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Baosteel (China)

In research, Baosteel (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,119 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,276 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering is 15.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,614
of 22,385 · #14,043 all time
Rank in China
#1,685
of 2,481
Research works
1.8k
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Baosteel (China)

What is Baosteel (China) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,119 of 10,670 14.6%161 #4260
EngineeringField #2,276 of 5,901 15.3%107 #3099

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Baosteel (China) 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 Baosteel (China) work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Baosteel (China) is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (63%), Materials Science (21%), Environmental Science (3%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 177 fractional works · 94.3% of its workEngineering: 118 fractional works · 63.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 55 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 7.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 39 fractional works · 20.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFuel Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% 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: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBaosteel (China)187fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11863.1%
    2. Materials Science3920.9%
    3. Environmental Science52.7%
    4. Computer Science42.4%
    5. Chemistry21.1%
    6. Energy21.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering21.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.9%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine42.0%
    2. Nursing00.1%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Social Sciences20.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Baosteel (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 54.7 works16×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 23.4 works6.4×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 39.2 works6.0×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.93× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.20× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.99× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.99×39 works
  2. Engineering4.20×118 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.93×2 works
  4. Energy1.22×2 works
  5. Chemistry0.72×2 works
  6. Veterinary0.65×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.64×2 works
  8. Environmental Science0.54×5 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.39×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.33×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×2 works
  13. Nursing0.18×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  16. Medicine0.10×4 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.06×2 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  22. Psychology0.04×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Baosteel (China)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yong Zhong, Jun Shu and Lingyong Cao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Baosteel (China).

  1. 1 Yong Zhong China · #779,145 worldwide 1.6k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Jun Shu China · #1,719,434 worldwide 823 citations · 90 works
  3. 3 Lingyong Cao China · #1,735,909 worldwide 132 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Keshan Diao China · #1,806,991 worldwide 333 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Hongyun Bi China · #1,876,056 worldwide 1.1k citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Ming Luo China · #2,377,017 worldwide 526 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Weineng Tang China · #2,635,749 worldwide 481 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Chen Zhang China · #2,771,126 worldwide 804 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Qijiang Wang China · #2,820,135 worldwide 285 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Weichen Mao China · #2,932,067 worldwide 268 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Baosteel (China)

What are the most cited papers from Baosteel (China)?

The most cited paper from Baosteel (China) is "The effect of morphology on the stability of retained austenite in a quenched and partitioned steel" (Xi Xiong, Bin Chen, Mingxin Huang et al., 2012), with 714 citations. Next come "Texture evolution during static recrystallization of cold-rolled magnesium alloys" (494) and "Facilitating alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction on the hetero-interfaced Ru/RuO2 through Pt single atoms doping" (433).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The effect of morphology on the stability of retained austenite in a quenched and partitioned steel Xi Xiong, Bin Chen, Mingxin Huang et al. · Scripta Materialia 10 Nov 2012 714
2 Texture evolution during static recrystallization of cold-rolled magnesium alloys Zhuoran Zeng, Yuman Zhu, Shiwei Xu et al. · Acta Materialia Open access 11 Jan 2016 494
3 Facilitating alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction on the hetero-interfaced Ru/RuO2 through Pt single atoms doping Yiming Zhu, Malte Klingenhof, Chenlong Gao et al. · Nature Communications Open access 16 Feb 2024 433
4 Composition dependence of the microstructure and soft magnetic properties of Fe-based amorphous/nanocrystalline alloys: A review study Hamid Reza Lashgari, Dewei Chu, Shishu Xie et al. · Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Open access 3 Apr 2014 286
5 A study of the tribological behaviour of TiO2 nano-additive water-based lubricants Hui Wu, Jingwei Zhao, Wenzhen Xia et al. · Tribology International Open access 11 Jan 2017 240
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Baosteel (China)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Grain Refinement, Microstructural Evolution, High-Strength Steels, Martensite Transformation, Corrosion Behavior and Metallurgy.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties38▲ 21×26 topics
  2. Microstructure33▲ 34×16 topics
  3. Grain Refinement18▲ 84×4 topics
  4. Microstructural Evolution13▲ 46×4 topics
  5. High-Strength Steels12▲ 195×1 topic
  6. Martensite Transformation12▲ 195×1 topic
  7. Corrosion Behavior10▲ 63×3 topics
  8. Metallurgy10▲ 85×2 topics
  9. Grain Boundary Engineering9▲ 72×2 topics
  10. Nanoparticles9▲ 3.8×14 topics
  11. Databases8▲ 155×1 topic
  12. Thermochemical8▲ 155×1 topic
  13. Hydrogen Embrittlement8▲ 50×3 topics
  14. Wear Resistance7▲ 98×2 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency7▲ 4.0×10 topics
  16. Nanocomposites7▲ 4.5×10 topics
  17. Pitting Corrosion7▲ 68×2 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Cryogenic Treatment6▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Tool Steels6▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Passive Films6▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Stainless Steels6▲ 99×1 topic
  23. Constitutive Modeling6▲ 51×2 topics
  24. Graphene6▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Dynamic Recrystallization6▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Hot Deformation6▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Molecular Dynamics Simulation5▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Corrosion5▲ 21×6 topics
  29. Metallurgical Processes5▲ 103×2 topics
  30. Corrosion Inhibitors5▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Iron Oxides5▲ 133×1 topic
  32. Metal Corrosion5▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Processing Techniques5▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Reduction Kinetics5▲ 133×1 topic
  35. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Aerospace Applications4▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Friction Stir Processing4▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Numerical Simulation4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  39. Thin Films4▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Metal Matrix Composites4▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Baosteel (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals.

Microstructure and Mecha…12Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 12 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 8 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Pr…6Metal Alloys Wear and Properties: 6 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…6Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 6 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 6 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 5 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Pro…5Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 5 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 4 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 4 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMetals and AlloysMechanics of Materials

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

  1. 1 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 6 works
  5. 5 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  6. 6 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 5 works
  7. 7 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  10. 10 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 3 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 available12.5%not open87.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Baosteel (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Baosteel (China) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00078% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Baosteel (China)0.00073% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Baosteel (China) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%30%Baosteel (China)11.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

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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