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Zhejiang A & F University

In research, Zhejiang A & F University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#83 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#45 of 1,395 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#430 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Soil Science and Biochemistry — Plant Science is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#609
of 28,054 · #1,552 all time
Rank in China
#197
of 3,058
Research works
8.2k
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Zhejiang A & F 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #83 of 3,409 39.2%790 #331
Plant ScienceSubfield #45 of 1,395 42.1%498 #261
Physical SciencesDomain #430 of 12,888 30.9%1,510 #1199
Environmental ScienceField #199 of 3,551 33.1%488 #614
Physics and AstronomyField #148 of 1,646 43.3%78 #642
EngineeringField #658 of 6,636 27.9%396 #1911
Life SciencesDomain #776 of 7,800 34.2%1,281 #1850
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #646 of 3,579 26.8%426 #1776
Social SciencesDomain #2,095 of 10,521 44.8%191 #4455
Molecular BiologySubfield #510 of 2,175 27.3%291 #1488

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zhejiang A & F 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#331 #83
  2. Plant Science#261 #45
  3. Physical Sciences#1,199 #430
  4. Environmental Science#614 #199
  5. Physics and Astronomy#642 #148
  6. Engineering#1,911 #658
  7. Life Sciences#1,850 #776
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,776 #646
  9. Social Sciences#4,455 #2,095
  10. Molecular Biology#1,488 #510
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 Zhejiang A & F University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 497.5 works8.9×
  2. Soil ScienceSubfield · 68.0 works7.1×
  3. BiochemistrySubfield · 25.2 works6.4×
  4. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 38.3 works6.2×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 48.6 works5.3×
  6. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 69.1 works5.3×
← 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: 5.19× its world share, 790 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.49× its world share, 426 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.99× its world share, 100 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.79× its world share, 53 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 396 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.06× its world share, 488 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.99× its world share, 223 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 171 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zhejiang A & F University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chao‐Qing Dai, Yue‐Yue Wang and Guoquan Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zhejiang A & F University.

  1. 1 Chao‐Qing Dai China · #104,784 worldwide 508 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Yue‐Yue Wang China · #114,829 worldwide 229 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Guoquan Zhou China · #142,891 worldwide 219 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Xiaogang Wang China · #161,216 worldwide 230 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Xiaodong Xu China · #227,210 worldwide 517 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Guomo Zhou China · #231,569 worldwide 278 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Xiuxiang Chu China · #270,559 worldwide 141 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Zhujun Zhu China · #294,421 worldwide 210 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Heikki Hänninen China · #334,456 worldwide 165 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Jianqin Huang China · #382,389 worldwide 30 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Zhejiang A & F University

Which keywords describe research at Zhejiang A & F University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem Functioning, Antioxidants and Epigenetic Regulation.

▲ 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. Climate Change243▲ 2.8×75 topics
  2. Gene Expression137▲ 7.0×18 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress120▲ 2.3×45 topics
  4. Sustainability119▲ 1.52×52 topics
  5. Remote Sensing117▲ 3.0×34 topics
  6. Transcription Factors115▲ 30×5 topics
  7. Environmental Impact111▲ 2.0×48 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications105▲ 2.8×31 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation91▲ 7.7×11 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services90▲ 7.2×12 topics
  11. Antioxidants85▲ 6.0×14 topics
  12. Nanocomposites84▲ 3.3×20 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties83▲ 2.7×27 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning79▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Microbial Communities77▲ 5.6×8 topics
  16. Antioxidant74▲ 3.4×46 topics
  17. Land Use Change74▲ 7.5×8 topics
  18. Epigenetic Regulation74▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Metabolism68▲ 4.2×25 topics
  20. Global Change68▲ 8.1×7 topics
  21. Development67▲ 6.0×11 topics
  22. MicroRNA66▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Urbanization66▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Biomass Estimation65▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Auxin64▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Plant64▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Forest Management59▲ 31×4 topics
  28. Soil Fertility55▲ 7.6×8 topics
  29. Anthocyanins54▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Soil Carbon Sequestration52▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Signal Transduction51▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Nutrient Limitation50▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Biochar Application49▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Metabolic Pathways49▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Nitrogen Cycle48▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Organic Matter Dynamics48▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Plant Responses47▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Drought Resistance47▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Flavonoid Biosynthesis45▲ 53×1 topic
  40. MYB45▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Zhejiang A & F University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant Gene Expression Analysis and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Plant Molecular Biology …64Plant Molecular Biology Research: 64 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…48Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 48 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression An…45Plant Gene Expression Analysis: 45 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…39Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 39 fractional worksBamboo properties and applications: 37 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 36 fractional worksPlant biochemistry and b…30Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis: 30 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 27 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 27 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes…26Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 26 fractional works
Plant ScienceSoil ScienceMolecular BiologyGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 64 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 48 works
  3. 3 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 45 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 39 works
  5. 5 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 37 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 36 works
  7. 7 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 30 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 27 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 27 works
  10. 10 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 26 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zhejiang A & F University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% 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.

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.