Question 1

What is Shantou University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Shantou University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#381 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#623 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#550 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Aquatic Science and Cancer Research (Ophthalmology is 4.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Shantou University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Shantou University ranks #537 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#746 all time), and #129 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Shantou University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Fan Fang, Hai‐Min Lyu and Jian‐E Peng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shantou University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Shantou University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Shantou University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Erlotinib versus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (OPTIMAL, CTONG-0802): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 study" (4,126) and "Microbiota in health and diseases" (3,178).

Question 5

Which research topics does Shantou University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, RNA modifications and cancer and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Shantou University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Tumor Microenvironment, Deep Learning, Gene Expression and Cell Death.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Shantou University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Shantou University is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Engineering (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Shantou University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% higher than in 2018-2021.