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Qufu Normal University

In research, Qufu Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,009 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,261 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,069 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Control and Systems Engineering and Mathematical Physics — Algebra and Number Theory is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,115
of 28,054 · #1,290 all time
Rank in China
#352
of 3,058
Research works
13k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
144k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Qufu Normal 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 #1,009 of 12,888 16.2%2,654 #956
Social SciencesDomain #1,261 of 10,521 28.7%413 #2413
EngineeringField #1,069 of 6,636 13.9%828 #1187
Social SciencesField #1,228 of 6,365 29.0%141 #2265
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #155 of 793 11.8%325 #113
Computer ScienceField #989 of 4,667 15.2%592 #1111
ChemistryField #329 of 1,330 17.1%208 #516
Materials ScienceField #699 of 2,468 17.2%323 #1457
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #662 of 2,318 15.9%251 #1124
Life SciencesDomain #2,480 of 7,800 15.3%403 #4259

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qufu Normal 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#956 #1,009
  2. Social Sciences#2,413 #1,261
  3. Engineering#1,187 #1,069
  4. Social Sciences#2,265 #1,228
  5. Control and Systems Engineering#113 #155
  6. Computer Science#1,111 #989
  7. Chemistry#516 #329
  8. Materials Science#1,457 #699
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,124 #662
  10. Life Sciences#4,259 #2,480
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 Qufu Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 26.2 works11×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 324.6 works8.3×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 39.0 works6.8×
  4. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 65.9 works6.3×
  5. MathematicsField · 212.9 works5.0×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 89 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 251 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.66× its world share, 208 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.10× its world share, 592 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.08× its world share, 69 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 828 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 180 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.55× its world share, 323 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.99× its world share, 213 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.26× its world share, 182 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 60 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 84 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 141 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Qufu Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Guangdeng Zong, Lianyong Qi and Yuqiang Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qufu Normal University.

  1. 1 Guangdeng Zong China · #54,890 worldwide 692 citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Lianyong Qi China · #58,811 worldwide 554 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Yuqiang Wu China · #88,888 worldwide 359 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Zong‐Yao Sun China · #116,279 worldwide 316 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Zhengyu Zhou China · #146,271 worldwide 307 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Wenhai Qi China · #174,341 worldwide 242 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Xue‐Jun Xie China · #186,052 worldwide 254 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Lianyong Qi China · #188,490 worldwide 168 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Chuan Zhang China · #214,360 worldwide 276 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Fengli Qu China · #252,388 worldwide 237 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Qufu Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Qufu Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Systems, Feedback Control, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Adaptive Control, Machine Learning, Stability Analysis and Distributed Control.

▲ 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. Deep Learning223▲ 1.80×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning214▲ 1.80×73 topics
  3. Nonlinear Systems167▲ 22×8 topics
  4. Neural Networks163▲ 2.9×35 topics
  5. Feedback Control126▲ 21×8 topics
  6. Nanomaterials119▲ 3.1×14 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications105▲ 2.4×29 topics
  8. Adaptive Control101▲ 21×6 topics
  9. Stability Analysis98▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Graphene96▲ 3.9×11 topics
  11. Distributed Control94▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Robust Control94▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Sliding Mode Control92▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Event-Triggered Control88▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks88▲ 5.8×6 topics
  16. Neural Network86▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Catalysis86▲ 3.6×24 topics
  18. Aerial Vehicles78▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Robotic Manipulators78▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Disturbance Observer77▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Finite-Time Stability77▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Gene Expression75▲ 3.4×14 topics
  23. Stability70▲ 8.5×5 topics
  24. Bioimaging68▲ 8.2×6 topics
  25. Energy Storage68▲ 2.9×11 topics
  26. Fuzzy Control67▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Networked Control Systems63▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Switched Systems62▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Time-Delay Systems62▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Synchronization56▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Crystal Growth53▲ 5.2×9 topics
  32. Chemical Sensors52▲ 6.1×3 topics
  33. Water Splitting51▲ 3.9×3 topics
  34. Electrochemistry48▲ 5.8×3 topics
  35. Complex Networks46▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Global Stability44▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Dynamical Systems43▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Pinning Control37▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Time Delays37▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Controllability37▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Qufu Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems, Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization and Advanced Control Systems Optimization.

Adaptive Control of Nonl…77Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 77 fractional worksStability and Control of Uncertain Systems: 62 fractional worksNeural Networks Stability and Synchronization: 37 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 31 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials i…27Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 27 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 26 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 25 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 24 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 77 works
  2. 2 Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems Control and Systems Engineering 62 works
  3. 3 Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization Computer Networks and Communications 37 works
  4. 4 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  7. 7 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 27 works
  8. 8 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 26 works
  9. 9 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  10. 10 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 24 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qufu Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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