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South China Normal University

In research, South China Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#248 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#389 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#381 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 5.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#390
of 22,385 · #563 all time
Rank in China
#88
of 2,481
Research works
28k
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
376k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.18×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
South China Normal University

What is South China Normal University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #248 of 10,670 11.3%4,726 #434
Social SciencesDomain #389 of 9,585 17.8%1,318 #460
EngineeringField #381 of 5,901 11.0%1,370 #562
Computer ScienceField #306 of 4,417 9.2%1,148 #505
Environmental ScienceField #239 of 3,334 14.2%438 #222
Health SciencesDomain #714 of 9,902 18.7%382 #1098
Social SciencesField #460 of 5,988 18.7%484 #655
PsychologyField #165 of 2,121 18.2%458 #246
Life SciencesDomain #556 of 6,403 13.6%811 #800
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #191 of 2,176 11.1%690 #293

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where South China 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#434 #248
  2. Social Sciences#460 #389
  3. Engineering#562 #381
  4. Computer Science#505 #306
  5. Environmental Science#222 #239
  6. Health Sciences#1,098 #714
  7. Social Sciences#655 #460
  8. Psychology#246 #165
  9. Life Sciences#800 #556
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#293 #191
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does South China Normal University work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at South China Normal University is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Computer Science (16%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,275 fractional works · 64.9% of its workEngineering: 1,522 fractional works · 18.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 764 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 291 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,276 fractional works · 15.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 527 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 276 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 142 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 102 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 653 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 409 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 157 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 635 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 345 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 495 fractional works · 6.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 108 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 218 fractional works · 2.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 201 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 69 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 156 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 154 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,500 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 540 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 188 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 149 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 539 fractional works · 6.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 162 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 128 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 126 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 100 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 129 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 118 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 914 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 358 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 229 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 327 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 244 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 178 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 438 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMedicine: 377 fractional works · 4.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSouth ChinaNormal University8,127fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,52218.7%
    2. Computer Science1,27615.7%
    3. Materials Science6538.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy6357.8%
    5. Environmental Science4956.1%
    6. Mathematics2182.7%
    7. Chemistry2012.5%
    8. Energy1561.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences781.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering410.5%
  2. Social Sciences1,50018.5%
    1. Social Sciences5406.7%
    2. Psychology5396.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1291.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1181.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities911.1%
    6. Decision Sciences831.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3584.4%
    2. Neuroscience3274.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1782.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology430.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.1%
    1. Medicine3774.6%
    2. Health Professions450.6%
    3. Nursing110.1%
    4. Dentistry30.0%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does South China Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 345.0 works5.9×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 156.6 works4.2×
  3. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 161.6 works4.2×
  4. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 244.4 works4.1×
  5. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 53.7 works4.1×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 178 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 358 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 43 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.48× its world share, 328 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 41 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 201 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.02× its world share, 1,276 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.09× its world share, 156 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 1,522 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 495 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.30× its world share, 653 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 218 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.51× its world share, 635 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 377 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 91 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 129 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 82 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 118 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 539 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 540 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.51×635 works
  2. Neuroscience2.48×328 works
  3. Materials Science2.30×653 works
  4. Mathematics2.28×218 works
  5. Psychology2.18×539 works
  6. Energy2.09×156 works
  7. Computer Science2.02×1,276 works
  8. Chemistry1.57×201 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.45×41 works
  10. Engineering1.25×1,522 works
  11. Environmental Science1.23×495 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.05×82 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×358 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×118 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.61×78 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×43 works
  17. Social Sciences0.53×540 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×129 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×178 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.39×91 works
  21. Nursing0.27×11 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×8 works
  23. Medicine0.24×377 works
  24. Health Professions0.21×46 works
  25. Veterinary0.16×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.07×3 works

Who are the top researchers at South China Normal University?

Ranked on the quality score, Guang‐Guo Ying, Lidan Xing and Liang-Ying He lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South China Normal University.

  1. 1 Guang‐Guo Ying China · #12,200 worldwide 48k citations · 605 works
  2. 2 Lidan Xing China · #16,731 worldwide 13k citations · 199 works
  3. 3 Liang-Ying He China · #28,435 worldwide 6.9k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Minzhe Du China · #33,017 worldwide 2.2k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 You‐Sheng Liu China · #34,348 worldwide 17k citations · 243 works
  6. 6 Yifa Chen China · #42,811 worldwide 13k citations · 210 works
  7. 7 Xianshu Wang China · #43,864 worldwide 19k citations · 349 works
  8. 8 Can Guo China · #44,245 worldwide 5.7k citations · 90 works
  9. 9 Changqin Huang China · #54,776 worldwide 5.4k citations · 210 works
  10. 10 Weishan Li China · #56,486 worldwide 21k citations · 509 works
All ranked researchers at South China Normal University

What are the most cited papers from South China Normal University?

The most cited paper from South China Normal University is "In Search of Golden Rules: Comment on Hypothesis-Testing Approaches to Setting Cutoff Values for Fit Indexes and Dangers in Overgeneralizing Hu and Bentler's (1999) Findings" (Herbert W. Marsh, Kit‐Tai Hau, Zhonglin Wen, 2004), with 6,674 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 In Search of Golden Rules: Comment on Hypothesis-Testing Approaches to Setting Cutoff Values for Fit Indexes and Dangers in Overgeneralizing Hu and Bentler's (1999) Findings Herbert W. Marsh, Kit‐Tai Hau, Zhonglin Wen · Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal 2 Jun 2004 6,674
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
4 Analyses of Mediating Effects: The Development of Methods and Models Zhonglin WEN, Baojuan Ye · Advances in Psychological Science 2014 2,577
5 Cumulative risk and child development. Gary W. Evans, Dongping Li, Sara Sepanski Whipple · Psychological Bulletin 2013 2,022
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at South China Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Cathode Materials, Neural Networks, Energy Storage, Lithium-ion Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Graphene and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning621▲ 2.2×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning349▲ 1.29×87 topics
  3. Neural Networks317▲ 2.5×37 topics
  4. Cathode Materials269▲ 8.5×3 topics
  5. Nanomaterials234▲ 2.8×18 topics
  6. Energy Storage229▲ 4.3×12 topics
  7. Graphene206▲ 3.8×10 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications197▲ 2.0×35 topics
  9. Lithium-ion Batteries191▲ 5.7×4 topics
  10. Biosensors176▲ 4.4×12 topics
  11. Rechargeable Batteries166▲ 7.7×2 topics
  12. Catalysis154▲ 2.9×27 topics
  13. Semiconductor139▲ 5.2×7 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks137▲ 4.1×6 topics
  15. Battery Technology126▲ 5.6×3 topics
  16. Battery Materials125▲ 9.3×1 topic
  17. Nanostructured Anodes125▲ 9.3×1 topic
  18. Water Splitting122▲ 4.0×4 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation113▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Semiconductors110▲ 4.6×5 topics
  21. Ionic Conductivity105▲ 9.5×2 topics
  22. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries103▲ 9.0×2 topics
  23. Nanostructured Cathodes102▲ 10×1 topic
  24. Solid-State Electrolytes102▲ 10×1 topic
  25. Nonlinear Optics97▲ 11×4 topics
  26. CO2 Reduction96▲ 5.5×2 topics
  27. Chemical Sensors93▲ 5.0×3 topics
  28. Two-Dimensional Materials93▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Visible Light93▲ 4.9×3 topics
  30. Bioimaging91▲ 5.0×6 topics
  31. Hydrogen Production91▲ 4.1×5 topics
  32. Photocatalyst83▲ 5.9×1 topic
  33. Plasmonic83▲ 5.9×1 topic
  34. Text Classification80▲ 6.0×3 topics
  35. Methane Storage79▲ 7.5×2 topics
  36. Optical Modulators78▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Metamaterials78▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Photonic Crystals78▲ 7.7×5 topics
  39. Nanophotonics77▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Fiber Lasers72▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does South China Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Topic Modeling.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 125 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 102 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …83Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 83 fractional worksTopic Modeling60Topic Modeling: 60 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 50 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 48 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…44Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 44 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 44 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 43 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 42 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 125 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 102 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 83 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 60 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 50 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 48 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 44 works
  8. 8 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 44 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 43 works
  10. 10 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 42 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has South China Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is South China Normal University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.033% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%South China Normal University0.034% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of South China Normal University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%South China Normal University12.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2020.

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Which institutions have research most like South China Normal University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Shandong Normal University has the research profile closest to South China Normal University's, with both strong in Physics and Astronomy.

  1. 1 Shandong Normal UniversityChina · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Computer Science 0.94 Compare
  2. 2 KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, Materials Science 0.89 Compare
  3. 3 Central China Normal UniversityChina · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Psychology 0.89 Compare
  4. 4 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Neuroscience 0.89 Compare
  5. 5 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore · Both strong in Computer Science, Energy, Materials Science 0.88 Compare

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