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Tibet University

In research, Tibet University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,986 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,085 of 3,551 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,376 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science and Ecology — Atmospheric Science is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,698
of 28,054 · #6,788 all time
Rank in China
#683
of 3,058
Research works
3.1k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Tibet 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 #1,986 of 12,888 16.8%717 #5042
Environmental ScienceField #1,085 of 3,551 23.1%194 #2317
EngineeringField #2,376 of 6,636 15.1%228 #4819
Life SciencesDomain #3,142 of 7,800 23.1%279 #6669
MedicineField #4,450 of 10,443 19.2%102 #10110
Health SciencesDomain #5,728 of 11,982 19.2%118 #12110
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,688 of 3,409 26.5%134 #3064
Social SciencesDomain #6,065 of 10,521 15.1%150 #11267
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,333 of 3,579 20.5%112 #5241
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,611 of 2,175 19.9%69 #3656

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tibet 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#5,042 #1,986
  2. Environmental Science#2,317 #1,085
  3. Engineering#4,819 #2,376
  4. Life Sciences#6,669 #3,142
  5. Medicine#10,110 #4,450
  6. Health Sciences#12,110 #5,728
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,064 #1,688
  8. Social Sciences#11,267 #6,065
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,241 #2,333
  10. Molecular Biology#3,656 #1,611
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 Tibet University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 29.7 works5.3×
  2. EcologySubfield · 45.6 works4.6×
← 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: 2.24× its world share, 134 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 112 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.33× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 228 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.08× its world share, 194 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tibet University?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Mu, Nyima Tashi and A. F. Yuan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tibet University.

  1. 1 J. Mu China · #251,424 worldwide 53 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Nyima Tashi China · #485,627 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 A. F. Yuan China · #537,435 worldwide 85 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Labaciren Labaciren China · #604,903 worldwide 96 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Shifeng Wang China · #695,539 worldwide 126 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Zhaxisangzhu China · #699,866 worldwide 79 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Danzengluobu Danzengluobu China · #726,942 worldwide 90 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 G. C. Yu China · #750,843 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 X. R. Meng China · #765,836 worldwide 59 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Hangwen Guo China · #897,071 worldwide 53 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Tibet University

Which keywords describe research at Tibet University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Renewable Energy, Neural Networks, Biodiversity, Global Change and Biochar Application.

▲ 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 Change111▲ 3.3×69 topics
  2. Deep Learning96▲ 2.2×67 topics
  3. Remote Sensing64▲ 4.1×31 topics
  4. Renewable Energy55▲ 3.0×31 topics
  5. Machine Learning49▲ 1.19×58 topics
  6. Neural Networks49▲ 2.5×29 topics
  7. Environmental Impact38▲ 1.77×35 topics
  8. Biodiversity34▲ 3.6×21 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress34▲ 1.63×46 topics
  10. Invasive Species26▲ 4.7×18 topics
  11. Risk Assessment25▲ 2.9×16 topics
  12. Nanomaterials25▲ 1.86×16 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks23▲ 2.5×14 topics
  14. Water Quality23▲ 4.6×11 topics
  15. Global Change23▲ 6.9×6 topics
  16. Smart Grid21▲ 4.4×10 topics
  17. Biochar Application21▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Microbial Communities21▲ 3.9×9 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity20▲ 2.4×22 topics
  20. Land Use Change18▲ 4.7×6 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services18▲ 3.7×8 topics
  22. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 6.5×5 topics
  23. Regional Planning18▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 7.4×7 topics
  25. Hydrology18▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Urbanization17▲ 3.3×7 topics
  27. Traditional Chinese Medicine16▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Microbial Ecology16▲ 7.3×5 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis16▲ 4.1×13 topics
  30. Adaptation15▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Bacterial Diversity14▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Marine Microbes14▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Microbial Biogeography14▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem12▲ 9.2×4 topics
  35. Environmental Risk Assessment12▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Conservation Issues12▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Pollution Monitoring12▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Integrative Medicine12▲ 16×2 topics
  39. GIS-based Modeling12▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Nutrient Limitation11▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Tibet University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Educational Reforms and Innovations, Landslides and related hazards and High Altitude and Hypoxia.

Microbial Community Ecol…14Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 14 fractional worksEducational Reforms and …12Educational Reforms and Innovations: 12 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 11 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia: 10 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 9 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 8 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…8Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 8 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 8 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 7 fractional works
EcologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGenetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 14 works
  2. 2 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 12 works
  3. 3 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 11 works
  4. 4 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 10 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 9 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  9. 9 Ideological and Political Education Education 8 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 7 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tibet University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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.