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Craft Group (China)

In research, Craft Group (China) stands highest in Engineering (#1,639 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,143 of 12,888 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#683 of 1,351 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics of Materials — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,369
of 28,054 · #14,755 all time
Rank in China
#1,484
of 3,058
Research works
1.5k
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Craft Group (China) 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 #1,639 of 6,636 12.6%526 #3783
Physical SciencesDomain #4,143 of 12,888 12.5%709 #8379
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #683 of 1,351 11.7%114 #1813
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #637 of 795 18.4%88 #1479
Computer ScienceField #4,288 of 4,667 6.9%79 #6050

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Craft Group (China) 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#3,783 #1,639
  2. Physical Sciences#8,379 #4,143
  3. Mechanical Engineering#1,813 #683
  4. Aerospace Engineering#1,479 #637
  5. Computer Science#6,050 #4,288
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 Craft Group (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 40.4 works10×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 88.4 works10×
  3. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 53.4 works10.0×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 114.1 works8.3×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 34.2 works7.9×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.67× its world share, 526 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.19× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Craft Group (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Deep Learning, Tool Wear, Composite Materials, Virtual Prototyping, Additive Manufacturing and Vibration Analysis.

▲ 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 Properties64▲ 8.7×30 topics
  2. Deep Learning55▲ 2.2×54 topics
  3. Machine Learning32▲ 1.30×38 topics
  4. Microstructure30▲ 7.8×14 topics
  5. Tool Wear27▲ 27×3 topics
  6. Neural Networks26▲ 2.2×27 topics
  7. Composite Materials25▲ 17×8 topics
  8. Virtual Prototyping24▲ 34×2 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing22▲ 9.3×6 topics
  10. Vibration Analysis21▲ 10×7 topics
  11. Heat Transfer20▲ 5.4×13 topics
  12. Numerical Simulation19▲ 8.5×12 topics
  13. Surface Roughness19▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Assembly Planning18▲ 32×1 topic
  15. Design for Manufacture18▲ 32×1 topic
  16. Optimization16▲ 4.7×14 topics
  17. Neural Network15▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Finite Element Analysis15▲ 8.9×7 topics
  19. Control Systems15▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Fault Diagnosis15▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Image Processing15▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. Multi-Agent Systems14▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Polymer Composites14▲ 7.2×6 topics
  24. Nonlinear Dynamics14▲ 8.6×6 topics
  25. Adhesive Joints14▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Ballistic Impact14▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Machining13▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Surface Integrity13▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Microstructural Evolution13▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Finite Element Method13▲ 18×7 topics
  31. Mechanical Behavior13▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Vibration Control13▲ 28×4 topics
  33. Fracture Mechanics12▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Process Parameters12▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Grain Refinement12▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Wavelet Transform12▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Machine Vision12▲ 7.1×5 topics
  38. Machine Tools12▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Nonlinear Systems12▲ 7.3×6 topics
  40. Flight Control12▲ 54×2 topics

Which research topics does Craft Group (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Advanced machining processes and optimization, Mechanical Behavior of Composites and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques.

Manufacturing Process an…18Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 18 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…14Advanced machining processes and optimization: 14 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 10 fractional worksAeroelasticity and Vibration Control: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 9 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…9Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 9 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 8 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…8Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 8 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 10 works
  4. 4 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 9 works
  8. 8 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 8 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Craft Group (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 129% 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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