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Sanya University

In research, Sanya University stands highest in Plant Science (#27 of 1,395 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#86 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#549 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business and International Management, Plant Science and Ocean Engineering — Business and International Management is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,109
of 28,054 · #4,011 all time
Rank in China
#349
of 3,058
Research works
3.7k
▲ 281% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Sanya 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #27 of 1,395 48.9%356 #337
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #86 of 3,409 45.6%513 #668
Life SciencesDomain #549 of 7,800 40.1%851 #2211
EngineeringField #759 of 6,636 24.5%551 #2720
Physical SciencesDomain #1,553 of 12,888 22.8%1,216 #4717
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #550 of 3,579 32.9%285 #2217
Molecular BiologySubfield #417 of 2,175 32.6%186 #1808
Environmental ScienceField #922 of 3,551 25.1%198 #2530
Social SciencesDomain #2,825 of 10,521 12.0%339 #6156
Computer ScienceField #1,362 of 4,667 16.3%247 #2945

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sanya 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. Plant Science#337 #27
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#668 #86
  3. Life Sciences#2,211 #549
  4. Engineering#2,720 #759
  5. Physical Sciences#4,717 #1,553
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,217 #550
  7. Molecular Biology#1,808 #417
  8. Environmental Science#2,530 #922
  9. Social Sciences#6,156 #2,825
  10. Computer Science#2,945 #1,362
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 Sanya University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business and International Management takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 28.9 works11×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 355.8 works8.0×
  3. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 64.2 works4.8×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 33.0 works4.6×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 30.3 works4.2×
  6. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 513.0 works4.2×
← 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: 4.23× its world share, 513 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 285 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 32 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 248 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 77 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 551 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 81 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 111 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 133 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sanya University?

Ranked on the composite score, Liu Xia, LI Jin-song and Yanan Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sanya University.

  1. 1 Liu Xia China · #239,558 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 LI Jin-song China · #921,390 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Yanan Wu China · #996,986 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Xia Liu China · #1,019,550 worldwide 59 citations · 99 works
  5. 5 Mi Zhou China · #1,109,669 worldwide 17 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Wenbo Lyu China · #1,214,008 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sanya University

Which keywords describe research at Sanya University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Deep Learning, Transcription Factors, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Epigenetic Regulation, Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 Learning188▲ 2.1×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning134▲ 1.61×74 topics
  3. Gene Expression118▲ 7.6×19 topics
  4. Climate Change108▲ 1.57×74 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence102▲ 2.9×41 topics
  6. Transcription Factors75▲ 25×5 topics
  7. Environmental Impact75▲ 1.73×53 topics
  8. Internet of Things74▲ 3.3×26 topics
  9. Remote Sensing67▲ 2.1×36 topics
  10. Wireless Sensor Networks64▲ 5.5×15 topics
  11. Data Mining60▲ 3.1×15 topics
  12. Risk Assessment59▲ 3.4×15 topics
  13. Epigenetic Regulation56▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Antioxidants52▲ 4.5×15 topics
  15. Cloud Computing50▲ 7.0×13 topics
  16. Aquaculture50▲ 7.4×8 topics
  17. Development50▲ 5.6×10 topics
  18. Metabolism48▲ 3.7×24 topics
  19. MicroRNA46▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Auxin45▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Plant45▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Drought Resistance44▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Logistics43▲ 10×5 topics
  24. QTL Mapping42▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Genetic Mapping41▲ 21×6 topics
  26. Signal Transduction40▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Reactive Oxygen Species40▲ 3.9×11 topics
  28. Plant Responses40▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Big Data Analytics37▲ 6.8×5 topics
  30. Plant Immunity36▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Genetic Regulation35▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Metabolic Pathways33▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Biochar Application33▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Online Education32▲ 6.5×4 topics
  35. Abiotic Stress30▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Regional Planning29▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Salt Tolerance29▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Stress Signaling29▲ 24×1 topic
  39. International Trade29▲ 7.7×2 topics
  40. Plant Development29▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Sanya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, E-commerce and Technology Innovations and Educational Technology and Pedagogy.

Plant Molecular Biology …45Plant Molecular Biology Research: 45 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…29Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 29 fractional worksE-commerce and Technolog…28E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 28 fractional worksEducational Technology a…26Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 26 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression Analysis: 24 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 24 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…21Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 21 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 20 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 19 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…18Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 18 fractional works
Plant ScienceBusiness and International ManagementArtificial IntelligenceMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 45 works
  2. 2 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 29 works
  3. 3 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 28 works
  4. 4 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 26 works
  5. 5 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 24 works
  6. 6 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 24 works
  7. 7 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 21 works
  8. 8 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 20 works
  9. 9 Ideological and Political Education Education 19 works
  10. 10 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 18 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sanya University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 281% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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.