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Dalian Maritime University

In research, Dalian Maritime University stands highest in Ocean Engineering (#5 of 286 worldwide), Engineering (#136 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#432 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#676
of 28,054 · #1,625 all time
Rank in China
#227
of 3,058
Research works
22k
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
216k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Dalian Maritime 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
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #5 of 286 24.4%573 #40
EngineeringField #136 of 6,636 20.3%3,731 #424
Physical SciencesDomain #432 of 12,888 20.4%6,543 #1193
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #34 of 941 24.7%483 #160
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #35 of 793 19.3%614 #96
Computer ScienceField #239 of 4,667 23.4%1,249 #641
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #62 of 795 32.2%338 #456
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #61 of 705 27.7%222 #260
Environmental ScienceField #316 of 3,551 21.5%541 #1040
Social SciencesDomain #982 of 10,521 33.5%741 #1937

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dalian Maritime 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. Ocean Engineering#40 #5
  2. Engineering#424 #136
  3. Physical Sciences#1,193 #432
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#160 #34
  5. Control and Systems Engineering#96 #35
  6. Computer Science#641 #239
  7. Aerospace Engineering#456 #62
  8. Computer Networks and Communications#260 #61
  9. Environmental Science#1,040 #316
  10. Social Sciences#1,937 #982
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 Dalian Maritime University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 572.9 works15×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 613.9 works7.5×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 262.2 works6.7×
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 483.3 works5.1×
  5. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 180.1 works4.4×
  6. Media TechnologySubfield · 101.2 works4.3×
  7. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 54.4 works4.3×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 92 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.84× its world share, 75 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.12× its world share, 1,249 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 169 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 149 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.29× its world share, 3,731 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 541 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.39× its world share, 366 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 132 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 182 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 106 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 274 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dalian Maritime University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chao Chen, Zhouhua Peng and Chuang Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalian Maritime University.

  1. 1 Chao Chen China · #35,874 worldwide 299 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Zhouhua Peng China · #41,158 worldwide 714 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Chuang Zhang China · #74,722 worldwide 356 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Yan Chen China · #87,660 worldwide 247 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Tieshan Li China · #115,547 worldwide 878 citations · 175 works
  6. 6 Hua Zhong China · #142,726 worldwide 206 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Jiashi Sun China · #143,789 worldwide 245 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Zhengjiang Liu China · #158,576 worldwide 147 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Xiangnan Chen China · #167,524 worldwide 383 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Jinsu Zhang China · #205,377 worldwide 237 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Dalian Maritime University

Which keywords describe research at Dalian Maritime University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Maritime Transportation, Path Planning, Collision Avoidance, Risk Assessment, 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. Deep Learning718▲ 2.8×83 topics
  2. Maritime Transportation402▲ 101×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning390▲ 1.58×87 topics
  4. Neural Networks388▲ 3.3×38 topics
  5. Path Planning378▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Collision Avoidance368▲ 27×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact326▲ 2.5×49 topics
  8. Risk Assessment317▲ 6.2×17 topics
  9. Human Factors274▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Remote Sensing274▲ 2.9×34 topics
  11. Autonomous Ships270▲ 119×1 topic
  12. Unmanned Surface Vehicles270▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Nonlinear Systems253▲ 16×8 topics
  14. Adaptive Control233▲ 23×7 topics
  15. Neural Network217▲ 15×9 topics
  16. Feedback Control206▲ 17×8 topics
  17. Wireless Sensor Networks204▲ 6.0×20 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management201▲ 2.9×18 topics
  19. Sliding Mode Control198▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Multi-Agent Systems186▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Robotic Manipulators185▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Convolutional Neural Networks180▲ 3.2×14 topics
  23. Aerial Vehicles171▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Disturbance Observer171▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Finite-Time Stability171▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Logistics168▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Emissions164▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Fuel Consumption156▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Air Quality153▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Shipping152▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Operations Research140▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Container Terminals140▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Port Development140▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Sparse Representation140▲ 9.6×6 topics
  35. Event-Triggered Control136▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Alternative Fuels135▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Sensor Networks134▲ 7.1×6 topics
  38. Emission Control Areas132▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Ship Propulsion132▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Stability Analysis113▲ 9.1×6 topics

Which research topics does Dalian Maritime University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Navigation and Safety, Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Maritime Ports and Logistics and Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency.

Maritime Navigation and …270Maritime Navigation and Safety: 270 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 171 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logis…140Maritime Ports and Logistics: 140 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emiss…132Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 132 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 101 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 82 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…80Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 80 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 80 fractional worksImage Enhancement Techniques: 60 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 60 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 270 works
  2. 2 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 171 works
  3. 3 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 140 works
  4. 4 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 132 works
  5. 5 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 101 works
  6. 6 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 82 works
  7. 7 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 80 works
  8. 8 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 80 works
  9. 9 Image Enhancement Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 60 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 60 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dalian Maritime University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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