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Central South University

In research, Central South University stands highest in Engineering (#3 of 6,636 worldwide), Mechanical Engineering (#1 of 1,351 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Mechanical Engineering — General Engineering is 16.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14
of 28,054 · #134 all time
Rank in China
#9
of 3,058
Research works
115k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9M
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Central South 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
EngineeringField #3 of 6,636 27.3%12,783 #11
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1 of 1,351 24.1%3,029 #1
Physical SciencesDomain #13 of 12,888 26.8%22,616 #98
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #4 of 2,318 28.6%2,370 #41
Materials ScienceField #5 of 2,468 25.0%2,696 #22
Health SciencesDomain #28 of 11,982 26.4%5,503 #264
Materials ChemistrySubfield #4 of 1,556 24.8%1,622 #17
Life SciencesDomain #21 of 7,800 28.7%3,890 #234
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #5 of 1,775 56.3%330 #123
Environmental ScienceField #11 of 3,551 29.8%2,054 #86

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central South 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. Engineering#11 #3
  2. Mechanical Engineering#1 #1
  3. Physical Sciences#98 #13
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#41 #4
  5. Materials Science#22 #5
  6. Health Sciences#264 #28
  7. Materials Chemistry#17 #4
  8. Life Sciences#234 #21
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#123 #5
  10. Environmental Science#86 #11
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 Central South University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Engineering takes 16.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General EngineeringSubfield · 40.7 works16×
  2. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 163.0 works6.9×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 3,029.2 works4.9×
  4. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 915.1 works3.8×
  5. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 299.8 works3.7×
  6. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 1,461.0 works3.7×
  7. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 104.9 works3.0×
  8. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 475.0 works2.7×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 423 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 2,476 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 446 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 456 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 89 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 183 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 543 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 2,294 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 639 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.86× its world share, 579 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.52× its world share, 13k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 2,054 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 2,696 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 418 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 426 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 77 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 266 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 5,044 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 110 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 314 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 222 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 330 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 343 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 532 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Central South University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jiang Li, Guoqing Hu and Yong Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central South University.

  1. 1 Jiang Li · #7,016 worldwide 885 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Guoqing Hu · #7,724 worldwide 3.9k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Yong Wang · #15,826 worldwide 1.6k citations · 132 works
  4. 4 Feng Lyu · #16,536 worldwide 704 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Anfeng Liu · #16,714 worldwide 870 citations · 92 works
  6. 6 Shuhong Liu · #18,299 worldwide 1.3k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Zixing Cai · #22,049 worldwide 795 citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Yalin Wang · #25,738 worldwide 406 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Haiping Wu · #25,888 worldwide 912 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Yi‐Zeng Liang · #29,644 worldwide 599 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Central South University

Which keywords describe research at Central South University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Metal Recovery, Rechargeable Batteries and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties1,988▲ 6.0×39 topics
  2. Deep Learning1,570▲ 1.36×84 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,360▲ 1.23×94 topics
  4. Microstructure1,326▲ 7.6×19 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries1,142▲ 8.0×4 topics
  6. Energy Storage1,090▲ 4.9×13 topics
  7. Cathode Materials1,044▲ 7.8×3 topics
  8. Inflammation1,013▲ 1.44×83 topics
  9. Nanoparticles975▲ 2.3×44 topics
  10. Cancer951▲ 2.1×57 topics
  11. Environmental Impact943▲ 1.64×63 topics
  12. Nanomaterials882▲ 2.5×20 topics
  13. Metal Recovery878▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Graphene850▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries690▲ 7.5×2 topics
  16. Battery Technology553▲ 5.7×3 topics
  17. Grain Refinement546▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Rare Earth Elements539▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Microstructural Evolution536▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Circular Economy532▲ 5.8×7 topics
  21. Carbon Nanotubes494▲ 4.3×9 topics
  22. Battery Materials483▲ 8.5×1 topic
  23. Nanostructured Anodes483▲ 8.5×1 topic
  24. Metallurgy455▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Sintering446▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Sustainable Technology445▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Battery Recycling427▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Hydrometallurgical Processes427▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Processing Techniques411▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Aerospace Applications384▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Spark Plasma Sintering380▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries367▲ 7.6×2 topics
  33. Ionic Conductivity360▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Rock Mechanics359▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Nanostructured Cathodes353▲ 8.5×1 topic
  36. Solid-State Electrolytes353▲ 8.5×1 topic
  37. Dynamic Behavior352▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. Water Treatment344▲ 8.4×7 topics
  39. Oxidation Mechanism339▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Metal Matrix Composites334▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Central South University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Extraction and Separation Processes, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

Advancements in Battery …483Advancements in Battery Materials: 483 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…427Extraction and Separation Processes: 427 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 353 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 325 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 319 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 287 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 285 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…279Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 279 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 244 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 228 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 483 works
  2. 2 Extraction and Separation ProcessesMechanical Engineering 427 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 353 works
  4. 4 Metal Extraction and BioleachingBiomedical Engineering 325 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMechanical Engineering 319 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and ModelingMechanics of Materials 287 works
  7. 7 Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesWater Science and Technology 285 works
  8. 8 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAerospace Engineering 279 works
  9. 9 Advanced materials and compositesMechanical Engineering 244 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 228 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central South University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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