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Xiangtan University

In research, Xiangtan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#201 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#134 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#98 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis, Ceramics and Composites and Materials Chemistry — Numerical Analysis is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#364
of 28,054 · #943 all time
Rank in China
#127
of 3,058
Research works
22k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
250k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Xiangtan 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 #201 of 12,888 20.8%4,339 #698
EngineeringField #134 of 6,636 21.2%2,102 #508
Materials ScienceField #98 of 2,468 19.9%795 #371
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #124 of 2,318 21.1%767 #426
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #104 of 1,351 20.2%323 #379
Materials ChemistrySubfield #139 of 1,556 17.4%512 #352
Social SciencesDomain #1,066 of 10,521 41.7%328 #1899
ChemistryField #200 of 1,330 21.2%212 #634
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #236 of 1,568 24.7%178 #813
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #305 of 1,775 59.8%88 #869

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xiangtan 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#698 #201
  2. Engineering#508 #134
  3. Materials Science#371 #98
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#426 #124
  5. Mechanical Engineering#379 #104
  6. Materials Chemistry#352 #139
  7. Social Sciences#1,899 #1,066
  8. Chemistry#634 #200
  9. Biomedical Engineering#813 #236
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#869 #305
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 Xiangtan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Numerical Analysis takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 44.7 works10×
  2. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 23.8 works6.8×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 511.8 works5.2×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 114.4 works5.0×
  5. Materials ScienceField · 794.8 works4.5×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 140 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.13× its world share, 72 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.70× its world share, 212 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 446 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.46× its world share, 159 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.80× its world share, 2,102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 174 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.55× its world share, 795 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.25× its world share, 132 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.80× its world share, 201 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 88 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xiangtan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhetao Li, Chengqing Li and Rui Pan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xiangtan University.

  1. 1 Zhetao Li · #78,569 worldwide 358 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Chengqing Li · #108,517 worldwide 221 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Rui Pan · #172,166 worldwide 241 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Zhenyu Wu · #172,556 worldwide 607 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Li Peng · #179,237 worldwide 0 citations · 107 works
  6. 6 Yong Zhou · #194,012 worldwide 548 citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Yanfei Xu · #205,349 worldwide 334 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Chunyan Chen · #241,168 worldwide 274 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Jinhua Zheng · #267,688 worldwide 398 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Wei Zhang · #270,142 worldwide 200 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Xiangtan University

Which keywords describe research at Xiangtan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Lithium-ion Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Mechanical Properties and Two-Dimensional Materials.

▲ 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. Energy Storage296▲ 9.1×12 topics
  2. Nanomaterials274▲ 5.2×20 topics
  3. Cathode Materials252▲ 13×3 topics
  4. Deep Learning237▲ 1.38×79 topics
  5. Graphene210▲ 6.1×11 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties202▲ 4.1×36 topics
  7. Lithium-ion Batteries180▲ 8.5×3 topics
  8. Nanocomposites174▲ 4.3×20 topics
  9. Rechargeable Batteries166▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Neural Networks157▲ 2.0×38 topics
  11. Catalysis156▲ 4.7×25 topics
  12. Nanoparticles154▲ 2.5×36 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications146▲ 2.5×30 topics
  14. Two-Dimensional Materials144▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks132▲ 6.3×6 topics
  16. Battery Technology126▲ 8.8×3 topics
  17. Microstructure122▲ 4.7×17 topics
  18. Water Splitting114▲ 6.2×4 topics
  19. Nanostructures110▲ 5.5×16 topics
  20. Electrocatalysis110▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Battery Materials107▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Nanostructured Anodes107▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Semiconductors103▲ 6.8×5 topics
  24. Biosensors103▲ 4.0×12 topics
  25. Nanocrystals99▲ 7.3×5 topics
  26. Semiconductor98▲ 5.7×7 topics
  27. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries96▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Ionic Conductivity90▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Carbon Nanotubes88▲ 5.2×8 topics
  30. Nanostructured Cathodes86▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Solid-State Electrolytes86▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Electronic Structure82▲ 9.1×8 topics
  33. Crystal Growth79▲ 5.6×11 topics
  34. Optoelectronic Devices74▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Chemical Sensors72▲ 6.1×3 topics
  36. Thin Films70▲ 7.3×9 topics
  37. Photoluminescence64▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Field-Effect Transistors64▲ 8.0×4 topics
  39. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides63▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Van der Waals Heterostructures63▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Xiangtan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, 2D Materials and Applications and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 107 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 86 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 63 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 60 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 59 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 55 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…49Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 49 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 46 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 44 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…43Perovskite Materials and Applications: 43 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 107 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 86 works
  3. 3 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 63 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 60 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 59 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 55 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 49 works
  8. 8 MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 46 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 43 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xiangtan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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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.