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Shandong Normal University

In research, Shandong Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#236 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#757 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#510 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis, Algebra and Number Theory and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Numerical Analysis is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#375
of 28,054 · #885 all time
Rank in China
#134
of 3,058
Research works
18k
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
254k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Shandong 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 #236 of 12,888 20.3%3,253 #782
Social SciencesDomain #757 of 10,521 32.2%895 #1661
EngineeringField #510 of 6,636 18.2%887 #1170
Computer ScienceField #368 of 4,667 22.0%926 #888
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #69 of 705 30.5%144 #365
Physics and AstronomyField #170 of 1,646 18.4%300 #664
MathematicsField #111 of 1,053 11.5%175 #423
Environmental ScienceField #379 of 3,551 28.4%338 #1061
Life SciencesDomain #848 of 7,800 28.0%750 #984
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #238 of 1,775 53.9%138 #769

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shandong 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#782 #236
  2. Social Sciences#1,661 #757
  3. Engineering#1,170 #510
  4. Computer Science#888 #368
  5. Computer Networks and Communications#365 #69
  6. Physics and Astronomy#664 #170
  7. Mathematics#423 #111
  8. Environmental Science#1,061 #379
  9. Life Sciences#984 #848
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#769 #238
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 Shandong Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Numerical Analysis takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 28.0 works6.3×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 20.0 works6.0×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 189.6 works5.1×
  4. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 72.2 works4.5×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 186 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 390 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 123 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.81× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.76× its world share, 142 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.31× its world share, 926 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 76 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.77× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 888 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 338 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 291 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.89× its world share, 175 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.62× its world share, 300 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 225 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 121 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 138 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 203 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 336 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Shandong Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chun‐yang Zhang, Wei Pan and Ben Niu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shandong Normal University.

  1. 1 Chun‐yang Zhang · #42,036 worldwide 1.1k citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Wei Pan · #124,004 worldwide 354 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Ben Niu · #133,195 worldwide 336 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Li Liu · #137,391 worldwide 313 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Lei Zhu · #156,756 worldwide 473 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Xiaodi Li · #175,969 worldwide 567 citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Zhanghua Han · #197,473 worldwide 175 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Guanwei Cui · #239,402 worldwide 282 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Yanmei Yang · #247,952 worldwide 134 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Chao Zhang · #254,856 worldwide 588 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at Shandong Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Shandong Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Biosensors, Machine Learning, Urbanization, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Modulators and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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 Learning480▲ 2.7×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning262▲ 1.55×79 topics
  3. Neural Networks237▲ 3.0×37 topics
  4. Biosensors150▲ 5.6×12 topics
  5. Nanoparticles129▲ 1.98×33 topics
  6. Remote Sensing122▲ 1.93×35 topics
  7. Nanomaterials105▲ 1.92×13 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks99▲ 2.6×14 topics
  9. Graphene98▲ 2.8×11 topics
  10. Urbanization97▲ 4.6×8 topics
  11. Economic Growth92▲ 2.1×18 topics
  12. Catalysis92▲ 2.7×26 topics
  13. Reactive Oxygen Species72▲ 3.5×14 topics
  14. Nonlinear Optics71▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Self-Assembly71▲ 4.2×12 topics
  16. Land Use Change67▲ 4.3×8 topics
  17. Electrochemistry66▲ 5.6×3 topics
  18. Optical Modulators66▲ 8.7×3 topics
  19. Bioimaging65▲ 5.5×6 topics
  20. Nonlinear Systems62▲ 5.7×8 topics
  21. Synchronization62▲ 9.9×4 topics
  22. Photodynamic Therapy59▲ 5.2×4 topics
  23. Energy Consumption57▲ 4.9×5 topics
  24. Chemical Sensors56▲ 4.6×3 topics
  25. Structured Light55▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Molecular Machines55▲ 7.7×2 topics
  27. Nanophotonics55▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Biomolecular Interactions54▲ 8.0×2 topics
  29. DNA nanotechnology54▲ 8.4×1 topic
  30. aptamers54▲ 8.4×1 topic
  31. Metamaterials54▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Photonic Crystals52▲ 8.2×5 topics
  33. Optical Manipulation51▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Orbital Angular Momentum51▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Event-Triggered Control51▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Microresonators49▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Fiber Lasers47▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Kuznets Curve46▲ 8.0×1 topic
  39. Trade Openness46▲ 8.0×1 topic
  40. Network Dynamics45▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Shandong Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Advanced biosensing and …54Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 54 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum…51Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 51 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…46Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 46 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …40Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 40 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 36 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 35 fractional worksNeural Networks Stabilit…30Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization: 30 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 30 fractional worksGene Regulatory Network Analysis: 30 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…29Photonic and Optical Devices: 29 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsEconomics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 54 works
  2. 2 Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 51 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 46 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 40 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 36 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesGlobal and Planetary Change 35 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks Stability and SynchronizationComputer Networks and Communications 30 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 30 works
  9. 9 Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisMolecular Biology 30 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 29 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shandong Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% 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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