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China Waterborne Transport Research Institute

In research, China Waterborne Transport Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,719 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,056 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Environmental Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 30.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,158
of 28,054 · #30,474 all time
Rank in China
#2,635
of 3,058
Research works
736
▲ 134% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is China Waterborne Transport Research Institute 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 #9,719 of 12,888 6.7%254 #16774
EngineeringField #5,056 of 6,636 5.4%173 #9000

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where China Waterborne Transport Research Institute 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).

What does China Waterborne Transport Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 30.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 48.7 works30×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 36.7 works23×
  3. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 21.4 works13×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.73× its world share, 173 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.65× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.09× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at China Waterborne Transport Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Wenkai Wang and LI Hai-bo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China Waterborne Transport Research Institute.

  1. 1 Wenkai Wang China · #1,393,259 worldwide 23 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 LI Hai-bo China · #1,512,582 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at China Waterborne Transport Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at China Waterborne Transport Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maritime Transportation, Risk Assessment, Path Planning, Collision Avoidance, Logistics, Human Factors, Autonomous Ships and Unmanned Surface Vehicles.

▲ 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. Maritime Transportation50▲ 305×2 topics
  2. Risk Assessment45▲ 22×8 topics
  3. Path Planning33▲ 83×3 topics
  4. Collision Avoidance33▲ 58×4 topics
  5. Logistics33▲ 66×4 topics
  6. Human Factors32▲ 133×2 topics
  7. Autonomous Ships32▲ 339×1 topic
  8. Unmanned Surface Vehicles32▲ 339×1 topic
  9. Environmental Impact29▲ 5.5×19 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management28▲ 9.6×6 topics
  11. Climate Change26▲ 3.1×20 topics
  12. Container Terminals23▲ 291×1 topic
  13. Operations Research23▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Fuel Consumption21▲ 92×2 topics
  15. Air Quality20▲ 36×4 topics
  16. Shipping20▲ 127×2 topics
  17. Deep Learning20▲ 1.85×39 topics
  18. Emissions19▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Emission Control Areas18▲ 260×1 topic
  20. Ship Propulsion18▲ 260×1 topic
  21. Wireless Sensor Networks15▲ 10×12 topics
  22. Bayesian Networks14▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Fault Tree Analysis14▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Supply Chain13▲ 20×5 topics
  25. Energy Efficiency12▲ 4.1×13 topics
  26. Remote Sensing11▲ 2.8×15 topics
  27. Optimization10▲ 7.0×11 topics
  28. Big Data Analytics9▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Machine Vision9▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Failure Analysis8▲ 28×4 topics
  31. International Trade8▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Cross-Border E-Commerce8▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Digital Technologies8▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Industrial Risk Management8▲ 435×1 topic
  35. Marine Safety8▲ 435×1 topic
  36. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Predictive Maintenance7▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Risk Analysis7▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Order Picking7▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Warehouse Design7▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does China Waterborne Transport Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Ports and Logistics, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Risk and Safety Analysis.

Maritime Navigation and …32Maritime Navigation and Safety: 32 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 23 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 18 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 14 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 8 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Resea…8Marine and Coastal Research: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 7 fractional worksBelt Conveyor Systems Engineering: 6 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 5 fractional worksSafety and Risk Management: 4 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty3 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 32 works
  2. 2 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 23 works
  3. 3 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 14 works
  5. 5 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 8 works
  6. 6 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Safety and Risk Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.1%domestic only95.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has China Waterborne Transport Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 134% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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