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Shantou University

In research, Shantou University stands highest in Medicine (#667 of 10,443 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#843 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#810 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics — Aquatic Science is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#706
of 28,054 · #1,514 all time
Rank in China
#235
of 3,058
Research works
13k
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
187k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Shantou 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
MedicineField #667 of 10,443 22.3%783 #1807
Physical SciencesDomain #843 of 12,888 20.9%1,760 #1782
Health SciencesDomain #810 of 11,982 22.6%839 #1967
Life SciencesDomain #628 of 7,800 24.9%612 #1407
EngineeringField #694 of 6,636 19.8%682 #1352
Social SciencesDomain #1,212 of 10,521 37.7%364 #1709
Computer ScienceField #716 of 4,667 22.9%293 #1791
Environmental ScienceField #564 of 3,551 26.2%233 #1140
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #586 of 3,579 22.1%355 #1424
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #216 of 896 24.2%98 #446

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shantou 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. Medicine#1,807 #667
  2. Physical Sciences#1,782 #843
  3. Health Sciences#1,967 #810
  4. Life Sciences#1,407 #628
  5. Engineering#1,352 #694
  6. Social Sciences#1,709 #1,212
  7. Computer Science#1,791 #716
  8. Environmental Science#1,140 #564
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,424 #586
  10. Civil and Structural Engineering#446 #216
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 Shantou University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 37.5 works5.8×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 24.6 works4.3×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 43.5 works4.2×
  4. OphthalmologySubfield · 39.1 works4.1×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 31.9 works3.2×
  6. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 46.9 works3.0×
  7. ImmunologySubfield · 70.8 works2.9×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 92 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 355 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 80 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 66 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.89× its world share, 106 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 293 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 75 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 57 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 682 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 233 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 148 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.43× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 783 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shantou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Fushen Lu, Ning Zhang and Xiaoling Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shantou University.

  1. 1 Fushen Lu China · #133,215 worldwide 543 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Ning Zhang China · #174,006 worldwide 192 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Xiaoling Xu China · #226,626 worldwide 189 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Fan Fang China · #231,411 worldwide 106 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Akhil Garg China · #241,863 worldwide 294 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Xiao‐Ping Zhou China · #242,423 worldwide 156 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Zheng Lian China · #263,935 worldwide 605 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Xia Huo China · #284,672 worldwide 142 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Qiong Zhang China · #317,484 worldwide 136 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Mingjun Zhang China · #330,068 worldwide 109 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Shantou University

Which keywords describe research at Shantou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Deep Learning, Inflammation, Aquaculture, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Machine Learning and Tumor Microenvironment.

▲ 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 Learning181▲ 1.48×80 topics
  2. Epidemiology148◆ 1.04×120 topics
  3. Inflammation141▲ 1.89×81 topics
  4. Cancer130▲ 2.7×54 topics
  5. Machine Learning121◆ 1.04×78 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress109▲ 1.86×57 topics
  7. Neural Networks83▲ 1.50×34 topics
  8. Climate Change75▼ 0.78×68 topics
  9. Environmental Impact66◆ 1.09×38 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications66▲ 1.55×33 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease63▲ 1.59×36 topics
  12. Aquaculture63▲ 6.8×7 topics
  13. Nanoparticles62▲ 1.38×37 topics
  14. Gene Expression58▲ 2.6×19 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties57▲ 1.65×30 topics
  16. Nanomaterials57▲ 1.51×17 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment56▲ 3.5×8 topics
  18. Biomarkers49▲ 1.99×17 topics
  19. Catalysis43▲ 1.81×25 topics
  20. Chemotherapy43▲ 1.70×25 topics
  21. Regulation39▲ 2.0×21 topics
  22. Innate Immunity38▲ 3.4×11 topics
  23. Nutrition36▲ 2.2×10 topics
  24. Cell Death35▲ 4.2×6 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota34▲ 2.8×7 topics
  26. Cytokines33▲ 3.3×8 topics
  27. Stem Cells30▲ 3.3×15 topics
  28. Marine Environment28▲ 5.4×3 topics
  29. Omega-3 Fatty Acids26▲ 10.0×2 topics
  30. Biogenesis26▲ 4.1×3 topics
  31. Fatty Acids26▲ 6.8×2 topics
  32. Fish Feed25▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Feeds25▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Bilingual Education24▲ 5.8×3 topics
  35. Language Policy24▲ 4.8×3 topics
  36. Macular Degeneration24▲ 5.4×3 topics
  37. Transition Metal Complexes23▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Lipid Peroxidation22▲ 6.0×3 topics
  39. Ferroptosis21▲ 7.6×1 topic
  40. GPX421▲ 7.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Shantou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Aquaculture Nutrition an…25Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 25 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer p…21Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 21 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 18 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 16 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 15 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 14 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Resp…14Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 14 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 13 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 12 fractional works
Aquatic SciencePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentImmunology5 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 25 works
  2. 2 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 21 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 18 works
  5. 5 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 16 works
  6. 6 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 15 works
  7. 7 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 14 works
  8. 8 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 14 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 13 works
  10. 10 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 12 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shantou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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.