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Chengdu University

In research, Chengdu University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#300 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#279 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#881 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Animal Science and Zoology and Catalysis — Statistical and Nonlinear Physics is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#406
of 28,054 · #1,312 all time
Rank in China
#144
of 3,058
Research works
13k
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
161k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Chengdu 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 #300 of 12,888 24.5%2,541 #1078
EngineeringField #279 of 6,636 24.5%954 #1014
Health SciencesDomain #881 of 11,982 27.8%562 #2804
MedicineField #902 of 10,443 26.4%485 #2729
Life SciencesDomain #685 of 7,800 33.9%647 #1978
Computer ScienceField #418 of 4,667 22.6%527 #1091
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #220 of 2,318 27.2%288 #764
Food ScienceSubfield #48 of 492 45.3%89 #271
Materials ScienceField #272 of 2,468 23.6%357 #786
ChemistryField #171 of 1,330 27.1%158 #648

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chengdu 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#1,078 #300
  2. Engineering#1,014 #279
  3. Health Sciences#2,804 #881
  4. Medicine#2,729 #902
  5. Life Sciences#1,978 #685
  6. Computer Science#1,091 #418
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#764 #220
  8. Food Science#271 #48
  9. Materials Science#786 #272
  10. Chemistry#648 #171
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 Chengdu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 64.9 works4.9×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 40.5 works4.3×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 23.6 works3.8×
  4. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 20.5 works3.5×
  5. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 42.7 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: 1.20× its world share, 241 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 298 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 28 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.24× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.38× its world share, 158 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 527 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.81× its world share, 110 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.50× its world share, 954 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 187 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.41× its world share, 357 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.22× its world share, 115 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 485 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 41 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 45 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 189 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chengdu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yong You, Liang Zou and Ying Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chengdu University.

  1. 1 Yong You China · #179,286 worldwide 182 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Liang Zou China · #232,133 worldwide 235 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Ying Li China · #240,271 worldwide 192 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Xin Xie China · #254,382 worldwide 114 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Ding‐Tao Wu China · #267,262 worldwide 196 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Kaibo Shi China · #291,920 worldwide 624 citations · 122 works
  7. 7 Zhen‐Hua Wang China · #293,505 worldwide 111 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Xiujun Zhang China · #400,338 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Jie Zhu China · #433,086 worldwide 135 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Yan Sun China · #461,722 worldwide 177 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Chengdu University

Which keywords describe research at Chengdu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Nanomaterials, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Graphene and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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 Learning331▲ 2.3×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning198▲ 1.43×84 topics
  3. Nanomaterials150▲ 3.3×19 topics
  4. Neural Networks150▲ 2.3×37 topics
  5. Energy Storage132▲ 4.8×12 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications128▲ 2.5×35 topics
  7. Nanoparticles113▲ 2.1×42 topics
  8. Cathode Materials112▲ 6.7×3 topics
  9. Graphene107▲ 3.7×11 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties96▲ 2.3×35 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence95▲ 1.63×39 topics
  12. Water Splitting82▲ 5.3×4 topics
  13. Nanocomposites80▲ 2.4×21 topics
  14. Rechargeable Batteries78▲ 6.8×2 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks77▲ 4.3×6 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity76▲ 2.8×28 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks75▲ 2.4×14 topics
  18. Catalysis73▲ 2.6×26 topics
  19. Microstructure66▲ 3.0×17 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries66▲ 3.6×3 topics
  21. Antioxidants64▲ 3.4×14 topics
  22. Tissue Engineering62▲ 2.4×13 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis58▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Semiconductor53▲ 3.7×7 topics
  25. Visible Light51▲ 5.2×3 topics
  26. CO2 Reduction51▲ 5.5×2 topics
  27. Battery Technology50▲ 4.2×3 topics
  28. Solar Energy49▲ 3.7×5 topics
  29. Hydrogen Production48▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Lipid Oxidation48▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Nonlinear Equations47▲ 8.6×5 topics
  32. Battery Materials45▲ 6.4×1 topic
  33. Nanostructured Anodes45▲ 6.4×1 topic
  34. Photocatalyst45▲ 6.0×1 topic
  35. Plasmonic45▲ 6.0×1 topic
  36. Catalysts42▲ 5.1×3 topics
  37. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries38▲ 6.2×2 topics
  38. Modified Atmosphere Packaging34▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation34▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Regional Planning33▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Chengdu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advancements in Battery …45Advancements in Battery Materials: 45 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …45Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 45 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 35 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 32 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 31 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 30 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 29 fractional worksEducational Reforms and …24Educational Reforms and Innovations: 24 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 23 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 23 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAnimal Science and ZoologyStatistical and Nonlinear Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 45 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 45 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 35 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  6. 6 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 30 works
  7. 7 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 29 works
  8. 8 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 24 works
  9. 9 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 23 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 23 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chengdu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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.