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Research in Xiangtan

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Xiangtan, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Xiangtan University, Hunan University of Science and Technology and Hunan Institute of Engineering.

Research institutions
6
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
39k
▲ 79% vs 2018-21
Citations
391k
10.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Xiangtan

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Xiangtan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Xiangtan UniversityUniversity 21,807 #711
2Hunan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 11,569 #882
3Hunan Institute of EngineeringUniversity 3,328 #4,496
4Hunan Vocational Institute of TechnologyUniversity 1,528 #9,683
5Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group (China)Company 444 #16,449
6Jiangnan Industry Group (China)Company 321 #17,816

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Xiangtan University: 55.9%Hunan University of Science and Technology: 29.7%Hunan Institute of Engineering: 8.5%Hunan Vocational Institute of Technology: 3.9%2 others listed: 2.0%56%largest
Xiangtan University22k · 55.9%Hunan University of Science and Technology12k · 29.7%Hunan Institute of Engineering3,328 · 8.5%Hunan Vocational Institute of Technology1,528 · 3.9%2 others listed765 · 2.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Xiangtan work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research in Xiangtan is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Materials Science (13%), Computer Science (12%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 9,312 fractional works · 84.8% of its workEngineering: 4,513 fractional works · 41.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,261 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 763 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 385 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 360 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 337 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 314 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 276 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 184 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 156 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 137 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 112 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 96 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1,404 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 882 fractional works · 8.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 197 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 159 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,265 fractional works · 11.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 403 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 280 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 183 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 164 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 124 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 512 fractional works · 4.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 408 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 215 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 356 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 139 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 305 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 276 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 267 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 160 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 122 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 881 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 269 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 189 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 151 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 187 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 525 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 296 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 210 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 148 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 265 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMedicine: 205 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKXiangtan11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences8%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4,51341.1%
    2. Materials Science1,40412.8%
    3. Computer Science1,26511.5%
    4. Environmental Science5124.7%
    5. Chemistry4083.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy3563.2%
    7. Energy3052.8%
    8. Mathematics2672.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1601.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering1221.1%
    1. Social Sciences2692.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1891.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1871.7%
    4. Psychology1111.0%
    5. Decision Sciences810.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities430.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2962.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1481.3%
    3. Neuroscience540.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology120.1%
    1. Medicine2051.9%
    2. Health Professions430.4%
    3. Nursing110.1%
    4. Dentistry50.0%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Xiangtan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Xiangtan is most concentrated in Numerical Analysis, Ceramics and Composites and Materials Chemistry (7.2× the world share in Numerical Analysis).

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 59.1 works7.2×
  2. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 38.4 works5.7×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 768.6 works4.1×
  4. BioengineeringSubfield · 25.9 works4.1×
  5. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 271.2 works4.0×
  6. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 172.4 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 258 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 103 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.39× its world share, 360 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 1,095 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 140 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.01× its world share, 265 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.76× its world share, 3,964 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 444 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.65× its world share, 1,222 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 228 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 305 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 177 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 168 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 169 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 237 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.65×1,222 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.06×103 works
  3. Energy3.01×265 works
  4. Engineering2.76×3,964 works
  5. Chemistry2.39×360 works
  6. Mathematics2.02×228 works
  7. Computer Science1.47×1,095 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.43×305 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.93×140 works
  10. Environmental Science0.93×444 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×169 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.77×72 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×168 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×258 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×14 works
  16. Psychology0.32×93 works
  17. Neuroscience0.31×48 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×123 works
  19. Social Sciences0.20×237 works
  20. Nursing0.19×9 works
  21. Health Professions0.16×40 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.13×36 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×11 works
  24. Dentistry0.10×5 works
  25. Medicine0.10×177 works
  26. Veterinary0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Xiangtan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Mechanical Properties, Graphene, Lithium-ion Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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 city'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 Learning695▲ 1.83×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning501▲ 1.37×85 topics
  3. Energy Storage464▲ 6.5×12 topics
  4. Nanomaterials441▲ 3.8×20 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties424▲ 3.9×38 topics
  6. Cathode Materials401▲ 9.4×3 topics
  7. Neural Networks396▲ 2.3×38 topics
  8. Graphene355▲ 4.8×11 topics
  9. Nanoparticles309▲ 2.2×39 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries303▲ 6.7×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites298▲ 3.4×21 topics
  12. Renewable Energy288▲ 1.81×46 topics
  13. Catalysis274▲ 3.8×29 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications266▲ 2.0×34 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries264▲ 9.0×2 topics
  16. Microstructure261▲ 4.6×19 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks217▲ 4.8×6 topics
  18. Battery Technology212▲ 6.9×3 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency209▲ 2.1×39 topics
  20. Two-Dimensional Materials209▲ 8.3×4 topics
  21. Water Splitting192▲ 4.7×4 topics
  22. Battery Materials174▲ 9.6×1 topic
  23. Nanostructured Anodes174▲ 9.6×1 topic
  24. Nanostructures172▲ 3.9×16 topics
  25. Electrocatalysis168▲ 5.4×5 topics
  26. Carbon Nanotubes163▲ 4.4×8 topics
  27. Semiconductor153▲ 4.3×7 topics
  28. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries152▲ 9.8×2 topics
  29. Semiconductors145▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Ionic Conductivity144▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Nanocrystals142▲ 5.0×5 topics
  32. Thermal Management138▲ 3.9×7 topics
  33. Nanostructured Cathodes137▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Solid-State Electrolytes137▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Vibration Analysis134▲ 4.5×8 topics
  36. Electronic Structure126▲ 6.4×8 topics
  37. Rock Mechanics115▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Microstructural Evolution112▲ 7.0×4 topics
  39. Optoelectronic Devices105▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Fracture99▲ 9.1×3 topics

What research is done in Xiangtan?

Advancements in Battery Materials: 154 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 123 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 90 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 86 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 80 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 80 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…65Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 65 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 62 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 61 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…60Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 60 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive EngineeringMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 154 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 123 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 90 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 86 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 80 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 80 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 65 works
  8. 8 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 62 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 61 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 60 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%30%Xiangtan22.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.0% in 2016.

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