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Beijing City University

In research, Beijing City University stands highest in Computer Science (#686 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,879 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,744 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,180
of 28,054 · #12,216 all time
Rank in China
#1,603
of 3,058
Research works
1.9k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Beijing City 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
Computer ScienceField #686 of 4,667 8.7%68 #1607
Physical SciencesDomain #4,879 of 12,888 8.9%153 #7686
Social SciencesDomain #8,744 of 10,521 10.5%118 #10617

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beijing City 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. Computer Science#1,607 #686
  2. Physical Sciences#7,686 #4,879
  3. Social Sciences#10,617 #8,744
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.

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: 1.00× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.51× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Beijing City University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jing Ma, Minyi Zhao and Zhang Hu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beijing City University.

  1. 1 Jing Ma China · #500,090 worldwide 52 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Minyi Zhao China · #1,016,358 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Zhang Hu China · #1,291,449 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Yajuan Guo China · #1,595,290 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Beijing City University

Which keywords describe research at Beijing City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Internet of Things, Multimedia Technology, Deep Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Media Technology and Visual Communication Design.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence35▲ 7.3×24 topics
  2. Deep Learning30▲ 2.5×50 topics
  3. Machine Learning23▲ 2.0×46 topics
  4. Virtual Reality20▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Internet of Things20▲ 6.4×19 topics
  6. Multimedia Technology17▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Healthcare17▲ 4.3×9 topics
  8. Human-Computer Interaction14▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Digital Media Technology14▲ 96×1 topic
  10. Visual Communication Design14▲ 96×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.5×16 topics
  12. Regional Planning13▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Economic Growth12▲ 4.0×6 topics
  14. Big Data Analytics11▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Traditional Chinese Medicine11▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Big Data11▲ 3.3×13 topics
  17. Risk Assessment10▲ 4.5×10 topics
  18. Herbal Medicine10▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Wireless Sensor Networks10▲ 6.4×11 topics
  20. Social Support10▲ 5.1×7 topics
  21. Supply Chain Management10▲ 3.0×6 topics
  22. Innovation Management9▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Integrative Medicine9▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Cancer Treatment9▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Economic Development9▲ 3.1×7 topics
  26. Elderly Care9▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Chinese Medicinal Prescription8▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Neuroendocrine Immunomodulation Network8▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Agricultural Development8▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Data Mining8▲ 3.1×10 topics
  31. Logistics8▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Rural Revitalization8▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Cloud Computing7▲ 7.1×8 topics
  34. Supply Chain6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. International Trade6▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Cross-Border E-Commerce6▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Digital Technologies6▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Biochar Application5▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Environmental Risk Assessment5▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Pollution Monitoring5▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Beijing City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Media and Visual Art, Medical Research and Treatments, Regional Development and Environment and E-commerce and Technology Innovations.

Digital Media and Visual…14Digital Media and Visual Art: 14 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 8 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 8 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 6 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 5 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…4Ideological and Political Education: 4 fractional worksColor perception and design: 3 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 3 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional works
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignComplementary and alternative medicineSociology and Political ScienceBusiness and International Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 14 works
  2. 2 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  6. 6 Ideological and Political Education Education 4 works
  7. 7 Color perception and design Social Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  9. 9 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beijing City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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