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Beijing Open University

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,690
of 28,054 · #32,783 all time
Rank in China
#2,687
of 3,058
Research works
163
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What does Beijing Open University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 23.7 works4.4×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.40× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.71× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Beijing Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Logistics, Online Learning, Regional Planning, Data Mining and Cloud Computing.

▲ 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 Learning11▲ 4.7×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning9▲ 4.1×19 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 8.0×10 topics
  4. Logistics5▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Online Learning5▲ 8.1×5 topics
  6. Regional Planning4▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Data Mining4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  8. Cloud Computing4▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Educational Technology4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  10. Internet of Things4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  11. Environmental Risk Assessment3▲ 54×1 topic
  12. Pollution Monitoring3▲ 114×1 topic
  13. E-Learning3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  14. Healthcare3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  15. Student Engagement3▲ 11×3 topics
  16. MOOCs3▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  18. Digital Learning3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  19. Education3▲ 2.4×3 topics
  20. Student Performance3▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Leadership3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  22. Cross-Border E-Commerce3▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Digital Technologies3▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Educational Data Mining3▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Learning Analytics3▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Online Education3▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Multimedia Teaching2▲ 108×1 topic
  28. Teaching Evaluation2▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Border Security2▲ 176×1 topic
  30. Self-Regulation2▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Teaching Methodology2▲ 211×1 topic
  32. Motivation2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  33. Big Data2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  34. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  35. Collaborative Learning2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Lifelong Learning1▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Student Satisfaction1▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Virtual Reality Technology1▲ 62×2 topics
  39. Informal Learning1▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Metacognition1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Beijing Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Reforms and Innovations, E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Online Learning and Analytics and Educational Technology and Pedagogy.

Educational Reforms and Innovations: 3 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…3Online Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksEducational Technology a…2Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksInnovative Educational Techniques: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…1Ideological and Political Education: 1 fractional worksHigher Education and Teaching Methods: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisBusiness and International ManagementComputer Science ApplicationsArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 3 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  4. 4 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Innovative Educational Techniques Education 2 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Ideological and Political Education Education 1 works
  8. 8 Higher Education and Teaching Methods Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  10. 10 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beijing Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher 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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