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Nanjing Forestry University

In research, Nanjing Forestry University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#105 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#38 of 3,551 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#37 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Process Chemistry and Technology — Polymers and Plastics is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#159
of 28,054 · #863 all time
Rank in China
#62
of 3,058
Research works
23k
▲ 141% vs 2013–17
Citations
363k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Nanjing Forestry 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 #105 of 12,888 29.1%6,373 #695
Environmental ScienceField #38 of 3,551 33.5%1,078 #355
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #37 of 3,409 39.5%1,260 #275
BiomaterialsSubfield #3 of 238 31.7%333 #22
Plant ScienceSubfield #18 of 1,395 41.0%830 #158
EngineeringField #93 of 6,636 27.5%2,524 #477
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #22 of 1,568 30.0%698 #186
Materials ScienceField #68 of 2,468 29.5%1,289 #399
Building and ConstructionSubfield #14 of 422 28.4%271 #118
ChemistryField #55 of 1,330 29.9%572 #450

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanjing Forestry 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#695 #105
  2. Environmental Science#355 #38
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#275 #37
  4. Biomaterials#22 #3
  5. Plant Science#158 #18
  6. Engineering#477 #93
  7. Biomedical Engineering#186 #22
  8. Materials Science#399 #68
  9. Building and Construction#118 #14
  10. Chemistry#450 #55
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 Nanjing Forestry University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 319.5 works8.4×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 333.0 works8.3×
  3. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 27.1 works7.1×
  4. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 47.4 works5.2×
  5. Plant ScienceSubfield · 830.0 works5.1×
  6. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 346.5 works4.9×
  7. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 270.7 works4.7×
  8. Materials ScienceField · 1,289.3 works3.9×
← 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: 2.83× its world share, 1,260 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 783 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 45 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.83× its world share, 93 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.88× its world share, 572 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 302 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 119 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.93× its world share, 253 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 2,524 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.31× its world share, 1,078 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.94× its world share, 1,289 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 65 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 234 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 47 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 101 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 87 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 83 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 189 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nanjing Forestry University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ranhua Xiong, Ying‐Qing Guo and Dengyu Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanjing Forestry University.

  1. 1 Ranhua Xiong China · #92,380 worldwide 320 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Ying‐Qing Guo China · #157,472 worldwide 156 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Dengyu Chen China · #207,628 worldwide 246 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Chaobo Huang China · #243,547 worldwide 320 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Xiaoan Yan China · #248,529 worldwide 141 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Xiaofei Yang China · #249,389 worldwide 518 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Siwen Wang China · #249,507 worldwide 232 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Chaobo Huang China · #280,399 worldwide 263 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Liangjie Wang China · #287,814 worldwide 236 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Si Chen China · #294,861 worldwide 129 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Nanjing Forestry University

Which keywords describe research at Nanjing Forestry University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Ionic Liquids, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Climate Change and Forest Management.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications608▲ 5.5×35 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties474▲ 5.2×33 topics
  3. Climate Change463▲ 1.83×82 topics
  4. Nanomaterials416▲ 4.2×20 topics
  5. Nanocomposites397▲ 5.2×21 topics
  6. Sustainability348▲ 1.52×65 topics
  7. Environmental Impact336▲ 2.1×51 topics
  8. Ionic Liquids314▲ 12×10 topics
  9. Graphene298▲ 4.6×11 topics
  10. Energy Storage244▲ 4.0×12 topics
  11. Nanoparticles243▲ 2.1×40 topics
  12. Remote Sensing241▲ 2.1×36 topics
  13. Catalysis235▲ 3.8×28 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering227▲ 4.0×13 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services200▲ 5.5×11 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks200▲ 5.1×6 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation199▲ 5.7×13 topics
  18. Forest Management199▲ 36×4 topics
  19. Gene Expression188▲ 3.3×19 topics
  20. Drug Delivery185▲ 3.6×16 topics
  21. Polymeric Materials179▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance174▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Catalytic Transformation173▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Lignin Valorization173▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Transcription Factors171▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Water Splitting170▲ 5.0×4 topics
  27. Biodegradable Polymers163▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Renewable Resources153▲ 9.7×5 topics
  29. Land Use Change150▲ 5.2×8 topics
  30. Lignocellulosic Biomass149▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Cellulose Nanocrystals146▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Nanocellulose146▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Composite Materials144▲ 7.6×10 topics
  34. Biomass143▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Green Chemistry139▲ 8.4×9 topics
  36. Visible Light136▲ 6.2×3 topics
  37. Carbon Sequestration133▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Catalysts129▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Biomass Estimation125▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Environmental Assessment120▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Nanjing Forestry University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Bamboo properties and applications and Wood Treatment and Properties.

Lignin and Wood Chemistry173Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 173 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…146Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 146 fractional worksBamboo properties and applications: 117 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 114 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 112 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 110 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 100 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…84Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 84 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 82 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 82 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsPlant ScienceBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 173 works
  2. 2 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 146 works
  3. 3 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 117 works
  4. 4 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 114 works
  5. 5 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 112 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 110 works
  7. 7 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 100 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 84 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 82 works
  10. 10 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 82 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanjing Forestry University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 141% 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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