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Yangzhou University

In research, Yangzhou University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#116 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#31 of 3,409 worldwide) and Plant Science (#21 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Endocrinology and Agronomy and Crop Science — Animal Science and Zoology is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#136
of 28,054 · #619 all time
Rank in China
#55
of 3,058
Research works
36k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
535k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Yangzhou 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 #116 of 12,888 24.2%5,706 #516
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #31 of 3,409 37.7%1,655 #222
Plant ScienceSubfield #21 of 1,395 42.9%829 #131
EngineeringField #115 of 6,636 24.9%2,182 #456
Life SciencesDomain #152 of 7,800 30.5%3,479 #634
ChemistryField #28 of 1,330 23.7%441 #205
Materials ScienceField #78 of 2,468 25.1%972 #333
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #78 of 2,318 29.1%590 #296
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #138 of 3,579 24.2%1,405 #605
Molecular BiologySubfield #89 of 2,175 24.2%841 #498

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yangzhou 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#516 #116
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#222 #31
  3. Plant Science#131 #21
  4. Engineering#456 #115
  5. Life Sciences#634 #152
  6. Chemistry#205 #28
  7. Materials Science#333 #78
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#296 #78
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#605 #138
  10. Molecular Biology#498 #89
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 Yangzhou University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 206.5 works8.2×
  2. EndocrinologySubfield · 48.4 works5.4×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 126.4 works4.7×
  4. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 57.0 works4.6×
  5. Plant ScienceSubfield · 828.7 works4.2×
  6. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 30.1 works4.1×
  7. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 33.5 works4.0×
← 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: 3.06× its world share, 1,655 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.32× its world share, 1,405 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.07× its world share, 237 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 132 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 50 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.40× its world share, 96 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 441 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 488 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 90 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.02× its world share, 315 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.28× its world share, 2,182 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 694 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.45× its world share, 972 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 159 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 270 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 1,389 worksMedicineNursing: 3.01× its world share, 168 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.56× its world share, 24 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 60 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 135 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yangzhou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yurong Liu, Jianchang Yang and Dalin Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yangzhou University.

  1. 1 Yurong Liu · #23,851 worldwide 903 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Jianchang Yang · #92,182 worldwide 419 citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Dalin Liu · #99,153 worldwide 157 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Huaiguo Xue · #99,646 worldwide 753 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Wenjing Xue · #105,263 worldwide 412 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Shan Jiang · #121,933 worldwide 286 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jiefeng Gao · #126,585 worldwide 673 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Yang Cong · #133,702 worldwide 231 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Lei Fan · #137,289 worldwide 184 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Xinkai Zhu · #140,596 worldwide 150 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Yangzhou University

Which keywords describe research at Yangzhou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Water Splitting, Gene Expression and Catalysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology522▲ 1.16×119 topics
  2. Nanomaterials500▲ 4.2×20 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress371▲ 2.0×60 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications365▲ 2.7×36 topics
  5. Nanoparticles360▲ 2.5×42 topics
  6. Climate Change325◆ 1.06×86 topics
  7. Inflammation319▲ 1.35×82 topics
  8. Cancer316▲ 2.1×57 topics
  9. Graphene303▲ 3.9×12 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks288▲ 6.1×6 topics
  11. Gene Expression275▲ 4.0×20 topics
  12. Catalysis273▲ 3.6×27 topics
  13. Energy Storage265▲ 3.6×12 topics
  14. Water Splitting237▲ 5.7×4 topics
  15. Nanocomposites235▲ 2.6×22 topics
  16. Metabolism215▲ 3.7×32 topics
  17. Pathogenesis212▲ 3.7×24 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota196▲ 4.9×7 topics
  19. Cathode Materials196▲ 4.4×3 topics
  20. Vaccine181▲ 3.9×11 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis180▲ 5.6×5 topics
  22. Immune Response176▲ 2.7×22 topics
  23. Antioxidants170▲ 3.3×15 topics
  24. Semiconductor160▲ 4.1×7 topics
  25. Drought Resistance158▲ 14×4 topics
  26. QTL Mapping152▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Epigenetic Regulation142▲ 5.8×6 topics
  28. Transcription Factors140▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Rechargeable Batteries139▲ 4.5×2 topics
  30. CO2 Reduction137▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Visible Light136▲ 5.1×3 topics
  32. Probiotics135▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Hydrogen Production135▲ 4.4×6 topics
  34. Metabolic Health125▲ 5.6×3 topics
  35. Photocatalyst124▲ 6.1×1 topic
  36. Plasmonic124▲ 6.1×1 topic
  37. Metagenomics110▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Plant Responses107▲ 12×2 topics
  39. MicroRNA107▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Yield Potential103▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Yangzhou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advanced Photocatalysis …124Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 124 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…96Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 96 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 87 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 72 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 72 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 68 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 67 fractional worksFood composition and pro…66Food composition and properties: 66 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 64 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 64 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPlant ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAnimal Science and Zoology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 124 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 96 works
  3. 3 Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementPlant Science 87 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 72 works
  5. 5 Animal Virus Infections StudiesAnimal Science and Zoology 72 works
  6. 6 Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Science 68 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 67 works
  8. 8 Food composition and propertiesNutrition and Dietetics 66 works
  9. 9 Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Chemistry 64 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 64 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yangzhou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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.

Other research institutions in Yangzhou

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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.