luoyang Normal University.

  1. 1 Xianming Liu · #149,798 worldwide 582 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Li‐Ya Wang · #178,717 worldwide 543 citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Lu‐Fang Ma · #260,184 worldwide 445 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Jin Li · #273,219 worldwide 240 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Xun Feng · #302,465 worldwide 157 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Feng Peng · #438,639 worldwide 123 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Tao Sun · #493,631 worldwide 78 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Xiao‐Gang Yang · #579,494 worldwide 136 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Min‐Le Han · #585,482 worldwide 85 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Li‐Ping Xue · #603,507 worldwide 111 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Luoyang Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Luoyang Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metal-Organic Frameworks, Catalysis, Chemical Sensors, Crystal Engineering, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Drug Delivery, Methane Storage and CO2 Capture.

▲ 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. Metal-Organic Frameworks63▲ 17×6 topics
  2. Catalysis58▲ 9.7×23 topics
  3. Chemical Sensors52▲ 24×3 topics
  4. Deep Learning51▲ 1.66×56 topics
  5. Nanomaterials42▲ 4.5×14 topics
  6. Crystal Engineering42▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Heterogeneous Catalysis39▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Drug Delivery38▲ 7.9×13 topics
  9. Machine Learning37▲ 1.26×47 topics
  10. Methane Storage36▲ 32×2 topics
  11. CO2 Capture35▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Porous Materials34▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Gas Adsorption34▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Nanoparticles34▲ 3.0×25 topics
  15. Bioimaging30▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Energy Storage27▲ 4.7×6 topics
  17. Supramolecular Chemistry26▲ 35×4 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications25▲ 2.3×26 topics
  19. Self-Assembly24▲ 8.1×9 topics
  20. Cathode Materials24▲ 6.7×3 topics
  21. Graphene22▲ 3.6×9 topics
  22. Electrocatalysis22▲ 8.5×5 topics
  23. Water Splitting21▲ 6.5×4 topics
  24. Reactive Oxygen Species20▲ 5.5×10 topics
  25. Metal Complexes20▲ 32×4 topics
  26. Anticancer Agents20▲ 14×7 topics
  27. Photodynamic Therapy20▲ 9.8×3 topics
  28. Crystal Growth19▲ 7.4×9 topics
  29. Nanostructures18▲ 4.9×13 topics
  30. Electron Transport17▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Coordination Chemistry17▲ 29×4 topics
  32. Quantum Computing17▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Rechargeable Batteries16▲ 6.7×2 topics
  34. Lanthanide Complexes16▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Single-Molecule Magnets16▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Medicinal Chemistry15▲ 6.2×10 topics
  37. Catalysts14▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Fluorescent Materials14▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Aggregation-Induced Emission14▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Organic Nanoparticles14▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Luoyang Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Magnetism in coordination complexes, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials and Metal complexes synthesis and properties.

Metal-Organic Frameworks…34Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 34 fractional worksMagnetism in coordination complexes: 16 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 14 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesis and properties: 12 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 11 fractional worksCrystal structures of chemical compounds: 11 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…10Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 10 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 9 fractional worksPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry: 8 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials ChemistryOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 34 works
  2. 2 Magnetism in coordination complexesElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 16 works
  3. 3 Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 14 works
  4. 4 Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesOncology 12 works
  5. 5 Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSpectroscopy 11 works
  6. 6 Crystal structures of chemical compoundsInorganic Chemistry 11 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Photochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryMaterials Chemistry 8 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Luoyang Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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.

Other research institutions in Luoyang

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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.