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Nanjing University

In research, Nanjing University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16 of 10,670 worldwide), Environmental Science (#10 of 3,334 worldwide) and Materials Science (#8 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Condensed Matter Physics (Software is 7.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#35
of 22,385 · #71 all time
Rank in China
#12
of 2,481
Research works
90k
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9M
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.33×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Nanjing University

What is Nanjing University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #16 of 10,670 14.8%11,751 #58
Environmental ScienceField #10 of 3,334 16.7%1,358 #12
Materials ScienceField #8 of 2,276 15.0%1,569 #30
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #4 of 1,088 15.0%837 #18
Computer ScienceField #23 of 4,417 13.6%2,368 #53
Life SciencesDomain #41 of 6,403 14.6%2,380 #73
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #2 of 294 13.6%356 #15
Social SciencesDomain #69 of 9,585 15.1%1,824 #104
EngineeringField #43 of 5,901 15.6%3,128 #67
Health SciencesDomain #77 of 9,902 14.5%3,152 #185

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanjing 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#58 #16
  2. Environmental Science#12 #10
  3. Materials Science#30 #8
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences#18 #4
  5. Computer Science#53 #23
  6. Life Sciences#73 #41
  7. Atmospheric Science#15 #2
  8. Social Sciences#104 #69
  9. Engineering#67 #43
  10. Health Sciences#185 #77
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Nanjing University work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Nanjing University is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (16%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13k fractional works · 60.9% of its workEngineering: 3,446 fractional works · 16.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,279 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 841 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 301 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 191 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 158 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2,644 fractional works · 12.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,013 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 579 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 296 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 268 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1,715 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 972 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 432 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 139 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,531 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 365 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 218 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 215 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 174 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 152 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 150 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,173 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 488 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 274 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 148 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 959 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 406 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 235 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 845 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 455 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 177 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 350 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 341 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 275 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,629 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 3,369 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSurgery: 463 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 431 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 315 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 242 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 192 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 162 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 145 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 348 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2,695 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,672 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,123 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCancer Research: 184 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 151 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 364 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 320 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 292 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 264 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,102 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 804 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 338 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 268 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 360 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 282 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 217 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 251 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 205 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 200 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKNanjingUniversity22kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences61%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3,44616.0%
    2. Computer Science2,64412.3%
    3. Materials Science1,7158.0%
    4. Environmental Science1,5317.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,1735.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences9594.5%
    7. Chemistry8453.9%
    8. Energy3501.6%
    9. Mathematics2751.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering1690.8%
  2. Health Sciences3,62916.9%
    1. Medicine3,36915.6%
    2. Health Professions1170.5%
    3. Dentistry860.4%
    4. Nursing530.2%
    5. Veterinary50.0%
  3. Life Sciences2,69512.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,6727.8%
    2. Neuroscience3641.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3201.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2641.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics750.3%
    1. Social Sciences8043.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3601.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2821.3%
    4. Psychology2511.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities2051.0%
    6. Decision Sciences2000.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nanjing University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 102.2 works7.4×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 431.6 works4.4×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 147.9 works4.3×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 406.1 works4.3×
  5. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 62.8 works4.0×
  6. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 33.3 works3.8×
  7. InstrumentationSubfield · 37.7 works3.5×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 264 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 1,672 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 320 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 364 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 75 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.24× its world share, 169 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.50× its world share, 845 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.58× its world share, 2,644 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 959 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.77× its world share, 350 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 3,446 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 1,531 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 1,715 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 275 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.45× its world share, 1,173 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 86 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 117 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 3,369 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 53 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 205 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 360 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 200 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 282 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 251 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 804 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.84×959 works
  2. Chemistry2.50×845 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.45×1,173 works
  4. Materials Science2.28×1,715 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.24×169 works
  6. Energy1.77×350 works
  7. Computer Science1.58×2,644 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.48×320 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.46×1,672 works
  10. Environmental Science1.43×1,531 works
  11. Mathematics1.09×275 works
  12. Engineering1.07×3,446 works
  13. Neuroscience1.04×364 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.98×75 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.96×200 works
  16. Dentistry0.82×86 works
  17. Medicine0.81×3,369 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×282 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×360 works
  20. Nursing0.50×53 works
  21. Psychology0.38×251 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.33×205 works
  23. Social Sciences0.30×804 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×264 works
  25. Health Professions0.21×117 works
  26. Veterinary0.16×5 works

Who are the top researchers at Nanjing University?

Ranked on the quality score, Lianbo Ma, Jia Zhu and Guoyin Zhu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanjing University.

  1. 1 Lianbo Ma China · #3,613 worldwide 17k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Jia Zhu China · #5,085 worldwide 39k citations · 296 works
  3. 3 Guoyin Zhu China · #7,727 worldwide 15k citations · 138 works
  4. 4 Ping He China · #8,982 worldwide 28k citations · 401 works
  5. 5 Zhi‐Hua Zhou China · #9,519 worldwide 64k citations · 678 works
  6. 6 Hairen Tan China · #9,811 worldwide 26k citations · 172 works
  7. 7 Shangshang Chen China · #13,079 worldwide 12k citations · 109 works
  8. 8 Ke Zen China · #13,913 worldwide 33k citations · 340 works
  9. 9 Shaohua Guo China · #15,465 worldwide 14k citations · 248 works
  10. 10 Zhong Jin China · #15,647 worldwide 35k citations · 626 works
All ranked researchers at Nanjing University

What are the most cited papers from Nanjing University?

The most cited paper from Nanjing University is "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC" (G. Aad et al., 2012), with 10,856 citations. Next come "Intravenous Fluids and Acute Kidney Injury" (6,843) and "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC G. Aad et al. · Physics Letters B Open access2,932 authors 14 Aug 2012 10,856
2 Intravenous Fluids and Acute Kidney Injury Xiaoqiang Ding, Zhen Cheng, Qi Qian · Blood Purification Open access 2017 6,843
3 Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors 7 Jun 2015 6,558
4 Isolation Forest Fei Tony Liu, Kai Ming Ting, Zhi‐Hua Zhou Conference paper Dec 2008 6,132
5 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nanjing University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biosensors, Nanoparticles, Neural Networks, Catalysis, Biomedical Applications, Climate Change and Machine Learning.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning1,173▲ 1.58×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning780◆ 1.09×88 topics
  3. Climate Change732▲ 1.25×97 topics
  4. Neural Networks668▲ 2.0×38 topics
  5. Inflammation636▲ 1.39×81 topics
  6. Nanoparticles629▲ 2.3×43 topics
  7. Cancer540▲ 1.87×55 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications536▲ 2.1×36 topics
  9. Catalysis483▲ 3.4×28 topics
  10. Nanomaterials469▲ 2.1×20 topics
  11. Biosensors466▲ 4.4×12 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress440▲ 1.24×61 topics
  13. Remote Sensing430▲ 1.63×38 topics
  14. Graphene366▲ 2.5×11 topics
  15. Immunotherapy319▲ 2.0×18 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks308▲ 3.4×6 topics
  17. Drug Delivery301▲ 2.6×16 topics
  18. Self-Assembly285▲ 4.1×12 topics
  19. Tumor Microenvironment263▲ 2.7×8 topics
  20. Reactive Oxygen Species256▲ 2.9×14 topics
  21. Electrochemistry245▲ 5.2×3 topics
  22. Water Splitting239▲ 3.0×4 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis239▲ 3.9×5 topics
  24. Semiconductor234▲ 3.3×7 topics
  25. Photodynamic Therapy231▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Semiconductors209▲ 3.3×5 topics
  27. Molecular Machines202▲ 7.2×2 topics
  28. Metamaterials201▲ 6.6×5 topics
  29. Bioimaging196▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Tumor Targeting192▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Electronic Structure188▲ 4.9×8 topics
  32. Biomolecular Interactions186▲ 7.0×2 topics
  33. DNA nanotechnology185▲ 7.4×1 topic
  34. aptamers185▲ 7.4×1 topic
  35. Photonic Crystals184▲ 6.9×5 topics
  36. Superconductivity182▲ 4.9×9 topics
  37. Nanophotonics174▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Plate Tectonics172▲ 5.2×3 topics
  39. Fluorescence Imaging171▲ 5.3×2 topics
  40. Photothermal Therapy170▲ 6.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Nanjing University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications.

Advanced biosensing and …185Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 185 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…131Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 131 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …127Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 127 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…125Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 125 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 100 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 100 fractional worksClimate variability and …99Climate variability and models: 99 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 89 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 87 fractional worksTopic Modeling84Topic Modeling: 84 fractional works
Molecular BiologyBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 185 works
  2. 2 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 131 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 127 works
  4. 4 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 125 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 100 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 100 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 99 works
  8. 8 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 89 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 87 works
  10. 10 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 84 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nanjing University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nanjing University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.088% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Nanjing University0.086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nanjing University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Nanjing University14.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.2% in 2024.

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Which institutions have research most like Nanjing University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Southern University of Science and Technology has the research profile closest to Nanjing University's, with both strong in Chemistry.

  1. 1 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina · Both strong in Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Materials Science 0.92 Compare
  2. 2 Xiamen UniversityChina · Both strong in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science 0.91 Compare
  3. 3 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Materials Science 0.91 Compare
  4. 4 Wuhan UniversityChina · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.90 Compare
  5. 5 Shandong UniversityChina · Both strong in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Energy 0.90 Compare

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