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Yunnan University

In research, Yunnan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#195 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#121 of 3,551 worldwide) and Engineering (#253 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Paleontology — Atmospheric Science is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#317
of 28,054 · #1,164 all time
Rank in China
#111
of 3,058
Research works
24k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
264k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Yunnan 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 #195 of 12,888 21.7%5,132 #937
Environmental ScienceField #121 of 3,551 31.2%720 #612
EngineeringField #253 of 6,636 21.5%1,309 #936
Materials ScienceField #131 of 2,468 23.4%541 #729
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #198 of 3,409 32.7%565 #751
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #146 of 2,318 24.8%444 #584
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #80 of 1,209 24.9%312 #529
Materials ChemistrySubfield #108 of 1,556 24.2%368 #640
Computer ScienceField #338 of 4,667 16.7%1,283 #997
Life SciencesDomain #608 of 7,800 25.3%1,347 #1781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yunnan 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#937 #195
  2. Environmental Science#612 #121
  3. Engineering#936 #253
  4. Materials Science#729 #131
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#751 #198
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#584 #146
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences#529 #80
  8. Materials Chemistry#640 #108
  9. Computer Science#997 #338
  10. Life Sciences#1,781 #608
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 Yunnan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 131.9 works3.8×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 370.8 works3.7×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 35.1 works3.7×
  4. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 211.9 works3.6×
  5. Media TechnologySubfield · 87.9 works3.6×
← 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: 1.51× its world share, 565 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 605 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 87 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 46 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.66× its world share, 329 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.09× its world share, 1,283 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 312 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.97× its world share, 143 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 1,309 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 720 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 541 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 150 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 301 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 567 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 108 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 70 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 350 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yunnan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Cheng‐Lin Jiang, Ruxin Wang and Ying Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yunnan University.

  1. 1 Cheng‐Lin Jiang · #62,775 worldwide 167 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Ruxin Wang · #109,162 worldwide 598 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Ying Yu · #114,268 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Yude Wang · #136,666 worldwide 413 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Hao Wu · #136,833 worldwide 236 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Hao Zhou · #144,118 worldwide 255 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Ke‐Qin Zhang · #184,565 worldwide 280 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Chaoqian Li · #217,157 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Zhihui Shao · #239,340 worldwide 69 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Xuechun Xiao · #269,593 worldwide 171 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Yunnan University

Which keywords describe research at Yunnan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Climate Change, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Nanomaterials, Sparse Representation and Land Use Change.

▲ 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. Deep Learning768▲ 2.9×83 topics
  2. Climate Change428▲ 2.0×87 topics
  3. Machine Learning413▲ 1.60×85 topics
  4. Neural Networks332▲ 2.7×40 topics
  5. Remote Sensing272▲ 2.8×39 topics
  6. Nanomaterials220▲ 2.6×18 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks149▲ 2.6×14 topics
  8. Graphene140▲ 2.6×11 topics
  9. Catalysis140▲ 2.7×28 topics
  10. Internet of Things135▲ 1.98×27 topics
  11. Metal-Organic Frameworks123▲ 3.8×6 topics
  12. Energy Storage120▲ 2.3×12 topics
  13. Water Splitting113▲ 3.9×4 topics
  14. Land Use Change113▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Sparse Representation112▲ 7.3×6 topics
  16. Bioimaging100▲ 5.5×6 topics
  17. Cathode Materials99▲ 3.2×3 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis98▲ 4.1×16 topics
  19. Invasive Species97▲ 2.9×20 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services96▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Semiconductor93▲ 3.5×7 topics
  22. Chemical Sensors93▲ 5.0×3 topics
  23. Anti-inflammatory90▲ 4.1×28 topics
  24. Semiconductors90▲ 3.7×5 topics
  25. Global Change88▲ 4.3×7 topics
  26. Efficiency88▲ 3.7×8 topics
  27. Representation Learning86▲ 7.9×3 topics
  28. Electrocatalysis85▲ 3.8×5 topics
  29. Biological Activities85▲ 6.8×10 topics
  30. Crystal Growth83▲ 3.7×12 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning82▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Stability81▲ 4.5×8 topics
  33. Wavelet Transform78▲ 4.3×7 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation75▲ 4.3×5 topics
  35. Convolutional Neural Network73▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Hyperspectral68▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Text Classification68▲ 5.4×3 topics
  38. Unsupervised Learning65▲ 5.8×3 topics
  39. Semi-Supervised Learning64▲ 7.3×3 topics
  40. Endophytic Fungi60▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Yunnan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Topic Modeling and Advanced Image Fusion Techniques.

Advanced Photocatalysis …62Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 62 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…56Perovskite Materials and Applications: 56 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 49 fractional worksAdvanced Image Fusion Techniques: 44 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 41 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 39 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 38 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …38Advanced Neural Network Applications: 38 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 37 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 37 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMedia Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 62 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 56 works
  3. 3 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 49 works
  4. 4 Advanced Image Fusion TechniquesMedia Technology 44 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 41 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and modelsGlobal and Planetary Change 38 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 38 works
  9. 9 Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 37 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesGlobal and Planetary Change 37 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yunnan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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.

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