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Changsha University

In research, Changsha University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,559 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#888 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#508 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,356
of 28,054 · #3,246 all time
Rank in China
#612
of 3,058
Research works
5.9k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Changsha 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,559 of 12,888 18.4%885 #2162
EngineeringField #888 of 6,636 17.0%444 #1355
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #508 of 2,318 18.6%153 #953
Computer ScienceField #1,998 of 4,667 18.6%169 #2647
Materials ScienceField #1,057 of 2,468 21.6%93 #1314
Life SciencesDomain #3,699 of 7,800 20.8%138 #6144
Health SciencesDomain #6,058 of 11,982 21.3%86 #13220
Social SciencesDomain #5,656 of 10,521 27.7%117 #8158
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,394 of 3,579 17.9%76 #4016
Environmental ScienceField #2,515 of 3,551 24.5%60 #3585

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Changsha 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. Physical Sciences#2,162 #1,559
  2. Engineering#1,355 #888
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#953 #508
  4. Computer Science#2,647 #1,998
  5. Materials Science#1,314 #1,057
  6. Life Sciences#6,144 #3,699
  7. Health Sciences#13,220 #6,058
  8. Social Sciences#8,158 #5,656
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,016 #2,394
  10. Environmental Science#3,585 #2,515
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 Changsha University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 21.1 works3.8×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 49.6 works3.7×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 152.7 works3.5×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.78× its world share, 169 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.37× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.41× its world share, 444 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.18× its world share, 93 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Changsha University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ya Pang, Lei Wang and Fuying Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Changsha University.

  1. 1 Ya Pang China · #310,130 worldwide 223 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Lei Wang China · #545,974 worldwide 164 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Fuying Li China · #583,137 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Difa Xu China · #664,917 worldwide 335 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Shiying Zhang China · #960,994 worldwide 130 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Zhiping Chen China · #979,563 worldwide 67 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jiaqi Yu China · #981,484 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Zhen Liu China · #993,948 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Wuying Chu China · #1,039,074 worldwide 86 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Jia Cheng China · #1,137,740 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Changsha University

Which keywords describe research at Changsha University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Energy Storage, Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Cathode Materials, Graphene, Neural Networks and Power 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 2022–2025 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 Learning98▲ 2.3×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning82▲ 2.0×76 topics
  3. Nanomaterials51▲ 3.9×16 topics
  4. Neural Networks50▲ 2.7×33 topics
  5. Energy Storage48▲ 5.9×11 topics
  6. Renewable Energy39▲ 2.2×28 topics
  7. Graphene38▲ 4.6×11 topics
  8. Cathode Materials36▲ 7.4×3 topics
  9. Power Electronics29▲ 7.0×8 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries28▲ 5.4×3 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties26▲ 2.2×30 topics
  12. Water Splitting26▲ 5.8×4 topics
  13. Nanoparticles26▲ 1.66×30 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration26▲ 6.2×5 topics
  15. Battery Technology25▲ 7.2×3 topics
  16. Rechargeable Batteries25▲ 7.5×2 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency24▲ 2.0×28 topics
  18. Semiconductor24▲ 5.7×7 topics
  19. Smart Grid23▲ 4.9×10 topics
  20. Internet of Things22▲ 2.1×24 topics
  21. Solar Energy21▲ 5.4×4 topics
  22. Metal-Organic Frameworks21▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Visible Light20▲ 7.1×3 topics
  24. Hydrogen Production19▲ 5.9×5 topics
  25. CO2 Reduction18▲ 7.0×2 topics
  26. Photocatalyst18▲ 8.4×1 topic
  27. Plasmonic18▲ 8.4×1 topic
  28. Electric Vehicles18▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Thermal Management16▲ 4.0×7 topics
  30. Semiconductors16▲ 4.2×4 topics
  31. Battery Materials15▲ 7.4×1 topic
  32. Nanostructured Anodes15▲ 7.4×1 topic
  33. Energy Storage Systems15▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Smart Grid Applications14▲ 8.9×2 topics
  35. Decentralized Control13▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Distributed Power Generation12▲ 9.5×1 topic
  37. Microgrid Control12▲ 9.5×1 topic
  38. Nanostructured Cathodes11▲ 7.2×1 topic
  39. Solid-State Electrolytes11▲ 7.2×1 topic
  40. Power Systems11▲ 7.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Changsha University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 18 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 15 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…12Microgrid Control and Optimization: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…11Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 10 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 10 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…8Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 8 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 7 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksMachine Learning in Bioinformatics: 6 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 works
  8. 8 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Machine Learning in Bioinformatics Molecular Biology 6 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Changsha University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.