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China Academy of Space Technology

In research, China Academy of Space Technology stands highest in Engineering (#367 of 6,636 worldwide), Aerospace Engineering (#52 of 795 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,050 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Control and Systems Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 21.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,824
of 28,054 · #2,839 all time
Rank in China
#503
of 3,058
Research works
11k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is China Academy of Space Technology 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 #367 of 6,636 14.4%2,469 #601
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #52 of 795 21.7%916 #222
Physical SciencesDomain #1,050 of 12,888 14.3%3,566 #1855
Computer ScienceField #961 of 4,667 11.6%493 #1813
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #550 of 2,318 6.7%548 #881
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #187 of 705 15.1%164 #627
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #391 of 1,351 14.0%196 #856
Materials ScienceField #778 of 2,468 16.4%142 #1510
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #314 of 793 7.2%230 #654
Physics and AstronomyField #698 of 1,646 15.4%254 #1560

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where China Academy of Space Technology 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#601 #367
  2. Aerospace Engineering#222 #52
  3. Physical Sciences#1,855 #1,050
  4. Computer Science#1,813 #961
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#881 #550
  6. Computer Networks and Communications#627 #187
  7. Mechanical Engineering#856 #391
  8. Materials Science#1,510 #778
  9. Control and Systems Engineering#654 #314
  10. Physics and Astronomy#1,560 #698
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 China Academy of Space Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 21.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 916.2 works21×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 137.8 works7.2×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 230.5 works5.8×
  4. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 44.2 works5.0×
  5. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 164.5 works5.0×
  6. EngineeringField · 2,469.4 works4.5×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 493 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.46× its world share, 2,469 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 142 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.10× its world share, 254 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at China Academy of Space Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jiaxun Zhang, Hanlei Wang and Qingjun Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China Academy of Space Technology.

  1. 1 Jiaxun Zhang China · #154,273 worldwide 170 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Hanlei Wang China · #191,297 worldwide 163 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Qingjun Zhang China · #306,198 worldwide 256 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Yongchun Xie China · #392,983 worldwide 50 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Wei Yao China · #429,459 worldwide 292 citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Lili Cheng China · #449,450 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jindong Li China · #456,518 worldwide 135 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Sheng Li China · #495,240 worldwide 87 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Yi Sun China · #497,282 worldwide 123 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jin Huang China · #516,232 worldwide 106 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at China Academy of Space Technology

Which keywords describe research at China Academy of Space Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Orbit Determination, Deep Learning, Physical Layer Security, IoT Applications, Cognitive Radio, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 Learning256▲ 2.0×76 topics
  2. Remote Sensing162▲ 3.6×32 topics
  3. Orbit Determination135▲ 86×2 topics
  4. Physical Layer Security128▲ 79×2 topics
  5. IoT Applications126▲ 90×2 topics
  6. Cognitive Radio125▲ 95×2 topics
  7. LEO Satellite Constellation124▲ 114×1 topic
  8. Satellite Communications124▲ 114×1 topic
  9. Mechanical Properties113▲ 3.1×33 topics
  10. Pose Estimation108▲ 26×3 topics
  11. On-Orbit Servicing105▲ 130×1 topic
  12. Space Debris105▲ 130×1 topic
  13. Optimization102▲ 5.9×23 topics
  14. Thermal Analysis91▲ 19×8 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks90▲ 3.3×13 topics
  16. Wireless Communications89▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Signal Processing83▲ 16×6 topics
  18. CubeSat82▲ 120×1 topic
  19. small satellite82▲ 120×1 topic
  20. Genetic Algorithms75▲ 14×7 topics
  21. Sensor Fusion73▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Particle Swarm Optimization68▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Detection67▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. Differential Evolution64▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Antenna Arrays63▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Sparse Arrays63▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Sparse Representation62▲ 8.7×6 topics
  28. Magnetic Sensing62▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Wavelet Transform60▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. MEMS Sensors60▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Fault Tolerance58▲ 10×7 topics
  32. Inertial Navigation Systems57▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Kalman Filtering57▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Resource Allocation55▲ 8.5×9 topics
  35. Metamaterial55▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Optimal Control54▲ 20×5 topics
  37. Antenna54▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Microstrip54▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Doppler Radar54▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Trajectory Optimization52▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does China Academy of Space Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Satellite Communication Systems, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Spacecraft Design and Technology and Antenna Design and Optimization.

Satellite Communication Systems: 124 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 105 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…82Spacecraft Design and Technology: 82 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…63Antenna Design and Optimization: 63 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 57 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 54 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Tec…51Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 51 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 50 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 42 fractional worksStructural Analysis and Optimization: 42 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsCivil and Structural Engineering

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

  1. 1 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 124 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 105 works
  3. 3 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 82 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 63 works
  5. 5 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 57 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 54 works
  7. 7 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 51 works
  8. 8 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 50 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 42 works
  10. 10 Structural Analysis and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 42 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 available21.1%not open78.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has China Academy of Space Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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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