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Shenyang Normal University

In research, Shenyang Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,149 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,704 of 4,667 worldwide) and Chemistry (#601 of 1,330 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Materials Chemistry — Catalysis is 19.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,788
of 28,054 · #4,403 all time
Rank in China
#493
of 3,058
Research works
5.7k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Shenyang 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 #1,149 of 12,888 16.8%605 #2772
Computer ScienceField #1,704 of 4,667 23.4%89 #3064
ChemistryField #601 of 1,330 22.1%62 #1624
Life SciencesDomain #3,634 of 7,800 25.7%169 #8265
Social SciencesDomain #5,598 of 10,521 21.0%126 #7713
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,825 of 3,409 27.4%102 #3410
Materials ScienceField #1,426 of 2,468 11.2%137 #2729
EngineeringField #3,985 of 6,636 12.4%115 #4689
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,079 of 1,556 11.1%109 #2055

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shenyang 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#2,772 #1,149
  2. Computer Science#3,064 #1,704
  3. Chemistry#1,624 #601
  4. Life Sciences#8,265 #3,634
  5. Social Sciences#7,713 #5,598
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,410 #1,825
  7. Materials Science#2,729 #1,426
  8. Engineering#4,689 #3,985
  9. Materials Chemistry#2,055 #1,079
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 Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 19.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 26.6 works19×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 30.8 works9.3×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 109.2 works5.9×
← 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: 2.27× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.30× its world share, 31 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.15× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.48× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.13× its world share, 137 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.26× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.23× its world share, 10 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shenyang Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hang Li, Yan Ma and Yang Qian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shenyang Normal University.

  1. 1 Hang Li · #97,944 worldwide 549 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Yan Ma · #250,211 worldwide 84 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Yang Qian · #358,487 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Di Yu · #425,371 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Guoying Zhang · #475,161 worldwide 305 citations · 86 works
  6. 6 Ke Zhang · #605,676 worldwide 115 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Ying Liu · #625,046 worldwide 235 citations · 83 works
  8. 8 Ning Tian · #726,372 worldwide 114 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Zhang Jian · #792,306 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Hui Zhang · #824,691 worldwide 143 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Shenyang Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Shenyang Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Two-Dimensional Materials, Nanomaterials, Oxidation, Selective Oxidation, Ceria and Gold.

▲ 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. Catalysis78▲ 12×20 topics
  2. Deep Learning48▲ 1.48×66 topics
  3. Nanoparticles46▲ 3.8×26 topics
  4. Nanomaterials41▲ 4.1×15 topics
  5. Two-Dimensional Materials32▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence32▲ 2.4×24 topics
  7. Oxidation28▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Selective Oxidation28▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Ceria27▲ 23×1 topic
  10. Gold27▲ 23×1 topic
  11. Electrocatalysis27▲ 9.9×5 topics
  12. Graphene27▲ 4.1×8 topics
  13. Heterogeneous Catalysis26▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Water Splitting26▲ 7.3×4 topics
  15. Biogeography25▲ 10×12 topics
  16. Electronic Structure23▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks23▲ 5.8×5 topics
  18. DNA Barcoding22▲ 14×8 topics
  19. Nanocrystals22▲ 8.3×5 topics
  20. Semiconductor20▲ 6.3×7 topics
  21. Evolution20▲ 8.6×11 topics
  22. Vanadium Oxide20▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Metal Oxides20▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Molecular Phylogeny20▲ 13×11 topics
  25. Dehydrogenation19▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Ethane19▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Oxidative19▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Phylogeny17▲ 12×10 topics
  29. Taxonomy17▲ 14×9 topics
  30. Catalysts16▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Optoelectronic Devices15▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Photoluminescence15▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Chemical Sensors15▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides15▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Van der Waals Heterostructures15▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Visible Light15▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Hydrogen Bonding15▲ 18×3 topics
  38. CO2 Reduction15▲ 7.1×2 topics
  39. Species Delimitation14▲ 34×3 topics
  40. Multimedia Technology13▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Shenyang Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, 2D Materials and Applications and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Catalytic Processes in M…27Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 27 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 19 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…152D Materials and Applications: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …13Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 13 fractional worksPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies: 11 fractional worksSpider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 11 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…10Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 10 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 9 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 8 fractional worksZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis: 8 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCatalysisRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 27 works
  2. 2 Catalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalysis 19 works
  3. 3 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 15 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  5. 5 Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry 11 works
  6. 6 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesGenetics 11 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  8. 8 MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 9 works
  9. 9 Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 8 works
  10. 10 Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisInorganic Chemistry 8 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shenyang Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower 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.