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Air Force Engineering University

In research, Air Force Engineering University stands highest in Engineering (#322 of 6,636 worldwide), Aerospace Engineering (#41 of 795 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,473 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Signal Processing — Aerospace Engineering is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,270
of 28,054 · #2,007 all time
Rank in China
#593
of 3,058
Research works
18k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
100k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Air Force Engineering 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
EngineeringField #322 of 6,636 27.6%1,672 #302
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #41 of 795 38.0%717 #93
Physical SciencesDomain #1,473 of 12,888 24.7%2,667 #1380
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #103 of 793 18.0%190 #264
Computer ScienceField #1,123 of 4,667 21.1%614 #1301
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #626 of 2,318 13.9%274 #536
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #206 of 705 23.6%132 #711
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield #94 of 304 23.2%103 #72
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #605 of 1,884 22.0%202 #674
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #450 of 1,351 19.8%105 #872

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Air Force Engineering 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. Engineering#302 #322
  2. Aerospace Engineering#93 #41
  3. Physical Sciences#1,380 #1,473
  4. Control and Systems Engineering#264 #103
  5. Computer Science#1,301 #1,123
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#536 #626
  7. Computer Networks and Communications#711 #206
  8. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials#72 #94
  9. Artificial Intelligence#674 #605
  10. Mechanical Engineering#872 #450
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 Air Force Engineering University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 716.6 works20×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 102.9 works7.5×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 67.1 works7.3×
  4. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 189.5 works5.8×
  5. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 132.2 works4.9×
  6. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 23.0 works4.5×
  7. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 31.4 works4.3×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.61× its world share, 614 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.69× its world share, 1,672 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 165 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 94 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Air Force Engineering University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hua Ma, He‐Xiu Xu and Shaobo Qu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Air Force Engineering University.

  1. 1 Hua Ma · #99,012 worldwide 323 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 He‐Xiu Xu · #123,240 worldwide 318 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Shaobo Qu · #165,467 worldwide 524 citations · 111 works
  4. 4 Jiafu Wang · #177,286 worldwide 499 citations · 128 works
  5. 5 Peng Peng · #199,628 worldwide 114 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Guangming Wang · #203,744 worldwide 591 citations · 128 works
  7. 7 Jinyu Xu · #211,520 worldwide 211 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Qiang Kang · #240,727 worldwide 45 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Shuangfeng Li · #285,719 worldwide 163 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Liucheng Zhou · #290,004 worldwide 209 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Air Force Engineering University

Which keywords describe research at Air Force Engineering University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Wireless Communications, Signal Processing, Neural Networks, Multi-Agent Systems, Optimization, Metamaterials and Frequency Selective Surfaces.

▲ 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 Learning356▲ 3.5×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning185▲ 1.88×73 topics
  3. Neural Networks160▲ 3.5×32 topics
  4. Wireless Communications142▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Signal Processing133▲ 32×7 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks109▲ 4.9×12 topics
  7. Multi-Agent Systems108▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Optimization102▲ 7.3×18 topics
  9. Metamaterials98▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Frequency Selective Surfaces96▲ 46×1 topic
  11. Metasurfaces96▲ 46×1 topic
  12. Nanophotonics91▲ 32×3 topics
  13. Photonic Crystals88▲ 24×5 topics
  14. MIMO Radar86▲ 84×2 topics
  15. Optimal Control85▲ 39×5 topics
  16. Collision Avoidance84▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Negative Refraction84▲ 54×1 topic
  18. Plasmonic Metasurfaces84▲ 54×1 topic
  19. Genetic Algorithms78▲ 18×7 topics
  20. Metamaterial72▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Doppler Radar71▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Antenna69▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Microstrip69▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Micro-Doppler Effect69▲ 80×1 topic
  25. Synthetic Aperture Radar69▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Autonomous Vehicles69▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Detection69▲ 7.7×6 topics
  28. Control68▲ 17×6 topics
  29. Neural Network67▲ 12×7 topics
  30. Nonlinear Systems64▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Missile Guidance62▲ 118×1 topic
  32. Pursuit-Evasion Games62▲ 118×1 topic
  33. Waveform Design62▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Ant Colony Optimization61▲ 37×3 topics
  35. Automotive Radar59▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Cognitive Radar59▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Heuristic Algorithms58▲ 46×3 topics
  38. Sensor Networks54▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Path Planning53▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Trajectory Optimization52▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Air Force Engineering University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Antenna Design and Analysis and Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques.

Advanced Antenna and Met…96Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 96 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…84Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 84 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…69Antenna Design and Analysis: 69 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Tec…69Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 69 fractional worksGuidance and Control Systems: 62 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal Processing: 59 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems…52Military Defense Systems Analysis: 52 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…46Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 46 fractional worksUAV Applications and Opt…44UAV Applications and Optimization: 44 fractional worksDistributed Control Mult…39Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 39 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesAerospace Engineering 96 works
  2. 2 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 84 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 69 works
  4. 4 Advanced SAR Imaging TechniquesAerospace Engineering 69 works
  5. 5 Guidance and Control SystemsAerospace Engineering 62 works
  6. 6 Radar Systems and Signal ProcessingAerospace Engineering 59 works
  7. 7 Military Defense Systems AnalysisAerospace Engineering 52 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 46 works
  9. 9 UAV Applications and OptimizationAerospace Engineering 44 works
  10. 10 Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Networks and Communications 39 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.4%domestic only97.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Air Force Engineering University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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