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Weifang University

In research, Weifang University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,411 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,567 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,451 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business and International Management, Inorganic Chemistry and Control and Systems Engineering — Business and International Management is 22.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,915
of 28,054 · #4,239 all time
Rank in China
#523
of 3,058
Research works
6.9k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Weifang 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 #1,411 of 12,888 12.5%1,087 #3138
EngineeringField #1,567 of 6,636 11.3%414 #3021
Life SciencesDomain #2,451 of 7,800 33.3%185 #5839
Plant ScienceSubfield #452 of 1,395 45.1%70 #1461
Social SciencesDomain #3,586 of 10,521 16.5%264 #5048
Computer ScienceField #1,660 of 4,667 10.1%291 #1739
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,438 of 3,409 40.3%104 #3215
ChemistryField #724 of 1,330 13.5%76 #1789
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,013 of 3,579 24.6%61 #4984
Environmental ScienceField #2,092 of 3,551 19.5%74 #3961

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Weifang 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#3,138 #1,411
  2. Engineering#3,021 #1,567
  3. Life Sciences#5,839 #2,451
  4. Plant Science#1,461 #452
  5. Social Sciences#5,048 #3,586
  6. Computer Science#1,739 #1,660
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,215 #1,438
  8. Chemistry#1,789 #724
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,984 #2,013
  10. Environmental Science#3,961 #2,092
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 Weifang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business and International Management takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 38.1 works22×
  2. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 37.0 works9.2×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 89.5 works5.1×
← 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: 1.35× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.73× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.98× its world share, 76 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.31× its world share, 291 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.81× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 414 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.88× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Weifang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jinshan Lin, Chengduan Wang and Wencheng Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Weifang University.

  1. 1 Jinshan Lin China · #289,617 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Chengduan Wang China · #403,091 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Wencheng Wang China · #567,823 worldwide 105 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Yi-Min Feng China · #576,376 worldwide 118 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Dawei Cui China · #765,997 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Meng Guo China · #806,383 worldwide 88 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Xu Ming China · #834,365 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Lili Liu China · #843,013 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Xueyan Sun China · #891,609 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mingjun Song China · #986,359 worldwide 105 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Weifang University

Which keywords describe research at Weifang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Data Mining, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cloud Computing and Logistics.

▲ 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. Deep Learning196▲ 3.5×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning146▲ 2.7×67 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence128▲ 5.7×34 topics
  4. Internet of Things92▲ 6.5×26 topics
  5. Data Mining69▲ 5.7×15 topics
  6. Neural Networks62▲ 2.5×32 topics
  7. Big Data59▲ 4.0×24 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks57▲ 7.8×16 topics
  9. Cloud Computing52▲ 12×13 topics
  10. Logistics50▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Catalysis49▲ 4.6×21 topics
  12. Risk Assessment49▲ 4.5×15 topics
  13. Big Data Analytics47▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Economic Development43▲ 3.2×10 topics
  15. Supply Chain40▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Digital Technologies38▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Cross-Border E-Commerce38▲ 45×1 topic
  18. International Trade38▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Virtual Reality36▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Multimedia Technology36▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Online Education35▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Metal-Organic Frameworks34▲ 5.0×6 topics
  23. Physical Education31▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Multimedia Teaching29▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Teaching Evaluation29▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Chemical Sensors29▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. Heterogeneous Catalysis27▲ 9.1×5 topics
  28. Methane Storage26▲ 12×2 topics
  29. CO2 Capture25▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. Neural Network25▲ 7.9×9 topics
  31. Crystal Engineering23▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Information Systems23▲ 8.2×2 topics
  33. Ideological Education22▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Political Education22▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Porous Materials22▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Gas Adsorption21▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Regional Planning20▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Human-Computer Interaction19▲ 6.6×5 topics
  39. Fuzzy Control18▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Metal Complexes17▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does Weifang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Educational Technology and Pedagogy, Ideological and Political Education and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.

E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 38 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 29 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…22Ideological and Political Education: 22 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…21Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 21 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 14 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 14 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesi…14Metal complexes synthesis and properties: 14 fractional worksMagnetism in coordination complexes: 12 fractional worksInnovative Educational Techniques: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Control Systems: 10 fractional works
Business and International ManagementArtificial IntelligenceEducationInorganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 38 works
  2. 2 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 29 works
  3. 3 Ideological and Political Education Education 22 works
  4. 4 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 21 works
  5. 5 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 works
  6. 6 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 14 works
  7. 7 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 14 works
  8. 8 Magnetism in coordination complexes Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 12 works
  9. 9 Innovative Educational Techniques Education 12 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 10 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.2%domestic only95.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Weifang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.