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Yanbian University

In research, Yanbian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,720 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,540 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,395 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Complementary and alternative medicine — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,898
of 28,054 · #3,913 all time
Rank in China
#517
of 3,058
Research works
8k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Yanbian 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 #1,720 of 12,888 11.0%781 #3090
Life SciencesDomain #1,540 of 7,800 24.5%519 #3310
MedicineField #2,395 of 10,443 22.7%294 #4930
Health SciencesDomain #3,120 of 11,982 23.1%328 #5303
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #982 of 3,579 23.8%279 #2457
Molecular BiologySubfield #756 of 2,175 22.4%195 #2006
Environmental ScienceField #1,815 of 3,551 20.1%106 #3240
Physics and AstronomyField #865 of 1,646 10.9%74 #1623
Computer ScienceField #2,454 of 4,667 6.5%185 #3157
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,839 of 3,409 27.2%134 #3761

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yanbian 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#3,090 #1,720
  2. Life Sciences#3,310 #1,540
  3. Medicine#4,930 #2,395
  4. Health Sciences#5,303 #3,120
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,457 #982
  6. Molecular Biology#2,006 #756
  7. Environmental Science#3,240 #1,815
  8. Physics and Astronomy#1,623 #865
  9. Computer Science#3,157 #2,454
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,761 #1,839
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 Yanbian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 38.2 works6.2×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 56.5 works4.5×
  3. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 21.7 works4.2×
← 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: 1.61× its world share, 134 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.99× its world share, 279 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.20× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.19× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.45× its world share, 68 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 185 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 225 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 70 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 74 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 294 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yanbian University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xin Zhou, Donghao Li and Junxia Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yanbian University.

  1. 1 Xin Zhou China · #256,775 worldwide 205 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Donghao Li China · #341,221 worldwide 176 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Junxia Wang China · #423,098 worldwide 105 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Dan Yang China · #613,005 worldwide 68 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Chunyu Li China · #637,412 worldwide 24 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Xuezheng Li China · #656,438 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Yang Zhen China · #696,129 worldwide 22 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Lili Jin China · #747,672 worldwide 60 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Shou Zhang China · #752,625 worldwide 256 citations · 134 works
  10. 10 Hong‐Fu Wang China · #771,987 worldwide 175 citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at Yanbian University

Which keywords describe research at Yanbian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Antioxidant, Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Activity, Metabolism and Medicinal Plants.

▲ 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. Cancer108▲ 4.6×47 topics
  2. Inflammation96▲ 2.6×76 topics
  3. Deep Learning95▲ 1.59×71 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress84▲ 2.9×54 topics
  5. Antioxidant78▲ 6.5×42 topics
  6. Machine Learning65◆ 1.14×65 topics
  7. Antioxidant Activity58▲ 5.2×26 topics
  8. Metabolism53▲ 5.9×28 topics
  9. Anti-inflammatory53▲ 11×24 topics
  10. Medicinal Plants48▲ 6.8×16 topics
  11. Neural Networks45▲ 1.67×29 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications44▲ 2.1×33 topics
  13. Nanoparticles41▲ 1.86×27 topics
  14. Apoptosis40▲ 7.6×19 topics
  15. Biosensors40▲ 4.5×12 topics
  16. Biological Activities39▲ 14×7 topics
  17. Cancer Prevention37▲ 8.1×9 topics
  18. Pharmacology35▲ 8.1×17 topics
  19. Gene Expression35▲ 3.3×18 topics
  20. Antioxidants34▲ 4.3×14 topics
  21. Flavonoids32▲ 7.0×12 topics
  22. Entanglement32▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Antiviral32▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Neuroprotective Effects31▲ 11×7 topics
  25. Land Use Change31▲ 5.7×7 topics
  26. Pharmacological Effects30▲ 28×6 topics
  27. Herbal Medicine29▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Pharmacokinetics28▲ 6.1×11 topics
  29. Drug Delivery28▲ 3.0×14 topics
  30. Reactive Oxygen Species26▲ 3.6×14 topics
  31. Traditional Chinese Medicine26▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Cell Death23▲ 5.7×6 topics
  33. Phytochemistry21▲ 9.9×8 topics
  34. Triterpenoids21▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Cardiovascular Diseases20▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Saponins20▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Pharmacological Properties20▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Ginsenosides20▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Panax Ginseng20▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Adjuvants19▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Yanbian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, Mechanical and Optical Resonators and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Ginseng Biological Effec…20Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications: 20 fractional worksNatural product bioactiv…19Natural product bioactivities and synthesis: 19 fractional worksMechanical and Optical R…16Mechanical and Optical Resonators: 16 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…13Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 13 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 11 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 11 fractional worksQuantum Information and …11Quantum Information and Cryptography: 11 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 10 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 9 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…9Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 9 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsGlobal and Planetary ChangePlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications Molecular Biology 20 works
  2. 2 Natural product bioactivities and synthesis Molecular Biology 19 works
  3. 3 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 16 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  5. 5 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 11 works
  6. 6 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 11 works
  7. 7 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  8. 8 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  9. 9 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 9 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 9 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yanbian University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.