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Zhengzhou University

In research, Zhengzhou University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#36 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#14 of 2,468 worldwide) and Engineering (#40 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry — Process Chemistry and Technology is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#45
of 28,054 · #335 all time
Rank in China
#23
of 3,058
Research works
55k
▲ 92% vs 2013–17
Citations
826k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Zhengzhou 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 #36 of 12,888 23.4%11,958 #263
Materials ScienceField #14 of 2,468 24.8%2,099 #99
EngineeringField #40 of 6,636 24.1%4,995 #184
Materials ChemistrySubfield #11 of 1,556 24.4%1,268 #80
ChemistryField #13 of 1,330 24.6%949 #98
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #29 of 2,318 28.9%1,400 #128
Life SciencesDomain #102 of 7,800 29.6%2,158 #577
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #14 of 896 24.0%692 #103
Organic ChemistrySubfield #12 of 615 25.1%570 #89
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #32 of 1,568 25.1%674 #138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zhengzhou 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#263 #36
  2. Materials Science#99 #14
  3. Engineering#184 #40
  4. Materials Chemistry#80 #11
  5. Chemistry#98 #13
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#128 #29
  7. Life Sciences#577 #102
  8. Civil and Structural Engineering#103 #14
  9. Organic Chemistry#89 #12
  10. Biomedical Engineering#138 #32
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 Zhengzhou University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Process Chemistry and Technology takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 33.4 works4.7×
  2. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 188.7 works4.3×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 570.1 works4.3×
  4. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 52.5 works4.3×
  5. CatalysisSubfield · 108.9 works4.2×
  6. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 1,267.8 works3.7×
  7. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 259.0 works3.7×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 390 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 1,258 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 193 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 238 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 78 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.18× its world share, 195 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.45× its world share, 949 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 1,542 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 163 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.94× its world share, 474 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.90× its world share, 4,995 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 992 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.43× its world share, 2,099 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 150 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 399 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 108 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 2,086 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 61 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 212 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 181 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 195 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 390 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zhengzhou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hu Liu, Kun Dai and Tao Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zhengzhou University.

  1. 1 Hu Liu China · #27,307 worldwide 1.3k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Kun Dai China · #57,978 worldwide 837 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Tao Wang China · #82,329 worldwide 200 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Chuntai Liu China · #83,617 worldwide 2.1k citations · 179 works
  5. 5 Di Wu China · #85,831 worldwide 527 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Shuang‐Quan Zang China · #87,457 worldwide 767 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Duo Pan China · #110,446 worldwide 359 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Guoqiang Zheng China · #111,656 worldwide 546 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Kunjie Yu China · #113,283 worldwide 432 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Xianhu Liu China · #128,671 worldwide 716 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Zhengzhou University

Which keywords describe research at Zhengzhou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Graphene and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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 Learning970▲ 1.62×84 topics
  2. Nanomaterials705▲ 3.8×20 topics
  3. Machine Learning615◆ 1.07×91 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications596▲ 2.9×36 topics
  5. Catalysis554▲ 4.8×28 topics
  6. Energy Storage547▲ 4.8×13 topics
  7. Nanoparticles539▲ 2.5×44 topics
  8. Graphene493▲ 4.1×11 topics
  9. Cathode Materials466▲ 6.8×3 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties464▲ 2.7×38 topics
  11. Nanocomposites449▲ 3.2×21 topics
  12. Neural Networks408▲ 1.51×38 topics
  13. Cancer399▲ 1.70×55 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks386▲ 5.3×6 topics
  15. Water Splitting321▲ 5.0×4 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries307▲ 4.1×4 topics
  17. Rechargeable Batteries306▲ 6.5×2 topics
  18. Electrocatalysis290▲ 5.8×5 topics
  19. Drug Delivery284▲ 3.0×16 topics
  20. Microstructure266▲ 2.9×19 topics
  21. Semiconductor258▲ 4.3×7 topics
  22. Chemical Sensors249▲ 6.0×3 topics
  23. Bioimaging241▲ 6.0×6 topics
  24. Semiconductors237▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. CO2 Reduction220▲ 5.8×2 topics
  26. Battery Technology212▲ 4.2×3 topics
  27. Hydrogen Production211▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Visible Light204▲ 5.0×3 topics
  29. Nanocrystals202▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Stability193▲ 4.8×7 topics
  31. Catalysts183▲ 5.3×3 topics
  32. Photocatalyst180▲ 5.8×1 topic
  33. Plasmonic180▲ 5.8×1 topic
  34. Battery Materials180▲ 6.1×1 topic
  35. Nanostructured Anodes180▲ 6.1×1 topic
  36. Ionic Conductivity173▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries172▲ 6.9×2 topics
  38. Methane Storage169▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Nanostructured Cathodes160▲ 7.5×1 topic
  40. Solid-State Electrolytes160▲ 7.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Zhengzhou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advanced Photocatalysis …180Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 180 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …180Advancements in Battery Materials: 180 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…160Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 160 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…126Advanced battery technologies research: 126 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 119 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 113 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…104Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 104 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 96 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 93 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…91Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 91 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 180 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 180 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 160 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 126 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 119 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 113 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 104 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 96 works
  9. 9 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 93 works
  10. 10 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 91 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zhengzhou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 92% 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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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.