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Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

In research, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#20 of 1,775 worldwide), Accounting (#5 of 389 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#17 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Accounting is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,751
of 28,054 · #4,528 all time
Rank in China
#487
of 3,058
Research works
7.6k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Zhongnan University of Economics and Law 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
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #20 of 1,775 48.8%472 #205
AccountingSubfield #5 of 389 42.6%161 #143
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #17 of 1,272 53.3%350 #163
Business, Management and AccountingField #58 of 2,578 40.6%453 #492
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #16 of 635 39.5%136 #374
Social SciencesDomain #330 of 10,521 39.3%1,425 #976
MarketingSubfield #34 of 223 50.9%62 #271
Physical SciencesDomain #2,172 of 12,888 29.2%549 #4479
Social SciencesField #1,116 of 6,365 30.0%349 #1801
Computer ScienceField #848 of 4,667 27.9%193 #1659

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zhongnan University of Economics and Law 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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#205 #20
  2. Accounting#143 #5
  3. Economics and Econometrics#163 #17
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#492 #58
  5. Strategy and Management#374 #16
  6. Social Sciences#976 #330
  7. Marketing#271 #34
  8. Physical Sciences#4,479 #2,172
  9. Social Sciences#1,801 #1,116
  10. Computer Science#1,659 #848
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 Zhongnan University of Economics and Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 161.3 works13×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 76.9 works12×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 350.5 works11×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 471.6 works11×
  5. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 44.2 works8.4×
  6. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 136.2 works7.5×
  7. MarketingSubfield · 61.8 works7.0×
  8. Business, Management and AccountingField · 453.0 works6.7×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 194 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.80× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 138 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.71× its world share, 453 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.51× its world share, 472 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 349 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Shaohua Wan, Yin Zhang⋆ and Dawei Jin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

  1. 1 Shaohua Wan China · #14,110 worldwide 898 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Yin Zhang⋆ China · #68,243 worldwide 1.2k citations · 196 works
  3. 3 Dawei Jin China · #198,008 worldwide 281 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Qiang Gong China · #299,582 worldwide 134 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Fei Li China · #406,589 worldwide 165 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Jingdong Zhang China · #602,024 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Hua Wang China · #602,070 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Ping Xiong China · #610,492 worldwide 147 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Jing Wu China · #660,053 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Chaoyang Liu China · #805,141 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Which keywords describe research at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Urbanization, Corporate Governance, Renewable Energy, Panel Data Analysis, Financial Development, Environmental Regulation and CO2 Emissions.

▲ 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. Economic Growth222▲ 12×27 topics
  2. Urbanization148▲ 17×8 topics
  3. Renewable Energy142▲ 4.7×29 topics
  4. Corporate Governance136▲ 8.8×22 topics
  5. Panel Data Analysis113▲ 34×3 topics
  6. Financial Development112▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Environmental Regulation111▲ 35×2 topics
  8. CO2 Emissions108▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Energy Consumption106▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Kuznets Curve103▲ 44×1 topic
  11. Trade Openness103▲ 44×1 topic
  12. Deep Learning100▲ 1.39×72 topics
  13. Economic Development88▲ 5.2×22 topics
  14. Innovation88▲ 4.0×24 topics
  15. Sustainability82▲ 1.60×54 topics
  16. Firm Performance77▲ 20×4 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior74▲ 5.5×14 topics
  18. Globalization73▲ 1.78×50 topics
  19. Financial Constraints72▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Neural Networks70▲ 2.2×33 topics
  21. Mergers and Acquisitions67▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Artificial Intelligence66▲ 2.3×39 topics
  23. Investor Protection65▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Ownership Structure65▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Financial Performance59▲ 4.8×10 topics
  26. Social Capital58▲ 5.3×15 topics
  27. Monetary Policy57▲ 11×8 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy57▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Regulation57▲ 5.0×12 topics
  30. Environmental Management52▲ 6.2×8 topics
  31. Governance49▲ 7.1×10 topics
  32. Risk Management48▲ 4.8×13 topics
  33. Financial Reporting48▲ 19×5 topics
  34. Regional Development47▲ 6.3×8 topics
  35. Greenhouse Gas Emissions45▲ 7.9×6 topics
  36. Political Economy44▲ 8.1×12 topics
  37. Environmental Policy42▲ 9.8×6 topics
  38. Inequality41▲ 8.6×9 topics
  39. Ethical Consumption34▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Shareholder Value34▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Zhongnan University of Economics and Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Corporate Finance and Governance, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Energy, Environment, Eco…103Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 103 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…65Corporate Finance and Governance: 65 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…32Environmental Sustainability in Business: 32 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 28 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 26 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 26 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 25 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 24 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 23 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 22 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingMarketingRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 103 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 65 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 32 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 28 works
  5. 5 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 26 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 26 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  8. 8 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 24 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  10. 10 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 22 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zhongnan University of Economics and Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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