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Yantai Nanshan University

In research, Yantai Nanshan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,903 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,646 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,579
of 22,385 · #15,164 all time
Rank in China
#1,357
of 2,481
Research works
652
▲ 65% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Yantai Nanshan University

What is Yantai Nanshan University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,903 of 10,670 8.2%137 #8244
EngineeringField #3,646 of 5,901 8.1%64 #5211

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yantai Nanshan 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Yantai Nanshan University work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Yantai Nanshan University is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Computer Science (15%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 159 fractional works · 72.6% of its workEngineering: 71 fractional works · 32.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 33 fractional works · 14.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 16.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKYantai NanshanUniversity219fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7132.5%
    2. Computer Science3314.9%
    3. Materials Science219.7%
    4. Environmental Science94.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy83.5%
    6. Energy52.3%
    7. Chemistry52.1%
    8. Mathematics41.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    1. Social Sciences146.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting125.3%
    3. Psychology62.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine73.3%
    2. Nursing10.6%
    3. Health Professions10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.92× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.49× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.79× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science2.79×21 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.58×2 works
  3. Energy2.49×5 works
  4. Engineering2.17×71 works
  5. Computer Science1.92×33 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.63×12 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.56×8 works
  8. Mathematics1.38×4 works
  9. Chemistry1.34×5 works
  10. Nursing1.29×1 works
  11. Psychology0.94×6 works
  12. Environmental Science0.85×9 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×6 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.60×1 works
  15. Veterinary0.56×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.51×14 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×5 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.25×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.23×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  24. Health Professions0.19×1 works
  25. Medicine0.17×7 works
  26. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Yantai Nanshan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Hongjie Fang, Jian-Gang Yao and Junfeng Zhao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yantai Nanshan University.

  1. 1 Hongjie Fang China · #719,020 worldwide 1.2k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Jian-Gang Yao China · #2,788,329 worldwide 345 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Junfeng Zhao China · #3,189,212 worldwide 1.3k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Shihong Wu China · #4,285,748 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Qiao-yan Sun China · #5,045,527 worldwide 81 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Xiuli Tan China · #5,134,767 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Xinxiang Yu China · #5,683,186 worldwide 184 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Han Dai China · #6,113,885 worldwide 924 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Yantai Nanshan University

What are the most cited papers from Yantai Nanshan University?

The most cited paper from Yantai Nanshan University is "R&D investment, ESG performance and green innovation performance: evidence from China" (Jian Xu, Feng Liu, Yue Shang, 2020), with 310 citations. Next come "Achieving ecological sustainability through technological innovations, financial development, foreign direct investment, and energy consumption in developing European countries" (219) and "Green preparation and characterization of size-controlled nanocrystalline cellulose via ultrasonic-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis" (202).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 R&D investment, ESG performance and green innovation performance: evidence from China Jian Xu, Feng Liu, Yue Shang · Kybernetes Dec 2020 310
2 Achieving ecological sustainability through technological innovations, financial development, foreign direct investment, and energy consumption in developing European countries Rong Wang, Muhammad Zahid Usman, Magdalena Rãdulescu et al. · Gondwana Research 21 Mar 2023 219
3 Green preparation and characterization of size-controlled nanocrystalline cellulose via ultrasonic-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis Shaoning Cui, Shuangling Zhang, Shengju Ge et al. · Industrial Crops and Products 25 Jan 2016 202
4 Simulation of hybrid nanofluid flow within a microchannel heat sink considering porous media analyzing CPU stability Jinyuan Wang, Yi‐Peng Xu, Raed Qahiti et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 27 Oct 2021 162
5 Smart fibers and textiles for emerging clothe-based wearable electronics: materials, fabrications and applications Zhichao Hou, Xuhua Liu, Mingwei Tian et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2023 161
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Yantai Nanshan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Mechanical Properties, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Graphene and Data Mining.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning22▲ 2.9×40 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 2.0×34 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 4.0×18 topics
  4. Internet of Things10▲ 5.5×17 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties10▲ 4.5×22 topics
  6. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.0×20 topics
  7. Data Mining7▲ 4.6×10 topics
  8. Graphene7▲ 5.0×9 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.7×22 topics
  10. Nanomaterials6▲ 2.8×11 topics
  11. Risk Assessment6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  12. Big Data Analytics6▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Neural Networks6▲ 1.85×22 topics
  14. Energy Storage6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 6.2×10 topics
  16. Renewable Energy6▲ 1.87×15 topics
  17. Cloud Computing6▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Grain Refinement6▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Microstructure5▲ 4.5×10 topics
  20. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Cathode Materials5▲ 5.4×3 topics
  22. Logistics5▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Security4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Aerospace Applications4▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Supply Chain4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Cross-Border E-Commerce4▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Digital Technologies4▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Regional Planning4▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Corrosion Behavior4▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Online Education4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  31. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. Aluminium Alloys3▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Automotive Industry3▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Processing Techniques3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Visible Light3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  36. Biochar Application3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Convolutional Neural Network3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Virtual Reality Technology3▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Multimedia Teaching3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Teaching Evaluation3▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Yantai Nanshan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, Educational Technology and Pedagogy and AI and Big Data Applications.

E-commerce and Technolog…4E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 4 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…3Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 3 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksAI and Big Data Applications: 2 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 2 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…2Online Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Technologies in Various Fields: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional works
Business and International ManagementAerospace EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 4 works
  2. 2 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  4. 4 AI and Big Data Applications Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Technologies in Various Fields Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Yantai Nanshan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Yantai Nanshan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Yantai Nanshan University0.00098% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Yantai Nanshan University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Yantai Nanshan University11.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2020.

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