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Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

In research, Applied Science and Technology Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,545 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,349 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,400
of 22,385 · #16,337 all time
Rank in China
#1,961
of 2,481
Research works
358
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

What is Applied Science and Technology Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,545 of 17,446 10.1%300
EngineeringField #4,349 of 9,532 10.5%174

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Applied Science and Technology Research Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Applied Science and Technology Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Applied Science and Technology Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Computer Science (18%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 70.8% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 41.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 22.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 17.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKApplied Scienceand Technology…89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences17%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3741.2%
    2. Computer Science1617.7%
    3. Materials Science44.8%
    4. Environmental Science22.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy22.4%
    6. Energy11.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences77.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    4. Psychology22.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.5%
    2. Neuroscience11.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine55.1%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Applied Science and Technology Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 20.3 works6.4×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.28× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.74× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.74×37 works
  2. Computer Science2.28×16 works
  3. Energy1.39×1 works
  4. Materials Science1.39×4 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.08×2 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.03×3 works
  7. Neuroscience0.91×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.78×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.67×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×3 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.66×0 works
  13. Psychology0.64×2 works
  14. Social Sciences0.58×6 works
  15. Environmental Science0.48×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×0 works
  18. Medicine0.27×5 works
  19. Chemistry0.23×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.15×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Applied Science and Technology Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ching‐man Au Yeung, River Tin-Ho Li and Flora Ho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Science and Technology Research Institute.

  1. 1 Ching‐man Au Yeung China · #664,686 worldwide 1.3k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 River Tin-Ho Li China · #3,244,224 worldwide 729 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Flora Ho China · #4,289,610 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Kin Yau China · #4,328,904 worldwide 43 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Zhibin Lei China · #5,465,218 worldwide 132 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Applied Science and Technology Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Applied Science and Technology Research Institute is "Reduction of Mutual Coupling Between Closely-Packed Antenna Elements" (Chi-Yuk Chiu, Chi-Ho Cheng, Ross Murch et al., 2007), with 606 citations. Next come "Isolation Enhancement Between Two Closely Packed Antennas" (413) and "Energy-efficient and -economic technologies for air conditioning with vapor compression refrigeration: A comprehensive review" (282).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reduction of Mutual Coupling Between Closely-Packed Antenna Elements Chi-Yuk Chiu, Chi-Ho Cheng, Ross Murch et al. · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Jun 2007 606
2 Isolation Enhancement Between Two Closely Packed Antennas Angus C. K. Mak, Corbett Ray Rowell, Ross Murch · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Nov 2008 413
3 Energy-efficient and -economic technologies for air conditioning with vapor compression refrigeration: A comprehensive review Xiaohui She, Lin Cong, Binjian Nie et al. · Applied Energy Open access 2 Oct 2018 282
4 Impact of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China on subsequent long-term debris flow activities in the epicentral area Suhuan Zhang, Limin Zhang · Geomorphology 11 Oct 2016 223
5 Reconfigurable Multiband Antenna Designs for Wireless Communication Devices Angus C. K. Mak, Corbett Ray Rowell, Ross Murch et al. · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Jul 2007 208
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Which keywords describe research at Applied Science and Technology Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy Integration, Thermal Management, FPGA, Electric Vehicle Charging, Lithium-ion Batteries and High-Temperature Electronics.

▲ 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 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 Learning9▲ 2.8×27 topics
  2. Power Electronics6▲ 20×6 topics
  3. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 15×4 topics
  4. Thermal Management4▲ 15×3 topics
  5. Neural Networks4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 1.20×15 topics
  7. FPGA3▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Electric Vehicle Charging3▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  10. Cathode Materials2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  11. Energy Storage2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  12. High-Temperature Electronics2▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Power Optimization2▲ 97×2 topics
  14. ASIC2▲ 224×1 topic
  15. Anomaly Detection2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  16. History2▲ 3.2×2 topics
  17. Innovation Ecosystem2▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Philosophy2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  19. Placement2▲ 224×1 topic
  20. Quadruple Helix2▲ 123×1 topic
  21. DC-DC Converters2▲ 40×1 topic
  22. High-Frequency Power Conversion2▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Regulation2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  24. Reliability2▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors2▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Battery Technology2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  27. China2▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Religion2▲ 4.0×1 topic
  29. Model Predictive Control2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  31. Thermal Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. CMOS Technology1▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Fault Tolerance1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Intelligent Transportation Systems1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Efficiency Optimization1▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Legal Regulation1▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. Lifelong Learning1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Transport Policy1▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Interconnect1▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Through-Silicon Via1▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Applied Science and Technology Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques, University-Industry-Government Innovation Models, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies and Advanced DC-DC Converters.

VLSI and FPGA Design Tec…2VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques: 2 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Gove…2University-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 2 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…2Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters2Advanced DC-DC Converters: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…1Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationSociology and Political ScienceTransportation2 others

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

  1. 1 VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  3. 3 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.6%domestic only52.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Applied Science and Technology Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Applied Science and Technology Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Applied Science and Technology Research Institute0.00063% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Applied Science and Technology Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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