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Nanjing Tech University

In research, Nanjing Tech University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#95 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#69 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#54 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Process Chemistry and Technology, Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry — Process Chemistry and Technology is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#172
of 28,054 · #560 all time
Rank in China
#67
of 3,058
Research works
35k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
562k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Nanjing Tech 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 #95 of 12,888 20.6%8,725 #406
EngineeringField #69 of 6,636 22.3%4,239 #260
Materials ScienceField #54 of 2,468 20.0%1,806 #169
Materials ChemistrySubfield #41 of 1,556 19.1%1,082 #133
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #65 of 2,318 24.5%1,013 #242
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #39 of 1,351 20.4%761 #163
ChemistryField #54 of 1,330 17.9%765 #240
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #83 of 1,568 21.2%612 #245
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #67 of 896 20.0%449 #206
Environmental ScienceField #357 of 3,551 20.6%647 #811

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanjing Tech 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#406 #95
  2. Engineering#260 #69
  3. Materials Science#169 #54
  4. Materials Chemistry#133 #41
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#242 #65
  6. Mechanical Engineering#163 #39
  7. Chemistry#240 #54
  8. Biomedical Engineering#245 #83
  9. Civil and Structural Engineering#206 #67
  10. Environmental Science#811 #357
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 Tech University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Process Chemistry and Technology takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 49.7 works12×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 120.1 works8.0×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 193.0 works7.6×
  4. Chemical EngineeringField · 222.9 works6.2×
  5. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 60.9 works6.1×
  6. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 244.4 works5.9×
  7. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 420.9 works5.5×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 156 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 467 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 57 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.25× its world share, 223 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.78× its world share, 766 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 418 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 98 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.15× its world share, 389 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.77× its world share, 4,239 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 647 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.07× its world share, 1,806 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 107 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 283 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 91 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nanjing Tech University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jianpu Wang, Nana Wang and Zongping Shao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanjing Tech University.

  1. 1 Jianpu Wang · #24,006 worldwide 811 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Nana Wang · #37,311 worldwide 473 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Zongping Shao · #44,909 worldwide 3.1k citations · 221 works
  4. 4 Huili Ma · #46,483 worldwide 558 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Zhongfu An · #51,567 worldwide 529 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Xiaoqiang Chen · #66,191 worldwide 520 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Wanqin Jin · #67,176 worldwide 1.1k citations · 88 works
  8. 8 Nanping Xu · #74,000 worldwide 662 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Wei Wang · #81,702 worldwide 508 citations · 77 works
  10. 10 Peng Lei · #100,170 worldwide 236 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Nanjing Tech University

Which keywords describe research at Nanjing Tech University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Graphene, Mechanical Properties and Cathode Materials.

▲ 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. Catalysis594▲ 8.8×29 topics
  2. Nanomaterials582▲ 5.4×20 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications554▲ 4.6×35 topics
  4. Nanocomposites496▲ 6.0×21 topics
  5. Nanoparticles470▲ 3.7×42 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties459▲ 4.6×38 topics
  7. Energy Storage418▲ 6.3×13 topics
  8. Graphene418▲ 6.0×11 topics
  9. Cathode Materials347▲ 8.7×3 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks340▲ 8.0×6 topics
  11. Drug Delivery260▲ 4.7×15 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries249▲ 5.8×4 topics
  13. Microstructure245▲ 4.6×19 topics
  14. Water Splitting238▲ 6.4×4 topics
  15. Electrocatalysis227▲ 7.9×5 topics
  16. Chemical Sensors227▲ 9.3×3 topics
  17. Rechargeable Batteries226▲ 8.2×2 topics
  18. CO2 Capture224▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering213▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Ionic Liquids188▲ 6.6×11 topics
  21. Hydrogen Production187▲ 6.8×6 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes184▲ 5.3×8 topics
  23. Heterogeneous Catalysis183▲ 9.8×5 topics
  24. Semiconductor174▲ 5.0×7 topics
  25. CO2 Reduction173▲ 7.8×2 topics
  26. Semiconductors171▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Solar Energy166▲ 5.1×5 topics
  28. Green Chemistry164▲ 9.1×10 topics
  29. Methane Storage163▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Visible Light161▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Bioimaging158▲ 6.8×6 topics
  32. Hydrogenation156▲ 8.9×5 topics
  33. Catalysts143▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries141▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Oxidation138▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Membrane Technology137▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Photocatalyst135▲ 7.4×1 topic
  38. Battery Materials135▲ 7.9×1 topic
  39. Nanostructured Anodes135▲ 7.9×1 topic
  40. Ionic Conductivity133▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Nanjing Tech University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Advanced Photocatalysis …135Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 135 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …135Advancements in Battery Materials: 135 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 121 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 109 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 103 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 95 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 91 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…91Advanced battery technologies research: 91 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 91 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 89 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 135 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 135 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 121 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 109 works
  5. 5 Membrane Separation TechnologiesWater Science and Technology 103 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 95 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 91 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 91 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 91 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 89 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanjing Tech University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.