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Yangtze Normal University

In research, Yangtze Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,553 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,078 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,671 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Science — Materials Chemistry is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,217
of 28,054 · #6,595 all time
Rank in China
#967
of 3,058
Research works
2.7k
▲ 160% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Yangtze Normal 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 #2,553 of 12,888 13.5%434 #4350
EngineeringField #3,078 of 6,636 13.6%159 #4503
Materials ScienceField #1,671 of 2,468 12.1%108 #2821
Life SciencesDomain #6,088 of 7,800 23.9%67 #10608
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,218 of 1,556 12.1%78 #2328

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yangtze 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 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#4,350 #2,553
  2. Engineering#4,503 #3,078
  3. Materials Science#2,821 #1,671
  4. Life Sciences#10,608 #6,088
  5. Materials Chemistry#2,328 #1,218
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 Yangtze Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 77.5 works7.1×
  2. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 25.1 works5.8×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 107.9 works5.5×
← 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: 1.23× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.92× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.27× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.96× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.90× its world share, 159 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.55× its world share, 108 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.77× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yangtze Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sulan Zhang, Yajing Wang and Mohammadtaghi Vakili lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yangtze Normal University.

  1. 1 Sulan Zhang China · #193,717 worldwide 75 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Yajing Wang China · #397,057 worldwide 67 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Mohammadtaghi Vakili China · #590,163 worldwide 175 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jiankang Wang China · #629,056 worldwide 234 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Xiaorui Sun China · #648,118 worldwide 105 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Botao Chen China · #703,817 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Taiping Xie China · #768,453 worldwide 107 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Wenfeng Li China · #776,351 worldwide 107 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Suihu Dang China · #874,504 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Wenbing Shi China · #886,793 worldwide 96 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Yangtze Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Yangtze Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Water Splitting, Nanocrystals, Semiconductor, Two-Dimensional Materials, Nanostructures and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials44▲ 7.4×14 topics
  2. Graphene34▲ 9.0×11 topics
  3. Nanoparticles26▲ 3.6×27 topics
  4. Water Splitting24▲ 12×4 topics
  5. Energy Storage23▲ 6.2×9 topics
  6. Nanocrystals22▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Semiconductor21▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Two-Dimensional Materials21▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Nanocomposites21▲ 4.7×18 topics
  10. Nanostructures21▲ 9.2×13 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications20▲ 3.0×26 topics
  12. Visible Light19▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties19▲ 3.5×26 topics
  14. Hydrogen Production17▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Catalysis17▲ 4.6×20 topics
  16. CO2 Reduction16▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Photocatalyst16▲ 16×1 topic
  18. Plasmonic16▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks15▲ 6.6×6 topics
  20. Bioimaging15▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis14▲ 9.0×5 topics
  22. Electronic Structure14▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Carbon Nanotubes13▲ 7.0×8 topics
  24. Efficiency13▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Biosensors13▲ 4.5×9 topics
  26. Semiconductors12▲ 7.3×5 topics
  27. Cathode Materials12▲ 5.3×3 topics
  28. Electrochemistry11▲ 8.4×3 topics
  29. Solar Cells11▲ 9.3×6 topics
  30. Crystal Growth10▲ 6.7×9 topics
  31. Chemical Sensors10▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Photovoltaics9▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. MXenes8▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Semiconductor Nanocrystals8▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Thin Films8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  36. Photoluminescence8▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Nanosheets8▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Optoelectronic Devices8▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Characterization8▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides8▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Yangtze Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, 2D Materials and Applications, MXene and MAX Phase Materials and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Advanced Photocatalysis …16Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 7 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 6 fractional worksCopper-based nanomaterials and applications: 6 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials i…5Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 5 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 5 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …5Advancements in Battery Materials: 5 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryMolecular BiologyBiochemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 7 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 6 works
  5. 5 Copper-based nanomaterials and applications Materials Chemistry 6 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yangtze Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 160% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

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.