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Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics

In research, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,571 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,664 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,946 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Spectroscopy and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 31.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#4,443
of 28,054 · #7,362 all time
Rank in China
#1,009
of 3,058
Research works
2.2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics 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 #2,571 of 12,888 11.0%359 #4417
EngineeringField #4,664 of 6,636 9.3%108 #6243
Environmental ScienceField #2,946 of 3,551 11.4%81 #4089

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics 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#4,417 #2,571
  2. Engineering#6,243 #4,664
  3. Environmental Science#4,089 #2,946
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 Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 31.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 53.5 works32×
  2. SpectroscopySubfield · 20.3 works24×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 44.1 works15×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 59.7 works9.9×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 24.7 works9.0×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.43× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.81× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.94× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.88× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.28× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.47× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics?

Ranked on the composite score, Tianshu Zhang, Qingli Zhang and Dunlu Sun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics.

  1. 1 Tianshu Zhang China · #250,318 worldwide 174 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Qingli Zhang China · #358,217 worldwide 191 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Dunlu Sun China · #375,905 worldwide 235 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Xiaoming Gao China · #428,379 worldwide 173 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Huanling Hu China · #557,751 worldwide 118 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Fengzhong Dong China · #578,537 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Xiaodong Fang China · #606,656 worldwide 102 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Shaotang Yin China · #625,475 worldwide 95 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Weixiong Zhao China · #626,990 worldwide 91 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Ruifeng Kan China · #738,685 worldwide 72 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics

Which keywords describe research at Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Air Quality, Remote Sensing, Satellite Observations, Chemical Composition, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Breath Analysis and Water Quality.

▲ 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. Air Quality49▲ 69×6 topics
  2. Remote Sensing45▲ 9.4×24 topics
  3. Satellite Observations39▲ 106×3 topics
  4. Chemical Composition27▲ 74×2 topics
  5. Atmospheric Aerosols26▲ 124×1 topic
  6. Black Carbon26▲ 124×1 topic
  7. Machine Learning24▲ 1.96×27 topics
  8. Breath Analysis24▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Water Quality23▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Climate23▲ 69×2 topics
  11. Hydrological Cycle22▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Ice Nucleation21▲ 139×2 topics
  13. Aerosols21▲ 81×1 topic
  14. Atmospheric Dust21▲ 225×1 topic
  15. Gas Sensing21▲ 126×2 topics
  16. Ozone Depletion21▲ 185×1 topic
  17. Stratospheric Water Vapor21▲ 185×1 topic
  18. Particulate Matter20▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Spectroscopic Databases19▲ 196×1 topic
  20. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers19▲ 196×1 topic
  21. Emissions19▲ 24×5 topics
  22. Frequency Conversion18▲ 114×3 topics
  23. Carbon Dioxide18▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Shale Gas18▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Atmospheric18▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Methane18▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Neural Networks16▲ 2.7×13 topics
  28. Crystal Growth16▲ 15×9 topics
  29. Nonlinear Optics14▲ 32×4 topics
  30. Environmental Monitoring13▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. IoT13▲ 8.8×4 topics
  32. Forecasting12▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Sensor Network12▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Air Quality Monitoring12▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Low-Cost Sensors12▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Raman Lasers11▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Microresonators11▲ 35×3 topics
  38. Solid-State Lasers9▲ 156×1 topic
  39. Ytterbium9▲ 156×1 topic
  40. Fiber Lasers9▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications.

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 26 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 21 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 21 works
  4. 4 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 19 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  6. 6 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 12 works
  7. 7 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  9. 9 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Optical Systems and Laser Technology Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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