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Qinghai University

In research, Qinghai University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,129 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#336 of 3,409 worldwide) and Engineering (#902 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Atmospheric Science — Soil Science is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,352
of 28,054 · #3,818 all time
Rank in China
#400
of 3,058
Research works
8.3k
▲ 90% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Qinghai 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 #1,129 of 12,888 15.7%1,918 #3042
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #336 of 3,409 33.1%467 #1243
EngineeringField #902 of 6,636 14.5%675 #2392
Social SciencesDomain #1,470 of 10,521 23.9%189 #3966
Environmental ScienceField #636 of 3,551 24.6%381 #1532
Life SciencesDomain #1,443 of 7,800 26.2%899 #3855
Social SciencesField #1,414 of 6,365 18.3%90 #3622
Health SciencesDomain #2,986 of 11,982 22.0%397 #7718
MedicineField #2,622 of 10,443 21.0%353 #6675
Computer ScienceField #1,248 of 4,667 12.5%272 #2713

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qinghai 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#3,042 #1,129
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,243 #336
  3. Engineering#2,392 #902
  4. Social Sciences#3,966 #1,470
  5. Environmental Science#1,532 #636
  6. Life Sciences#3,855 #1,443
  7. Social Sciences#3,622 #1,414
  8. Health Sciences#7,718 #2,986
  9. Medicine#6,675 #2,622
  10. Computer Science#2,713 #1,248
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 Qinghai University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Soil Science takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 55.4 works5.4×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 42.7 works5.3×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 65.3 works4.3×
← 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: 2.89× its world share, 467 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.93× its world share, 350 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 75 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 272 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 104 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.32× its world share, 72 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 675 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 382 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.20× its world share, 262 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 353 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 90 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qinghai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chengyou Wu, Shuo Shen and Yan HongBo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qinghai University.

  1. 1 Chengyou Wu · #285,289 worldwide 193 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Shuo Shen · #333,482 worldwide 130 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Yan HongBo · #432,179 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jinhui Wang · #596,273 worldwide 132 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Ri‐Li Ge · #668,646 worldwide 34 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Yuli Liu · #676,923 worldwide 39 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Xiaoying Wang · #765,797 worldwide 90 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Peipeng Jin · #792,824 worldwide 130 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Wuyu Zhang · #801,121 worldwide 78 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Xiuzhang Li · #880,087 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Qinghai University

Which keywords describe research at Qinghai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Energy Storage, Nanomaterials, Ecosystem Functioning, Microbial Communities, Deep Learning and Biochar Application.

▲ 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. Climate Change265▲ 2.9×79 topics
  2. Deep Learning161▲ 1.38×76 topics
  3. Remote Sensing112▲ 2.7×33 topics
  4. Machine Learning106◆ 0.95×65 topics
  5. Nanomaterials105▲ 2.9×17 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress100▲ 1.79×51 topics
  7. Environmental Impact94▲ 1.63×44 topics
  8. Sustainability93◆ 1.13×51 topics
  9. Renewable Energy93▲ 1.90×40 topics
  10. Energy Storage90▲ 4.0×12 topics
  11. Microbial Communities76▲ 5.3×9 topics
  12. Biodiversity76▲ 3.0×19 topics
  13. Neural Networks74▲ 1.41×32 topics
  14. Graphene70▲ 3.0×9 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties69▲ 2.1×31 topics
  16. Ecosystem Functioning64▲ 9.9×7 topics
  17. Invasive Species62▲ 4.3×20 topics
  18. Nanocomposites59▲ 2.2×21 topics
  19. Land Use Change58▲ 5.6×7 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries57▲ 4.0×4 topics
  21. Biochar Application57▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Cathode Materials55▲ 4.1×3 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity55▲ 2.6×24 topics
  24. Global Change53▲ 6.0×7 topics
  25. Microstructure51▲ 2.9×15 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota50▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis48▲ 4.7×13 topics
  28. Antioxidants47▲ 3.1×13 topics
  29. Metal-Organic Frameworks47▲ 3.3×6 topics
  30. Soil Fertility45▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services44▲ 3.4×11 topics
  32. Battery Technology44▲ 4.5×3 topics
  33. Adaptation43▲ 4.4×8 topics
  34. Hydrology43▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Regional Planning43▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Soil Carbon Sequestration42▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Nutrient Limitation41▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Nitrogen Cycle39▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Organic Matter Dynamics39▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Ecosystem35▲ 9.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Qinghai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Advancements in Battery Materials, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and Regional Development and Environment.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…39Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 39 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …28Advancements in Battery Materials: 28 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 27 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 25 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 25 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 22 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia: 22 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…21Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 21 fractional worksMagnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 20 fractional works
Soil ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEcologySociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Science 39 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEcology 27 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and EnvironmentSociology and Political Science 25 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and healthMolecular Biology 25 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 22 works
  7. 7 High Altitude and HypoxiaGenetics 22 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgronomy and Crop Science 21 works
  9. 9 Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsBiomaterials 20 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qinghai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 90% 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.