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Nanchang University

In research, Nanchang University stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#15 of 1,775 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#142 of 12,888 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#15 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Allergy, Cancer Research and Catalysis — Immunology and Allergy is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#118
of 28,054 · #610 all time
Rank in China
#49
of 3,058
Research works
34k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
477k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Nanchang 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
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #15 of 1,775 68.4%177 #208
Physical SciencesDomain #142 of 12,888 22.6%4,703 #622
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #15 of 1,272 70.9%141 #173
MedicineField #166 of 10,443 25.1%2,354 #769
Life SciencesDomain #127 of 7,800 29.5%2,022 #628
Health SciencesDomain #205 of 11,982 26.0%2,569 #865
EngineeringField #164 of 6,636 21.6%1,939 #491
Food ScienceSubfield #15 of 492 53.4%169 #46
Social SciencesDomain #365 of 10,521 47.9%611 #1167
Materials ScienceField #87 of 2,468 24.0%809 #343

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanchang 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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#208 #15
  2. Physical Sciences#622 #142
  3. Economics and Econometrics#173 #15
  4. Medicine#769 #166
  5. Life Sciences#628 #127
  6. Health Sciences#865 #205
  7. Engineering#491 #164
  8. Food Science#46 #15
  9. Social Sciences#1,167 #365
  10. Materials Science#343 #87
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 Nanchang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Allergy takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 35.9 works4.6×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 168.9 works3.9×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 54.7 works3.8×
  4. PhysiologySubfield · 20.0 works3.6×
  5. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 89.1 works3.6×
  6. Clinical BiochemistrySubfield · 23.0 works2.8×
  7. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 125.4 works2.8×
← 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: 0.85× its world share, 399 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.23× its world share, 1,175 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 176 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 214 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 58 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.19× its world share, 76 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 311 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 564 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 58 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.09× its world share, 190 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 1,939 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 406 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.34× its world share, 809 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 114 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 236 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 2,354 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 112 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 130 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 176 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 88 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 145 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nanchang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chien‐Chiang Lee, Mingyong Xie and Jianhua Xie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanchang University.

  1. 1 Chien‐Chiang Lee China · #42,718 worldwide 1.5k citations · 114 works
  2. 2 Mingyong Xie China · #52,746 worldwide 427 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Jianhua Xie China · #91,082 worldwide 544 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Nanrun Zhou China · #117,646 worldwide 420 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Fang He China · #118,633 worldwide 341 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Wei‐Qiang Liao China · #131,859 worldwide 280 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Jianping Xiong China · #152,267 worldwide 176 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Sheng Hong China · #153,366 worldwide 272 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Zhuo Wang China · #164,096 worldwide 251 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Liqiang Zou China · #172,535 worldwide 339 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Nanchang University

Which keywords describe research at Nanchang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Nanoparticles, Tumor Microenvironment, Biomedical Applications, Catalysis and Gene Expression.

▲ 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. Inflammation528▲ 2.6×83 topics
  2. Cancer522▲ 3.9×59 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress396▲ 2.5×62 topics
  4. Epidemiology374◆ 0.95×124 topics
  5. Deep Learning372◆ 1.10×83 topics
  6. Nanoparticles315▲ 2.5×42 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications297▲ 2.5×35 topics
  8. Nanomaterials241▲ 2.3×19 topics
  9. Catalysis231▲ 3.5×26 topics
  10. Tumor Microenvironment216▲ 4.9×8 topics
  11. Gene Expression205▲ 3.4×20 topics
  12. Graphene204▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties183▲ 1.90×36 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease180▲ 1.63×37 topics
  15. Energy Storage176▲ 2.7×12 topics
  16. Biomarkers160▲ 2.4×18 topics
  17. Nanocomposites154▲ 1.94×22 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks149▲ 3.6×6 topics
  19. Metabolism147▲ 2.9×32 topics
  20. Cathode Materials146▲ 3.8×3 topics
  21. Cell Death144▲ 6.2×6 topics
  22. Drug Delivery136▲ 2.5×16 topics
  23. Regulation131▲ 2.5×20 topics
  24. Microstructure124▲ 2.4×18 topics
  25. Immunity117▲ 2.9×11 topics
  26. Metastasis114▲ 3.4×12 topics
  27. Semiconductors106▲ 3.5×5 topics
  28. Apoptosis105▲ 3.5×22 topics
  29. Efficiency104▲ 3.5×7 topics
  30. Biogenesis101▲ 5.8×3 topics
  31. Crystal Growth101▲ 3.6×12 topics
  32. Epigenetic Regulation97▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Stability95▲ 4.2×7 topics
  34. Metabolic Health94▲ 4.9×3 topics
  35. Lipid Peroxidation94▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. Cancer Progression88▲ 4.8×8 topics
  37. Ferroptosis86▲ 11×1 topic
  38. GPX486▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Organometal Halide Perovskites75▲ 6.7×1 topic
  40. Perovskite Solar Cells75▲ 6.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Nanchang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth.

Ferroptosis and cancer p…86Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 86 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…75Perovskite Materials and Applications: 75 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 66 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 64 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 62 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 61 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 56 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…56Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 56 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 53 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 48 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 86 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 75 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 66 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 64 works
  5. 5 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 62 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 61 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 56 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 56 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 53 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanchang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.