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Nankai University

In research, Nankai University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17 of 12,888 worldwide), Chemistry (#2 of 1,330 worldwide) and Organic Chemistry (#3 of 615 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry and Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics — Process Chemistry and Technology is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#29
of 28,054 · #173 all time
Rank in China
#18
of 3,058
Research works
57k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3M
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Nankai 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 #17 of 12,888 27.9%9,200 #99
ChemistryField #2 of 1,330 30.7%1,072 #31
Organic ChemistrySubfield #3 of 615 32.2%640 #44
EngineeringField #39 of 6,636 28.8%2,866 #124
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #14 of 2,318 33.5%1,267 #35
Materials ScienceField #28 of 2,468 27.8%1,298 #83
Environmental ScienceField #47 of 3,551 32.4%906 #223
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #8 of 563 32.3%453 #16
Materials ChemistrySubfield #27 of 1,556 26.7%830 #71
MathematicsField #19 of 1,053 15.7%350 #96

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nankai 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#99 #17
  2. Chemistry#31 #2
  3. Organic Chemistry#44 #3
  4. Engineering#124 #39
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#35 #14
  6. Materials Science#83 #28
  7. Environmental Science#223 #47
  8. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#16 #8
  9. Materials Chemistry#71 #27
  10. Mathematics#96 #19
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 Nankai University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Process Chemistry and Technology takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 46.0 works8.2×
  2. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 246.2 works7.2×
  3. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 36.5 works6.7×
  4. CatalysisSubfield · 127.7 works6.3×
  5. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 639.5 works6.2×
  6. ChemistryField · 1,072.1 works5.0×
  7. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 43.8 works4.4×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 337 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 985 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 119 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 159 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 65 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.19× its world share, 201 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.99× its world share, 1,072 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 1,370 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.69× its world share, 464 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 2,866 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 906 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.72× its world share, 1,298 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.18× its world share, 350 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.80× its world share, 548 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 1,038 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 114 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 370 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 121 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 375 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 145 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 551 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nankai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ming‐Ming Cheng, Zhibo Liu and Deng-Ping Fan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nankai University.

  1. 1 Ming‐Ming Cheng · #2,788 worldwide 2.1k citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Zhibo Liu · #5,713 worldwide 3.6k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Deng-Ping Fan · #6,522 worldwide 2k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Yanfeng Ma · #28,023 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Yongsheng Chen · #32,514 worldwide 2k citations · 146 works
  6. 6 Ning Sun · #41,944 worldwide 563 citations · 82 works
  7. 7 Ji Qi · #46,400 worldwide 581 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 He Chen · #49,059 worldwide 302 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Qibin Hou · #49,919 worldwide 500 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Zhanliang Tao · #61,017 worldwide 724 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Nankai University

Which keywords describe research at Nankai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Cathode Materials, Nanomaterials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Energy Storage, Rechargeable Batteries, Water Splitting and Electrocatalysis.

▲ 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. Catalysis646▲ 7.1×28 topics
  2. Deep Learning645▲ 1.38×80 topics
  3. Nanomaterials598▲ 4.1×19 topics
  4. Cathode Materials498▲ 9.3×3 topics
  5. Energy Storage448▲ 5.0×12 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications432▲ 2.7×36 topics
  7. Nanoparticles423▲ 2.5×43 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks413▲ 7.2×6 topics
  9. Neural Networks368▲ 1.75×37 topics
  10. Graphene358▲ 3.8×11 topics
  11. Water Splitting334▲ 6.7×4 topics
  12. Rechargeable Batteries320▲ 8.7×2 topics
  13. Electrocatalysis305▲ 7.9×5 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries269▲ 4.6×4 topics
  15. Drug Delivery251▲ 3.4×15 topics
  16. Chemical Sensors249▲ 7.7×3 topics
  17. CO2 Reduction246▲ 8.3×2 topics
  18. Biosensors246▲ 3.5×12 topics
  19. Semiconductor236▲ 5.1×7 topics
  20. Heterogeneous Catalysis230▲ 9.2×5 topics
  21. Self-Assembly219▲ 4.9×12 topics
  22. Bioimaging217▲ 6.9×6 topics
  23. Catalysts217▲ 8.1×3 topics
  24. Hydrogen Production214▲ 5.8×6 topics
  25. Methane Storage196▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Visible Light195▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Efficiency191▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Ionic Conductivity187▲ 10.0×2 topics
  29. Hydrogenation183▲ 7.8×5 topics
  30. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries181▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Photocatalyst178▲ 7.3×1 topic
  32. Plasmonic178▲ 7.3×1 topic
  33. Battery Materials178▲ 7.7×1 topic
  34. Nanostructured Anodes178▲ 7.7×1 topic
  35. Nanostructured Cathodes178▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Solid-State Electrolytes178▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Transition Metal Catalysis175▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Photodynamic Therapy175▲ 5.8×6 topics
  39. CO2 Capture158▲ 7.4×5 topics
  40. Transition Metal Complexes157▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Nankai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advanced Photocatalysis …178Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 178 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …178Advancements in Battery Materials: 178 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…178Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 178 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…143Advanced battery technologies research: 143 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 135 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 117 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…115Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 115 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 106 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 100 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…87Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 87 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInorganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 178 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 178 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 178 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 143 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 135 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 117 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 115 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 106 works
  9. 9 Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsOrganic Chemistry 100 works
  10. 10 Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 87 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nankai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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