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Shenyang Agricultural University

In research, Shenyang Agricultural University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#80 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#41 of 1,395 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#697 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Biochemistry and Soil Science — Plant Science is 15.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,466
of 28,054 · #3,575 all time
Rank in China
#432
of 3,058
Research works
12k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
113k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Shenyang Agricultural 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #80 of 3,409 42.6%1,135 #327
Plant ScienceSubfield #41 of 1,395 44.0%720 #210
Life SciencesDomain #697 of 7,800 38.7%1,656 #1736
Food ScienceSubfield #70 of 492 44.1%105 #297
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #578 of 3,579 30.8%463 #1594
Environmental ScienceField #589 of 3,551 33.2%278 #1397
Molecular BiologySubfield #363 of 2,175 31.1%319 #1086
Physical SciencesDomain #2,348 of 12,888 27.2%696 #4860
Health SciencesDomain #2,239 of 11,982 34.6%239 #5379
MedicineField #2,165 of 10,443 33.9%169 #5015

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shenyang Agricultural 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#327 #80
  2. Plant Science#210 #41
  3. Life Sciences#1,736 #697
  4. Food Science#297 #70
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,594 #578
  6. Environmental Science#1,397 #589
  7. Molecular Biology#1,086 #363
  8. Physical Sciences#4,860 #2,348
  9. Health Sciences#5,379 #2,239
  10. Medicine#5,015 #2,165
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 Shenyang Agricultural University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 720.0 works15×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 41.4 works13×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 88.8 works11×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 1,134.7 works8.9×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 64.7 works8.5×
  6. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 43.8 works6.9×
  7. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 32.5 works5.5×
  8. Food ScienceSubfield · 104.8 works5.2×
← 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: 8.92× its world share, 1,135 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.24× its world share, 463 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 219 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 278 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 48 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 169 worksMedicineNursing: 4.43× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shenyang Agricultural University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhihong Zhang, Daocai Chi and Hui Yuan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shenyang Agricultural University.

  1. 1 Zhihong Zhang China · #137,901 worldwide 152 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Daocai Chi China · #313,587 worldwide 109 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Hui Yuan China · #343,459 worldwide 195 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Jingkuan Wang China · #345,927 worldwide 210 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Jun Meng China · #408,848 worldwide 184 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Hai Xu China · #455,687 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Bin Li China · #484,824 worldwide 213 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Xinxin Jin China · #515,577 worldwide 147 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Xu Si China · #549,590 worldwide 100 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Yanfeng Jia China · #549,970 worldwide 74 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Shenyang Agricultural University

Which keywords describe research at Shenyang Agricultural University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Climate Change, Transcription Factors, Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, Genetic Regulation, Metabolism and Epigenetic Regulation.

▲ 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. Climate Change236▲ 3.3×67 topics
  2. Gene Expression163▲ 10.0×16 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress144▲ 3.3×49 topics
  4. Transcription Factors142▲ 44×5 topics
  5. Antioxidants115▲ 9.6×13 topics
  6. Metabolism93▲ 6.8×26 topics
  7. Genetic Regulation91▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Epigenetic Regulation86▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity77▲ 4.5×23 topics
  10. Anthocyanins77▲ 42×2 topics
  11. MicroRNA76▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Development75▲ 8.1×8 topics
  13. Microbial Communities75▲ 6.6×10 topics
  14. Auxin74▲ 60×1 topic
  15. Plant74▲ 60×1 topic
  16. Regulation73▲ 5.0×13 topics
  17. Signal Transduction72▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Flavonoids70▲ 10×11 topics
  19. Ecosystem Functioning70▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Aroma Compounds68▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Plant Development68▲ 41×3 topics
  22. Drought Resistance66▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Metabolic Pathways66▲ 48×3 topics
  24. Reactive Oxygen Species64▲ 6.0×12 topics
  25. Soil Fertility60▲ 9.9×7 topics
  26. Plant Immunity59▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Polyphenols59▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Plant Responses58▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Rhizosphere Interactions58▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Health Benefits58▲ 6.6×13 topics
  31. Flavonoid Biosynthesis57▲ 81×1 topic
  32. MYB57▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Modified Atmosphere Packaging56▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Cancer Prevention56▲ 8.0×8 topics
  35. Soil Carbon Sequestration56▲ 28×2 topics
  36. QTL Mapping55▲ 17×6 topics
  37. Plant Hormones54▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Nutritional Significance54▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Root Exudates53▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Transcriptome Analysis53▲ 31×3 topics

Which research topics does Shenyang Agricultural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Plant Molecular Biology …74Plant Molecular Biology Research: 74 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression An…57Plant Gene Expression Analysis: 57 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…51Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 51 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…43Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 43 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 43 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 43 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …40Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 40 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 34 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 27 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 26 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologySoil ScienceBiochemistry

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 74 works
  2. 2 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 57 works
  3. 3 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 51 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 43 works
  5. 5 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 43 works
  6. 6 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 43 works
  7. 7 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 40 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 34 works
  9. 9 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 27 works
  10. 10 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 26 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shenyang Agricultural University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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